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Updated 2025-04-21 08:30
Geekom QS1 Pro mini-PC wields Snapdragon X Elite 4 GHz CPU and up to 64GB LPDDR5-5600
Specifications for the first Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC have leaked on the internet.
Ryzen Z2G CPU reportedly powers new $650 gaming handheld — Lenovo Legion Go S packs 8-inch display, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD
Lenovo is reportedly working on a new budget handheld with AMD's upcoming Ryzen Z2G APU, 16GB of RAM and an 8-inch 120 Hz IPS panel.
China fires back at Trump’s 10% tariff proposal with a 20% price cut on domestic products — Beijing's policy will negatively affect chipmakers, including Nvidia and Intel
China is putting a 20% price evaluation advantage on its own products when bidding for government contracts.
Samsung's 4K Odyssey G70B gaming monitor plummets to $299 — all-time low is a whopping $300 savings
For just $299 you can pick up this Samsung 4K Odyssey G70B and play your favorite games in Ultra High Definition.
Chinese companies are reportedly reluctant to adopt homegrown chips — domestic solutions are technologically too far behind
Chinese companies are reluctant to adopt domestic silicon from automotive and computing to AI and HPC sectors.
Maxsun makes a GPU with two built-in M.2 SSD ports — Intel Arc B580 graphics card leverages unused PCIe lanes on the PCIe x16 slot
Intel Arc B580 uses only eight PCIe 4.0 lanes, giving enough lanes for two M.2 slots
Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations
Supermicro plans build local operations in Memphis, Tennessee to support Musk's expansion of the xAI Colossus supercomputer.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC performance testing and settings analysis — we tested 23 GPUs, the game is even more demanding than its predecessor
Microsoft Flight Simulator has been the quintessential CPU gaming benchmark for a while, and the 2024 release mostly keeps that pattern. Maxed-out settings tend to be more core-friendly than the prior release, and you'll still want a potent GPU for higher resolutions and settings.
US lawmakers fire back at government's chip sanctions against China, alleging glaring loopholes that let China access the latest technology
The primary weakness of the new export rules lies in their reliance on a fab-specific approach instead of an entity-wide strategy, asserts John Moolenaar, the chairman of House Select Committee on the CCP.
Crucial P310 (2280) SSD Review: Same great taste, but with a new look
The Crucial P310 is back, but this time in a longer form factor. Performance and power efficiency are still good, but it's also still QLC-based.
Seagate's HAMR HDDs qualified by customers — volume shipments imminent
Qualification of Seagate's HAMR hard drives by major customers is complete, mass shipments due in coming weeks.
Intel appoints two new board members with semiconductor backgrounds following Gelsinger exit
Intel strengthens board of directors with two new members from ASML and Microchip.
Polysoft offers $849 8TB SSD upgrade module for Mac Studio — reverse-engineered SSD vastly undercuts Apple's $2,220 price
Polysoft's custom SSD PCBs allow users to easily upgrade the storage on their Mac Studio at a fraction of what Apple charges.
Nvidia bids goodbye to GeForce Experience — Nvidia App officially replaces it in the latest driver update
The GeForce Experience app won't receive updates anymore.
TSMC is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to make Blackwell GPUs in Arizona — Blackwell silicon needs to be shipped back to Taiwan for assembly
If TSMC reaches a deal with Nvidia, it could reportedly produce Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs at its Fab 21 in Arizona.
Valve publishes Powered by SteamOS brand guidelines — logo readied for third-party hardware bundled with this Linux-based OS
Valve has published branding guidelines which make its intentions to deliver SteamOS 3 to a wide range of third party hardware platforms clearer than ever.
3DMark gets new DirectStorage benchmark — GDeflate measures transfer rates from NVMe SSD to GPU VRAM
3DMark adds a DirectStorage feature test benchmark.
Jobs eviscerated at Chinese Arm chip design firm in wake of restrictions from TSMC — lack of access to 7nm node could cause 150 employees to be laid off
Half of Hongjun Microelectronics Technology's 300 workers might be fired after the server CPU firm lost access to TSMC's 7nm node.
Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels
A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years.
With this Raspberry Pi powered mask you can 'become anyone' hidden behind 2,960 LEDs
Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want.
Intel says Arc Xe4 Druid GPUs are already in the works — Software optimization is the only remaining step for Xe3 Celestial as it approaches launch with Panther Lake
Tom Peterson confirms that Intel's hardware division is working on Druid "Xe4" GPUs as the software team optimizes Celestial "Xe3" for launch next year.
USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG pen testing cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller
Lumafield CT scanned the O.MG USB-C cable and discovered hidden advanced electronics with a sinister purpose.
Elon Musk plans to scale the xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — currently at over 100,000 H100 GPUs and counting
xAI to scale the Colossus supercomputer to one million processors, which could create the most powerful machine in the world.
Bitcoin crosses $100,000 milestone as incoming U.S. administration looks increasingly crypto-friendly
On Wednesday, Bitcoin's price exceeded $100,000, marking a significant achievement for a digital asset once dismissed as a passing trend.
Intel co-CEO David Zisner says 'core strategy remains intact' — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company
Despite CEO change, Intel's board of directors still thinks that Intel may be a leading developer of CPUs and GPUs as well as a foundry.
AWS building ExaFLOPS-class supercomputer for AI with hundreds of thousands homegrown Trainium2 processors — AWS forges a path without Nvidia GPUs
Amazon to quadruple performance of its AI processors by late 2025 as it readies giant ExaFLOPS supercomputer for AI.
Silicon Power's 4TB US75 PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to its lowest price this year, just $199
4TB of storage capacity for only $199 - that's great value for money with this Silicon Power US75 SSD.
Meta turns to nuclear power for AI training — asking for developer proposals for small modular reactors or larger nuclear solutions
Meta is looking for a partner to build nuclear power plants for its AI needs.
Noctua shares a fan grill design that drops noise levels — 3D print your own 120mm fan grill like the one on the Seasonic x Noctua 1,600W power supply
Noctua is giving away the 3D file for its ultra-quiet fan grill.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle requirements may put your PC in a museum — minimum requirements include ray-tracing GPU and a Core i7-10700K
System requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drop, revealing ray tracing and high-end CPU requirements.
Shareholders pay up as Intel ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger is reportedly set to depart with a $12 million golden handshake
Pat Gelsinger will enjoy almost $12 million in severance payments as he steps down as the CEO of Intel.
Intel's new Arc GPU naked in unsanctioned teardown pics — B580 has Nvidia Founders Edition-inspired cooler, BGM-G21 die surrounded by 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory
Intel didn't shake things up too much with the B580, but one significant difference from the A750 and A770 indicates Chipzilla is following Nvidia's lead.
The world's first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU
A leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo showed the Geekom QS - a mini-PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip.
Exclusive AMD partner reportedly hops on Intel's Arc bandwagon — new Onix brand is seemingly affiliated with Sapphire
Another brand with Intel Arc B-series graphics cards enters the market: Sapphire or PC Partner?
Pineboards announces Modulo series for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5
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Hands-on: Xreal One Series AR glasses announced with custom X1 spatial chip, more customization, and wider FOV
Xreal's pricey One Series aims to offer a more immersive (and customizable) AR experience for consumers.
Microsoft reiterates that it will not lower Windows 11 requirements — A TPM 2.0 compatible CPU remains "non-negotiable" for all future Windows versions
Microsoft has clarified that it will not lift the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 as Windows 10 approaches EOL.
AMD seemingly confirms Radeon RX 8600 and RX 8800 GPUs via ROCm Github update
A code update to its ROCm repository on Github indicates AMD is preparing to launch midrange Radeon RX 8600 and RX 8800 graphics cards to succeed the Radeon RX 7600 and RX 7800 series in the near future.
TSMC's N2 process has a major advantage over Intel's 18A: SRAM density
The SRAM cell size of Intel's 18A cannot match that of TSMC N2, but can TSMC's technology match 18A performance and power?
Nvidia, flush with cash, looks to acquire new talent through mergers and acquisitions
Nvidia may be looking to buy other companies to expand its capabilities. In a recent conference, its CFO specifically mentioned the prospects for growth through mergers and acquisitions.
China's largest chip industry associations say it's unsafe to buy US chips — warnings come in the wake of new US sanctions
Chinese industry condemns sweeping sanctions against the country's semiconductor industry by the U.S. government.
Intel's next CEO could be Lip-Bu Tan, a former member of the board who reportedly clashed with Gelsinger about strategy
Intel begins to shortlist potential candidates to the CEO position.
Biostar X870E Valkyrie Review: Still improving, still a ways to go
The latest-gen Biostar Valkyrie offers an updated appearance and BIOS, robust power delivery, Thunderbolt 4, and a lot of connectivity. But it has only one PCIe 5.0-capable M.2 socket, doesn't come with Wi-Fi, and so far it doesn't seem to be available in the U.S.
This dazzling Raspberry Pi Christmas light show is incredible
The Gustavsson family has created a beautiful Christmas lights show using a Raspberry Pi as the main driver.
Apple Touch Bar turns into a $119 standalone gadget — Flexbar features a 10-inch aluminum body with a 2K AMOLED display that communicates with a USB-C cable
This standalone touch bar will let you fully customize it to your taste and preferences.
Discrete GPU sales dip while Nvidia continues to dominate — iGPUs increase while discrete GPUs decline
GPU market grows moderately in Q3 as sales of discrete GPUs collapse, but CPU sales are up.
Game played on a 3D dental scanner with an old Intel CPU and AMD GPU — up to 700 FPS on Counter-Strike: Source
A 3D dental scanner gets tested for gaming, to surprisingly strong results.
Seasonic x Noctua turn to keychain merch after their successful 1,600W power supply collab
To promote the new Seasonic x Noctua 1,600W PSU, these PC tech partners have turned to the keychain merch business.
RTX 4060 Ti transformed into a 65W GPU with a passive mod — a downclocked GPU and VRAM reduces power consumption from 160W to 65W
A small form factor PC enthusiast has shared details about how they modified an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti for absolutely silent running.
Chinese chip firms say a new round of US sanctions won’t stop China’s chip industry — Chinese government responds with its own export restrictions anyways
The US and China trade blows yet again on semiconductor products and minerals, but Chinese companies say they'll survive.
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