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Intel to deliver a 5X jump in AI in just two chip generations — Panther Lake in 2025 will double the AI performance over Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake
In Intel's Q4 earnings call, Pat Gelsinger said Panther Lake will end up being six times as fast as Meteor Lake in AI workloads.
OpenAI's Sam Altman discusses chip collab with Samsung and SK Hynix: Report
Sam Altman is meeting with executives from Samsung's Foundry, LSI, and Memory Units and bosses from SK Hynix.
Elon Musk implies that Tesla's procuring AMD's Instinct MI300 for AI
Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk confirms procuring AMD hardware for AI.
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i review: Meteor Lake dazzles on performance and endurance
Lenovo's IdeaPad Pro 5i isn't perfect, but it is a well-rounded entry in the ultraportable space.
Coal could be in your next CPU — researchers eye coal as a metal oxide insulator replacement in next-gen 2D transistors
A team of researchers are looking into coal as a potential replacement for metal oxide to insulate transistors. If successful coal could change the semiconductor landscape as we know it today.
MSI's classic MPower overclocking motherboard series returns, with support for super-fast DDR5-8000+ RAM — Z790 board priced at $199
Wccftech offers a preview of MSI's upcoming Z790 MPower motherboard that supports DDR5-8000 memory and beyond.
Nintendo 'Switch 2' coming this year with 8-inch LCD screen, claims Omdia tech analyst
Nintendo will launch its long-awaited next-generation Switch console later this year, featuring an 8-inch LCD panel, according to tech industry analysts at Omdia, Japan.
Chinese silicon wafer makers to increase capacity to satisfy domestic chip boom: report
In wake of looming chip production capacity increase, Chinese wafer makers ramping up their capacity too.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets with TSMC in Taiwan, discusses AI chip shortage concerns over dinner
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang travels to Taiwan to have dinner with TSMC and discuss ongoing AI chip manufacturing concerns, as well as a humorous sidenote on his dancing ability.
Hard drive density advances face diminishing returns — 30TB+ drives gain just 6.6% capacity with SMR: Report
Blocks & Files studies SMR and PMR HDDs at high capacities, comparing PMR HDDs to their slightly higher-capacity SMR cousins. However, the trend of improvement drops off sharply once a certain TB threshold is reached, potentially due to recording technology.
Russia buys chips from Intel, AMD, and others to fuel war efforts — the country bought $1.7 billion worth of chips in 2023
Bloomberg report shows that Russia imported chips from AMD, Intel, Infineon, despite sanctions.
Thinkpad 'nubbin' controlled dimmer light uses Raspberry Pi RP2040 and ESP32
Guy Dupont is using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller to operate his light switch dimmer using a track point.
Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs to use on-package Samsung LPDDR5X memory
Samsung reportedly scores a big design win with Intel to supply LPDDR5X memory for Lunar Lake CPUs.
Asus ROG Ally 2 gaming handheld coming later this year, says Asus India VP
Asus plans to have a ROG Ally gaming handheld successor ready later this year, according to a report quoting Asus India VP Arnold Su.
PNY RTX 4070 Ti Super Verto Epic-X RGB OC review: Big cooling and higher performance
The PNY RTX 4070 Ti Super Verto Epic-X RGB OC applies a proven formula: big heatsinks and triple fans with a modest overclock results in slightly higher performance, good thermals, and costs $50 more than the base models.
Alleged Zhaoxin KX-6000G benchmarks surface — Chinese-made chips perform like CPUs from the late 2000s but uses less power
A Geekbench 5 result for Zhaoxin's KX-6000G has appeared, and it performs like old Core 2 Quad and Phenom II CPUs.
Intel posts mixed financial report demonstrates growth but 2023 revenues are down
Intel's fourth quarter results demonstrate growth, but the company's 2023 revenue are down.
Rising memory prices and AI demand gives SK Hynix its first profit since Q3 2022
Sales of DDR5, HBM3, and LPDDR helped SK Hynix to boost sales and narrow losses.
Intel’s Black Edition CPUs aren’t always faster than the regular ones — Core i7-14790F performs like a Core i7-14700F in Geekbench 6 benchmark
The first benchmark of Intel's Core i7-14790F processor for the Chinese market has emerged.
Apple rule change opens the door for native GeForce Now and Xbox Game Streaming on App Store
Nvidia's cloud streaming service, GeForce Now, could be coming to the Apple App Store shortly after a new regulation update from Apple that significantly reduces the work needed for publishers to get cloud gaming apps on the store.
AMD is ending support for its Link game streaming application: Here are some alternatives
AMD Link, the in-home and online game streaming option from your AMD GPU-powered PC, has been discontinued. AMD mentions but does not list alternatives, thus we opted to fill in the gap.
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts
Mere months after acquiring Activision Blizzard in October 2023, Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees
Newegg's unveils 'Refreshed' refurb program — claims you'll actually get good quality
Newegg Refresh is the company's new in-house refurbishment program for GPUs, PCs, Apple devices, monitors, and more.
Grab Razer's Huntsman V2 gaming keyboard for just $119 — its lowest-ever price
You can now pick up the Huntsman V2 analog optical switch keyboard for $119, saving 52% on its original price.
AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D comes very close to 5800X3D in new Geekbench 6 benchmark results
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X3D was recently tested in Geekbench 6 featuring performance very similar to the 5800X3D.
Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs
Intel and UMC have announced a partnership that will see UMC's 12nm tech used to produce chips in Intel's fabs.
Google settles ahead of closing arguments in Singular Computing’s $1.67 billion AI tech patent trial
Google has settled ahead of the scheduled closing arguments in Singular Computing's $1.67 billion AI tech patent trial. However, it still insists it didn't use SIngular's technologies, and the settlement sum wasn't revealed.
TSMC creates edible chips – coconut flavor puffs made in collaboration with Taiwan’s Guai Guai
Coinciding with its earnings press conference last Thursday, TSMC released limited edition packets of edible chips. The chips were specially rebranded packs of Taiwan's luckiest snacks from Guai Guai. They sold out and are now being listed for 20x the original price.
Arduino Alvik brings MicroPython and Lego robotics to the classroom
Arduino has announced the Arduino Alvik which aims to teach robotics in the classroom with MicroPython and Lego support.
China's largest AI GPU maker loses its CEO despite generous government funding — development calls into question China's GPU advances
Co-founder and chief executive of Biren resigns despite generous funding by the government.
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT 18.5nm node allegedly complies with U.S. export rules despite prior claims of it being 17nm
Chinese maker of DRAM renames its 17nm process technology to 18.5nm, claims it fell short of standard, to comply with U.S. export rules and get advanced fab tools.
Intel's combined Arc desktop and integrated Arc graphics driver boosts DirectX 11 games performance, and a few DirectX 12 games too
Intel's latest Arc Graphics driver for desktop GPUs and their iGPUs are bundled into one package for this January 24, 2024 update. Legacy Intel iGPU drivers are also included.
Huawei's MatePad Pro hides an unknown Kirin 9000W
Huawei MatePad 13.2-inch tablet uses unknown HiSilicon Kirin 9000W processor.
Intel opens $3.5 billion advanced Foveros 3D chip packaging facility in New Mexico
Intel's Fab 9 that specializes on Foveros 3D packaging starts operations in New Mexico.
Redditor shows off insanely massive passively-cooled RTX 3080 prototype
Redditor Everynametaken9 posted an attempt at a passively-cooled RTX 3080 FE, complete with photos of several modded-on coolers, while asking the Nvidia subreddit for advice.
Save $160 when you purchase two WD Red Pro 20TB HDDs for $599 — that's just $15 per TB
Update your NAS storage with 40TB of WD Red Pro HDDs for just $599.
Palworld got a working Pokemon conversion mod, and Nintendo's lawyers struck immediately
A Pokemon conversion mod announcement video for Palworld replacing the playable character and capturable Pals with Pokemon characters received Nintendo takedown in under a day.
Nvidia adds AI-powered SDR to HDR video enhancement to its latest drivers — RTX Video HDR now available for all RTX owners
Nvidia's latest driver update adds RTX Video HDR, which takes SDR videos and makes them look like they were made with HDR colors.
ASML triples order bookings in Q4 2023 thanks to demand for EUV tools
Driven by pre-orders for advanced wafer fab equipment, ASML's orders bookings increased to $10 billion in Q4 2023.
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB graphics card round-up — all AIB partner versions of the new GPU
AMD's add-in board partners have begun to unveil their own RX 7600 XT designs, and we've put together a list of all these new cards for you to see.
Sam Altman is talking to TSMC about AI chip venture
OpenAI's Sam Altman is in talks with Middle Eastern investors and TSMC over AI chip venture.
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT review: double the memory and higher clocks, still Navi 33
We tested Sapphire's AMD RX 7600 XT Pulse graphics card, which doubles the memory and boosts the clocks and power limits compared to the vanilla 7600, but still utilizes the same Navi 33 GPU. Performance has improved, but there are better alternatives at this price.
Gradiant tapped to build water treatment plant for mystery fab in Germany
Gradiant is building a water treatment facility for an undisclosed fab in Germany - likely made by either TSMC or Intel.
How to emulate an original Apple Macintosh in your browser
As the Apple Macintosh celebrates its 40th birthday we show you how to emulate the classic machine via your browser. For good measure we also emulate the last of the PowerPC era Macs.
Logitech warns profits will be hit by Red Sea crisis – it is among the first tech firms to confirm impacts
Peripherals giant Logitech has confirmed that the Red Sea crisis is having a significant impact on its business activities. Attacks on Red Sea shipping have spurred Logitech to decide on a longer, safer, slower, shipping route for products destined for the European market - but it will affect profits.
Adafruit designs Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 floppy drive emulator
Adafruit has designed a floppy drive PCB that uses an RP2040 with the ability to emulate a real floppy drive.
OpenWRT aims to finalize its $100 OpenWRT One open source router design and specification.
Twenty years after releasing its first open-source router firmware, OpenWrt is drafting plans for its first open-source router based on Banana Pi.
MSI apologizes for slower RTX 4070 Ti Supers and delivers BIOS fixes
MSI has been quick to release an updated BIOS for its new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X graphics card, and the rest of the new family. An issue with the new Ventus 3X meant that it might fall up to 5% behind the pack of reference spec RTX 4070 Ti Super cards in gaming tests.
40 years in, the Mac is part of a vibrant PC ecosystem
The Mac is 40 years old, and Apple's computer has continued to prove itself to be an important part of a vibrant PC ecosystem, maintaining key differences from other Apple products to do so.
AMD's next-gen Zen 5 APUs appear — Strix Point and Strix Halo listed in ROCm Code with RDNA 3.5 GPU
AMD's Strix Point and Strix Point Halo APUs with RDNA 3.5 GPU listed in ROCm code.
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