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This external AMD GPU is also a laptop charger — RX 7600M XT-powered Wiko Hi GT Cube delivers up to 100W of power output
French brand Wiko, known best for licensing Huawei smartphones, launches the Wika Hi GT Cube eGPU, with a built-in 100W laptop charger, in China.
ROG Strix G16 2024 gaming laptop is now only $1,164 at Amazon
The Asus ROG Strix G16 gaming laptop is available at Amazon for one of the lowest prices we've seen.
Firm says Nvidia's skyrocketing AI valuation is in a 'bubble' and 'overhyped' — Elliott says AI apps are not viable
Elliot Management follows Sequoia Capital's assessment that AI is overhyped, which makes Nvidia's stock a bubble.
Puget says its Intel CPU failure rate is lower than AMD Ryzen failures — system builder releases failure rate data, cites conservative power settings
High-end PC builder Puget Systems say that its data indicate a lower than expected failure rate for its Intel builds, compared to what's widely reported.
UpHere M201 SSD Heatsink Review: $5 for essential NVMe cooling
Featuring a low profile and an even lower price of only $5 USD, UpHere's M201 NVMe M.2 heatsink provides essential cooling performance for your SSD, with broad compatibility.
Intel vs AMD: Which CPUs Are Better in 2024?
We wade into the endless debate: Who makes the best CPU, AMD or Intel? Here's the blow-by-blow in ten categories.
Geekworm X1011 Review: The hidden NAS maker
Geekworm's latest Raspberry Pi 5 board sees space for four M.2 devices / NVMe drives but remains small enough to tuck away out of sight.
China to achieve 'basic' self-sufficiency for chip fab tools this summer claims industry veteran
Chinese chipmaking tools companies can now source many components from within China.
NZXT is renting Core i5, RTX 4060 gaming PCs for $59 a month — Core i7, RTX 4070 Ti Super premium package costs $169
NZXT has spun up a new subscription service centered around rentable gaming PCs. Users who can't afford a system can rent one of three NZXT pre-builts for a monthly rate.
Lenovo's Legion Go Windows gaming handheld is now only $601
Another Windows-based gaming handheld - this time from Lenovo. Sharing the same AMD Z1 Extreme processor as the Asus ROG Ally X but $200 cheaper.
Sabrent's Thunderbolt 5 external SSD hits over 6 GB/s — Rocket XTRM 5 brings NVMe-class speeds to portable storage
Sabrent introduces its first Thunderbolt 5 external SSD in a 7-minute YouTube video.
Intel-powered laptop with dual screens starts at $899 — Acemagic X1 wields two 14-inch FHD displays
The Acemagic X1 has an Intel Core i7-1255U, 16GB of RAM, 2TB storage, and two 14-inch Full HD displays.
Intel's stock drops 30% overnight —company sheds $39 billion in market cap
Intel capitalization drops by $39 billion overnight due to modest business outlook and a massive layoffs plan.
UK government puts on hold £1.3bn worth of AI and tech projects — exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University also included on the list
The Labour government is suspending funds for the exascale supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh and other AI initiatives.
Intel customer bemoans CPU RMA process — furious owner says Intel claims brand new Core i9-14900K chips purchased from Amazon and Micro Center are fake
Intel says that a Reddit user's RMA claims were counterfeit products, threatening to destroy them if the user goes through with the returns. In the meantime, Micro Center and Amazon accepted the defective Intel chips and gave a refund despite the CPUs already falling out of the return window.
Pineboards announces Raspberry Pi AI HAT bundle combining both NPU and M.2 NVMe storage
Popular maker of storage and AI HATs for the Raspberry Pi Pineboards has announced one card capable of tackling your AI projects while still allowing you to use NVMe SSD storage with your Pi.
U.S. DoJ launches Nvidia antitrust investigation — investigating potential strong-arm tactics related to AI GPU supply
U.S. Department of Justice investigates whether Nvidia forced its partners to buy multiple products to maximize its earnings.
Intel loses $1.6 billion as data center CPU and foundry divisions struggle
Intel announces major cost-cutting plan to resize and refocus as it loses $1.6 billion on $12.8 billion revenue in Q2 2024.
Asus ROG Ally X review: the best Windows gaming handheld, for a big price
The Asus ROG Ally X is an extensive retooling of the company's first gaming handheld, with more memory, more power, and a bigger battery, but the $799.99 price tag might give some gamers pause.
Turtle Beach Atlas Air Review: Feels like air, but sounds better
Turtle Beach's new Atlas Air is an open-back wireless gaming headset with an impressively lightweight, comfortable design and great sound. But the software is bad.
Intel Lunar Lake is 'almost entirely' outsourced as Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest get powered on
Intel's Lunar Lake may be expensive, but Intel 18A-based Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest processors look promising.
Intel announces two extra years of warranty amid chip crashing and instability issues — longer warranty applies to 13th- and 14th-Gen Core processors
Intel announced today that it will extend the warranty on its boxed Intel Core 13th- and 14th-Gen processors by two additional years.
U.S. government reportedly denies $4 billion grant for Applied Materials
Applied Materials will not get $4 billion to fund new R&D center in Silicon Valley.
Intel to layoff more than 15% of workforce — 15,000 or more employees — encountered Meteor Lake yield issues, suspends dividend
Intel announced plans to lay off more than 15% of its workforce amid troubling results.
5 new Intel Granite Rapids chips discovered with up to 128 cores, 500W TDP
Five new Granite Rapids CPU models have been discovered, including the 6980P, that comes with 128 cores, 500W TDP and a 2 GHz base frequency. The five models boast core counts higher than any of Intel's preceding Emerald Rapids CPUs.
New Chinese office GPU can double as a budget 1080p gaming GPU — MTT S50 wields 2,048 MUSA cores, 8GB VRAM, 85W TGP
Moore Threads has introduced a new GPU model to its mainstream consumer lineup, the S50. It features the exact core count and memory subsystem as the S60.
AMD's next Zen 5 CPU could be a desktop-like 115W chip in a mobile form factor — Ryzen Strix Halo spotted with 16 cores and RDNA 3.5 iGPU
AMD develops the FP11 package for muscle gaming laptops. It houses two CCDs, a high-end IOD with GPU, and supports up to 115W TDP.
Intel wins patent spat with R2 Semiconductor in the UK — chipmaker still has ongoing cases in Germany, Italy, and France
Intel won over R2 Semiconductor in the UK regarding the voltage regulation technology used in the 10th-to 12th-gen Intel chips, which the latter alleges infringed on its patents.
Watercooled Ryzen 9 9950X ranks as the 5th fastest CPU in the world on Time Spy Extreme CPU benchmark — Zen 5 flagship only lagged behind core-heavy Xeon and Threadripper chips
Several benchmark submissions to HWBot featuring a Ryzen 9 9950X have appeared, showcasing a fast performance that is out of the box.
Researchers detail revolutionary new X-ray tech for seeing inside computer chips — PyXL is a non-destructive method that delivers crisp and clear 3D images
Researchers have detailed a new X-ray technique that can see inside computer chips to reveal crisp and clear 3D images. Unlike prior practical investigative methods, this one is non-destructive.
Stock up on black TPU filament for your 3D printer for just $16 per kg, all-time low price
Grab some cheap TPU filament for your maker hobbies, and use it for test prints or prototypes. At $16 per kg, you might want to buy a few reels.
Valkyrie Syn 240 AIO Liquid Cooler Review: Good performance, clunky software
Valkyrie's Syn 240 AIO features a 2.4-inch LCD and upgradable storage.
German gov summons China ambassador to complain about attack from 'state-controlled Chinese cyber criminals'
Germany's Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy has been hit by cyber espionage, and an in-depth investigation fingered Chinese state actors as those responsible for the attack.
Microsoft fixes Xbox One consoles that were effectively bricked due to being unable to update
Microsoft fixes an issue that was effectively soft-bricking a number of original Xbox One models out in the wild.
$700 Snapdragon X PCs will be available starting next year, says Qualcomm CEO
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says that Snapdragon X PCs priced at $700 are set to arrive next year, allowing more people to get their hands on Windows on Arm.
Intel class action lawsuit investigation begins for the company's CPU crashing and instability issues
Class action law firm asks owners of Intel's desktop processors whether they want to participate in a class action lawsuit against Intel.
China's newest homegrown AI chip matches industry standard at 45 TOPS — 6nm Arm-based 12-core Cixin P1 starting mass production
The Cixin P1 has entered the tape-out phase of its development, with test models seen by the Chinese tech press in a recent launch event. The 12-core Arm CPU on the 6nm process will reach 45 TOPS across its CPU, GPU and NPU.
Alphawave develops 3nm UCIe chiplet IP for die-to-die connectivity
Alphawave brings up 3nm UCIe die-to-die IP for CoWoS system-in-packages.
Pick up this Asus Prime X670-P WiFi AM5 motherboard for only $135
The cost of adopting the AM5 platform has dropped considerably with DDR5 RAM and CPUs becoming more affordable and today's motherboard deal on the Asus Prime X670-P WiFi for $135 makes it even easier.
China limits civilian drone exports starting September 1 — country aims to prevent use by foreign military or terror orgs
China will adjust its civilian drone export rules from September 1. Starting from that date, policy changes will be enacted to prohibit the export of civilian drones that can be used for military or terrorist aggression.
Newegg launches CPU trade-in program with low payouts — $300 for a Core i9-14900K or $220 for a Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Newegg launched its new CPU Trade-In Program today, adding it to its GPU Trade-In Program. The CPU program, like the GPU trade-ins, offers very low cash payments for trade-ins but is a near-guaranteed way to get cash for old hardware.
Asus has a new laptop that comes with a fragrance dispenser — Adol Book laptop always smells good
Th Adol Book 14-inch laptop from Asus features a puck that stores a fragrance dispenser, allowing it to smell good in your bag and when you're using it.
Ampere unveils monstrous 512-core AmpereOne Auroa processor — custom AI engine, support for HBM memory
Ampere is adding a 512-core AmpereOne Aurora processor to its roadmap, and it also divulged pricing for its AmpereOne lineup.
Nvidia to deliver Blackwell engineering samples this week — chips on track for fourth quarter launch
Nvidia is about to start sampling of Blackwell GPUs for AI applications.
AMD Ryzen 9000 price listings now on Best Buy — costs significantly less than Ryzen 7000 launch prices
You can now see Best Buy listing for the Ryzen 9000 chips, and they show significantly lower launch prices compared to previous-generation Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 5000 processors.
New US government rules to allow export of some equipment to China by ASML, Tokyo Electron
The U.S. intends to add 120 Chinese entities to its Entity List, to close loopholes that enable Chinese chipmakers to obtain American chipmaking tools.
AMD's Ryzen 9 5900XT, Ryzen 7 5800XT launch today for $349 and $249, respectively — existing Ryzen 5000 is less expensive
AMD has released its new Ryzen 5000XT refresh today, consisting of two new SKUs, the Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16-cores and the Ryzen 7 5800XT.
The cheapest Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite PC is its mini desktop Dev Kit, and its available for preorder now
Qualcomm has released a Mini PC Dev Kit for its highest-end Snapdragon X Elite chips, which happens to undercut the pricing of even some Snapdragon X Plus laptops.
Particle launches Tachyon, a Snapdragon powered single-board computer with its own AI accelerator
Particle, well known to innovative businesses for its IoT platform-as-a-service, is launching an extremely powerful SBC with 5G connectivity and an on-board AI accelerator.
Maker crams Raspberry Pi 5 inside custom 'Raspberry Pi 1000'
Arnov Sharma is using a Raspberry Pi 5 as the main board in his custom Raspberry Pi 400 project.
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