Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
AMD has released FLM (Frame Latency Meter), a utility tool designed to measure the latency of mouse response times & supported on all GPUs. AMD's FLM "Frame Latency Meter" Offers Superior Monitoring Capabilities Versus Competitors Like NVIDIA's LDAT Through Extensive Data Sampling, Works On All GPUs In modern days, hardcore gamers are focused on reducing sources of all latencies, whether through their input devices such as keyboards and mice or display sources such as monitors. In light of this, AMD's GPUOpen team decided to develop a dedicated software, the Frame Latency Meter, which allows gamers to measure the responsiveness of […]
AMD's Bald Eagle Point "Ryzen AI" APUs were supposed to be a refresh of existing Strix chips but with small improvements to the cache. AMD's Bald Eagle Point "Ryzen AI" APUs Supposedly Offer Little Improvements Over Strix APUs But The Release Is Still in Question This is perhaps the first time a brand-new AMD lineup has surfaced on the internet. AMD was supposedly working on a Ryzen AI APU series called "Bald Eagle Point", which was going to be a refresh of the upcoming Strix Point "Ryzen AI 300" lineup. This information comes from an X user, @GodsClumsyHands, who explains […]
AMD's high-end Strix Halo "Ryzen" APUs are the next to leak out, and the first sample features 8 cores and up to 5.36 GHz clocks. AMD Ryzen "Strix Halo" APUs Spotted & Tested: 8 Cores, Up To 5.36 GHz Clocks & High-End Performance The latest leak comes from Geekbench 5 database where a susceptible ES sample of the AMD Strix Halo lineup has leaked out. While all eyes are on the imminent launch of the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" lineup, one should not forget that AMD will soon follow up with a more powerful release in the form of Strix […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU has appeared in a new benchmark leak with a mighty strong single-core performance. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" Tops Out The Single-Core Performance Charts With New Benchmark Result, Strong Multi-Threaded Performance Too The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU is part of the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" family and features a 12-core and 24-thread chip that features a four Zen 5 and eight Zen 5C configuration. This chip runs at up to 5.1 GHz boost clocks, offers 36 MB of cache (24 MB L3 + 12 MB L2), […]
One more European retailer has listed the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs, 9900X, 9700X & 9600X, ahead of their launch with preliminary pricing. PC21.fr currently has three different AMD Ryzen 9000 chips available in stock before official launch As we move closer to the official launch date of the AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" processors, we see that some of these chips are already available for sale in various retail stores almost daily. This has been usual with the past generations but it provides some crucial information on the company's official pricing of the upcoming processors in various regions. Of course, […]
AMD RDNA 4 GPUs are expected to feature a brand new and enhanced Ray Tracing engine for Radeon RX 8000 & Sony PS5 Pro. AMD's Radeon RX 8000 & Sony PS5 Pro To Benefit From Enhanced Ray Tracing Engine Featured On AMD RDNA 4 GPU Architecture Previously, it was reported that AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs would feature major changes within its Ray Tracing engine. These enhanced RT blocks were to be incorporated in GPUs that would go on to power Radeon RX 8000 graphics cards and Sony PS5 Pro, both of which are expected to debut in the coming year. […]
ASUS's X870E "ROG" motherboards are expected to feature additional functionalities for AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs compared to the 600-series counterpart, as revealed in the first look at the motherboard's BIOS. AMD's Upcoming AMD X870E Motherboards Are Expected To Boast Impressive Performance & Monitoring Features AMD's X870E series of motherboards, which is expected to target the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" desktop CPUs, is expected to debut in the markets a little bit after the launch of the new Zen5 processors. Team Red plans to rely on its existing lineup of AM5 motherboards during the initial launch days. In terms of the […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU has made its debut in the PassMark benchmark, delivering faster performance than Apple's M3 & Intel's 14700HX. AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU Delivers Strong Multi-Core Performance In PassMark, 28% Faster Than Predecessor The flagship Ryzen AI 300 APU, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, has appeared in various benchmarks and it looks like PassMark is the latest entry. The CPU has made its first appearance in the latest tests which show strong performance versus the competition but before we get to the results, let us take a quick look […]
Alleged prices of AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have been revealed & it may look like the top 9950X chip would top out at $499 US if these are the real deal. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Prices Might Be Super Competitive If These Alleged Prices Are To Be Believed, Ryzen 9 9950X Flagship For $499 US The pricing information comes from Anandtech Forum member, Hail The Brain Slug, who allegedly knows someone working at BestBuy. In the conversation, the alleged BestBuy employee revealed the Ryzen 9000 CPUs are in stock & ready for the retail […]
AMD's LLVM compiler has dropped support for the iconic 3DNow! instruction set, which was first rolled out with AMD's K6-2 CPUs to compete with Intel's competition at that time. AMD's 3DNow! Instruction Set Took Multimedia and Graphics Capabilities To New Heights With The Old K6-2 CPUs, Support Now Ended AMD's 3DNow! instruction set was a move to compete with Intel's MMX instruction set, both of which are designed for multimedia and graphics applications on their respective processors. AMD's iconic instruction set was initially released back in 1998, with the sole aim of competing with Intel in the battle of floating-point […]
AMD has released its latest Adrenalin 24.7.1 Radeon GPU driver which adds Anti-Lag 2 support for DOTA 2, new game support & various fixes. AMD Adrenalin 24.7.1 Radeon GPU Driver Released: Anti-Lag 2 Support In DOTA 2, Game Support For Zenless Zone Zero & Kunitsu-Gami: Path of Goddess, Various Fixes & Improvements Including FSR 3 Enhancements last month, AMD launched its 24.6.1 Driver which officially brought back Anti-Lag 2, and the first game to feature support was Counter Strike 2. Now, the red team has released its latest Radeon driver package in the form of Adrenalin 24.7.1 which brings Anti-Lag […]
G.Skill has gone official with its latest Trident Z5 Royal NEO DDR5 memory kits which are primed at AMD EXPO & Ryzen 9000 CPU platforms with up to 8000 MT/s speeds. G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5 Memory Kits Offer Up To 8000 MT/s Speeds (CL38), 48 GB Capacities & Fully Support AMD EXPO Profiles With Ryzen 9000 CPUs Press Release: G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading brand of performance overclock memory and PC components, is excited to announce the Trident Z5 Royal Neo series DDR5 memory, designed for AMD AM5 platforms. Trident Z5 Royal Neo memory comes […]
AMD has released FLM (Frame Latency Meter), a utility tool designed to measure the latency of mouse response times & supported on all GPUs. AMD's FLM "Frame Latency Meter" Offers Superior Monitoring Capabilities Versus Competitors Like NVIDIA's LDAT Through Extensive Data Sampling, Works On All GPUs In modern days, hardcore gamers are focused on reducing sources of all latencies, whether through their input devices such as keyboards and mice or display sources such as monitors. In light of this, AMD's GPUOpen team decided to develop a dedicated software, the Frame Latency Meter, which allows gamers to measure the responsiveness of […]
AMD's Bald Eagle Point "Ryzen AI" APUs were supposed to be a refresh of existing Strix chips but with small improvements to the cache. AMD's Bald Eagle Point "Ryzen AI" APUs Supposedly Offer Little Improvements Over Strix APUs But The Release Is Still in Question This is perhaps the first time a brand-new AMD lineup has surfaced on the internet. AMD was supposedly working on a Ryzen AI APU series called "Bald Eagle Point", which was going to be a refresh of the upcoming Strix Point "Ryzen AI 300" lineup. This information comes from an X user, @GodsClumsyHands, who explains […]
AMD's high-end Strix Halo "Ryzen" APUs are the next to leak out, and the first sample features 8 cores and up to 5.36 GHz clocks. AMD Ryzen "Strix Halo" APUs Spotted & Tested: 8 Cores, Up To 5.36 GHz Clocks & High-End Performance The latest leak comes from Geekbench 5 database where a susceptible ES sample of the AMD Strix Halo lineup has leaked out. While all eyes are on the imminent launch of the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix" lineup, one should not forget that AMD will soon follow up with a more powerful release in the form of Strix […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU has appeared in a new benchmark leak with a mighty strong single-core performance. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" Tops Out The Single-Core Performance Charts With New Benchmark Result, Strong Multi-Threaded Performance Too The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU is part of the Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" family and features a 12-core and 24-thread chip that features a four Zen 5 and eight Zen 5C configuration. This chip runs at up to 5.1 GHz boost clocks, offers 36 MB of cache (24 MB L3 + 12 MB L2), […]
One more European retailer has listed the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs, 9900X, 9700X & 9600X, ahead of their launch with preliminary pricing. PC21.fr currently has three different AMD Ryzen 9000 chips available in stock before official launch As we move closer to the official launch date of the AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" processors, we see that some of these chips are already available for sale in various retail stores almost daily. This has been usual with the past generations but it provides some crucial information on the company's official pricing of the upcoming processors in various regions. Of course, […]
AMD RDNA 4 GPUs are expected to feature a brand new and enhanced Ray Tracing engine for Radeon RX 8000 & Sony PS5 Pro. AMD's Radeon RX 8000 & Sony PS5 Pro To Benefit From Enhanced Ray Tracing Engine Featured On AMD RDNA 4 GPU Architecture Previously, it was reported that AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs would feature major changes within its Ray Tracing engine. These enhanced RT blocks were to be incorporated in GPUs that would go on to power Radeon RX 8000 graphics cards and Sony PS5 Pro, both of which are expected to debut in the coming year. […]
ASUS's X870E "ROG" motherboards are expected to feature additional functionalities for AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs compared to the 600-series counterpart, as revealed in the first look at the motherboard's BIOS. AMD's Upcoming AMD X870E Motherboards Are Expected To Boast Impressive Performance & Monitoring Features AMD's X870E series of motherboards, which is expected to target the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" desktop CPUs, is expected to debut in the markets a little bit after the launch of the new Zen5 processors. Team Red plans to rely on its existing lineup of AM5 motherboards during the initial launch days. In terms of the […]
AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU has made its debut in the PassMark benchmark, delivering faster performance than Apple's M3 & Intel's 14700HX. AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix" APU Delivers Strong Multi-Core Performance In PassMark, 28% Faster Than Predecessor The flagship Ryzen AI 300 APU, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, has appeared in various benchmarks and it looks like PassMark is the latest entry. The CPU has made its first appearance in the latest tests which show strong performance versus the competition but before we get to the results, let us take a quick look […]
Alleged prices of AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have been revealed & it may look like the top 9950X chip would top out at $499 US if these are the real deal. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Prices Might Be Super Competitive If These Alleged Prices Are To Be Believed, Ryzen 9 9950X Flagship For $499 US The pricing information comes from Anandtech Forum member, Hail The Brain Slug, who allegedly knows someone working at BestBuy. In the conversation, the alleged BestBuy employee revealed the Ryzen 9000 CPUs are in stock & ready for the retail […]
AMD's LLVM compiler has dropped support for the iconic 3DNow! instruction set, which was first rolled out with AMD's K6-2 CPUs to compete with Intel's competition at that time. AMD's 3DNow! Instruction Set Took Multimedia and Graphics Capabilities To New Heights With The Old K6-2 CPUs, Support Now Ended AMD's 3DNow! instruction set was a move to compete with Intel's MMX instruction set, both of which are designed for multimedia and graphics applications on their respective processors. AMD's iconic instruction set was initially released back in 1998, with the sole aim of competing with Intel in the battle of floating-point […]
AMD has released its latest Adrenalin 24.7.1 Radeon GPU driver which adds Anti-Lag 2 support for DOTA 2, new game support & various fixes. AMD Adrenalin 24.7.1 Radeon GPU Driver Released: Anti-Lag 2 Support In DOTA 2, Game Support For Zenless Zone Zero & Kunitsu-Gami: Path of Goddess, Various Fixes & Improvements Including FSR 3 Enhancements last month, AMD launched its 24.6.1 Driver which officially brought back Anti-Lag 2, and the first game to feature support was Counter Strike 2. Now, the red team has released its latest Radeon driver package in the form of Adrenalin 24.7.1 which brings Anti-Lag […]
G.Skill has gone official with its latest Trident Z5 Royal NEO DDR5 memory kits which are primed at AMD EXPO & Ryzen 9000 CPU platforms with up to 8000 MT/s speeds. G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5 Memory Kits Offer Up To 8000 MT/s Speeds (CL38), 48 GB Capacities & Fully Support AMD EXPO Profiles With Ryzen 9000 CPUs Press Release: G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd., the world’s leading brand of performance overclock memory and PC components, is excited to announce the Trident Z5 Royal Neo series DDR5 memory, designed for AMD AM5 platforms. Trident Z5 Royal Neo memory comes […]