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 is preparing to release its ROCm 6.1 software stack, this time coming with enhanced support and extensive optimization changes. AMD's ROCm 6.1 Software Stack May Surpass NVIDIA CUDA If Development Continues To Stay At Its Current Trajectory Team Red has been recently ramping up ROCm developments, as back in December 2023, we saw the debut of ROCm 6.0, which came with support for AMD's Instinct MI300A/MIX300X AI accelerators along with several changes to improve the state of the stack. Now, this time, the new ROCm 6.1 has a similar nature as well. Still, instead of product compatibility, the latest […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 8840HS APU is finding a home in more unique gaming handheld devices such as the Pocket Go AR from Tecno Mobile. AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS APU Powers The Tecno Mobile Pocket Go, An AR-based gaming Handheld With Dual 0.71-inch Micro-OLED Displays We have seen AMD's APUs in a range of devices from high-end PCs to notebooks, handhelds, Mini PCs, and more but there are also some unique devices coming out later this year that will harness the power of AMD's top Ryzen chips for gaming purposes. At MWC 2024, Tecno Mobile is unveiling one such device known […]
The PC GPU market has witnessed another positive quarter with shipments increasing by 6% in Q4 2023 to 76.2 million units, reports Jon Peddie Research. Notebooks Drive GPU Shipments To New Heights While Desktop (AIBs) Remain Stable During Q4 2023 The stats shared by the research firm show the total units reaching 76.2 million units during the previous quarter (Q4 2023) which is a 24% increase year over year, the largest gain over the past two and a half decades. Given the annual growth rate of 3.6% (2024-2026), it is expected that the total installed base of GPUs will reach […]
AMD has "officially" verified that a refresh is planned for the Instinct MI300 AI accelerator, which is expected to be equipped with the bleeding-edge HBM3e memory type. "AMD Has Entered The AI Race & It's Going To Be a Competitive One", Says The Firm's CTO, As Team Red Shows Huge Optimism With AI & Promising Even Better Instinct MI300 Accelerators This Year This development initially surfaced as a rumor a few days ago when AMD was supposedly planning on upgrading the MI300 to a new HBM type. It meant that the refreshed Instinct MI300 would mark AMD's transition to a […]
AMD has officially dropped the price of its mainstream Navi 32 GPU, the Radeon RX 7700 XT, to $419 US, just a few months after its release. AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU Now Available For $419 US As Navi 32 Becomes More Affordable For Mainstream Gamers The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU was seen as a slightly lower value compared to the Radeon RX 7800 XT since both cards had a $50 US difference in terms of pricing. The RX 7700 XT had an MSRP of $449 US while the RX 7800 XT had an MSRP of $499 […]
AMD has finally announced the global availability of its Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU which comes at a price point of $549 US, making it a very compelling option in the high-end category against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU Offers More VRAM Than The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 At The Same Price of $549, Now Available Globally The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU was first launched in China last year as a DIY and SI SKU. It was also released for the European market but was only limited to System Integrators at first […]
Microsoft is planning to unveil its DirectX DirectSR "Super Resolution" tech at GDC 2024 which is being worked on with AMD & NVIDIA. Microsoft, NVIDIA & AMD To Host GDC Presentation On DirectX DirectSR (Super Resolution) Technology, Unified Approach To Upscaling Tech For Windows Gaming PCs This is the first time we have heard the name, and we haven't seen any previous leaks disclosing anything about Microsoft's DirectX DirectSR (Direct Super Resolution), but based on assumptions, it is said that the technology is focused on upscaling content and has a similar naming convention to AMD's FSR. Microsoft hasn't released a […]
AMD is expected to launch a refreshed MI300 AI accelerator with HBM3E memory this year followed by the Instinct MI400 in 2025. AMD's Upgraded MI300 Will Feature Newer HBM3e Memory, Competing With NVIDIA's Blackwell B100 In 2024, Next-Gen MI400 Comes In 2025 It seems like AMD is starting to gear up for new AI-focused launches in the upcoming period, as the firm is rumored to introduce a "refresh" model of their original Instinct MI300 AI GPU, upgrading the onboard memory to the latest HBM3e standard. This means that the "revamped" MI300 will mark AMD's transition to the newer standard, as […]
AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, will deliver the opening keynote of Computex 2024 where we'll get to hear about the upcoming technologies for PC & AI segments. Computex 2024 Opening Keynote Is All Set For 3rd June 2024 & Will Be Presented By AMD's CEO, Lisa Su Last year's opening keynote for Computex was presented by NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, and this year, the opening keynote will be presented by AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su. The central theme of this year's Computex is "Connecting AI" which means that just like last year, AI is going to take center stage. The […]
AMD is preparing to release its ROCm 6.1 software stack, this time coming with enhanced support and extensive optimization changes. AMD's ROCm 6.1 Software Stack May Surpass NVIDIA CUDA If Development Continues To Stay At Its Current Trajectory Team Red has been recently ramping up ROCm developments, as back in December 2023, we saw the debut of ROCm 6.0, which came with support for AMD's Instinct MI300A/MIX300X AI accelerators along with several changes to improve the state of the stack. Now, this time, the new ROCm 6.1 has a similar nature as well. Still, instead of product compatibility, the latest […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 8840HS APU is finding a home in more unique gaming handheld devices such as the Pocket Go AR from Tecno Mobile. AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS APU Powers The Tecno Mobile Pocket Go, An AR-based gaming Handheld With Dual 0.71-inch Micro-OLED Displays We have seen AMD's APUs in a range of devices from high-end PCs to notebooks, handhelds, Mini PCs, and more but there are also some unique devices coming out later this year that will harness the power of AMD's top Ryzen chips for gaming purposes. At MWC 2024, Tecno Mobile is unveiling one such device known […]
The PC GPU market has witnessed another positive quarter with shipments increasing by 6% in Q4 2023 to 76.2 million units, reports Jon Peddie Research. Notebooks Drive GPU Shipments To New Heights While Desktop (AIBs) Remain Stable During Q4 2023 The stats shared by the research firm show the total units reaching 76.2 million units during the previous quarter (Q4 2023) which is a 24% increase year over year, the largest gain over the past two and a half decades. Given the annual growth rate of 3.6% (2024-2026), it is expected that the total installed base of GPUs will reach […]
AMD has "officially" verified that a refresh is planned for the Instinct MI300 AI accelerator, which is expected to be equipped with the bleeding-edge HBM3e memory type. "AMD Has Entered The AI Race & It's Going To Be a Competitive One", Says The Firm's CTO, As Team Red Shows Huge Optimism With AI & Promising Even Better Instinct MI300 Accelerators This Year This development initially surfaced as a rumor a few days ago when AMD was supposedly planning on upgrading the MI300 to a new HBM type. It meant that the refreshed Instinct MI300 would mark AMD's transition to a […]
AMD has officially dropped the price of its mainstream Navi 32 GPU, the Radeon RX 7700 XT, to $419 US, just a few months after its release. AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU Now Available For $419 US As Navi 32 Becomes More Affordable For Mainstream Gamers The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU was seen as a slightly lower value compared to the Radeon RX 7800 XT since both cards had a $50 US difference in terms of pricing. The RX 7700 XT had an MSRP of $449 US while the RX 7800 XT had an MSRP of $499 […]
AMD has finally announced the global availability of its Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU which comes at a price point of $549 US, making it a very compelling option in the high-end category against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU Offers More VRAM Than The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 At The Same Price of $549, Now Available Globally The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU was first launched in China last year as a DIY and SI SKU. It was also released for the European market but was only limited to System Integrators at first […]
Microsoft is planning to unveil its DirectX DirectSR "Super Resolution" tech at GDC 2024 which is being worked on with AMD & NVIDIA. Microsoft, NVIDIA & AMD To Host GDC Presentation On DirectX DirectSR (Super Resolution) Technology, Unified Approach To Upscaling Tech For Windows Gaming PCs This is the first time we have heard the name, and we haven't seen any previous leaks disclosing anything about Microsoft's DirectX DirectSR (Direct Super Resolution), but based on assumptions, it is said that the technology is focused on upscaling content and has a similar naming convention to AMD's FSR. Microsoft hasn't released a […]
AMD is expected to launch a refreshed MI300 AI accelerator with HBM3E memory this year followed by the Instinct MI400 in 2025. AMD's Upgraded MI300 Will Feature Newer HBM3e Memory, Competing With NVIDIA's Blackwell B100 In 2024, Next-Gen MI400 Comes In 2025 It seems like AMD is starting to gear up for new AI-focused launches in the upcoming period, as the firm is rumored to introduce a "refresh" model of their original Instinct MI300 AI GPU, upgrading the onboard memory to the latest HBM3e standard. This means that the "revamped" MI300 will mark AMD's transition to the newer standard, as […]
AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, will deliver the opening keynote of Computex 2024 where we'll get to hear about the upcoming technologies for PC & AI segments. Computex 2024 Opening Keynote Is All Set For 3rd June 2024 & Will Be Presented By AMD's CEO, Lisa Su Last year's opening keynote for Computex was presented by NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, and this year, the opening keynote will be presented by AMD's CEO, Dr. Lisa Su. The central theme of this year's Computex is "Connecting AI" which means that just like last year, AI is going to take center stage. The […]