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's Ryzen CPUs continue to dominate the EU DIY market, especially in Germany, where the X3D chips are selling like hotcakes. Mindfactory CPU sales show AMD is still gaining CPU market share but isn't the only retail store to see such a dominating lead for Ryzen & X3D chips Things have changed quite drastically in favor of AMD since the time it released the first generation of Ryzen processors back in 2017. With great generational improvements, AMD has gained back a lot of CPU share in the current market. So much so that Intel is struggling to keep up with […]
Intel is reportedly working on its next-gen Cobra Core core x86 architecture which will power future CPUs with higher performance & efficiency. Intel Cobra Core To Succeed Royal Core, Aiming Next-Gen x86 CPUs With An Architecture That Focuses on Higher Performance & Efficiency Intel's x86 architecture design has seen quite a lot of changes in the past few years. The company moved away from plain old monolithic designs to leveraging hybrid architectures in the form of P and E cores with the start of its 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs which continued up till 13th & 14th Gen offerings. The […]
The latest benchmarks of Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K CPU have leaked out in which it manages to outpace the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU Beats AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" In Multi-Threaded Benchmark Despite Having Lower Threads The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU has seen various leaks such as CPU-z, AIDA64, V-Ray, and Geekbench. Now, the CPU has been tested once again in the Geekbench 6 benchmark & shows slightly better performance which is to be expected as we get closer to the launch and see results of […]
Multiple ASRock X870E & X870 motherboards have been pictured in detail, revealing their brand new designs and features for AMD Ryzen CPUs. ASRock's X870E & X870 motherboards pictured: Aimed at different budget segments The official announcement of X870 and X870E chipset motherboards has already been made by various motherboard manufacturers but many of the motherboard pages aren't yet prepared. This includes ASRock, which recently revealed its X870 and X870E motherboards. However, today we have several pictures of multiple X870E ASRock motherboards, revealing their specs. There are four models for X870E and X870 from ASRock that surfaced online and were posted […]
Several MSI Z890 & X870 motherboards have been pictured along with the first listings ranging from $385 to $600 US pricing. MSI's Z890, X870E & X870 Motherboards Pictured & Listed Online In New Leak In the past few weeks, we saw a few Z890 motherboards getting leaked here and there but till now, no motherboard maker has introduced their lineups officially. On the other hand, there are plenty of X870E and X870 motherboard unveiling. The motherboard manufacturer also unveiled its lineup a few days ago. The latest MSI motherboard reveals features of the MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi, which will be […]
Intel 14th & 13th Gen affectees are either receiving new Core i9-14900K CPUs or getting the full cost refund as an RMA for their degraded chips. Intel Gives Core i9-13900K Affectee A Full $599 US Refund For RMA, Other Receives A 14900K As An Upgrade For His 13900K Intel's 14th Gen and 13th Gen CPU instability issues brought in a new layer of RMA requests, especially from consumers who were experiencing the issue or even applied for servicing as a precautionary measure. This sudden influx of requests showed the problems in Intel's RMA process. We reported how the firm rejected […]
While PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs are setting new storage performance benchmarks, the real-life and application benefits of getting those drives are still not worth the price you are paying for them. It's still very much an early adopter product for now and while we appreciate the speed-up, we would love to see the performance transition from synthetic benchmarks to actual use cases. And you know what's still considered quite fast without breaking your wallet? The current-gen PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. Gen 4 SSDs are now available at very affordable prices while offering great performance. TeamGroup is the creator […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 "SUPER" GPUs have managed to outsell AMD's Radeon RX 7000 series in DIY sales at Germany's largest retailer, Mindfactory, as seen in numbers compiled by TechEpiphany. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Sold The Most Among All RTX 40 "SUPER" GPUs At Germany's Largest Retailer, AMD's RX 7800 XT Most Popular In Radeon RX 7000 Series NVIDIA recently reported strong sales of its GeForce RTX 40 GPUs, especially the new "SUPER" GPU lineup within its recent earnings. The gaming segment reported its best-ever revenue share which is still just a fraction of the data center sales but […]
AMD's EPYC 4124P "Zen 4" CPU is an entry-level quad-core chip that has been overclocked to 6.6 GHz using B650 motherboards motherboards. Overclocker achieves the best 4-core 7-Zip score with AMD's most entry-level EPYC 4124P "Zen 4" CPU on a B650 motherboard AMD EPYC 4004 CPUs launched in May this year are aimed at entry-level servers & workstations compatible with the AM5 socket. The best thing about these processors is that many motherboard makers support them on some of their B650 chipset motherboards. Even though not every board maker has listed the support for EPYC 4004 processors, the latest results […]
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is going to be the first 8-core "Strix" APU, featuring 3 Zen 5 cores, 5 Zen 5C cores, and the Radeon 880M iGPU. AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 APU Pops Up At Geekbench With 8 "Zen 5" Cores & Radeon 880M iGPU AMD's Strix Point isn't just ending with a few SKUs as we are now sure that the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 exists. A few days ago, we reported that Lenovo is preparing a Copilot+-certified PC with one of the upcoming Ryzen AI 300 PRO chips and today we have […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 graphics cards are being sold at prices higher than the G6X variant at certain retailers. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 GPU is selling for up to €614 in Germany and the cheapest model is no less than €562 NVIDIA's newly launched RTX 4070 GPU with GDDR6 memory has already started selling in the market but it's not how you would expect. Even though the RTX 4070 GDDR6 offers pretty much the same performance as the GDDR6X variant at 1080p and 1440p (only falling behind a bit at 4K), one would expect that it should have […]
Samsung Foundry has reportedly secured a major 2nm customer, the US AI chip firm Ambarella, as the Korean giant seeks to gain market dominance. Samsung's 2nm GAA Process Faces Yield Issues, Yet The Firm Still Has Massive Attention From The Markets Samsung is currently navigating its way through the semiconductor industry since the firm's foundry division hasn't witnessed a "conclusive" breakthrough yet, especially for its higher-end processes. To add further confusion to the matter, reports state the Samsung hasn't managed to achieve "industry-standard" yield rates with its processes, notably the 3nm GAA, which goes to show that the Korean giant […]
AMD's Ryzen CPUs continue to dominate the EU DIY market, especially in Germany, where the X3D chips are selling like hotcakes. Mindfactory CPU sales show AMD is still gaining CPU market share but isn't the only retail store to see such a dominating lead for Ryzen & X3D chips Things have changed quite drastically in favor of AMD since the time it released the first generation of Ryzen processors back in 2017. With great generational improvements, AMD has gained back a lot of CPU share in the current market. So much so that Intel is struggling to keep up with […]
Intel is reportedly working on its next-gen Cobra Core core x86 architecture which will power future CPUs with higher performance & efficiency. Intel Cobra Core To Succeed Royal Core, Aiming Next-Gen x86 CPUs With An Architecture That Focuses on Higher Performance & Efficiency Intel's x86 architecture design has seen quite a lot of changes in the past few years. The company moved away from plain old monolithic designs to leveraging hybrid architectures in the form of P and E cores with the start of its 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs which continued up till 13th & 14th Gen offerings. The […]
The latest benchmarks of Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K CPU have leaked out in which it manages to outpace the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU Beats AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" In Multi-Threaded Benchmark Despite Having Lower Threads The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU has seen various leaks such as CPU-z, AIDA64, V-Ray, and Geekbench. Now, the CPU has been tested once again in the Geekbench 6 benchmark & shows slightly better performance which is to be expected as we get closer to the launch and see results of […]
Multiple ASRock X870E & X870 motherboards have been pictured in detail, revealing their brand new designs and features for AMD Ryzen CPUs. ASRock's X870E & X870 motherboards pictured: Aimed at different budget segments The official announcement of X870 and X870E chipset motherboards has already been made by various motherboard manufacturers but many of the motherboard pages aren't yet prepared. This includes ASRock, which recently revealed its X870 and X870E motherboards. However, today we have several pictures of multiple X870E ASRock motherboards, revealing their specs. There are four models for X870E and X870 from ASRock that surfaced online and were posted […]
Several MSI Z890 & X870 motherboards have been pictured along with the first listings ranging from $385 to $600 US pricing. MSI's Z890, X870E & X870 Motherboards Pictured & Listed Online In New Leak In the past few weeks, we saw a few Z890 motherboards getting leaked here and there but till now, no motherboard maker has introduced their lineups officially. On the other hand, there are plenty of X870E and X870 motherboard unveiling. The motherboard manufacturer also unveiled its lineup a few days ago. The latest MSI motherboard reveals features of the MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi, which will be […]
Intel 14th & 13th Gen affectees are either receiving new Core i9-14900K CPUs or getting the full cost refund as an RMA for their degraded chips. Intel Gives Core i9-13900K Affectee A Full $599 US Refund For RMA, Other Receives A 14900K As An Upgrade For His 13900K Intel's 14th Gen and 13th Gen CPU instability issues brought in a new layer of RMA requests, especially from consumers who were experiencing the issue or even applied for servicing as a precautionary measure. This sudden influx of requests showed the problems in Intel's RMA process. We reported how the firm rejected […]
While PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs are setting new storage performance benchmarks, the real-life and application benefits of getting those drives are still not worth the price you are paying for them. It's still very much an early adopter product for now and while we appreciate the speed-up, we would love to see the performance transition from synthetic benchmarks to actual use cases. And you know what's still considered quite fast without breaking your wallet? The current-gen PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. Gen 4 SSDs are now available at very affordable prices while offering great performance. TeamGroup is the creator […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 "SUPER" GPUs have managed to outsell AMD's Radeon RX 7000 series in DIY sales at Germany's largest retailer, Mindfactory, as seen in numbers compiled by TechEpiphany. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Sold The Most Among All RTX 40 "SUPER" GPUs At Germany's Largest Retailer, AMD's RX 7800 XT Most Popular In Radeon RX 7000 Series NVIDIA recently reported strong sales of its GeForce RTX 40 GPUs, especially the new "SUPER" GPU lineup within its recent earnings. The gaming segment reported its best-ever revenue share which is still just a fraction of the data center sales but […]
AMD's EPYC 4124P "Zen 4" CPU is an entry-level quad-core chip that has been overclocked to 6.6 GHz using B650 motherboards motherboards. Overclocker achieves the best 4-core 7-Zip score with AMD's most entry-level EPYC 4124P "Zen 4" CPU on a B650 motherboard AMD EPYC 4004 CPUs launched in May this year are aimed at entry-level servers & workstations compatible with the AM5 socket. The best thing about these processors is that many motherboard makers support them on some of their B650 chipset motherboards. Even though not every board maker has listed the support for EPYC 4004 processors, the latest results […]
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is going to be the first 8-core "Strix" APU, featuring 3 Zen 5 cores, 5 Zen 5C cores, and the Radeon 880M iGPU. AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 APU Pops Up At Geekbench With 8 "Zen 5" Cores & Radeon 880M iGPU AMD's Strix Point isn't just ending with a few SKUs as we are now sure that the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 exists. A few days ago, we reported that Lenovo is preparing a Copilot+-certified PC with one of the upcoming Ryzen AI 300 PRO chips and today we have […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 graphics cards are being sold at prices higher than the G6X variant at certain retailers. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 GPU is selling for up to €614 in Germany and the cheapest model is no less than €562 NVIDIA's newly launched RTX 4070 GPU with GDDR6 memory has already started selling in the market but it's not how you would expect. Even though the RTX 4070 GDDR6 offers pretty much the same performance as the GDDR6X variant at 1080p and 1440p (only falling behind a bit at 4K), one would expect that it should have […]
Samsung Foundry has reportedly secured a major 2nm customer, the US AI chip firm Ambarella, as the Korean giant seeks to gain market dominance. Samsung's 2nm GAA Process Faces Yield Issues, Yet The Firm Still Has Massive Attention From The Markets Samsung is currently navigating its way through the semiconductor industry since the firm's foundry division hasn't witnessed a "conclusive" breakthrough yet, especially for its higher-end processes. To add further confusion to the matter, reports state the Samsung hasn't managed to achieve "industry-standard" yield rates with its processes, notably the 3nm GAA, which goes to show that the Korean giant […]