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 […]
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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, […]
Intel's financial troubles have started bothering the US Commerce Department, which is now reportedly exploring options for recovery, including a potential merger. Intel's Too Important For The US's Semiconductor Ambitions, Administration Now Focused Upon An Economic Revival Intel's chip business is a key element in the US's ambitions to be self-sustaining in semiconductor production, given that Team Blue is the only US-based firm with "mature" processes and facilities. However, with Intel's financial conditions going downhill the past few months, this has created enormous concerns for the administration, and now, apart from financial injections, they are looking towards a solid solution […]
NVIDIA retains its hold of the GPU market while the competing products from AMD & Intel are on a decline in major DIY markets. NVIDIA's Mainstream GPUs Still The Most Popular Choice Among Gamers on Steam, AMD & Intel Nowhere Close NVIDIA and AMD are about to introduce their new GPUs in a month or two, while the existing GPU market seems to be in favor of NVIDIA, at least as per the Steam Survey. Both are the biggest GPU manufacturers in the PC hardware industry, but NVIDIA is able to keep its hold in various parts of the world […]
Samsung's ambitions of supplying HBM products to NVIDIA aren't over yet, as the firm announced that their 5th-gen HBM3E memory is slated to be used in NVIDIA's flagship AI accelerators. Samsung's Hopes For HBM Adoption Are Pretty Much Alive, As The Korean Giant Reveals HBM3E Supply To NVIDIA In Q4 The Korean giant was hit with a massive "business shock" when it was revealed that the firm has been unable to secure NVIDIA as an HBM customer, citing that the process has been delayed indefinitely, which created the assumption that Samsung has failed to establish its presence in NVIDIA's supply […]
RADV driver fix delivers an incredible performance boost on RDNA 2 hardware using FSR 2, reducing the performance gap that existed for two years. Valve engineer fixes problems with the RADV driver by reworking just ten lines of code to deliver a 228% boost in performance in FSR2 titles The Mesa 24.3 has finally fixed the major issue with the RADV(Radeon Vulkan) driver, which led to inferior performance compared to AMD's proprietary AMDVLK/AMDGPU-PRO Vulkan driver. This performance gap existed for nearly 2 years when the FSR 2 was turned on in games. It has been successfully fixed by Valve's Linux […]
Intel's Gaudi AI accelerators haven't managed to hit its "modest" quarterly revenue, as Team Blue fails in attracting market interest. Intel Misses Out On "Safe" Revenue Target For Gaudi AI Accelerators, Posing Questions On The Firm's Strategy Team Blue's business in pretty much all segments, whether it is in the x86 markets or even the AI industry, isn't going too well since competitors have ramped up their solutions, giving Intel little to no chance of creating a clientele based similar to the likes of NVIDIA and AMD. In the recent Q3 2024 earnings, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger revealed (via The […]
MSI officially announces AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU support on its X870, X870E & older 600-series motherboard lineups. Built for peak gaming performance, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D will now be fully compatible with MSI's X870(E) chipset motherboards MSI has officially announced in a press release that it has updated its X870E & X870 motherboards to support the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU was recently revealed by AMD, built for leading gaming performance and high computing power. MSI says, The Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D is designed for peak performance with improved IPC and superior power efficiency […]
While many Thermal Grizzly products will have full compatibility with AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs, some won't. Thermal Grizzly issues a notice, declaring support for AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs and listing all the compatible products AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs are going to be released soon, starting with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which is expected on 7th November. Thermal Grizzly confirms the launch and says that the launch is 'imminent'. That said, it issued an important notice, declaring that it will support Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for its products. The launch of the new X3D processors for the Ryzen 9000 series is […]
The Minisforum MGA 1 boasts the entry-level AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU, bringing 8 GB of memory to the table for gaming. The Minisforum MGA 1 is a minimalistic docking station that has multiple I/O ports and can be used for gaming, video editing, and 3D Rendering Minisforum has introduced a brand new external GPU, this time based on the budget RDNA 3 graphics. Minisforum already has several eGPUs in its catalog and various products that facilitate using graphics cards on mini-PCs. The latest one in the market is the "MGA 1," which brings the power of RDNA 3 […]
Intel provided a small update regarding its next-gen Arc GPUs and the packaging designs of its next-gen Panther Lake & Nova Lake CPUs. Intel details its plans for future CPU & GPU lineups including, the next-gen Arc, Panther Lake & Nova Lake series Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger announced plans for the company after disclosing Intel's Q3 2024 earnings. From mobile chips to discrete GPUs, Pat shared the company's roadmap that aims at improving the portfolio and the company's revenue, which currently isn't in a good state following the recent CPU launches. The chip giant is moving on to a different […]
Taiwan giant TSMC will receive the first batch of high-NA EUV lithography equipment from ASML by the end of 2024, marking the transition to next-gen processes. TSMC Decides To Switch Towards High-NA Equipment Amid Market Competition, Will Likely Utilize It With A14 & Ahead Processes The utilization of high-NA equipment is now seen as something "premium" for chipmakers, and it looks like the big "three" players in the semiconductor race, Samsung, Intel, and TSMC, are all looking to get their hands on ASML's high-NA equipment. Interestingly, initially, it was said that TSMC doesn't have plans to acquire ASML's high-NA technology, […]
With the announcement of Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD's non-X3D Ryzen 9000 CPUs are now seeing significant price cuts. AMD Ryzen 9000 Non-X3D CPUs See Significant Price Cuts: 9900X drops to $383, giving a solid $116 price cut, =9600X is now under $250 on Amazon and Newegg Yesterday, AMD announced its Zen 5-based Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, the first in the X3D lineup, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads with 3D V-Cache technology. Following the launch, AMD is now offering generous discounts on existing Ryzen 9000 CPUs, which include all four SKUs. The discounted CPUs can be purchased from either Amazon […]
NVIDIA's ARM-based "AI PC" chip is expected to debut in the market by September 2025, with commercial production pushing into 2026 as Team Green eyes new markets to monopolize. NVIDIA's AI PC Chip Ambitions Are Still Very Active, As The Firm Collaborates With MediaTek To Potentially Disrupt PC Markets Well, rumors surrounding NVIDIA's self-developed PC chip have been circulating in the industry for quite some time now, and the anticipation of the SoC is pretty high, given that there is a need for innovation in modern-day PC chip markets, mainly since existing solutions haven't managed to attract massive consumer attention, […]
Intel's financial troubles have started bothering the US Commerce Department, which is now reportedly exploring options for recovery, including a potential merger. Intel's Too Important For The US's Semiconductor Ambitions, Administration Now Focused Upon An Economic Revival Intel's chip business is a key element in the US's ambitions to be self-sustaining in semiconductor production, given that Team Blue is the only US-based firm with "mature" processes and facilities. However, with Intel's financial conditions going downhill the past few months, this has created enormous concerns for the administration, and now, apart from financial injections, they are looking towards a solid solution […]
NVIDIA retains its hold of the GPU market while the competing products from AMD & Intel are on a decline in major DIY markets. NVIDIA's Mainstream GPUs Still The Most Popular Choice Among Gamers on Steam, AMD & Intel Nowhere Close NVIDIA and AMD are about to introduce their new GPUs in a month or two, while the existing GPU market seems to be in favor of NVIDIA, at least as per the Steam Survey. Both are the biggest GPU manufacturers in the PC hardware industry, but NVIDIA is able to keep its hold in various parts of the world […]
Samsung's ambitions of supplying HBM products to NVIDIA aren't over yet, as the firm announced that their 5th-gen HBM3E memory is slated to be used in NVIDIA's flagship AI accelerators. Samsung's Hopes For HBM Adoption Are Pretty Much Alive, As The Korean Giant Reveals HBM3E Supply To NVIDIA In Q4 The Korean giant was hit with a massive "business shock" when it was revealed that the firm has been unable to secure NVIDIA as an HBM customer, citing that the process has been delayed indefinitely, which created the assumption that Samsung has failed to establish its presence in NVIDIA's supply […]
RADV driver fix delivers an incredible performance boost on RDNA 2 hardware using FSR 2, reducing the performance gap that existed for two years. Valve engineer fixes problems with the RADV driver by reworking just ten lines of code to deliver a 228% boost in performance in FSR2 titles The Mesa 24.3 has finally fixed the major issue with the RADV(Radeon Vulkan) driver, which led to inferior performance compared to AMD's proprietary AMDVLK/AMDGPU-PRO Vulkan driver. This performance gap existed for nearly 2 years when the FSR 2 was turned on in games. It has been successfully fixed by Valve's Linux […]
Intel's Gaudi AI accelerators haven't managed to hit its "modest" quarterly revenue, as Team Blue fails in attracting market interest. Intel Misses Out On "Safe" Revenue Target For Gaudi AI Accelerators, Posing Questions On The Firm's Strategy Team Blue's business in pretty much all segments, whether it is in the x86 markets or even the AI industry, isn't going too well since competitors have ramped up their solutions, giving Intel little to no chance of creating a clientele based similar to the likes of NVIDIA and AMD. In the recent Q3 2024 earnings, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger revealed (via The […]
MSI officially announces AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU support on its X870, X870E & older 600-series motherboard lineups. Built for peak gaming performance, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D will now be fully compatible with MSI's X870(E) chipset motherboards MSI has officially announced in a press release that it has updated its X870E & X870 motherboards to support the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU was recently revealed by AMD, built for leading gaming performance and high computing power. MSI says, The Ryzen™ 7 9800X3D is designed for peak performance with improved IPC and superior power efficiency […]
While many Thermal Grizzly products will have full compatibility with AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs, some won't. Thermal Grizzly issues a notice, declaring support for AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs and listing all the compatible products AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs are going to be released soon, starting with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which is expected on 7th November. Thermal Grizzly confirms the launch and says that the launch is 'imminent'. That said, it issued an important notice, declaring that it will support Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs for its products. The launch of the new X3D processors for the Ryzen 9000 series is […]
The Minisforum MGA 1 boasts the entry-level AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU, bringing 8 GB of memory to the table for gaming. The Minisforum MGA 1 is a minimalistic docking station that has multiple I/O ports and can be used for gaming, video editing, and 3D Rendering Minisforum has introduced a brand new external GPU, this time based on the budget RDNA 3 graphics. Minisforum already has several eGPUs in its catalog and various products that facilitate using graphics cards on mini-PCs. The latest one in the market is the "MGA 1," which brings the power of RDNA 3 […]
Intel provided a small update regarding its next-gen Arc GPUs and the packaging designs of its next-gen Panther Lake & Nova Lake CPUs. Intel details its plans for future CPU & GPU lineups including, the next-gen Arc, Panther Lake & Nova Lake series Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger announced plans for the company after disclosing Intel's Q3 2024 earnings. From mobile chips to discrete GPUs, Pat shared the company's roadmap that aims at improving the portfolio and the company's revenue, which currently isn't in a good state following the recent CPU launches. The chip giant is moving on to a different […]
Taiwan giant TSMC will receive the first batch of high-NA EUV lithography equipment from ASML by the end of 2024, marking the transition to next-gen processes. TSMC Decides To Switch Towards High-NA Equipment Amid Market Competition, Will Likely Utilize It With A14 & Ahead Processes The utilization of high-NA equipment is now seen as something "premium" for chipmakers, and it looks like the big "three" players in the semiconductor race, Samsung, Intel, and TSMC, are all looking to get their hands on ASML's high-NA equipment. Interestingly, initially, it was said that TSMC doesn't have plans to acquire ASML's high-NA technology, […]
With the announcement of Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD's non-X3D Ryzen 9000 CPUs are now seeing significant price cuts. AMD Ryzen 9000 Non-X3D CPUs See Significant Price Cuts: 9900X drops to $383, giving a solid $116 price cut, =9600X is now under $250 on Amazon and Newegg Yesterday, AMD announced its Zen 5-based Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, the first in the X3D lineup, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads with 3D V-Cache technology. Following the launch, AMD is now offering generous discounts on existing Ryzen 9000 CPUs, which include all four SKUs. The discounted CPUs can be purchased from either Amazon […]
NVIDIA's ARM-based "AI PC" chip is expected to debut in the market by September 2025, with commercial production pushing into 2026 as Team Green eyes new markets to monopolize. NVIDIA's AI PC Chip Ambitions Are Still Very Active, As The Firm Collaborates With MediaTek To Potentially Disrupt PC Markets Well, rumors surrounding NVIDIA's self-developed PC chip have been circulating in the industry for quite some time now, and the anticipation of the SoC is pretty high, given that there is a need for innovation in modern-day PC chip markets, mainly since existing solutions haven't managed to attract massive consumer attention, […]