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 Arrow Lake-S "800-series" Desktop CPU platform block diagram has leaked out and it reveals dedicated Gen5 lanes. Intel's Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs To Feature Support on 800-Series Platform With Up To 20 Dedicated PCIe Gen5 Lanes Intel's 800-series platform for Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs has leaked out once again. Earlier, we had seen the platform details leak out back in January (2024) and now we have a newer platform diagram that is a little bit less detailed than the previous one but looks like it was revealed in a partner presentation and published over at Chiphell Forums. As for […]
More Intel Arrow Lake CPU samples have been spotted in S, HX, & H flavors with higher base clocks than Raptor Lake chips. Intel Might Offer Much Higher Base Clocks With Its Next-Gen Arrow Lake CPUs On Desktop & Mobile Platforms, 24 Core "S" & "HX" SKUs Up To 3.6 GHz Although Intel has been very tight-lipped about its Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs as the chip maker focuses its attention on the imminent Lunar Lake launch which is a crucial product for the company's "AI PC" endeavors, several Arrow Lake chips have been surfacing over the last few […]
Intel has discovered the root cause of its 13th and 14th Gen CPU Instability issues which stems from a buggy microcode associated with eTVB feature. Intel's Buggy Microcode Algorithm For eTVB Cause Intel 13th & 14th Gen CPU Instability Issues, New BIOS Rolling Out Soon Although Intel has yet to publicly issue a statement regarding the serious matter of instability that affects its high-end 13th and 14th Gen CPUs despite saying that it would do so a few months back, it looks like Igor's Lab has discovered internal documents (NDA) which spill the beans on what has been causing these […]
Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" CPUs will launch in Q3 2024 with up to 128 cores while Xeon 6900E CPUs bring up to 288 cores in Q1 2025. Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids"6900P" & Sierra Forest "6900E" CPUs Coming To Servers, 128 P-Cores In Q3 2024 & 288 E-Cores In Q1 2025 In contrast to the Xeon E-Core offerings, the P-Core offerings are optimized for performance in compute-intensive and AI workloads such as HPC, Database & Analytics, AI, Networking, Edge, & Infrastructure/Storage. Both CPUs share a common platform foundation & shared software stack. Before diving into the details, Intel provides […]
Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU featuring 144 cores has leaked out once again in a dual-socket configuration just a few weeks ahead of its launch. Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU With 144 Cores Leaks Out As Launch Closes In, Big Pool of Cache It won't be the first time that we have seen Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPUs appear within the Geekbench 6 database. This new entry is very similar to the last one and shows a 144-core config featuring two CPUs for a total of 288 cores. This particular chip was once again running on the […]
Intel's next-gen Panther Lake-H CPUs for laptops have been spotted with up to 12 Xe cores based on the upcoming Celestial "Xe-LPG" architecture. Intel Panther Lake High-End Laptop CPUs To Feature 50% More Graphics Cores Based On The Arc Celestial "Xe3-LPG" GPU Architecture The information comes from within the shipping manifestos spotted by @miktdt and shows the Intel Panther Lake-H CPUs along with possible specifications. These chips should be very early samples since Panther Lake has already been in the fabs since early Q2 and Intel could be receiving and sampling the first chips for early evaluation purposes. Coming to […]
AMD and Intel CPU shipments were up significantly by as much as 33% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous year. Although AMD & Intel Client / Server CPU Shipments Are Down This Quarter, They Saw A Significant Gain Versus the Previous Year Marking Stabilization In The Industry In the latest market research published by JPR (Jon Peddie Research), it is mentioned that the client CPU market reached 62 million units, an increase of 33% versus the previous year (Q1 2023) and a decrease of -9.4% vs the previous quarter (Q4 2023). The notebook CPU market remained […]
Lenovo has officially entered the MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" market with the introduction of its latest PCs powered by Intel's 14th Gen HX CPUs. Lenovo Is The First Major PC OEM To Launch MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" PCs Powered By Intel's 14th Gen HX CPUs A few weeks ago, Lenovo's China desktop product manager, WolStame (Weibo), shared that the company was planning to enter the MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" PC market. The MoTD market has seen good development over the past few years with the arrival of the high-end HX CPU platform from Intel and AMD. These chips which are […]
A tester at Chiphell has gone his way to find the stability rate of Intel's Core i9-14900K & 13900K CPUs as the chip manufacturer has yet to identify the root cause of the stability issues affecting these chips. Intel Core i9-14900K & Core i9-13900K CPUs End Up Poorly In Stability Tests, Poor Silicon Being Pushed Too Hard Over at Chiphell, a user by the name of kmdkai, has managed to put several hundreds of Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900K CPUs through a series of stability tests to determine just how well they respond to the "AUTO" profiles being dished […]
Intel's Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPU lineup should reportedly include a total of six SKUs with up to 24 cores based on next-gen P-Core & E-Core architectures. Intel Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200 Unlocked" Desktop CPU Family To Include Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K & Core Ultra 5 245K Chips The rumor comes from @OneRaichu who has posted the possible SKUs within the Intel Core Ultra 200 K & Non-K CPU lineup. It looks like Intel would initially offer a total of six SKUs and follow up in the coming months with more configurations. The […]
Intel seems to have released an update regarding its 14th & 13th Gen CPU stability issues, calling out motherboard makers for not following recommended settings. Intel Says 14th & 13th Gen CPU Stability Issues Are Due To Motherboard & System Makers Not Following Their Recommended Settings The update comes several months after it was reported that Intel's 14th & 13th Gen CPUs have a really bad stability problem in several gaming applications. The issue was later discovered to be a problem caused by the CPUs being pushed way too hard from unlimited power limits and thermal profiles. These settings were […]
Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, reaffirmed their commitment to the 18A process node with Panther Lake & Clearwater Forest headed for a mid-2025 launch. Intel 18A Process Node On Track: Panther Lake & Clearwater Forest In Fabs, Production In 1H 2025, Launch In Mid-2025 During its Q1 2024 earnings call, Intel confirmed that the progress on the 18A process node and the respective products is going according to plan. First up, we will see the production ramp of 20A process node which is on schedule for production ramp in the second half of this year and is going to be the […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S "800-series" Desktop CPU platform block diagram has leaked out and it reveals dedicated Gen5 lanes. Intel's Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs To Feature Support on 800-Series Platform With Up To 20 Dedicated PCIe Gen5 Lanes Intel's 800-series platform for Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs has leaked out once again. Earlier, we had seen the platform details leak out back in January (2024) and now we have a newer platform diagram that is a little bit less detailed than the previous one but looks like it was revealed in a partner presentation and published over at Chiphell Forums. As for […]
More Intel Arrow Lake CPU samples have been spotted in S, HX, & H flavors with higher base clocks than Raptor Lake chips. Intel Might Offer Much Higher Base Clocks With Its Next-Gen Arrow Lake CPUs On Desktop & Mobile Platforms, 24 Core "S" & "HX" SKUs Up To 3.6 GHz Although Intel has been very tight-lipped about its Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs as the chip maker focuses its attention on the imminent Lunar Lake launch which is a crucial product for the company's "AI PC" endeavors, several Arrow Lake chips have been surfacing over the last few […]
Intel has discovered the root cause of its 13th and 14th Gen CPU Instability issues which stems from a buggy microcode associated with eTVB feature. Intel's Buggy Microcode Algorithm For eTVB Cause Intel 13th & 14th Gen CPU Instability Issues, New BIOS Rolling Out Soon Although Intel has yet to publicly issue a statement regarding the serious matter of instability that affects its high-end 13th and 14th Gen CPUs despite saying that it would do so a few months back, it looks like Igor's Lab has discovered internal documents (NDA) which spill the beans on what has been causing these […]
Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" CPUs will launch in Q3 2024 with up to 128 cores while Xeon 6900E CPUs bring up to 288 cores in Q1 2025. Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids"6900P" & Sierra Forest "6900E" CPUs Coming To Servers, 128 P-Cores In Q3 2024 & 288 E-Cores In Q1 2025 In contrast to the Xeon E-Core offerings, the P-Core offerings are optimized for performance in compute-intensive and AI workloads such as HPC, Database & Analytics, AI, Networking, Edge, & Infrastructure/Storage. Both CPUs share a common platform foundation & shared software stack. Before diving into the details, Intel provides […]
Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU featuring 144 cores has leaked out once again in a dual-socket configuration just a few weeks ahead of its launch. Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPU With 144 Cores Leaks Out As Launch Closes In, Big Pool of Cache It won't be the first time that we have seen Intel's Sierra Forest "Xeon 6E" CPUs appear within the Geekbench 6 database. This new entry is very similar to the last one and shows a 144-core config featuring two CPUs for a total of 288 cores. This particular chip was once again running on the […]
Intel's next-gen Panther Lake-H CPUs for laptops have been spotted with up to 12 Xe cores based on the upcoming Celestial "Xe-LPG" architecture. Intel Panther Lake High-End Laptop CPUs To Feature 50% More Graphics Cores Based On The Arc Celestial "Xe3-LPG" GPU Architecture The information comes from within the shipping manifestos spotted by @miktdt and shows the Intel Panther Lake-H CPUs along with possible specifications. These chips should be very early samples since Panther Lake has already been in the fabs since early Q2 and Intel could be receiving and sampling the first chips for early evaluation purposes. Coming to […]
AMD and Intel CPU shipments were up significantly by as much as 33% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous year. Although AMD & Intel Client / Server CPU Shipments Are Down This Quarter, They Saw A Significant Gain Versus the Previous Year Marking Stabilization In The Industry In the latest market research published by JPR (Jon Peddie Research), it is mentioned that the client CPU market reached 62 million units, an increase of 33% versus the previous year (Q1 2023) and a decrease of -9.4% vs the previous quarter (Q4 2023). The notebook CPU market remained […]
Lenovo has officially entered the MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" market with the introduction of its latest PCs powered by Intel's 14th Gen HX CPUs. Lenovo Is The First Major PC OEM To Launch MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" PCs Powered By Intel's 14th Gen HX CPUs A few weeks ago, Lenovo's China desktop product manager, WolStame (Weibo), shared that the company was planning to enter the MoTD "Mobile on Desktop" PC market. The MoTD market has seen good development over the past few years with the arrival of the high-end HX CPU platform from Intel and AMD. These chips which are […]
A tester at Chiphell has gone his way to find the stability rate of Intel's Core i9-14900K & 13900K CPUs as the chip manufacturer has yet to identify the root cause of the stability issues affecting these chips. Intel Core i9-14900K & Core i9-13900K CPUs End Up Poorly In Stability Tests, Poor Silicon Being Pushed Too Hard Over at Chiphell, a user by the name of kmdkai, has managed to put several hundreds of Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900K CPUs through a series of stability tests to determine just how well they respond to the "AUTO" profiles being dished […]
Intel's Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPU lineup should reportedly include a total of six SKUs with up to 24 cores based on next-gen P-Core & E-Core architectures. Intel Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200 Unlocked" Desktop CPU Family To Include Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K & Core Ultra 5 245K Chips The rumor comes from @OneRaichu who has posted the possible SKUs within the Intel Core Ultra 200 K & Non-K CPU lineup. It looks like Intel would initially offer a total of six SKUs and follow up in the coming months with more configurations. The […]
Intel seems to have released an update regarding its 14th & 13th Gen CPU stability issues, calling out motherboard makers for not following recommended settings. Intel Says 14th & 13th Gen CPU Stability Issues Are Due To Motherboard & System Makers Not Following Their Recommended Settings The update comes several months after it was reported that Intel's 14th & 13th Gen CPUs have a really bad stability problem in several gaming applications. The issue was later discovered to be a problem caused by the CPUs being pushed way too hard from unlimited power limits and thermal profiles. These settings were […]
Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, reaffirmed their commitment to the 18A process node with Panther Lake & Clearwater Forest headed for a mid-2025 launch. Intel 18A Process Node On Track: Panther Lake & Clearwater Forest In Fabs, Production In 1H 2025, Launch In Mid-2025 During its Q1 2024 earnings call, Intel confirmed that the progress on the 18A process node and the respective products is going according to plan. First up, we will see the production ramp of 20A process node which is on schedule for production ramp in the second half of this year and is going to be the […]