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, […]
Keeping pace with earlier sanctions to stop American-origin semiconductor technologies from making their way to the Chinese military, the U.S. Department of Commerce has further restricted some chips that Intel and Qualcomm can supply to the Chinese technology firm Huawei. The new sanctions are in response to national security interests, according to a Department of Commerce spokesperson who spoke with the Financial Times, which also reported on the license revocations. U.S. sanctions against Huawei have focused on leading-edge semiconductor technologies as well as products such as artificial intelligence processors, which might be used by the Chinese military. The sanctions have […]
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 […]
Intel's CPUs such as the flagship Core i9-14900KS are in for a huge clock speed degradation if the only solution is to stick with the default BIOS option. You Will See Your CPUs Run Severely Underclocked If You Want To Stick With Intel's Default BIOS Profiles & Maintain Stability On 14th & 13th Gen CPUs Intel's story of instability issues with its recent 14th & 13th Gen CPUs has been all across the web for quite some time, and despite gaining colossal traction, Intel still cannot provide an official fix or statement, showing a complete disaster on their part. The […]
Intel plans to launch a total of 21 CPUs in its Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU lineup, revealed Benchlife. A Total of 21 CPUs Are Expected To Launch Under Intel's Next-Gen Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU Portfolio Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU family is fast approaching its launch. The lineup is expected to get a formal unveil at Computex 2024 and we should expect a launch sometime by the middle of 2H (2024). So far, we have learned details about a few SKUs including the Unlocked "K" family which will include the Core […]
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 […]
Intel has started requesting motherboard makers to implement its "Default Settings" for 14th & 13th Gen CPUs as BIOS defaults. Intel Motherboard & System Partners Tackle 14th & 13th Gen CPU Stability Issues By Reverting To "Intel Default Settings" So while the stability issues on the Intel 14th & 13th Gen CPUs continue to mount, motherboard makers took the first step in resolving or fixing them by implementing new BIOS profiles that set the CPUs to the default "Baseline" settings recommended by Intel. Now, Intel itself has requested motherboard makers and system vendors who are responsible for building PCs to […]
More details regarding the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU platform and the Z890 motherboards have been revealed. Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs To Feature Half The iGPU "Xe-LPG" Cores As Meteor Lake, Get Native Thunderbolt 4 Support on Z890 Motherboards Details regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs and the respective 800-series platform are starting to take shape. The latest information comes from Golden Pig Upgrade who is talking about the SKUs, the iGPU configurations, and the top Z890 chipset. Starting with the SKUs, the Intel Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPUs will be following the first-gen […]
Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs might possibly be delayed or even canceled based on the latest posts from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo. Intel Taking A Step Back On Arc GPUs? Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs Reportedly Delayed Although there's no confirmation regarding a delay, the posts come from highly reliable leaker & insider, Golden Pig Upgrade, who has been accurate on countless occasions when it comes to his Intel and AMD mobility leaks. In the latest series of posts, he talks about Intel's plan regarding its next-gen Arc GPU family which will include […]
Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs such as the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K are rumored to feature a clock speed of up to 5.5 GHz, far less than the existing Raptor Lake CPUs which can clock up to 6.20 GHz. Intel Arrow Lake-S CPUs To Feature A Major Clock Regression Versus Raptor Lake-S CPUs, Flagship Core Ultra 9 285K Rumored To Go Up To 5.5 GHz In a series of posts made by MebiuW over at Weibo, it looks like desktop users planning to upgrade to Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" CPUs can expect a huge regression in clock […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs could feature a brand new DDR5 memory controller as hinted by a renowned overclocker. Overclocker Suggests Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs Launching In Q3 2024 With Updated DDR5 Memory Controller The information comes from MSI's Dragon Shield "Wuhan" event where the company presented its latest products and innovations. During the event, MSI's in-house & renowned overclocker, TOPPC, took the stage to briefly talk about dual-channel memory controllers featured on existing Intel CPU families and teased the upcoming Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop platform. No mention of the CPU […]
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 explores a new domain for the future of processors and reportedly plans on building scalable silicon-based quantum processors. Intel's Focus On Quantum Processors, Target To Surpass Competitors Through A Unique Approach [Press Release:] Today, Nature published an Intel research paper, “Probing single electrons across 300-mm spin qubit wafers,” demonstrating state-of-the-art uniformity, fidelity and measurement statistics of spin qubits. The industry-leading research opens the door for the mass production and continued scaling of silicon-based quantum processors, all of which are requirements for building a fault-tolerant quantum computer. Quantum hardware researchers from Intel developed a 300-millimeter cryogenic probing process to collect high-volume data […]
Keeping pace with earlier sanctions to stop American-origin semiconductor technologies from making their way to the Chinese military, the U.S. Department of Commerce has further restricted some chips that Intel and Qualcomm can supply to the Chinese technology firm Huawei. The new sanctions are in response to national security interests, according to a Department of Commerce spokesperson who spoke with the Financial Times, which also reported on the license revocations. U.S. sanctions against Huawei have focused on leading-edge semiconductor technologies as well as products such as artificial intelligence processors, which might be used by the Chinese military. The sanctions have […]
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 […]
Intel's CPUs such as the flagship Core i9-14900KS are in for a huge clock speed degradation if the only solution is to stick with the default BIOS option. You Will See Your CPUs Run Severely Underclocked If You Want To Stick With Intel's Default BIOS Profiles & Maintain Stability On 14th & 13th Gen CPUs Intel's story of instability issues with its recent 14th & 13th Gen CPUs has been all across the web for quite some time, and despite gaining colossal traction, Intel still cannot provide an official fix or statement, showing a complete disaster on their part. The […]
Intel plans to launch a total of 21 CPUs in its Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU lineup, revealed Benchlife. A Total of 21 CPUs Are Expected To Launch Under Intel's Next-Gen Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU Portfolio Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU family is fast approaching its launch. The lineup is expected to get a formal unveil at Computex 2024 and we should expect a launch sometime by the middle of 2H (2024). So far, we have learned details about a few SKUs including the Unlocked "K" family which will include the Core […]
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 […]
Intel has started requesting motherboard makers to implement its "Default Settings" for 14th & 13th Gen CPUs as BIOS defaults. Intel Motherboard & System Partners Tackle 14th & 13th Gen CPU Stability Issues By Reverting To "Intel Default Settings" So while the stability issues on the Intel 14th & 13th Gen CPUs continue to mount, motherboard makers took the first step in resolving or fixing them by implementing new BIOS profiles that set the CPUs to the default "Baseline" settings recommended by Intel. Now, Intel itself has requested motherboard makers and system vendors who are responsible for building PCs to […]
More details regarding the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU platform and the Z890 motherboards have been revealed. Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs To Feature Half The iGPU "Xe-LPG" Cores As Meteor Lake, Get Native Thunderbolt 4 Support on Z890 Motherboards Details regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs and the respective 800-series platform are starting to take shape. The latest information comes from Golden Pig Upgrade who is talking about the SKUs, the iGPU configurations, and the top Z890 chipset. Starting with the SKUs, the Intel Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPUs will be following the first-gen […]
Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs might possibly be delayed or even canceled based on the latest posts from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo. Intel Taking A Step Back On Arc GPUs? Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs Reportedly Delayed Although there's no confirmation regarding a delay, the posts come from highly reliable leaker & insider, Golden Pig Upgrade, who has been accurate on countless occasions when it comes to his Intel and AMD mobility leaks. In the latest series of posts, he talks about Intel's plan regarding its next-gen Arc GPU family which will include […]
Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs such as the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K are rumored to feature a clock speed of up to 5.5 GHz, far less than the existing Raptor Lake CPUs which can clock up to 6.20 GHz. Intel Arrow Lake-S CPUs To Feature A Major Clock Regression Versus Raptor Lake-S CPUs, Flagship Core Ultra 9 285K Rumored To Go Up To 5.5 GHz In a series of posts made by MebiuW over at Weibo, it looks like desktop users planning to upgrade to Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" CPUs can expect a huge regression in clock […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs could feature a brand new DDR5 memory controller as hinted by a renowned overclocker. Overclocker Suggests Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs Launching In Q3 2024 With Updated DDR5 Memory Controller The information comes from MSI's Dragon Shield "Wuhan" event where the company presented its latest products and innovations. During the event, MSI's in-house & renowned overclocker, TOPPC, took the stage to briefly talk about dual-channel memory controllers featured on existing Intel CPU families and teased the upcoming Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop platform. No mention of the CPU […]
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 explores a new domain for the future of processors and reportedly plans on building scalable silicon-based quantum processors. Intel's Focus On Quantum Processors, Target To Surpass Competitors Through A Unique Approach [Press Release:] Today, Nature published an Intel research paper, “Probing single electrons across 300-mm spin qubit wafers,” demonstrating state-of-the-art uniformity, fidelity and measurement statistics of spin qubits. The industry-leading research opens the door for the mass production and continued scaling of silicon-based quantum processors, all of which are requirements for building a fault-tolerant quantum computer. Quantum hardware researchers from Intel developed a 300-millimeter cryogenic probing process to collect high-volume data […]