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, […]
The first Intel Lunar Lake CPU, the Core Ultra 5 234V, has been spotted within recent firmware drivers and features 8 cores with a Battlemage iGPU. First Intel Lunar Lake CPU Makes Appearance Under "Core Ultra 200" Branding: Core Ultra 5 234V With 8 Cores & Battlemage "Xe2" Arc iGPU This is certainly not the first time that we have seen an Intel Lunar Lake-MX chip leak out but it is definitely the first time that we have seen a sample leak under the Core Ultra 200 branding. The same branding is expected to be used by the Arrow Lake […]
Intel has updated its XeSS SDK to version 1.3, adding new presets and scaling factors for boosted performance & updated models. Intel XeSS 1.3 SDK Ushers In The Next Chapter of Super Sampling With Updated Presets, Boosted Performance & Enhanced Models Just like the Arc GPUs which have seen some big performance optimizations and fixes through driver updates, Intel has also updated its Super Sampling technology with the release of XeSS 1.3 SDK. XeSS is currently available in more than 100 titles and the list keeps on growing thanks to the open nature of the SDK. The new software development […]
Intel has finally released the next version of its open-source performance monitoring "PresentMon 2.0.0" software, with several new enhancements. Intel's PresentMon's 2.0.0 Update Brings Improvement In The Data Collection & Compilation Process For Real-Time GPU Monitoring Intel PresentMon was revealed almost a year ago to give Team Blue users a platform where they can perform real-time analysis and monitor their system's performance through an in-game overlay. PresentMon proved to be a viable alternative to MSI's Afterburner or even CPU-Z, but instead, it was a resource natively developed by the GPU manufacturer. The software has finally received an update, months after […]
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corporation shared details about its Intel Foundry business division earlier today as part of a change in its financial reporting format that now includes the contract manufacturing chip division as a separate line item. Intel and TSMC are locked in a battle to make high end chips for firms such as NVIDIA and Apple, and today's release was accompanied by a talk by Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger who shared that 2024 is seeing chip manufacturers utilize advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to use the latest technologies to improve margins and chip quality. Intel Chief Outlines Billions […]
Qualcomm has shared even more performance numbers of its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite PC CPUs, now showcased to be over 50% faster than Intel's fastest Core Ultra chips in Geekbench 6 benchmark tests. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPUs Now Compared Against Intel's Core Ultra Chips, Over 50% Faster & Much More Efficient As Per Official Claims The latest numbers were shared by Qualcomm with PCWorld, who managed to get numbers of the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite CPUs, powered by the Oryon core architecture, against Intel's very recent Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs. Previously, Qualcomm has shared official numbers which compared […]
NVIDIA GPUs continue to dominate on the latest market share statistics posted by the gaming platform, Steam, with the RTX 3060 being the leading choice among gamers. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Thrives In Latest Steam Hardware Market Survey, Intel CPUs The Most Popular Choice Steam is the go-to platform for PC gamers, amounting to 150 million monthly active gamers and a peak concurrent player base of 34 million. It is by far the largest gaming platform with the highest list of games available under a single roof. Each month, Steam conducts its hardware survey which is participated by millions of […]
Last year, Intel introduced its Raptor Lake CPU family as a part of a refresh under the 14th Gen branding. The lineup mostly retains the same core configurations besides one SKU while being mostly a clock lift update which is reminiscent of what Intel has done in the past. A +200 MHz clock speed is about as much as you would expect from the lineup. The company hoped that this would be enough to tackle the AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs, especially the newer X3D parts which are gaining a lot of recommendations within the gaming segment due to their impressive […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake & Raptor Lake-H Refresh mobility CPUs are going to be branded under the Core Ultra 200 & Core 200H branding. Intel Core Ultra 200 Branding For Arrow Lake CPUs & Core 200H Branding For Raptor Lake-H Refresh CPUs The information comes from the trustworthy leaker, Golden Pig Upgrade, who has posted about the branding for the upcoming Intel Arrow Lake and Raptor Lake-H Refresh CPUs. This will be the third outing of the Raptor Lake lineup for laptops and the second time that it has been refreshed. So coming straight to the branding, the Intel Arrow […]
Intel has silently added a new low-tier SKU within its Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" lineup, the Ultra 5 115U, which features just 2 P-Cores. Intel Core Ultra 5 115U "Meteor Lake" Is The Lowest-End CPU By Far, Just 2 P-Cores at 4.2 GHz Peak Clocks While Intel did extensively showcase its Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" series, the firm forgot to reveal some of its SKUs, or they decided to add on more entrants considering the market conditions. Similarly, Intel has released a new Meteor Lake CPU out of the wild, with this one labeled the Core Ultra 5 115U, and […]
Intel has some new cores in town and two new CPU families as revealed in the latest Linux Code patches which have unearthed the Adams Lake "Client" and Cooper Forest "Server" chips. Intel Adams Lake With Douglas Cove Cores & Cooper Forest With Sheldonmont Cores Could Be Next-Gen CPUs For Client & Server Platforms In an attempt to clear up its "Family 6" CPU naming scheme, Intel might have exposed its two next-gen CPU cores and families, reports Phoronix. It is reported that Intel's "Family 6" CPU is coming to an end. The Family 6 CPU ID has been running […]
Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs for gaming graphics cards have been confirmed within the latest shipment manifesto leaking spree by Momomo_US. Intel's Next-Gen Battlemage BMG-G10 & BMG-21 "Xe2-HPG" Arc Gaming GPUs Confirmed, Qualification Samples Out Already The shipping manifestos have leaked not one but two next-gen Intel Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs which are expected to be introduced later this year with new discrete products such as the gaming graphics cards. The two new chips include the Battlemage-G10 and Battlemage-G21 and why these names might sound familiar to some of you is because they are indeed real SKUs that we've been […]
ZOTAC has released its new ZBOX Mini PC lineup which takes full advantage of AI NPUs featured on Intel Core Ultra & AMD Ryzen CPUs. These options come in a diverse range of models ranging from compact to completely fanless designs, making them a great fit for all kinds of users. Intel Core Ultra & AMD Ryzen-Powered ZBOX Mini PCs Released By ZOTAC, Harnessing The Power of NPUs For Accelerated AI Computing Press Release: ZOTAC announced three brand-new series of compact form-factor mini AI PCs powered by cutting-edge processors. These mini AI PCs, powered by Intel and AMD processors with […]
The first Intel Lunar Lake CPU, the Core Ultra 5 234V, has been spotted within recent firmware drivers and features 8 cores with a Battlemage iGPU. First Intel Lunar Lake CPU Makes Appearance Under "Core Ultra 200" Branding: Core Ultra 5 234V With 8 Cores & Battlemage "Xe2" Arc iGPU This is certainly not the first time that we have seen an Intel Lunar Lake-MX chip leak out but it is definitely the first time that we have seen a sample leak under the Core Ultra 200 branding. The same branding is expected to be used by the Arrow Lake […]
Intel has updated its XeSS SDK to version 1.3, adding new presets and scaling factors for boosted performance & updated models. Intel XeSS 1.3 SDK Ushers In The Next Chapter of Super Sampling With Updated Presets, Boosted Performance & Enhanced Models Just like the Arc GPUs which have seen some big performance optimizations and fixes through driver updates, Intel has also updated its Super Sampling technology with the release of XeSS 1.3 SDK. XeSS is currently available in more than 100 titles and the list keeps on growing thanks to the open nature of the SDK. The new software development […]
Intel has finally released the next version of its open-source performance monitoring "PresentMon 2.0.0" software, with several new enhancements. Intel's PresentMon's 2.0.0 Update Brings Improvement In The Data Collection & Compilation Process For Real-Time GPU Monitoring Intel PresentMon was revealed almost a year ago to give Team Blue users a platform where they can perform real-time analysis and monitor their system's performance through an in-game overlay. PresentMon proved to be a viable alternative to MSI's Afterburner or even CPU-Z, but instead, it was a resource natively developed by the GPU manufacturer. The software has finally received an update, months after […]
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corporation shared details about its Intel Foundry business division earlier today as part of a change in its financial reporting format that now includes the contract manufacturing chip division as a separate line item. Intel and TSMC are locked in a battle to make high end chips for firms such as NVIDIA and Apple, and today's release was accompanied by a talk by Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger who shared that 2024 is seeing chip manufacturers utilize advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to use the latest technologies to improve margins and chip quality. Intel Chief Outlines Billions […]
Qualcomm has shared even more performance numbers of its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite PC CPUs, now showcased to be over 50% faster than Intel's fastest Core Ultra chips in Geekbench 6 benchmark tests. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPUs Now Compared Against Intel's Core Ultra Chips, Over 50% Faster & Much More Efficient As Per Official Claims The latest numbers were shared by Qualcomm with PCWorld, who managed to get numbers of the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite CPUs, powered by the Oryon core architecture, against Intel's very recent Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs. Previously, Qualcomm has shared official numbers which compared […]
NVIDIA GPUs continue to dominate on the latest market share statistics posted by the gaming platform, Steam, with the RTX 3060 being the leading choice among gamers. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Thrives In Latest Steam Hardware Market Survey, Intel CPUs The Most Popular Choice Steam is the go-to platform for PC gamers, amounting to 150 million monthly active gamers and a peak concurrent player base of 34 million. It is by far the largest gaming platform with the highest list of games available under a single roof. Each month, Steam conducts its hardware survey which is participated by millions of […]
Last year, Intel introduced its Raptor Lake CPU family as a part of a refresh under the 14th Gen branding. The lineup mostly retains the same core configurations besides one SKU while being mostly a clock lift update which is reminiscent of what Intel has done in the past. A +200 MHz clock speed is about as much as you would expect from the lineup. The company hoped that this would be enough to tackle the AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs, especially the newer X3D parts which are gaining a lot of recommendations within the gaming segment due to their impressive […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake & Raptor Lake-H Refresh mobility CPUs are going to be branded under the Core Ultra 200 & Core 200H branding. Intel Core Ultra 200 Branding For Arrow Lake CPUs & Core 200H Branding For Raptor Lake-H Refresh CPUs The information comes from the trustworthy leaker, Golden Pig Upgrade, who has posted about the branding for the upcoming Intel Arrow Lake and Raptor Lake-H Refresh CPUs. This will be the third outing of the Raptor Lake lineup for laptops and the second time that it has been refreshed. So coming straight to the branding, the Intel Arrow […]
Intel has silently added a new low-tier SKU within its Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" lineup, the Ultra 5 115U, which features just 2 P-Cores. Intel Core Ultra 5 115U "Meteor Lake" Is The Lowest-End CPU By Far, Just 2 P-Cores at 4.2 GHz Peak Clocks While Intel did extensively showcase its Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" series, the firm forgot to reveal some of its SKUs, or they decided to add on more entrants considering the market conditions. Similarly, Intel has released a new Meteor Lake CPU out of the wild, with this one labeled the Core Ultra 5 115U, and […]
Intel has some new cores in town and two new CPU families as revealed in the latest Linux Code patches which have unearthed the Adams Lake "Client" and Cooper Forest "Server" chips. Intel Adams Lake With Douglas Cove Cores & Cooper Forest With Sheldonmont Cores Could Be Next-Gen CPUs For Client & Server Platforms In an attempt to clear up its "Family 6" CPU naming scheme, Intel might have exposed its two next-gen CPU cores and families, reports Phoronix. It is reported that Intel's "Family 6" CPU is coming to an end. The Family 6 CPU ID has been running […]
Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs for gaming graphics cards have been confirmed within the latest shipment manifesto leaking spree by Momomo_US. Intel's Next-Gen Battlemage BMG-G10 & BMG-21 "Xe2-HPG" Arc Gaming GPUs Confirmed, Qualification Samples Out Already The shipping manifestos have leaked not one but two next-gen Intel Battlemage "Xe2-HPG" GPUs which are expected to be introduced later this year with new discrete products such as the gaming graphics cards. The two new chips include the Battlemage-G10 and Battlemage-G21 and why these names might sound familiar to some of you is because they are indeed real SKUs that we've been […]
ZOTAC has released its new ZBOX Mini PC lineup which takes full advantage of AI NPUs featured on Intel Core Ultra & AMD Ryzen CPUs. These options come in a diverse range of models ranging from compact to completely fanless designs, making them a great fit for all kinds of users. Intel Core Ultra & AMD Ryzen-Powered ZBOX Mini PCs Released By ZOTAC, Harnessing The Power of NPUs For Accelerated AI Computing Press Release: ZOTAC announced three brand-new series of compact form-factor mini AI PCs powered by cutting-edge processors. These mini AI PCs, powered by Intel and AMD processors with […]