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, […]
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are headed to thin & light laptops later this year but it looks like their availability will be limited at the start. Intel Lunar Lake CPU-Powered Laptops To Hit Retail Later This Year But They Will Be In Relatively Lower Quantities Until Early 2025 Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake CPUs will be the follow-up to Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" chips and will be hitting retail in late 2024. The CPUs have a lot to talk about such as new CPU cores, new GPU cores, faster AI performance, and unique SoC designs which have been previously detailed here. […]
Another retail listing of the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU has leaked out and this time we get to see a confirmation of its official specs. Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU Spec Leak Confirms A Power Hungry & Thermally Abusive Monster The Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU is going to be a limited edition offering and the world's first CPU to break past 6 GHz, exceeding the Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900KS which were clocked at up to 6.0 GHz. This chip is going to be the fastest consumer-tier offering under the 14th Gen family & is going to be the last chip […]
The PC GPU market has witnessed another positive quarter with shipments increasing by 6% in Q4 2023 to 76.2 million units, reports Jon Peddie Research. Notebooks Drive GPU Shipments To New Heights While Desktop (AIBs) Remain Stable During Q4 2023 The stats shared by the research firm show the total units reaching 76.2 million units during the previous quarter (Q4 2023) which is a 24% increase year over year, the largest gain over the past two and a half decades. Given the annual growth rate of 3.6% (2024-2026), it is expected that the total installed base of GPUs will reach […]
Intel's software team has delivered another performance-tuned driver update for the Intel Arc GPUs featured on Core Ultra chips, offering a massive boost in performance in several games. Intel Arc GPUs Receive Game On Driver Support For Last Epoch & Sea of Thieves DX12 Update, Core Ultra's Integrated GPU Gets Up To A 155% Performance Improvement In Games Intel has started to deliver some Core Ultra-specific game performance optimizations with its latest GPU driver package. In the previous driver update, we saw a couple of games see a boost in game performance on the Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" platform but […]
At MWC 2024, Intel is providing an update to its networking & edge computing platform which will see the release of Sierra Forest 288 Core CPUs this year and Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs for Edge in 2025. Intel Sierra Forest 288 Core Xeon CPUs For 5G Networking In 2024 & Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs For Edge Computing In 2025, Teased at MWC Intel recently revealed that its Sierra Forest CPUs based on the Sierra Glen E-Core architecture (an optimized variant of the Crestmont E-Cores used in Meteor Lake) will feature core counts ranging from 144 to 288. At MWC, Intel […]
Overclocking is an art and this art is mastered by none other than extreme overclockers who are always pushing the envelope with their testing sprees. Now, legendary overclocker, SAFEDISK, is breaking into new grounds by achieving the world's first and record run of SuperPI which was finished in under 3 minutes using an Intel Core i9-14900K CPU. Intel Core i9-14900K CPU Sets New SuperPI OC World Record, Finishing Under 3 Minutes On The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 APEX Encore Board SuperPI's 32M is one of the most used benchmarks when claiming world records. It's a super-fast and interesting benchmark that […]
Arc A-Series GPUs are now supported within the Intel Extension for PyTorch (IPEX), offering faster AI capabilities in deep learning & LLMs. Intel Extension For PyTorch Now Takes Full Advantage of XMX AI Hardware Onboard The Arc A-Series GPUs Intel's Arc A-Series GPUs based on the Alchemist architecture have loads of on-hardware potential that are getting realized day after day. The software division has done a great job in optimizing the game performance of these GPUs and now the focus is on the emerging AI market where the XMX units featured onboard these chips will get fully utilized. In an […]
In a press and analyst session following the IFS Direct 2024 event, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that Chipzilla is leveraging TSMC's advanced process node technology to power its upcoming CPUs codenamed Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake. Intel Arrow Lake To Utilize TSMC N3 Node While Lunar Lake Gets TSMC's N3B Node, Confirms CEO Pat Gelsinger During the session, Pat stated that Intel has been collaborating with TSMC for its CPU designs and that next-gen CPUs such as Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake will advance this from 5nm to 3nm nodes. Gelsinger also confirmed the expansion of orders to TSMC, […]
Intel will be using two different Alchemist "Xe-LPG" iGPU architectures for its upcoming Arrow Lake-S Desktop & Arrow Lake-H Mobile line of CPUs. Intel Alchemist "Xe-LPG" iGPUs Return For Arrow Lake CPUs: Desktop Gets Standard While Mobile Gets LPG+ Architecture Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to launch later this year and will be the direct follow-up to both Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake for the respective platforms. The Arrow Lake-S CPUs will target desktops and replace the 13th/14th Gen Raptor Lake lineup on a brand new LGA 1851 platform while the Arrow Lake-H CPUs will target mobile and replace […]
Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger has revealed the firm's intention to enter the "custom chip" business, catering to every type of client, including AMD. Intel Decides To Ring The Bells In The Semiconductor Markets, Plans On Becoming The World's Leading Foundry By 2030, CEO Hopeful That They Will Make Chips For AMD Too The competition in the custom chip segment is finally heating up as Intel and NVIDIA announce their intentions to jump into the business through their well-established supply chains and equipment. Speaking at IFS Direct Connect, Pat Gelsinger expressed the firm's plans to enter the custom chip markets as […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the upcoming mega-RPG that continues the remake of one of the greatest games of all time, is out on February 29, 2024. Thanks to an update to the game’s demo on February 21, fans can travel around a portion of one of its open...
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are headed to thin & light laptops later this year but it looks like their availability will be limited at the start. Intel Lunar Lake CPU-Powered Laptops To Hit Retail Later This Year But They Will Be In Relatively Lower Quantities Until Early 2025 Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake CPUs will be the follow-up to Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" chips and will be hitting retail in late 2024. The CPUs have a lot to talk about such as new CPU cores, new GPU cores, faster AI performance, and unique SoC designs which have been previously detailed here. […]
Another retail listing of the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU has leaked out and this time we get to see a confirmation of its official specs. Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU Spec Leak Confirms A Power Hungry & Thermally Abusive Monster The Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU is going to be a limited edition offering and the world's first CPU to break past 6 GHz, exceeding the Core i9-14900K and Core i9-13900KS which were clocked at up to 6.0 GHz. This chip is going to be the fastest consumer-tier offering under the 14th Gen family & is going to be the last chip […]
The PC GPU market has witnessed another positive quarter with shipments increasing by 6% in Q4 2023 to 76.2 million units, reports Jon Peddie Research. Notebooks Drive GPU Shipments To New Heights While Desktop (AIBs) Remain Stable During Q4 2023 The stats shared by the research firm show the total units reaching 76.2 million units during the previous quarter (Q4 2023) which is a 24% increase year over year, the largest gain over the past two and a half decades. Given the annual growth rate of 3.6% (2024-2026), it is expected that the total installed base of GPUs will reach […]
Intel's software team has delivered another performance-tuned driver update for the Intel Arc GPUs featured on Core Ultra chips, offering a massive boost in performance in several games. Intel Arc GPUs Receive Game On Driver Support For Last Epoch & Sea of Thieves DX12 Update, Core Ultra's Integrated GPU Gets Up To A 155% Performance Improvement In Games Intel has started to deliver some Core Ultra-specific game performance optimizations with its latest GPU driver package. In the previous driver update, we saw a couple of games see a boost in game performance on the Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" platform but […]
At MWC 2024, Intel is providing an update to its networking & edge computing platform which will see the release of Sierra Forest 288 Core CPUs this year and Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs for Edge in 2025. Intel Sierra Forest 288 Core Xeon CPUs For 5G Networking In 2024 & Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs For Edge Computing In 2025, Teased at MWC Intel recently revealed that its Sierra Forest CPUs based on the Sierra Glen E-Core architecture (an optimized variant of the Crestmont E-Cores used in Meteor Lake) will feature core counts ranging from 144 to 288. At MWC, Intel […]
Overclocking is an art and this art is mastered by none other than extreme overclockers who are always pushing the envelope with their testing sprees. Now, legendary overclocker, SAFEDISK, is breaking into new grounds by achieving the world's first and record run of SuperPI which was finished in under 3 minutes using an Intel Core i9-14900K CPU. Intel Core i9-14900K CPU Sets New SuperPI OC World Record, Finishing Under 3 Minutes On The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 APEX Encore Board SuperPI's 32M is one of the most used benchmarks when claiming world records. It's a super-fast and interesting benchmark that […]
Arc A-Series GPUs are now supported within the Intel Extension for PyTorch (IPEX), offering faster AI capabilities in deep learning & LLMs. Intel Extension For PyTorch Now Takes Full Advantage of XMX AI Hardware Onboard The Arc A-Series GPUs Intel's Arc A-Series GPUs based on the Alchemist architecture have loads of on-hardware potential that are getting realized day after day. The software division has done a great job in optimizing the game performance of these GPUs and now the focus is on the emerging AI market where the XMX units featured onboard these chips will get fully utilized. In an […]
In a press and analyst session following the IFS Direct 2024 event, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that Chipzilla is leveraging TSMC's advanced process node technology to power its upcoming CPUs codenamed Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake. Intel Arrow Lake To Utilize TSMC N3 Node While Lunar Lake Gets TSMC's N3B Node, Confirms CEO Pat Gelsinger During the session, Pat stated that Intel has been collaborating with TSMC for its CPU designs and that next-gen CPUs such as Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake will advance this from 5nm to 3nm nodes. Gelsinger also confirmed the expansion of orders to TSMC, […]
Intel will be using two different Alchemist "Xe-LPG" iGPU architectures for its upcoming Arrow Lake-S Desktop & Arrow Lake-H Mobile line of CPUs. Intel Alchemist "Xe-LPG" iGPUs Return For Arrow Lake CPUs: Desktop Gets Standard While Mobile Gets LPG+ Architecture Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to launch later this year and will be the direct follow-up to both Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake for the respective platforms. The Arrow Lake-S CPUs will target desktops and replace the 13th/14th Gen Raptor Lake lineup on a brand new LGA 1851 platform while the Arrow Lake-H CPUs will target mobile and replace […]
Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger has revealed the firm's intention to enter the "custom chip" business, catering to every type of client, including AMD. Intel Decides To Ring The Bells In The Semiconductor Markets, Plans On Becoming The World's Leading Foundry By 2030, CEO Hopeful That They Will Make Chips For AMD Too The competition in the custom chip segment is finally heating up as Intel and NVIDIA announce their intentions to jump into the business through their well-established supply chains and equipment. Speaking at IFS Direct Connect, Pat Gelsinger expressed the firm's plans to enter the custom chip markets as […]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the upcoming mega-RPG that continues the remake of one of the greatest games of all time, is out on February 29, 2024. Thanks to an update to the game’s demo on February 21, fans can travel around a portion of one of its open...