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, […]
Qualcomm & Apple have some very compelling ARM-based solutions that are primed to tackle AMD & Intel in the AI PC segment in 2024. Apple & Qualcomm Expected to Act as Catalysts For Progression of ARM In The AI PC Era, x86 Chips From AMD & Intel Face Heated Competition In 2024 & Beyond We have seen a recent shift in the industry towards ARM-based solutions, especially with its potential adoption by newly emerging competitors. With Apple boosting the share of ARM architectures within the laptop segment, it looks like moving ahead, we might see widespread adoption of the chip […]
Intel's next-gen Sierra Forest Xeon CPU featuring a mighty 144 E-cores has been leaked within the Geekbench database. Intel's Sierra Forest CPUs Will Feature E-Core Only Xeon Architecture, 144 Core and 288 Core Configurations Coming Next Year Intel has given us a lot of details on its Sierra Forest Xeon CPUs which will be packing the Sierra Glen E-Core. This E-Core is an optimized version of the Crestmont core that will be incorporated within Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake client CPUs. The CPUs will come in 144 SP and 288 AP configs. Now, we have the first appearance of the […]
Minisforum has just announced its next MoTD motherboard, the AR900i, which offers Intel's Core i9-13900HX in a Mini-ITX Design. Minisforum's AR900i Packs Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core CPU & Tons of I/O In A Mini-ITX Motherboard The Minisforum AR900i series is a MoTD (Mobile on Desktop) motherboard that is designed to offer mobile CPUs from AMD & Intel and package them on a Mini-ITX motherboard with high-end capabilities. We have already seen the AMD BD790i and BD790i motherboards from Minisforum that pack the Dragon Range "Ryzen 7000HX" CPUs and now, Minisforum is extending its range in the Intel domain with their […]
A brand new Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" slide deck has emerged which gives us a bit more information on the chip layout and performance of the next-gen data center CPUs. Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Are Up To 40% Faster Than 4th Gen Xeon "Sapphire Rapids" CPUs According To Official Slides The slides come from an Intel "Data-Centric Processor Roadmap" presentation which was spotted by @InstLatX64. The deck looks very unfinished since it's missing several key data points but we do get to learn some additional information on the 5th Gen Xeon lineup which is codenamed […]
The PC GPU market has made a huge recovery after several years of decline as both GPU & graphics card shipments saw the biggest quarterly increase in 2020. PC GPU Market Sees Biggest Quarterly Shipments Increase Since 2020, Discrete Graphics Cards Shipments Rise Above 37% The GPU market has been in a constant decline since 2020 which was the last time it peaked and saw a quarterly growth of around 20%. The main reasons were the disruption in supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to lower quantities of products in the market and higher prices. The situation however […]
Chipmaker Intel Corporation scored a big victory in court earlier today when an appeals court dismissed a $2.18 billion fine that had been imposed on it in 2021. The fine related to key chip power management and performance attributes came after a lawsuit was filed by VLSI Technology, an intellectual property license firm based in Chicago, Illinois. While IP licensing firms do not directly engage in business operations of the industries they own patents of, they still command some control by acquiring the rights to key technologies, without which technological advancement would be difficult. VLSI had sued Intel in 2019, […]
Intel has released a new customer playbook known as "Core Truths" that calls out AMD for using old CPU cores in its latest Ryzen CPU lineup. Intel's Back At It Again With "Core Truths" Marketing Playbook, Says AMD Is Using Old Cores Under New Ryzen CPUs According to Intel, the "Core Truths" playbook is designed to help customers spot half-truths that are put out by the competition such as AMD. It includes a total of four "Core Truths" in which Intel tries to explain to customers the differences between its Core lineup and the competition's Ryzen line of CPUs. Starting […]
ACER is prepping its high-end Predator Helios series laptops featuring Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs with NVIDIA's top RTX 40 GPUs. Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX CPUs To Retain High-End Positioning In Laptops Such as ACER's Next-Gen Predator Helios Despite Meteor Lake Launch Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs have leaked on several occasions and we have seen them featured in multiple high-end laptop configurations. Besides a few SKUs, the CPU lineup will mostly be offering a slight increase in clock frequencies similar to what we have seen on the 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop family. […]
ASUS's high-end ROG Zephyrus laptops with Intel's top Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs & NVIDIA's RTX 40 discrete GPUs have been spotted. Intel's Flagship Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU Lands In ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop With Up To NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPUs In addition to its mainstream Zenbook lineup which will feature Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 CPUs, ASUS is also prepping its high-end ROG laptops such as the ROG Zephyrus M16 which will offer top-notch hardware specs. These laptops have now been listed online by hardware retailers as spotted by Momomo_US. Starting with the specifications, […]
ACER's upcoming laptops featuring the Intel Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs have been listed online by German retailers. Intel's Meteor Lake Laptops From ACER Show Up At German Retailers - €1249 For Core Ultra 7 & €999 For Core Ultra 5 ACER is now the latest OEM whose upcoming Intel Meteor Lake laptops have been listed ahead of launch. We have so far seen Samsung, Dell, HP, Alienware, & ASUS laptops leak out along with the preliminary prices. As for the models, the ACER SWIFT series has been revealed which comes in the standard 14" designs featuring either Core Ultra […]
Qualcomm & Apple have some very compelling ARM-based solutions that are primed to tackle AMD & Intel in the AI PC segment in 2024. Apple & Qualcomm Expected to Act as Catalysts For Progression of ARM In The AI PC Era, x86 Chips From AMD & Intel Face Heated Competition In 2024 & Beyond We have seen a recent shift in the industry towards ARM-based solutions, especially with its potential adoption by newly emerging competitors. With Apple boosting the share of ARM architectures within the laptop segment, it looks like moving ahead, we might see widespread adoption of the chip […]
Intel's next-gen Sierra Forest Xeon CPU featuring a mighty 144 E-cores has been leaked within the Geekbench database. Intel's Sierra Forest CPUs Will Feature E-Core Only Xeon Architecture, 144 Core and 288 Core Configurations Coming Next Year Intel has given us a lot of details on its Sierra Forest Xeon CPUs which will be packing the Sierra Glen E-Core. This E-Core is an optimized version of the Crestmont core that will be incorporated within Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake client CPUs. The CPUs will come in 144 SP and 288 AP configs. Now, we have the first appearance of the […]
Minisforum has just announced its next MoTD motherboard, the AR900i, which offers Intel's Core i9-13900HX in a Mini-ITX Design. Minisforum's AR900i Packs Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core CPU & Tons of I/O In A Mini-ITX Motherboard The Minisforum AR900i series is a MoTD (Mobile on Desktop) motherboard that is designed to offer mobile CPUs from AMD & Intel and package them on a Mini-ITX motherboard with high-end capabilities. We have already seen the AMD BD790i and BD790i motherboards from Minisforum that pack the Dragon Range "Ryzen 7000HX" CPUs and now, Minisforum is extending its range in the Intel domain with their […]
A brand new Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" slide deck has emerged which gives us a bit more information on the chip layout and performance of the next-gen data center CPUs. Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Are Up To 40% Faster Than 4th Gen Xeon "Sapphire Rapids" CPUs According To Official Slides The slides come from an Intel "Data-Centric Processor Roadmap" presentation which was spotted by @InstLatX64. The deck looks very unfinished since it's missing several key data points but we do get to learn some additional information on the 5th Gen Xeon lineup which is codenamed […]
The PC GPU market has made a huge recovery after several years of decline as both GPU & graphics card shipments saw the biggest quarterly increase in 2020. PC GPU Market Sees Biggest Quarterly Shipments Increase Since 2020, Discrete Graphics Cards Shipments Rise Above 37% The GPU market has been in a constant decline since 2020 which was the last time it peaked and saw a quarterly growth of around 20%. The main reasons were the disruption in supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to lower quantities of products in the market and higher prices. The situation however […]
Chipmaker Intel Corporation scored a big victory in court earlier today when an appeals court dismissed a $2.18 billion fine that had been imposed on it in 2021. The fine related to key chip power management and performance attributes came after a lawsuit was filed by VLSI Technology, an intellectual property license firm based in Chicago, Illinois. While IP licensing firms do not directly engage in business operations of the industries they own patents of, they still command some control by acquiring the rights to key technologies, without which technological advancement would be difficult. VLSI had sued Intel in 2019, […]
Intel has released a new customer playbook known as "Core Truths" that calls out AMD for using old CPU cores in its latest Ryzen CPU lineup. Intel's Back At It Again With "Core Truths" Marketing Playbook, Says AMD Is Using Old Cores Under New Ryzen CPUs According to Intel, the "Core Truths" playbook is designed to help customers spot half-truths that are put out by the competition such as AMD. It includes a total of four "Core Truths" in which Intel tries to explain to customers the differences between its Core lineup and the competition's Ryzen line of CPUs. Starting […]
ACER is prepping its high-end Predator Helios series laptops featuring Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs with NVIDIA's top RTX 40 GPUs. Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX CPUs To Retain High-End Positioning In Laptops Such as ACER's Next-Gen Predator Helios Despite Meteor Lake Launch Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs have leaked on several occasions and we have seen them featured in multiple high-end laptop configurations. Besides a few SKUs, the CPU lineup will mostly be offering a slight increase in clock frequencies similar to what we have seen on the 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop family. […]
ASUS's high-end ROG Zephyrus laptops with Intel's top Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs & NVIDIA's RTX 40 discrete GPUs have been spotted. Intel's Flagship Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU Lands In ASUS ROG Zephyrus Laptop With Up To NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPUs In addition to its mainstream Zenbook lineup which will feature Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 CPUs, ASUS is also prepping its high-end ROG laptops such as the ROG Zephyrus M16 which will offer top-notch hardware specs. These laptops have now been listed online by hardware retailers as spotted by Momomo_US. Starting with the specifications, […]
ACER's upcoming laptops featuring the Intel Meteor Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs have been listed online by German retailers. Intel's Meteor Lake Laptops From ACER Show Up At German Retailers - €1249 For Core Ultra 7 & €999 For Core Ultra 5 ACER is now the latest OEM whose upcoming Intel Meteor Lake laptops have been listed ahead of launch. We have so far seen Samsung, Dell, HP, Alienware, & ASUS laptops leak out along with the preliminary prices. As for the models, the ACER SWIFT series has been revealed which comes in the standard 14" designs featuring either Core Ultra […]