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 & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will feature a slightly different cache structure than Lunar Lake CPUs & much higher AI TOPs than Raptor Lake. Intel Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX High-End CPUs Bring 37 AI TOPs, Up To 76 MB Combined Cache More information regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs has been shared by leaker, @Jaykihn, who now discusses the cache configuration for the high-end chips along with their latest improvements over Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-HX CPUs. According to the latest data, it looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-S and Arrow Lake-HX mostly feature the same […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S engineering samples reportedly feature up to a 15% performance increase versus Raptor Lake CPUs. Intel Arrow Lake-S Early Samples Are 3% Faster In Single & 15% Faster In Multi-Core Performance at 250W We have seen some performance estimates for the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs in the past and now, @Jaykihn has shared new figures which are still based on early engineering samples, ES2 to be precise. The difference is that these are based on actual samples rather than being estimates like the ones we saw last year. Starting with the information, the Intel Arrow Lake-S "ES2" […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPU has been benchmarked in Geekbench, scoring some impressive gains versus Intel's 14th Gen CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core CPU Delivers A 16% Single-Core Performance Uplift Over 7900X, Crushes Core i9-14900KS In Geekbench Benchmark The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "100-000000662" CPU is a 12-core and 24-thread variant. This chip has a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz with a 76 MB cache. The interesting thing with this chip is that it has a TDP of 120W much lower than the 170W of Ryzen 9 7900X […]
We have received the first performance numbers of AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU within the Cinebench R23 benchmark. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPUs To Feature Double-Digit Multi-Threaded Gain Over 7900X At The Default 120W TDP In our latest series of Zen 5 revelations, we will be talking about the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Desktop CPU which will compete against the Intel Core i7-14700K, a 20-core chip. The new Ryzen CPU has some really solid improvements within multi-threaded workloads like Cinebench & we are going to tell you how the chip fares […]
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 "Strix" APUs have been spotted within Bapco's CrossMark benchmark. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Spotted Once Again Prior To Release Along with Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 8-Core "Strix" APU AMD's Ryzen AI 300 APUs are seeing no end to the amount of pre-launch leaks and the latest ones come from the Bapco CrossMark benchmark database where both the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 APUs have been spotted. The first APU has been officially announced while the second one […]
Intel's "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" Xeon W7-2595X workstation CPU has been spotted inside a Lenovo workstation PC, being one of the first instances of retail integration. Intel's Xeon W7-2595X "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPUs Feature A Bumped Up Core Count & Frequencies From Original Models, Flagship SKU Appears Online Intel is expected to release a "refresh" lineup of the original Sapphire Rapids workstation CPUs, which will launch under the Xeon W-3500 and Xeon W-2500 naming scheme. The upgraded lineup will come with higher core counts and TDPs, and interestingly, the Sapphire Rapids Refresh has already started to receive interest from integrators. Previously, […]
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 APU has leaked out, featuring a 3-Core Zen 5 plus 5-Core Zen 5C configuration & Radeon 870M iGPU. AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU Leak Could Be An Early Glimpse of Kraken Point, Features a 3+5 Core Configuration With Zen 5 & Zen 5C Cores Spotted over at Geekbench, we have a new AMD Ryzen AI 300 CPU that has leaked out & is known as the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160. This APU is part of the Ryzen AI PRO 300 family which is expected to be launched in October with […]
After an earlier leak revealed that Apple would bring its A18 chipset to all iPhone 16 models later this year, it appears that the company has big plans for its iPad family too. The latest information claims that there are several tablets in the works, and there is a chance that these are outfitted with the upcoming M5 and A17 Pro. iPad mini is expected to be one of the models that will be refreshed, and assuming that it does, the update was long overdue A low-cost iPad, followed by the iPad mini and refreshed iPad Pro models, are expected to […]
Apple has consistently introduced some kind of hardware variation to its iPhone lineup, with the more expensive versions getting treated to a significantly better chipset. The company retained this approach with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max when it introduced the A17 Pro, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company’s strategy could be a little different, assuming the latest leak turns out to be true. Apparently, the entire lineup will feature the A18 SoC, hinting that there might not be any differences here, but there is still a possibility that Apple hides the complete specifications until […]
Colorful's Intel 800-series motherboards will include at least 30 new designs based around the Z890, W880, B860 & H810 chipsets. Colorful's Upcoming Intel 800-Series Motherboard Lineup Looks Well Decorated, With The Debut of Several New Variants In Z890, W880, B860 & H810 Families When it comes to Intel's 800-series chipset family, Intel has kept the details under cover, but we did see several "Z890" motherboards during our visit to Computex, which confirmed that this is indeed the naming scheme of the upcoming chipset. Apart from that, vendors such as ASUS, MSI, AORUS / Gigabyte, Colorful, & Maxsun showcased some of […]
Lenovo's next-gen Ideapad laptop with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix" APU has been tested and ends up 9% faster than Ryzen 9 8945HS. AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix" APU Configured Within Lenovo Ideapad Laptop Is 9% Faster Than Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs have leaked in various laptops and now, we have a new leak that comes from within a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. The laptop was spotted in the Geekbench bench-mark and features 32 GB of LPDDR5x memory. This specific model is titled the "LENOVO 83HN" & based on the motherboard model, we […]
An alleged Intel Arrow Lake Desktop CPU performance benchmark has been leaked which shows up to 20% faster single-thread uplift versus 14900KS. Intel's Arrow Lake Desktop CPUs Could Be A Game-Changer If These Benchmarks Are To Be Believed, Up To 20% Single-Core Uplift Over 14900KS The benchmark was posted by a forum member at Tieba Baidu who shared an alleged screenshot of the CPU-z benchmark running an unknown chip. According to the user, the picture comes from a different group and is allegedly an Intel Arrow Lake Desktop CPU running on what seems to be a next-gen Z890 motherboard since […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will feature a slightly different cache structure than Lunar Lake CPUs & much higher AI TOPs than Raptor Lake. Intel Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX High-End CPUs Bring 37 AI TOPs, Up To 76 MB Combined Cache More information regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs has been shared by leaker, @Jaykihn, who now discusses the cache configuration for the high-end chips along with their latest improvements over Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-HX CPUs. According to the latest data, it looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-S and Arrow Lake-HX mostly feature the same […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S engineering samples reportedly feature up to a 15% performance increase versus Raptor Lake CPUs. Intel Arrow Lake-S Early Samples Are 3% Faster In Single & 15% Faster In Multi-Core Performance at 250W We have seen some performance estimates for the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs in the past and now, @Jaykihn has shared new figures which are still based on early engineering samples, ES2 to be precise. The difference is that these are based on actual samples rather than being estimates like the ones we saw last year. Starting with the information, the Intel Arrow Lake-S "ES2" […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPU has been benchmarked in Geekbench, scoring some impressive gains versus Intel's 14th Gen CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core CPU Delivers A 16% Single-Core Performance Uplift Over 7900X, Crushes Core i9-14900KS In Geekbench Benchmark The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "100-000000662" CPU is a 12-core and 24-thread variant. This chip has a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz with a 76 MB cache. The interesting thing with this chip is that it has a TDP of 120W much lower than the 170W of Ryzen 9 7900X […]
We have received the first performance numbers of AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU within the Cinebench R23 benchmark. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Desktop CPUs To Feature Double-Digit Multi-Threaded Gain Over 7900X At The Default 120W TDP In our latest series of Zen 5 revelations, we will be talking about the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Desktop CPU which will compete against the Intel Core i7-14700K, a 20-core chip. The new Ryzen CPU has some really solid improvements within multi-threaded workloads like Cinebench & we are going to tell you how the chip fares […]
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 "Strix" APUs have been spotted within Bapco's CrossMark benchmark. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Spotted Once Again Prior To Release Along with Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 8-Core "Strix" APU AMD's Ryzen AI 300 APUs are seeing no end to the amount of pre-launch leaks and the latest ones come from the Bapco CrossMark benchmark database where both the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 APUs have been spotted. The first APU has been officially announced while the second one […]
Intel's "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" Xeon W7-2595X workstation CPU has been spotted inside a Lenovo workstation PC, being one of the first instances of retail integration. Intel's Xeon W7-2595X "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPUs Feature A Bumped Up Core Count & Frequencies From Original Models, Flagship SKU Appears Online Intel is expected to release a "refresh" lineup of the original Sapphire Rapids workstation CPUs, which will launch under the Xeon W-3500 and Xeon W-2500 naming scheme. The upgraded lineup will come with higher core counts and TDPs, and interestingly, the Sapphire Rapids Refresh has already started to receive interest from integrators. Previously, […]
AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 APU has leaked out, featuring a 3-Core Zen 5 plus 5-Core Zen 5C configuration & Radeon 870M iGPU. AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160 CPU Leak Could Be An Early Glimpse of Kraken Point, Features a 3+5 Core Configuration With Zen 5 & Zen 5C Cores Spotted over at Geekbench, we have a new AMD Ryzen AI 300 CPU that has leaked out & is known as the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 160. This APU is part of the Ryzen AI PRO 300 family which is expected to be launched in October with […]
After an earlier leak revealed that Apple would bring its A18 chipset to all iPhone 16 models later this year, it appears that the company has big plans for its iPad family too. The latest information claims that there are several tablets in the works, and there is a chance that these are outfitted with the upcoming M5 and A17 Pro. iPad mini is expected to be one of the models that will be refreshed, and assuming that it does, the update was long overdue A low-cost iPad, followed by the iPad mini and refreshed iPad Pro models, are expected to […]
Apple has consistently introduced some kind of hardware variation to its iPhone lineup, with the more expensive versions getting treated to a significantly better chipset. The company retained this approach with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max when it introduced the A17 Pro, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company’s strategy could be a little different, assuming the latest leak turns out to be true. Apparently, the entire lineup will feature the A18 SoC, hinting that there might not be any differences here, but there is still a possibility that Apple hides the complete specifications until […]
Colorful's Intel 800-series motherboards will include at least 30 new designs based around the Z890, W880, B860 & H810 chipsets. Colorful's Upcoming Intel 800-Series Motherboard Lineup Looks Well Decorated, With The Debut of Several New Variants In Z890, W880, B860 & H810 Families When it comes to Intel's 800-series chipset family, Intel has kept the details under cover, but we did see several "Z890" motherboards during our visit to Computex, which confirmed that this is indeed the naming scheme of the upcoming chipset. Apart from that, vendors such as ASUS, MSI, AORUS / Gigabyte, Colorful, & Maxsun showcased some of […]
Lenovo's next-gen Ideapad laptop with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix" APU has been tested and ends up 9% faster than Ryzen 9 8945HS. AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 "Strix" APU Configured Within Lenovo Ideapad Laptop Is 9% Faster Than Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs have leaked in various laptops and now, we have a new leak that comes from within a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. The laptop was spotted in the Geekbench bench-mark and features 32 GB of LPDDR5x memory. This specific model is titled the "LENOVO 83HN" & based on the motherboard model, we […]
An alleged Intel Arrow Lake Desktop CPU performance benchmark has been leaked which shows up to 20% faster single-thread uplift versus 14900KS. Intel's Arrow Lake Desktop CPUs Could Be A Game-Changer If These Benchmarks Are To Be Believed, Up To 20% Single-Core Uplift Over 14900KS The benchmark was posted by a forum member at Tieba Baidu who shared an alleged screenshot of the CPU-z benchmark running an unknown chip. According to the user, the picture comes from a different group and is allegedly an Intel Arrow Lake Desktop CPU running on what seems to be a next-gen Z890 motherboard since […]