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 CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has called out NVIDIA's CUDA being a shallow moat and that the entire industry is motivated to end its dominance in the AI market. Intel Believes NVIDIA's CUDA Superiority Is A Moat, Says AI Inference Is The Way to Go in the Future At the "AI Everywhere" event, which brought the unveiling of Chipzilla's new Intel Core Ultra and Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs, Intel's CEO took the stage and made fairly controversial remarks on NVIDIA's humongous progress in the AI markets, saying that the industry is all set to "eliminate" the CUDA market, […]
Intel is all set to initiate production for its 20A (2nm process) next year, as revealed in an interview (via Nikkei) by the company's Senior Vice President. Intel Foundry Joins The Likes of Samsung & TSMC To Compete In Cutting-Edge Semiconductors, 20A Aims 2024 Mass Production Target The competition in the semiconductor industry is heating up with the likes of TSMC and Samsung Foundry, announcing their plans to commence 2-nanometer production somewhere in 2024. However, Intel Foundry has reportedly joined the bandwagon, as the firm reveals plans for cutting-edge semiconductor production. Intel's Senior VP, Sanjay Natarajan, has disclosed the fact […]
NVIDIA has released a new set of benchmarks for its H100 AI GPU and compared it against AMD's recently unveiled MI300X. The purpose of these latest benchmarks is to showcase how the H100 delivers faster performance than the competition using the right software which wasn't the case during its competitor's recent presentation. NVIDIA Puts AMD In The Backseat: Year-Old Hopper H100 GPU Delivers 47% Faster Performance Versus AMD MI300X Under Proper Benchmarking Conditions During the "Advancing AI" presentation, AMD launched its Instinct MI300X GPU which aims to be the start of its AI journey in the data center segment. The […]
NVIDIA's AI server shipments are expected to grow rapidly, as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals a 150% YoY surge amid huge demand from the industry. NVIDIA Plans on Capitalizing The Growing AI Markets By Expanding Its Pool of Suppliers, Shengyi Technology Joins The List NVIDIA's role in the AI markets is something no one can ignore since Team Green's portfolio of AI-focused products has penetrated well into the industry with a disruptive market share well above 90% according to various reports. NVIDIA has been reporting "shocking" revenue figures from its data center segment for the past two quarters, and this doesn't […]
Overclocking your AMD Threadripper 7000 CPU will void your warranty on any TRX50 or WRX90 motherboard as spotted by David Huang (@hjc4869). Overclocking The AMD Threadripper 7000 CPU Offers Huge Performance Uplifts But Also Voids Your Warranty We have seen some mind-blowing overclocking feats with the AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs in the past few weeks and the chips continue to dominate the workstation and HEDT segment with zero competition in sight. The CPUs & a few TRX50 motherboards are now available but it looks like the first users of this new platform are discovering that overclocking will more or less […]
The US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, has called NVIDIA a good partner and said that they share the specs of each AI chip designed for China. The US Is Looking Into Specs of Each AI Chip Designed For China To See If It Complies With Regulations, Highlights Close Working Relationship With NVIDIA A few days ago, the US Commerce secretary made some heated remarks over companies trying to circumvent the US regulations and policies for Chinese exports. Almost all major companies such as NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD have some sort of chip solution being used by Chinese firms for […]
ASUS has just released the newest AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1 BETA BIOS firmware for its X670 & B650 motherboard lineup. ASUS Brings Improved System Performance With AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1 BIOS Firmware For X670 & B650 Motherboards Last month, we saw major motherboard vendors such as ASUS, ASRock & Gigabyte roll out the latest AGESA 1.1.0.0 BIOS firmware. This new update was specifically designed to support AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs which are coming out by the end of January. These APUs would feature AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architecture and be the first major APU launch in years and […]
The PC market will be entering a positive outlook in the coming year as laptop makers have placed bets on the emerging "AI PC" trend which would field 11% growth in 2024. AI PCs Coupled Up With Next-Gen Hardware Will Tempt Consumers To Purchase New Laptops in 2024, Expects Industry The PC industry has been sluggish over the last two years mainly because consumers have been reluctant to switch to next-gen hardware plus the added inflation, rising prices, and supply chain factors. However, TechInsights reports that while shipments in 2023 are expected to drop by 27% when compared to 2021, […]
The storage industry is expected to see a major increase in prices with some industry sources quoting as much as a 55% hike for SSD & NAND products. Western Digital & Others Reportedly Preparing For a Massive NAND Price Increase, Expect Consumer SSDs to Become Expensive We have reported previously that the SSD industry has been in a "dwindling" state for several quarters up till now, as current indicators suggest that we might see an economic rebound, courtesy of the strict actions taken by suppliers. The downward trend within the SSD segment started in 2021 when the world saw a […]
ACER has a very innovative GeForce RTX 4090 GPU that features built-in liquid cooling but fails to impress in thermal and noise tests, reports KitGuru. ACER Has A Brilliant Idea To Cool The GeForce RTX 4090 GPU But Ends Up Lackluster In Its First Attempt NVIDIA's AIB partners have been doing exceptional work in engineering high-end and innovative cooling solutions. We have seen hybrid coolers, five-slot designs, and Noctua solutions in the market which aim to deliver better cooling for NVIDIA's flagship GPUs such as the RTX 4090 and ACER is also innovating in this space. The company is a […]
NVIDIA's Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has once again teased a potential partnership with Intel Foundry Services for next-gen chip production. NVIDIA Calls TSMC A Great Partner, Samsung Still In Use To This Day & Intel A Potential "Third" Foundry Partner During the most recent UBS Global Technology Conference, NVIDIA's CFO was asked if they would consider going to Intel as a Foundry partner for the production of their next-gen chips. To this, the CFO showed very positive remarks based on their statement. The bulk of NVIDIA's Data Center GPUs for AI/HPC and Gaming chips are currently being produced by […]
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 CEO, Pat Gelsinger, has called out NVIDIA's CUDA being a shallow moat and that the entire industry is motivated to end its dominance in the AI market. Intel Believes NVIDIA's CUDA Superiority Is A Moat, Says AI Inference Is The Way to Go in the Future At the "AI Everywhere" event, which brought the unveiling of Chipzilla's new Intel Core Ultra and Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs, Intel's CEO took the stage and made fairly controversial remarks on NVIDIA's humongous progress in the AI markets, saying that the industry is all set to "eliminate" the CUDA market, […]
Intel is all set to initiate production for its 20A (2nm process) next year, as revealed in an interview (via Nikkei) by the company's Senior Vice President. Intel Foundry Joins The Likes of Samsung & TSMC To Compete In Cutting-Edge Semiconductors, 20A Aims 2024 Mass Production Target The competition in the semiconductor industry is heating up with the likes of TSMC and Samsung Foundry, announcing their plans to commence 2-nanometer production somewhere in 2024. However, Intel Foundry has reportedly joined the bandwagon, as the firm reveals plans for cutting-edge semiconductor production. Intel's Senior VP, Sanjay Natarajan, has disclosed the fact […]
NVIDIA has released a new set of benchmarks for its H100 AI GPU and compared it against AMD's recently unveiled MI300X. The purpose of these latest benchmarks is to showcase how the H100 delivers faster performance than the competition using the right software which wasn't the case during its competitor's recent presentation. NVIDIA Puts AMD In The Backseat: Year-Old Hopper H100 GPU Delivers 47% Faster Performance Versus AMD MI300X Under Proper Benchmarking Conditions During the "Advancing AI" presentation, AMD launched its Instinct MI300X GPU which aims to be the start of its AI journey in the data center segment. The […]
NVIDIA's AI server shipments are expected to grow rapidly, as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals a 150% YoY surge amid huge demand from the industry. NVIDIA Plans on Capitalizing The Growing AI Markets By Expanding Its Pool of Suppliers, Shengyi Technology Joins The List NVIDIA's role in the AI markets is something no one can ignore since Team Green's portfolio of AI-focused products has penetrated well into the industry with a disruptive market share well above 90% according to various reports. NVIDIA has been reporting "shocking" revenue figures from its data center segment for the past two quarters, and this doesn't […]
Overclocking your AMD Threadripper 7000 CPU will void your warranty on any TRX50 or WRX90 motherboard as spotted by David Huang (@hjc4869). Overclocking The AMD Threadripper 7000 CPU Offers Huge Performance Uplifts But Also Voids Your Warranty We have seen some mind-blowing overclocking feats with the AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs in the past few weeks and the chips continue to dominate the workstation and HEDT segment with zero competition in sight. The CPUs & a few TRX50 motherboards are now available but it looks like the first users of this new platform are discovering that overclocking will more or less […]
The US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, has called NVIDIA a good partner and said that they share the specs of each AI chip designed for China. The US Is Looking Into Specs of Each AI Chip Designed For China To See If It Complies With Regulations, Highlights Close Working Relationship With NVIDIA A few days ago, the US Commerce secretary made some heated remarks over companies trying to circumvent the US regulations and policies for Chinese exports. Almost all major companies such as NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD have some sort of chip solution being used by Chinese firms for […]
ASUS has just released the newest AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1 BETA BIOS firmware for its X670 & B650 motherboard lineup. ASUS Brings Improved System Performance With AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1 BIOS Firmware For X670 & B650 Motherboards Last month, we saw major motherboard vendors such as ASUS, ASRock & Gigabyte roll out the latest AGESA 1.1.0.0 BIOS firmware. This new update was specifically designed to support AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs which are coming out by the end of January. These APUs would feature AMD Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architecture and be the first major APU launch in years and […]
The PC market will be entering a positive outlook in the coming year as laptop makers have placed bets on the emerging "AI PC" trend which would field 11% growth in 2024. AI PCs Coupled Up With Next-Gen Hardware Will Tempt Consumers To Purchase New Laptops in 2024, Expects Industry The PC industry has been sluggish over the last two years mainly because consumers have been reluctant to switch to next-gen hardware plus the added inflation, rising prices, and supply chain factors. However, TechInsights reports that while shipments in 2023 are expected to drop by 27% when compared to 2021, […]
The storage industry is expected to see a major increase in prices with some industry sources quoting as much as a 55% hike for SSD & NAND products. Western Digital & Others Reportedly Preparing For a Massive NAND Price Increase, Expect Consumer SSDs to Become Expensive We have reported previously that the SSD industry has been in a "dwindling" state for several quarters up till now, as current indicators suggest that we might see an economic rebound, courtesy of the strict actions taken by suppliers. The downward trend within the SSD segment started in 2021 when the world saw a […]
ACER has a very innovative GeForce RTX 4090 GPU that features built-in liquid cooling but fails to impress in thermal and noise tests, reports KitGuru. ACER Has A Brilliant Idea To Cool The GeForce RTX 4090 GPU But Ends Up Lackluster In Its First Attempt NVIDIA's AIB partners have been doing exceptional work in engineering high-end and innovative cooling solutions. We have seen hybrid coolers, five-slot designs, and Noctua solutions in the market which aim to deliver better cooling for NVIDIA's flagship GPUs such as the RTX 4090 and ACER is also innovating in this space. The company is a […]
NVIDIA's Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress has once again teased a potential partnership with Intel Foundry Services for next-gen chip production. NVIDIA Calls TSMC A Great Partner, Samsung Still In Use To This Day & Intel A Potential "Third" Foundry Partner During the most recent UBS Global Technology Conference, NVIDIA's CFO was asked if they would consider going to Intel as a Foundry partner for the production of their next-gen chips. To this, the CFO showed very positive remarks based on their statement. The bulk of NVIDIA's Data Center GPUs for AI/HPC and Gaming chips are currently being produced by […]
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 […]