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 benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU have leaked and they show some big uplifts in both CPU & GPU performance with Zen 5 & RDNA 3.5 cores. AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 170 APU Leak Shows Up To 20% Faster Zen 5 CPU & Up To 40% Faster RDNA 3.5 GPU Versus Previous Flagship, The Ryzen 9 8945HS Well that didn't take so long, AMD's first unofficial benchmarks of its upcoming Ryzen AI 300 APUs have started to leak out and they are very impressive in their first showcase. The chip in question […]
A brand new benchmark of the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU with 12 Zen 5 cores has leaked out & is on par with the 7700X. AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APU With 12 Zen 5 Cores Leaked In Blender Benchmark, On Par With Desktop Ryzen 7 7700X With 8 Zen 4 Cores So how exactly do we know this is an AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU? Well, similar OPN IDs have leaked out multiple times before this benchmark revelation but in slightly different configs. We've seen the 100-000000994-03_N back in 2023 and the most recent entry was spotted twice […]
An alleged "official" AMD document with information regarding AMD's Zen 5-powered Strix & Strix Halo APU has leaked out, spilling the beans on the full platform details for the red team's next-gen mobility lineup. AMD Strix & Strix Halo APUs To Mark A Major Update For The Ryzen Mobility Lineup: Featuring Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3+ iGPU & XDNA 2 AI NPU Cores The leak comes from HKEPC who managed to spot the official AMD documents posted over at X by a user known as Izzukias. The original post has been removed but the tech outlet managed to get a […]
AMD's Strix Point "Ryzen" APU featuring up to 12 next-gen Zen 5 cores has been tested again and delivers faster performance than Phoenix & Hawk Point. AMD Strix Point "Zen 5" APU Now Ahead of Phoenix & Hawk Point "Zen 4" APUs In Benchmark Leak Yesterday, we reported the first Geekbench benchmarks of an alleged AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU featuring up to 12 Zen 5 cores. It looks like the chip has been tested again, this time running at 2.30 GHz clock speeds, almost a 1 GHz speed up versus the previous ES variant. The APU has the same […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]
AMD's next-gen Kraken Point APUs are reportedly going to feature a combination of Zen 5 and Zen 5C cores alongside the RDNA 3.5 GPU core. AMD Kraken Point APUs To Target Mainstream Arrow Lake CPUs: Hybrid Zen 5 & Zen 5C CPU Cores & RDNA 3.5 GPU Cores AMD's 2024 laptop lineup is going to be very extensive with Hawk Point hitting retail in February and Strix Point hitting retail in the second half of 2024. Meanwhile, AMD also has its more premium chips for 2025 which come in the form of Strix Point Halo, Fire Range, and Kraken Point. […]
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
The first benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" APU have leaked and they show some big uplifts in both CPU & GPU performance with Zen 5 & RDNA 3.5 cores. AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 170 APU Leak Shows Up To 20% Faster Zen 5 CPU & Up To 40% Faster RDNA 3.5 GPU Versus Previous Flagship, The Ryzen 9 8945HS Well that didn't take so long, AMD's first unofficial benchmarks of its upcoming Ryzen AI 300 APUs have started to leak out and they are very impressive in their first showcase. The chip in question […]
A brand new benchmark of the upcoming AMD Ryzen "Strix Point" APU with 12 Zen 5 cores has leaked out & is on par with the 7700X. AMD's Ryzen "Strix Point" APU With 12 Zen 5 Cores Leaked In Blender Benchmark, On Par With Desktop Ryzen 7 7700X With 8 Zen 4 Cores So how exactly do we know this is an AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU? Well, similar OPN IDs have leaked out multiple times before this benchmark revelation but in slightly different configs. We've seen the 100-000000994-03_N back in 2023 and the most recent entry was spotted twice […]
An alleged "official" AMD document with information regarding AMD's Zen 5-powered Strix & Strix Halo APU has leaked out, spilling the beans on the full platform details for the red team's next-gen mobility lineup. AMD Strix & Strix Halo APUs To Mark A Major Update For The Ryzen Mobility Lineup: Featuring Zen 5 CPU, RDNA 3+ iGPU & XDNA 2 AI NPU Cores The leak comes from HKEPC who managed to spot the official AMD documents posted over at X by a user known as Izzukias. The original post has been removed but the tech outlet managed to get a […]
AMD's Strix Point "Ryzen" APU featuring up to 12 next-gen Zen 5 cores has been tested again and delivers faster performance than Phoenix & Hawk Point. AMD Strix Point "Zen 5" APU Now Ahead of Phoenix & Hawk Point "Zen 4" APUs In Benchmark Leak Yesterday, we reported the first Geekbench benchmarks of an alleged AMD Strix Point "Ryzen" APU featuring up to 12 Zen 5 cores. It looks like the chip has been tested again, this time running at 2.30 GHz clock speeds, almost a 1 GHz speed up versus the previous ES variant. The APU has the same […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]
AMD's next-gen Kraken Point APUs are reportedly going to feature a combination of Zen 5 and Zen 5C cores alongside the RDNA 3.5 GPU core. AMD Kraken Point APUs To Target Mainstream Arrow Lake CPUs: Hybrid Zen 5 & Zen 5C CPU Cores & RDNA 3.5 GPU Cores AMD's 2024 laptop lineup is going to be very extensive with Hawk Point hitting retail in February and Strix Point hitting retail in the second half of 2024. Meanwhile, AMD also has its more premium chips for 2025 which come in the form of Strix Point Halo, Fire Range, and Kraken Point. […]