Category: Hardware

January 19, 2024

Digital storage analyst Tom Coughlin, along with industry associated Tom Gardner, recently put together a fascinating set of charts outlining HDD industry revenue dating back to the late 50s. It utilizes multiple data sources from over the years including more […]

January 18, 2024

Now that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super is officially inbound following its announcement at CES 2024, the consumer graphics scene is buzzing about Nvidia’s next major GPU launch and how it will stack up against the current field […]

January 11, 2024

It’s hard to talk about AMD without bringing up arch nemesis Nvidia, and vice versa, when it comes to upscaling technology and GPU technology. Nvidia drops DLSS, and AMD follows quickly with FSR. Normally we expect Nvidia to lead with […]

December 28, 2023

Getting a new computer is super exciting, whether you’ve picked up a new gaming rig or an updated laptop. But getting the new hardware invariably means that you now have some old gear hanging around. Sure, you could put it […]

December 21, 2023

It’s time for AR aficionados to start saving, if you haven’t been already, because Apple is getting everything ready to launch the Apple Vision Pro headset in February according to a new report. This follows rumors that it might be […]

December 20, 2023

Within a week of Intel Meteor Lake’s Dec. 14 release date, the Core Ultra 7 155H has been given a run of over 300 CPU benchmarks under Linux in a head-to-head with a Ryzen 7 7840U. This detailed testing was […]

December 18, 2023

Many users have complained that their Windows 11-enabled notebooks and PCs are having WiFi problems, which was later identified to be caused by December 12th’s KB5033375 security patch rolled out via Windows Update. This update is affecting 802.11r ‘Fast Roaming’ […]

December 15, 2023

During Intel’s “AI Everywhere” event in New York City this week, the company unveiled new Core Ultra CPUs for laptops and the 5th-gen Xeon CPU for servers and data centers. Both offer enhanced AI capabilities, along with significant improvements in […]

December 14, 2023

Intel Core Ultra is officially here with Intel’s AI Everywhere event kicking off today, December 14, 2023. The new processors, first announced at Intel Innovations a couple of months ago, are Intel’s first chips to feature a neural processing unit […]

December 14, 2023

Asus revealed its refresh of the Zenbook 14 OLED which according to the manufacturer, improves on the weight and chassis size, display, battery life, and audio, and adds in the brand new AI-powered Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU. Intel officially […]

December 14, 2023

Chinese hardware outlet IT Home reports that the GeForce RTX 4070 Super will be available on January 17, followed by the RTX 4070 Ti Super on January 24, and the RTX 4080 Super on January 31. Previous information indicates Nvidia […]

December 8, 2023

Now that the year is almost over, system component manufacturers are preparing products for CES 2024, starting during the 2nd week of January. Phison has announced four products that it will showcase at its CES 2024 booth, including a new […]

December 8, 2023

A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of […]

December 7, 2023

AMD’s latest graphics driver release has apparently resolved a longstanding problem with RDNA 3 desktop graphics cards using way too much power at idle, and unnecessarily running up bills a bit with certain PC setups – those running high refresh […]

December 5, 2023

The GPU market is still a peculiar mix of fake deals and good offers. It’s quite difficult to navigate for gamers looking to build a new rig or upgrade their aging graphics card for recent AAA releases like Alan Wake […]

November 30, 2023

Multifunctional computer chips have evolved to do more with integrated sensors, processors, memory and other specialized components. However, as chips have expanded, the time required to move information between functional components has also grown. “Think of it like building a […]

November 30, 2023

By strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms, University of Rochester scientists have developed a new form of computing memory that is at once fast, dense, and low-power. The researchers outline their new hybrid […]

November 29, 2023

Repurposed batches of “RTX 3080 20G AI” cards featuring blower-style coolers and with 20GB GDDR6X are being spotted in large quantities over in China, stored and sold via AliExpress. These are yet another attempt to work around U.S export controls […]

November 28, 2023

As you can see below, performance in synthetic benchmarks and games looks mighty impressive compared to Ryzen 7 5000G series hardware. In games like Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk 2077, one could expect up to 200 percent better performance compared to […]

November 17, 2023

Recent Vulkan benchmarks show the Radeon RX 7900M faring surprisingly well against the mobile GeForce RTX 4090. The minor difference between the two cards is surprising, given the gulf between their respective desktop variants. When AMD launched the Radeon RX […]