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US gov't pushing TSMC and Intel to create joint venture in the US: Report
TSMC has made no official announcements about expanding in the U.S. at the board meetings this week, but the rumor mill points to quicker expansion in Arizona and a joint venture with Intel.
2025-02-13 16:23
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Maker creates Raspberry Pi-powered thermal fusion night vision goggles
Angus Logue is using a Raspberry Pi 4 to power his cool thermal fusion night vision goggles that seriously step up the night vision game.
2025-02-13 16:09
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Increased Linux kernel timer frequency delivers big boost in AI workloads
Linux kernel timer frequency boosted to 1,000 Hz, test suite compares performance to current default 250 Hz timer.
2025-02-13 15:59
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RX 9070 XT leaked specs point to 4,096 shaders and 16GB VRAM — 3.1 GHz boost clocks and PCIe 5.0 support
Specs of AMD's upcoming RX 9070 XT have allegedly been pictured in GPU-Z, revealing 4,096 shaders, 16GB of 20 Gbps memory, and PCIe 5.0 support.
2025-02-13 15:48
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Data hoarders race to preserve data from rapidly disappearing U.S. federal websites
Data hoarders are working overtime to save federal websites that are in danger of being wiped.
2025-02-13 14:22
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AMD's beastly 'Strix Halo' Ryzen AI Max+ matches the RTX 4060 laptop in leaked 3DMark tests
An early sample of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" reportedly keeps pace with Nvidia's dedicated RTX 4060 laptop in synthetic GPU benchmarks.
2025-02-13 13:50
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Musk claims Grok 3 is 'outperforming' rivals, with full release imminent
Elon Musk said at the World Government Summit in Dubai that xAI's Grok 3 will arrive in two to three weeks and will be more powerful than any other LLM currently out there.
2025-02-13 13:32
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Presidents' Day Sale: Get $60 off Beyerdynamic's DT 1770 Pro MKI audiophile headphones — treat your ears to a new set of cans
Save $60 off its usual list price and make everything sound great with the Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro MKI audiophile-grade headphones.
2025-02-13 13:29
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AMD gained consumer desktop and laptop CPU market share in 2024, server passes 25 percent
AMD gains substantial chunks of desktop and laptop markets in 2024, according to Mercury Research.
2025-02-13 13:10
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Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2 process nodes compared: Intel is faster, but TSMC is denser
TSMC will continue to have an advantage over rivals with N2, but Intel has secret sauce.
2025-02-13 13:09
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Cherry Xtrfy M68 Pro Wireless Mouse Review
The Cherry Xtrfy M68 Pro Wireless Mouse is a symmetrical, lightweight mouse designed for a no-fuss approach to mouse management. Built with an impressive battery life and solid 8,000Hz poll rate sensor, some interesting design decisions leave it in an ...
2025-02-13 13:00
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RTX 5080 power cable allegedly melts at PSU — Redditor reports another 50-series failure
A Redditor posted that their RTX 5080 GPU suffered from a melted power cable while under regular use.
2025-02-13 12:24
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SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory enables 4TB of VRAM on GPUs, matches HBM bandwidth at higher capacity
SanDisk talks high bandwidth flash memory that promises to wed HBM bandwidth with 3D NAND capacity.
2025-02-13 12:16
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SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory enables up to 4TB of VRAM on GPUs, matches HBM bandwidth at higher capacity
SanDisk talks high bandwidth flash memory that promises to wed HBM bandwidth with 3D NAND capacity.
2025-02-13 12:16
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Lian Li Edge Gold EG1000G ATX 3.1 Power Supply Review
The Lian Li Edge Gold EG1000 G elegantly combines innovative design and practicality, but competition and compatibility may temper its appeal.
2025-02-13 12:00
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Emojis can be hacked to hide data or messages, unicode Characters also susceptible
Paul Butler tests and demonstrates the flexibility of encoding hidden messages within Unicode characters, including emoji.
2025-02-12 19:26
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Intel Xeon Granite Rapids-W CPU specs allegedly leaked — up to 128 PCIe 5.0 lanes and eight-channel memory support
Intel reportedly preps two Xeon W 'Granite Rapids-W' platforms for mainstream and expert HEDT workstations.
2025-02-12 18:55
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Cable maker advises against using old 12VHPWR cables with RTX 50-series GPUs
Moddiy has warned users against using its older 12VHPWR-rated power cables with RTX 50-series products. It recommends only using its cables manufactured in 2025.
2025-02-12 18:36
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RTX 5070 allegedly delayed until early March to counter AMD RX 9070 launch
Leaker MEGAsizeGPU claims that Nvidia's mid-range $549 RTX 5070 has been pushed back to early next month.
2025-02-12 17:49
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Third Ryzen 7 9800X3D burnout case appears, kills the CPU, and damages the motherboard socket
Three weeks after building, a Redditor's Ryzen 7 9800X3D has seemingly burned out.
2025-02-12 16:57
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