Hardware

Apple's mobile chips are now made in the U.S. — TSMC produces the older A16 Bionic at its Arizona fab
TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona already produces A16 processors on the N4P node.
2024-09-18 18:18
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Lunar Lake laptop seemingly has 5 hours longer battery life than Apple M3 MacBook — Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i reaches almost 24 hours of video playback
Lenovo has provided battery life numbers for its upcoming Lunar Lake-powered Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition. This laptop features nearly 24 hours of video playback, 5 hours more than Apple's M2 and M3 laptops.
2024-09-18 18:08
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ORNL shreds 250 petabytes of disk drives from the Summit supercomputer — Alpine storage system dismantled in preparation for the world's fastest supercomputer
The Alpine storage system, a high-performance storage array for the world's 9th fastest supercomputer, has shredded all of its drives by ORNL in preparation for its replacement, Alpine2, which will power Summit until November.
2024-09-18 17:59
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Corsair RM750e ATX 3.1 PSU Review
The Corsair RM750e balances modern features, including ATX 3.1 compliance and 600W 12V-2x6 support, but compromises on thermal efficiency under heavy loads and lacks premium components.
2024-09-18 16:59
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Fractal Design's trendsetting North PC case hits an all-time low of $109 at Newegg
One of the most iconic PC case designs in recent years has peaked our deal radar. The five-star review-winning Fractal Design North is currently available for $109.97 on Newegg, the lowest price we have ever seen.
2024-09-18 16:45
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PS5 firmware update renders several games unplayable with severe graphics issues — this week, the best way to play PlayStation titles is on PC
A PS5 firmware update has rendered several major titles unplayable with crashing or graphics glitches...the same week as two major AAA PS5-to-PC ports.
2024-09-18 16:04
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Kingston NV3 SSD Review: A solid, affordable SSD
Kingston is back with the NV3, a budget SSD successor to the NV2. It offers modest performance but with good power efficiency, and it should become an inexpensive option for upgrades and extra storage.
2024-09-18 15:52
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Ryzen 9000 CPUs drop 10% frequency executing AVX-512 instructions — Intel CPUs typically suffer from more substantial clock speed drops
Unlike Intel's CPUs, AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors do not drop clocks significantly when executing AVX-512.
2024-09-18 15:49
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Intel's Core Ultra 200 desktop CPUs reportedly support DDR5-10000 RAM — Arrow Lake-S takes advantage of CUDIMMs with clock drivers
Intel's next-generation Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake CPUs will reportedly support up to DDR5-10000 CUDIMMs.
2024-09-18 15:39
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Final Fantasy XVI and God of War Ragnarok drop for PC this week — AMD has preview drivers, Nvidia shows benchmarks
AMD and Nvidia dropped drivers and benchmarks, respectively, ahead of two major PS5-to-PC ports. There's also a Dead Rising Remaster and a Souls-like to keep you busy.
2024-09-17 20:38
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Intel outlines a plan to get back in the game: Pause fab projects in Europe, make the foundry unit an independent subsidiary, and streamline the x86 portfolio
Intel reviews its projects and product plans as part of the turnaround plan introduced in August.
2024-09-17 18:17
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Crucial brings P310 NVMe SSD to standard form factor — the 2TB QLC M.2-2230 king gets 2280 variant
Crucial's P310 NVMe SSD is getting a new variant. It is now available in the M.2 2280 form factor.
2024-09-17 18:08
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AMD microcode improves cross-CCD latency on Ryzen 9000 CPUs — Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X cross-CCD latency cut in half to match previous-gen models
AMD has released a new AGESA microcode update for Zen 5 that cuts the cross-CCD latency of the Ryzen 9 9950X and 9900X in half, matching the previous gen Ryzen 9 7950X and 7900X.
2024-09-17 17:59
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Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8
Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM services, crippling Windows Media Player and Silverlight.
2024-09-17 17:02
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AOC releases a quartet of curved gaming monitors — new additions offer up to 280 Hz at 1440p for $399
The newest G4-series monitors from Agon by AOC offer curved gaming experiences in 1080p or 1440p and 180 Hz or 280 Hz refresh rates. The wave is available for retail now, except for the highest-end model.
2024-09-17 16:39
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Alibaba cloud servers being 'carefully dried' after firefighter drenching last week
In a status update on Monday, Alibaba Cloud services said it was still gradually restoring access to servers and data affected by a fire last week. Specifically, servers were being 'carefully dried' after sprinklers, and firefighters drenched them to s...
2024-09-17 15:39
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Our favorite 1TB USB Flash drive is now $69, matching its lowest price ever
1TB of fast storage in your pocket with SK hynix's Tube T31 drive for just $69.
2024-09-17 14:10
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Plugable 15.6-inch USB-C Portable Monitor Review: Par for the course
The Plugable 15.6-inch USB-C portable monitor is an average performer that doesn’t justify its price tag.
2024-09-17 13:00
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Seagate Game Drive External SSD (2TB) review: Speedy, but expensive
Seagate's Game Drive External SSD performs well and looks the part of a PlayStation accessory, but similarly-performing alternatives are available for much less.
2024-09-17 12:00
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How to resolve hotkey conflicts in Windows: Find out which program is using which shortcut
If you want to know which program owns your Prtscr key or other keyboard combo, a free utility called Spy++ can help.
2024-09-17 12:00
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