Samsung officially unveils the 990 PRO SSD
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Hitting sequential read of 7,450MB/s on PCIe 4.0

Samsung has officially announced its latest 990 Pro SSD, an M.2 (2280) SSD based on Samsung V-NAND 3-bit TLC NAND, in-house controller, and PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 interface.

Samsung readies 8th generation V-NAND
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Headed for SSDs, and upcoming PCIe 5.0 capable drives

Samsung is about to start mass production of its upcoming eighth-generation V-NAND memory, which is expected to be found on future SSDs, including upcoming PCIe 5.0 capable drives.

Samsung announces global launch of Odyssey Ark gaming monitor
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55-inch of Quantum Mini LED 1000R curved screen for $3,500

Samsung has officially announced the global launch of Odyssey Ark, a 55-inch 1000R curved 4K 165Hz gaming monitor that was originally showcased at the CES show.

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 up for pre-order
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In Canada 

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 processors are up for pre-order with a Canadian retailer. 

AMD's Zen CPU's will need to be slowed
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Medium-severity flaw means you will have to listen to the sound of one hand clapping for a while 

 AMD’s Zen CPUs are vulnerable to a medium-severity flaw which means AMD will have to turn off SMT technology which will make the chips pretty much as bad as Intel's.