AMD’s Zen 6c leak shows single-thread muscle
AMD’s next dense-core server processor has surfaced in a benchmark leak, apparently beating Zen 5…
Micron skips a NAND generation
Micron plans to skip a generation of NAND flash, promising denser chips and faster storage…
PC shipments fall off a cliff as memory bills soar
Global PC shipments plunged 21 per cent in the third quarter as soaring component costs left buyers keeping their wallets firmly shut. Beancounters at Counterpoint Research have added up numbers,…
AMD’s Zen 6c leak shows single-thread muscle
AMD’s next dense-core server processor has surfaced in a benchmark leak, apparently beating Zen 5…
OLED helps LG Display climb out of the red
LG Display returned to operating profit in the third quarter as stronger OLED shipments helped…
LattePanda squeezes a server onto a single board
LattePanda has launched a compact Intel-powered single-board server with dual 10GbE networking, up to 64GB…
Renesas gives industrial chips a magnetic memory upgrade
Renesas has introduced industrial microcontrollers with integrated MRAM and clock speeds up to 600MHz, giving…
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News
AMD’s Zen 6c leak shows single-thread muscle
AMD’s next dense-core server processor has surfaced in a benchmark leak, apparently beating Zen 5 by 16.5 per cent at the same clock speed. According to Guru3D, a purported EPYC…
OLED helps LG Display climb out of the red
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Graphics
Nvidia finally cuts the shader compilation queue
Nvidia’s latest GeForce driver adds Advanced Shader Delivery, promising to cut the tedious wait while…
AMD brings Ryzen overclocking controls to Linux
AMD has submitted a Linux overclocking driver for Ryzen processors, giving enthusiasts official tuning controls…
Super Flower adds an alarm for melting GPU misery
Super Flower has launched a GPU power-monitoring dongle, giving owners another accessory to buy while worrying about their expensive graphics cards melting. According to PC Gamer, the VGA 12+4PIN OCP…
Mobiles
Memory crunch sends phone makers to the scrapheap
Some Chinese phone makers are reportedly turning to memory chips recovered from discarded handsets as rising component costs squeeze the budget smartphone market. According to TrendForce, citing Taiwanese publication TechNews,…
Smartphone sales fall of a cliff
Global smartphone shipments have fallen by at least a fifth as soaring memory costs force…
Hackers hit Trump Mobile customer data
Hackers have stolen and published personal information belonging to 3,615 Trump Mobile users, adding a…
PC Hardware
Renesas gives industrial chips a magnetic memory upgrade
Renesas has introduced industrial microcontrollers with integrated MRAM and clock speeds up to 600MHz, giving…
Xiaomi promises 20-hour Redmi Book laptops
Xiaomi has confirmed new Redmi Book laptops with Intel Wildcat Lake processors, promising lengthy battery…
AMD’s Zen 6c leak shows single-thread muscle
AMD’s next dense-core server processor has surfaced in a benchmark leak, apparently beating Zen 5 by 16.5 per cent at the same clock speed. According to Guru3D, a purported EPYC…
AI
OpenAI swallows Orchestra Bio
OpenAI has bought Orchestra Bio to expand its pharmaceutical software business, adding drug development management to its growing collection of AI ambitions. The company will combine Orchestra’s team and technology…
Crescent Island demonstrated and named Intel GPU D270
480GB LPDDR5X 350W air-cooled envelope Intel has officially put a commercial name on its eagerly…
Character.AI bankruptcy sparks fight over kiddie chats
Character.AI’s bankruptcy has drawn the attention of 40 attorneys general, who are demanding safeguards for…
Gaming
Rockstar’s GTA nearly cooked after 13 year wait
Rockstar’s long road to GTA VI involved competing projects, an uncertain early direction and a…
US lawmaker wants publishers to stop killing purchased games
US Representative Ritchie Torres plans legislation that would force publishers to respect game ownership and…
Next Xbox could cost $1,800
The software king of the world, Microsoft’s next Xbox could cost as much as $1,800, apparently bringing premium gaming and financial distress into the same living room. According to Ars…
Automotive
Uber plans to unleash Chinese robotaxis on London
Uber has teamed up with Chinese autonomous-vehicle outfit Pony.ai to bring robotaxis to London, with road testing set to begin within weeks. According to TechCrunch. the companies intend to put…
RAMageddon increases car prices
RAMageddon is threatening to shove car prices higher as AI outfits gobble up the memory…
BMW enshittifies its cars with adverts
The maker of expensive cars for twats and travelling salesmen, BMW, has enshittified its motors…
Data center
Crescent Island demonstrated and named Intel GPU D270
480GB LPDDR5X 350W air-cooled envelope Intel has officially put a commercial name on its eagerly…
Tech bros wave €115 billion scare bill at Europe
America’s technology giants have found a suitably frightening price for Europe’s cloud independence, courtesy of…
Microsoft pulls plug on powerless Essex AI project
Microsoft has abandoned its planned tenancy at Nscale’s Essex AI data centre after reports that adequate electricity supplies could remain unavailable until the 2030s. The Loughton project was supposed to…
Smart devices
TomTom navigates another 200 staff towards the exit
TomTom is recalculating and cutting approximately 200 jobs worldwide as it reorganises its operations and targets €21 million in annual savings. The company plans to reduce management layers and organise…
Amazon makes smart speaker a little dumber
Amazon has decided that some of its older Echo smart speakers have been far too…
Toyota wants 400,000 robots
Toyota plans to deploy 400,000 factory robots while insisting its mechanical workforce should coexist with…
Network
Canada plots internet route around America
Norwegian infrastructure outfit Bulk is seeking a Canadian partner to build a $620 million transatlantic…
European telcos plot satellite alternative to Starlink
Four major European mobile operators are exploring a joint satellite service that could extend mobile…
LattePanda squeezes a server onto a single board
LattePanda has launched a compact Intel-powered single-board server with dual 10GbE networking, up to 64GB of memory and a distinctly grown-up price. The Sigma 2 measures 146 × 102mm and…