AMD users say Ryzen 9000 series is “meh”
Published in News


AMD might have botched the launch

A recent survey by 3DCenter.org reveals mixed reactions to AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series launch.

Intel finally catches up on cores
Published in News


Xeon 6 ‘Granite Rapids’ 6900P-series models

Intel has launched its high-performance Xen 6 ‘Granite Rapids’ 6900P-series models, featuring five new processors with 72- to 128-cores.

Intel slips out of discrete GPU market
Published in Graphics


Zero per cent market share

Intel remains a dominant player in PC gaming due to its majority share in PC processors, but its discrete graphics presence has vanished into a puff of smoke.

US air traffic control systems out of date
Published in Transportation


Likely to stay that way until the 2030s

Flying within the US will be a little third world until the 2030s because the FAA has not bothered to upgrade its air traffic control equipment, according to government accountants.

Software problems responsible for most car recalls
Published in Transportation


If only people checked this stuff

Software fixes now account for over 20 per cent of car recalls, according to DeMayo Law's analysis of a decade's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.

Steam beats its record
Published in Gaming
25 September 2024

Steam beats its record


38,366,479 concurrent players at once

Steam has set a new record with 38,366,479 concurrent players online.

KLEVV releases new Genuine G560 PCIe Gen 5 and CRAS C715 PCIe Gen 3 SSDs
Published in PC Hardware


Genuine G560 brings 14,000MB/s sequential speeds

KLEVV has announced two new SSDs that will both be available in October, the Genuine G560 PCIe Gen 5 and CRAS C715 PCIe Gen 3. The Genuine G560 PCIe Gen 5 is KLEVV's first PCIe Gen 5 SSD coming in capacities of up to 4TB, while the CRAS C715 is a revamped PCIe Gen 3 SSD with SLC caching.

Intel planning major core update
Published in News


Reboot of x86 architecture making it more Zenish

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn, claiming that Chipzilla is planning a major reboot of its x86 architecture to make it a little more like its rival AMD.

The iPhone 16 Pro screen is borked
Published in Mobiles


As responsive as a brick wall

The iPhone 16 Pro has barely hit the shelves, and users are complaining about faults.

AI will become smarter than humans
Published in AI


In just a thousand days

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has laid out his grand vision for the AI-powered future, which he dubs “The Intelligence Age” and claims that AI will be more intelligent than humans in just a thousand days.