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Arrow Lake die shot shows off the details of Intel's chiplet-based design
Arrow Lake might be slow in gaming, but the architecture is still a sight to behold under the hood.
$899 Dual-screen NBook Fly laptop gets 'upgraded' to a 2020-era Comet Lake Xeon CPU
The dual-screen NBook Fly now features an octa-core Xeon W-10885M, a marginal upgrade over the existing hexa-core i7-10850H, with both CPUs sharing the 5-year-old Comet Lake design.
Windows 11 24H2 update is now automatically downloading on some PCs
Many Windows users will soon get Windows 11 24H2 automatically, indicates a Microsoft bulletin published just ahead of the weekend.
Microsoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of service
Today, May 5th, marks the final day for Skype, ending its 22-year run as a staple of daily communication.
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell appears online with an eye-watering price tag of over $11,000
A retailer in Japan has listed the workstation GPU for over $11,000
10% surge in Taiwanese currency vs US dollar could hurt PC and components pricing
The currency of Taiwan, the 'silicon island,' has appreciated over 10% vs the USD in the space of just a few days, raising concerns about further price rises coming to U.S. consumers.
Nvidia pitches Star Wars vs. Star Trek fans in May The Fourth RTX 5090 competition
Nvidia has announced a competition for May The Fourth 2025, which should mean at least two PC enthusiasts win a free GeForce RTX 5090 by the end of the day.
GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025 are 'like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight' reckons Grok AI
Shipping graphics cards with just 8GB of VRAM is tantamount to 'bringing a butter knife to a gunfight,' opines the Grok AI, built-into Twitter/X
Amazon lists the unannounced WD Black SN8100 with 14.9 GB/s reads for $225 (1TB)
Amazon (Germany) is accepting pre-orders for the unannounced WD Black SN8100 SSD, promising 14.9 GB/s read speeds, set for launch on May 30.
Brain interface used to edit YouTube video — paralyzed Neuralink patient also uses AI to narrate with his own voice
Bradford Smith, an ALS patient, is the third patient to receive a Neuralink implant. This tech has allowed him to edit and upload a YouTube video, and even help him synthesize his voice using AI.