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AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors
AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors
Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer
TechTuber shows that the Commodore 1541 floppy disk electronics were powerful and capable enough to work as a standalone computer.
AMD's CES 2026 Keynote Liveblog
AMD CEO Lisa Su will take to the stage at 6:30 p.m. PT to outline the company's latest advances at CES 2026.
AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D promises 7% uplift over Ryzen 7 9800X3D
The long-rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D is official, but AMD’s own benchmarks paint an underwhelming picture for performance gains.
AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU
AMD’s new Ryzen AI 400 ‘Gorgon Point’ APUs are primarily driven by a clock speed bump, featuring similar silicon as the previous generation otherwise.
Intel CES 2026 keynote live blog: Panther Lake debuts in Core Ultra Series 3 laptop CPUs, Arc B390 IGP announced
Jim Johnson, Intel’s Senior VP and GM of the Client Computing Division, will come on stage at 3:00 p.m. PT to talk about the Core Ultra Series 3 processors.
Intel doubles down on gaming with Panther Lake, claims 76% faster gaming performance
Intel finally unveiled the specs and speeds of its Panther Lake processors at CES, with the headline addition being a new lineup of X-series chips that sport a bigger GPU.
Qualcomm expands Snapdragon on Windows with X2 Plus
Qualcomm is expanding its second generation of Windows chips with the X2 Plus lineup, which claims a 35% jump in single-core and a 17% increase in multi-threaded performance.
