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IFS continues to gain momentum. — Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs IFS continues to gain momentum.

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Intel Core i7-14790F

Intel’s Black Edition CPUs aren’t always faster than the regular ones

Zhiye Liu published 25 January 24

The first benchmark of Intel's Core i7-14790F processor for the Chinese market has emerged.

GeForce Now

Apple rule change opens the door for native GeForce Now and Xbox Game Streaming on App Store

Aaron Klotz published 25 January 24

New rule could allow for dedicated apps on iPhone

AMD is ending support for its Link game streaming application: Here are some alternatives

Christopher Harper published 25 January 24

AMD Link, the in-home and online game streaming option from your AMD GPU-powered PC, has been discontinued. AMD mentions but does not list alternatives, thus we opted to fill in the gap.

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Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees amid industry-wide cuts

Christopher Harper published 25 January 24

Mere months after acquiring Activision Blizzard in October 2023, Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees

An egg taped together.

Newegg's unveils 'Refreshed' refurb program — claims you'll actually get good quality

Matthew Connatser published 25 January 24

Newegg Refresh is the company's new in-house refurbishment program for GPUs, PCs, Apple devices, monitors, and more.

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Grab Razer's Huntsman V2 gaming keyboard for just $119 — its lowest-ever price

Stewart Bendle published 25 January 24

You can now pick up the Huntsman V2 analog optical switch keyboard for $119, saving 52% on its original price.

Ryzen CPU

AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D comes very close to 5800X3D in new Geekbench 6 benchmark results

Aaron Klotz published 25 January 24

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X3D was recently tested in Geekbench 6 featuring performance very similar to the 5800X3D.

Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs

Paul Alcorn published 25 January 24

Intel and UMC have announced a partnership that will see UMC's 12nm tech used to produce chips in Intel's fabs.

Google Tensor SoC

Google settles ahead of closing arguments in Singular Computing’s $1.67 billion AI tech patent trial

Mark Tyson published 25 January 24

The scale of the settlement has not been revealed.

Shoppee marketplace Taiwan

TSMC creates edible chips – coconut flavor puffs made in collaboration with Taiwan’s Guai Guai

Mark Tyson published 25 January 24

Limited edition chips are now selling for over 20x the normal price.

Arduino

Arduino Alvik brings MicroPython and Lego robotics to the classroom

Ash Hill published 25 January 24

Arduino has announced the Arduino Alvik which aims to teach robotics in the classroom with MicroPython and Lego support.

Biren Technology

China's largest AI GPU maker loses its CEO despite generous government funding

Anton Shilov published 25 January 24

Co-founder and chief executive of Biren resigns despite generous funding by the government.

CXMT DRAM

Chinese DRAM maker CXMT 18.5nm node allegedly complies with U.S. export rules

Anton Shilov published 25 January 24

Chinese maker of DRAM renames its 17nm process technology to 18.5nm, claims it fell short of standard, to comply with U.S. export rules and get advanced fab tools.

Intel Arc A750 8GB GDDR6 GPU

Intel's combined Arc desktop and integrated Arc graphics driver boosts DirectX 11 games performance, and a few DirectX 12 games too

Christopher Harper published 25 January 24

Intel's latest Arc Graphics driver for desktop GPUs and their iGPUs are bundled into one package for this January 24, 2024 update. Legacy Intel iGPU drivers are also included.

HiSilicon

Huawei's MatePad Pro hides an unknown Kirin 9000W

Anton Shilov published 25 January 24

Huawei MatePad 13.2-inch tablet uses unknown HiSilicon Kirin 9000W processor.

Intel

Intel opens $3.5 billion advanced Foveros 3D chip packaging facility in New Mexico

Anton Shilov published 24 January 24

Intel's Fab 9 that specializes on Foveros 3D packaging starts operations in New Mexico.

Photograph of a prototype Nvidia RTX 3080 FE Passive Cooling project.

Redditor shows off untested passively-cooled RTX 3080 prototype

Christopher Harper published 24 January 24

Redditor Everynametaken9 posted an attempt at a passively-cooled RTX 3080 FE, complete with photos of several modded-on coolers, while asking the Nvidia subreddit for advice.

Real Deals

Save $160 when you purchase two WD Red Pro 20TB HDDs for $599 — that's just $15 per TB

Stewart Bendle published 24 January 24

Update your NAS storage with 40TB of WD Red Pro HDDs for just $599.

Screenshot of the Pokémon Palworld mod from ToastedShoes' Twitter page.

Palworld got a working Pokemon conversion mod, and Nintendo's lawyers struck immediately

Christopher Harper published 24 January 24

A Pokémon conversion mod announcement video for Palworld replacing the playable character and capturable Pals with Pokémon characters received Nintendo takedown in under a day.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Mobile

Nvidia adds AI-powered SDR to HDR video enhancement to its latest drivers

Matthew Connatser published 24 January 24

Nvidia's latest driver update adds RTX Video HDR, which takes SDR videos and makes them look like they were made with HDR colors.

IFS continues to gain momentum. — Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs IFS continues to gain momentum.

Or a cut-down version of the Kirin 9000S? — Huawei's MatePad Pro hides an unknown Kirin 9000W Or a cut-down version of the Kirin 9000S?

As CXMT preps to expand production capacity, it has to comply with U.S. requirements. — Chinese DRAM maker CXMT 18.5nm node allegedly complies with U.S. export rules despite prior claims of it being 17nm As CXMT preps to expand production capacity, it has to comply with U.S. requirements.

Biren and Cambricon face challenges due to pressure from the U.S. government. — China's largest AI GPU maker loses its CEO despite generous government funding — development calls into question China's GPU advances Biren and Cambricon face challenges due to pressure from the U.S. government.

The scale of the settlement has not been revealed. — Google settles ahead of closing arguments in Singular Computing’s $1.67 billion AI tech patent trial The scale of the settlement has not been revealed.

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AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Sapphire Pulse card photos and unboxing

AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT review: faster clocks, twice the memory, still Navi 33

By Jarred Walton published 24 January 24

RX 6700 XT still provides stiff competition at the same price.

Framework Laptop 16

Framework Laptop 16 review: the Franken-notebook

By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 January 24

Framework introduces replaceable graphics for the first time, along with customizable keyboards and other accessories.

Asus RTX 4070 Ti Super TUF Gaming card photos and unboxing

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super review

By Jarred Walton published 23 January 24

There's surprisingly little uplift in most games from the memory upgrades.

Asus ROG Swift PG248QP

Asus ROG Swift PG248QP 540 Hz gaming monitor review: Raw speed and performance

By Christian Eberle published 21 January 24

24-inch FHD TN gaming monitor with 540 Hz, Nvidia’s G-Sync Processor, HDR and wide gamut color.

Gaming Monitors

Pimoroni NVMe Base

Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: NVMe for Me

By Les Pounder published 20 January 24

The base for your next Raspberry Pi 5 build

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Recent External SSDs

Best External SSDs 2024: Fast, Reliable, Portable Storage

By Matt Safford, Sean Webster last updated 25 January 24

We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

Best Flash Drives

Best Flash Drives 2024: Fast, Roomy, Pocketable USB Storage

By Matt Safford last updated 24 January 24

Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

USB Flash Drives

Best Mini-ITX Cases

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2024: Our Picks for Compact PC Builds

By Matt Safford last updated 24 January 24

Save some space without sacrificing performance or looks with the best compact PC cases we've tested.

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CPUs

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2024: CPU Rankings

By Paul Alcorn last updated 25 January 24

All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.

Ryzen CPU

AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D comes very close to 5800X3D in new Geekbench 6 benchmark results

By Aaron Klotz published 25 January 24

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X3D was recently tested in Geekbench 6 featuring performance very similar to the 5800X3D.

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Graphics Cards

GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy

GPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2024: Graphics Cards Ranked

By Jarred Walton last updated 25 January 24

Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards based on real-world gaming tests. Find out how the latest GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel stack up.

Intel Arc A750 8GB GDDR6 GPU

Intel's combined Arc desktop and integrated Arc graphics driver boosts DirectX 11 games performance, and a few DirectX 12 games too

By Christopher Harper published 25 January 24

Intel's latest Arc Graphics driver for desktop GPUs and their iGPUs are bundled into one package for this January 24, 2024 update. Legacy Intel iGPU drivers are also included.

Photograph of a prototype Nvidia RTX 3080 FE Passive Cooling project.

Redditor shows off untested passively-cooled RTX 3080 prototype

By Christopher Harper published 24 January 24

Redditor Everynametaken9 posted an attempt at a passively-cooled RTX 3080 FE, complete with photos of several modded-on coolers, while asking the Nvidia subreddit for advice.

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Laptops

Real Deals

Get this RTX 4060 laptop gaming from Lenovo for under $1000

By Stewart Bendle published 23 January 24

Back on sale, Best Buy has one of Lenovo's gaming laptop SKUs reduced in price to under $1000.

Framework Laptop 16

Framework Laptop 16 review: the Franken-notebook

By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 January 24

Framework introduces replaceable graphics for the first time, along with customizable keyboards and other accessories.

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Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Arduino Alvik brings MicroPython and Lego robotics to the classroom

By Ash Hill published 25 January 24

Arduino has announced the Arduino Alvik which aims to teach robotics in the classroom with MicroPython and Lego support.

Raspberry Pi

Adafruit designs Raspberry Pi RP2040 floppy drive emulator

By Ash Hill published 24 January 24

Adafruit has designed a floppy drive PCB that uses an RP2040 with the ability to emulate a real floppy drive.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Powers ReBoi Game Boy Color Drop-in Kit

By Ash Hill published 22 January 24

James Sargent has created a Raspberry Pi-powered drop-in kit for the Game Boy Color that uses two Pis and a custom PCB.

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Real Deals

Save $160 when you purchase two WD Red Pro 20TB HDDs for $599 — that's just $15 per TB

By Stewart Bendle published 24 January 24

Update your NAS storage with 40TB of WD Red Pro HDDs for just $599.

Real Deals

Get this RTX 4060 laptop gaming from Lenovo for under $1000

By Stewart Bendle published 23 January 24

Back on sale, Best Buy has one of Lenovo's gaming laptop SKUs reduced in price to under $1000.

Real Deals

Compact and powerful Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with RTX 4060 graphics gets a $550 price drop

By Stewart Bendle published 22 January 24

Dropping a whopping $550 at Best Buy, the 2023 version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is on sale for $1,049.

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