Tiny TPM Promises to Secure IoT Devices By Lucian Armasu published 17 June 19 The Trusted Computing Group announced work on the world's smallest TPM in an effort to secure IoT devices against tampering by malicious software.
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Beats $2,000 Intel Core i9-9980XE In Geekbench Test By Lucian Armasu published 12 June 19 Leaked Geekbench benchmark puts AMD's recently announced 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X above the $2,000 18-core Intel Core i9-9980XE
Report: Apple Considering Acquisition of Intel Modem Division By Lucian Armasu published 12 June 19 According to a recent report, Apple is looking to buy Intel's German modem division to accelerate the development of its in-house wireless modem chips.
Free PC Games: Epic Games Store Giving Away a New Title Weekly Through 2019 By Lucian Armasu published 11 June 19 At E3 2019, Epic Games announced that it's giving a way a new game every week until the end of 2019.
Report: Huawei Pumps Brakes on Laptop Business By Lucian Armasu published 11 June 19 Huawei has reportedly its notebook parts suppliers to stop their deliveries to the company, signifying a suspension of Huawei's notebook business.
What We Know About DDR5 So Far By Lucian Armasu published 7 June 19 Memory chip suppliers will begin shipping DDR5 RAM later this year, but the new memory standard is expected to go mainstream in 2021 and 2022.
Google Defends Huawei, Facebook Cuts Access to Pre-Installed Apps By Lucian Armasu published 7 June 19 Google reportedly argued that Huawei could represent a U.S. national security risk if Google can no longer collaborate with the Chinese firm.
AMD Secure Technology PSP Firmware Now Explorable, Thanks to Researcher's Tool By Lucian Armasu published 6 June 19 Security researcher released a software tool to find and analyze the firmware of AMD's PSP chip, considered by many a potential security and privacy risk.
Researchers Develop Permanent Magnetic Cooling System for Quantum Computers By Lucian Armasu published 6 June 19 Researchers from the German Technical University of Munich developed a permanent magnetic cooling system for quantum computers, making them more practical.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cx to Power $300-$800 Arm-Based Laptops By Lucian Armasu published 3 June 19 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 7cx SoC, a lower-performance version of Snapdragon 8cx targeted at $300-$800 Windows 10 laptops.
Report: Global NAND Flash Revenues See Sharp Decline By Lucian Armasu published 31 May 19 Global NAND flash revenues have dropped by 20-25% across the industry, as the average sales price of NAND products saw a similar decline.
Report: 1 Million Systems Affected by Remote Desktop Vulnerability (Update) By Lucian Armasu published 31 May 19 Security expert warned that almost a million Windows computers are still vulnerable to the wormable Remote Desktop Protocol vulnerability that Microsoft revealed two weeks ago.
NordVPN Launches Encryption Tool for Cloud-Stored Files By Lucian Armasu published 30 May 19 NordVPN announced NordLocker, an easy-to-use encryption tool for files that users upload to the cloud.
Tech Companies Reject GCHQ’s Proposal to Undermine Encryption By Lucian Armasu published 30 May 19 A coalition of technology companies and civil rights groups that includes 47 signatories published an open letter arguing against GCHQ's "ghost" proposal.
MediaTek Reveals New 5G SoC With Arm's Latest CPU and GPU By Lucian Armasu published 29 May 19 MediaTek revelead a new system-on-chip that comes with Arm's latest CPU and GPU IP, as well as a brand-new machine learning processor and the company's own multi-mode 5G modem.
Report: US Tariffs Will Impact Only a Quarter of Taiwan Monitor Shipments By Lucian Armasu published 28 May 19
Intel Follows AMD's Lead on Full Memory Encryption By Lucian Armasu published 27 May 19 Intel announced that it's pushing a patchset to the upcoming Linux kernel version that includes support for its new memory encryption feature called Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption (MKTME).
Arm Launches New CPU, GPU and Machine Learning IP By Lucian Armasu published 27 May 19 Arm announced a next-generation CPU, GPU, as well as a new machine learning processor, all promising significant performance and energy efficiency over the previous generations.
What We Know About PCIe 4.0 So Far By Lucian Armasu published 24 May 19 AMD's support for PCIe 4.0 in its CPUs and chipsets will usher in a new wave of high-performance devices, with SSDs leading the way.
IBM Plans to Commercialize Quantum Computers in 3-5 Years By Lucian Armasu published 23 May 19 IBM's Director of Research in Tokyo, Norishige Morimoto, announced that the company plans to launch a quantum computer in 3-5 years that will outperform classical supercomputers.
TSMC Says It’s Not Impacted By U.S. Ban Against Huawei By Lucian Armasu published 23 May 19 TSMC announced that the U.S. ban against Huawei will not impact its shipments to the Chinese company.
Acer Brings Zen+ Processors to Its Nitro 5, Swift 3 Notebooks By Lucian Armasu published 23 May 19 Acer launched the Nitro 5 and Swift 3 laptops that will feature AMD's second-generation Ryzen Mobile processors based on the Zen+ microarchitecture.
New Windows Zero-Day Flaws Revealed By Controversial Researcher By Lucian Armasu published 22 May 19 SandboxEscaper revealed new Windows zero-days exploits along with a demo video on GitHub.
Judge: Qualcomm ‘Strangled Competition' With Patent Licensing Practices By Lucian Armasu published 22 May 19 Judge Koh ruled that Qualcomm has violated antitrust law through its abusive and anti-competitive patent-licensing practices.
Tor Browser v8.5 Brings UX Improvements, Stable Android Version By Lucian Armasu published 22 May 19 The Tor Project announced version 8.5 of its browser, bringing a new UI and, for the first time ever, a stable Android version.
