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Ericsson processors built on ‘Intel 4’ process node beat Meteor Lake to deployment
Intel’s biggest foundry customer right now is arguably Ericsson, a company that deals in networking and 5G chips. Ericsson’s latest RAN Compute processors are utilizing the Intel 4 process node, the same node that’s used for Intel’s upcoming Meteor Lake CPU tile, and Ericsson apparently beat Intel to market. This new partnership is the latest […]
Microsoft’s 2023 ugly sweater lets you wear the famous Windows XP wallpaper
Microsoft has debuted its annual ugly sweater, which this year is celebrating one of the most iconic wallpapers of all time. That’s right — Microsoft has made a sweater out of “Bliss,” the default background in Windows XP. (Image credit: Microsoft) The sweater is $69.99 over at Microsoft’s Xbox Gear Shop, with some of the […]
AMD Ryzen 8040HS Hawk Point CPU benchmarks show modest gains — Phoenix reborn to fight Intel Meteor Lake
AMD’s Ryzen 7040 series (Phoenix Point) just came out earlier this year. However, the chipmaker appears to already have a refresh ready in the form of the Ryzen 8040 series (Hawk Point). These won’t try to compete with the best CPUs for gaming or the best budget CPUs, at least not directly, as they’re primarily […]
Old RTX 3080 GPUs repurposed and modded for Chinese market as 20GB AI cards with blower-style cooling
Repurposed batches of “RTX 3080 20G AI” cards featuring blower-style coolers and with 20GB GDDR6X are being spotted in large quantities over in China, stored and sold via AliExpress. These are yet another attempt to work around U.S export controls that now prohibit the sale of the fastest data center and consumer GPUs to China […]
Ayaneo’s Retro Mini PC AM01 uses older-gen AMD APUs – but its $149 price is also cheaper than we expected
Ayaneo has shared specifications and pricing for its first-ever range of Mini PCs. In an email to Tom’s Hardware and via a newly launched IndieGoGo campaign, we learned the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01 would feature either the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U or Ryzen 7 5700U and be priced from $149 for early bird pledges. […]
Best Cyber Monday PC and Laptop Deals 2023
We’re keeping an eye on the best Cyber Monday deals on pre-built PCs and laptops. Now is a great time to find tons of savings on a brand-new desktop PC or laptop. We’ve found bargains on new pre-built PCs from Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Dell, Lenovo, and other retailers. We’re highlighting the best deals below. […]
Lian Li O11D Mini case + 750W SFX PSU combo is only $149.99 for Cyber Monday
Lian Li is offering a great case and power supply combo this Cyber Monday featuring its O11D-Mini computer chassis and SP750 SPX power supply. Usually, the bundles are listed at $199.99, but Lian Li is discounting it to just $149.99, making this case and power supply an excellent option for your next PC build. The […]
Nvidia AI and HPC GPU sales reportedly approached half a million units in Q3 thanks to Meta, Facebook
Having earned $14.5 billion on datacenter hardware in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, Nvidia clearly sold a boatload of its H100 GPUs for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). Omdia says that Nvidia sold nearly half a million A100 and H100 GPUs, and demand for these products is so high that the lead time of […]
Upgrade your Steam Deck storage to 1TB for $45, or 2TB for $152
The best Steam Deck SSD won’t necessarily be the fastest drive on the planet. That’s because the Steam Deck is limited by what it can accept, specifically: It needs an M.2 2230 SSD. We have an article digging into the details of upgrading the Steam Deck SSD, and with the Steam Deck 64GB on sale […]
New chip crunch looming? Booming demand from Chinese fabs causing shortage of critical photomask element
Over the past few quarters, the global semiconductor industry has faced shortages of chip packaging components and advanced chip packaging capacity. Now, despite an overall economic slowdown, it faces a persistent shortage of photomasks. This critical and complex component is key to the chipmaking process. This situation is primarily fueled by the robust demand from […]