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Deep dives into processor architecture, performance benchmarks, and the latest hardware news.
IO Interactive Doubles Down on Project Fantasy Funding Alone After Xbox Bails, Shuttering Its Istanbul Office to Survive
Last week, IO Interactive announced that it was forced to cut some of its staff after Xbox abandoned funding for the Project Fantasy IP, first reveale...
SpaceX Asks The FCC For Permission To Launch 100,000 Gen3 Satellites That Sport Advanced Phased-Array Beamforming And Electronic Beam Steering Capabilities
SpaceX is now putting its cash-rich coffers to good use by significantly ramping up the planned launch cadence for its Gen3 (alternatively called the ...
GTA Trilogy Dev Finally Admits Fans Were Right, Yet Says the Disaster Wasn’t Entirely the Remaster’s Fault
When GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition launched in November 2021, it was supposed to be a glossy return to three of the most beloved games in Rockst...
Rebel Wolves Shows That The Blood of Dawnwalker Is Much More Than Another Witcher-Influenced Adventure
As a new studio founded by ex-Witcher Alumni, Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco allowed us an intimate four hours with the studio’s inaugural title: The B...
AVX-512 support is reportedly returning with Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs — Latest Linux kernel patches reveal P-cores and E-cores will gain native 512-bit execution
It looks like Intel is adding back AVX-512 support to its client CPUs starting from the upcoming Nova Lake desktop lineup. Previously, we expected to ...
Save nearly $2,000 on this RTX 5090 OLED gaming laptop right now — massive discount on powerhouse 16-inch Lenovo rig with 240Hz refresh rate, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU, all for $3,199
Grab this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an RTX 5090 for just $3,199 right now at B&H Photo, saving you $1,800....
Chinese memory and storage firm expected to post more than 60,000% jump in profits due to exploding demand — Lexar owner Longsys forecasts nearly $1.5 billion profit for 1H26 compared to $2.1 million last year
Chinese memory and storage manufacturer Longsys expects to post a massive increase in profits due to the AI-driven chip shortage....
South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI plan faces big power and water challenges — a single megacluster requires a quarter of Seoul's total power demand
The ₩1,350 trillion total combines a $520 billion semiconductor program with AI data center and robotics spending, mostly made up of corporate capex....
Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models
Total graphics power figures for Nvidia's unanounced, unreleased RTX 50 Super-series graphics cards have appeared in Seasonic's PSU capacity calculato...
The Evolution of CPU Architecture
An in-depth look at how CPU architectures have evolved over the past decade, from multi-core processing to hybrid architectures.
AMD's 3D V-Cache Technology Explained
How AMD's innovative 3D stacking technology is revolutionizing gaming performance.
Intel's 14th Gen Processors Review
Our comprehensive review of Intel's 14th generation processors. Are they worth the upgrade?