HARDWARE

We’ve finally established that 640K of memory isn’t quite enough for anyone, but the correct amount of RAM remains a hot debate topic. RAM isn’t cheap, but the time may finally be here to move on to 32GB of memory. Professional Users Are…

When Intel established its Intel Foundry Services division in early 2021, it was clear that it needed the contract chipmaking unit to be on par with Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in terms of scale as fabs and production…

Intel is first 6.0 GHz CPU coming 2023 With the disclosure of the next-gen Core Series platform, Intel Core i9-13900KS is confirming it will launch its first desktop CPU offering 6.0 GHz frequency out of the box next year. The new…

Microsoft is Surface lineup comes in various options, ranging from standard to Pro and Studio flavors but it looks like the company is getting ready to launch its first gaming-focused Surface laptop. Microsoft Possibly Entering Gaming…

Intel has confirmed that it will shutter its Optane memory business in its entirety. A couple of sentences mentioned in the Q2’2022 earnings release for the company indicated Intel will take a multi-million-dollar hit due to the closure of…

Now that most well-known high-tech companies have ceased to ship their products to Russia, there is a shortage of everything in the country — from smartphones to high-end storage systems and laptops to servers. But apparently, there is a…

The latest benchmarks of Intel's Raptor Lake Core i7-13700K and Core i5-13600K on DDR5 and DDR4 platforms have been leaked. The new test results once again come from ExtremePlayer at Bilibili who has compiled various performance, power, and…

Silicon Motion has today introduced its first SSD platform featuring a PCIe Gen5 interface. SMI's MonTitan SM8366 controller offers an unbeatable sequential performance of over 14GB/s. It also provides support for existing, specialty, and…

Huawei has revealed the latest version of the MateBook X Pro in China, which starts at CNY 8,999 (~US$1,330) with an Intel Core i5-1240P processor. Also available with a Core i7-1260P and a unique skin-soothing metallic body option, the…

Kaspersky security researchers have discovered a rootkit named CosmicStrand, located in the firmware images of Gigabyte and ASUS motherboards. “CosmicStrand is a sophisticated UEFI firmware rootkit that allows its owners to achieve very…