Samsung is prepping 400-layer V-NAND for future 16TB SSD storage and PCIe 5.0 performance
Rival SK Hynix is also working on 400-layer NAND
Scientists create chameleon-like invisibility material that doesn't use electricity
Molecular compound allows material to shift colors in seconds
Samsung to unveil AR glasses prototype at Galaxy S25 launch event next month
Competition for the Meta Ray Ban glasses?
This $30 tool gives you access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and more for life
Generate text, images, code, audio, and video in one place
Researchers use "e-tattoos" on scalps to monitor brain activity
Painless electronic ink patterns replace cumbersome electrodes
Failover vs. Failback: Two Disaster Recovery Methods
A key distinction in the realm of disaster recovery is the one between failover and failback. Both terms describe two sides of the same coin, complementary processes that are often brought together.
AMD captures nearly 90% of motherboard sales during Black Friday at German retailer, dominates US charts
AMD is on a roll as Intel flounders
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle needs a ray-tracing GPU, path tracing requires frame gen to hit 60fps
Those still using GTX 10 series or Radeon 5000 GPUs are out of luck
China retaliates against US with bans on critical materials for semiconductors and defense
Exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and super-hard materials are affected
What's next for Intel: Split, sell, or shut down the fabs?
Pat Gelsinger is out, but the big questions remain
In context: Intel has been in play since reporting its disastrous June quarter. Despite turning in a decent quarter last month, the writing has been on the wall for several months that Gelsinger was under pressure. That pressure was coming from all directions – customers, partners, employees, and, not least, the Street. After the company reset guidance in July, the consensus across the financial community was that Intel had to be split in two, and increasingly that Gelsinger had to go.
MSI Claw handheld gaming PC returns with Lunar Lake and 32GB of RAM for $800
A cheaper Lenovo handheld gaming PC is also coming
Another cloud provider bails on VMware after receiving a 900-percent price hike
Are these sound pricing decisions or is Broadcom gouging its customers?
Market share surprise: Windows 10 popularity is increasing
A hot potato: Windows 10 is approaching the end of its lifecycle, with security and stability updates set to stop soon. However, many users seem reluctant to move on. In fact, the operating system has grown even more popular compared to a month ago. Could Windows 11 risk becoming Microsoft's next major headache?
Biden hits China with new export rules to curb its AI ambitions
Tighter export controls sound good on paper, but experts aren't convinced
Intel XeSS 2 arrives alongside new Battlemage GPUs with frame generation and low-latency mode
Intel takes on DLSS 3 and FSR 3 innovations
Intel launches new Arc Battlemage B580 and B570 gaming GPUs: specs, performance preview, pricing, and more
Intel to the rescue of mainstream PC gamers?
Forward-looking: Intel is finally ready to announce its next-generation Battlemage gaming GPUs today, beginning with the Arc B580 and Arc B570. We've got all the details: specs, performance claims, pricing, and even the announcement of XeSS 2 – so what does Intel have in store for the GPU market?
70% of surveyed employees in the UK believe AI is reshaping the workplace
Perceived benefits include increased efficiency and enhanced productivity
AMD disables loop buffer feature in Zen 4 CPUs with no major performance hit
Loop buffer is enabled on modern Intel and Arm processors
People now spend more time watching games than playing them, according to a new report
Do you prefer to watch or play?
Judge denies Elon Musk's billion-dollar Tesla pay package for a second time
The requested $6 billion in lawyers' fee was also denied
What just happened? What's worse than having a multi-billion compensation package denied to you by a judge? Having it denied a second time, despite being overwhelmingly re-approved by Tesla shareholders. That's the situation Elon Musk has found himself in after Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her original ruling that called the payment excessive. She also denied a request from lawyers who brought the case to be paid $6 billion.
European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission to create artificial solar eclipses in space
Proba-3 will observe closer to the Sun's edge than any space or Earth-based instrument has before
Microsoft accuses Google of blocking game purchases on Xbox Android app
Google fires back, reigniting arguments over sideloading and commission fees
Nvidia challenger Tenstorrent completes $700 million funding round backed by Jeff Bezos, other high-profile investors
CEO Jim Keller is a strong advocate of open source
These names cause ChatGPT to break, and it's due to AI hallucinations
The cost of making stuff up
Nvidia's RTX 2060 Was Never Fast Enough for Ray Tracing
We revisit the GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia's promise of ray tracing from its base GPU some 6 years ago. Did this $350 GPU deliver on its potential?
Google removes several active Android "SpyLoan" apps, 8+ million downloads later
When predatory loan crime meets mobile social engineering tricks
AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT could go head-to-head with RTX 4080 in raster and ray tracing performance
New RDNA4 GPU beats 7900 XTX ray tracing by 45%, with 25% less power consumption
Blizzard delists Warcraft RTS games, but GOG promises owners to preserve their purchases
Customers can still buy the bundle until December 13
OpenWrt's first "unbrickable" reference router is now available
A device designed with repairability and customization in mind
Apple spies on workers while championing user privacy, lawsuit alleges
Apple's privacy promises are brought into question
InWin's latest case features 180-degree curved glass and a $7,100 price tag
There's also a mechanical hinge and diamond-cut aluminum