Hardware

LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts
LG has reportedly exited the Blu-ray player market - sunsetting the UBK80 and UBK90.
2024-12-11 18:20
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Razer's high-end Huntsman V2 Analogue gaming keyboard drops to an all-time low of $79 at Woot
This once super-expensive gaming keyboard is now only $79 at Woot. Grab your own Razer Huntsman V2 Analogue gaming keyboard while stocks last.
2024-12-11 17:57
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Razer's high-end Huntsman V2 Analog gaming keyboard drops to an all-time low of $79 at Woot
This once super-expensive gaming keyboard is now only $79 at Woot. Grab your own Razer Huntsman V2 Analogue gaming keyboard while stocks last.
2024-12-11 17:57
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Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED for 20% cheaper than brand new — 512GB model for $439 and 1TB model for $519
Valve has introduced the Steam Deck OLED model into its refurbishing service, bringing the price down by 20% for certified refurbished OLED models.
2024-12-11 17:56
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Custom Raspberry Pi 5 case rebuilds Pi 5 open loop into the hyper-compact case with the loop still intact — system stays below 43ºC at max load
Raspberry Pi 5 gets a custom liquid cooled case with AIO that still fits in the palm.
2024-12-11 17:56
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Chinese businessman shows off sanctions-busting NVIDIA AI GPUs he bought despite US ban — 200 H200 GPUs skid past US sanctions
Chinese businessman smuggles over a dozen of H200 machines with eight GPUs inside each one.
2024-12-11 16:57
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Intel's latest Arrow Lake CPU firmware reportedly offers little to no performance gains — users test the microcode ahead of launch on the ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
The 0x114 microcode for Arrow Lake has leaked online but initial performance numbers suggest minimal gains in performance.
2024-12-11 16:27
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Sony PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 now natively supports Arm64 architecture — including Raspberry Pi 5
Sony PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets full native Arm support, demonstrated with both Apple silicon and Raspberry Pi 5.
2024-12-11 15:11
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BadRAM attack breaches AMD secure VMs using a Raspberry Pi Pico, DDR socket, and a 9V battery
Researchers have described the BadRAM attack, which is claimed to facilitate the breaching of processor security via rogue memory modules.
2024-12-11 14:00
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AMD shares 30x25 progress: New AI machines are 28.3 times faster than 2020 machines
AMD's lofty goal of improved energy efficiency for AI sees it within touching distance of 30 times better performance than a machine from 2020
2024-12-11 13:36
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AMD nearly beats power efficiency goal a year early — AMD's new AI servers are 28.3 times more efficient than 2020 versions
AMD's lofty goal of improved energy efficiency for AI sees it within touching distance of 30 times better performance than a machine from 2020
2024-12-11 13:36
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AMD nearly beats 30X power efficiency goal a year early — AMD's new AI servers are 28.3 times more efficient than 2020 versions
AMD's lofty goal of improved energy efficiency for AI sees it within touching distance of 30 times better performance than a machine from 2020
2024-12-11 13:36
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Marvell develops custom HBM solution that offers higher performance in a smaller physical space
Marvell teams up with leading DRAM makers for customizable HBM solutions aimed at custom XPUs tailored for specific performance, power, and total cost of ownership
2024-12-11 13:07
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Marvell develops custom HBM memory solutions — interface shrinks and higher performance on the menu
Marvell teams up with leading DRAM makers for customizable HBM solutions aimed at custom XPUs tailored for specific performance, power, and total cost of ownership
2024-12-11 13:07
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Testing the impact of liquid cooling on Intel’s Core Ultra 7 265K using the Tryx Panorama 240
We tested the Core Ultra 7 265K with the Tryx Panorama AIO to see the impact of liquid cooling, and found interesting improvements in energy efficiency and lower peak power consumption.
2024-12-11 13:00
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TSMC founder says Intel has neither a strategy nor a CEO
Founder of TSMC criticizes Intel for not developing a sophisticated strategy for AI and instead focusing on becoming a foundry
2024-12-11 12:18
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30-year-old Pentium FDIV bug tracked down in the silicon — Ken Shirriff takes the microscope to Intel's first-ever recall
Ken Shirriff, noted reverse engineer and processor historian, has identified the specific transistors, incorrectly laid, which caused the original Pentium to be recalled at a cost of $475 million.
2024-12-10 21:47
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Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.2 claims to improve Arrow Lake performance by up to 33%, theoretically matching the Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cyberpunk 2077 has received a surprise update that includes Arrow Lake optimizations that improve performance by up to 33%.
2024-12-10 20:36
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Empyrean Technology gives control to CEC after U.S. blacklisting — China’s top developer of chip design systems hands reins to state-owned firm
Empyrean Technology, the world's 4th-largest EDA (electronic design automation) firm, has given control of the company to state-owned China Electronics Corporation following blacklisting by the U.S. government's Entity List.
2024-12-10 20:34
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Nvidia reveals detailed ray tracing differences, promotes DLSS 3 for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The notoriously-demanding Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets an official graphics breakdown.
2024-12-10 19:28
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