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AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch is imminent, with motherboard makers beginning to roll out support on current AM4 X370, B350 and A320 boards.

Intel is continuing to make progress in its efforts to tackle the Spectre/Meltdown bugs that were publicly unveiled last month. While earlier firmware updates ran into some issues, the chip maker is back on the ball with new firmware updates free of reboot errors. This week, new firmware began rolling …

Back in November, we heard that SUMCO, one of the largest silicon wafer producers in the world, was planning to increase prices by 20 percent this year, with another price increase planned in 2019. Now, it looks like other Silicon wafer manufacturers are joining in, with Taiwan's GlobalWafers confirming that …

The first benchmarks are in for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G. We even have some performance results for the RX Vega M GL, the graphics core inside of Intel's upcoming laptop chips.

During AMD's recent quarterly earnings call, the company dropped several interesting pieces of information. Firstly, GPU production is going to be ramped up to meet demand, though memory shortages are slowing things down a bit. Secondly, in the wake of Spectre, AMD will be working to ensure that its upcoming …

Intel revealed record fourth-quarter revenues during its earnings call last night, but is keen not to lose this profitability to recent security concerns. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has since reassured investors that Intel already has a solution to its Meltdown and Spectre issues with a line of upcoming processors set …

Spectre and Meltdown have caused havoc for Intel, from the initial security issues posed, to impending lawsuits and even the company’s fix resulting in reboot issues across Broadwell and Haswell systems. It seems that Intel has finally isolated the problem and is now working on an update. “We have now …

Back during the Pre-CES press day earlier this month, AMD unveiled its CPU roadmap for the year, confirming that we would be getting the first Ryzen ‘Raven Ridge' APUs quite soon. At the time, specific specs for the Ryzen 5 2400G and the Ryzen 3 2200G weren't announced, but this …

During the fallout of the Spectre/Meltdown bug discovery, lawsuits have already begun flying left and right. Intel, ARM and Apple are already named in one particular suit, and it looks like AMD won't be getting away unscathed either. This week, an AMD shareholder filed a lawsuit against the company, after …

Intel's fight against the Spectre and Meltdown bugs continues but with it, more issues are also beginning to arise. Last week, it was discovered that a recent firmware update was causing reboot issues with older Intel processors. Now Intel has confirmed that newer processors can also be affected, with Sandy …

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs over the last week. After evaluating the situation, AMD has explained which of these bugs affect its own CPUs and how it plans to solve the problem.

We are just 24 hours away from the start of CES, which means we'll be getting plenty of major announcements today ahead of the show. We've already seen some of what Nvidia and Intel are bringing to the table this year, but now it's AMD's turn. Today, AMD announced its …

Intel has unveiled its full lineup of G-series processors sporting Radeon RX Vega M graphics. We have the full spec sheet, alongside some early indications of performance.

Earlier this week a security flaw with x86 CPUs went public, which reportedly impacted Intel CPUs the most. The major concern going around was that in order to fix this, OS makers would have to change how Windows, macOS and Linux manage the kernel, which would lead to a performance …

Yesterday, Intel found itself in a bit of a bind after a security flaw went public. The flaw allowed users with modern CPUs on modern operating systems to gain access to the kernel, which opens PCs up to a range of cyber attacks. At the time, it was believed that …

(Update 04/01/18): Intel has released a statement over the security concerns raised below. It seems that this may not be an issue unique to Intel's own CPUs and any performance impacts will be mitigated over time. You can find more details HERE. (Original Story 03/01/18): This week it has emerged …

Last year, Intel and AMD made its long rumored collaboration official, with Intel announcing that its new Core-H series processors would use on-board graphics from AMD's Radeon team. Since then, things have grown quiet, but this week, Intel began listing the specs for its Core i7-8809G CPU, featuring RX Vega. …

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AMD's Ryzen CPUs have been a huge success throughout 2017 but it is time to start looking towards the company's plans for next year. AMD has said in the past that we will see a Zen 1 refresh before the jump to Zen 2 architecture, and now it looks like …

Earlier this week, Qualcomm officially announced its Snapdragon 845 chip that will presumably power the majority of flagship smartphones throughout 2018. Details were originally scarce, but the company has since given a full rundown of what to expect from the new mobile processor. Upgrading from the Snapdragon 835’s Kryo 280, …

As we approach 2018, many are wondering what new features phones will possess, including what will power them. Many devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S9 have already been rumoured to include Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 SoC, which seems all the more likely now the processor has been confirmed to appear …

While Qualcomm might be losing Apple's business next year while their legal quarrel rages on, the chip maker has found a new customer to sell its LTE modems to. This week, AMD announced that it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to get Snapdragon LTE modems working with AMD Ryzen mobile …

Since AMD launched its Vega line of graphics cards, many have speculated about a potential budget card. This became known as Vega 11, which might actually be here sooner than you think, but not in the way you would imagine. AMD’s business development manager, as well as product manager for …

It looks like AMD is gaining more traction with its server-oriented EPYC processors. These 32-core Zen-powered behemoths came out of the gate with wide support from tech companies and we even saw Dropbox sign a deal to start using EPYC to power its cloud storage platform. Now, AMD has scored …

This has been a massive year for CPU launches, with AMD giving Intel a run for their money with the Zen architecture. There are no plans for AMD to slow down next year either, with Ryzen 2 planned for the first half of 2018. How is Intel going to respond …

Intel released its Coffee Lake line of processors earlier this year, causing quite the stir among customers by requiring an entirely new chipset. Now, a modder has successfully booted an i3- 8350K on an old Z170 motherboard. Although Intel often move chipsets for new CPUs, its common for the company …

This week Leo talks about Apple V PC, Apple security issues, AMD Ryzen 14nm, Concerns over Kaspersky being Russian and if we will see Intel Core i11 in the not too distant future. And at what cost?

Samsung has begun preparing itself for the incoming wave of demand for 10nm chips. Today, the company announced that its Foundries have commenced mass production of system-on-chip (SoC) products built using Samsung's second generation 10nm FinFET process, known as 10LPP (Low Power Plus). The new 10LPP process allows up to …

There has been a wealth of Intel news over the last few weeks and that doesn't seem to be slowing down just yet. This week, sources have come out with information on Intel's upcoming 9th Generation desktop processors, as well as details on what's next for Intel's mobile CPUs. We …

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