Paul Lilly
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Netgear Is About To Make Your Wi-Fi 6E Setup Obsolete With The First Wi-Fi 7 Router
The Nighthawk RS700 is 'packed with unprecedented power' to deliver to up 19Gbps of Wi-Fi connectivity spread across three bands. → Read More
GeForce RTX 4070: Alleged Release Date And Everything We Know So Far
Not to be confused with the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, the non-Ti model is expected to feature fewer CUDA cores and lower GPU clocks at a lower asking price. → Read More
SSD Failure Rates And Temps Are Compared To HDDs In Insightful Storage Report
This is the second major report Blackblaze has published on its four-year-old (and change) SSDs and the first to include data on temps. → Read More
Check Out These Smoking HOT AMD Ryzen Laptop And Desktop Deals On Amazon
AMD is partnering with several retailers to deliver some dynamite Ryzen-powered laptop and desktop deals over the next several weeks, the first batch of which are live now on Amazon. → Read More
TikTok Video Shows Chuck E. Cheese Still Using Floppy Disks To Update Shows In 2023
There's at least one Chuck E. Cheese restaurant out there that still uses the ancient media to update its animatronics. → Read More
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Could Bring High Speed Cortex-X4 For A Big Android Performance Lift
It remains to be seen if Qualcomm will end up releasing a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 refresh, but either way there is already chatter (unofficial) pointing to a true next-gen release. → Read More
Pure Storage Claims Its Monster 300 Terabyte NVMe SSDs Are Coming For Data Centers
If Pure Storage can deliver on its claim, it would leave mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) in the dust, in terms of raw capacity. → Read More
Amazon Is Selling Its Own Branded CPU Air Cooler At A Killer Price But Is It Any Good?
Amazon has begun offering a CPU air cooler with RGB lighting through its Amazon Basics branding, and like its other in-house items, this one carries an aggressive price. → Read More
Intel Issues Temp Workaround For Stuttering Ethernet In Windows As It Scrambles For A Fix
Intel has provided motherboard makers with a patch to sidestep stuttering and disconnecting issues with certain Ethernet controllers, including the one found on many of the newly launched 700 series boards. → Read More
Intel Arc Closes Gap With AMD’s Radeon GPU Share But There’s A Caveat
Looking at shipment figures alone (and not necessarily actual sales), Intel gained considerable ground on AMD's share of the discrete GPU market. → Read More
OnePlus 11 Concept Phone Unveiled With Active CryFlux Cooling To Tackle Gaming Temps
OnePlus claims it created its Active CryoFlux system by 'miniaturizing the cooling capability of gaming PCs' to fit inside a smartphone design. → Read More
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D And 7900X3D V-Cache CPUs Show Up Early At A Major US Retailer
Retailers are prepping listings for AMD's Zen 4 processor with 3D V-cache ahead of tomorrow's release. → Read More
NVIDIA Shares Surge As AI Powerhouse Rakes In Billions On Strong Data Center Earnings
Investors are upbeat following NVIDIA's fourth quarter and fiscal 2023 financial results, with the company's share price surging after it beat out Wall Street's expectations. → Read More
Windows 11 Preview Build Tests A Major Taskbar Upgrade And A Host Of Other Changes
The latest Windows 11 build rolling out to Insiders introduces a bunch of feature updates and fixes, including a much better search option in the taskbar. → Read More
Apple's iPhone 15 Pro May Finally Catch Android Phones In This Key Spec
Adding more RAM to Apple's next-generation iPhone model would bring some parity to the Android competition and smooth out app switching. → Read More
Corsair Readies Bodacious 24GB And 48GB Vengeance DDR5 5600 RGB RAM Modules
Multiple retailers have put up listings for Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kits consisting of dual 24GB and 48GB modules, at speeds up to DDR5-5600 with and without RGB lighting. → Read More
Mobile Ryzen 7 7745HX Dragon Range CPU Smokes 6900HX In Benchmark Leak
A fresh benchmark leak gives us another potential early look at what to expect from AMD's Ryzen 7 7745HX, a mid-tier entry in the Dragon Range lineup. Spoiler: It's fast. → Read More
Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU Trails 7950X In First Benchmarks But Don't Hit The Panic Button
AMD is set to release its Ryzen 9 7950X3D at the end of the month and some early benchmarks have emerged as we wait. → Read More
MediaTek's 4nm Dimensity 7200 Flexes Octa-Core Muscle For Affordable Mobile Gaming Phones
MediaTek today announced a cheaper slice of silicon for more affordable smartphones, the Dimensity 7200, while still offering 'powerful gaming optimizations' and 'cutting-edge AI imaging features.' → Read More
Once The Dominant Web Browser, Internet Explorer Goes Into Retirement After 27 Years
Nearly three decades after it was first introduced, Microsoft has sent IE into retirement where it can reminisce with Netscape Navigator about their glory days. → Read More