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Intel leaks 44‑core Nova Lake‑S desktop processor, up from 42 cores
Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake‑S desktop line now includes a leaked 44‑core SKU, replacing the previously announced 42‑core model. The design uses two identical 8P+12E compute tiles, freeing up 6P+12E tiles that could be sold as lower‑priced, locked non‑K variants with on‑die big last‑level cache (bLLC).
Corsair unveiled the GALLEON 100 SD, a full‑size mechanical keyboard that integrates an Elgato‑style Stream Deck with two programmable dials, a 5‑inch OLED display, and twelve LCD macro keys. The board uses Corsair’s MLX Pulse switches, double‑shot PBT keycaps, per‑key RGB, and a magnetic wrist rest, all managed through the new Corsair Web Hub. Priced at $349.99, it targets creators and power users who need both high‑performance typing and on‑the‑fly macro control. The device replaces the separate Stream Deck, streamlining desk setups.
Nvidia ties CEO Huang’s $4M bonus to FY2027 revenue milestones. Macro: AI-driven revenue surge. Key factors: record FY26 sales, China export limits, TSMC shift to Vera Rubin. Risk: geopolitical export curbs. Trading insight: accumulate NVDA on meaningful pullbacks. — Viktor...
$SMH gradually starting to show more and more weakness as the Software malaise has begun to shift to Semis & Memory. While this is nearing "short-term" support, the short-term trend break & undercut of Tuesday's lows is still a...
Battery-powered air conditioners for campervans have matured, with DC rooftop models eliminating inverter losses and using variable‑speed compressors for higher efficiency. The guide compares a spectrum of units—from low‑draw 12 V options like the Indel B Plein‑Aircon to high‑capacity 48 V heat‑pump models such...
The guide pits inkjet and laser printers against each other, spotlighting top‑rated models such as HP’s OfficeJet Pro 9015e, LaserJet Pro MFP 3101SDW, Canon Pixma TR8620a, Epson EcoTank ET‑3950, HP Envy Inspire 7955e and HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301FDW....
Oppo has leaked images of its upcoming Find N6 foldable, revealing a vibrant orange variant alongside grey and black options. The device retains the thin profile and hinge design introduced with the Find N5, suggesting incremental rather than radical changes....
The Vornado MVH Vortex 1500‑watt space heater is praised for quickly warming a 234‑sq‑ft master bedroom despite its compact size. Its housing remains cool to the touch and the built‑in thermostat reliably prevents overheating, while the portable design and 6‑foot...
24 hours with the MacBook Air M5 — it's already faster than the M4 MacBook Air https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/24-hours-with-the-macbook-air-m5-its-already-faster-than-the-m4-macbook-air
Coherent Corp has launched Thermadite 800 liquid cold plates, a new cooling solution for high‑power AI accelerators. The material delivers 800 W/(m·K) thermal conductivity—about twice that of copper—while being 60% lighter. In benchmark tests, the plates lower chip temperatures by more than...
Oukitel unveiled the WP63, a rugged smartphone that packs a 20,000 mAh battery, a 6.7‑inch 120 Hz display, and an unprecedented electric igniter for starting fires. The device is IP69‑rated, MIL‑STD‑810H certified, and includes a bright LED camp light, 33 W wired charging...
LIDAR is expensive to add to most cars. That’s why until now, it’s only been used for high-end autonomous vehicles. But MicroVision wants to lower LIDAR prices, designing a sensor that costs under US $200 to produce. https://spectrum.ieee.org/solid-state-lidar-microvision-adas
Qnity Electronics announced a $61.5 million investment to acquire a new advanced semiconductor research and manufacturing facility in Taiwan’s Hsinchu Science Park. The site will house state‑of‑the‑art clean rooms, research labs, warehousing and office space to boost advanced‑node and packaging capacity....
Windows drive alerts often mask underlying SSD issues, but NVMe drives maintain a detailed error information log separate from SMART metrics. Using the open‑source Smartmontools suite, Windows users can retrieve this raw log with smartctl commands, provided the drive is...
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, its cheapest MacBook yet, aimed at students and first‑time buyers, positioning the company against Chromebooks and low‑end Windows laptops. Simultaneously, Apple secured exclusive U.S. streaming rights for Formula 1 on Apple TV, adding premium sports content to its...
Microsoft reported a $68 billion increase in property, plant and equipment during the second half of 2025, nearly matching the total addition recorded in the previous full fiscal year. The bulk of the spend—57%—went to IT hardware such as GPUs and...
I have LONG argued, Mac is Apple's greatest short term growth lever. By adding Neo, they just added potential TAM grab of 50m units a year from that price band $600-800 Apple sells ~25-30m Macs depending on the year. ...
esRadio, part of Spain’s Libertad Digital group, has equipped its Madrid headquarters with two DHD RX2 audio production consoles. Each unit provides 18 physical faders, a layering function for expanded channel control, and integrated 10.1‑inch touchscreens. The installation also includes...
South Korean material firm Lordin announced a breakthrough blue phosphorescent OLED technology named ZRIET, which collapses energy transfer distance to near zero. The new emitters claim over 20% external quantum efficiency and roughly 60% longer lifespan than traditional fluorescent blue...
Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, a budget‑focused laptop priced at $599, or $499 for students via its education discount. The device combines an aluminum chassis, a 13‑inch Liquid Retina display, and the A18 Pro chip—delivering performance comparable to the M1—while...
Schneider Electric introduced Foxboro SDA, a software‑defined distributed control system that decouples control software from hardware. The open architecture offers vendor independence, scalability, and seamless integration with legacy plants. Built on IEC 62443‑3‑3 standards, it delivers cyber‑secure, AI‑ready operations while lowering...
ASRock announced its Z890I Nova WiFi R2.0 motherboard now supports a 256 GB DDR5 memory configuration running at DDR5‑7400 MT/s using two 128 GB CQDIMM modules. The validation demonstrates that the Mini‑ITX board can maintain higher‑than‑usual frequencies despite the dense 4‑rank layout, thanks...
Riedel Communications showcased a suite of new products at the 2026 NAB Show, emphasizing simplified, scalable production workflows across video, audio, intercom, and networking. Highlights included the browser‑based hi human interface control system, the MediorNet HorizoN ST 2110 MultiViewer app,...
ZimaBoard 2 is a compact, passively‑cooled mini server built around Intel’s low‑power N150 quad‑core processor. It ships with either 8 GB or 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory, 32 GB or 64 GB eMMC storage, and offers dual 2.5 GbE ports, USB 3.1, a mini‑DisplayPort, two SATA 3.0 bays...
Tom’s Hardware analysis shows motherboard prices have exploded due to AI‑driven component shortages, but performance gaps between flagship and budget boards are minimal. Testing reveals $190‑$300 boards deliver adequate VRM, storage, and networking for most builds, freeing budget for RAM,...
West Virginia University has launched Harpers Ferry, its newest flagship high‑performance computing cluster, built on a multi‑petaflop architecture. The initiative was funded in part by NASA Congressionally Directed Spending, with advocacy from Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. Harpers...
The episode recaps Apple’s latest product announcements, highlighting the budget-friendly iPhone 17 E with doubled base storage, MagSafe, and Qi2 charging, the unchanged iPad Air now featuring an M4 chip and 12 GB RAM, and the new MacBook Air priced at $599...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has broadened its industrial control lineup by enhancing the semiconductor‑based SENTRON Electronic Circuit Protection Device (ECPD) and launching the SIRIUS 3RW5‑Z R11 refurbished soft starter, its first product built on circular‑economy principles. The upgraded SENTRON ECPD now...
The Xtra 360 action camera launches at $329, delivering native 8K 30 fps 360° video that rivals $550 flagship models. Its custom 1‑inch‑equivalent square sensor provides 63 % more imaging area, resulting in superior low‑light performance and 13.5 stops of dynamic range. The...
Researchers at Penn State have created a microscopic on‑chip thermometer using a novel two‑dimensional bimetallic thiophosphate material. The sensor measures just one square micrometer, can be placed thousands of times on a processor, and responds to temperature changes in 100 nanoseconds....
Today’s batch of Linux 7.0 slab allocator patches includes a fix for a severe performance regression that caused roughly a 64 % drop in IOPS on the ublk null target benchmark. The regression stemmed from unnecessary sheaf refill restrictions introduced by the...
Building a budget gaming PC in 2026 is feasible using the AM4 platform, a Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, and a Gigabyte B550 motherboard. Incorporating used components such as DDR4 RAM and an AMD RX 6600‑series GPU keeps costs low while delivering strong 1440p...
Nvidia has announced a re‑release of the older RTX 3060 8 GB graphics card, positioning it as a low‑cost option for budget gamers. The new SKU is expected to retail near $250, a steep increase from the $70‑plus price point the card originally...
Teledyne e2v unveiled the Perciva™ 5D camera, a single‑CMOS sensor solution that delivers simultaneous 2D images and occlusion‑free 3D depth maps. The device leverages Angular Sensitive Pixel technology and on‑board processing to fuse data in real time at short ranges. An...
The Sovol SV08 Max is a 500 × 500 × 500 mm Core XY 3D printer that targets large‑scale prototyping and high‑temperature filament applications. It ships with an optional metal enclosure, eddy‑current auto‑bed leveling, and vanilla Klipper firmware support. Assembly takes roughly two hours and the...
Project Helix, Microsoft’s next‑gen Xbox, uses a 408 mm² AMD Magnus chip that combines a 144 mm² SoC and a 264 mm² GPU, making it larger and costlier than Sony’s 280 mm² PS6 Orion chip. Helix packs 68 RDNA 5 GPU compute units and up...
On Overland Journal Podcast episode 282, hosts Matt Scott and Scott Brady discuss how new portable power technologies are reshaping overlanding. They highlight hot‑swappable battery fridges from brands like EcoFlow and Bluetti, and all‑in‑one lithium power packs that reduce dual‑battery complexity....
Full One-Ball Bike video link is in bio. I built a bike that balances me on a ball. I'm using three ODrive Brushes motors amd a Teensy 4.1 running two PID loops. More in this project coming soon. #weird #bike #ball...
The Linux kernel now includes patches for AMD CPPC Performance Priority, a new hardware feature expected on upcoming Zen 6 processors. The AMD P‑State driver exposes sysfs attributes floor_freq and floor_count, letting userspace set per‑core performance floor levels. This capability allows administrators...
How does the MacBook Air M5 compare to the MacBook Air M4? Here’s how Geekbench sees it
Valve says it “hopes” to ship Steam Machine in 2026, but skyrocketing prices for memory and storage have caused “challenges.” https://t.co/IyF4yucybr
Canonical engineer Serkan Uygungelen detailed the Intel Xeon capabilities that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will support, highlighting both kernel-level readiness and gaps in user‑space packaging. Existing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS already covers many features such as AVX2, QAT Gen 4/5, and CXL 2.0 via...
Matt Murphy at $MRVL and Hock Tan at $AVGO crushed it in the Q&A. The reason the market reacted wasn't that this was the first time going after it, but they reminded listeners what they were told before, what really...
DDR5 RAM kits skyrocket to an astonishing $4,000 on Newegg with wild price listings on multiple G.Skill and Corsair products — various speeds and capacities all listed at the same eye-watering price https://t.co/bmzcLafKeK
AMD and Nutanix have signed a multi‑year strategic agreement to build an open, full‑stack AI infrastructure platform optimized for agentic AI workloads. The deal includes a $150 million equity investment by AMD in Nutanix and up to $100 million to fund joint...
.@Ambarella_Inc: "We moved ISV's software over in a matter of weeks" The company onboarded new ISV partners extremely quickly, as it evolves its go-to-market strategy to an ecosystem approach. Catch the full episode on the EE Times channel at https://t.co/NbBpWDeyi1...
All these GeekBench leaks just double emphasize the point that Apple designs remarkably capable SoCs.
Leaseweb has launched Nvidia L4 GPU instances in its UK public cloud, marking the first sovereign cloud offering of Nvidia GPU acceleration in the region. The L4 GPUs support AI inference, machine learning, video rendering, graphics, and VDI, available in...
Latest: AI integrity attacks; US weighs more AI chip authority; bid to buy Rohm; new chips at MWC; optical interconnect deals; CPO funding; 18A; domain-scoped agentic AI; HBM4; automotive chips; BYD’s 9-minute EV charge ... https://t.co/ulJfagyyDe #semiconductor #AIsecurity #HBM
Western Digital announced that its SanDisk Professional storage line will be rebranded under the G‑DRIVE name, unifying its external storage portfolio for content creators. The initial G‑DRIVE lineup includes rugged portable drives up to 6 TB, desktop drives up to 26 TB,...
A community poll explored gamers’ attitudes toward ray tracing and up‑scaling technologies such as DLSS, FSR, and XeSS. Respondents were split: some view both features as optional tools for older hardware, while others see them as essential for 4K gaming...
