OCP Evenstar Workstream Call (Dec 12, 2025)
The Evenstar Workstream met Dec. 12 with co-chair Tom Nato filling in; the group had no formal agenda but discussed several pending items from recent weeks. Members flagged an “autonomous RU” paper with comments to be circulated and reviewed in January, and agreed to invite a guest from Kalpoli with private-wireless deployment experience to participate. Nato said OCP is undergoing a reorganization and will schedule a Jan. meeting with OCP presenters to explain the new structure. The team also tried—but failed—to schedule a follow-up with Nvidia about a demo prototype (Nvidia plus XYlinks hardware) that could serve as an open radio unit prototype and plans to re-invite Nvidia to present to the workstream.
OCP Evenstar Workstream Call (Jan 09, 2026)
On the Jan. 9 Evenstar workstream call, OCP leaders outlined a reorganization that will fold the Evenstar project into a newly proposed AI computing continuum, replacing the existing telco/edge top-level project. The group plans to refocus Evenstar toward integrating AI...
OCP Evenstar Workstream Call (Feb 06, 2026)
Members of the OCP Evenstar community reviewed progress on the RAI (Radio Abstraction Interface) and coordination with the Open MPlane project, reporting significant repo modernization, dependency upgrades, dockerization, and a new test suite and mock RU/DU simulations aimed at enabling...
Pay Less for LLM Inference (Tip #2: Quantization)
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The video marks the 30‑year anniversary of the original 3dfx Voodoo graphics card, highlighting its role as the first consumer‑grade 3D accelerator that brought Hollywood‑level visual fidelity to home PCs. Founded by former Silicon Graphics engineers, 3dfx aimed to compress a...
It's Cheap. It Works. It's Dangerous! #aliexpress #gadget #review #ptc #heater #solder #reflow
The video reviews an ultra‑cheap aluminium‑plate PTC heater sourced from Aliexpress for roughly €4, positioning it as a low‑budget alternative for reflow soldering printed circuit boards. The creator demonstrates the unit’s quick heat‑up time and its self‑limiting temperature characteristic, which...
6 GHz AIO-Cooled Ryzen 7 9850X3D | CP#7
The video walks through how the creator pushed a Ryzen 7 9850X3D to a sustained 6 GHz using an AIO cooler and a series of BIOS and software tweaks. He starts from the OC Strategy 4 preset—enabling EXPO 1, switching to a synchronous E‑clock at 103 MHz...
THEY SAID NOT TO - (so I Did )
A teardown-style test of Samsung’s trifold phone shows the hinge contains sensors that cause the device to vibrate as a camera-side flap approaches the center, and the creator warns starting a fold on the camera panel could risk damage. External...
The RAM Shortage Impact Is Spreading... - Tech News Feb 8
A severe global memory shortage is rippling through the PC industry, with Counterpoint warning of 80–90% RAM price increases from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 and major OEMs scrambling for supply. Manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer and Asus have turned...
Intel Panther Lake Graphics Rock
Intel’s new Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3, exemplified by the high-end Core Ultra X9388H, delivers modest CPU gains over Arrow Lake but makes major strides in efficiency and graphics. Review testing by PCWorld shows dramatically improved battery life—matching Lunar...
How 1 iPhone FOILED the FBI
Apple’s Lockdown Mode prevented the FBI from extracting data from a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone during a recent home raid, according to court filings and TechRadar. Agents seized multiple devices, forced the reporter to unlock a work MacBook with her...
I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder
The video calls out AMD for refusing to backport its latest upscaling technology, FSR4, to older Radeon GPUs. While the official version relies on FP8 hardware found only in the RDNA4‑based RX 9000 series, an accidental source‑code release in August 2025 revealed...
Is PC Building Dead? - Probing Paul #100
In his 100th Probing Paul episode, Paul warns that the PC-building landscape could worsen in 2026 as contract memory prices surge—DRAM up roughly 90–95% quarter-on-quarter and NAND up 55–60%—driven by AI and data-center demand. He notes immediate knock-on effects at...
The PS5 Is About To Do Something We've Never See Before
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We Need to Talk About 5GbE... DO WE NEED THIS?
5GbE networking is emerging in 2026 as a practical mid-tier standard, showing up in new consumer NAS and home/business devices at price points comparable to earlier 2.5Gb models. Manufacturers favor 5GbE because controllers and adapters are now affordable, it consumes...
Some of My Favorite Things You Can Do with a SmartThings-Enabled Appliance
The video showcases Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem powering a suite of connected kitchen appliances in a coffee‑shop setting, highlighting how Wi‑Fi integration transforms everyday tasks into automated, data‑driven experiences. Key functionalities include a refrigerator with an interior camera that logs inventory, suggests...