Apple officially schedules WWDC 2024 for June 10
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iOS 18, and new versions of iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS

Apple has officially set the date for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place from June 10 to June 14. The WWDC 2024 will be hosted online, but developers and students will be able to attend a special live event at Apple Park on June 10.

Arctic unveils new P14 Max high performance 140mm fan
Published in PC Hardware


Ranging from 400 to 2800 RPM

Arctic has announced the new P14 Max high-performance series fan, which comes in 140mm size and has a rather wide speed range, ranging from 400 to 2800 RPM.

UL announces Procyon AI Image Generation Benchmark
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Based on Stable Diffusion AI model

UL has announced its newest AI Inference benchmark, the UL Procyon AI Image Generation Benchmark, which is based on the Stable Diffusion AI model and promises to provide a consistent, accurate and understandable workload for measuring the AI performance of high-end hardware.

New Intel Battlemage GPUs spotted in SiSoftware Sandra database
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Featuring 20 and 24 Xe-Cores, and 12GB of VRAM

Intel is keeping the details of its upcoming Intel Battlemage GPUs under tight wraps, but now some of the information has been spotted in the SiSoftware Sandra database, including two Xe2 chips.

AMD preparing new Ryzen 5000 XT series processors
Published in PC Hardware


Keeping the AM4 socket alive

In addition to announcing new AM5 processors, AMD is obviously keen to keep the AM4 socket alive, extending support for the socket well through the year. At a dedicated event in China, AMD unveiled both the Ryzen 8000F series SKUs, that will come with disabled integrated graphics, as well as the new Ryzen 5000 XT series SKUs.

Asus unveils new ROG Strix XG27WCS gaming monitor
Published in PC Hardware


With 27-inch VA panel, 1440p resolution, and 180Hz refresh rate

Asus has unveiled yet another ROG Strix series gaming monitor, the 27-inch ROG Strix XG27WCS, featuring a curved VA panel with 1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate.

SK Hynix shows off new Platinum P51 Gen 5 SSD
Published in PC Hardware


Coming in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities and reaching 14GB/s

SK Hynix revealed a bit of a surprise at the Nvidia GTC 2024 show, announcing the new PCB01 PCIe 5.0 SSD based on its in-house controller, its own 238-layer 3D TLC NAND flash, and promising rather impressive transfer speeds of up to 14GB/s.

Xiaomi announces Civi 4 Pro smartphone in China
Published in Mobiles


First one to get Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC

Xiaomi announced the new Civi 4 Pro smartphone in China. The new Civi series phone comes with some rather unique features and it is actually the first smartphone based on Qualcomm's recently announced Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC.

Qualcomm officially announces Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC
Published in Mobiles


With Cortex-X4 Prime core and on-device AI

Qualcomm has announced its latest mid-range chipset, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, giving it a single Cortex-X4 Prime core and adding on-device AI capabilities, pushing it much closer to the flagship Snapdragon 8 series SoCs.

AMD releases new AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 driver
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One for Dragon's Dogma 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Outpost: Infinity Siege

AMD has released its latest AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 driver which adds support for Dragon's Dogma 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Outpost: Infinity Siege, new HYPR-Tune support for a couple of games, and fixes several issues seen with earlier driver releases.