AMD rolling out new adaptive SoCs
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2
AMD’s rolling out a couple of nifty new adaptive SoCs – the Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for AI-powered embedded systems and the Versal Prime Series Gen 2 for more traditional embedded systems.
Unstable Intel high-end CPU patches kill performance
Up to nine per cent
Over the last few weeks, there's been a fair bit of chatter about high-end Chipzilla CPUs, like the Core i9-14900K, throwing a wobbly. Asus has knocked out a BIOS update for its Z790 motherboards to sort it, but it's nicked up to nine per cent off the performance in some tasks.
Apple pulls vegan-friendly FineWoven cases
It was falling to bits faster than the phones
Fruit-themed cargo cult Apple has pulled production of its FineWoven accessories because they were causing a crisis of faith among its followers because they were so alarmingly bad.
Huawei wants to bring Harmony to the world
We would like to teach the world to sing.
Huawei's sights are set on taking its HarmonyOS smartphone platform global, even though it's been hit with US-led sanctions that have nicked its access to some crucial tech.
Apple buys its AI tech from the French
Yes we have AI, its very nice.
Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has finally admitted that it knows little about AI and tried to buy its innovation from the French and claim it invented it.
Qualcomm teases Snapdragon X announcement
Is it the Apple busting Snapdragon X Elite?
In a rather cryptic teaser, Qualcomm has hinted at a significant announcement regarding the Snapdragon X chipset, expected early this week.
Zen 5 APU rumours are cranking up
Strix Halo has more grunt than the PS5
The Dark Satanic Rumour Mill, specifically the Chiphell forums, has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn that the new Zen 5 APUs, dubbed Strix Halo, are a bit of a powerhouse.
Torvalds thinks AI is a huge laugh
That is, until they replace him
At The Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit North America, Linus Torvalds dismissed the latest AI software as hilarious.
MediaTek announces Dimensity 6300 SoC
6nm update of the Dimensity 6100+
MediaTek has announced its newest Dimensity 6300 SoC that will be coming to mid-range smartphones this year. Built on a 6nm manufacturing at TSMC, the Dimensity 6300 SoC is an octa-core SoC with two Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55 cores, paired up with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU.
Z80 chip finally retired
Been available for 48 years
After a venerable 48-year tenure, Zilog is bidding farewell to the Z80. Initially an offshoot from the Intel 8080 project, this chip ascended to fame as one of the most cherished and extensively utilised 8-bit CPUs in gaming and general computing.