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The Hot Take: I wonder if Lenovo's help will get them to accept more than just Pixel and Lenovo devices. We can only hope.
It's now clearer just when you can expect GrapheneOS' privacy-oriented Android ROM to be available beyond Pixel devices. The GrapheneOS team has finally shared more details on when its software will come to Motorola phones.
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: This is RISC with RISC, I'm wondering if we'll get a CISC with RISK chip hybrid from Intel or AMD.
IBM's next-generation chip will combine dual ISA within the core, enabling the execution of Z and Arm software simultaneously. IBM Is Sending The World's First Dual-ISA Processor Core For Tape-Out Soon IBM's Christian Jacobi (IBM Fellow & CTO, IBM Systems Development) presented the Hot Chips 2026 talk in which he announced the first Dual-ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) Core for IBM Z and LinuxOne generation. The dual architecture allows IBM to execute both Z- and Arm-based software. IBM states that this isn't putting two different core…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: How can you even call that a warranty?
The days when it was easy to just purchase a separate RAM kit are over, as the memory shortage means customers will adopt austerity measures to keep their PC hardware alive and kicking for as long as possible. A 16GB Patriot DDR4 RAM owner started experiencing errors with one of his sticks, prompting him to take advantage of the “lifetime warranty.” Unfortunately, that meant he’d have to ship over the RAM, which is more than 80 percent of the cost of DDR4 memory. Due to the customer’s location, it becomes a necessity to ship the DDR4 RAM to…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: RGB controller have always been a sore spot with me. The controllers always seem to mess with windows performance. I usually try to keep it simple with keeping it a static color.
Like clockwork, it's a new month and a new OS-breaking bug has been discovered in Windows 11's latest monthly update, KB5121003. Users reported random system instability, with games freezing or outright crashing, and even BSODs in worst-case scenarios. Microsoft investigated the issue and reached a vindicating conclusion — RGB software installed on affected PCs was interfering with core system components, causing Windows 11 to become unstable.Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers(Image credit: Microsoft)The data center cooling state…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Long enough to finish OH I'm sure of. As long as it doesn't get in the way of defense manufacturing of course.
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Intel’s next two CPU generations could make life nastier for AMD by hogging more of TSMC’s tight 2nm capacity. According to Jukan, Chipzilla is reportedly planning to use TSMC for parts of its Nova Lake and Razor Lake processor families. That will not cheer AMD, which already has to fight for space inside TSMC’s increasingly rammed fabs. Intel is expected to start mass production of Nova Lake around January 2027. The chips were once expected to rely on…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Interesting so going to Apple are you really more safe? Hmmmmm
The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple’s modern empire may owe more to CIA cash than it will ever admit. Without a secretive US intelligence contract keeping NeXT alive, company co-founder Steve Jobs might have remained a Silicon Valley footnote rather than returning as messiah. The Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA turned up at NeXT in 1986, when Jobs was still licking his wounds after being booted from Job’s Mob. The Cold War was roaring, Ronald Reagan was shovelling billions into defence and spy agencies wanted Silicon Valley kit before it…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Corporate espionage, smh.
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), planned to obtain Samsung's IP related to its memory process technologies in a bid to develop its own production nodes, according to testimony given in a South Korean criminal case involving leaked Samsung technology, reports Maeil Business. The company's managers allegedly had no intention to develop an in-house process technology from scratch, so obtaining IP from Samsung was a strategic decision.Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory(Image credit:…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: Bring it Intel! We need x86 competition and an eco system that isn't just SoC mid-range....
According to the latest leak, Intel's 28-core Nova Lake CPU could reach a staggering 296W at its PL2 power limit. Intel's 8+16+4 bLLC Chip Rumored to be one of the Nova Lake's Highest-End Single-Tile Designs Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop lineup appears to be one of the most aggressive ones, with power limits higher than previously expected. According to the user "Golden Pig Upgrade" (via Weibo), the Nova Lake-S CPU with a configuration of 8+16+4 will reportedly feature a PL2 (Power Limit 2) limit of 296W. This makes it potentially one…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: I hope that G.Skill can survive after this, seems the RAM market is condensing hard since Micron's exit to avoid legal responsibility for price fixing.
G.Skill, maker of some of the best RAM for PC gaming, has begun sending payments to claimants in the $2.4 million class action lawsuit over claims that it falsely advertised the speeds of its memory, misleading customers because the very fastest speeds could only be obtained by overclocking. According to screenshots from different users, reimbursements range from a paltry $20 to $25.Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory(Image credit: SK Hynix)AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supplySamsung debuts three next-generation…
Read the full articleThe Hot Take: d0h, glade I didn't stick with Gigabyte after gel-gate.
The user only found it when he opened up his GPU, but it was too late since the protective film had already caused thermal degradation. User Says RTX 3070 Suffered From Thermal Degradation for Nearly Five Years as GIGABYTE Forgot to Remove Protective Film From the VRM Thermal Pads GIGABYTE reportedly made a blunder in the GPU assembly, which was later discovered by the user u/buczi94. The user reports that the problem was discovered only after he disassembled his GPU after using it for nearly five years, which suffered from thermal degradation…
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