Intel officially announces 12th gen Core Alder Lake CPUs
Published in PC Hardware


Six SKUs, launching on November 4th

Intel has officially announced its new 12th gen Core CPUs, codenamed Alder Lake, which will officially launch on November 4th. Intel will have a total of six SKUs ready on launch day, including the Core i9-12900, Core i7-12700, and Core i5-12600, all coming in K and KF versions.

AMD reports another record quarter with Q3 2021
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Wednesday, 27 October 2021 11:35

AMD reports another record quarter with Q3 2021


Revenue up by over 50 percent, gross margin up by 4 points

AMD has announced its Q3 2021 financial report, showing yet another record quarter and continuing its revenue trend. The company reported a revenue of $4.3B and an impressive boost in gross margin, up to 48 percent.

Qualcomm introduces four new mid-range and entry-level SoCs
Published in Mobiles


Snapdragon 778G+, Snapdragon 695, Snapdragon 680, and Snapdragon 480+

Qualcomm has unveiled four new SoCs, or, to be precise, two new SoCs and two "plus" versions of existing SoCs, the Snapdragon 778G+, Snapdragon 695, Snapdragon 680, and Snapdragon 480+. This can be seen as Qualcomm's push to refresh the existing lineup as well as bring 5G connectivity to mid-range and entry-level markets.

Sony goes for creators with Xperia Pro-I smartphone
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Impressive camera features and a high price tag

As announced, Sony has unveiled its latest Xperia Pro smartphone aimed at creators and those looking for the best possible imaging performance in a smartphone, the $1,800-priced Xperia Pro-I.

G.Skill announces its Trident Z5 series DDR5 memory kits
Published in PC Hardware


32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6600 at CL36

G.Skill has announced its and the world's fastest DDR5 memory kit, running at DDR5-6600 frequency with tight CL36 latency.

Intel reports its Q3 2021 earnings
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Friday, 22 October 2021 15:17

Intel reports its Q3 2021 earnings


$19.2 billion revenues

Intel announced its third-quarter of 2021 financial earnings, reporting a revenue of $19.2 billion, an increase in gross margin and a slight drop in the client computing group which was somewhat recuperated by an increase in data center and other business segments.

AMD teams up with 343 Industries for special Halo-themed RX 6900 XT
Published in Graphics


You won't be able to buy it

AMD has announced a partnership with 343 Industries and Microsoft in order to celebrate the upcoming release of Halo Infinite game, by launching a custom Halo-themed Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card that, unfortunately, won't be available in retail, but rather as a part of various events and giveaways.

Mobvoi Ticwatch C2+ (Plus) ticks most of the boxes
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Review: Stylish and affordable smartwatch with a few kinks

The Mobvoi Ticwatch C2+ comes as an incremental update to the Ticwatch C2, leaving it with the Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC, but doubling the RAM and giving it a few noticeable upgrades that made it very appealing on a rather crowded smartwatch market.

Google officially announces Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones
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$599 and $899 for Google's Tensor SoC phone

Google has now officially announced its new Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, both featuring the 5nm Tensor custom SoC focused on AI and ML, new camera systems, and more, all starting at $599 and $899, respectively.

Finalwire releases AIDA64 v6.50
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:49

Finalwire releases AIDA64 v6.50


Support for Windows 11, RX 6600M/6700M GPUs, and more

Finalwire has released its latest AIDA64 Extreme 6.50 software, a diagnostic and benchmarking utility.