TechAmok News Archive
BYE BYE Bluetooth...Huawei's NEW Wireless Technology SHOCKED the Entire Industry! - [hardware]
05:43 AM EDT - Oct,24 2024 - post a comment Bluetooth is falling behind, and Huawei's NearLink is the future. With 6x faster speeds, 60% less power, 10x more device connections, and ultra-low latency across a 600-meter range, NearLink is set to redefine wireless technology.
NearLink, developed by Huawei and the NearLink Alliance, offers advantages like ultra-fast speeds, longer range, and impressive power efficiency, making it a true contender to replace Bluetooth in the tech world.
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iPhone 16 Pro Max vs 15 Pro Max / Pixel 9 Pro XL / Samsung / Huawei / Xiaomi Battery Life DRAIN Test - [mobile]
10:00 AM EDT - Oct,23 2024 - post a comment How does the A18 Pro powered iPhone 16 Pro Max (4685mAh) stack up against the iPhone 15 Pro Max (4441mAh), Pixel 9 Pro XL (5060mAh), Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (5000mAh), Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (5200mAh), Xiaomi 14 Ultra (5000mAh), and Xiaomi 14T Pro (5000mAh) in this ULTIMATE Real Life Usage 100%-0% Battery Drain Test?!?
All Phones are Set to the Exact SAME Brightness Level (Using a LUX Meter). If a phones display looks brighter or dimmer than another, it's due to my studio lighting OR because it dimmed due to overheating.
I run through 15 APPS which include System Apps, Media Apps, Social Media Apps, Camera Apps, Benchmark Apps (to simulate High Performance Gaming), and Games. Intervals are clocked at every 30 minutes and at each interval I show the percentage of each phone as well as their temperature in degrees celsius using an Infrared Heat Gun!
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NVIDIA Releases GeForce 566.03 WHQL Game Ready Driver - [gaming]
05:06 PM EDT - Oct,22 2024 - post a comment NVIDIA today released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 566.03 WHQL comes with optimization for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Alan Wake 2: The Lake House, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. It extends DLSS 3 Frame Generation support to both these games, and to Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, No More Room In Hell 2, Red Dead Redemption, and The Axis Unseen. This release does not come with any game-specific bug fixes, but corrects a system-specific bug, where your Digital Vibrance custom setting does not persist reboots or
waking up from sleep.
Game Ready
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
DLSS 3 Support
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
- No More Room In Hell 2
- Red Dead Redemption
- The Axis Unseen
GeForce Experience Optimal Settings
- DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
- NBA 2K5
- SILENT HILL 2
G-Sync Monitor Support (added)
- Dell AW2725DM
- Funai FGM-25F270
- I-O Data GCQ271UD
- I-O Data LDQ271JA
- LG 32G810SA
- Panasonic OLED TVs Z85A
- Panasonic OLED TVs Z90A
- Panasonic OLED TVs Z95A
- Philips 48OLED789
- Philips 55OLED789
- Philips 55OLED909
- Philips 65OLED789
- Philips 65OLED909
- Philips 65OLED909/12
- Philips 65OLED959
- Philips 77OLED789
- Philips 77OLED899
- Philips 77OLED909
- Philips 48OLED759/769/779
- Philips 65OLED759/769/779
- Philips 66OLED759/769/779
- Philips 77OLED759/769/779
- Philips 42OLED809/819/849/889
- Philips 48OLED809/819/849/889
- Philips 55OLED809/819/849/889
- Philips 65OLED809/819/849/889
- Philips 77OLED809/819/849/889
- Samsung G61SD
- Samsung Odyssey G5
- Samsung Odyssey G70D
- Samsung Odyssey G80SD
- Samsung Odyssey G91SD
Fixed General Bugs
- Digital Vibrance custom setting does not persist on reboot or
wake from sleep [4801216]
- [Bluestacks/Corsair iCUE] May display higher than normal CPU
usage [4895184][4893446]
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WhatsApp finally gets the ability to save a contact exclusively to WhatsApp - [software]
05:04 PM EDT - Oct,22 2024 - post a comment Until now, WhatsApp has lacked the capability to store contacts within itself, relying instead on iOS and Android's default contacts app. For example, to add someone to your WhatsApp list, you first had to save their name to your phone's contacts. This is finally changing with the new Contacts feature in WhatsApp. This feature allows users to save a contact exclusively to WhatsApp. This is useful for users who want to separate personal and business contacts when managing multiple WhatsApp accounts on their phones. Additionally, since WhatsApp is no longer dependent on smartphone OS contacts, you can now add and manage contacts from the WhatsApp Web and Windows experiences.
Furthermore, these WhatsApp-exclusive contacts can be restored if users lose or change their smartphones. The WhatsApp team highlighted that this new Contacts experience will eventually enable users to manage and save contacts by usernames. Usernames on WhatsApp will eliminate the need for phone numbers when messaging someone. WhatsApp will share more information on username support in the future.
To allow users to save their contacts and automatically restore them directly through WhatsApp, the WhatsApp team developed a new encrypted storage system called Identity Proof Linked Storage (IPLS). This update marks a significant step towards greater privacy and flexibility on WhatsApp. With the upcoming username feature, users can look forward to even more control over their messaging experience. |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is thinner, lighter and gets larger screens - [mobile]
03:42 PM EDT - Oct,21 2024 - post a comment Special Editions of products don't usually offer a slew of improvements over the standard versions - they're often just a bit prettier. With the Special Edition model of the Galaxy Z Fold, however, Samsung has made a foldable that is not only thinner and lighter than the Z Fold 6, but it also has more memory, a bigger screen, and an upgraded camera.
The new device is 3 grams lighter and 1.5mm thinner than the Z Fold 6, making it the thinnest and lightest model in the Galaxy Z Fold series at 10.6mm and 236g.
A thinner and lighter foldable is always welcome, as is the news that the displays in the Special Edition are larger. The outer screen is increased from 6.3 inches to 6.5 inches, while the inner display jumps from 7.6 inches to 8.0 inches (20:18 ratio), or 3.1% and 5.2% larger, respectively. That gives the new Samsung foldable the same internal screen size as the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. |
Mozilla advises Firefox users to update if they want their browser add-ons to keep working - [briefly]
03:20 PM EDT - Oct,21 2024 - post a comment Mozilla is reminding Firefox users that a necessary root certificate expires soon and that older browser versions could become a security and usability nightmare in a few months. Starting March 14, 2025, Firefox versions older than 128 (ESR 115.13) containing the expired certificate will likely cause "significant" issues with add-ons, content signing, and streaming of DRM-protected media.
Failing to update Firefox before next March means losing features relying on remote functionality. Many installed add-ons will become disabled, and other systems that require content verification could also break. The issue affects Firefox editions for Android and Windows operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Those with iPhone or iPad versions of Firefox should be okay.
Mozilla's FAQs explain that a root certificate authenticates browser content as trusted. When a certificate expires, Firefox cannot verify content anymore. The newest versions of Firefox and other Mozilla software using the same root-of-trust model include a new root certificate that will prevent the expiration issue in March 2025.
Mozilla is likely trying to prevent the chaos experienced by Firefox users in 2019 when an expired certificate suddenly borked many instances of the open-source browser. Today's Firefox market share is much lower than five years ago, but we're still talking about millions of users potentially becoming vulnerable to the expiration issue. ome add-on developers have expressed concern over how Mozilla is managing the problem. One developer said Firefox should clearly state what could happen on all the affected platforms. Otherwise, disgruntled users could direct their complaints directly to add-on programmers. One-star review bombing campaigns after the certificate expires could also be part of the deal.
Mozilla advises users to update to Firefox 128 on each device with the browser installed, which is the best practice to avoid this and other issues. The latest release always provides significant performance improvements and important security fixes. Mozilla released Firefox 128 and ESR 115.13 on July 9, 2024, so there have been minor incremental updates since then. The most current version is Firefox 131.0.3. |
Android 15 Exits Beta, Starts Rolling Out - [briefly]
03:22 PM EDT - Oct,15 2024 - post a comment Android 15 is finally, officially launching, starting today with Pixel devices. This version had an unusually long beta testing period. Among many new features, the biggest may be a suite of new anti-theft features. Most interesting is Theft Detection Lock, which uses AI and the phone's sensors to detect when a phone may have been snatched and automatically lock it. Google has also added "authentication requirements for settings targeted by thieves, like removing your SIM or turning off Find My Device, and will lock down your device if we sense multiple failed attempts for apps and settings." These features are not necessarily on by default, often needing to be activated manually in Settings. Android 15 also brings "Private Space", a place to hide sensitive apps behind an additional layer of authentication. Finally, Android 15 brings a standardized way for carrier messaging apps to send and receive messages via satellite. Android 15 should come to Samsung and other Android phone brands in the coming months. Google is also using the Android 15 update for Pixel phones to do a new "Feature Drop" with new Pixel-exclusive features. This includes Audio Magic Eraser, to clean up audio in your captured videos. The camera app gains a new Underwater mode, to capture better colors underwater. Finally, the Pixel Weather app now includes a three-part pollen tracker for seasonal allergies. |
Are We Out of Touch? - $1000 Gaming PC Challenge - [briefly]
01:23 PM EDT - Oct,15 2024 - post a comment People accuse us of being out of touch. How much does a banana cost? $10?!? Today, we're pitting our tech tipsters against each other in a Gaming PC Build-Off using only their knowledge. That's right, they need to build a $1000 PC without checking the internet for pricing. Do they know the price of each GPU off hand? What about RAM? CPU?
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Can I Make Money Fixing Dead CPUs? - [briefly]
01:21 PM EDT - Oct,15 2024 - post a comment We've saved money by buying and fixing damaged motherboards, but could we make a profit selling repaired CPUs? Linus and the team take on 'for parts' CPUs from eBay.
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Upgrade or Install Windows 11 24H2 on ANY Computer. - [briefly]
03:32 PM EDT - Oct,14 2024 - post a comment Windows 11 24H2 can absolutely be installed on unsupported hardware. Today I will show you how to upgrade your system or do a clean install regardless of whether or not your system meets the system requirements or not.
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Microsoft Recall Mandatory on Windows 11 24H2 - WTF - [security]
04:36 PM EDT - Oct,12 2024 - post a comment So is Micrsoft Recall installed and running on every pc? It seems to be installed on 24H2 and is Enabled by default, which it should not be. Its running as a dependency in File Explorer. You can disable the Recall feature by using the commands below. Remember to use Recall, you would need a Copilot + PC. You activity and data is NOT being recorded in 24H2. Also Recall data is stored on the PC if you use Recall. My only concern is, why was RECALL enbled by default? Microsoft said it would be a opt in.
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Latest Asahi Linux Brings AAA Windows Games to Apple M1 MacBooks With Intricate Graphics Driver and Translation Stack - [gaming]
09:03 AM EDT - Oct,12 2024 - post a comment Asahi Linux is a project that aims to bring Linux to Apple Silicon Macs-a task that has proven rather difficult, thanks to the intricacies of developing a bespoke GPU driver for Apple's custom ARM GPUs. In a recent blog post, the graphics developer behind the Asahi Linux Project showed off a number of AAA games, albeit older titles, running on an Apple M1 processor on the latest Asahi Linux build.
To run the games on Apple Silicon, Asahi Linux uses a "game playing toolkit," which relies on a number of custom graphics drivers and emulators, including tools from Valve's Proton translation layer, which ironically was also the foundation for Apple's Game Porting Toolkit. Asahi uses FEX to emulate x86 on ARM, Wine as a translation layer for Windows apps, and DXVK and vkd3d-proton for DirectX-Vulkan translation. In the blog post, the Asahi developer claims that the alpha is capable of running games like Control, The Witcher 3, and Cyberpunk 2077 at playable frame rates. Unfortunately, 60 FPS is not yet attainable in the majority of new high-fidelity games, there are a number of indie titles that run quite well on Asahi Linux, including Hollow Knight, Ghostrunner, and Portal 2. Amusingly, the custom driver used by Asahi Linux is the only driver currently available for Apple Silicon that conforms to OpenGL, OpenCL, and Vulkan APIs. Gaming, of course, isn't the only focus for Asahi Linux, and the team has already started implementing general purpose x86 emulation to Asahi Linux for more generalist and workstation workloads. Asahi Linux is based on Fedora 40, and ships by default with KDE Plasma as the desktop environment, and it has support for all manner of Mac computers with M1 through M2 Pro and M2 Max SoCs, with varying degrees of hardware support. The distribution is freely available to download on the Asahi Linux homepage for anyone wanting to try it out-be sure to check out the support matrix to know what hardware is and isn't supported, since it is still an alpha, and there may be issues with audio, certain ports, and features like Touch ID. |
Intel Core Ultra 285K, 265K, & 245K CPU Specs: Bending Fix, Power Reduction, & Prices - [hardware]
03:05 AM EDT - Oct,11 2024 - post a comment Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs have a release date for October 24 and just got announced, including specs and prices for the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K, Core Ultra 7 265KF, Ultra 5 245K, and Ultra 5 245KF. The new CPUs debut major architectural changes for the desktop platform. Thus far, we only have first-party benchmark data: Intel is claiming huge power consumption reductions and efficiency improvements, but at the cost of lower total performance. Intel's raw gaming performance will be roughly equal with the 14900K, according to Intel itself, and sometimes regressive. We'll have a lot of power testing to do.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra - 10 New Big Updates - [mobile]
04:39 PM EDT - Oct,09 2024 - post a comment Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will be Samsung's next flagship smartphone and we have 10 new big updates about the phone that is shaping up to be a powerhouse, both in terms of hardware and software. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will be launched in January.
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Porsche 911 Turbo S v SLEEPER Skoda Superb: DRAG RACE - [briefly]
03:05 PM EDT - Oct,09 2024 - post a comment We've got our hands on a Porsche 996 911 Turbo S and it's going up against... A Skoda Superb?!
Think it sounds like an unfair match-up? Well, let's take a closer look at the stats.
Starting with the Porsche, it's powered by a 3.6-litre twin-turbo flat-six that produces 450hp and 620Nm of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via a 5-speed automatic gearbox, and the car weighs 1,630kg. When new, the 911 Turbo cost around £101,000.
Then we come to the Skoda. Normally, its 2-litre 4-cylinder turbo produces 280hp and 350Nm of torque. However, this Superb has been tuned! As a result, it now puts down 477hp and 661Nm! Power is sent to all four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch, and it weighs slightly more than the Porsche, tipping the scales at 1,670kg.
So the Skoda has more power than the Porsche, but it's slightly heavier! So can an all-new family-friendly Skoda really take down a Porsche? There's only one way to find out for sure... LET'S RACE!
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Upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 from Windows 10 on Unsupported Hardware - [guides]
02:06 AM EDT - Oct,09 2024 - post a comment In this video I will explain how to upgrade an existing Windows 10 installation to the latest version of Windows 11, 24H2 when you are on unsupported hardware. In the video, we will take a look at the considerations before upgrading, followed by the upgrade and quickly exploring some of the new features in the 24H2 release. This works for both Windows 10 Home and Professional.
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12VHPWR is a Dumpster Fire | Investigation into Contradicting Specs & Corner Cutting - [hardware]
05:53 PM EDT - Oct,07 2024 - post a comment This investigation digs deep into the 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 specifications, highlighting the contradictory design documents leading to confusion as manufacturers cut corners. We talk about the CableMod recall of its angled adapters, including a deep-dive failure analysis into its solutions that we hired a lab for. We also cover PCIe 6/8-pin melting failures of the past and the differences with 12VHPWR. For this content, we collaborated with Aris of Cybenetics (Hardware Busters), Der8auer, Elmor of Elmor Labs, and others to fact check the research.
With the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 on the horizon, now is a good time to revisit the 12VHPWR standard (and its follow-ups, like 12V-2x6) to try and come to an understanding as to what it all means. This also covers the differences between 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6, alongside other connector standards.
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How Nvidia KILLED PC Gaming Optimization Through DLSS and Frame Generation - [gaming]
12:47 PM EDT - Oct,03 2024 - (1 comments) In this video, we dive into the troubling trend in modern PC games where developers are leaning heavily on upscaling technologies like Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR, and frame generation to mask poor optimization. Games like Monster Hunter Wilds, Star Wars Outlaws, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown have system requirements that make you question why performance is so hard to achieve on high-end hardware. Are game studios just cutting corners, or is this the new norm in game development? I'll be sharing benchmarks, discussing why these technologies are no substitute for good optimization, and offering my thoughts on what this means for the future of PC gaming. L
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NVIDIA GeForce 565.90 WHQL Driver - [briefly]
04:05 AM EDT - Oct,03 2024 - post a comment NVIDIA has released its latest GeForce graphics drivers, the GeForce 565.90 WHQL Game Ready drivers. As a new Game Ready driver, it provides optimizations and support, including NVIDIA DLSS 3, for new games including THRONE AND LIBERTY, MechWarrior 5: Clans, and Starship Troopers: Extermination. The new drivers also add support for CUDA 12.7 and enable RTX HDR multi-monitor support within the latest NVIDIA App beta update.
NVIDIA also fixed several issues, including texture flickering issues with Final Fantasy XV and a frozen white screen and crash issue with Dying Light 2 Stay Human. When it comes to general bugs, the new drivers fix corruption with Steamlink streaming when MSSA is globally enabled, as well as a slight monitor backlight panel flicker issue when FPS drops below 60.
Release Highlights
Game Ready
THRONE AND LIBERTY
MechWarrior 5: Clans
Starship Troopers: Extermination
NVIDIA App Beta
RTX HDR multi-monitor support
GPU Compute
Support for CUDA 12.7
Fixed Gaming Bugs
[Final Fantasy XV]. Turning on Turf Effects causes
texture flickering with drivers newer than 546.65 [4745646]
[Dying Light 2 Stay Human] Game launch shows frozen
white screen then crashes to desktop [4738045]
Fixed General Bugs
Enabling MSAA globally causes corruption to
Steamlink streaming [4741818]
Slight monitor backlight panel flicker when FPS
drops below 60 FPS. [4785222]
Known Issues
Short 3 second black screen on alt-tab from game to
desktop in Windows 11 24H2. [4722079]
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AMD Software Adrenalin 24.9.1 WHQL Released - [briefly]
04:01 AM EDT - Oct,03 2024 - post a comment AMD today released the latest version of the AMD Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 24.9.1 WHQL comes with optimization for "Frostpunk 2," "God of War Ragnarök," "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2," and "The Sims 4" DirectX 11 Update. The drivers also formally release the AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) 2 feature-set, which introduces reduced whole-system latency, motion optimization, improved borderless-fullscreen support, support for all key 3D graphics APIs, Radeon Chill, and FPS Capping; and support for the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series. The drivers also introduce Radeon Anti-Lag 2 Vulkan support for Counter-Strike 2.
New Game Support
- Frostpunk 2
- God of War Ragnarök
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- The Sims 4 DirectX 11 Update
- AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) 2
A major advancement in frame generation technology for AMD HYPR-RX.
- Lower Latency and Higher Performance
- AFMF 2 enhances fast-paced gaming by significantly reducing frame
generation latency and improving performance scaling through new modes.
- Fast Motion Optimization
- Enjoy smoother gameplay and higher FPS with improved frame
generation consistency during fast motion.
- Improved Borderless-Fullscreen Support
- Expanded display mode support for RDNA 3 series graphics products
ensures compatibility with virtually all borderless fullscreen games.
- Expanded API Support
- AFMF 2 can now be enabled for any OpenGLNEW, VulkanNEW, DirectX
11, and DirectX 12 titles.
- Radeon Chill Interoperability
- AFMF 2 now supports Radeon Chill, providing a low-latency FPS
capping option.
- Optimized AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Support
Radeon Anti-Lag 2
- Vulkan Support for Counter-Strike 2
- Added support for Vulkan API, offering additional responsive
gaming options.
Geometric Downscaling for Video
- Improved image quality by reducing artifacts during downscaled
video playback.
- Geometric Downscaling is supported on AMD Radeon 800M integrated
graphics, as well as AMD Radeon RX 7000 series desktop and mobile
discrete graphics cards.
Expanded AMD Radeon Boost Support
- FINAL FANTASY XVI
- Expanded HYPR-Tune Support
HYPR-Tune support allows HYPR-RX to enable in-game technologies like
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution and AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2.
Support has been added to automatically configure AMD FidelityFX Super
Resolution 3 with frame generation in:
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Creatures of Ava
- Frostpunk 2
- God of War Ragnarök
- Support has been added to automatically configure AMD Radeon
Anti-Lag 2 in:
- Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support
- VK_AMD_anti_lag
- VK_KHR_maintenance7
- VK_KHR_pipeline_binary
- VK_EXT_shader_object
Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs
- Microsoft DirectX 12 Work Graphs with Mesh Nodes support for AMD
Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics cards.
Fixed Issues and Improvements
- Intermittent driver timeout or application crash while playing
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
- Intermittent driver timeout or application crash during certain
cutscenes while playing FINAL FANTASY XVI on some AMD Graphics
Products, such as the Radeon RX 6600 XT.
- Overly dark shadows or desaturated colors may be observed while
playing Black Myth: Wukong when Global Illumination is to Medium or
higher.
- Intermittent in-game corruption may be observed while playing
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
Record & Streaming and HDR enabled.
- AFMF may become inactive after enabling certain on-screen
overlays.
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition may unexpectedly initiate upon
system wake from sleep mode.
- Audio and video may intermittently become out of sync while
recording using the AV1 codec in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.
Known Issues
- Intermittent performance when entering certain areas while
playing DayZ.
- Intermittent driver timeout or crash may be observed while
playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on some AMD Graphics Products,
such as the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.
- Users experiencing this issue can enable Variable Graphics Memory
in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition as a temporary measure (AMD
Software: Adrenalin Edition > Performance > Tuning > Variable
Graphics Memory).
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Windows 11 24H2 Feature Update Causing BSOD Problem - [briefly]
04:08 PM EDT - Oct,02 2024 - post a comment So Windows 11 24H2 is finally here and people may want to update to it on there computer, so I went ahead and done it for you to see if its OK and guess what? BSOD after updating to windows 11 24H2. So maybe wait a while to see what happens.
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HW News - RTX 5090 & 5080 Leaks, Valve ARM64 Experiments - [hardware]
04:05 PM EDT - Oct,02 2024 - post a comment There were a ton of leaks and rumors the last 2 weeks in news, but also plenty of hardware news. This included X870 releases (and tons of "AI" obsession), the new Meta Quest, a 2200W Seasonic PSU, and more. We'll also cover rumors of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 specs. These are not yet confirmed, but have hit the news circuit. Intel Battlemage also hit the rumor mill, alongside stories of Valve working on ARM64 support.
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RTX 5080 24GB LEAKED, 9800X3D OCTOBER Release, INTEL Ultra 7 265K Beats 9950X - [hardware]
10:21 AM EDT - Oct,01 2024 - post a comment In this video, we dive into the latest rumors about Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5080 graphics card, with speculation pointing towards two different models-one utilizing 3GB GDDR7 chips, offering up to 24GB of VRAM! Could this mean more attractive configurations for mainstream users? We also discuss a leaked benchmark for Intel's Ultra 7 265K CPU, which shows it giving AMD's Zen 5 flagship a serious run for its money. Additionally, we'll touch on the upcoming X870 and Z890 motherboards for AMD and Intel, including the performance potential of new high-speed memory modules. Stay tuned for all the latest hardware news and leaks!
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The Future of Intel - [briefly]
03:06 AM EDT - Oct,01 2024 - post a comment This deep-dive, full documentary of Intel's American Fabs, focusing on Fab 42, Fab 32, and Fab 52, digs deep into the construction and usages of "fabs." A "fab" is a fabrication facility focusing on silicon wafers, ultimately used in CPUs, GPUs, AI processors, and other technology. Intel's new fabs are being constructed all over the world, and we got to visit the new Fab 52 in Arizona, adjacent to Fab 42 that we toured in-depth. This video features the basics of how a CPU is made, the types of machines that are used to make CPUs, processes, and gives a physical sense of scale for a fabrication facility. We wanted to truly capture how large and complex these "mega factories" are.
The equipment shown in the video includes lithography, photoresist applicators, deposition and diffusion machines, and more. This video features expert interviews from both independent and first-party Intel engineers, technicians, and analysts. If you've ever wanted to see how a CPU is made physically (with supporting 3D animations for education), this will help you get started.
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New Ryzen Laptops are Better than I Thought - [hardware]
03:05 AM EDT - Oct,01 2024 - post a comment Ryzen Ai 300 series processors got off to a bit of a rocky start since many laptops were shipped with low wattage Ryzen AI 9 365 processors. Enter the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 Gen 9, a thin and light laptop that takes the newest Zen 5 CPU and supercharges performance. Here we test it vs the 8845HS and 7840HS for a true apples to apples comparison.
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VirtualBox 7.1.2 is out with performance improvements for Windows VMs and more - [software]
02:39 AM EDT - Sep,30 2024 - post a comment After releasing a big update for VirtualBox earlier this month, which brought a reworked user interface, a new icon, and a lot of new features and other improvements, Oracle released a smaller "maintenance release" update under version 7.1.2.
The changelog includes mostly fixes and small improvements, such as a patch for black screens and performance slowdowns in Windows virtual machines. The latest version also adds support for multi-window layout, 3D acceleration for ARM-based virtual machines, UEFI SecureBoot fixes, and more.
VirtualBox 7.1.2 is available for free download from the official website. Supported platforms include Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11, Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer, macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon, macOS 10.12 and up), Linux, and Solaris. |
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Boosts Display and Battery Size - [mobile]
06:39 PM EDT - Sep,29 2024 - post a comment Samsung has revealed the Galaxy S24 FE, this year's edition of the company's most affordable model in the flagship S-series. Compared to last year's S23 FE, this model has a larger 6.7-inch display (with 120 HZ refresh), and a larger 4,700 mAh battery. It's powered by a Samsung Exynos 2400 series chipset that supports ray-traced graphics, paired with 8 GB of RAM. It will come with 128 GB of storage; a 256 GB version will be available unlocked and with Verizon. The camera system is similar to last year's, with a 50 megapixel main camera, 12 megapixel wide-angle camera, and 3x, 8-megapixel telephoto camera with OIS. It also supports wired fast charging, as well as fast wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. Naturally, it comes with a full suite of AI features, including Generative Edit, Circle to Search, Live Translate, and Note Assist. It comes in four colors: Blue, Graphite, Gray, and Mint. All three major national carriers will offer the phone. Pricing for the Galaxy S24 FE starts at $650. Pre-orders start today, with full availability on October 3rd. |
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