Processors

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends During the pandemic, processors sold like hotcakes — but the demand came to an abrupt halt in late 2022 and early 2023. However, according to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research, CPUs are once again doing better, with a notable increase in shipments. Still, these gains aren’t consistent across the board, which reveals a trend that’s most likely going to stick around. The improvements are substantial. Jon Peddie Research reports a 7% quarter-to-quarter increase in CPU shipments, but…

HP Spectre x360 14-inch and 16-inch laptops have received new hardware in India. The HP Spectre x360 series come in a 2-in-1 convertible form factor and offer AI-enhanced features. The laptops come with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to manage AI workloads and run on Intel Core Ultra 7 processors alongside RTX 4050 GPUs. Both HP Spectre x360 14 and HP Spectre x360 16 feature up to 2.8K OLED screens with up to 120Hz refresh rate. They boast a 9-megapixel web camera as well.HP Spectre x360 16, HP Spectre x360 14 price in…

Nathan Youngblood, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, has been awarded grants from the NSF and AFOSR to further his research in optical computing and phase-change materials. His work aims to address the limitations of current computing hardware by developing more efficient, reliable, and fast optical computing systems. This research not only promises to enhance AI’s computational power but also to improve modern computing systems’ speed and efficiency. Credit: SciTechDaily.comUniversity of…

AMD AMD has clawed its way up from many disasters. Always chasing Nvidia and Intel, the so-called Team Red stayed strong over the years and found its niche in the PC market, a niche that has seemingly worked well, especially over the past few years. Despite these valiant efforts, this past year has made me worry about the future of AMD, and the beginning of the year so far has only confirmed some of my worries. Processing the past Jacob Roach / DigitalTrends In the past year and some, AMD has had some wins, but it…

Intel Intel’s next-generation Arrow Lake chips are said to be coming out later this year, but we don’t know much about them just yet. However, a new leak shows us that two crucial features may be missing from the next-gen CPU lineup: hyperthreading and support for the AVX-512 extension. If Intel is ditching hyperthreading, it’s not entirely unexpected, but it might make it trickier for even its best processors to beat AMD. Hyperthreading allows physical cores in Intel processors to perform two tasks simultaneously,…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends For a while, AMD’s highly anticipated new CPUs seemed like they had slipped to 2025. That would have been bad news for AMD, but according to some new reporting on the topic, Zen 5 chips may be getting announced sooner than we thought. As reported by Paul Alcorn of Tom’s Hardware, an AMD rep confirmed that the Zen 5 lineup is on track for a 2024 release, likely in the second half of the year. The information was shared during an AMD earnings call for the final quarter of 2023. While we now…

These gaming laptops boast configurations with up to the 14th Gen Intel Core i7 13650HX CPU and NVIDIA 20, 30, and 40 Series Laptop GPUs. There's also an option for a fully Intel-based model equipped with Intel Arc A530M graphics…

Asus has announced five new ultra-compact PCs at CES 2024: ROG NUC, NUC 14 Pro, NUC 14 Pro+, ExpertCenter PN65, and Fanless Chromebox CF40. In this article, we will focus on the NUC 14 Pro and the NUC 14 Pro+, which are the company’s mainstream mini PC models and successors to the NUC 13 Pro from last year. Asus NUC 14 Pro The Asus NUC 14 Pro comes in two sizes: Slim (Mini PC) and Tall (Kit). The first model doesn’t support a 2.5-inch SATA drive, whereas, the second model does. While the Slim has a height of 37mm, the…

With CES 2024 underway, the market is buzzing with new hardware and software launches as brands unveil their latest products. AMD has also entered the arena, announcing its next-gen Ryzen 8000G series desktop CPUs, introducing new Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, launching the 8040 series of mobile CPUs for laptops, and adding a new GPU to its lineup: the Radeon 7600 XT. Let’s explore what AMD’s 2024 lineup has to offer below.AMD Ryzen 8000G series: price and availability The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is priced at USD 329 (~ Rs 27,351),…

Intel has revealed its full Intel Core 14th Gen mobile and desktop processor lineup, including new HX-series mobile processors aimed at gamers and creators, at CES Tuesday. The chip maker also announced its new Intel Core mobile processor Series 1 family for thin-and-light mobile systems. The company's new announcements come weeks after it unveiled its AI-focussed Core Ultra chips for laptops and desktop computers in December. Laptop manufacturers have showcased refreshed models with Intel Core Ultra chipsets onboard at…