Arm CPUs Impacted by Straight-Line Speculation (SLS) Vulnerability
When Spectre and Meltdown were discovered, the whole industry got on its legs and started to question CPU security more seriously. There are a plethora of attacks that exploit the CPU function called branch prediction, which predicts paths of code execution so it can ready them and execute them faster. This approach is one part of the microarchitectural techniques used to add performance to the CPU design. However, nothing comes without a cost. Despite adding more performance, the branch prediction had taken a toll on the security of CPUs, making them
(PR) Unity Technologies Releases COVID-19 Consumer Gaming Report
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced immediate, profound lifestyle shifts for consumers around the world, many of whom have turned to gaming for much-needed distraction and social connections. According to a new report released today by Unity Technologies, the world's leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content, there has been an increase of nearly 50% in daily active users of HD games due to COVID-19. The report'
DeepCool Intros GamerStorm DQ-M V2L Series Full-Modular Power Supplies
DeepCool today expanded its GamerStorm brand of power supplies with the new upper-mainstream DQ-M V2L line. These PSUs come in capacities of 650 W (DQ650-M-V2L, DQ750-M-V2L, and DQ-750M-V2L), 750 W, and 850 W, offering 80 Plus Gold efficiency, and full-modular cabling. Under the hood, these feature APFC
(PR) Kingston Ships 2TB KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD
Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today began shipping the 2 TB KC2500 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD for desktop, workstations and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The new, higher capacity gives customers the flexibility to keep up with increasing storage needs and improves workflow.
KC2500 combines outstanding performance with endurance using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and
KC2500 combines outstanding performance with endurance using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and
(PR) EK Water Blocks EK Classic Liquid Cooling Kits Transition to D-RGB
EK Water Blocks, the premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is updating the EK-Classic Kits by transitioning them all to the more customizable 5V D-RGB lighting and adding more tools in the package to help loop builders. That's not where the magic stops, as these new Classic kits are more affordable. This was done with various production optimizations that yielded a more affordable and better product for end-users.
EK-Classic CPU Water Block 115x/20xx/AM4 D
EK-Classic CPU Water Block 115x/20xx/AM4 D
GIGABYTE Intros B550 VISION D Motherboard for Creators
GIGABYTE today introduced the B550 VISION D socket AM4 motherboard targeted at creators. Built in the ATX form-factor, the board supports socket AM4 Ryzen 3000 "Matisse" processors, and is based on the new AMD B550 chipset. Within GIGABYTE's product stack, the B550 VISION D is positioned above its B550 AORUS Master flagship board based on this chipset. The board draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and
(PR) ProGrade Digital Announces Faster CFexpress Type B Memory Cards
ProGrade Digital, Inc., founded with a mission to provide the highest quality professional grade digital memory cards and workflow solutions, announces its new CFexpress Type B cards. First demonstrated by the company in April 2018 at the National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) Las Vegas, CFexpress Type B offers next generation memory card performance by leveraging PCIe, Gen 3 interconnect with NVMe 1.3 host controller interface. ProGrade Digital CFexpress cards provide read speeds up-to 1,700 MB/s,
(PR) Patriot Viper Gaming Announces 32GB VIPER STEEL SODIMMs and UDIMMs
VIPER GAMING by PATRIOT, a trademarked brand of PATRIOT and a global leader in performance memory, solid-state drives, and flash storage solutions, is excited to announce the launch of their new 32 GB memory modules into the VIPER STEEL SERIES DDR4 PERFORMANCE MEMORY. The new 32 GB modules are available in both UDIMM and SODIMM. The frequencies from 3000 MHz to 3600 MHz are available for UDIMM and the frequencies from 2400 MHz to 3000 MHz for
Apple to Announce its own Mac Processor at WWDC (Late June)
Apple is planning to launch its own high-performance processors designed for Macs at the 2020 WWDC, held in the week of 22 June, 2020. This would be the the first step among many toward the replacement of Intel processors and the x86 machine architecture from the Apple Mac ecosystem, in the same fashion as the company replaced PowerPC with x86 last decade. Apple has codenamed the process of graduating to the new machine architecture "Kalamata," and besides detailing the
(PR) ZADAK Unveils SPARK M.2 RGB SSD with Stunning Aluminum Heatsink
ZADAK, a leading provider of PC enthusiast components, unveils the SPARK PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 RGB SSD. As the company's first PCIe M.2 SSD, the SPARK PCIe M.2 captivates high-end PC users through its excellent compatibility with the latest Intel and AMD platforms and top-rate sequential read and write speeds of 3,200 / 3,000 MB/s, respectively. In addition, the SPARK PCIe M.2 SSD was engineered with a