Apple Reportedly Developing A HomePod With A 7-Inch Display, Which Will Be Equipped With The Current-Generation A18; Rumored Launch Said To Happen In 2025

A complete revamp of the HomePod is expected in 2025 as Apple will reportedly introduce some massive changes to its smart speaker, starting with a touchscreen. The company is likely incorporating a display as it wants to compete better with its rivals and deliver an upgraded and fresh experience to users. Additionally, the latest information claims that an A18 will arrive to the HomePod, the same SoC that powers the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. The 7-inch panels of the new HomePod will be

The WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD Remains At 26 Percent Off On Amazon, But The Window Of Opportunity Is Closing As Prices Of Other Models Are Slowly Picking Up

Several days have passed since we last reported on the WD_BLACK SN850X 8TB SSD, and we are glad to update readers that the solid-state drive retains its second-lowest price of $649.99 on Amazon thanks to a 26 percent discount. However, do not get too excited that this price reduction will be present for the foreseeable future because other SSD models with 4TB of storage are slowly picking up in price. While there is nothing stopping you from

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GPU First To Launch In January 2025, Followed By Flagship RTX 5090 32 GB GPU

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GPU will be the first Blackwell gaming card to hit shelves in January followed by the RTX 5090 flagship. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming Lineup Kicks Off In January 2025, RTX 5080 16 GB First To Hit Retail Followed By RTX 5090 The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPU launch is soon going to be upon us. With the debut primed for CES 2

Micron Reveals Development On “Cutting-Edge” HBM4E Process, HBM4 Slated For Mass-Production By 2026

Micron has provided an update on its next-gen HBM4 and HBM4E processes, as the firm reveals that mass production is expected to be initiated by 2026. Micron To Utilize TSMC's Foundry Service For HBM4's Logic Semiconductors, Coming On-Par With SK Hynix HBM4 is indeed the future "holy grail" of the HBM markets, mainly since the technology pledges to bring in cutting-edge performance and efficiency figures, which is the gateway towards upscaling AI computational power.

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Gigabyte & ASUS B850 & B840 Motherboards Leaked: TUF, ROG Strix, AORUS, & Eagle Models For AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs

Several ASUS and Gigabyte AMD B850 and B840 motherboards surfaced online today. As many as eight motherboard models have been leaked, revealing their form factors, design, and onboard features. Gigabyte Prepares the AORUS, Eagle, & Gaming Lineups, While ASUS is also Ready with the ROG Strix, TUF, and Prime Series B850 & B840 motherboards AMD's AM5 lineup includes 800-chipset motherboards, from which the X870/X8

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Intel’s “Core Ultra 200S” CPUs Witnesses Significant Performance Improvement After New Optimizations, Memory & Overclocking Support Now In a Much Better State

Intel's "Core Ultra 200S" CPUs have reportedly witnessed "formidable" performance improvement after Team Blue's recent round of optimizations. Intel China Gives A Briefing To Media On Core Ultra 200S CPU Performance Recent Optimizations, Showing Impressive Uplift Well, if you are unaware, Intel recently released a "Field Update" around the issues surrounding Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs and how they have been massively underperforming on consumer systems. Team Blue discovered five different issues causing the performance

Early Pricing Revealed For NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080-based Acer Predator Orion 7000 PCs, Showing A $1250 Difference

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & RTX 5080 GPU prices have been revealed as a part of the Acer Predator Orion Desktop PC. The price difference looks quite high, but it is a bit early to say this would be the case when the cards are launched. The actual price difference between the two cards will possibly be much lower if bought individually. The leaked NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Acer gaming PC with Core Ultra 200S processor starts at $4900 while

Forever Skies Review – Apocalyptic Adventure

Jumping into Forever Skies, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. From the title alone, I was expecting some sort of War game, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was a post-apocalyptic survival game that takes place on Earth. There were two significant periods in which I played the game. The first was during the initial Early Access period, and the second was after the co-op update was released. During these times, the changes made were incredibly obvious, and for the

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ASUS Prepares 20+ Next-Gen Laptops For CES, Featuring RTX 50 Series GPUs Paired With AMD Strix Halo & Intel Core Ultra 200H/HX CPUs

ASUS's next-gen laptops, equipped with NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs in AMD Strix Halo & Intel Core Ultra 200 CPU options, are out of the bag. Some of these models are already listed on retail websites even though they are currently unavailable for purchase. There are 26 laptop models with different AMD and Intel CPUs that ASUS is supposedly launching at the CES event. ASUS to Debut Core Ultra 200H/HX and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPUs on its Newest Laptop

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Uses A Thick Dummy Silicon That Comprises 93% Of The CCD Stack And Has No Performance Purpose

The CCD stack with 3D V-Cache on the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is only 40-45µm in total, but the rest of the layers add up to a whopping 750µm, which is entirely non-functional but is crucial for stability. AMD uses thick layers of non-functional silicon on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's CCD with SRAM extending on the edges for a stable structure AMD Ryzen 7 98