On this day 25 years ago, the first public version of Counter Strike was released under beta. The final release took place in November the same year.
Counter Strike is a tactical, team-based first-person shooter, which today celebrates its 25th anniversary. It was originally launched as a modification of Half-Life (hence the cover above), which was released on June 19, 1999
A hacking group claims to be in possession of confidential data from AMD servers.
According to the reports, the hacking organization or individual is of ‘significant concern’, since it was involved in some large security breaches in the past (including Europol Facebook Marketplace).
The group claims to have copies of: “Future AMD products, Spec sheets, employee databases, customer databases, property files, ROMs, source code, firmware
First Intel CPUs with 3nm node are expected in the next quarter.
According to DigiTimes, citing industry sources, production of 3nm chips has begun at TSMC for Intel’s next-gen client series, codenamed Lunar Lake. This product is officially launching next quarter (Intel has yet to confirm the exact date) and is the first by Intel to utilize TSMC nodes for all three chiplets in its disaggregated design (CPU tile and SoC tile with GPU). The
A special motherboard for Internet Cafes.
What may not be commonly known is that Colorful has a large lineup of Intel motherboards. While the company has not yet launched any AMD-based motherboards, there are plenty of options featuring CVN, Meow, BattleAx, and iCafe designs available. The latter is a special series from Colorful dedicated to Internet Cafes, which are very popular in China.
Apparently, the company has found a niche that was not yet fulfilled: an entry-
Intel has released a new statement on the instability issue observed in some 13th and 14th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” processors. The good news is that Intel is actively working on the problem, but the bad news is that there is no final solution yet.
While investigating the cause of the instability, Intel has taken two steps so far. The first was to introduce new Baseline
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Source: NVIDIA
Today, June 18, NVIDIA reached a market value of $3.336 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the world. Despite a recent increase in Microsoft’s and Apple’s stock prices, NVIDIA’s shares rose by 3.57% today at the time of writing, while other shares dipped slightly.
NVIDIA has climbed rapidly in market value,
Much like graphics cards, you can now buy a Mini-PC with two entirely difference architectures.
A Chinese brand is introducing a new Mini-PC called AX8 Pro. This system features AMD’s Ryzen 9 8945HS or 8845HS APU, codenamed Hawk Point. Those familiar with Intel NUC Mini-PC launch schedules might recognize the design.
The Intel NUC 13 Pro , codenamed “Vivid Canyon
Today marks the important date for Microsoft and Qualcomm, with the launch of the first Copilot+ systems, also the very first test for Snapdragon.
Source: Dave2D & Matthew Moniz
Qualcomm is currently the only supplier of Copilot+ certified systems. Their Snapdragon X Series laptops are officially launching today, along with the release of Microsoft’s new program for Windows-powered systems.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor (System on a Chip) is built using a 4nm process and features
Release dates confirmed?
AMD has not given any indication when the new Ryzen CPUs will be available, only confirming it will be next month. However, those looking for new AMD products may discover listings through various retailers, some of which report availability dates.
As mentioned yesterday , the Ryzen 9000 series is now listed by large US retailer B&H and will apparently be available for ‘preorder’ on July 31 . This wording may be incorrect,
First showcased in May, the new Arc A750 graphics card from Gunnir is a special edition inspired by a popular game.
Gunnir, one of Intel’s largest partners for the Arc Alchemist launch, has already introduced 15 SKUs based on Intel’s A7, A5, and A3 series. Since Intel is not eager to launch anything newer, companies like Gunnir are now focusing on customizing existing designs, such as the Photon series.