Things are heating up again on the server side of CPUs, with both Intel and AMD gunning for the crown. Just yesterday, we covered Granite Rapids-WS , the next launch in the Xeon series, and today we have confirmation from Intel on how Diamond Rapids will shape up. Xeon 7 was originally set to include two lineups: one with 8-channel memory and one with 16-channel, but the former has now been cancelled. Diamond Rapids will therefore be exclusively 1

When you’re traveling on the go and need to connect multiple devices with cellular internet coverage, one of the easiest options is to use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot. Most cell carrier plans allow you to share your connection with multiple devices, but such heavy lifting can take a toll on your battery life. The alternative is to use a mobile hotspot, such as Netgear’s newly announced Nighthawk 5G M7. The Nighthawk 5G M7 is an all-in

A severe shortage in global DRAM supply has reportedly led some distributors in Taiwan to impose unprecedented bundling requirements on buyers, according to a report in Taiwan’s Economic Daily News . It claims that certain channels are now requiring customers to purchase motherboards alongside DRAM modules at a one-to-one ratio, or risk being denied access to memory stock entirely.

This type of allocation control has reportedly never been seen before in the DRAM industry. It appears that distributors are using high-demand

Kingston Technology has announced its first cable-free SSD. It will hope it has doubled the chances of its debut product getting a warm reception by fitting dual captive USB-A and –C connectors, one at either end of this high-performance memory stick. Kingston's Dual Portable SSD Storage Solution products are available right now. The firm’s handy USB 3.2 Gen 2 dual-interface SSD thumb drives are priced between $97 for a 512GB

If you're in the market for an SSD deal right now, then we've just found a wicked deal on the Crucial T710. One of the fastest drives on the market, the 2TB version of this potent SSD is now cheaper than the 1TB version, now $170 on Amazon, a new lowest-ever price . That's a brilliant saving in any context, but given a catastrophic NAND shortage looms on the PC

You've most likely seen or heard about the massive price hikes on RAM kits, with memory prices doubling as well. Soon, those price rises will be passed on to GPU and SSD purchases too. It's going to be another painful entry into the history books for PC component pricing, and more pain for PC builders looking for good prices on hardware components for their builds. With the aid of an ecoupon code from Lenovo, you can save 48% off the powerful

Black Friday is rapidly approaching, but it doesn’t mean you have to sit and wait for the big day to pick up a brand-new graphics card upgrade. There’s an Intel gaming GPU with 12GB of VRAM on offer right now, ready for you to pick up and play a whole range of modern games with decent frame rates at 1440p, all for a penny under £200. That’s before you consider

If you would like to rehome thousands of old VHS videotapes, there’s an incredible hoard of these nostalgic artifacts from the days of analog TV , stored carefully in McDonald's boxes, being given away for free. However, you’ll need a convincing story, as it already looks like a representative from the Internet Archive is a hot favorite to claim this truckload of tapes and digitize them . Redditor whatdoyouthinkisreal shared images of this gargantuan collection of tapes a few days ago

A PC hobbyist says he was hit with a $684 tariff bill on a $355 shipment of retro computing parts, in what appears to be a growing pattern tied to changes in federal import rules. The case, described in a blog post published November 15 by the writer behind OldVCR, involved a vintage parts order from Germany. UPS, the courier, later reduced the charge after the recipient disputed the tariff classification.

The incident is one of