Intel

Intel Discontinues All 8th-Gen Coffee Lake-S CPUs Up To 8700K

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Intel outed a handful of Product Change Notifications (PCN), each detailing a series of Coffee Lake-S processors set to be discontinued. The lists add up to all the 8th-Gen Coffee Lake-S chips spanning from the Celerons up to the once-almighty Core i7-8700K , Xeons not included. The full list below:

  • Intel® Celeron® G4900 Processor
  • Intel® Celeron® Processor G490

Samsung Expands NAND Production Capacity to Meet 2021 Mobile & Data Center Demand

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Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, demand for NAND is still high and Samsung is using it to its advantage. The Korean manufacturer just announced that it is expanding its V-NAND production capacity so that it can meet demand from data centers and for mobile applications.

"The new investment reaffirms our commitment to sustain undisputed leadership in memory technologies, even in uncertain times," said Cheol Choi, executive VP of Memory Global Sales & Marketing at Samsung. "We will continue to serve the


Raspberry Pi 4 B: How Much RAM Do You Really Need?

Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB)
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The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B single-board computer launched last year in three variants, the first time the family had been broken into more than one variant per model: An entry-level version with 1GB of RAM, designed to hit the increasingly-challenging and shrinking-through-inflation $35 target price point; a more expensive 2GB version, designed as to the go-to model; and a 4GB variant for power users.

In the


Ultrawide Deal Shaves $300 off LG's Curved USB-C Monitor

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For the next 10 hours, the LG 34CB99-W ultrawide curved monitor is on sale for $699.99 on Newegg . That’s $300, or 30%, off its usual price of $999.99.

A productivity focused display, this monitor has a 34-inch 21:9 curved IPS screen with a 1440p (3440 x 14

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AMD Sienna Cichild Graphics Card Could Be Big Navi

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

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AMD released over 200 Linux patches today for an unannounced graphics card , as reported by Linux news outlet Phoronix . The Radeon graphics card, codename Sienna Cichlid, is presumably the Big Navi that the hardware world has been eagerly anticipating.

Phoronix said that AMD developers have considered using a substitute codename to hide a product's real marketing name before. This makes sense, considering that developers have to release patches in advance, and using a fake


Best Raspberry Pi Projects of June 2020

Raspberry Pi Projects
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Looking for a fun Raspberry Pi project to start your summer off right? Check out some of our favorites featured over the last month. These creators solved problems and developed some seriously entertaining creations using a Raspberry Pi.

These projects are the best of the best, standing out with exceptional engineering, practical functionality and pure novelty.

Raspberry Pi Granular Synthesizer

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Intel

Intel 24-Core CPU Teases 10nm on Server Platform

Intel Xeon chip on the heatsink preparing to install in the server motherboard

Intel Xeon chip on the heatsink preparing to install in the server motherboard (Image credit: Alexey Kotikov/Shutterstock)

The first signs of Ice Lake potentially arriving as desktop CPUs appeared by way of a Linux patch last year. Fast forward to today, and we have not one, but three fresh Geekbench 4 submissions (via @TUM_APISAK ) that support the rumor.

Following Cannon Lake's, Ice Lake is Intel's second family of processors to feature the 10nm process node. The 10

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AMD Donates Epyc & Radeon Instinct HPC Systems to Universities Fighting Coronavirus

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In April, AMD announced its $15 million COVID-19 HPC fund , which is intended to bring supercomputing power to researchers combating the pandemic. Today, AMD announced that three universities are receiving the promised support.

“High performance computing technology plays a critical role in modern viral research, deepening our understanding of how specific viruses work and ultimately accelerating the development of potential therapeutics and vaccines,” said Lisa Su, President and CEO of AMD, said in a video message via YouTube


Apple Doubles Price for Memory Capacity Upgrade for 13-Inch MacBook Pro

Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2020
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Just under a month ago, Apple announced its new 13-inch MacBook Pro , which ditched the butterfly keyboard in favor of the new Magic Keyboard, and added two new 10th Gen CPU options to the lineup. However, the standard memory configuration on the entry-level models weighed in at just 8GB of LPDDR3, which really isn't adequate, leading many buyers to opt for the memory upgrade.

Previously you paid $100 to double capacity from

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LaCie Rugged SSD Pro Portable SSD Review: Fast, Compact and Durable

Our Verdict

With a durable silicon-coated casing and performance of up to 2.8 GBps, LaCie’s Rugged SSD Pro is a fast IP-67 rated beast that works over both Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C.

For

  • Durable non-slip coating and weather-resistant
  • Competitive Thunderbolt 3 performance
  • 5-year warranty with data recovery services
  • Compatible with USB-C devices

Against

  • Small SLC write cache
  • Very expensive
  • Lacks 256-bit AES hardware encryption
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