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U.S. lawmakers call for review of Apple plan to use Chinese chips

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- A group of U.S. senators has asked the intelligence community to analyze the threat posed by Apple's reported plan to adopt Chinese memory chips in its new iPhone 14.

A decision by Apple to procure 3D NAND memory chips from state-owned Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) "would introduce significant privacy and security vulnerabilities to the global digital supply chain ...," the lawmakers said in a letter to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines


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Apple M2 Support Added To Upstream LLVM Along With The A15, A16

Upstream LLVM has added the compiler CPU targets for the Apple M2, A15, and A16 SoCs.

Apple compiler engineer Tim Northover has contributed the Apple M2 / A15 / A16 CPU targets to the upstream code-base for LLVM/Clang. He commented in the commit:
They're roughly ARMv8.6. This works in the .td file, but in AArch64TargetParser.def, marking them v8.6 brings in support for the SM
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(PR) ASRock X670E Motherboard Series Launches Ready for AMD AM5 CPUs

Leading global motherboard manufacturer, ASRock, is proud to announce its X670E motherboard series, ready for new AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors. This first wave of AMD Socket AM5 motherboards includes Special Edition X670E Taichi Carrara, flagship X670E Taichi, high-end X670E Steel Legend, mainstream X670E PRO RS, and entry X670E PG Lightning.

"With the AM5 platform we're investing

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(PR) ECS Introduces Versatile All-in-One PC LIVA G24-MH610

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the global leading motherboard, Mini-PCs, Notebooks, mobile device, and smart city solutions provider, is proud to introduce "Be fast and free" as the core of the excellent and comprehensive All-in-One LIVA G24-MH610. It is versatile and features support for Intel 12th Gen processors with LGA1700 Socket for everyday computing use. It uses DDR4 dual-channel memory technology and expands through the M.


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AMD Ryzen and Athlon 7020 "Mendocino" 6nm Processors Launched for Entry-level Notebooks

AMD today launched the Ryzen 7020 and Athlon 7020 lines of entry-level mobile processors that pack a unique combination of AMD processor, graphics, and I/O technologies that promise a superior experience and battery-life in the entry-level notebook segment that's usually forsaken by processor manufacturers. Based on the 6 nm "Mendocino" monolithic silicon, these SoC pack a 4-core/8-thread CPU based on an enhanced version of the "Zen 2" microarchitecture; an

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(PR) Intel Launches the NUC 12 Extreme, its Most Powerful Mini-PC

Today, Intel announced the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Mini PC and Kit (code-named Serpent Canyon). Designed for gamers and content creators, the compact mini-PC is built to include Intel Arc graphics in the smallest form factor. The NUC 12 Enthusiast features the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors and is the first Intel NUC to include Intel Arc A-series graphics in the form of the Intel Arc A770M graphics processing unit (GPU).

"The Intel NUC 1

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(PR) Intel Launches the NUC 12 Enthusiast, its Most Powerful Mini-PC

Today, Intel announced the Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast Mini PC and Kit (code-named Serpent Canyon). Designed for gamers and content creators, the compact mini-PC is built to include Intel Arc graphics in the smallest form factor. The NUC 12 Enthusiast features the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors and is the first Intel NUC to include Intel Arc A-series graphics in the form of the Intel Arc A770M graphics processing unit (GPU).

"The Intel NUC 1

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MSI confirms Intel Z790 motherboard launch on September 27th

MSI Z790 motherboards coming September 27th

MSI is the first brand to confirm the launch of next-gen Intel motherboards.

The company has shared a teaser for its upcoming Intel motherboards featuring LGA1700 socket. MSI confirms a product launch event called “The Next Playground—Reframed” which is set for September 27th.

Interestingly, the teaser image already confirms what will be released and that’s Intel Z790 motherboard series. The MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI


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(PR) GIGABYTE Z690, B660, and Follow-up Motherboards Will Support AMD EXPO Memory

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, today announced all Z690, B660, and following motherboards will support EXPO memory. Users can enjoy performance boost with ease on GIGABYTE motherboards of all platforms with either AMD EXPO or Intel XMP supported memories.

AMD recently announced the new EXPO technology for DDR5 memory on the latest AM5 platform, which allows easy DDR5 memory accelerating with built-in overclocking profiles for the performance uplift, just


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New iPhones have Qualcomm satellite modem, new Apple radio chips - Reuters.com

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 14 models contain a Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) chip that can talk to satellites, but have additional custom-designed Apple components used in the phone's biggest new feature, according to an analysis of the phone by iFixit and an Apple statement.

Apple released its iPhone 14 lineup on Friday. One of the major new features is the ability to connect to satellites to send