Apple Silicon|Intel

Intel's Maple Ridge (JHL8540) Thunderbolt 4 Controller Now Shipping

Following the launch of Thunderbolt 4 earlier this year as part of Intel's Tiger Lake CPUs, the next piece of the TB4 hardware stack has dropped this week with the release of Intel's first stand-alone Thunderbolt 4 controller, Maple Ridge (JHL8540). Previously announced back in July as part of Thunderbolt 4's reveal , Intel this week updated their Ark database to add a product page for the Maple Ridge controller family and flag that the first part is now shipping. With

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Zoom、Adobe軟體支援搭載M1晶片的Mac電腦

蘋果發布自有Arm-based M1晶片及搭載該晶片的三款Mac電腦才不過一個多月,支援M1幾乎成了所有桌機軟體廠商的當務之急。本週Zoom及Adobe分別宣佈主要App開始支援這款晶片。

就在歐美進入聖誕假期周之際, 視訊會議軟體Zoom昨(2


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支援 WiFi 6E 的手機要來了 ? 有傳 Apple 明年推出的 iPhone 13 將支援 WiFi 6E 無線網絡

近日,巴克萊投資銀行的分析師表示:Apple 預定下年登場的 iPhone 13 有望支援 WiFi 6E,提供更高的網速。

目前,iPhone 11 和 iPhone 12 系列以及第二代 iPhone SE,皆支援 WiFi 6。而 WiFi 6E 則是目前 WiFi 聯盟最新的標準,與 WiFi 6 比較,增加了 6 GHz 頻段


Apple Silicon|Intel

Supermicro C9Z490-PGW Motherboard Review: Comet Lake with 32 CPU PCIe Lanes

More widely known for its server-grade models, Supermicro always launches a small number of consumer motherboards, sometimes with some extra flair and hardware we don't see from the regular vendors. This time around, Supermicro's top-tier C9Z490-PGW uses a PLX chip which enables the board to operate with dual PCIe 3.0 x16 or quadruple PCIe 3.0 x8 slots. This is combined with dual PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots from

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Apple Silicon|Intel

微軟傳將為自有雲端及PC開發自有Arm 晶片

路透社 彭博 報導,微軟將開發Azure雲端服務及Surface裝置內的Arm晶片。

報導引述消息人士指出,和Arm開發的晶片將用於部份Azure服務及部份Surface產品線。彭博報導,開發晶片的部門隷屬於Azure主管Jason Zander,而非Windows主管Panos Panay。但消息人士説,Surface


Apple Silicon|Intel

Intel 股價再度受挫 – 外媒傳出 Microsoft 有意自行研發、生產 ARM 架構晶片

繼 Apple 自研的 M1 處理晶片取得異常成功後,據聞 Microsoft 也想跟上腳步,並減少對 Intel CPU 的依賴。據外媒 Bloomberg 消息指,Microsoft 已計劃自行生產基於 ARM 架構的處理晶片,且可能會用在 Surface PC 和伺服器上。

面對這一連串的打擊,讓 Intel 上禮拜五的股價下


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華碩B450主板為第一代鋭龍開啟了SAM功能,微星確認Zen 2架構處理器也能使用

當AMD推出Smart Access Memory(SAM)技術的時候,將它作為Zen 3架構的Ryzen 5000系列處理器的重要賣點。人們普遍認為只有最新一代的Ryzen處理器才能支持,同時只有配合使用AMD的Radeon RX 6000系列GPU才能看到性能上的優勢。

不過後來,很多

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Apple Silicon|Intel

Microsoft rumored to be developing its own custom Arm chips for servers and Surface PCs

Why it matters: Microsoft seems next to line to kick Intel to the curb. The company is rumored to be developing in-house Arm silicon for its servers and possibly Surface devices. This would allow Microsoft greater flexibility for its Azure cloud offering, while not being beholding to its traditional chip partners.

Microsoft is no stranger to development of custom chips. The company collaborated with Qualcomm to create the custom Snapdragon SQ1 for the Surface Pro X and later updated it with the SQ2. The Surface Laptop 3 has a

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Apple Silicon|Intel

微軟內部服務器將轉向使用自研處理器:減少對Intel的依賴

最近蘋果自主研發的M1處理器已經跟隨新一代的MacBook PRO筆記本以及Mac Mini上市,同時亞馬遜目前也正在努力將Azure服務器從Nvidia處理器轉向使用自己研發的內部芯片,很明顯,IT行業的領軍者們都希望將越來越多的核心業務轉向自身的


Apple Silicon|Intel

Microsoft Reportedly Moving Its Servers to Custom Chips

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With the Apple M1 in the hands of consumers and Amazon currently working to shift its Azure servers from Nvidia’s processors to its own in-house chips, it’s clear that major tech industry players are keen to bring more and more of their production lines as close to home as possible. And according to a new report from Bloomberg , Microsoft’s gearing up to be the next company to transition to in-house chips. At least for some of its products.