Microsoft flogs replacement components for Surface
Displays, batteries, SSDs you name it
Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now supplies replacement parts in the Microsoft Store, allowing Surface owners to replace their displays, batteries and SSDs.
AMD shows EPYC Bergamo with 128 Zen 4c cores
Same SP5 socket, and around 35 percent smaller core
AMD unveiled plenty of new products during its Data Center and AI Technology Premiere event in San Francisco, including some details about its 5nm EPYC Bergamo processors for cloud native applications. Shipping now, these EPYC CPUs pack 82b transistors, up to 128 Zen 4c cores, and promise both "the greatest vCPU density and the best energy efficiency.
US Patent Office tribunal backs Intel
VLSI Technology loses to Chipzilla
A US Patent Office tribunal backed Intel in its bid to invalidate a patent that represented $1.5 billion of a $2.18 billion verdict it lost to VLSI Technology in 2021.
Mac Pro is not-American
It is a product of Thailand – Siamese if you please
While Apple claims its oversized and over-priced cheese grater is as American as Apple Pie, it is officially labelled that is made in Thailand.
5,120 x 1,440 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 1800R curvature
Samsung has now officially, and finally, launched the $2,200-priced Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor, a 49-inch curved beast that was unveiled back at CES 2023. Featuring a 49-inch dual QHD resolution OLED panel with 32:9 aspect ratio, 1800R curvature, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 0.03ms response time, the Odyssey OLED G9 definitely sits at the top.