Nvidia officially announces Geforce RTX 5060 series
Published in Graphics


$299 for RTX 5060 and $379/$429 for RTX 5060 Ti 8GB/16GB

Nvidia has officially annnounced its latest Geforce RTX 5060 series graphics cards, starting with Geforce RTX 5060 Ti, which will be available at $379 for 8GB and $429 for 16GB versions and available as of today, April 16th, while the RTX 5060 8GB graphics card will be coming in May, priced at $299.

Snapdragon X Elite successor tipped for 22 per cent boost 
Published in PC Hardware


First speculative performance leaks

Qualcomm’s second-generation Snapdragon X processors — the ones set to power its next wave of client PCs — are now deep in development, and the first speculative performance leaks have started to surface.

AMD’s RX 9070 XT clobbers RTX 5080 in sales
Published in Graphics


RDNA 4 continues steamrolling as NVIDIA struggles with stock, pricing

AMD's RDNA 4 cards are on an absolute tear, with the Radeon RX 9070 XT outselling NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 by a staggering ten to one margin at MindFactory — one of the EU’s biggest component retailers.

Intel’s Bartlett Lake-S P-core-only CPU confirmed in Linux kernel patch
Published in PC Hardware


Might revive AVX-512 

Chipzilla’s engineers have confirmed the existence of a P-core-only variant of its Bartlett Lake-S platform in a fresh Linux kernel patch, giving the rumour mill a much-needed shot of validation.

Google adds stealth reboot feature to Android phones
Published in Mobiles


Locks down user data

Android phones are about to get a stealthy security upgrade to Google Play Services (version 25.14) which introduces an “auto-restart” feature that locks devices after three days of inactivity, effectively shielding sensitive data.

iPhone 6s and last Intel Mac mini buried in Apple’s graveyard
Published in News


2018 Intel holdout and ageing smartphone is now vintage 

The fruity cargo cult Apple has pushed two more products onto its growing list of near-dead gear with the iPhone 6s and the 2018 Mac mini, both now stamped as “vintage.”

Digital dementia debunked
Published in Gaming


Tech-savvy pensioners have sharper minds

Scaremongering over digital dementia has taken a hit after new research found that older adults who regularly use smartphones, tablets and computers show lower rates of cognitive decline.

Nvidia blindsided by $5.5bn hit
Published in News


Chipmaker stumbles as trade war with China tightens its grip

Chipmaker Nvidia has been slapped with a $5.5 billion (€5.2 billion) financial gut punch after the US government demanded export licences for its H20 AI chip sales to China and Hong Kong.

Nvidia and partners to make AI supercomputers in US
Published in AI


Over a few years, investment worth 500B

Nvidia is working with partners to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Together with leading manufacturing partners, the company has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space: facilities in Arizona will build and test NVIDIA Blackwell chips, while those in Texas will assemble the AI supercomputers. Jensen Huang is bringing some jobs back.

Intel sells 51 percent of Altera
Published in PC Hardware


Tan's first big move

Intel Corporation's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's first big move was to sell 51 percent of Altera to SilverLake at an $8.75 billion valuation. The company still retains 49 percent. Intel acquired Altera in 2015 for approximately $16.7 billion.