MSI announces its first MPG 312CURX QD-OLED curved monitor
New 32-inch QD-OLED 240Hz monitor
MSI has announced its first curved 32-inch 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor, the MPG 312CURX, featuring a 32-inch QD-OLED panel with 1700R curvature and pairing it up with some high-end features like the KVM switch, HDMI 2.1, MSI Gaming Intelligence, and VESA ClearMR 13000.
7-inch handheld with AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
Zotac has officially launched its handheld gaming console at the Gamescom 2024 show in Cologne, Germany. The GAMING ZONE, as Zotac calls it, features a 7-inch AMOLED screen and is powered by AMD's Ryzen 7 8840U APU based on Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 3 GPU architectures.
Intel announces its second quarter 2024 financial results
Takes a big hit, announces cost-reduction plan, shares take a tumble
Intel has announced its second-quarter 2024 financial results, reporting a revenue of $12.8 billion, 38.7 percent gross margin, and EPS of $0.02. In the words of Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO, these are disappointing quarter results, despite the fact that the company has "hit key product and process technology milestones."
Switch between 4K at 240Hz and 1080p at 480Hz
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the availability of its ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP gaming monitor, a 32-inch dual-mode monitor that allows users to easily switch between 4K at 240Hz and 1080p at 480Hz, depending on the game they are playing.
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus now official with Dimensity 7350 Pro
50MP front camera and 50W charging
Nothing has officially launched its new Phone (2a) Plus, an updated version of the original Phone (2a) launched back in March, which gets the new Dimensity 7350 Pro SoC, 50MP front camera, new color options, and a few other updates.
Ahead of IFA 2024
Intel has now officially confirmed that its Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" CPUs will be launched on September 3rd. Ahead of the IFA 2024 conference, Intel will hold a live-streamed event together with its partners.
AMD announces Q2 2024 financial results
Beats expectations with record revenue in the Data Center segment
AMD has officially announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, reporting a revenue of $5.8 billion with a gross margin of 49 percent. AMD managed to beat expectations, with up to 9 percent higher revenue and 3 points higher gross margin, compared to the last year. The clear winner was its Data Center segment, reporting an increase of 115 percent, driven by AMD Instinct GPU and 4th gen EPYC CPU sales.
SK hynix introduces new GDDR7 memory
Improvements in both performance and efficiency
SK hynix has announced the introduction of its new GDDR7 memory, which is said to be the industry's best-performing GDDR7, a next-generation graphics memory product, that brings significant improvements in both performance and power efficiency. It is expected to be mass-produced in Q3 2024.
Improvements across the board
AMD has introduced Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2), an update to the frame generation technology that includes several improvements and optimizations that should further improve gameplay smoothness, lower latency, and performance improvements on a driver level.
To be powered by Ada Lovelace AD106 GPU
A rather interesting new graphics card has been spotted in Nvidia's latest driver release and PCI ID database. Called the Geforce RTX 3050 A Laptop, the new graphics card will be powred by the AD106 GPU, packing more CUDA cores compared to the current lineup.