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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Allegedly Delayed Until mid-May

Home News GeForce RTX 3090 (Image credit: Nvidia) It would seem that Nvidia might have encountered a setback leading up to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti’s release. According to a message posted on the Board Channels forums, the chipmaker has purportedly pushed the launch date to mid-May. The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was previously rumored… Read more

12 of the best Cambridge Audio products of all time

Home Features (Image credit: Cambridge) In the early 1960s, before it became known as ‘Silicon Fen’, the small university city of Cambridge, long a magnet for scientists and engineers, started to attract a new breed of technologically minded entrepreneurs. It was in this stimulating environment, with networks of like-minded people, that a group of young… Read more

Google Hires Intel Veteran to Develop Custom Datacenter SoCs

Home News (Image credit: IEEE Spectrum) Large companies like Google have been building their own servers for many years now in a bid to get machines that suit their needs the best way possible. Most of these servers run Intel’s Xeon processors with or without customizations, but feature additional hardware that accelerate certain workloads. For… Read more

Qualcomm is reportedly developing a Switch-like Android gaming device

Qualcomm is reportedly working on an Android-powered, handheld gaming console that’s similar to a Nintendo Switch, according to Android Police and XDA’s editor-in-chief Mishaal Rahman. The device would be powered by Qualcomm’s silicon, and could hit store shelves by next year — if it ends up being a real product at all. According to the… Read more

Community Adds Raspberry Pi Pico Support to Arduino IDE

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) From launch, the Raspberry Pi Pico officialy supported two programming languages — MicroPython and C/C++. With MicroPython aimed squarely at new users, C/C++ was seen as the best choice for developers wishing to push the Pico to the limit. There was one problem, though; despite having great documentation, C/C++… Read more

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming OC Review

Introduction The Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming OC is the company’s factory-overclocked graphics card for those seeking a close-to-reference custom rendition of the RX 6700 XT from Gigabyte without the bells and whistles of the AORUS Gaming brand. The Radeon RX 6700 XT is AMD’s fourth RX 6000 series RDNA2 graphics card, and arguably… Read more

This USB-C gadget from hell brings back the worst part of USB-A

USB-C ports, I am occasionally forced to admit, are somewhat confusing. Different standards, different charging speeds, different data and video capabilities, proprietary labels like Thunderbolt, all on top of identical-looking plugs — it can be a lot. But one thing that USB-C ports had going for them was a solution for one of the biggest… Read more

Nvidia Reportedly Transforming A100 Into a Mining GPU, With a 210 MH/s Hash Rate

Home News Nvidia A100 (Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia’s A100 accelerator, which is based on the GA100 silicon, might not be hitting the sales numbers the company hoped for–or perhaps the company just thinks there’s room for bigger sales in a different market. Hardware leaker kopite7kimi, who has a solid track record with Ampere leaks, broke… Read more

Apple Discontinues Several iMac Configurations Ahead of Possible Refresh

Apple could release an iMac featuring its own chip sooner rather than later. MacRumors reported that several configurations of the all-in-one computer have been removed from the company’s website, which suggests that they have been discontinued. MacRumors said the 512GB and 1TB SSD options have disappeared from the 21.5-inch iMac’s page on the Apple website…. Read more

Apple iPad Pro 2021: release date, price, specs and all the news

Home Advice (Image credit: Apple) There’s a new iPad on the way. Or, rather, four to be exact. Apple is said to be about to launch a new iPad Pro next month. While most range refreshes include minor tweaks, this one should bring some major new screen technology into play – and it’s tech that… Read more

6 of the best British hi-fi innovations and technologies

Home Features (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins) Cambridge Audio’s inaugural P40 integrated amplifier was the first-ever amp to use a toroidal transformer – a significant innovation in 1968. It’s still a standard component inside high-end amps today, irrefutable proof that what Gordon Edge, Peter Lee and a few other noted individuals tried out in their… Read more

Apple discontinuing two configurations of its 21.5 inch iMac

Apple recently discontinued the iMac Pro, and two configurations of the 21.5-inch iMac are now joining the Pro in retirement. As spotted by MacRumors, the 512GB and 1TB SSD configurations of the 21.5-inch iMac are no longer available for purchase, with only the 256GB SSD and 1TB Fusion drive versions available to buy on Apple’s… Read more

PCIe 6.0 Ready for Chip Designs: Synopsys Unveils Complete PCI Express 6.0 Solution

Home News (Image credit: PCI-SIG) The final PCIe 6.0 specification is still months away, but the final draft released about five months ago allows chip designers and IP developers to start implementing the new technology into their products as no new features will be added or modified. This week Synopsys introduced the industry’s first complete PCIe 6.0 IP solution… Read more

Rocket Lake’s New Adaptive Boost Tech Dials Up Frequency, Power, and Temps

Home News In an odd disclosure that comes after Intel recently released the details of its 11th-Generation Core Rocket Lake-S processors, the company has unveiled a “new” Adaptive Bost Technology that allows the chip to operate at up to 100C during normal operation. This new tech will feel decidedly familiar to AMD fans, as it… Read more

Silicon Chip Manufacturing Equipment Now Undergoing Supply Issues

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock ) Chip manufacturers like Samsung, Intel, and TSMC are now suffering directly from the chip shortage. As reported by Bloomberg this week, equipment used in the production of silicon chips is undergoing a shortage due to the fact that these devices need silicon-based microcontrollers themselves to function properly. With a… Read more