<p><span class="futuregreen">#ThrowBackThursday</span> Most people who hear the word "Nokia" associate it with mobile phones, but there's <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2236-nokia/">a convoluted history to tell</a> since the company's humble beginnings over 150 years ago and many...
<h5><strong>In context:</strong> It's no secret that Nvidia is dominating in the AI space, with companies big and small using its GPUs as well as the CUDA software stack to power their machine-learning projects. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says Team Green's success is partly the result of luck, as...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Graphite is the largest component in lithium-ion batteries by weight. Accounting for losses during the manufacturing process, it takes over 30 times more graphite than lithium to make the batteries, and most of that comes from China. A New Zealand-based...
<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Sony says it's ready to "attack" this holiday season, with the PlayStation 5 seemingly on its way to becoming the most successful and profitable console in company history. With inventory issues now in the rearview, the Japanese entertainment giant is confident...
<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Acer just spilled the beans on its upcoming Nitro V 16 gaming laptop, which is one of the first laptops to be powered by an AMD Ryzen 8040 series processor. The company says it's the perfect device for casual gamers who are looking for a well-balanced device that...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> The use of password managers has accelerated in recent years, and while that's a good way to protect your security online, it's by no means a perfect solution. New research has revealed that a simple Android vulnerability can potentially expose your...
<h5><strong>Rumor mill:</strong> These days it's hard to get excited by a graphics card with just six gigabytes of VRAM, but it seems companies like Nvidia will make one if it makes current generation models look like a better deal. The entry-level RTX 3050 was never a great product to begin...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Nvidia's RTX 40 series reference cards and their many AIB incarnations all feature large cooling solutions that make them harder to fit in some PC cases. Even models branded "Slim" from companies like MSI are still too fat for some Mini-ITX cases. The first...
<h5><strong>The big picture:</strong> Earlier this year, things started looking more positive for the GPU market as it showed the first signs of recovery after two years of what market analysts are now calling "the post-Covid" black death. Graphics card sales rose 16.8 percent in Q3 compared to...
<h5><strong>Something to look forward to:</strong> The Pat Gelsinger-powered Intel may not be back to running on all cylinders just yet, but it is cooking some rather interesting PC hardware in the labs. According to a new leak, Team Blue's Lunar Lake-MX CPUs could be just what Team Blue needs...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Sam Altman, who co-founded well-known artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, was fired as CEO on Friday in a move that sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley. His sudden departure seems to have prompted other senior figures at the company to quit, which is a...
<h5><strong>In context:</strong> Valve's debut title, Half-Life, has been named Game of the Year by countless publications and influenced the childhoods of many gamers. The company sought to commemorate the 25th anniversary of this classic PC title by providing it with some TLC and re-releasing...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Battery technology is one of those areas that is getting a lot of promising research results but very little in the form of commercial products we can use to power digital devices, electric vehicles, or off-grid homes. That may soon change thanks to...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Microsoft had been rumored to be working on custom silicon for its data center needs for years. As it turns out, the rumors were true and this week the company unveiled not one but two Arm-based processors. The new chips will be integrated into Azure server...
<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> When AMD's Lisa Su said "AM4 is a great platform that will continue for many years to come," no one expected new processors to be released for it. One year later, the company launched a new CPU for the seven-year-old socket, and it looks like two more are on...