The new iPad Pro is offered in two variants, one with an 11-inch display and the other sporting a larger 14-inch panel. Both utilize the brand new M4 chip, although specs vary depending on the chosen storage configuration. Read Entire Article

Dennard's claims to fame are enormous. He's the mind behind dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), the ubiquitous memory that quite literally makes our computers and smartphones function. And that's just the start. This Texas-born extraordinaire left an indelible mark on the trajectory of semiconductor innovation. Read Entire Article

According to a new report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the client PC CPU market reached 62 million units in Q1, 2024, representing a healthy 33 percent growth from the same period last year. However, the shipments are still down 9.4 percent sequentially from Q4, 2023, when the manufacturers shipped 69 million units globally. Read Entire Article...

The Super Famicom (known as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America) was the successor to the original Family Computer. That system debuted in Japan in 1983 before finding its way to American test markets as the original NES in late 1985. Nintendo wasn't in a hurry to release... Read Entire Article

According to a post by (typically) reliable leaker Golden Pig Upgrade on Weibo, there will be no "DG3" discrete graphics cards based on the Xe2 Battlemage architecture coming next year. For those not in the loop, Battlemage is slated to debut first in Intel's Lunar Lake "Core Ultra" CPUs expected... Read Entire Article

According to analysts from market research firm TrendForce, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) prices are expected to rise 5-10 percent in 2025 due to exceptionally high demand from the AI sector, leading to a price increase for other types of DRAM. Unfortunately for PC builders, this will also affect the DDR5 market,... Read Entire Article