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Mozilla Firefox Avast extensions removed from add-ons 'store'

3 December 2019, 14:11

Avast and AVG extensions thought to have over-stepped user data collection activity.

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Xbox One was the UK's best selling console over Black Friday

3 December 2019, 12:21

However, the Nintendo Switch generated more revenue from its sales.

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Imagination launches its 2.5x faster 10th Gen A-Series GPUs

3 December 2019, 11:11

Dubbed "the GPU of everything," IMG reckons it will sell into mobile, automotive, IoT, server.

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AMD makes great strides in European preference survey

2 December 2019, 11:11

Survey indicates that, where a CPU preference is shown, 60 per cent of buyers choose AMD.

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Codemasters acquires Slightly Mad Studios for $30m upfront

29 November 2019, 12:31

Deal with Project CARS developer could rise to $67m over three years depending on earnings.

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 graphics cards set for 12 Dec availability

29 November 2019, 11:11

Meanwhile AMD CPUs top the popularity charts for Amazon sales in UK, US and Germany.

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Samsung foundry business boosted by Intel CPU orders

29 November 2019, 10:11

Industry sources say Samsung will be making Intel desktop CPUs, not just chipsets and so on.

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Chris Hook and Heather Lennon leave Intel marketing

28 November 2019, 12:11

They left to work at an unnamed startup. And John Carvill left Intel marketing for Nuvia.

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Intel chip shortage hits Dell PC shipments and revenue

28 November 2019, 11:11

And Dell's COO asserts that "Intel CPU shortages have worsened QoQ".

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Intel and MediaTek partner to bring 5G to PCs

26 November 2019, 14:51

Meanwhile, MediaTek has just announced its Dimensity 1000 5G SoC for mobiles.

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JPR comments on "sharp rise in global GPU shipments"

25 November 2019, 10:11

Q3 was a bumper quarter for Nvidia with a 38pc shipment increase compared to Q2.

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Porsche Ultra One is among the thinnest 15.6-inch laptops

21 November 2019, 15:11

13.8mm thick device weighs 1.5kg, features fanless 8th gen Intel Core i5-Y or i7-Y CPU.

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Intel: meeting chip demand "remains a challenge"

21 November 2019, 10:11

Firm apologises for PC CPU shipment delays. Is increasing use of third party foundries.

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Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro X (W730) for creators launched

20 November 2019, 10:11

17-incher combines 9th gen Intel Xeon CPU and Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 GPU processing.

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5G mobile networks provide 4.5X speed boosts to UK users

19 November 2019, 14:41

Speed testing giant Ookla shows early 5G networks are much faster than 4G services.

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Centaur announces octa-core x86 plus Ncore AI server processor

19 November 2019, 11:11

SoC design boasts AVX512 support plus an integrated 20TOPS AI coprocessor.

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Startup Nuvia sets sights on Intel / AMD data centre hegemony

18 November 2019, 12:11

Firm formed by three former Apple chip execs just raised $53m from Dell Capital.

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Google Stadia launches with 22 games tomorrow

18 November 2019, 11:11

Cloud gaming service boosted in last minute - only 12 games were going to be available.

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Intel reveals Ponte Vecchio GPU for HPC/AI acceleration

18 November 2019, 10:11

GPU arch will be supported by OneAPI model, and feature in the Aurora Supercomputer.

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Nvidia's latest quarterly results better than expected

15 November 2019, 10:11

Boasted of solid gains in gaming graphics plus strong demand from hyperscale customers.

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Epic Games acquires Megascans maker Quixel

13 November 2019, 13:11

Announces that "the Megascans library is now completely free for use with Unreal Engine".

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UK FTTP coverage passes 10 per cent milestone

12 November 2019, 11:11

This means that roughly 3m UK premises should have access to ISPs offering gigabit speeds.

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Gigabyte Aorus RGB Memory now faster clocked, with more LEDs

11 November 2019, 12:21

Second gen Aorus RGB 16GB 3600MHz kits (2x 8GB) also offer dummy module options.

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Samsung foundry contamination caused defective products

11 November 2019, 10:11

200mm wafer line was affected but Samsung says the process has now been rectified.

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BritBox streaming service from BBC and ITV launched today

7 November 2019, 13:41

Service costs £5.99 pcm (HD multiscreen) and mainly consists of classic series.

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Netflix isn't interested in making the 'Netflix for games'

7 November 2019, 12:40

Instead it is "really focused on doing incredible series and films," says its CEO.

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Virgin Media is switching its 3m mobile customers to Vodafone

6 November 2019, 13:41

It has signed up to a 5 year MVNO contract with Vodafone, starting from late 2021.

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Netflix eyes move to AMD Epyc processors in data centres

6 November 2019, 11:11

Could this be the next big win for AMD?

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Intel Stratix 10 GX 10M FPGA features 43.3bn transistors

6 November 2019, 10:11

Built for ASIC prototyping and emulation market chip, has three internal EMIB connections.

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Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser launches 15th Jan

5 November 2019, 12:11

But you can download and use the release candidate right now. It has a new logo too.

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Samsung closes down CPU research and development

4 November 2019, 12:21

It will lay-off 290 staff at its Austin R&D lab and an undisclosed number at its San Jose facility.

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Retailer sells cherry-picked Intel Core i9-9900KS chips for $1200

4 November 2019, 11:11

This pre-binned and re-binned CPU is capable of a stable 5.2GHz on all cores at 1.325V.

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MSI Modern 15 affordable thin and light creator laptop launched

1 November 2019, 11:11

15-incher packs Intel 10th gen i7 processor and Nvidia MX250 GPU into a 1.6kg portable.

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