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Nvidia announces record revenue of $3.87 billion in Q2

20 August 2020, 11:11

It now makes more from data centre than gaming but Huang promises a big H2 for gamers.

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Apple market cap $2 trillion milestone passed

20 August 2020, 10:11

It has doubled in value since becoming the USA's first trillion dollar company in Aug 2018.

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Oculus to make Facebook accounts mandatory from October

19 August 2020, 11:11

This applies to new users, existing Oculus users will get two years to merge accounts.

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Google Chromebooks join the GeForce Now ecosystem

18 August 2020, 14:00

GeForce Now beta launched on ChromeOS. Type in a URL, plug in a mouse, and play.

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Microsoft shares IE 11 and legacy Edge phase-out timetable

18 August 2020, 13:11

Legacy Edge reaches EOL in 3/2021. Microsoft 365 won't support IE11 after 8/2021.

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Apple strikes Epic with iOS dev tools access revocation

18 August 2020, 12:11

Retaliatory move could affect every Unreal Engine game on iOS and MacOS.

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EA Access and Origin Access merged into EA Play

17 August 2020, 13:11

And Origin Access Premier becomes EA Play Pro, in a branding revamp.

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IBM takes the wraps off its 7nm Power10 processor

17 August 2020, 10:11

It is 3x more efficient than the Power9. First Power10 systems expected H2 2021.

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 uses 12GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory

14 August 2020, 13:51

Memory maker Micron has confirmed this spec in a newly published technology brief.

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Intel touts optimised-for-gaming Xe-HPG GPUs with ray tracing

13 August 2020, 18:11

It will start to ship these discrete GPUs with GDDR6 and raytracing support in 2021.

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Samsung X-Cube 3D IC packaging technology now available

13 August 2020, 12:11

Partners can leverage the chip stacking TSV tech for "leaps in speed and power efficiency".

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AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs (Cezanne) spotted in benchmarks

12 August 2020, 11:11

These next gen APUs are tipped to feature a mix of Zen 3 CPU cores and Vega graphics CUs.

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Nuvia 'clean-sheet CPU design' performance previewed

11 August 2020, 18:01

Compares the Nuvia Phoenix CPU against the best AMD, Apple and Intel have to offer.

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EA Access will arrive on Steam shortly

11 August 2020, 10:11

Valve has announced EA's game membership subscriptions will be on Steam "very soon".

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Media Workstations launches dual-socket Epyc a-X2P luggable

10 August 2020, 13:31

This dual-socket AMD Epyc 7002 machine sports up to 128C/256T, 2TB RAM and 6 screens.

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Toshiba exits laptop making business after 35 years

10 August 2020, 12:11

It has sold its remaining 19.9 per cent stake in the Dynabook laptop brand to Sharp.

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Ofcom looks into 'personalised pricing' in telecoms industry

7 August 2020, 14:21

Pricing algorithms based on user behaviour are 'unfair' according to research.

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Softbank reportedly asked TSMC and Qualcomm to bid for Arm

6 August 2020, 12:11

It supplied them, plus Nvidia and Foxconn, extra financial details and projections.

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US travel giant CWT pays $4.5 million crypto-locker ransom

4 August 2020, 15:21

And the negotiations from the $10 million demand to payment were on a public forum.

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Samsung considers Arm bid in form of an equity stake

4 August 2020, 12:11

It wants to be part of a larger consortium that acquires the chip design and licensing company.

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Former UK trade minister Liam Fox was spear phished

4 August 2020, 11:11

This is how a suspected Russian operation got classified US-UK trade documents in 2019.

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Nvidia Arm purchase to be a $32bn+ cash and stock deal

31 July 2020, 15:11

Negotiations with SoftBank in advanced stages, should conclude in a "few weeks".

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Valve puts the squeeze on Steam Store VPN shoppers

31 July 2020, 10:11

In some more pleasant news, you can now sync your Steam library with GeForce NOW.

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Arm China boss goes rogue

30 July 2020, 12:21

Fired in June for misconduct, Allen Wu refuses to step down and has hired security guards.

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'Intel Evo' processor logos appear in trademark filing

30 July 2020, 10:11

New logos trademarked for Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel, and 'Intel Evo powered by Core'.

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AMD's Q2 2020 results strong with record laptop, server chip sales

29 July 2020, 10:11

Zen 4 is "in the lab and looking good," and will be fabricated on 5nm.

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Intel Core i9-10850K goes official, up for pre-order in UK at £480

28 July 2020, 12:11

You basically get a 100MHz slower Core i9-10900K for a £70 saving (15 per cent).

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Intel's Chief Engineering Officer departs in reshuffle

28 July 2020, 10:11

Dr. Murthy Renduchintala leaves after four years. Dr. Ann Kelleher steps into the breach.

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AMD and Intel do battle over TSMC capacity, says report

27 July 2020, 11:21

Meanwhile, Intel teased an Xe GPU event for 14th August, but seems to have changed its mind…

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Intel Q2 earnings results out, says 7nm is delayed until 2022

24 July 2020, 10:21

But asserts that it is accelerating its 10nm transition, with desktop CPUs due in H2 2021.

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Microsoft business booms under Covid-19 lockdowns

23 July 2020, 13:21

Its double digit per cent revenue gains in Q4 (to $38bn) were much better than expected.

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Nvidia interested in taking over Arm, says report

23 July 2020, 10:11

However, another potential purchaser, Apple, is said to have ruled out a bid.

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Thai retailer selling AMD Ryzen 4000 Pro G Series desktop APUs

22 July 2020, 14:31

Looks like bulk-pack APUs meant for OEMs may have found their way to the DIY market.

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