Apple says 8GB of RAM on M3 MacBooks is similar to 16GB on Windows PCs
Executive claims Apple Silicon efficiency makes a huge difference
Asus ROG OLED PG49WCD 49" Review: Super-Ultrawide Gaming
The Asus ROG Swift PG49WCD is a super-ultrawide OLED, sporting a 5120 x 1440 resolution and 32:9 ratio for its 49-inch screen, it equates to having two 27-inch 1440p monitors side by side.
Asus announces robust Chromebook CM30 Detachable 2-in-1
Ideal for study, work, or play
Nintendo shines in Q2 earnings thanks to strong Switch and game sales
It also announced a new Switch OLED bundle
What just happened? Nintendo has announced what was a very good fiscal second quarter for the Japanese gaming giant. In addition to beating sales and profit expectations, the Switch moved slightly closer to becoming the company's best-selling console of all time. It also announced a new Switch OLED bundle, but there was no comment on plans for a Switch successor.
Has the RTX 4070 Ti Super packaging design just leaked?
As the rumored CES launch date draws closer
Samsung's upcoming 8TB portable SSD is kind of slow and expensive, but what else will let you fit 8TB in your pocket?
In context: Samsung sells TechSpot's favorite portable SSD (the T7), which recently received a successor that while expensive, offers an impressive speed boost. A new upcoming option looks to exchange speed for capacity. Uniquely roomy for its size, it could prove worthwhile in specific situations.
Seagate is preparing 32TB HAMR hard drives for next year, 40TB within two
Company hopes to reach volume-worthy yields early next year
CPU makers are experimenting with alternative substrates to double clock speeds
Engineers tripled speeds on an Nvidia chip using a diamond substrate
Microsoft is extending the support period for Surface devices
Two more years of driver and firmware updates, but there's a catch
New exclusive GeForce RTX 4090 GPU from Galax enhances long-distance HDMI connections
An unusual match to strengthen non-traditional PC gaming setups
Nvidia could launch the RTX 4000 Super cards at CES 2024
Maybe hold off buying a 4000-series card this holiday season?
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs. Intel Core i9-9900K: 8-Core CPUs, 4 Years Later
Today we're taking a look back at CPUs released in the last 4 to 5 years, the Ryzen 7 3700X and Core i9-9900K. There's a good reason (but not an obvious one) why we chose these two CPUs.
Apple M3 and the state of CPUs
Is it Apple and everyone else, even for CPUs?
The big picture: Apple's M3 launch stood out for its focus on how people actually use computers, the lack of AI acronyms and the fact that they launched three chips all at once. It is only getting harder to compete with them. As with all things Apple, the M3 has been extensively covered in the press, but beyond the performance metrics, a few things stood out for us, and here's our thesis on the overall sector.
Intel's Pat Gelsinger gives his candid thoughts on the company's biggest missed opportunities
Past decisions could have left Intel in a much more competitive position
The Best Desktop PCs: Best Value, Gaming & All-In-One
Buying a desktop PC? You can build one yourself or you can buy a "pre-built." The latter can definitely make sense in some cases as we'll show you, just make sure you pick a good one.
New SD card standards could double speeds with move to PCIe 4.0
Possible maximum transfer speeds of 2GB/s
Time to buy an SSD? Samsung plans to raise NAND flash prices by 20% per quarter
For at least the next two quarters
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U and Ryzen 3 7440U mobile processors launched with Zen 4c cores
The same cores found in the company's Z1 chip for handheld gaming consoles
New Intel Arc driver increases game performance up to 750%
Intel's latest driver for Arc and Iris Xe graphics chips offers important performance gains for games such as Halo: Master Chief Collection (750%), Yakuza 0 (154%), World War Z (113%), among many others.
Nvidia RTX 40 Super lineup might improve performance without wattage increase
Rising power consumption concerns appear to be unfounded
A Vulkan mod might help you run Alan Wake II on older GPUs
GTX 1080 Ti sees 50 percent performance improvement on Vulkan, RX 5700 XT might run better in Linux
Extreme modding project adds a 61 TB SSD to Valve's Steam Deck
Gobs of space, at the expense of portability
Arm acquires minority stake in single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi
Arm gets a slice of the Pi
MSI reveals new QD-OLED monitors scheduled to launch at CES 2024
MSI enters the intensifying 2024 QD-OLED race
Latest Steam survey sees AMD and Windows 11 crash as a new top language appears
While the RTX 3060 cements its position at number one