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What NVIDIA Actually Got Wrong with the DLSS 5 Reveal
59+ min ago (481+ words) Personally, I disagree with most of the criticism levied against the technology. However, in hindsight, it seems clear to me that NVIDIA made a few critical mistakes when it comes to the reveal itself, ultimately influencing the public's first impression…...
Apple Announces WWDC 2026 To Take Place From June 08 To June 12: iOS 27 And Chatbot Siri To Take The Spotlight
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (290+ words) With the summer fast approaching, Apple has just announced the dates for its much-anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which is now scheduled to take place in the second week of June 2026. Apple has formally announced that WWDC 2026 will take place…...
Apple's C1X Modem Has A Huge Lead Over Qualcomm's X80 Modem On Latency, Maintains Near-Parity On Download Speeds In Most Markets
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (620+ words) Apple's new C1X modem is proving to be surprisingly competitive against Qualcomm's X80 modem, and substantially more so than the Cupertino giant's last-gen C1 modem, as per the latest speedtests by Ookla. Before delving into Ookla's new speedtest data set, let's first go…...
NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin Racks Are the Costliest to Date, but AI Giants Are Willing to Pay Anything to Avoid Becoming the Next Yahoo
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (287+ words) NVIDIA's Vera Rubin AI racks are becoming the next 'prized possessions', but at the same time, pricing is expected to increase significantly from Blackwell. NVIDIA's Vera Rubin Is Reported to Cost Up To $7 Million Per Rack, yet the Demand Consistently…...
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Official Benchmarks: Faster Than 14900K & Comparable To Ryzen X In Gaming, Much Faster In Apps, Superb Value
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (662+ words) Intel has shared official benchmarks of its Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus in gaming, apps, and more, against AMD Ryzen CPUs. For performance comparisons, Intel is pitting the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus against the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus…...
Older Smartphone Design With The ‘Teardrop’ Notch, Slower 90Hz Displays And Cheaper Exteriors Are Being Readied Due To Rising Memory, Storage Costs
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (354+ words) The teardrop notch design debuted in late 2017 as Android smartphone makers attempted to differentiate themselves from Apple's iPhone range while also offering a way to provide users with an increased "screen to body ratio.' Eventually, this approach was abandoned in…...
iPhone 17 Pro Successfully Demonstrated Running A 400B Large Language Model, A Feat That Requires Minimum Of 200GB Memory Even When Compressed
10+ hour, 38+ min ago (483+ words) Large Language Models with 400 billion parameters can only be run on capable hardware with heaps of memory, as even a quantized or compressed version requires a minimum of 200GB RAM. Looking at these beefy requirements, the iPhone 17 Pro'would never ever be…...
The ThundeRobot Radiant 16 Is A Powerhouse Of A Gaming Laptop With Its RTX 5080 GPU With 16GB VRAM, Twice The Standard RAM & Storage At $300 Off On Amazon
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (335+ words) NVIDIA's mobile version of the GeForce RTX 5080has sufficient horsepower and VRAM to push framerates of AAA titles at that "eye candy' 4K resolution, but the gaming laptops featuring this monster of a graphics chip aren't exactly priced for the faint of…...
Middle East Conflict Could Trigger a 'Black Swan' For Chips, Pushing the Industry Into a Period That Could Be Devastating for AI
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (317+ words) The conflict in the Middle East is now posing serious risks to the AI supply chain, particularly the semiconductor industry; the effects could be devastating. Taiwan's LNG Reserves Are Only Lasting a Few Days, Indicating That TSMC and Other AI…...
Apple Updates Prices Of Storage Produces Due To Immense Shortage, Company Is Now Charging $360 Per 1TB; Thankfully, Its Own Hardware Is Unaffected
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (454+ words) Those fearing a major price hike from Apple on its newly released Macs can breathe a sigh of relief because none of the technology giant's machines are going to become expensive, at least not right now. Instead, according to the…...