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Apple's release of Arm-based system-on-chips for its desktops and laptops three years ago demonstrated that such processors could offer competitive performance and power consumption. On the Windows-based PC front, only Qualcomm has offered Arm-based SoCs for notebooks in recent years, but it looks like it will soon be joined by AMD and NVIDIA, two notable players in the PC space, according to a Reuters report. While neither AMD nor NVIDIA has confirmed plans to offer Arm-based SoCs for client PCs, it will not be the first time these companies either planned or offered Arm-powered processors for the Windows ecosystem. Furthermore, this move will align with Microsoft's broader vision to push the adoption of Arm-based processors into Windows PCs to make them more competitive against Apple's...
AI Server Market to Reach $150 Billion by 2027 - Foxconn
Demand for generative AI services is skyrocketing and driving the need for AI servers and machines that are substantially different from traditional servers. The category is growing so quickly...
4 by Anton Shilov on 8/16/2023
Ultra Ethernet Consortium Formed, Plans to Adapt Ethernet for AI and HPC Needs
This week the Linux Foundation has announced that the group will be overseeing the formation of a new Ethernet consortium, with a focus on adapting and refining the technology...
7 by Anton Shilov on 7/21/2023
AMD Ryzen Pro 7000 and 7040 Series Processors : Zen 4 For Commercial Deployments
As is a constant whenever AMD launches their latest desktop and mobile processors, they typically deploy and release a professional and commercial line-up of these processors a few months...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/13/2023
Microsoft to Bring Game Pass Games to NVIDIA's GeForce Now
Microsoft on Sunday announced plans to bring select PC Game Pass games to NVIDIA's GeForce Now cloud streaming service later in 2023. The move will allow gamers to enjoy...
2 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2023
Western Digital Unveils Xbox Series X|S Expansion Cards
Ever since Microsoft introduced its Xbox Series X/S game consoles in late 2020, Seagate has been exclusively selling storage expansion cards for these systems. But to the chagrin of...
8 by Anton Shilov on 6/6/2023
Microsoft To Stop Self-Branded PC Peripherals, Set to Focus on Surface Instead
Microsoft has confirmed that the company will discontinue selling PC accessories under the Microsoft brand, narrowing the firm's focus to premium-priced peripherals sold under the Surface brand. The decision...
12 by Anton Shilov on 5/1/2023
Microsoft Launches Thunderbolt 4 Surface Dock - Sans Surface Connect Port
Microsoft has introduced a new docking station for its latest Surface devices equipped with Thunderbolt 4 ports. The Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock has eight ports and provides a comprehensive...
3 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2023
Microsoft: DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression Finally on Its Way
As part of this week’s Microsoft Ignite developers conference, Microsoft’s DirectX team has published a few blog posts offering updates on the state of various game development-related projects. The...
45 by Ryan Smith on 10/14/2022
Best Laptops: Holiday 2021
With 2021 coming to a close, it is time again to look back at the laptop market. Despite bumps from the COVID pandemic, the laptop ecosystem continues to flourish...
26 by Brett Howse on 12/1/2021
Seagate Updates Game Drive SSD for Xbox with New Look and Internals
Seagate has been maintaining a line of Xbox-certified external SSDs since late 2016. The current Game Drive for Xbox SSD is based on the Seagate Fast SSD's internals and...
19 by Ganesh T S on 10/7/2021
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Review: Dynamic Design
Microsoft’s Surface team has produced some amazing designs over the years, taking to focusing on convertible devices to highlight the adaptability of Windows. That being said, over the last...
54 by Brett Howse on 10/5/2021
What to Expect with Windows 11: A Day One Hands-On
Tomorrow, Microsoft is officially launching Windows 11, the next installment of their operating system which underpins the majority of PCs in use today. Windows 10 has an install base...
96 by Brett Howse on 10/4/2021
Surface Laptop Studio, Surface 8 Pro Lead Microsoft's New Surface 2021 Lineup
In anticipation of the upcoming Windows 11 launch, Microsoft is introducing an almost complete top to bottom refresh of their Surface device lineup. Ranging from the brand-new Surface Laptop...
114 by Brett Howse on 9/22/2021
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-Inch Review: Refreshing Ryzen
Over the years, Microsoft’s Surface team has become quite a driver of innovation in the PC space. While the original Surface Pro was mostly just a curio, Microsoft continued...
98 by Brett Howse on 5/6/2021
Microsoft and Intel Enable AI-Backed Protection Against CPU Cryptocoin Mining
The fervor of cryptocoin mining has consumed a large part of the semiconductor industry of late. The demands for high performance silicon to mine these virtual assets with value...
24 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/27/2021
Microsoft Springs A Surface Launch: Surface Laptop 4 Announced With Custom Ryzen
Microsoft tends to update their Surface lineup on an irregular schedule, not necessarily following the updated CPUs that are generally announced on a mostly annual cadence. Today Microsoft is...
47 by Brett Howse on 4/13/2021
Intel to Build Silicon for Fully Homomorphic Encryption: This is Important
When considering data privacy and protections, there is no data more important than personal data, whether that’s medical, financial, or even social. The discussions around access to our data...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/8/20212_waifu2x_photo_noise2_scale_tta_1_carousel.jpg)
Xbox Series X SoC: Power, Thermal, and Yield Tradeoffs
This week at ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference), Microsoft presented a talk titled ‘Xbox Series X SoC: A Next Generation Gaming Console’, with hardware engineer Paul Paternoster presenting...
82 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/15/2021
“Microsoft Pluton Hardware Security Coming to Our CPUs”: AMD, Intel, Qualcomm
One of the key tenets of having good security is reducing how attackable your system is. This is what we call an attack surface – a system needs as...
27 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/23/2020
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