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People browse the latest models of computers at Commart which is being held through Sunday at Bitec. The ongoing pandemic is still driving demand for computers to support people working and studying from home while the recent weakening of the baht and supply shortage have pushed up the average price of computers by at least 10%, according to IT vendors.They shared their views on the first day of IT fair Commart at Bitec, which runs until Sunday.“We believe Commart in this last quarter will se …

In normal years, picking out the best Black Friday PC component deals can take some time. In 2021, however, choosing parts is startlingly fast, if only because there are so few deals due to low parts availability. You can still find eye-popping bargains—even during the weekend after Black Friday proper, as several deals that are available remain—but spinning them into budget PC building gold is much harder. Every Black Friday, I try to spec out the cheapest gaming PC possible using only disco …

Cyber Monday is traditionally (if “traditionally” can be applied) the Monday after Thanksgiving in the US, when office workers return to their work PCs for online shopping. It means a lot less now that everyone is shopping online pretty much all the time (including the usual retail-heavy Black Friday), but there are still a lot of online retailers with featured deals going on. How will supply chain problems affect Cyber Monday gaming deals?A combination of semiconductor shortages, a cryptocur …

In the world of computing, the term “processor” often refers to the central processing unit, or the CPU. The CPU is the most ubiquitous processor, but it is not the sole processing unit available to data centers. GPUs and DPUs can help manage increasingly complex processing loads and computing tasks.All three processing units support complex computing, but each is suited for different tasks or workloads. By using multiple types of processing units in your data center, these units can support eac …

Plastics found in electronic waste (e-waste) are rarely recycled due to their complex composition and hazardous additives, but scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new use for them — by repurposing them as an alternative to the plastics used in laboratory cell culture containers, such as petri dishes.The team at NTU Singapore-CEA Alliance for Research in Circular Economy (SCARCE) repurposed the e-waste plastics, subjecting them only to steril …