A fresh piece of speculation on Nvidia’s next-gen Blackwell GPUs has got some folks concerned about how the RTX 5080 might turn out – bringing back bad memories of the fumbled RTX 4080 launch (with that disappointing spec, and the whole faux pas with the canceled 12GB version).Kopite7kimi, a regular leaker on the topic of…
Are we about to see a return of crypto-mining causing havoc with PC hardware pricing? Hopefully not, but there are already hints that mining activity is pushing up the prices of some CPUs.Yes, processors, not GPUs as has been the case in the past, and specifically, we’re talking about AMD Ryzen chips – high-end models…
A major IT outage at Meta has affected services on its three core platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, for millions of users on an apparently global basis. Reports of outages made through the popular Downdetector service peaked at 15:35 GMT (10:35 EST) on Tuesday 5 March, with over half a million complaints made in regard…
Nvidia has been slowly launching its Super refreshes of the RTX 4000-series of graphics cards, updated versions with much-improved performance. And, according to a new rumor, the mid-range models might also be getting its own refresh.There has been an alleged leak of plans for refreshed versions of RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and 4070 graphics cards,…
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The Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card, which will most likely be based on the Nvidia Blackwell architecture, may offer superior ray tracing capabilities and general performance over the current-gen RTX 4090, currently the best graphics card on the consumer market.New rumors have emerged concerning the possible RTX 5080 graphics card, with Twitter / X tech…
The US is closer than ever to a TikTok ban after the House passed a bill that forces ByteDance to either sell the social network or face a ban. The bill now advances to the Senate, with the White House looking forward to “swift action” from the legislative body. The White House also has a…
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Steam Deck’s mobile CPU is well known for its incredible efficiency but it seems that AMD’s latest mobile processor, the Ryzen 7 8840U, finally has it beat.One of the most impressive factors concerning the Steam Deck is how it can deliver excellent performance at a 10W power limit, which other portable PC gaming handhelds like…
Intel’s Core i9-14900KS has appeared in another leak – one of a few pieces of spillage seen recently – and this time we have a purported spec sheet showing the rumored boost speed.Tom’s Hardware picked up on a post by @momomo_us on X (formerly Twitter) which shared the details, and the mentioned boost of 6.2GHz,…
The government’s procurement agency, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), has made a U-turn on plans for a £20m increase in the insurance cover required for suppliers in its flagship cloud computing framework. In a document published today (7 March) to update information provided in response to questions from prospective bidders for the G-Cloud 14 framework,…
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The British Library, which was hit by a ransomware attack that has disabled its computer systems, website, phone network and public Wi-Fi for more than three weeks, confirmed yesterday that internal HR documents have been leaked following the attack. The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has left readers seeking access…
