Nvidia plans RTX 5080 Super to catch up with RTX 4090
Published in Graphics


24GB GDDR7 rumour

Nvidia is ready to pad out its RTX 5000 desktop lineup with the RTX 5060 and possibly the much-whispered RTX 5050. However, the dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that there might another big card lurking in Nvidia’s Blackwell roadmap.

TSMC 2nm process defect rates lower than expected
Published in News


New GAA chip tech impresses

TSMC claims its upcoming N2 manufacturing node is ahead of schedule on defect reduction, even though it is the company’s first attempt at gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistor technology.

Apple iPad diverts an aircraft
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 28 April 2025 10:53

Apple iPad diverts an aircraft


Because it is just so well made

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flying from Los Angeles to Munich had to make an unscheduled landing in Boston after a passenger jammed their precious Apple iPad into a business class seat, setting off alarm bells about lithium-ion fires at cruising altitude.

Lenovo slashes Windows tax with cheaper Linux laptops
Published in PC Hardware


ThinkPads now come with penguins and smaller price tags

Lenovo is quietly offering Linux pre-installed on some laptops in the US and Canada, undercutting the Windows tax by around $140 (around €130) or CAD 211 (around €144) depending on the model.

Nvidia rushes B300 AI chip production forward
Published in News


New GPU plugs gaps left by banned H20 chips

Nvidia is pushing production of its new B300 AI chip forward to May, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s latest 5nm (N4P) process and CoWoS-L advanced packaging technology.

Huawei plots Nvidia AI replacement with Ascend chip
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China’s tech champion aims to fill gaps left by US sanctions

Huawei is preparing to test its latest AI chip, the Ascend 910D, hoping it can challenge higher-end products from Nvidia as US restrictions batter the Chinese semiconductor industry.

Irish tech cashes in on Europe’s defence boom
Published in News


Neutrality does not pay the bills in Dublin

Ireland’s tech start-ups are jumping into Europe’s booming defence market, exploiting their expertise in AI, satellites and subsea surveillance as Brussels doles out cash to counter Russian threats.

Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular
Published in News
Monday, 28 April 2025 09:23

Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular


Vole's AI dreams tun to nightmares

Software King of the World, Microsoft’s big AI push is falling flat, with its Copilot assistant stuck at 20 million users a week while ChatGPT soars past 400 million. Despite stuffing Copilot into Windows, slapping a dedicated key on keyboards, and burning billions, the software giant cannot get punters to care.

TSMC unveils 9.5-reticle CoWoS packaging
Published in News
Friday, 25 April 2025 11:15

TSMC unveils 9.5-reticle CoWoS packaging


Chip packaging just got absurdly massive

TSMC is pimping up its CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) tech so that can cram an obscene amount of silicon into a single unit.

Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks show cut-down specs
Published in Graphics


PowerColor boards spotted

The first images of AMD’s rumoured Radeon RX 9070 GRE have leaked online, and it looks like it will be a cheaper, nerfed version of its RDNA 4 lineup—if it ever escapes China.