
Nothing Phone (2a) Plus now official with Dimensity 7350 Pro
50MP front camera and 50W charging
Nothing has officially launched its new Phone (2a) Plus, an updated version of the original Phone (2a) launched back in March, which gets the new Dimensity 7350 Pro SoC, 50MP front camera, new color options, and a few other updates.

Intel confirms Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake CPU launch for September 3rd
Ahead of IFA 2024
Intel has now officially confirmed that its Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" CPUs will be launched on September 3rd. Ahead of the IFA 2024 conference, Intel will hold a live-streamed event together with its partners.

AMD announces Q2 2024 financial results
Beats expectations with record revenue in the Data Center segment
AMD has officially announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, reporting a revenue of $5.8 billion with a gross margin of 49 percent. AMD managed to beat expectations, with up to 9 percent higher revenue and 3 points higher gross margin, compared to the last year. The clear winner was its Data Center segment, reporting an increase of 115 percent, driven by AMD Instinct GPU and 4th gen EPYC CPU sales.

SK hynix introduces new GDDR7 memory
Improvements in both performance and efficiency
SK hynix has announced the introduction of its new GDDR7 memory, which is said to be the industry's best-performing GDDR7, a next-generation graphics memory product, that brings significant improvements in both performance and power efficiency. It is expected to be mass-produced in Q3 2024.

AMD releases Fluid Motion Frames 2 Technical Preview driver
Improvements across the board
AMD has introduced Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2), an update to the frame generation technology that includes several improvements and optimizations that should further improve gameplay smoothness, lower latency, and performance improvements on a driver level.

Nvidia working on new Geforce RTX 3050 A Laptop graphics card
To be powered by Ada Lovelace AD106 GPU
A rather interesting new graphics card has been spotted in Nvidia's latest driver release and PCI ID database. Called the Geforce RTX 3050 A Laptop, the new graphics card will be powred by the AD106 GPU, packing more CUDA cores compared to the current lineup.

Intel Core Ultra 5 236V spotted in Geekbench
17W chip for thin and light laptops
Geekbench database has revealed yet another Lunar Lake CPU SKU, an entry-level 17W chip aimed at thin and light laptops.

AMD delays launch of Ryzen 9000 series processors
First batch does not meet full quality expectations
AMD has released an official statement confirming that its Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series processors have been delayed. It is not a major delay, and the official launch is now pushed to August 8th.

FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.35
With new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark
FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, the AIDA64 v7.35. The new version brings a whole new CheckMate 64-bit benchmark, new AVX-512 accelerated benchmarks for AMD Ryzen AI Strix APU, improved support, and more.

ASRock unveils new PG27FFT1A and PG27FFT1B 180Hz gaming monitors
27-inch IPS panel, 180Hz refresh rate, and FHD resolution
ASRock has unveiled two new gaming monitors, the PG27FFT1A and the PG27FFT1B. Both are part of ASRock's Phantom Gaming lineup, these two will feature a 27-inch Fast IPS panel with a 180Hz refresh rate and 1080p resolution.