Hardware tool plays catch-up as GPU and CPU launches pile up

CPU-Z has rolled out version 2.16 of its well-worn hardware tool, and this one lands with support for a host of newly released GPUs and CPUs.

Eight core is right out of order

Zhaoxin, a fabless chip maker based in Shanghai, has produced a homegrown x86 CPU line that's apparently ready for the DIY scene.

Chinese firm caught between ROC and hard place

While US semiconductor firms Intel and AMD and others are effectively banned from shipping their technology to Chinese giant Huawei, another firm could fill the X86 processor hole in its motherboards.