Intel’s next-generationPanther Lake(viaSeekingAlpha) processors will contain 70% in-house silicon, positively affecting the company’s margins. However, with Nova Lake CPUs due in 2026, even more silicon will be made internally, which means this one will bring in even more profits for Intel. But there is a slight catch. “In Panther Lake, some tiles would be external, but the majority of the millimeter square in the package are back internal,” said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, at the earnings conference call with analysts and investors....

Intel has pulled the shot clock on its motherboard partners toend 13th and 14th Gen instability. Intel is requesting all system integrators and board manufacturers implement a new Intel default profile, including Intel’s default power and voltage settings, by the end of the month, according tosaraba1st.comandIgor’s Lab. Beware: This information comes from sources other than Intel, so until we get an official confirmation from Intel directly, take this information with a healthy dose of salt....

The first images of Intel’s incoming budget Arrow Lake CPUs have leaked, and surprisingly, they sport an integrated heat spreader (IHS) smaller than the one used for other Core Ultra 200 Series chips (via@harukaze5719on X). The pictures come from the Chinese e-commerce site Taobao, where a merchant has listed the Core Ultra 5 245 and Core Ultra 5 225 for sale before Intel officially launches them. The same merchant is also selling the Core Ultra 7 265 and Core Ultra 9 285....

In Plane Switching (IPS) and Vertical Alignment (VA) are the two best middle-ground LCD display technologies available today. So, if you’re looking to buy a new monitor or a TV, you might be wondering whether to get an IPS or a VA panel for your display. When it comes to their display, users generally focus on parameters such as color reproduction, contrast ratio, viewing angles, refresh rates, response time, ghosting, etc depending upon their use case....

80 PLUS Gold PSUs are worth it if your system’spower requirementishighand you want to cut down on yourelectricity bill. But for systems with modest power requirements, it might be anoverkill. The energy savings may not justify the higher upfront cost of the PSU. Having said that, the superior build quality and warranties do make them a better option forfuture-proofingthough. Let’s discuss. Gold Power Supplies Reduce Electricity Bills Gold-rated power supplies offer an impressive 90% efficiency at 50% load and 87% efficiency at 20% and 100% load....

Update 7/13 01:32 PDT Raspberry Pi co-founder and CEO has responded to our enquiry and keenly states that His Majesty The King’s visit “was first and foremost a wonderful piece of recognition for the work thatSonyhas done over half a century in Bridgend and Pencoed.“As for the 50 million units number, this relates to the number of unit produced in the Pencoed factory. Some early units were made in China, and the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico W are made in Sony’s factory in Inazawa, Japan....

While most people at Mobile World Congress who talk about Lenovo will probably be discussing itsvarious concept devices. Lenovo is also showing off a series of new laptops that we know for a fact it will actually go on sale.Among them, Lenovo is adding to itsAura Editioncollection with the Yoga Pro 9i, while also updating numerous ThinkPads.The Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition — furthering Lenovo’s partnership on flagship products with Intel inside — is effectively a workstation class product mixing Core Ultra processors up to an Ultra 9 285H with Nvidia graphics up to a GeForce RTX 5070....

China’s semiconductor industry is facing a resurgence of unfinished projects as smaller companies go bankrupt, reports theChina Times. Recent insolvencies, such as that of Shanghai Wusheng Semiconductor, have raised concerns about widespread closures. Additionally, the market has seen 23 semiconductor companies withdraw their IPO applications since last year, which reflects growing investor caution. The trend of unfinished semiconductor projects initially started in 2020 and over10,000 of Chinese chip-related companies had to close their doors in 2021 – 2022....

There’s nothing quite like the musical capabilities of theRaspberry Pi. Even the smallest module they offer, the Raspberry Pi Pico is capable of great things on the musical front. Today we’ve got a clever DIY project to share put together by maker and developer Arnov Sharma. Using the latest Raspberry Pi Pico 2, he’s created a customdrum machine synth. We’re just excited that we’re one step closer to the Raspberry Pi-powered band of our dreams....

Maker and developer Dmytro has created a seriously cool upgraded design for theRaspberry Pi Pico. He’s taken one of our favorite microcontrollers and modified it to suit his own preferences, as well as resolving a few common grievances shared by the Pi community. Dmytro has dubbed the new creation theProPico,as it provides more tools than the regular Pico, placing it in a more professional category. According to Dmytro, it was important for the new ProPico board to remain true to its original form factor and support the same software....

Malaysia has become a major importer of computing systems and computer parts, such as CPUs and GPUs used for AI, from Taiwan in recent quarters, coinciding with restrictions imposed by the U.S. government on shipments of advanced GPUs for AI and HPC to Chinese entities. The surge in shipments follows increased enforcement of curbs aimed at preventing smuggled AI GPUs from entering China, as evidenced byrecent busts of multiple smuggling ringsand thecountry’s commitment to further enhance enforcement....

If you try toinitialize a new SSD on Disk Management, it will ask you to choose between the MBR and GPT partition styles. In short, GPT was introduced to overcome the limitations of the MBR partition scheme. While older and current systems are all compatible with MBR, all newer systems will be GPT-based. So it’s best you always choose MBR unless your computer does not support it. Let’s get into the details!...

Microsofthas officially revealed that it has been working on “improving the battery iconography inWindows 11.” Thanks to a Windows enthusiast and data miner, we sawthese changesin December 2024. However, Microsoft has fully revealed the key changes, explaining how to tweak the UI and toggle a battery percentage display in the taskbar. Friday’s Windows blog post discusses the taskbar battery icon changes. The post is timed to accompany the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120....