Although U.S. sanctions caused SMIC’s revenue to drop in 2023, the China-based foundry is largely unaffected and continues developing its 5nm node, according to DigiTimes. SMIC is actually expanding its production capacity for 7nm and 5nm nodes that will power upcoming Huawei processors. When those nodes reach high-volume production in the coming years, SMIC’s revenue is expected to grow again. SMIC didn’t have a great 2023, and it closed out the year with $6....

IT market intelligence firm TrendForce has published its latest price trend projections for theNAND flash market. According to its report, Q2 2024 will see further double-digit NAND flash contract price increases, compounding the increases from the previous quarter. However,client SSDswill be up a maximum of 15% in Q2, it says, which is an improvement on the 23-28% rise seen in Q1 2024. The TrendForce chart above gives an overview and comparison of NAND Flash product price trends covering Q1 (estimate) and Q2 (forecast) this year....

Colorful has taken the covers off some of the most striking new products we’ve seen anywhere on theComputex 2025floor, with new motherboards, graphics cards, gaming laptops, and more to behold. We got a great look at Colorful’s debut AM5 motherboard, the CVN X870 ARK FROZEN. It includes a novelOn/Off switch that lets you unlatch your GPUfrom the board to preventPCIe connector wear. Under the hood, it sports a 14+2+1 power phase design, 5G, Wi-Fi 7, and a new X3D Game Mode....

Corsairhas introduced an external SSD aimed at power users and content creators, sporting high transfer speeds and compatibility with the latest connectivity standards. The EX400U operates up to 4,000 MB/s and featuresUSB4/Thunderbolt 4 support with 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacity options. Pricing starts at $139.99. Corsair’s new EX400U SSD operates at a maximum sequential write speed of 4,000 MB/s and a sequential write speed of 3,500 MB/s for the 1TB variant....

Your once-great PC is feeling a bit long in the tooth and can no longer handle the games you want to play — we’ve all been there. It’s time for an upgrade, but you’re not sure if you need a completely newPC buildor if you can make it another couple of years with a few judicious component upgrades. Many users will upgrade their GPU with one of thebest graphics cardsand leave everything else in place....

TheCrucial T700 SSDcame out in mid-2023 and was one of the very first consumer PCIe 5.0 SSDs to hit the market. The4TB modelarrived at the end of 2023, originally priced at $449 — but prices would head north on all SSDs with reduced NAND production. The T700 4TB peaked at $529 in early 2024, but now it’s down to its lowest price ever at$322 for the T700 heatsink model. That’s only moderately more expensive than a good 4TB PCIe 4....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Dell XPS 13 gets long battery life thanks to Intel’s Lunar Lake. While its design is attractive, the touch-based function row is difficult to use as it prioritizes form over function. Long battery life (with LCD display) Attractive, minimalist design Capacitive function row isn’t as good as dedicated keys No headphone jack Pricey Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Russia has managed to obtain a small batch of48-core Baikal-S processorsaimed at serversand storage devices, reportsCNewsciting Vasily Shpak, Deputy Minister of Industry. The batch of 1,000 units will be distributed among developers and makers of servers, which will design products around these processor, something that suggests that more CPUs are incoming. The only question is from where did Russia-based Baikal Electronics go them? After Russia started full-scale war against Ukraine in February, 2022, Taiwanese authorities imposed strict export controls on processors that can be shipped to Russia and Belarus....

Some motherboards come with built-in Bluetooth and you caninstall Bluetooth adapterson boards that don’t have it by default. But if you didn’tbuild the system yourself, you may not know whether any such adapters are present on your system. In such cases,check your motherboard spec sheetto confirm whether Bluetooth was integrated by default. Additionally, you canlook for Bluetooth settingsin the Device Manager to verify whether it’s supported. Check Motherboard Specs If you’re in the research phase and are searching for boards that support Bluetooth,...

A lot of people will be unwrapping new laptops and desktops this December, according to a holiday shopping white paper from the CTA (Consumer Technology Association). The just-released report, entitled2024 Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns, states that 51 percent of consumers surveyed intend to buy a laptop as a gift this year, along with 35 percent who intend to purchase a “desktop / personal computer (PC).” Both numbers are all-time highs and are up 8 to 9 percent over last year....

Bioware’s Dragon Age is one of the most iconic RPG series. We’re looking at its three games, plus all of its campaign DLCs. These games have original high fantasy medieval stories and debuted in 2009. Since then, the series has met massive commercial and cultural success. Fans and critics praise it for its narrative, RPG elements, lore, characters, and player choice. Their games are available for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Mac OS....

With the new feature of Facebook, you can find your dates based on the mutual friend list on Facebook. But some users are having issues with it like not receiving notification, not showing up, not loading and crashing. Facebook dating is not available in many countries so this might be the main reason why it is not working on your device. you may try updating or reinstalling the app if it has suddenly stopped working for you though....

Meta is planning to build a 40,000-kilometer fiber-optic subsea cable to span the entire length of the globe. This project is expected to cost over $10 billion, say some experts, and will connect the East Coast of the U.S. to South Africa, India, and Australia before going up across the Pacific to the West Coast. However,TechCrunchsays that the biggest thing about this planned undersea cable is that Meta will be its sole owner and user....