Both Intel and the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, whose capital city of Magdeburg was supposed to host Intel’s Fab 29, are still interested in the project — even if Inteldelayed constructiondue toits financial woes. The state government of Saxony-Anhalt said Intel’s decision on its Magdeburg factory was made in “close coordination” and “reflects the strategic orientation of both partners to jointly evaluate the framework conditions and potential schedules and adapt to market needs,” reports the German outletHardwareLuxx(machine translated)....

Earlier this week, news broke of amajor hack on the Internet Archive,which leaked 31 million users' account info and temporarily took the service offline. The breach date later given seems to be September 28. Yesterday evening, October 13, an operator of the Internet Archive confirmed that the service was back online, albeit in a more limited read-only form. The greatersecuritybreach also served as a climax tosustained cyber-attacksthat have been ongoing since May of this year....

InWin, perhaps the standard bearer for interesting and unique cases, came toCESwith a few new housings for PC builds that definitely fit its reputation. Among its offerings in Las Vegas are a new adjustable flatpack case and a modular PC that can change to prioritize storage, cooling, a PSU, or a GPU.That flatpack case is part of the POC line, whichlaunched in April. The new entry, the POC One, has the panels pre-linked, which should make the construction of the case easier (and perhaps more solid)....

Professor Tsumoru Shintake of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) hasproposedan all-new and greatly simplified EUV lithography tool that is cheaper than those developed and made by ASML. If the device hits mass production, it could reshape the chipmaking equipment industry, if not the whole semiconductor industry. The new system uses only two mirrors in its optical projection setup, a significant departure from the conventional six-mirror configuration. The challenge of such an optical system is that it involves aligning these mirrors in a straight line, which ensures that the system maintains high optical performance without the usual distortions associated with EUV light....

The Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), the global body that sets standards for microelectronics, has just published JESD209-6. This document defines LPDDR6, the next-generation memory design, and is the first official specification to mention DDR6. According toJEDEC, LPDDR6 delivers improved performance with greater power efficiency and enhancedsecurityand reliability. It has been five years since the group introduced DDR5, and the technological advancements since then necessitate the release of a much faster standard, especially for mobile devices and edge AI applications....

Kioxia, one of the leading companies in SSDs, has announced a new Optical Interface SSD for Next-Generation Green Data Centers. This technology replaces the traditional electrical signals transmitted via copper wire with laser and optical data cables, allowing system builders to place storage drives up to 40 meters away from the CPU. According to Kioxia’s presentation, the longer distances between the compute systems, which generate a lot of heat, and the storage pool, which requires minimal cooling, would help data centers optimize their cooling and power requirements....

If your laptop fan makes arhythmic whirring noise, it is simply spinning faster to counteract the high temperature of your CPU. To reduce the noise,ensure smooth airflow,limit the CPU usage,and make sureyour laptop is not overheating. You may need toclean the fans and ventsas well. However, if it is agrinding sound, it indicates faults in the fan hardware. See if lubricating the fan bearings after opening the laptop works. If not, it may require a replacement....

Most PCs these days support multiple display orientations. So, knowingly or unknowingly, you might have tweaked this setting that’s causing your laptop screen to go upside down. Indeed, turning your screen to the other side is useful in laptops that support 360-degree rotation. However, this feature can be annoying if you’re able to’t revert to its original orientation. Although this problem mainly happens due to manual faults, there can be times when corrupted monitor drivers could be the culprit....

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.Find out more about how we test. Brightness and Contrast To read about our monitor tests in-depth, please check outDisplay Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors.We cover brightness and contrast testing onpage two. Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level The R25f-30 is one of the brighter VA monitors I’ve tested, with a max output of 373 nits in SDR mode....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Despite ditching the traditional ThinkPad input devices, there’s a lot to like about the X9’s design. But battery life and performance don’t help this pretty business machine stand out. Beautiful design Excellent webcam Pretty display Thunderbolt ports on both sides Performance isn’t great (in this configuration) Battery life lags behind Apple and Qualcomm alternatives- 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....

Lenovo appears ready to re-release its Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra mini PC overseas, with newly updated Yoga Portal AI branding, based on information from Chinese hardware news siteITHome. The Lenovo Yoga Portal is set to be released in approximately four days, on July 27, while the ThinkCentre Neo Ultra was shown atCES 2024and officially announced just under three weeks ago (July 3) as a direct competitor to the Mac Studio, albeit seemingly limited toenterprisecustomers only....

If a red light is blinking on your LG TV, it might have recently experienced a power surge. Many users stated that this issue surfaced after a thunderstorm hit their TV. In such cases, the indicator keeps blinking and the TV refuses to boot up. The red light blinking problem generally indicates a blown power supply unit (PSU). However, depending upon the blinking pattern, there could be some other issues like overheating or a power glitch on the PSU....

Once a thriving business to replace the traditional CRT displays from the top of our desks, the LCD technology is seemingly now a liability for South Korean companies likeLGand Samsung. This week LG Display inked a deal to sell its China-based LCD plant in a bid to focus on it more profitable OLED business, reportsReuters. LG Display is selling its majority stake in its Guangzhou, China LCD plant to TCL’s CSOT unit for 10....