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Pat Gelsinger became chief executive of Intel back in 2021 with the aim to turn the company around and regain process technology and product leadership over several years. He wasoustedin late 2024 before the job was done, but he remains strongly supportive of the company’s mission, so he wants to see the new CEO —Lip-Bu Tan— to finish what he started, he said in an interview withCNBC. “I was committed to and wanting to finish that story on the revitalization of Intel and with the board, the company, and now with Lip-Bu’s leadership, you are really cheering them on to finish, because the role that Intel plays in the semiconductor industry is critical and one that’s important not just for the industry but for the U....

Pineboards, perhaps best known for its excellentHatDrive! Nanowe recently reviewed, has a history of beating Raspberry Pi to the punch. Pineboards released theHatDrive!range of M.2 NVMe boards at the end of 2023, beating Raspberry Pi by many months, and it seems that with its new HatDrive! PoE+, it has done it again. The €44 (approximately $47 converted) board provides up to 25 Watts (5V at 5A) of power for your Raspberry Pi 5, via Power over Ethernet (PoE), so there’s no need for a separate USB-C power supply....

Why you’re able to 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. PNY RTX 4070 Ti Super Verto OC: Power, Clocks, Temps, and Noise Our graphics card test PC uses an Nvidia PCAT v2 device, and we’ve switched from thePoweneticshardware and software we’ve previously used toNvidia PCAT, as it gives us far more data without the need to run separate tests....

The Print Screen key offers a quick way to save your screenshots either to the clipboard or your local drive. However, there are some situations where this function may not work. It can happen if the key itself is not working properly or your system is not executing the Print Screen function. If the key is not working, it mainly indicates hardware damage unless thekey has been remapped. On the other hand, if the key is intact, other applications are likely preventing you from taking screenshots....

Vladimir Putin recently approved a list of development plans for the Kaliningrad region of Russia, and it surprisingly listed creating a Steam-like ecosystem, including a handheld device, among the key goals. Part of a new nine-point plan handed down from Putin to PM Mikhail Mishustin, the new Russian gaming platform should include desktop and portable hardware, an OS, and a cloud system for gaming. The plans, spotted byPCGamer, indicate that PM Mishustin has a “period of execution” until June 15 to assess and organize the production of the gaming machines and ecosystem....

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips launched in laptops earlier this summer, showing up primarily in high-end machines with premium price tags. At IFA in Berlin, the company is introducing a lower-end version of the Snapdragon X Plus with 8 CPU cores instead of the usual 10 cores on that chip. The company suggests the change will lower prices, with laptops featuring the 8-core version starting at $799....

Raspberry Pi expert and YouTuberJeff Geerling, along with reverse engineerJohn McMasterhave delidded the recently released 2GB model of theRaspberry Pi 5and given us a glimpse into the chip structure that lies underneath theintegrated heat spreader (IHS), a glimpse that includes “dark silicon” and lower power consumption. Pi 5 2GB model is $50, has ‘D0’ chip stepping with ‘dark silicon’ (unused parts of BCM2712 chip) removed.I bought a few, and delidded one: pic....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Razer Blade 14 is the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop we’ve tested, and it boasts a bright display and lots of ports. But it’s far more expensive than the competition, so you’ll have to decide what the power is worth. Strong port selection and placement Bright display Upgradeable components in a 14-inch chassis Very expensive Touchpad sensitivity needed adjustment Competition offers OLED screens 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....

Excel triggers the“..Reference isn’t Valid”error when it cannot locate the cell or range you referenced. While this normally is the case, you will also run into this issue if your Excel file name includes invalid characters. You may encounter the reference error while creatingPivot Tables,Text boxesor dealing withbroken hyperlinksin the Excel program. While you could exit the error message and enter correct references, in some cases this is not possible as all options in the ribbon get grayed out....

DeepComputing has developed a reputation as a pioneer of small form factorRISC-VPCs, being the first company to bring aRISC-V laptop to the marketin 2022. The company is now accepting pre-orders for its newest product, a mini AI PC that can replace the mainboard of theFramework Laptop 13. The new device comes with two names: either the “DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC” or the “DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II for Framework Laptop 13” according to itslisting page....

Nvidia’sGeForce RTX 4070 Ti Superwill arrive on January 24 at $799 to challenge thebest graphics cards. But before we get there, hardware sleuthBenchleakshas uncovered severalbenchmarksshowing us how the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super stacks against the competition. Of course, treat these results with a fair bit of speculative salt, because clearly these cards weren’t all tested in the same system with the same drivers. Plus, Geekbench 6 isn’t exactly the best way to discern graphics performance, so you won’t find it included in ourGPU benchmarks hierarchy....

Samsung has finally announced that its 2025 OLED TV line-up will feature compatibility forNvidia G-Sync, in what could be a major upgrade for gaming on the big screen. Samsung says that, paired with Motion Xcelerator technology, it will deliver improved visuals and clarity for players. Nvidia G-sync synchronizes the display refresh rate with your GPU’s frame rate to reduce screen tearing and stuttering. Samsung says that when paired with its Motion Xcelerator technology, with support for up to 165Hz, it will deliver “exceptionally fluid visuals and sharp clarity during fast-paced action scenes....

Samsung just launched the latest iteration of its Galaxy Book laptop lineup with the Galaxy Book5 Pro 360. This 2-in-1 laptop features an Intel Core Ultra 200V chip with an NPU that can deliver up to 47 TOPS and an Intel Arc GPU paired with a 120 Hz 16-inch 16:10 2880x1800 AMOLED display. While this laptop won’t have the touted Copilot+ PC features at launch, Samsung expects it to receive a free Windows update, slated to release in November, that will deliver these AI features....