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Intel’s transformation under CEO Lip-Bu Tan is entering a ruthless new phase. The company, which only days agorevealed $2.9 billion in quarterly lossesand the slashing of 15% of its workforce (something in the workssince last year), is now spinning off its Network and Edge Group (NEX) as a standalone business. It’s the latest move in a “sweeping effort” to streamline Intel’s core operations while divesting anything that doesn’t fit Tan’s new, AI-first strategy....

Intel’s next-generation desktop processors codenamed Arrow Lake-S will not increase core count compared to existing 14th Generation Core ‘Raptor Lake Refresh’ processors, according to excerpts from an alleged Intel document published by a renowned hardware leaker@YuuKi_AnS(who removed the post, butVideoCardzhas re-published them). Surprisingly, these documents point to Intel’s Hyperthreading being absent from the new processors, perhaps confirming long-running rumors. This source has an impeccable record with leaked Intel documentation but be aware that these specifications could be subject to change as they outline pre-Alpha silicon....

Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, in association with other institutes, set a 402 Tb/s data transfer record over commercially available optical fiber cables. A paper detailing this achievement was presented at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2024, held in San Diego. The paper also credits the Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies and Nokia Bell Labs for contributing to this feat. The NICT and its partners were able to transmit signals through 1,505 channels over 50 km (about 31 miles) of optic fiber cable for this experiment....

The transition to DDR5 started back in 2021 but this move from DDR4 to DDR5 is still in progress, and there are many new DDR4-based systems being shipped every day. But according to a slide published by@DarkMontTech, the industry has already began to develop DDR6, the next generation of the mainstream DRAM standard and it may arrive a bit earlier than we expect. Though, we have reasonable doubts about it so ensure that you take the appropriate dose of salt....

Earlier today, legendary video games developer John Carmack, the leader programmer for iconic titles such asDoom,Quake, andWolfenstein 3D, made the case for what one might casually describe as a standalone graphics card. Imagine connecting a graphics card to a display and a power source and running diagnostics before installing it or running it standalone later when troubleshooting. Perhaps the card could have a compact Linux distro onboard, mused the iconic Doom developer....

As leading PC makers try to reduce their reliance on manufacturing in China, they sometimes expand production capacity in unexpected places. Lenovo Group said on Thursdaythatit would build a PC and server assembly factory in Saudi Arabia that will primarily serve markets in the Middle East and Africa. The project is backed by a $2 billion investment from Alat, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The PC and server assembly plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be quite large: it will employ thousands of people and produce millions of PCs per year when it comes online in 2026, according to the company....

Lenovo brought new premium Yoga laptops, as well as a handful of its entry-level IdeaPads, to IFA in Berlin. Between those PCs, the company has new computers based onIntel Core Ultra (Series 2), AMD Ryzen AI 300, and Qualcomm’s new8-core Snapdragon X processors, though only a few of them are making it to the US market. The flagship model is the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, a 15-inch ultraportable, which Lenovo collaborated on with Intel, and suggests it offers “premium build and innovative technology....

Liquid nitrogen is the go-to cooling substance for breaking overclocking world records in the PC hardware world. So the team atGeekerwandecided to use this exotic cooling method to see what Apple’s newM4 iPad Procan do. Geekerwan benchmarked the M4 in its 3+6 core (3 performance cores, 3 efficiency cores) configuration but has already purchased the 4+6 variant for more tests. Geekerwan placed a Kingpin Cooling T-Rex Rev 4 CPU LN2 pot at the back of the iPad Pro, probably where the M4 processor is located, and poured liquid nitrogen into it to keep the chip cool....

This week, Nvidia and its partners Amkor, Foxconn, SPIL, TSMC, and Wistron announced plans tobuild $500 billion worth of AI hardware in the U.S. over the next four years. The announcement included the production of actual AI processors, their testing and packaging, as well as assembling actual AI servers. But, while the announcement represents a plan to build half a trillion dollars’ worth of AI hardware, it lacks detail, which casts doubt on whether it can be done....

If you miss the days when laptops had really cool form factors like the Toshiba T1000, you’re going to love thisRaspberry Piproject put together by maker and developer Nilseuropa. Using our favorite SBC, he’s brought an old Toshiba T1000 machine back to life by using a Raspberry Pi as the main board and has upgraded the system to include support for modern peripherals. Don’t worry—no working T1000s were harmed to create this project....

Normally, whenMicrosoftkills a major Windows feature, it’s a cause for consternation. Remember the brief moment when Paint 3D was supposed to replace Windows Paint? However, we just learned that Microsoft is dumping Windows Subsystem for Android,Windows 11’s optional Android emulator and no one is going to miss it. Without any fanfare, the company updated the Windows Subsystem for Androiddocumentation pageon its website and included a message stating that WSA won’t be supported as of Jul 23, 2025....

The Windows 10 desktop wallpaper scene above wasn’t clinically and digitally spewed forth by some 3D rendering app. Rather this iconic floating window image, with mesmerizing light rays cutting through the haze, was physically set up and photographed by designer Bradley Munkowitz, also known as GMUNK, reportsPCGamer. Munkowitz used physical mirrors, lasers, and smoke machines – as well as a stylized glass window construction - to deliver Windows 10’s signature wallpaper....

Tech channelSatisFactory Processhaspublisheda video revealing the careful and intricate business of manufacturing and preparing a mini PC for retail. Its 22-minute episode shows how a Beelink Mini PC begins with an almost amorphous blank of aluminum and ends with a compact yet tastefully formed device packing some of the newest chips and complementary technologies. Beelink devices haven’t been reviewed onTom’s Hardwarepreviously, but we covered news of the release of some of their latest devices, like theSER9 mini-PC, powered by one of AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) processors....