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Kioxia has resumed full production after 20 months of cuts. Improved market conditions are behind the changes, reportsNikkei. This potentially means that the world’s fourth-largest maker of3D NANDis back to competing for market share, which could mean price drops for flash memory. The company has also secured refinancing of ¥540 billion ($3.424 billion) and a new line of credit worth ¥210 billion ($1.332 billion) from its lenders. In June, Kioxia increased production to full capacity at its Yokkaichi and Kitakami plants, which produceNAND flash memory, the report says....

The 8.8-inch Lenovo Legion Go will receive a sibling in the form of the Lenovo Legion Go Lite, according to sources cited byWindows Central. The precise details of what differentiates a Legion Go from a Legion Go Lite are not yet clear, but we expect the Lite handheld to be at least smaller and lighter, and perhaps significantly cheaper. This move seems to have been spurred by the recent unveiling of theROG Ally Xby Asus, which pushes the high-end PC handheld market slightly higher....

No matter how sturdy and well-built the Lenovo Laptops are, they are not immune to the common problems that plague other manufacturers’ devices. Issues with Wi-fi connectivity is one such problem frequently experienced by Lenovo Users. The majority of Lenovo products come with Broadcomm chips, which have been known to have serious bugs that causeWi-Fi connectivity issues. The main contributors to this problem appear to be bugs in WLAN adapter drivers and misconfigured Power management settings on Windows....

A recent Linux kernelcommit(6.11) addresses key aspects of SD card compatibility and support, most namely adding support for Ultra High-Speed II SD cards (UHS-II) and Ultra Capacity SD cards (dubbed SDUC) [h/tPhoronix]. UHS-II SD cards support speeds up to 312 MB/s, while SDUC cards have a theoretical maximum capacity of 128 TB and can support yet faster UHS-III and SD Express speeds. Regarding SDUC cards and capacity, we saw4 TB SDUC cards back in April, and since then, an 8 TB SDUC card has also been announced....

New Jersey-based system b uilder Maingear has launched a beige desktop to tempt in fans of retro PCs who, despite themselves, crave modern processing power. The newMaingear Retro95is what some might call a ready-made ‘sleeper build,’ a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The “limited drop” Retro95 is available today, with prices starting at $1,599. In Maingear’s words, the new Retro95 is “brings back the unmistakable style of a ’90s-era horizontal desktop, now supercharged with cutting-edge hardware....

Nvidia’sBlackwell processorsare among the most sought-after data center hardware these days as companies are endeavoring to train large language models (LLMs) with an increasingly large number of parameters.Microsoftwas rumored to be the first company to lay its hands on Blackwell servers, but that was unofficial information. Today, the company said that it had not only obtained Nvidia Blackwell parts, but they were up and running.“Microsoft Azure is the first cloud [service provider] running Nvidia’s Blackwell system with GB200-powered AI servers,” a Microsoft Azurepost over at X reads....

Microsofthas finallylauncheda Windows 11 ISO for Arm-based systems - many months after theQualcomm Snapdragon X Elitehit shelves. While there were many workarounds to get Windows working on devices with an Arm processor - an official build from Microsoft ensures a hassle-free experience for the average consumer. Microsoft is no newcomer in this domain as it has been working on the Windows on Arm ecosystem for some years. However, with the launch of the X Elite and possible Arm solutions fromNvidiain the works; it was high time Windows pushed an official release for Arm devices....

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. Pre-installed Fan Tests Maximum Noise Levels In terms of maximum volume, the noise levels of Montech’s XR Wood can reach up to 47.2 dBA, on the higher end of the chart. One thing my charts can’t show you well, however, is the pitch of the fans, which isn’t particularly annoying (at least to me), so I would say that the noise doesn’t “feel” as loud as the dBA measurements would indicate....

SinceMicrosoft’s acquisition ofActivision-Blizzardand its smorgasbord of development studios, Microsoft (and thus Xbox) has become the largest third-party game publisher ever. So, recent comments from Xbox head Phil Spencer in an interview withGamertag Radioindicating that forthcoming Xbox games will be released on other platforms, including Nintendo and PlayStation, have caused a large ripple but also make a lot of sense. These statements (“I want people to be able to experience the games that we build, the services that we offer on as many devices as we can” and “We obviously love the native experience that we have on our own platform and our own hardware, and that’s something that will continue for us”) come from Danny Peña’s Podcast Interviews on YouTube, where he and Parris of Gamertag Radio discussed the future of Xbox with Phil Spencer....

Downloading movies or TV shows on Netflix makes offline viewing possible. That means you can watch the downloaded content just about anywhere. But, it can break your heart to receiverandom errorswhen downloading your favorite show or a movie you’ve been dying to watch. In this case, you need to take a step back and apply fixes that will get you around this issue. Here’s our article to lend you a helping hand....

TeamGroup announced its all-new T-Force GE Pro PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, which uses the new Innogrit 12nm multicore and energy-efficient IG5666 controller, will debut atCES2024 in cooperation with Asus. This is one of the few PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs that have arrived without the Phison E26 controller that has largely dominated the PCIe 5.0 landscape. The T-Force GE Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD will be ready for pre-order on February 9 viaAmazonand Newegg in the US....

On Wednesday, Nvidia admitted that its upcomingBlackwell-based productssuffer from low yields, which required the company to re-spin some layers of the B200 processor to improve yields. Nvidia will ramp up production of Blackwell in Q4 2024 and will ship Blackwell GPUs worth several billion dollars in the last quarter of this year. “We executed a change to the Blackwell GPU mask to improve production yield,” a statement by Nvidia reads. “Blackwell production ramp is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and continue into fiscal 2026....

During itskeynote presentationatComputex 2024, Nvidia unveiled a new type of AI assistant to help gamers perform their best. Project G-Assist is the first step toward AI assistants offering players help with strategies and workflows as games become more challenging and time-consuming. With Project G-Assist anda compatible GPU, gamers can access a large language model (LLM) linked to a game knowledge database as they play a supported game. Using voice prompts or text inputs, players can query the AI assistant for advice on how to proceed in a game....