Incase will launch rebranded "Designed by Microsoft" peripherals in Q4 2024

After acquiring the licenseearlier this year, manufacturer Incase will launch a series of rebranded “Designed byMicrosoft” peripherals in Q4 2024 and recently posteda pageincluding all of the Microsoft Hardware designs being revived for this Incase Designed by Microsoft series. The biggest fan favorites, like Microsoft’s ergonomic keyboards, are here, but others, like Intellimouse, Microsoft’s sub-brand known for introducing the scroll wheel, are nowhere to be seen. The new old hardware in the Designed by Microsoft series includes twelve keyboards, five mice, three headsets, a speaker, an audio dock, and a webcam....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Courtney Edwards

Intel CEO's compensation still trails AMD CEO's by half — despite a significant boost in 2023

Earlier this week it was revealed that Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger earned a big rise in compensation in 2023. However, the extra millions mean Gelsinger is still only receiving approximately half the total compensation AMD CEO Lisa Su receives, reportsMarketWatch. We don’t have the final 2023 figures for Nvidia’s Jensen Huang yet, but impressive stock gains have already propelled the leader of the green team into becoming theworld’s 21st richestperson....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Julia Reynolds

Intel Core 200U CPU spotted with Alder Lake silicon — Core 7 250U shows identical configuration as the Core 7 150U, Core i7-1355U and Core i7-1255U

As spotted by hardware enthusiastmomomo_uson X (formerly Twitter), new entries of Intel’s upcoming Core 7 250U atSiSoftware, under Intel’s Core “Non Ultra” 200U series, indicate that it is rebranded Alder Lake silicon. This can be attributed to the cache layout, which has remained unchanged in Intel’s U family of processors with Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, Core 100, and now Core 200 series. The Core 7 250U hosts a deca-core layout divided into two performance cores and eight efficient cores....

May 10, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Daisy Andrews

Intel Core i9-13900K drops to all-time-low under $400 in Black Friday deal

Intel’s Core i9-13900K desktop processor has hit itslowest price on Amazonfor Black Friday. This processor launched as the Raptor Lake desktop flagship CPU in October 2022 and remains a potent force two years later. The big difference is that at $399.61, it is now half the money people would have had to splash out to grab one when it first hit retail, according to three camels. So, what do you get with theCore i9-13900K?...

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Andrew Walton

Intel unleashes 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh HX-series CPUs — refreshed chips with up to 24 cores, 5.8 GHz boost clock, and 192GB DDR5 support

Intel has announced the company’s 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh HX-series mobile processors atCES2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spearheaded by the Core i9-14900HX, which wields 24 cores, the new HX-series chips cater to gamers, enthusiasts, content creators, and professionals that need high performance on the go. Raptor Lake Refresh, which is produced on the Intel 7 node, hasn’t change much in terms of design. Like the previous generation, Raptor Lake Refresh continues to exploit a hybrid design, which consists of performant Raptor Cove P-cores and and weaker Gracemont E-cores....

May 10, 2025 · 4 min · 764 words · Michael Livingston

Intel's lackluster Arrow Lake appears to have a refresh inbound — Arrow Lake Refresh appears in reference document

If we are to believe a leaked manual for an upcoming Intel W880 motherboard, the IntelArrow Lake-Sprocessor will seemingly have a refresh successor. Popular hardware leakermomomo_usshared an image of the purported motherboard reference document with the CPU labeled Arrow Lake S/Arrow Lake S Refresh. Previous rumors point to another generation of the Arrow Lake architecture,focusing onlyon high-end K and KF chips. So, it would make sense for motherboards designed for high-end workstations to take advantage of this refresh....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Tonya Carey

iPhone 16 battery needs a good zapping to debond the adhesive — the process takes a minute and a half when using a 9V battery

iFixitpublishedinformation about the iPhone 16’s repairability, giving it a ‘provisional’ repairability score, as it does for many devices. What stands out in this report is the demonstration of a unique adhesive used to seat its battery. The adhesive can be debonded by ‘hotwiring’ a 9V battery to the device, giving a more controlled way of replacing batteries when needed. The application is enormous as it allows technicians to debond glue from any device with this application by using a small amount of current, with the iPhone 16 being the first to use such adhesives....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Christopher Hayes

iPhone Stuck on Boot Loop or Apple Logo? Try these Proven Fixes

After a long day of work, you turn on your phone in search of refreshment, only to find out your iPhone is stuck in an infinite reboot loop. Nothing can be more frustrating than that. The reboot loop problem in iPhone occurs due to failed iOS update or hardware problem. you’re able to try hard resetting your iPhone or updating your iOS software. Yet, the problem might still prevail. So, without further delay, let’s examine why this issue persists and what fixes can help solve it....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Anthony Barber

Jensen Huang is now worth more than Intel — personal net worth currently valued at $109B vs. Intel's $96B market cap

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s current net worth is listed at $109.2 billion, putting him a significant valuation step ahead of Intel, whose stock price took a beating when itsfinancial troubleswere made public in August. The news has gotten to the point that various social media users have been sharing posts about it. See a popular example, below, with the caption encouraging the leather-jacket-loving executive to buy Team Blue. Do it Jensen!...

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Jeanette Nguyen

Keyboard Not Typing Numbers – Why and How to Fix It

If you have a keyboard that does not type numbers, it’s difficult to complete a password or even enter a captcha. This problem can be because a setting has been changed. Similarly, the underlying causes can also be due to driver or hardware issues. If your keyboard is not typing numbers, usually the fixes are pretty simple. So, there is no need to worry about it as we have a list of fixes below that you can try....

May 10, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Traci Stokes

Lip-Bu Tan's first speech as Intel CEO focuses on innovation and working with foundry customers

Recently appointedIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tanmade his first keynote at Intel Vision 2025, where he said he will focus on earning customer trust and catering to their needs and demands. This change in the chipmaking giant’s mindset began with former CEO Pat Gelsinger’sIDM 2.0 plan, and Mr. Tan is apparently pushing this agenda harder withsupport from his predecessor.Intel needs to do this, especially as TSMC founder Morris Chang said that Tim Cook told him in 2011 thatIntel didn’t know how to be a foundry....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Gordon Rodriguez

Microsoft's Copilot image tool generates ugly Jewish stereotypes, anti-Semitic tropes

The Verge’s Mia Satoreported last weekabout the Meta Image generator’s inability to produce an image of an Asian man with a white woman, a story that was picked up by many outlets. But what Sato experienced – the image generator repeatedly ignoring her prompt and generating an Asian man with an Asian partner – is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to bias in image generators....

May 10, 2025 · 11 min · 2199 words · Lauren Mcfarland

MSI's Aegis ZS2 RTX 5070-powered gaming PC is down to $1,899 at B&H Photo — Save a whopping $400

Assembling your own PC isn’t for everyone, but if you want to play the latest and greatest PC games now, then you’re probably looking at picking up a prebuilt gaming PC with all the components pre-assembled and essential software already installed and configured for you. There are lots of brands to choose from, MSI, Dell, Corsair, and many more, but what often determines your choice is price, and today we have a deal on MSI’s Aegis ZS2 build....

May 10, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Kenneth Mitchell