AMD just announced a delay of its Ryzen 9000 CPUs. The processors were originally meant to go on sale July 31, but they’ll now arrive in the first two weeks of August. The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X will launch on August 8, while the Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X will go on sale August 15.

AMD is already recalling — and delaying — its Ryzen 9000 CPUs

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Intel provided a statement earlier this week on the instability problems with 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs, but some further details have come to light since then – including a clarification that any damage done to high-end CPUs is permanent.In case you missed it, Intel’s previous announcement pinned down ‘elevated operating voltage’ as a key cause (not necessarily the only one, mind) for these Core i9 processors (and lower-tier chips too) crashing and generally going awry.Team Blue also assured us that a fix in the form of a microcode update is inbound for these chips and should arrive around the middle...

Intel admits damage to unstable 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs is permanent – incoming patch is a preventative, not a cure

All the excitement in the enthusiast scene lately has been aimed at AMD's new Zen 5-based processors. That's "Strix Point" for mobile, comprising the Ryzen AI 300 series, and then "Granite Ridge" for desktop, making up the Ryzen 9000 series, and both are launching soon—albeit not quite as soon as intended. However, many enthusiasts have been cautioning people not to jump on the AMD hype train too readily. After all, what will be Intel's response?

Intel Arrow Lake Core Ultra 7 265KF Breaks Benchmark Cover At 5.4GHz

AMD Zen 4 Ryzen (Zen) AMD Strix Point processors are now official, but it seems that AMD isn't done with the Hawk Point lineup. A few days back, a reputable Weibo tipster, Golden Pig Upgrade, reported that the company would be launching a new Ryzen 8040 series APU, the Ryzen 7 8745H.

New AMD Hawk Point APU makes official debut in Lenovo Xiaoxin laptops

Intel’s fix to stop 13th and 14th Generation Core desktop chips from crashing might not be enough to fully repair the problem. As the company prepares to release a patch next month, Intel is facing reports that the crash bug can permanently degrade the processors. In response, Intel tells PCMag it’s “confident that the microcode patch will be an effective preventative solution for processors already in service."

Intel Hints 13th, 14th Gen Desktop Chip Bug Results in Permanent Damage

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Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

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North Carolina’s beloved Biscuitville has once again been recognized as one of the best regional fast food chains in the United States. In USA Today's annual 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, Biscuitville ranked second overall and was also named the No. 1 best fast food breakfast spot in the country.

North Carolina is home to one of the best regional fast food chains in America

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Midrange phones are more competitive than ever, and their performance and battery life make us wonder why we spend $1,000+ on flagship devices. Phones under $500 used to include drab displays, awful build quality, and hardly any software support. But recently, even budget devices have featured OLED displays and years of software support. With so many high-quality options close in price, even a small discount can make a big difference.

Samsung drops one of its latest phones to just $300 for Prime Day

Canadian officials now say that in addition to the drone practice spying incident earlier this week, "additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games." Canada Soccer CEO & General Secretary Kevin Blue:. In light of these new revelations, Canada...

Canada suspends women's soccer coach as the drone spying scandal widens.

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

The Surface Pro 11 is the best Surface Pro ever made. It’s also the best Windows 2-in-1 ever made. Heck, I might even say it has some serious advantages over the new iPad Pro. It’s buoyed by the new Snapdragon X chip, first and foremost. But it also has...

Surface Pro 11 review: just buy it

The AI race is quickly changing. Focus is shifting away from the models themselves to the products they power, as evidenced by the events of this week. First, there was Mark Zuckerberg continuing his scorched-earth campaign to drive down the cost of accessing foundational AI models. Llama 3.1 narrows the gap between the performance of open- and closed-source AI, and Meta claims it costs roughly half as much as OpenAI’s GPT-4o to run. In a video announcing the news, Zuckerberg wore a custom shirt with a quote from Emperor Augustus emblazoned in Latin: “At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army.”

The AI race’s biggest shift yet

Visual effects studios are reporting widespread instability issues with Intel's latest Core i9 processors, leading some to switch to AMD. Dylan Browne, an Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm, disclosed a 50% failure rate for systems using Intel Core i9-14900K and 13900K CPUs over the past year. This development follows recent...

Intel Core i9 CPUs face 50% failure rate in VFX studios; AMD Ryzen 9 9950X gains ground

AMD was set to launch its new Zen 5 processors on July 31st, including the 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X, a chip it’s calling “the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor.” Instead, it’s now announcing a one- to two-week delay “out of an abundance of caution.” The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X will now launch on August 8th, while the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X will go on sale on August 15th.

AMD is slightly delaying its Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs ‘out of an abundance of caution’

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

The upcoming Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, part of the Arrow Lake-S series, is rumored to be the fastest processor in the lineup. According to leaker OneRaichu, the Core Ultra 9 285K may feature:. P-Core max boost: 5.7 GHz. P-Core all-core boost: 5.4 GHz (speculated) E-Core max boost: 4.7 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: Rumored 5.7 GHz boost aims to challenge AMD's flagships

Shortly after Intel said it had isolated the issues causing CPU instability on 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, the company has offered more details, including explaining that any damage related to the voltage control issue is permanent. Intel chatted with The Verge about the issue, reiterating a patch is coming...

Intel CPUs Affected by Voltage Bug Are Irreparably Damaged

Buying an iPad is a genuinely confusing affair in 2024, due to how many different models are out there, and the sometimes vague differences between them. The iPad Air is a prime example. This is a tablet with a powerful M2 processor, but lacks the pro features of the iPad Pro. This makes it sit in a weird middle ground between the iPad and the iPad Pro, which probably is going to make some people skip the iPad Air for one of the other models. It’s a shame, because the iPad Air is the best tablet for most people.

iPad Air (13-inch, 2024) Review

Geekbench database has revealed yet another Lunar Lake CPU SKU, an entry-level 17W chip aimed at thin and light laptops. The chip in question is the 8-core Core Ultra 5 236V, a 17W SKU spotted running in a Lenovo laptop. The chip gets a decent score in both single-core and multi-core test, hitting 2021 and 5743 points. It is an 8-core/8-thread SKU working at a base clock of 2.1GHz and Boosts up to 4.67MHz. It should pack 8MB of L3 cache and 16GB of on-package LPDDR5X memory.

Intel Core Ultra 5 236V spotted in Geekbench

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OLED and G-Sync combining in a gaming laptop at last? Heck yes!

I test gaming laptops for a living — and this is by far my favorite of the year so far

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There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

On Monday, it initially seemed like the beginning of the end for Intel’s desktop CPU instability woes — the company confirmed a patch is coming in...

There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

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