Why Intel TDP Measurements Don't Reflect Real-World Power Draw
… But if you've ever wondered why power consumption in modern chips seems tenuously connected to the numbers on the box, issues like this are why. …
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Manufacturers Struggle to Improve QLC NAND as Yields Sit Below 50 Percent
… Low yields would explain why Micron launched enterprise QLC drives before its consumer counterparts. …
Android Ice Cream Sandwich, this is not the treat you are looking for
… If you are familiar with Android, the issues are not new to you, the biggest of course being fragmentation . …
Chrome Beats Edge in New Battery Life Tests
… I've been testing an Alienware laptop with an OLED panel more on that coming this week . …
Nvidia unveils details on new vSMP technology, Kal-El processor's 5th core
…Using two different types of silicon improves the chip's power consumption but raises a different issue -- how does the OS know which cores can be scaled to which frequencies? The answer…
Shadows of the A6: What to expect from Apple's next microprocessor
…If you're coming here after watching the iPhone 5 event, please bear in mind that this story is over a year old. Apple hasn't yet announced what's actually inside…
Samsung unveils next-generation 960 Pro, 960 Evo M.2 SSDs with blistering speeds, up to 2TB capacity
… This is the successor to the 950 Pro that launched last year as Samsung's first M.2 drive for the consumer PCI Express market. …
Apple Mac, iPad Production May Be Slowed by Ongoing Chip Shortages
… A consumer-impacting bottleneck at Apple, if one were to emerge, would emphasize just how unusual the current situation is. …
Specs Leak on AMD's Upcoming 3rd Gen Ryzen 16-Core CPU
… It makes far more sense for AMD to play the situation conservatively and make certain every chip is an easy drop-in replacement with no underlying concerns than to risk consumer motherboards failing under a 16-core load. …
Nintendo Switch launch event kicks off at 11 PM Thursday, pre-orders start Friday morning
… Nintendo will address these issues, I think, by positioning the Switch as the clear improvement over previous generations of Nintendo hardware in each product market. …