Google Chromebook marks its 15th anniversary — slow feature rollouts and a canceled Steam beta leave it largely stuck in classrooms
… Google and partners have invested in high-end product development across several generations, to no avail. …
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Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April
… Products that were as low as $59 in 2023 are asking $319 in today's market. Today's tech deal isn't a deal; it's a PSA about a slight dip in pricing for PC/Console users who are looking for an SSD immediately, and want the best product, at the best available price in the current market climate. …
Intel, SK hynix shares surge following reports of chip packaging partnership — SK is said to be testing Intel's 2.5D EMIB for HBM integration
… EMIB-T, which adds through-silicon vias to the bridge for HBM4 compatibility and higher bandwidth, is expected to enter production fab rollout this year . …
AMD executives react to Nvidia’s RTX Spark — ‘you’re just wrong if you don’t get a Strix Halo notebook’
… At least initially, it’s a product that looks like it will appeal to a relatively small but growing market of AI developers, not dissimilar to Strix Halo. …
Intel addresses Arrow Lake blunder: 'We needed to build back our reputation' — says Arrow Lake Refresh's low price a key first step, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake
… The company has reiterated that Nova Lake is set to launch at the end of 2026, but it’s not clear if we’ll have actual products by then. …
Google reportedly books Intel for packaging more than 3 million TPUs in 2028 — SK hynix is testing Intel's EMIB packaging for HBM integration
… EMIB-T closes that gap by adding through-silicon vias to the bridge die for vertical power delivery, and it’s set to enter production fab rollout this year . …
Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with 'Raptor Lake Next' — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD's book by extending budget platform longevity
… For now, however, this is the rollout we’ve heard about. …
AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz
… Strix Halo, as a niche product, was only available in a handful of machines, such as the Framework Desktop, ROG Flow Z13, and GMKtec EVO-X2. There’s a good chance we’ll see a similarly conservative rollout of Gorgon Halo, as well. …
Tom's Hardware Unfiltered: Computex 2026, Day 3 — the heat bites as our team races across Taipei
… There are a lot of products at Computex, and it’s impossible to cover them all. But the most interesting conversations happen around the products, not explicitly about them. …
Creality Falcon T1 review: Modular laser engraving
… The Falcon T1 is an impressive machine, but it suffers from an incomplete and confusing product rollout. …