Intel has named tech veteran Lip-Bu Tan the company’s next chief executive officer, the company said Wednesday. He will take over on March 18, Intel said. Tan will succeed Michelle Johnston Holthaus…
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AMD Ryzen 9950X3D launch date confirmed: March 12
AMD’s X3D processors are absolutely the best around if you’re building a gaming PC. The extra performance you get from the 3D V-cache is why the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the first of…
Boost AMD’s Ryzen AI Max performance up to 60% with this memory trick
If you’ve purchased a laptop or tablet with an AMD Ryzen chip inside, there’s a performance tweak you absolutely need to know about. Apply it to AMD’s AI/gaming powerhouse Ryzen AI Max…
AMD’s Ryzen 9950X3D launch date leaked: March 12
AMD’s X3D processors are absolutely the best around if you’re building a gaming PC. The extra performance you get from the 3D V-cache is why the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the first of…
Intel wants to make tracking business CPUs as easy as tracking packages
You’ve probably tracked a package from FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service, monitoring its progress as it nears your door. Intel is launching a similar program for its processors — but as…
Make sure you update your AM5 motherboard for the Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD’s biggest and baddest gaming CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, is on its way along with the only-slightly-less-big, less-bad 9900X3D. They don’t have an official release date yet, but it must be…
Chip tariffs will hit 25 percent by April — and then go higher
President Donald Trump said that he expects the U.S. government to impose chip tariffs of 25 percent by April 2, adding to the woes of tech buyers already burdened by high prices….
I love Intel’s new laptop chips. But they’re missing a crucial feature
Intel’s new Core Ultra 200 processors offer a huge leap forward in performance on top of all-day battery life. They’re a huge improvement over their predecessors. But these new “Arrow Lake” chips…
Snapdragon claims 10 percent of the PC market
Qualcomm said Wednesday that it has made strong progress against its goals for Snapdragon PCs, and that its ongoing litigation with Arm had wrapped up. Specifically, according to Circana — which owns…
Intel reveals its 2026 PC processor plans
Intel confirmed its next major client CPU architecture during a conference call today: “Nova Lake,” which will debut in 2026. The news was delivered by Michelle Johnston Holthaus, who heads Intel Product,…