Network and Beyond NaB

News arrived last week that some AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference models are experiencing thermal issues involving GPU hotspot temperatures, or the maximum temperature read by the sensor, reaching as high as 110C. https://www.techspot.com/news/97120-amd-aware-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-temperature-issues.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In Jon Peddie's 2022 GPU market summary, Q3 shows the lowest desktop graphics card sales total since at least 2005. Like many other products, GPUs received a sales bump during 2020 and 2021 from remote-working customers, but the hangover looks especially hard for this market. https://www.techspot.com/news/97105-desktop-graphics-card-sales-reach-lowest-point-since.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In 2020, there was a massive spike in demand for electronics that we had never seen before. Due to the lockdowns, shutdowns, and other restrictions brought on by the pandemic, workers and students were told to continue their respective work from home. Of course, not everyone had the necessary products... https://www.techspot.com/news/97091-chip-inventories-have-overgrown-consumer-demand-continues-decline.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A flaw in the Firefox browser has been marked as "resolved" just after coming of age. Bug 290125 was first opened 18 years ago when Mozilla developers discovered that the open source browser was handling the ::first-letter CSS pseudo-element incorrectly. https://www.techspot.com/news/97079-mozilla-fixed-18-year-old-css-bug-firefox.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The reveal was made by a senior product manager at Microsoft who tweeted a photo of an updated Notepad with tabs, along with a message that stated, "Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs!" There was also a loudspeaker emoji for emphasis. https://www.techspot.com/news/97076-windows-11-notepad-app-appears-getting-browser-style.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AMD is one of the world's oldest CPU makers and the subject of polarizing debate among tech enthusiasts for nearly 50 years. Its story makes for a thrilling tale of twists and turns that we examine today from past to present. https://www.techspot.com/article/2586-amd-rise-fall-renaissance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Death Stranding was one of the most hotly anticipated games when released on the PS4 in 2019 (the PC version arrived in 2020). The open-world adventure and its all-star cast arrived to critical acclaim—it was PC Gamer's best title of 2020—but the unique gameplay and mechanics mean it's not for... https://www.techspot.com/news/97074-you-can-grab-death-stranding-free-epic-games.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Huawei has patented one component used in EUV lithography systems that is required to make high-end processors on sub-10 nm nodes. It solves the problem of interference patterns created by the ultraviolet light that would otherwise make the wafer uneven. https://www.techspot.com/news/97072-huawei-patents-euv-lithography-tools-used-make-10nm.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If you're upgrading to a new flagship GPU from AMD or Nvidia, you won't want to play games on some crappy old monitor. Harness their full benefits using a top quality display like these 5 recommendations. https://www.techspot.com/article/2595-monitors-for-high-end-gpu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Valve's annual Winter Steam sale runs until January 5 at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET, which means those who receive Steam gift cards/money as Christmas presents will have a couple of weeks to take advantage of the reduced prices. https://www.techspot.com/news/97062-steam-winter-sale-now-live-check-out-top.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Broadcom wants to acquire VMware for the ginormous sum of $61 billion, a transaction that, if finalized, could be one of the biggest acquisitions ever for the technology market. The two companies plan to merge in Broadcom's fiscal year 2023, which started in November 2022, but there are still many... https://www.techspot.com/news/97048-european-commission-investigating-vmware-acquisition-broadcom.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

British consumer group Which? has called for Nintendo to do more to resolve stick drift which continues to plague the Switch's Joy-Con controllers. The group's independent lab results suggest a design flaw affects the joysticks in a significant portion of Switch controllers. This isn't the first time an investigation uncovered... https://www.techspot.com/news/97037-nintendo-faces-calls-fix-joy-con-drift.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

TorrentFreak writes that the UK Government's Intellectual Property Office published new piracy guidance yesterday in the form of a campaign in partnership with Meta that's designed to help people avoid piracy and counterfeit goods online. https://www.techspot.com/news/97029-uk-sharing-netflix-passwords-illegal-could-criminal-fraud.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google has demonstrated a tool for AI to read and transcribe hastily-written prescriptions and doctors' notes. The feature isn't ready for public use yet but could improve the company's existing transcription software. https://www.techspot.com/news/97025-google-developing-ai-tool-better-transcribe-handwriting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Pornhub's YouTube channel had been around since 2014 and managed to amass 900,000 subscribers before being banned. It posted safe-for-work videos promoting the popular adult entertainment network and its performers. Variety notes that some of the channel's content included series like Advice for Models, Pornhub Models, and Pornhub Literacy 101,... https://www.techspot.com/news/97015-youtube-bans-pornhub-channel-multiple-policy-violations.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple introduced the butterfly keyboards in the 2015 MacBooks and 2016 MacBook Pros. The thinner mechanisms beneath each key were designed to apply more pressure, thereby increasing responsiveness and lowering the profile. But it also led to sticky keys, repeating characters, keystrokes not appearing, and complete keyboard failures. https://www.techspot.com/news/97014-apple-giving-macbook-owners-faulty-butterfly-keyboards-up.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

There are many good histories of this process, the most recent of which is Chris Miller's Chip Wars (which is very good), that cover the narrative of TSMC's rise, but we think the question really goes to deeper fundamentals. What capabilities does TSMC have that others lack? And can anyone... https://www.techspot.com/news/97011-how-did-tsmc-get-good.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Then-President Donald Trump directed the USTR to create the tariffs in 2018 amid the trade war with China. After the Biden administration took power, the USTR started an investigation into the usefulness of the tariffs and based on its initial findings, granted exemptions for 352 product categories out of a... https://www.techspot.com/news/97010-us-extends-tariff-exemption-gpus-pcbs-another-nine.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Today's satellite infrastructure supports communications, internet traffic, and GPS-based systems relied upon by millions around the world. This ever-growing reliance makes it a prime target for cyber criminals looking to cause social, economic, or even physical chaos. https://www.techspot.com/news/97008-cybersecurity-analysts-find-fancy-bear-sniffing-around-us.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft removed a compatibility block this week for Windows 11 users who hadn't already installed the 22H2 update. Users awaiting the update should see it appear in Windows Update within the next few days. The switch confirms Microsoft's confidence that it has fixed enough of 22H2's bugs to resume its... https://www.techspot.com/news/97005-microsoft-fixes-windows-11-22h2-gaming-performance-issues.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Microsoft and US authorities recently released notices about a ransomware gang using legitimate Microsoft certificates to sign its malware. The trick grants malicious software privileged access to Windows, making it harder to fight. https://www.techspot.com/news/96994-ransomware-gang-used-credentials-lapsus-leak-sign-malware.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Fast forward nearly a year after and Dell now has an upgraded Luna PC design that extends this concept to easy robotic manufacturing, component reusability, and potentially even a new circular economy-like business model. https://www.techspot.com/news/96981-dell-project-luna-concept-showcases-future-sustainable-pcs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Jack Sweeney runs several accounts that track the private jets of many famous people rich enough to use one, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, by using publicly available flight data. https://www.techspot.com/news/96970-despite-elon-musk-promising-not-ban-twitter-account.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Like the iPad Pro and Air, the 10th-gen iPad has an all-screen design and flat-edge casing, with the home button removed and Touch ID moved to the top power button. It also features a USB-C port, meaning the entire iPad line now supports the charging standard, allowing it to comply... https://www.techspot.com/news/96953-watch-10th-gen-apple-ipad-put-through-burn.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sabrent has unveiled a new solid-state drive designed specifically for small form-factor devices like ultrabooks, 2-in-1 laptops including the Microsoft Surface series, and compact desktop PCs and handheld consoles like the Steam Deck. https://www.techspot.com/news/96932-sabrent-latest-pcie-40-ssd-perfect-steam-deck.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It took just two days after launching the updated Twitter Blue subscription service for the company to suspend its paid-account verification, a response to the hundreds of users taking advantage of the verification system to impersonate public entities, something that owner Elon Musk warned would lead to a permaban. One... https://www.techspot.com/news/96937-twitter-relaunches-8-pm-twitter-blue-service-costs.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The GeForce RTX 4070 fell off the radar some time ago, but leaker Kopite7kimi has put it back on the map with a tweet listing its specs. Kopite has an excellent track record dating back to the GeForce 20-series and is as reliable as any anonymous leaker. That said, he... https://www.techspot.com/news/96927-upcoming-nvidia-rtx-4070-might-have-same-core.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The South China Morning Post reports that an editorial post in the Chinese nationalist tabloid Global Times slammed TSMC's investment in its Arizona plant as "a dark turn" in the global semiconductor industry. https://www.techspot.com/news/96924-chinese-newspaper-claims-us-tricked-tsmc-building-arizona.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Let's not waste any time. https://www.techspot.com/news/96921-most-interesting-trailers-game-awards.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The latest version of Google Chrome introduces new modes to save memory and energy. The update will roll out globally over the next several weeks for Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS users. https://www.techspot.com/news/96906-google-chrome-introduces-new-modes-save-energy-memory.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Samsung recently confirmed that GDDR7 RAM uses PAM-3 signaling (Pulse Amplitude Modulation 3-level). This will help it give future graphics cards double the data rate of GDDR6. https://www.techspot.com/news/96896-samsung-confirms-wants-gddr7-ram-reach-36gbps-pam.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Starting with version 108.0.5359.95, Google Chrome now allows you to find bookmarks, tabs, and your browsing history from the address bar. Just type "@bookmarks" or "@tabs" or "@history" in the address bar and start looking for open tabs and websites you've visited before. https://www.techspot.com/downloads/4718-google-chrome-for-windows.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

When you have a product that's challenging to explain, it often helps to give simple examples to help people understand what it does and why it matters. Such is the case with a specialized type of semiconductor chip known as FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), a powerful, but little understood... https://www.techspot.com/news/96873-lattice-semiconductor-expands-mid-range-fpgas-goes-after.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The world's most popular crypto has been on a downward trajectory since it hit that near-$69,000 high back in November 2021. The industry was rocked following the collapse of TerraUSD in May, and the recent implosion of exchange FTX sent seismic shockwaves throughout marketplaces. https://www.techspot.com/news/96857-crypto-winter-gets-colder-more-job-losses-warnings.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Three vendors. Three new architectures. Three approaches to GPU design. Join us as we dive right into their semiconductor hearts and see how Ada Lovelace, Alchemist, and RDNA 3 contrast and compare. https://www.techspot.com/article/2570-gpu-architectures-nvidia-intel-amd/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Callisto Protocol has received several pretty good (PC Gamer) and very good (Eurogamer) scores, as well as some decidedly average ones (GameSpot). The best version of the game—the one without any significant performance issues—is on the PlayStation 5. Xbox and PC owners have not had such a smooth time.... https://www.techspot.com/news/96855-callisto-protocol-gets-steam-bombed-over-poor-pc.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Earlier this year, Nvidia's Jensen Huang declared Moore's Law dead (again) during a 4000-series launch Q&A session. The prediction echoed similar statements made by Huang during the 2017 Beijing GPU Technology Conference. And much like those times before, Intel isn't buying what Nvidia's leather leader is selling. https://www.techspot.com/news/96852-new-intel-research-charts-course-trillion-transistor-chip.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Although it's true that the 8GB and 12GB variants of the GeForce RTX 3060 are based on the same silicon, the changes go beyond memory capacity and the 8GB RTX 3060 is always going to be slower. https://www.techspot.com/review/2581-nvidia-rtx-3060-8gb/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sources have told Quazar Zone that AMD plans to unveil at least three X3D Zen 4 CPUs at CES in January. Contrary to earlier reports, they will come in eight, 12-, and 16-core models. https://www.techspot.com/news/96849-three-ryzen-7000-x3d-cpus-reportedly-way-no.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

BOE's new panel has a higher refresh rate than any consumer display on the market right now. Earlier this year, Alienware revealed a couple of new gaming laptops with 480Hz displays, while many other notebooks top out at "just" 360Hz. As far as monitors go, Asus and Nvidia revealed a... https://www.techspot.com/news/96836-boe-showcases-world-first-600hz-gaming-laptop-screen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Professor Mehul Malik has been studying quantum technologies for 15 years. With his team at Heriot-Watt's Institute of Photonic and Quantum Sciences, Malik has conceived a new way to send quantum information on optical fibers – a way that helps avoid data loss and brings the concept of quantum internet... https://www.techspot.com/news/96819-quantum-entanglement-make-quantum-internet-unhackable-thanks-quantum.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hydrogen for the test was generated using wind and tidal power from the Orkney Islands of Scotland and was supplied by EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre). https://www.techspot.com/news/96809-rolls-royce-demonstrates-hydrogen-powered-jet-engine.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger