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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU Gets Reviewed Ahead of Launch “Beats Intel’s Very Top ADL Processor Into Dust” For the review, SiSoftware didn’t have its own results but took data from their own database where users and reviewers have submitted performance numbers of their retail chips. We only know that the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU was used and the rest of the platform was not revealed. With that said, one should expect the final performance to be either similar to or better than these results....

AMD Rembrandt APUs Might Be Getting Quad Core Variants For Entry-Level Laptops A recent entry on the Geekbench 5 database shows a brand new AMD Rembrandt APU which has the OPN code as “100-000000552-40_Y”. There’s no model name attached to this chip but it’s listed as a “Rembrandt” part and the specifications suggest that the chip features 4 cores and 8 threads based on the Zen 3+ core architecture. The Zen 3+ core architecture is an optimized variant of the 7nm Zen 3 architecture that utilizes a 6nm process node from TSMC & delivers increased efficiency for laptops....

Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is on track to beat analyst estimates for its revenue for the fourth quarter of last year according to fresh estimates from investment bank KeyBanc. KeyBanc shared its expectations for the current earnings season in a report released last week, and the firm expects that not only will AMD top its own guidance and analyst estimates for the fourth quarter of 2021 in its earnings report due February, but that it will also perform strongly during the current year due to a growing presence in the enterprise and cloud computing sector....

AMD X670E, X670, B650 Chipsets To Be Detailed Next Week at Computex 2022, Next-Gen AM5 Platform For Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ Desktop CPUs Further claims made by the website include that the X670 series will offer a high-tier X670E (E for Extreme) chipset that will provide PCIe Express Gen 5.0 support that will aid both storage & GPUs. The X670 standard chipset is planned to support both PCIe Gen 4.0 and PCIe Gen 5....

The Rumored 16-inch iPad May Launch in the Fourth Quarter of Next Year The ridiculous 16-inch screen belonging to this unnamed iPad will likely be geared toward professional customers, according to a report from The Information. MacRumors states that consumers who wish to have a bigger canvas to work with will be interested in such a product. If a launch happens, this iPad will share the same display size as the current-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro....

Apple Sees Fit to Announce New Pride Edition Apple Watch Bands and Watch Faces - This is How You Can Add Them Starting with the new Pride Edition Watch Bands, you can buy the Sport Loop and Nike Sport Loop for $49 from Apple’s online store and the Apple Store app. Moreover, the Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop is also coming soon to Nike’s online store. As for what you can expect, the Sports Loop has the word “pride” woven into the band....

Anyone who is using the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, or iPhone SE 3 (2022) will be able to repair some of the aspects of the device on their own. In a Newsroom post, Apple has announced that it has finally launched the Self Service Repair Store. Right now, the store includes spare parts for iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone SE 3. You get parts such as batteries, bottom speakers, a Taptic Engine, display, and more....

Apple Will Finally Update the iPad Air 5 but Do Not Expect a Design Change It would be nearly a year and a half since Apple introduced a successor to the iPad Air 4, and while we do not believe the iPad Air 5 will receive a design change, the hardware upgrades will count for more. For instance, the updated tablet is said to receive the same A15 Bionic that fuels the iPhone 13 series, along with 5G support, which the iPad Air 4 lacks....

Hook Yourself up with a Renewed 32GB iPad with Wi-Fi for Just $209 Released back in 2018, this particular iPad features a mighty A10 Fusion chip under the hood. If you ever needed a tablet that is perfect for web browsing, checking email, for some Netflix then you can’t go wrong here. But, since this iPad runs iPadOS out of the box, therefore you can except it to go a little beyond its usual ‘tablet’ capabilities....

Apple iPad 9 with 64GB Storage, Wi-Fi, A13 Bionic Chip and More Currently $20 off The discount is currently applicable on the 64GB base model with Wi-Fi in both Space Gray and Silver. Just make sure you’ve chosen the correct color option before you check out. On the performance front, iPads have always been great and this particular one ships with the powerful A13 Bionic chip. We will not go into the nitty gritty details of the chip, but if you’re planning to use this iPad for playing games, watching movies and stuff like that then you will have no problem whatsoever when it comes to performance....

No Information Is Currently Available on the CPU or GPU Configuration of the M2 Pro The configuration was shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his free ‘Power On’ newsletter. He has mentioned this information previously, claiming that aside from the 12-core CPU, the M2 Max will be able to boast up to a 38-core GPU, bringing a decent upgrade to both 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Unfortunately, he has not shared the specifications of the M2 Pro, and customers who cannot shell out a boatload of money for the M2 Max configuration will have no choice but to pick up the base models....

Apple Expands Self-Service Repair Program to Europe If you are interested in checking it out for yourself, the repairs can be purchased from Apple’s Self-Service Repair Store. According to Apple, customers can complete their own repairs for common faults on the iPhone 12, iPhone 13 series, and MacBooks with Apple Silicon. Customers looking to repair their compatible Apple device using the tools first need to go through the repair manual along with the specific repair on Apple’s support website....

The DIY Repair Kit by Apple is No Joke and Can Make the Nerdiest of Nerds Sweat Sean Hollister from The Verge recently decided to repair his iPhone Mini and Apple sent him a toolkit in two suitcases, weighing a total of 36 kgs to repair a small device. Apple charged $1,200 on his card for the heavy toolkit and charged an additional $49 to rent the tools for a week and $69 for a brand new battery....

The biggest change of the M2 MacBook Pro, as you can tell, is on the inside, with the portable Mac sporting the company’s latest custom silicon called the M2. Manufactured on TSMC’s second-generation 5nm architecture, the new Apple Silicon might tout the same 8-core CPU configuration as the M1, but it gets an increase in the maximum number of GPU cores, which is 10. In case you were wondering how fast the M2 is compared to the M1, the CPU improvements were modest....

The fate of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC) is precarious at the moment, with the SPAC besieged by an onslaught of federal investigations that have placed the media-related ambitions of former US President Trump in a deleterious limbo. Amid this intrinsic uncertainty, the broader conservative media landscape is undergoing rapid consolidation, as marked by today’s announcement by Kanye West to buy Parler as well as reports over the weekend that Rupert Murdoch is again considering the merger of Fox and News Corp....

ASRock reveals its first phantom gaming monitor with an integrated Wi-Fi antenna, perfect for fast-paced gaming The ASRock Phantom Gaming monitors will be founded on a 165 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms (MPRT) response time, allowing gamers to be one step ahead of the competition during any game. The Phantom Gaming monitor offers premium functions such as HDR, Flicker-free, and AMD FreeSync Premium technologies, granting gamers an outstanding gaming experience....

Side-Mounted Power Button With a Noticeable Camera Hump Also Present on ROG Phone 6 Sticking with a ‘gamer’ theme that resonates with the rest of its products, ASUS intends the ROG Phone 6 to catch the eye. The image gallery uploaded by WinFuture shows the handset from the front, revealing thin but existing bezels at the top and bottom, along with a matrix LED screen at the back showing the ROG logo....

According to insider SyluxHunter, who’s been on the money about various Nintendo-related things in the past, we’re going to be getting some Bayonetta 3 new tomorrow. Could that mean a release date? Let’s hope so. — Syluxhunter (@Syluxhunter) July 12, 2022 Of course, as with all rumors, take this with a grain of salt for now, although there’s another hint some Bayonetta 3 news may be incoming. The game’s official Nintendo landing page has been updated with an ESRB/PEGI rating (for violence, blood and gore, partial nudity, and strong language, in case you were afraid the series had lost its edge)....

In its latest financial report, Nintendo confirmed the launch schedule of primary Nintendo products, which includes Nintendo Switch Sports, which launched last month, upcoming games with an announced release date, like Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Xenoblade Chronicles and Splatoon 3, and games that have yet to be dated. Among these are Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel, which has been recently delayed to early 2023, and Bayonetta 3, which is still scheduled for a 2022 release....

Stretch Goals & Gifts BLUETTI AC500 has received tremendous support as it pulls in $2 million in the first seven hours. In response to the passion, BLUETTI has set its stretch goals shortly. When the funding reaches the following values, backers will get some gifts for free. $6 million: Travel coffee mug $8 million: BLUETTI T-shirt $10 million: 1-year extended warranty (4-year in total) $12 million: 2-year extended warranty (5-year in total) As it hits $4 million now, a 100W USB-C Charging Cable is available for every backer....