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Thomas Ryan
Jan 10, 2017

Genius’s Scorpion K20 Gaming Keyboard: A Review

Do RGB LEDs make for a better keyboard?

Today we’re looking at the Scorpion K20 Gaming Keyboard from Genius. The big trend in PC input devices is adding colored LEDs to them.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 4, 2017

Intel unleashes more Kaby Lake SKUs on the yearning public

CES 2017: 200-Series chipsets too, same amazing uplift!

Just when you thought Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs couldn’t get any better, you are right.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 3, 2017

Qualcomm opens up a bit more on the 10nm Snapdragon 835 SoC

CES 2017: Better everything as we have come to expect

Today Qualcomm is unveiling the Snapdragon 835 in a little more detail than last time.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 3, 2017

AMD’s Freesync 2 changes the display game

Three major improvements with more to come

AMD’s Freesync 2 is going to fundamentally change the way monitors work for the better.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 28, 2016

Coffee Lake points to issues with Intel’s 10nm process

Analysis: Not merely yields but far more fundamental issues

Intel is in a deep malaise at the moment and the new Coffee Lake exemplifies their pain.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 28, 2016

Intel goes all Pokemon with code names – really

Distract from the lack of tech with cutesy marketing fluff

Intel has been pretty dismal of late and the thing to cheer up the troops is of course Pokemon!
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 27, 2016

What did Intel cut from Skylake-EP/early-Purley?

Two big items and a bunch of less irrelevant things

A few weeks ago, SemiAccurate got wind of Intel releasing Skylake early to select customers.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 26, 2016

ARM Artisan IP hits TSMC 7nm with Xilinx

Unknown part on a known process with known IP

ARM is announcing their lead partner for 7nm Artisan IP and it is none other than Xilinx.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 26, 2016

What is Intel’s 7nm Cannon Lake +2 architecture called?

Exclusive: Yes another first for SemiAccurate

SemiAccurate has outed Intel code names for years, so what is Ice Lake +2 called?
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 22, 2016

Intel has 10nm Cannon Lake back

In house for months but how good is it?

The carolling moles of Hillsboro are singing a song of yuletide greetings that are echoing around the 10nm deep Cannon Lake.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 13, 2016

AMD’s Zen becomes Ryzen

Color logo and more details come forth

If you haven’t had you fill of AMD news this week, today we have a Zen reveal, or should we say Ryzen reveal.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 13, 2016

Someone did want to buy a high performance ARM server SoC

Rumors were wrong, all ends as well as can be expected

It looks like someone wants to buy a high performance ARM server SoC after all.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 12, 2016

AMD launches Radeon Instinct AI card lineup

Pro cards with a focus and a yellow stripe

Today AMD is releasing a new AI focused professional GPU line called Radeon Instinct.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 12, 2016

Naked AMD Naples SP3 socket spotted

Speedway reference design laid bare

One interesting bit AMD had on display was a Socket SP3 Naples chassis.
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Charlie Demerjian
Dec 12, 2016

AMD shatters the Petaflop rack barrier with Instinct

Inventec and Super Micro chassis for AI cards

AMD released their Instinct cards today along with three interesting servers to house it.
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