The Rise, Fall and Revival of AMD

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech July 1 Must Read [The Rise, Fall and Revival of AMD]( AMD is one of the oldest designers of large scale microprocessors and has been the subject of polarizing debate among technology enthusiasts for nearly 50 years. Its story [makes for a thrilling tale](. We'll revisit the company's past, examine the twists and turns in the path to the present, and wonder at what lies ahead. AMD is one of the oldest designers of large scale microprocessors and has been the subject of polarizing debate among technology enthusiasts for nearly 50 years. Its story [makes for a thrilling tale](. We'll revisit the company's past, examine the twists and turns in the path to the present, and wonder at what lies ahead. Gaming Laptop [GeForce Laptop Roundup: GPU Performance Compared]( Today we return to [the realm of laptop graphics hardware]( to talk about Nvidia's refreshed line of GeForce GPUs. We've already looked at two of the new GPUs: the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, but alongside these Nvidia has also updated the rest of the series with spec improvements. Today we return to [the realm of laptop graphics hardware]( to talk about Nvidia's refreshed line of GeForce GPUs. We've already looked at two of the new GPUs: the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, but alongside these Nvidia has also updated the rest of the series with spec improvements. Wearables [Qualcomm announces faster Snapdragon Wear 4100 chips for smartwatches]( Back in 2018, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform for smartwatches with a 'big-small-tiny' architecture that was supposed to deliver great performance while sipping little power from the small batteries that you can fit inside the typical wearable. However,… Back in 2018, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform for smartwatches with a 'big-small-tiny' architecture that was supposed to deliver great performance while sipping little power from the small batteries that you can fit inside the typical wearable. However,… Gaming [Amazon's Crucible is being un-released as numbers fall to fewer than 100 concurrent players]( The full version of Crucible launched on Steam back on May 21. You’d be forgiven for not realizing; there was very little fanfare or marketing, and most reviews were far from positive. While concurrent player numbers reached a peak of… The full version of Crucible launched on Steam back on May 21. You’d be forgiven for not realizing; there was very little fanfare or marketing, and most reviews were far from positive. While concurrent player numbers reached a peak of… Security [Hackers are hiding credit card skimmers in online images]( At the onset of its investigation, Malwarebytes’ threat analysis team thought it might be another case of a credit card skimmer masquerading as a favicon but further digging uncovered something entirely different. At the onset of its investigation, Malwarebytes’ threat analysis team thought it might be another case of a credit card skimmer masquerading as a favicon but further digging uncovered something entirely different. PC Gaming [DLSS 2.0 in Death Stranding will support 4K 60 FPS, even on an RTX 2060]( Tom’s Hardware recently got their hands on an early preview build and put it through the paces. With DLSS performance mode enabled, the team was able to hit 77 FPS at 4K on even the slowest of the supported cards,… Tom’s Hardware recently got their hands on an early preview build and put it through the paces. With DLSS performance mode enabled, the team was able to hit 77 FPS at 4K on even the slowest of the supported cards,… Car Tech [Consumer Reports analysis claims modern safety tech could cut road deaths in half if they came standard]( According to the latest analysis from Consumer Reports, roughly 11,800 lives could be saved annually by implementing automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind spot warning and pedestrian detection systems. An additional 1,300 lives could be saved through widespread adoption… According to the latest analysis from Consumer Reports, roughly 11,800 lives could be saved annually by implementing automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind spot warning and pedestrian detection systems. An additional 1,300 lives could be saved through widespread adoption… [Watch the world's first video conferencing call which took place 50 years ago today]( It was 50 years ago to the day that the first commercial video conferencing call took place. Just half a century later, video calling via smartphones is utilized by millions of people on a daily basis. [Mark Zuckerberg is $7 billion poorer as more companies join Facebook ad boycott]( The ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign, created by organizations including the NAACP, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and Mozilla, asks businesses “to stand in solidarity with our most deeply held American values of freedom, equality and justice and not advertise on Facebook's… [Dish completes acquisition of pre-paid carrier Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion]( The new Boost is coming out of the gate hot. In addition to introducing a new logo, Dish said that customers will be able to sign up for the revitalized $hrink-It! Plan which starts at $45 per month for 15GB… [HP's premium 2-in-1 Spectre x360 13 is $150 off this week]( The [HP Spectre x360 13]( is a premium 2-in-1 Windows laptop sporting a 10th-gen Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and spectacular design and display quality. Grab it this week [for just $1,149](. [Windows 10 May 2020 update is now on 7% of PCs]( The data comes from AdDuplex’s monthly report on Windows 10 version usage, which uses close to 150,000 PCs in its survey. It shows that the most popular version of the OS remains the May 2019 (1903) update, which is found… [Crysis Remaster delayed by a few weeks, early trailer leaked]( Update (7/1): After strong indications that Crysis Remastered was set for release as soon as this month, Crytek announced this morning that they're hard at work on the game, but development has been pushed by a few weeks. [First benchmarks of Apple's ARM macOS development kit surface online]( Apple unveiled plans to transition Macs to its own processors based on the ARM architecture during WWDC 2020 last week. While the transition comes as great news for ARM and re-ignites dreams of a future where a MacBook could last… [Opinion: Power efficient computing gains notoriety]( One of the few benefits many people have experienced as part of the great work-at-home and learn-at-home experiment that we’ve all been through is improved air quality. In fact, because of the significant reduction in both commuting and travel, both… [Samsung's new 870 QVO SATA line includes a monster 8TB SSD]( Samsung on Tuesday officially introduced its second-generation quad-level cell (QLC) drive, further pushing the boundaries of what is possible in terms of high-capacity consumer flash storage with a capacity of up to 8TB. [New Windows 10 Edge update is slowing some PCs]( It was way back in December 2018 when Microsoft confirmed it was replacing Edge with a Chromium-powered browser. It finally came out of beta in January, bringing a faster, more feature-packed incarnation. [Reddit bans r/The_Donald as Twitch suspends Trump's account]( Trump has never been one to hide his dislike for Jeff Bezos, but that didn’t stop the president’s team from joining Amazon-owned Twitch back in November. Following the account’s broadcast of Trump’s recent Tulsa campaign rally, Twitch has decided to… [Microsoft launches Windows 10 File Recovery tool]( Microsoft recently published an app on the Microsoft Store designed to help in the recovery of deleted files. [Intel confirms switch to LGA 1700 socket for Alder Lake CPUs]( Soon after the Core i9-10900K CPU was revealed back in April, we got confirmation that the new 400-series motherboards would also support the 11th-gen Rocket Lake CPUs, which are due to arrive next year. [AMD drivers for macOS Big Sur namedrop third-gen RDNA hardware]( Kindly, Apple’s provided the first confirmation of the Navi 31 GPU. Given the third-gen moniker, it will probably use RDNA3. It’s still two generations away but this is a good indicator that AMD is on track for the steady slew… [Microsoft is permanently closing all of its retail stores]( Microsoft on Friday announced a dramatic shift in its retail strategy that’ll see the company permanently close all of its physical Microsoft Store locations. 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