Don't Count Intel Out, Anatomy of a Monitor, Cheaper RAM/SSDs

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech August 18 Know your Hardware [Anatomy of a Monitor]( You're looking at one right now. It might be sitting on a desk, stuck on a wall, or cradled in your hand. Monitors have millions of components, but usually don't get talked about with the same kind of fervent passion as CPUs and graphics cards, but they're just as important. [The insides of monitors must be something special...]( and there's only one way to find out. You're looking at one right now. It might be sitting on a desk, stuck on a wall, or cradled in your hand. Monitors have millions of components, but usually don't get talked about with the same kind of fervent passion as CPUs and graphics cards, but they're just as important. [The insides of monitors must be something special...]( and there's only one way to find out. Opinion [Intel chip advancements show they're up for a competitive challenge]( First, the company announced strong second quarter earnings, but its stock tanked when it revealed yet another problem and delay for its 7nm manufacturing process. Second, related to that, Intel recently lost its crown as the largest and most valuable… First, the company announced strong second quarter earnings, but its stock tanked when it revealed yet another problem and delay for its 7nm manufacturing process. Second, related to that, Intel recently lost its crown as the largest and most valuable… Industry [RAM and SSD prices will soon plummet due to oversupply and weak demand]( "Despite the traditional peak season for electronics sales and the release of Apple's new iPhones in 3Q20, the quarterly decline in NAND flash ASP will likely reach 10 percent, due to the client end's excess inventory under the impact… "Despite the traditional peak season for electronics sales and the release of Apple's new iPhones in 3Q20, the quarterly decline in NAND flash ASP will likely reach 10 percent, due to the client end's excess inventory under the impact… Sponsor [Exclusive Reuters Events Technology Webinar]( Organizations integrating customer success as a benchmark for their own are the ones which will thrive in an age of digital transformation. Whilst new technology does indeed shift markets, customer hunger for data-driven convenient solutions plays a huge role too. Join the exclusive free Reuters Events C-level webinar: [Technology enabled customer-centric innovation]( (20th August, 11 AM ET, Zoom) to hear from Wells Fargo, Travelers and Henkel on how to marry both concepts to delight your consumers. Organizations integrating customer success as a benchmark for their own are the ones which will thrive in an age of digital transformation. Whilst new technology does indeed shift markets, customer hunger for data-driven convenient solutions plays a huge role too. Join the exclusive free Reuters Events C-level webinar: [Technology enabled customer-centric innovation]( (20th August, 11 AM ET, Zoom) to hear from Wells Fargo, Travelers and Henkel on how to marry both concepts to delight your consumers. Incoming [RTX 3080 spotted in database: 10GB of GDDR6X, 2.1GHz maximum clock speed]( The listing, discovered by Twitter user @_rogame, reveals a 10GB (GDDR6X) graphics card clocked at 4,750MHz, giving it a memory speed of 19Gbps. It also lists the maximum clock speed as 2.1GHz. The details match a previous leak from @kopite7kimi,… The listing, discovered by Twitter user @_rogame, reveals a 10GB (GDDR6X) graphics card clocked at 4,750MHz, giving it a memory speed of 19Gbps. It also lists the maximum clock speed as 2.1GHz. The details match a previous leak from @kopite7kimi,… Incoming [Micron slips up, reveals details of Nvidia's upcoming RTX 3090]( Micron in the briefing listed the RTX 3090 in a chart as having 12 GDDR6X modules, 19-21 Gb/s/pin, 76-84 GB/s/placement, 912-1008 GB/s/system and a total frame buffer of 12 GB. Micron in the briefing listed the RTX 3090 in a chart as having 12 GDDR6X modules, 19-21 Gb/s/pin, 76-84 GB/s/placement, 912-1008 GB/s/system and a total frame buffer of 12 GB. Gaming [Factorio exits Early Access after eight years of work]( Wait. Did I just say Factorio is in Early Access? Scratch that. That's right, Factorio just officially moved to Version 1.0 last Friday. Last year, Prague-based developer Wube Software pegged September 25 as its release date. However, it decided that… Wait. Did I just say Factorio is in Early Access? Scratch that. That's right, Factorio just officially moved to Version 1.0 last Friday. Last year, Prague-based developer Wube Software pegged September 25 as its release date. However, it decided that… Console Wars [Xbox boss Phil Spencer: we don't care if the PS5 sells more]( Speaking on an episode of Gary Whitta’s Animal Talking podcast, Spencer said, “If was our approach, we wouldn’t put our games on PC. We wouldn’t put our games on Xbox One; we wouldn’t do xCloud and allow people to… Speaking on an episode of Gary Whitta’s Animal Talking podcast, Spencer said, “If was our approach, we wouldn’t put our games on PC. We wouldn’t put our games on Xbox One; we wouldn’t do xCloud and allow people to… Industry [Over a hundred TSMC engineers have been poached by Chinese chip makers]( Quanxin Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (QXIC) was founded in 2019, while Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (HSMC) was founded in 2017. Neither are producing competitive products yet, but both have received several billion dollars from the state to accelerate their development.… Quanxin Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (QXIC) was founded in 2019, while Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (HSMC) was founded in 2017. Neither are producing competitive products yet, but both have received several billion dollars from the state to accelerate their development.… WiFi [Google wants to perform secret 6GHz tests in 17 states]( Businesses Insider spotted a batch of FCC filings from Google, revealing it wants to experiment with the 6GHz spectrum to “produce technical information relevant to the utility of these frequencies for providing reliable broadband connections.” The company wanted the information… Businesses Insider spotted a batch of FCC filings from Google, revealing it wants to experiment with the 6GHz spectrum to “produce technical information relevant to the utility of these frequencies for providing reliable broadband connections.” The company wanted the information… [Epic Games launches new lawsuit against Apple over threat to Unreal Engine on iOS and Mac]( How did we find ourselves here? Last week, Epic silently pushed out an update for Fortnite on iOS and Android that introduced an alternative payment method—the Epic Direct Payment option. It allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases,… [Nvidia assembled the world's 7th fastest supercomputer in one month]( Selene is a rather unique supercomputer. It uses Nvidia’s commercially-available GPU-accelerated DGX SuperPOD architecture, instead of the custom CPU-heavy designs that dominate most of the Top500 list. It ranks second on the Green500 most power-efficient supercomputer list. [IBM unveils Power10 processor at Hot Chips conference]( IBM during the Hot Chips 2020 conference on Monday announced the next generation of its IBM Power central processing unit family. [GeForce Now brings cloud gaming to even mediocre Chromebooks]( On Tuesday, Nvidia launched GeForce now on ChromeOS. Chromebooks are not known for their stellar gaming performance, but in a sense, that is a perfect testbed for cloud gaming. So far, early adopters have been surprised with how well GeForce… [Ancient lava tubes on the Moon and Mars could double as human bases]( Researchers from the University of Bologna in collaboration with those from the University of Padua have compared lava tubes here on Earth with counterparts on the Moon and Mars. The cave-like structures, also called pyroducts, are a natural conduit created… [Flight Simulator 2020 sets a new standard]( Breathtaking visuals and overwhelming positive reviews make the [Flight Simulator 2020]( a perfect way to get out and see the world while in lockdown. The first reviews are in, and we're testing performance later this week. [Oracle reportedly interested in acquiring TikTok operations in multiple regions]( Microsoft isn’t the only US-based tech giant interested in acquiring TikTok. Oracle, the Redwood City-based cloud and database specialist has reportedly expressed interest in the popular Chinese-owned video app. [Macs are now covered under Apple's independent repair provider program]( As you may recall, Apple launched its independent repair initiative last summer. Critically, the program only covered issues affecting out-of-warranty iPhones. [You can now play the Quake arcade game on PC]( Quake Arcade ran on a custom computer known as the Quantum3D Quicksilver Arcade PC, according to this blog. That impressive-sounding machine was actually a 266 MHz Pentium II running Windows 95 and a custom graphics card setup. The cabinet featured… [Appeals court says Amazon can be held liable for defective third-party products]( According to a ruling filed by an appeals court in California's Fourth District, Amazon can be held liable for facilitating the sale of defective products on its platform, even when said items are sold by third-party companies. [Steam users want Microsoft Flight Simulator refund timer extension]( The latest release in the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator series is finally available but Steam gamers are already experiencing some turbulence. [Mozilla extends partnership to keep Google as the default search provider in Firefox]( Hours after Mozilla Corporation announced plans to lay off roughly 250 employees earlier this week, a source told The Register that the browser maker had signed a three-year deal with the Mountain View-based company. 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