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Valve is "working hard" to replenish Index VR HMD stocks

15 January 2020, 15:11

High end VR headset is sold out worldwide (except Japan). Half-Life: Alyx releases in March.

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IDC and Gartner comment on PC sales bounce in 2019

14 January 2020, 10:11

Growth in 2019 marks a turnaround after a seven year slump but will it last?

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AMD to usurp Apple as TSMC's largest 7nm customer

3 January 2020, 11:11

Meanwhile, Apple A14 SoCs will start rolling off TSMC's 5nm lines from Q2 this year.

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NAND Flash memory prices could rise 40 per cent this year

2 January 2020, 15:11

Analysts weigh backlog due to power outage, data centre product planning & other factors.

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Disney pulls half its shows from Sky / Now TV

27 December 2019, 11:11

Move is seen as a precursor to the launch of Disney+ in the UK.

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Intel snaps up deep learning accelerator firm for $2bn

16 December 2019, 16:41

Israel-based Habana Labs will boost Intel's AI strategy from the edge to the data centre.

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Corsair acquires games controller pioneer SCUF Gaming

16 December 2019, 15:51

Performance controllers for Xbox, PS, and PC will be under Corsair's wing before 2020.

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Codemasters acquires Slightly Mad Studios for $30m upfront

29 November 2019, 12:31

Deal with Project CARS developer could rise to $67m over three years depending on earnings.

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 graphics cards set for 12 Dec availability

29 November 2019, 11:11

Meanwhile AMD CPUs top the popularity charts for Amazon sales in UK, US and Germany.

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Nvidia's latest quarterly results better than expected

15 November 2019, 10:11

Boasted of solid gains in gaming graphics plus strong demand from hyperscale customers.

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Epic Games acquires Megascans maker Quixel

13 November 2019, 13:11

Announces that "the Megascans library is now completely free for use with Unreal Engine".

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Samsung foundry contamination caused defective products

11 November 2019, 10:11

200mm wafer line was affected but Samsung says the process has now been rectified.

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Apple rakes in $51.4bn, but iPhone revenue is down 9pc YoY

31 October 2019, 12:41

And there is talk that Apple is looking to sell its new iPhones on a subscription basis.

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AMD sees strong Ryzen and Epyc sales but disappoints markets

30 October 2019, 10:11

CEO Lisa Su states that AMD is "right where we want to be on our long-term strategic plan".

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UK Gov claims only £2.2m was wasted on its Porn pass project

25 October 2019, 12:31

This could be chalked up as a relatively minor waste in these turbulent times.

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Intel CEO: DG1 Xe graphics card successfully powered on

25 October 2019, 11:11

Detail revealed during estimate-busting Q3 results conference call.

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Microsoft Surface revenue down, Xbox flat

24 October 2019, 10:11

But firm's results were better than expected thanks to Windows and Cloud business.

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TSMC market value casts a shadow over Intel

21 October 2019, 11:21

And TSMC will be making 3nm chips by the time Intel moves to 7nm says analyst.

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Facebook Libra cryptocurrency project hits bumpy road

14 October 2019, 12:11

Last week Visa and Mastercard withdrew support. Today the G7 outlines 9 major risks.

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IDC: larger, curved, and IPS monitors become more popular

4 October 2019, 11:11

Shipments of curved monitors grew by over 44 per cent in Q2 this year, for example.

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Raspberry Pi sales via Farnell pass 15m worldwide

1 October 2019, 12:11

The milestone makes the humble RasPi the third most popular home computer in history.

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Microsoft says there are now >900m Windows 10 users

25 September 2019, 10:11

The 800m milestone was passed back in March. 700m a year ago.

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AMD GPU shipments outpace Nvidia's for first time in 5 years

30 August 2019, 11:11

This is the first time AMD has been in the lead since the Radeon R9 290X era.

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Nvidia beats analyst expectations for graphics and AI chip sales

16 August 2019, 10:11

CEO Huang said that gaming is going through a revival thanks to its RTX technology.

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Microsoft removes perpetually licensed Office 2019 from HUP

13 August 2019, 12:21

The Home Use Program (HUP) now only offers discounts on Office 365 subscriptions.

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Sony PlayStation 4 passes 100 million sales milestone

31 July 2019, 13:11

Meanwhile the Sony PlayStation 5 has gone up for pre-order for £860 at MediaMarkt .

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AMD talks about its upcoming AGESA 1003ABB release

31 July 2019, 10:11

And last night it released its Q2 2019 financials - but its Q3 outlook isn't as good as expected.

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Apple confirms Intel smartphone modem business buyout

26 July 2019, 10:11

Meanwhile, Intel's latest financials highlight an improved $69.5bn FY revenue outlook.

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Corsair acquires custom gaming PC maker Origin PC

25 July 2019, 10:11

Origin PC will continue as a separate brand, existing customer support is assured.

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Gartner: DRAM glut will cause 42 per cent price decline this year

23 July 2019, 12:11

And this oversupply is expected to extend until H2 2020, thinks the research company.

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Toshiba Memory will rebrand as Kioxia this October

18 July 2019, 12:21

Name is a multilingual portmanteau word from memory (Japanese) plus value (Greek).

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NAND flash and DRAM chip prices may rebound shortly

17 July 2019, 11:11

And a report says Adata, Phison and Team Group are considering up to 15 per cent price hikes.

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Alienware co-founder Frank Azor welcomed to AMD by Dr Lisa Su

16 July 2019, 10:11

Azor's full title at AMD is 'chief architect of gaming solutions'. He started on Monday.

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