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The source of the rumour, RedGamingTech, says that while AMD is already working on high-end GPU – codenamed Navi 21 and Navi 23 – the brand won’t be launching cards based on the architecture until the year 2020. Further, it seems the GPUs been labelled as “NVIDIA killers”. This is interesting, as the label could mean one of two things; the first is that AMD’s high-end GPU will be able to match NVIDIA’s high-end GeForce cards (currently the RTX 2080, RTX 2080 Super, and RTX 2080 Ti) pixel for pixel, or that they could offer gamers graphics cards with a better price-to-performance ratio....

Take this CPU for a spin. Specifications Design We’ve talked about AMD’s Zen3 CPU architecture for the better part of two years at this point, there technically isn’t a lot of new ground to break on its lithography, except for that one obvious addition, the 3D V-Cache chiplet design. At the end of the day and to reiterate, the 5800X3D is basically AMD’s final song and farewell number for the Zen3 architecture....

The rumour was first reported by tech site Tom’s Hardware, which goes on to write that AMD’s AM5 platform will be limited to DDR5 memory support, specifically to its X670 and B650 AM5 platforms. In addition, the site reportedly confirmed that X670 motherboards could feature a dual-chiplet design, but not the lower-grade 600 series AM5 motherboards. Adding to that, a leaked ComputerBase document posted on Twitter seems to verify the possibility of DDR5 exclusivity with AM5, with DDR4 memory never one within the 254-page document, while the newer memory standard was mentioned a total of 76 times....

Zen4 Goes Live While the announcement circled around the new Ryzen 7000 series, the real star of the lineup is undoubtedly the Zen4 CPU architecture. Off the bat, the new CPU architecture is based on a brand new 5nm die lithography, and like all successive CPU generations, AMD has designed the Ryzen 7000 series to be significantly faster than its predecessors. Specifically, the new Zen4 architecture has twice the L2 Cache per core at 1MB, more than 15% uplift in single-threaded performance, and gaming clocks of 5GHz or faster....

Specifically, the listing in AMD’s Library contains a total of four Ryzen 7000 Series SKUs. The list includes the Ryzen 5 7600X, 7700X, 7900X, and 7950X. That list, by the way, doesn’t appear to include a Ryzen 7 5800X or the Ryzen 3 SKUs of the 7000 series. Beyond that, the AMD LIbrary doesn’t include any specifications about the 7000 Series. The presence of the Ryzen 7 7700X is a bit of a surprise, given how initial rumours seemed to suggest that AMD had no intentions of releasing such an SKU....

Apple today has officially announced the brand-new AirPods Pro which are equipped with ANC as one of their main features. In addition to that, the audio buds also come with a totally new in-ear design which is quite different from the original AirPods. The ANC feature inside the AirPods Pro was made possible through the usage of two microphones, with one of them is facing outward to detect the external noises....

According to MacRumors, failure to complete the Apple diagnostics test will result in an “incomplete repair”, with the systems then being rendered “inoperative” due to the latter failure. The tests are also different, depending on the Apple machine in question. For the 2018 MacBook Pro, the diagnostics requirements applies to the display, logic board, Touch ID, keyboard, battery, trackpad, and speakers. For the iMac Pro, the diagnostics tests only applies to the desktop’s logic board and flash storage....

Bloomberg reports that the new MacBook Pro will replace the current 15-inch model. This display up-size may also be a permanent change, and the company will likely phase out the current, slightly smaller one. It’s also expected to have around the same starting price as the 15-inch MacBook Pro, which is RM10499 locally. For what it’s worth, the new report also says that the 16-inch MacBook Pro will have a more reliable keyboard....

Equipped with a 32-inch IPS panel that has a native resolution of 6016 x 3384 together with thin display bezels that measure at 9 mm, the Pro Display XDR is said to be the largest Retina Display that Apple has made so far. With a peak brightness of 1600 nits, the display able to achieve sustained brightness level of 1000 nits alongside 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Colour calibrated right at the factory, the Pro Display XDR has true 10-bit colour depth and a P3 wide colour gamut....

Gurman claims that the new iPad Mini will sport a design similar to the latest iPad Air. This could possibly mean that the tablet will come with a larger screen-to-body ratio by featuring thinner bezels and removing the physical home button. Unsurprisingly, it will also be equipped with the latest Apple processor, but its other specifications such as storage and battery capacities are not known at this time. Although his prediction for the Mini’s release ended up inaccurate, renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also claimed that the tablet will feature a larger display that is believed to be in between 8....

Multiple suppliers are reportedly being told to cut the production of the third-generation iPhone SE with 5G, launched only a few weeks ago, by about two to three million units for the upcoming quarter because of weaker-than-expected demand. Additionally, AirPods production is being reduced by 10 million units for the rest of 2022. Even the popular iPhone 13 lineup is being affected as Apple is also instructing suppliers to produce a few million units fewer than planned, but will be adjusted based on seasonal demand....

According to Kuo, the 31.6-inch external display will be using the mini-LED for the backlight. The new iPad and MacBook will also sport full mini-LED displays, respectively. The iPad will reportedly come in two display sizes; 10-inches 12-inches. The MacBook will also have two display sizes, which are 15-inches and 17-inches. Judging from screens size and the premium feature, we can assume that these will be new iterations of the MacBook Pro....

In YouTuber iJustine’s review of the Mac Studio, we can see clearly at the base of the computer’s underside that it says “Designed By Apple in California, Made in Malaysia”. The same writing can be seen on MKBHD’s picture of his unit, as well as the ones from The Verge, Engadget, CNET, Wired, CNBC, and TechCrunch. — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) March 17, 2022 We previously found out that some Mac mini M1 units were made in Malaysia while some came from China....

Epic Games announced on Twitter that the iPhone maker is threatening to terminate the former’s dev accounts. This will, in effect, also deprive them of the dev tools needed to make stuff for iOS and macOS. This also means cutting off the Unreal Engine tools that Epic offers to other third party app makers. — Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) August 17, 2020 Epic Games is characterising this as Apple being “not content simply to remove Fortnite from the App Store”....

CNBC cites analyst firm CCS Insight’s forecast that the iPhone maker will “likely launch an iPad with a folding screen in 2024”. This came as part of the firm’s annual predictions report. In an interview with the outlet, the analyst firm’s chief of research Ben Wood says that “it doesn’t make sense for Apple to make a foldable iPhone” and doing so would cannibalise existing models. Should Apple follow the market trend and release a foldable iPhone, it will “likely need to cost around US$2500 (~RM11800)”....

The scale of the cyber attacks has the Biden administration scrambling, with top officials urging organisations to patch immediately while also determining if they were compromised. Latest victims reportedly include the European Banking Authority, senior citizen homes, and even an ice-cream company, Bloomberg said. Microsoft initially described the attacks as “limited and targeted”. But according to the BBC, Brian Krebs, an industry expert, said that the attacks had “dramatically stepped up” since Microsoft’s announcement of the breach last week....

GamesRadar+ reported that the game recently got showered with positive reviews on Steam. This is in response to Ubisoft giving the game away for free It’s still a little strange since the publisher is only giving the game away via its own Uplay launcher. You can also see for yourself on the game’s page on Steam – 16 April saw the greatest spike of positive reviews being added. The flow of reviews are beginning to slow down now, but it’s still a significant number of positive reviews in such a short period of time....

Previously, only Sinovac recipients were eligible for the additional dose after only three months — due to the vaccine’s efficacy being found to be waning faster than other brands — while those who got the four aforementioned brands had to wait for six whole months before taking their boosters. With the Omicron variant spreading rapidly throughout the globe and now within our borders, health authorities have taken up the strategy of ramping up boosters by making the shots mandatory for Sinovac recipients, as well as opening the eligibility to all vaccinated adults and reopening mega PPVs to cope with the demand....

According to Astro’s official website, the Astro & Broadband package offers total savings of up to RM 720 over the period of 24-month. The exact rebate that customers able to obtain ranges from RM 5 to RM 25 per month and depends on the type of the Astro content pack that they choose. Here is the breakdown of the said rebate: For existing Astro customers, they can add the broadband option into their current subscription for as low as RM 69 for 30Mbps and RM 99 for 100Mbps, depending on their existing content packs and Auto Debit preferences....

At the same time, Astro has also revealed that it will prepare two dedicated 4K UHD channels for the championship which is one of the biggest football championships in the world. Specifically, the company has reserved Channel 871 and 872 for live and repeat matches from Euro 2020. On another hand, Channel 810 and 809 which are reserved for HD broadcast will go live on 1 June. In addition to the 51 matches from the main tournament, these HD channels will also be showing friendly and qualifying matches as well as highlights and magazine shows....