Technology

Ever since Intel introduced Hyper-Threading (known generically as Simultaneous Multi-Threading), debates about whether or not to disable the feature have almost entirely revolved around its impact on performance. Back when the feature debuted, it wasn’t unusual for programs to misinterpret what it meant for a system to have a virtual …

AMD’s Threadripper family has been making mincemeat of Intel’s HEDT (High End DeskTop) product segment since it debuted in 2017, but with the recent launch of its second-generation Threadripper CPUs, the smaller CPU company is twisting the knife. All of its first-generation Threadripper parts just got a price cut, but …

Earlier this year, we suggested that AMD’s decision to move its 7nm GPU production to TSMC could be a sign of trouble for GF’s 7nm ramp. Today, AMD is announcing that it will move all of its 7nm production on both CPUs and GPUs to TSMC. We already knew that …

Intel hasn’t had a very good 2018. While the company’s quarterly performance has been excellent, it’s been repeatedly hammered by security flaws, some of which are baked into the fundamental structure of its microprocessors. While these flaws are not unique to Intel, the company has been uniquely exposed by its …

It’s not just parents who are worrying about their children’s device usage. According to a new study released by Pew Research Center this week, U.S. teens are now taking steps to limit themselves from overuse of their phone and its addictive apps, like social media. A majority, 54% of teens, …

App developers have put up with Apple and Google taking a 30 percent cut of sales for a decade, and some are starting to look for ways around this revenue drain that won’t isolate them from customers. Netflix is the latest company to test a model for avoiding the fees …

  Has the sleek, modern design of today’s operating systems left you feeling bored and yearning for the old days? Well, you’re in luck — a clunky operating system from a quarter century ago is available for download right now. A developer has labored long and hard to bring back …

PayPal is revamping its mobile app. Again. In an effort to keep pace with newcomers like the bank-owned Zelle, PayPal says its new app will focus on making it easier to use its core features – that is, sending and requesting money. That means many of the app’s homescreen buttons …

Qualcomm doesn’t normally announce when it’s shipping new SoCs to customers, but the company has done so this time. According to QC, its unnamed next-generation SoC is sampling to specific customers with an included X50 5G modem. That’s a significant achievement for the new product, since pushing 5G out to …

It’s not unusual for information about mobile devices to leak online weeks or months before the hardware goes on sale. It is unusual for an device to leak before the manufacturer has even announced a date for said smartphone’s launch event. But that’s what appears to have happened to the …