A never-released version of an older AMD card just surfaced online. Someone posted images of an engineering sample for a reference model Radeon RX 7700 XT, a GPU AMD only sold through partner companies back in 2023. This early sample features a distinctive red PCB and exposed connectors, clearly marking it as a test unit not intended for public sale.
The card matches renders AMD used on its website but includes internal components like diagnostic LEDs near the PCIe slots. Software verification confirms it uses the Navi 32 die with the known specs of thirty-four hundred stream processors and twelve gigabytes of memory. This operational prototype highlights AMD's internal validation process before leaving production to other brands. The...
A new mini PC is trying to be a tiny tank for AI work. ACEMAGIC launched their Tank Center M1A PRO+ model, featuring an AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 processor and a starting price of two thousand five hundred dollars, targeting engineers and researchers. This cube-shaped system expands their previous TANK 03 line, keeping the industrial design and a three-mode performance dial for switching between silent, balanced, and high-power operation.
The PRO+ variant emphasizes AI acceleration with its AMD chip and Radeon graphics, supporting up to three fast storage drives and WiFi 7 connectivity. A lower-cost M1A PRO model with an older Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia graphics aims at gamers and developers. Both units share the same compact...
HP is sticking with last-gen chips for a new compact gaming desktop. The upcoming OMEN 16L model for next year will reportedly use an Intel Core i7 14650HX, a mobile processor from the older 14th-gen line, paired with newer RTX 5060 or 5060 Ti graphics. This contrasts with HP's larger 35L desktops that already feature current Arrow Lake CPUs.
The choice means a step down in core count compared to the existing model with a Core i7 14700F, moving from twenty cores to sixteen. Gaming performance with the new GPUs should remain similar overall, however. The desktop's design appears unchanged from prior versions. Final RAM and storage specs are still unknown, with potential for a base configuration of 16 GB memory and a 1 TB SSD given high...
Modders are trying to rebuild a classic GTA inside the latest game. The Revolution Team, known for a previous Vice City mod, announced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Nextgen Edition, a project to recreate the entire PlayStation 2 title within Grand Theft Auto V's RAGE engine. This would make all missions and content playable using modern graphics and systems.
The group is sharing a few details publicly, a cautious approach likely stemming from legal issues they faced earlier this year. Their Vice City project encountered significant pressure and takedown notices from publisher Take-Two Interactive, forcing a standalone release. They promise something special is in the works, leaving fans to wonder if this ambitious mod will arrive...
Samsung's next phone chip is getting a big graphics upgrade from AMD. The new Exynos 2600, destined for future Galaxy phones, will use a customized version of AMD's upcoming RDNA 4 architecture called MGFX4 for its Xclipse 960 GPU. This partnership brings a proprietary upscaling tech named Exynos Neural Super Sampling, or ENSS, aiming to compete with similar features from Nvidia and AMD.
The chip promises double the overall graphics performance and a fifty percent boost in ray tracing compared to its predecessor, despite a slight drop in core clock speed. It packs eight Work Group Processors for computational tasks. Early benchmark leaks, however, show it trailing behind Qualcomm's rival Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in OpenCL and Vulkan...
This year is the last hurrah for new 3nm phone chips. Rumor says Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek will all jump to TSMC's 2nm process next year, with their flagship chips possibly launching in the same month. The Taiwanese foundry has reportedly started mass production and is building more factories to handle orders, with Apple already locking down over half of the initial output.
The talk is that Apple's A20 and A20 Pro, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and its Pro variant, and MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 could all get unveiled around September. Despite earlier speculation about Qualcomm and MediaTek using an enhanced version of the node for an advantage, a tipster claims all three will use the same TSMC 2nm process. The longer...
Zimbabwe's factories died from neglect by the wrong people in charge. The country's industrial decay stems from a corporate governance failure where boards packed with accountants and lawyers, but almost no engineers, make choices that slowly destroy physical assets. A review of companies on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange shows this pattern clearly, with technical experts rarely having a seat at the table where long-term strategy and capital spending get decided.
These boards operate under a service-sector governance model that falls apart for complex industrial systems like mines, power plants, and factories. They focus on short-term financial control and legal compliance while missing the technical reality that maintenance is a...
A company just built a box that lets you move real knobs with your feet. ADDAC System's new Expression Control unit connects eight expression pedals to their matching Servo Controller motors, which physically turn knobs on any gear like guitar amps or modular synths. Each pedal input on the Expression Control drives one servo motor, with the whole system translating either MIDI data or direct pedal movement into precise 270-degree rotations.
The servo device attaches to a gear's existing control knob with a special coupler, letting a musician remotely manipulate it. Company founder Andre Goncalves explained they wanted a tool to control any physical potentiometer on any device. Every channel includes minimum and maximum range trimmers...
Protesters shut down a major Dhaka intersection demanding justice for a slain activist. Leaders and members of Inqilab Moncho blocked the Shahbagh crossing after Friday prayers, halting traffic in areas like Katabon and Matsya Bhaban during a sit-in. They chanted slogans calling for the immediate arrest and harsh punishment of the killers of their spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi.
The group's Dhaka University unit started the march from the central mosque, announcing on social media that they would continue their movement until a fast and exemplary trial was guaranteed. Hadi, a figure from the July Uprising and an independent parliamentary candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot in the head on a city street. He was treated locally before being...
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