July 9, 2024

Mobile processors these days don’t come with sockets like desktop CPUs, but they’re still manufactured for a specific package type. The package for AMD’s “Phoenix” and “Hawk Point” processors is called FP8, and it seems like Strix Point is going to use the same. The much larger “Strix Halo” processor isn’t going to fit on FP8, though, and that’s largely down to the 256-bit memory interface. Naturally, it needs a bigger mount. It turns out

Remember when Amazon released an Alexa-powered alarm clock called Echo Spot? You could be forgiven if you forgot all about the first-generation model, which Amazon unveiled back in 2017. Now seven years later, Amazon has unveiled a brand new Echo Spot with a slicker design, and Prime members can snag one for 40% off its MSRP, making it another early Prime Day deal. The latest model doesn’t look a ton different from the original, retaining

Microsoft informed its employees in China that they will need to trade in their Android smartphones and begin using iPhones for security reasons, the timing of which comes on the heels of a hacking campaign targeting Apple IDs. Along with having to use a company-issued iPhone 15 for work, employees will also have to use Microsoft’s Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass to verify their identities when logging into work devices. The tech giant remarked

We’ve come a long way from the days of ugly beige towers that would demand a sacrifice of blood (usually from sharp corners) in exchange for housing your PC parts. Today’s cases are much better looking, and also far more flexible, in terms of what parts they can accommodate. Case in point (literally) is Corsair’s new 3500X, which is a mid-tower chassis with wraparound glass and robust form factor support. Starting with the latter, the