China to spend billions on another fab offering mature nodes

China has established the Beijing Yandong Microelectronics (YDME) semiconductor company, destined to operate a 300mm fab that will cost around $4.6 billion to get up and running. BOE Technology will support the chipmaker, which will produce microelectronics on mature process technologies such as 28nm and above, reports theSouth China Morning Post.

AMD dominates chip sales on Amazon — top ten best selling CPUs all come from Team Red

AMD has recently been on a roll with its desktop chips,growing its desktop processor market shareto 28.7% in 3Q24 versus 15.8% just five years prior. This is a stunning 81% jump for AMD, and all at the expense of Intel. You can see evidence of this for yourself when you look at thebest-selling CPUs on Amazon, with the top 10 spots held by AMD processors from the Ryzen 5000, 7000, and 9000 processor series. Intel sits awkwardly at 11th place, with its Intel Core i7-13700K, a processor two generations behind its latest parts.

Intel is reportedly planning a Battlemage SoC launch event in December — probably materializing before RDNA 4 and Blackwell

Another leak has surfaced, reinforcing rumors that Intel is planning to reveal Battlemage next month. Hardware data miner and leakerTomasz Gawrońskihas shared a Battlemage SoC teaser which is sourced fromGazlog- a Japanese blog. The authenticity of this image is something we cannot be certain about. However, in tandem with previous leaks, there is a distinct possibility we will see Battlemage arrive before RDNA 4 and Blackwell.

Ryzen 7000 / 8000 random reboot virtualization issues fixed in last-minute Linux 6.12 patch

Just ahead of the intended release of Linux kernel version 6.12, AMD Linux engineer Mario Limonciello pushed an urgent fix to be merged with Linux kernel 6.12, and retroactively to other kernels. The fix gets rid of some hard crashing issues that were being experienced by Ryzen 7000 and 8000 Series processor users dabbling in virtualization, perPhoronix.

Retro beige PC case goes from April Fools' joke to retail

Cases, cooling, and power specialist SilverStone has announced that a desktop PC case that it previously showed off asan April Fools’ jokeis heading to retail. An unashamedly beige SilverStone FLP01 pre-built system was on display earlier in the week at the firm’s Japan Expo. Japanese tech media reports that FLP01 cases will be released sometime in Q1 2025 priced at JPY 19,800 (~$130).

Bug prevents M4 Macs from virtualizing pre-Ventura macOS releases

A macOS user discovered that the latest M4 Apple silicon does not support visualization of operating systems prior to macOS 13.4 Ventura, which was released in May 2023. When the user tried loading older versions of macOS, the virtual machine failed to load, with the display showing a black screen. They even tried to create the virtual machine (VM) directly on the M4 Mac, which was successful at first, but eventually resulted in the same black screen, according toThe Eclectic Light Company. So, if you need to run older macOS versions prior to 13.4 Ventura, the only current solution is to use an older Mac system.

Console repairer discovers groovy PS5 Pro heatsink structure

Sony’s newPlayStation 5 Prohas quietly introduced a very interesting heatsink design change. Popular console repair YouTube channel TronicsFix discovered that the PS5 Pro heatsink isn’t glossy-smooth – it features a rectangular spiral surface detail.

Ayaneo Pocket DMG classic GameBoy-styled handheld hits crowdfunding starting from $339

Ayaneo has launched the Ayaneo Pocket DMG onto crowdfunding platformIndieGogo, debuting its Qualcomm Snapdragon G3X Gen 2-powered, GameBoy-styled OLED handheld to the masses at Early Bird pricing currently as low as $339 USD for an entry-level model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The high-end model runs $499 for 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, and a Limited Edition "Retro Color" version runs $589 in Early Bird pricing.

World's second-largest GPU maker flees China on cusp of RTX 5090 launch to avoid US sanctions

HKEPCreports that PC Partner, a Hong Kong-based company, will relocate its headquarters to Singapore, creating PC Partner Singapore PTE Ltd. The company, which makes GPUs for brands like Zotac, Inno3D, and Manli, is also reportedly shifting its production facilities to Indonesia. Apparently, the GPU maker shifted its base and production in time for the launch of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards, swerving any expectedhigh-tech export controlsimposed on China by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Half-Life 2 gets a major 20th Anniversary Update and bundles Lost Coast with episodes

Yesterday,Half-Life 2received a 20th Anniversary Update on Steam, bundling content from the graphics demo expansion Lost Coast, as well as Episodes One and Two. This content was made free to claim until November 18. For other contents of The Orange Box bundle, which still includes all these titles standalone for certain mods, as well asPortalandTeam Fortress 2, the entire bundle can be bought for just $1.99 until November 22.

Intel Arrow Lake T-Series CPUs show tiny improvement over prior-gen

Intel is readying budget 65W and 35W versions of its Arrow Lake CPUs under the Core Ultra 200 non-K and T lineups, which are expected to arrive byCES2025. Earlybenchmarksshow that the Core Ultra 265 family delivers up to 5% better performance than its Raptor Lake counterparts in CrossMark permomomo_uson X, which is relatively lower than expected.