The big picture: This year’s declining demand for tech products continues to affect memory and other computer components. The latest quarter saw prices fall yet again alongside an unprecedented revenue drop. Analysts aren’t sure when conditions will change, but manufacturers are cutting production and delaying transition plans in response. According to TrendForce analysts, global DRAM…
Just a few months ago, the best graphics cards remained difficult to find at “reasonable” prices. Nvidia launched the RTX 3090 Ti at a then-obscene $1,999 MSRP at the end of March, for example. Today, retail prices have dropped as much as 43% — close to half off! Other cards have become much more affordable…
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency traders, in general, have woken to red lines throughout (opens in new tab), as Bitcoin has followed the general trading markets in its significant 9.3% fall to three-week lows of $21,400. It marks the sharpest decline over two months as expectations of a hawkish fed and more aggressive moves against inflation have…
Nvidia’s graphics card shipments for 2022 could fall dramatically, at least if a new prediction is right. This comes from a DigiTimes (opens in new tab) report which claims that, going by forecasts from Taiwanese graphics card suppliers, Nvidia’s shipments for this year are set to fall by something like 40% to 50%. DigiTimes underlines…
Whether you’re looking to put together a new gaming rig or a mid-range productivity PC, Intel’s Core i5-12600KF is one of the best CPUs you can buy right now. And thanks to Amazon Prime Day, it’s down to its lowest price ever of $217for Prime members. That’s $47 off Intel’s MSRP and $33 lower than…
Today, bitcoin holders are having a bad day as the iconic cryptocurrency slid nearly 5%. Bloomberg reports that the fall we have seen in the last 24 hours has brought Bitcoin (BTC) to its lowest level since July 2021. Furthermore, it reckons the downtrend will continue towards a crucial $30,000 make-or-break level, and cryptocurrency valuations…
Don’t look now, but AMD’s current flagship GPU has actually dipped below its recommended pricing, coming down quite a way to do so. This is at retailer Newegg in the US, although we’re also seeing similar price drops in the UK (more on that shortly), and so this is likely a reflection of the current…
Corsair appears to have had a rough start to 2022. The popular PCs components and peripherals maker released its preliminary Q1 2022 results yesterday. It is fair to say the firm’s share price has taken a beating today, down by over 10%. The problem is that the preliminaries telegraphed some disappointing financials ahead of when…
Lapsus$, a hacking extortion group that previously targetted Nvidia, has begun crowing about a significant Samsung data leak that it has architected. The hackers claimed they plundered about 200GB of compressed data from Samsung servers, including confidential documentation, code, and other proprietary information. More specifically, Lapsus$ claims to have its hands on Knox authentication code,…
INTERNATIONAL Russia banned from the SWIFT banking system At least 17 European countries have set up no-fly zones for Russian aircraft The EU, US, UK and their allies have agreed to cut off a number of Russian banks from SWIFT – the main international payment system. Russia is heavily reliant on the SWIFT system,a secure…
