Tesla’s Model Y is now the world’s best-selling car in the world. Notably, the achievement marks the first time that an all-electric car has occupied the number one sales spot in the rankings. All told, it’s an impressive achievement not only for Tesla, but also for a vehicle that was initially unveiled just a little…
The Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was released today, and AMD continues its streak of impressive wins with 121 systems now powered by AMD’s silicon — a year-over-year increase of 29%. Additionally, AMD continues to hold the #1 spot on the Top 500 with the Frontier supercomputer, while the test and development…
The idea of silicon transistor and processors is so . . . 2022. Researchers in Sweden have designed and tested the first wooden transistors. Teams at Linköping University in Norrköping, and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, have published a paper titled Electrical current modulation in wood electrochemical transistors, which discusses the creation, capabilities,…
Nvidia has started sales of its tiny RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation graphics card that promises GeForce RTX 3070-like performance at 70W of power and will fit into virtually all desktop PCs. The low-profile, dual-wide board is not cheap — it costs more than the RTX 4080, for example, as it’s aimed at professional users — but…
The end is nigh! Enjoy your Horizon Worlds experience while it lasts! Back in February, a report claimed that Meta, the company behind the Quest headset, was planning to open up Horizon Worlds, its user-generated virtual reality social app, to teenagers. According to that report, users 13 to 17 would begin to gain access to…
Kioxia and Western Digital have revealed their jointly developed 8th Generation BiCS 3D NAND memory device featuring 218 active layers. The new IC boasts a record-breaking 3200 MT/s interface speed that will allow developers to build high-performance storage subsystems (such as the industry’s fastest client SSDs) using fewer 3D NAND chips. To enable a 3200 MT/s I/O, the…
Most 3D printers are relatively large. Even the Ender 2 Pro, the best 3D printer for people with limited space, measures 421 x 383 x 465mm (16.6 x 15 x 18.3 inches) and weighs 4.5kg (10 pounds). However, one maker is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, showing off a working 3D printer that outputs…
Meta has been struggling to keep Horizon Worlds a thing and its latest plan to do so is to flood the app with teenagers. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, an internal memo detailed the plan to open up the app to the new age group. According to the memo, Meta wants to open…
Today’s best Intel Core i9-13900KS deals The 24-core Intel Core i9-13900KS Special Edition processor carries an eye-watering $699 price tag, but it has a feature that Intel feels warrants the price tag — this is the first consumer PC chip to run at 6 GHz without overclocking, extending Intel’s lead over AMD’s fastest Ryzen 7000…
South Africa ranks 28 out of 50 countries regarding computer hardware affordability and has the fifteenth-most expensive PC components, a Picodi.com analysis has shown. The analysis is based on the Steam Hardware Survey, which reveals the most prevalent PC components among gamers. It included the average prices of several popular computer components and the average…
