In what appears to be a mysterious and unusual deal, Intel has agreed to pay VIA Technologies $125 million to poach some employees from one of its subsidiaries. The subsidiary…
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BMW is removing touchscreen functionality from some new cars due to chip shortage
BMW is removing touchscreen functionality from the infotainment systems on some of its vehicles due to the ongoing chip shortage. The impacted models will still have an infotainment system, but…
Apple Mac Pro 3nm SoC packing up to 40 CPU cores on track for 2023
Intel’s new CEO may wish to earn back Apple’s business over time, but the latter is forging ahead with more powerful silicon of its own. It won’t be long before…
Demand for low-end laptop CPUs plummets, and not because of the chip shortage
The pandemic prompted work- and learn-from-home orders worldwide, resulting in huge demand for affordable, education-focused models like Chromebooks. As we return to normal, demand for such products is quickly drying…
Intel is disabling support for DirectX 12 on 4th-gen Core processors
Those running an Intel 4th-gen Core processor should know that you won't be able to run DirectX 12-based applications starting with the graphics driver version 15.40.44.5107. As it seems, there's…
Konami delays eFootball 2022’s 1.0 update, refunds DLC pre-orders
Barely a week before it was set to release the 1.0 update for its latest soccer game, Konami has announced it's delaying the patch to next spring. This, along with…
iFixit confirms iPhone 13 display swaps render Face ID unusable
Most people buying an iPhone 13 likely aren’t aware of the fact that Apple has made it more difficult to repair through independent repair shops. When it comes to the…