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Rambus Expands Portfolio of DDR5 Memory Interface Chips for Data Centers and PCs Press Release: Rambus Inc., a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced the expansion of its DDR5 memory interface chip portfolio with the addition of the Rambus SPD (Serial Presence Detect) Hub and Temperature Sensor, complementing the industry-leading Rambus Registering Clock Driver (RCD). DDR5 achieves greater memory bandwidth and capacity by employing a new module architecture with an expanded chipset....

In a new short video powered by Unreal Engine 5 shared by TeaserPlay, Albert Wesker, Nemesis, Karl Heisenberg, Lady Dimitrescu, and others appear together for a reunion that looks quite frightening, thanks to the power of the latest version of the engine by Epic. With CAPCOM using the excellent RE Engine for all its games since the launch of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, it is unlikely that the Japanese publisher will shift to Unreal Engine 5 for the next entry in the series, but the video still gives a good idea on how a future entry in the series could look when it launches in a few years....

Producer Fleur Marty has since explained the choice with a message on the official Gotham Knights Discord channel. I know many of you are wondering about the availability of a performance mode for Gotham Knights on consoles. Due to the types of features we have in our game, like providing a fully untethered co-op experience in our highly detailed open world, it’s not as straightforward as lowering the resolution and getting a higher FPS....

Baikal M1 CPU-based Russian laptop will be their final Arm version, reports company BitBlaze A laptop focused on users of government agencies, and the enthusiast market will start shipping the system in full scale by November 2022. However, with TSMC not currently manufacturing any chips for Russian consumers, it is unsure if Bitblaze will accomplish this feat. The new laptop system, Prombit’s Bitblaze Titan BM15, offers a 15.6" screen, uses the Baikal Electronics SoC Baikal-M1, and offers 16GB of DDR4 memory....

GameStop’s chairman, Ryan Cohen, had precipitated a fierce rally in Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares back in March when RC Ventures – the fund managed by Mr. Cohen – acquired a 9.8 percent stake in the meme stock. Well, Mr. Cohen’s latest moves are sure to spur questions as to whether the top is finally in for the seemingly unstoppable meme stock. As we had noted in an earlier post, Bed Bath & Beyond shares are currently in a gamma squeeze, bolstered by a relatively benign macroeconomic investor sentiment and copious fuel in the form of sky-high short interest that is now being exploited through large-scale, short-dated call buying activity....

Samsung Readies 1 TB DDR5 Memory Modules For Next-Gen Server & HPC Solutions With advancements in computer systems and components, the need for higher forms of memory is becoming an essential requirement in today’s world. As we head closer to the launches of Intel’s 13th Gen Core processors and AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series, DDR5 is gradually becoming the norm for the mainstream consumer space. Especially with most users looking into purchasing DDR5 memory with capacities as high as 32GB....

Samsung’s Yield Rate Was at 35 Percent, Meaning out of 100 Chips, Only 35 of Them Were Usable, While the Remaining Were Defected Qualcomm was earlier reported to have wanted a partnership with TSMC because Samsung’s 4nm process had a terrible 35 percent yield rate. If you do basic maths, out of 100 chips, 65 of them were defective, which would not have made it feasible for Qualcomm. TSMC, on the other hand, is faring exceptionally well with its own 4nm version, with a previous rumor claiming that it has over a 70 percent yield rate....

The SanDisk Ultra microSD card is compatible with smartphones, tablets, cameras, and even drones, allowing you to store heaps of data without ever worrying that all that space will be used up. In terms of speeds, the storage card supports a slower standard, which is why it is priced at $99.99, but it can still deliver up to 150MB/s transfer speeds and up to 1,000 photos per minute. The microSD card also supports the A1 standard, which can obtain read IOPS of 1,500 and write IOPS of 500....

Today, the Japanese publisher revealed that the game has reached 2 million players worldwide and has sold around 1 million units as of March 2022, as reported by 4Gamer. The game being available on Xbox Game Pass definitely contributed to its popularity, making it reach way more players than units sold. Thank you very much for supporting the OSF. pic.twitter.com/Itvcxj6Eem — Scarlet Nexus (@scarlet_nexus) April 14, 2022 Scarlet Nexus has been receiving excellent post-launch support, with the developer releasing free updates and paid DLC that add new features to the game....

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) is about to disclose its Q2 2022 earnings with its proverbial head held high. After all, the company is likely to have witnessed its strongest quarter in the post-COVID era, benefitting from a marked increase in global theater attendance as well as average ticket prices. For Q1 2022, AMC had reported $785.7 million in revenue, exceeding consensus expectations by over 5 percent. Similarly, an adjusted EBITDA of -$61....

M2 MacBook Air Features a Single NAND Storage Chip That Slashes SSD Speeds in Benchmark Testing The teardown of the new M2 MacBook Air is conducted by the YouTube channel Max Tech, showing how Apple has arranged the internals. While the form factor of the new M2 MacBook Air is similar to the previous version, Apple has ditched the wedged design in favor of a rectangular chassis, similar to the M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pro models....

SK hynix Beings MCR DIMM Development: Minimum 8 Gbps DDR5 Modules For Servers Press Release: SK hynix announced today that it has developed working samples of DDR5 Multiplexer Combined Ranks (MCR) Dual In-line Memory Module, the world’s fastest server DRAM product. The new product has been confirmed to operate at the data rate of minimum 8Gbps, and at least 80% faster than the 4.8Gbps of the existing DDR5 products. Double Data Rate (DDR), a DRAM standard mainly used for servers and client applications, has been developed up to the fifth generation....

Early Cortex-X3 Samples Provide Little Performance Improvements Over Cortex-X2, but Power Consumption Has Increased Drastically A report seemingly originating from Taiwan states that Qualcomm, Samsung, and MediaTek have inspected early Cortex-X3 samples, and some tweaking might be in order. At the time of writing, the performance difference between Cortex-X2 is not exceptionally high, but power draw is. The reason for this disparity is that AI performance has increased by more than 100 percent, while basic IPC performance does not see a major impact....

A Change in Supplier Made All the Difference in Performance, Power-Efficiency, and AI Qualcomm was rumored to switch foundries from Samsung to TSMC, as the latter’s 4nm was reported to be superior in every way. That appears to be the case here because not only is the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 faster on its fastest core, but even the ones designed for power-efficient get a clock speed increase. This shows that switching to a better manufacturing process has a multitude of benefits....

IGN’s new findings are in the form of two interviews, one with director Morio Kishimoto, and another with Takashi Iizuka. First off, in the interview with director Kishimoto; he offered a few comments relating to why the game’s landscapes are “Open Zone”, rather than open-world, as well as what they are. He says: This implementation means that the game will be packed with content from puzzles to different action sections....

Yoshida-san namedropped Fortnite as one example of the Metaverse and then reiterated that Sony is planning to learn a lot from Bungie on live service games, of which over ten projects will be launched by March 2026. Sony’s acquisition of Bungie is currently being probed by the US Federal Trade Commission, which could slightly delay the closing. Still, the Japanese corporation estimates the acquisition will be completed by the end of this year....

In the past few days, I was able to experience a meatier chunk of the promising Soulstice, and the longer gameplay segment not only confirmed my opinion of the game but also made it even more positive. If there is one word that could describe the Soulstice experience, it’s tight. For those not in the known, Soulstice stars two sisters called Briar and Lute, who are part of an organization called the Order of the Ashen Blade, whose main goal is to dispatch the Wraiths that have invaded the Holy Kingdom of Keidas....

After its test prototype for the Starship launch vehicle caught fire last month, SpaceX has finally inspected the booster and shipped it back to the launch site. Starship is SpaceX’s 394 feet tall rocket that is central to the firm’s plans to not only conduct crewed and uncrewed flights to Mars, but also rapidly build out its Starlink satellite internet constellation. The company is currently building out prototypes of the rocket in its facilities in Boca Chica, Texas and at this front, its Booster 7 is thought to be the first of its kind to be ready to conduct an orbital test flight....

Seems like Nintendo is serving up a pretty nice collection of stuff – new content for Salmon Run is particularly appreciated. Here’s a bit more information about the Chill Season update… “Big Run is coming! This new game event brings a twist to the co-op survival action of the Salmon Run game mode. The first Big Run will take place when the Salmonids invade the Wahoo World stage later this year....

Recently, the SteamDB listing for Starfield was updated, giving the game a new release date of December 29, 2023. A new “package,” perhaps related to a season pass or other DLC, was also recently added then removed from the Starfield page. Clearly, something is going on behind the scenes with the page. Now, December 29, 2023 is very likely a placeholder date – that would be a very strange time to release a major game – but it could indicate that a late 2023 release is more likely than an early 2023 release for Starfield....