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The Best of Intel's Alder Lake, and the Hottest
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The Best of Intel’s Alder Lake, and the Hottest

As far as top-tier CPU SKUs go, Intel’s Core i9-12900KS processor sits in noticeably sharp In contrast to the launch of AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor with 96 MB of 3D V-Cache. Whereas AMD’s over-the-top chip was positioned as the world’s fastest gaming processor, for their fastest chip, Intel has kept their focus on trying...

Intel To Wind Down Optane Memory Business
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Intel To Wind Down Optane Memory Business

It appears that the end may be in sight for Intel’s beleaguered Optane memory business. Tucked inside a brutal Q2’2022 earnings release for the company (more on that a bit later today) is a very curious statement in a section talking about non-GAAP adjustments: In Q2 2022, we initiated the winding down of our Intel...

Silicon Motion Announces SM8366 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Controller and MonTitan SSD Solutions Platform for Enterprise Storage
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Silicon Motion Announces SM8366 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Controller and MonTitan SSD Solutions Platform for Enterprise Storage

In the lead up to the Flash Memory Summit next week, many vendors have started announcing their new products. Today, Silicon Motion is unveiling their first enterprise-focused PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD controllers set. These controllers find themselves embedded in a flexible turnkey solutions platform encompassing different EDSFF standards. A follow-up to the SM8266 introduced in...

Best Internal Hard Drives: July 2022
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Best Internal Hard Drives: July 2022

In our series of Hard Disk Drive guides, here’s the latest update to our list of recommended HDDs. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the time of writing. Best Consumer Hard Drives: July 2022 Data storage requirements have kept increasing over the last several years. While SSDs have taken over...

1Tbit, 6-Plane Dies With 50% More I/O Bandwidth
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1Tbit, 6-Plane Dies With 50% More I/O Bandwidth

Ahead of next week’s Flash Memory Summit, Micron this morning is announcing that their next-generation 232 layer NAND has begun shipping. The sixth generation of Micron’s 3D NAND technology, 232L is slated to offer both improved bandwidth and larger die sizes – most notably, introducing Micron’s first 1Tbit TLC NAND dies, which at this point...

Intel NUC11TNBi5 and Akasa Newton TN Fanless Case Review: Silencing the Tiger
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Intel NUC11TNBi5 and Akasa Newton TN Fanless Case Review: Silencing the Tiger

Intel’s Tiger Lake-based NUCs have been shipping for well over a year now. Four product lines were planned initially – Panther Canyon for the mainstream market, Tiger Canyon for the professional / business market, Phantom Canyon for gaming enthusiasts, and the Elk Bay Compute Element for embedded applications. Supply chain challenges have been impacting availability...

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Former Apple securities lawyer pleads guilty to insider trading charges

AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. Gene Levoff, former senior director of corporate law for Apple, has pleaded guilty to six counts of security fraud — the same type...