Sketchy rumor claims iPhone 16 Pro batteries to see modest size increase

iPhone 16 Pro could get a bigger battery A video supposedly showing the L-shaped battery for iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max reveals bigger capacities, but the numbers aren't surprising. Apple has consistently fallen well under the curve of expected battery sizes compared to its competitors, but that has always been attributed to…

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One More EPYC: AMD Launches Entry-Level Zen 4-based EPYC 4004 Series

Ever since AMD re-emerged as a major competitor within the x86 CPU scene, one of AMD’s top priorities has been to win over customers in the highly lucrative and profitable server market. It’s a strategy that’s paid off well for AMD, as while they’re still the minority player in the space, they’ve continued to whittle…

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This 25,000mAh Ugreen Power Bank is just nearly half-off right now

If you often find yourself frustrated by your iPhone’s lack of battery life, then you’ll love having this Ugreen Power Bank at your disposal. Now available for $84 at Amazon, this 25,000mAh power bank has a retail price of $150, which makes the current discount remarkable. Equipped with 145W fast charging, the Ugreen Power Bank…

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TSMC to Expand CoWoS Capacity by 60% Yearly Through 2026

Customer demand for AI and HPC processors is driving a much greater use of advanced packaging technologies, particularly TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) services. As things stand, TSMC is just barely meeting the current demand for this packaging method – never mind future demand – which is why last year the company announced plans to more than double CoWoS…

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This is the best look yet at Apple’s immersive video cameras

Close-up of Apple's immersive video cameras (Source: Reddit) Apple has not said how it shoots immersive video for the Apple Vision Pro, but photographs at an MLS game have revealed the camera rigs it uses. There have been previous reports claiming to show a VR camera rig at what was said to be an Apple…

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TSMC Offers a Peek at ‘Global Gigafab’ Process Replication Program

At its European Technology Symposium last week TSMC revealed some of the details about its Global Gigafab Manufacturing program, the company's strategy to replicate its manufacturing processes across its multiple gigafab sites. The need for large-scale multi-national fabs to have a process in place to replicate their facilities is well-documented at this point. As scaling-up…

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