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As you know, in June 2019 we renamed and repositioned this site after we had returned the license for Tom's Hardware Germany after a long consideration. In December 2019, the .de domain was followed by the second step of localization (and self-discovery), which is simply due to the algorithms of the friend Google, which also expects a suitable [...]


Micron starts production of HBM2 and plans to deliver this year

Micron's latest earnings report also includes information that the company will soon begin production of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2). Although it seems a little late for this, Micron's presence in the storage market is likely to leave a positive impression on the end customer. Micron announces that it is working with Samsung and SK Hynix [...]


AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile CPUs make Intel look old

Yesterday, AMD launched the Ryzen 4000 Mobile CPUs already presented at CES 2020. Some notebooks with the brand new chips are already available for order. Initial tests show the flagship Ryzen 9 4900H(S) is a huge leap in performance compared to the last generation. Obviously, with the same consumption, the Renoir-baptized CPUs can leave [...]


Amazon changes return policy due to Corona

Amazon has also had to react to the changed situation and is adjusting the return conditions. Probably also to relieve the staff, because the shopping curve has developed very strongly in the direction of onine trading under warranty. It remains to be seen how much items Amazon will actually take back or, in the event of a cancellation, ask to [...]


GeForce GTX 1650 already from April with GDDR6 instead of GDDR5?

Even if the GeForce GTX 1650 is pretty much down in the current pixel food chain and is unlikely to be the focus of ambitious players, the planned switch to GDDR6 is quite interesting. Because there is less reason for marketing. This card is not really under pressure in its segment and to push it closer to a super-superted GTX 1650 would actually [...]


AMD's GPU IP stolen – Hacker threatens to put the source code for Navi21, Xbox X and others online for free | Update: has Palesa unmasked herself?

Update from 26.03.2020 – 14:00 Did the hacker "palesa" possibly unmask himself? In a file, the name Manish Prashanth can be found in the code under the pseudonym "palesa". If you look curiously at LinkedIn, you will find a trained programmer of the same name: . Coincidence or stupidity? Thanks to Peter for pointing 🙂 [...]


Half-Life Alyx is also playable without VR headset! Mod is in preparation

Half-Life Alyx can also be played without a VR headset, according to einger sources, and the mouse and keyboard controls also seem to work quite well. The founder of Valve News Network, Tyler McVicker, recently discovered that Half-Life Alyx can be played without an annoying VR headset thanks to some hidden commands. He also managed to activate [...]