Lenovo's new Yoga 14s 2023 Ryzen Edition packing the Lenovo-exclusive Ryzen 7 7840S appears to offer serious firepower. In several benchmarks, the chip was just 5% slower than AMD's higher wattage Ryzen 9 chips.
Logitech has partnered up with Playseat to make a new foldable racing chair that's "perfect" for casual sim racers. The seat folds in half, enabling you to stow it in your closet when you aren't racing.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/logitech-playseat-challenge-x-folds-in-half
A new Geekbench 6 Meteor Lake CPU listing has appeared, featuring mediocre benchmarking scores. The CPU was slightly faster than the Core i7-13700H but a hair slower than AMD's Ryzen 7 7745HX.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-ultra-7-165h-meteor-lake-cpu-underwhelms-in-geekbench-6
IT industry analyst Canalys sees the US PC market pivoting from decline to significant growth into 2024 and 2025.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/canalys-heralds-signs-of-us-pc-market-recovery
Corsair launches the Dominator Titanium DDR5 series for gamers, enthusiasts, and creators, with support for a swappable top bar.
Ryan Shrout, who worked in Intel's GPU marketing, is leaving the company. He previously worked as chief performance strategist after leaving his own PC Perspective site.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ryan-shrout-departs-intel-in-wake-of-broader-gpu-division-layoffs
MSI reveals new inexpensive versions of the GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards, under the Ventus Essential brand.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-quietly-launches-ventus-essential-graphics-cards
Die shot of Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 9000s shows four high-performance cores, two energy-efficient cores, massive image signal processor.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/die-shot-of-hisilicons-sanction-busting-kirin-9000s-chip-revealed
Newegg introduced a GPU trade-in program to allow customers to exchange an eligible GPU and receive a credit toward purchasing a new qualifying GPU. It's not a great deal.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-program
Tassei Denki showcased an AMD Ryzen powered PC gaming handheld with twin AMOLED screens, but it is only a concept for now.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-powers-nintendo-ds-look-alike-pc-gaming-handheld