RAM prices have soared, which is bad news for people interested in buying, building, or upgrading a computer this year, but it’s likely good news for people exasperated by talk of so-called AI PCs. As Ars Technica has reported, the growing demands of data centers, fueled by the AI boom, have led to a shortage… Read More: The RAM shortage’s silver lining: Less talk about “AI PCs” »
The OEMs disabling codec hardware also comes as associated costs for the international video compression standard are set to increase in January, as licensing administrator Access Advance announced in July. Per a breakdown from patent pool administration VIA Licensing Alliance, royalty rates for HEVC for over 100,001 units are increasing from $0.20 each to $0.24… Read More: HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’… »
During Tuesday’s Nvidia GTX keynote, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled two “personal AI supercomputers” called DGX Spark and DGX Station, both powered by the Grace Blackwell platform. In a way, they are a new type of AI PC architecture specifically built for running neural networks, and five major PC manufacturers will build the supercomputers. These desktop… Read More: Nvidia announces DGX desktop “personal AI supercomputers” »
In a statement to Ars, Dell’s PR team said: “We continually evolve our business so we’re set up to deliver the best innovation, value, and service to our customers and partners. That includes more in-person connections to drive market leadership.” The road to full RTO After Dell allowed employees to work from home two days… Read More: Dell risks employee retention by forcing all teams back into… »
reader comments 32 For years, Dell customers have been on the receiving end of scam calls from people claiming to be part of the computer maker’s support team. The scammers call from a valid Dell phone number, know the customer’s name and address, and use information that should be known only to Dell and the… Read More: Dell warns of “incident” that may have leaked customers’ personal… »
reader comments 167 After reversing its positioning on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company’s return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources. Dell has allowed people to work remotely for over 10 years. But in February, it issued an RTO… Read More: Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking »
reader comments 251 Starting in May, Dell employees who are fully remote will not be eligible for promotion, Business Insider (BI) reported Saturday. The upcoming policy update represents a dramatic reversal from Dell’s prior stance on work from home (WFH), which included CEO Michael Dell saying: “If you are counting on forced hours spent in… Read More: Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for… »
Bloomberg | Getty Images reader comments 47 with 39 posters participating Share this story PC pioneer Michael Dell is set to cap his climb back to the top of the computing world on Monday with one of the largest corporate spin-offs. Dell Technologies will shed its 81 percent stake in publicly traded VMware, creating an… Read More: Dell spins off $64 billion VMware as it battles debt… »
Enlarge / Dell has released a patch for a set of vulnerabilities that left as many as 30 million devices exposed. Artur Widak | Getty Images reader comments 15 with 13 posters participating Share this story Researchers have known for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It’s often riddled… Read More: A well-meaning feature leaves millions of Dell PCs vulnerable »
Enlarge / At least three companies have reported the dbutil_2_3.sys security problems to Dell over the past two years. reader comments 18 with 18 posters participating Share this story Yesterday, infosec research firm SentinelLabs revealed 12-year-old flaws in Dell’s firmware updater, DBUtil 2.3. The vulnerable firmware updater has been installed by default on hundreds of millions of… Read More: Severe vulnerabilities in Dell firmware update driver found and fixed »