F.E.A.R.

They took one good look at a GTX 970 and thought "shit, we can't beat that" and now we're here.

I don't really see the point in passive coolers. If you are going for silence then drop your fans down to like 500rpm and they won't be audible and will perform so much better than any passive cooler ever will

They announced this and most of the other stuff months ago, it just doesnt get a lot of public exposure due to it not having a concrete date (Q1 2021 is either the third or fourth "tentative date" for these fans becasue they keep pushing them out, so it's hard to "get hyped".)

For this forum post I took the German Computerbase article linked below in the sources and put my own spin on it.
It's not a 1:1 translation and instead I added a few things and left out a few things that didn't seem important.
But I put a few quotes in there, just to adhere to the rules. 😛 
 
 
 
 
Noctua, the company best known for its brown computer fans and expensive CPU coolers, released a new roadmap of products for 2020 and 2021.
Some much anticipated products have finally a release date.
 

 
This year in Q3 we will see black versions of the NH-D15S and NH-U9S. The NH-D15S is simply a NH-D15 with a single fan instead of two, so no suprises there, because the NH-D15 is already available in black.
The NH-U9S is Noctuas small-ish tower cooler, that comes with a 90mm fan. 
 
NH-U9S:

 
Another much anticipated product is a black version of Noctuas best fan: The NH-A12.
According to Noctua's roadmap it should be released in Q1 of 2021. This is rather special, as Noctua have previously stated that because of the low tolerances and special material, it would be hard to create an all black NF-A12.
 
One product that Noctua has already shown off at Computex 2019 as a prototype, was a massive CPU heatsink designed to cool CPUs of up to 120w TDP passively.
With the help of some airflow provided by case fans, it could bump that up to 180w. (As seen on the picture below).
 
 

 
 
One more interesting product is an all new NH-D15 to replace the old one.
The NH-D15 is one of the most expensive, but also one of the best performing CPU air coolers on the market. It's praised for its excellent mounting system and quietness, even under heavy load.
The new version will have 7 heatpipes instead of 6 heatpipes according to ComputerBase's article.
 
 
 
 
 
I know I have to add my own opinion to this, but srsly, what is there left to say?
This is great. So many products that people have been waiting for and finally we got some release dates.
I just hope that they aren't overpriced. I'm very interested in the passive CPU cooler.
 
 
 
Sources:
https://www.computerbase.de/2020-07/noctua-roadmap-passivkuehler-nh-d15-next-gen/
https://noctua.at/en/product-roadmap

yes the billion $ company want's to pay musicians less.

Only took them 7 years and loss of $50 billion in a day. EDIT: I should clarify that intel has long stopped being innovative or competitive, change was LONG over due.

Lawsuits go brrrrr
Intel stock go boom

source: https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/report-intel-shortages-could-continue-until-2023-as-tsmc-wont-make-extra-capacity
 
Yeah this is about expected unless intel signs a contract with TSMC to use their process for many years they are not going to make more capacity eg getting more equipment, buildings, and workers for a temporary thing. If intel does decide to use tsmc for their processors there would probably be shortages.

It is time for the FCC to step in and get rid of these carrier locked phones in the first place. Which sure as hell doesn't benefit the consumer and makes it possible for stuff like this to happen. Then again the FCC is next to worthless these days as they are in the pocket of the large corps and isps. What good is a consumer protection group that doesn't actually protect us.
 
If they had a massive exodus to other providers they would quickly change their tune on this. but what we truly need we will never see since these companies pay millions of dollars blocking any competition that might offer us something worthwhile .
 
The biggest slap in the face is if I OWN the phone and it has all of the functionality, but is being blocked by their crap software/bootloaders... then why do they have the right to tell me what I can and cannot do with said device. With all of these bootloaders it is becoming increasingly hard to root these devices an gain the proper admin access we should enjoy on these from DAY ONE!

source: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/22/att-tells-customers-to-change-their-phones-or-they-wont-work-anymore/
 
Seems like a desperate move to try to get more sales because they had poor numbers. They should have had more information in the emails instead of leading people to think their phones will stop working soon especially with the pandemic. 

What the fuck, like it wasnt confusing enough already.

Wait for the announcement of the liquid oil "cooler" first.

can't wait to get my i11-11985.25ST/KFCA-v3 Pro XT Plus Max Ultra 

I give it until the end of the first quarter before a drunk sports fan virtually streaks by flashing his ass to the webcam.

I really really really hope not, the best thing about ARM being a CPU design company is that anyone can license their IP and competition is guaranteed.  If NVIDIA buy it they have no reason to not carry on that business.   But if apple buy it then all bets are off.  Kiss goodbye what ever competition we had left in the mobile world.

Apple has left the chat

Apple acquires Nvidia after Nvidia buys out ARM from Softbank

Nvidia was disappointed in no tablets using Tegra, so they just bought the architecture so they could be in every tablet CPU /s

Quotes
Sources
https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/intel-10th-gen-core-i9-ka-series-debuts-at-overseas-retailers
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-allegedly-preparing-new-10th-gen-core-ka-series-processors
 
Summary
Intel 10th gen CPUs with a new suffix KA have been allegedly spotted on some stores. This is a new suffix. We have the regular "K" versions with iGPU, the "KF" versions without. The "KA" ones are priced in between, although given the small difference between the lot of them, I wouldn't rate it as significant. There also seems to be an anomaly in that the lower models are listed as i9, whereas other other equivalent variations are i7/i5.
 
My thoughts
I give up trying to understand Intel at this point. We know they're struggling a bit with supply at the top end so could this be another variation they offer to allow dies which don't meet existing standards to be used? For example, maybe a lower iGPU performance level than the K, but still having one at all unlike the KF. Apparently the listings are on multiple stores, so if it is going to happen, maybe we'll see soon enough what differences there actually are. I don't expect this to change the market in any significant way, but if it helps availability for people who wish to buy Intel, it doesn't hurt to have the option.

KFC when

The price is fine. I mean it is overpriced, but all chair are. 
After a lot of research and buying different chairs over the years. I say, save you money, and just buy a 1k+ chair. They last 15+ years. The rest, will, at best last 3 years before things starts falling apart (some failed apart after 6 months). That said, depending on where you live, you can find refurbs of these chairs or used one from defunct companies or individuals for a fraction of the price. You can sometimes find under 3-4 years old in excellent conditions and pay half price or even less. These are last longing chairs, so worth considering if you are on a budget. You might need to replace the wheels, which might get damaged during transport, but that is typically not a problem to replace.
 
Even the Autonomous.ai chair, was overhyped. You can see reports of issues after 3 years of ownership online.
I mean, if you get it at 300$, then compared to all 300-350$ it is good, as those dont' typically last that long. But not, a 5-10 year chair used daily for hours on end.

My first Aeron: 17 years.  The gas piston finally let go.  Had I brought it to a certified service tech, they probably could have repaired it properly in five minutes.  And I'd still be sitting on it.  But, no, I stupidly tried to fix it myself and destroyed the chair.  Heh.  After 17 years, the chair owed me nothing.
 
New Aeron just arrived last week.

Looks like they took an existing chair, slapped some blue accents and a Logitech logo on it, and called it a day.
 
Hey, good on them I guess. They already make the chairs, they just had to brand it and market it to "gamers" to make some more money.
 
Honestly I think it is absolutely ridiculous they make "gaming chairs" anyway.