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I Bought a Modern CPU on AliExpress, Here’s How It Went

Of all the places to buy a CPU, AliExpress might be the last you'd go to for legitimate hardware. With numerous shady ...
PC Gamer

Intel celebrates 50 years of the 4004, the grand daddy of the modern CPU

On November 15th 1971, Intel released its 4004 processor. Its release marked one of the key foundations of the modern computer age. Some of the core concepts from this processor live on today in ...
Hackaday

Upgrading A Soviet Calculator With A Modern CPU

Today’s supply chain issues can make it hard to buy microcontrollers, or really any kind of semiconductor. But for those keeping retrocomputers alive, this problem has always existed: ancient ...
EDN

ARM processor-count can exceed that of Intel in modern PCs

LONDON — It is easy to think that personal computer is powered by an Intel processor — or possibly one from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. — while a mobile phone will have a specialized baseband ...
Business Insider

What is a CPU? A guide to the 'brain' of your computer or phone, including how it works

A CPU, or central processing unit, is like the brain of any computer or mobile device. CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display ...