Hydrogen facility proposed in western Kern would run on solar power, wastewater | News

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PCs are back on the upswing

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends During the pandemic, processors sold like hotcakes — but the demand came to an abrupt halt in late 2022 and early 2023. However, according to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research, CPUs are once again doing better, with a notable increase in shipments. Still, these gains aren’t consistent across …

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Next-gen GPU memory will achieve unheard-of speeds

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Faster graphics memory is on the horizon. Samsung is set to unveil 37Gbps GDDR7 VRAM, meaning the fastest memory of this type that we’ve seen to date. This advancement could bring some serious gains to next-gen top graphics cards, especially if it manages to be featured in Nvidia’s next-gen RTX …

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Firefighters save Christmas yet again for Bakersfield’s underserved | News

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A revolution in laptop RAM is upon us

Dell It’s time to bid a slow farewell to the SO-DIMM memory standard we’ve grown used to seeing in some of the best laptops. A new standard just got approved by JEDEC, the organization that defines specifications for various types of memory — and it’s going to be faster, offer higher capacity, and take up …

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Sons, daughters, relatives of WWII generation remember Pearl Harbor | News

Bakersfield resident Naomi Brewster was just a young girl when she learned America had been attacked in a far-off place called Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. “I remember very vividly … I was 9,” she recalled. “It was a Sunday, and after Sunday school, our teacher took her girls class home with her for lunch. “We were …

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Acer’s new laptop takes RTX 40-series GPUs under $1,000

Acer You can find Nvidia’s RTX 40-series graphics cards in some of the best gaming laptops, but the downside is that they’re all expensive, if not overpriced. Previously, that meant you’d be forced to choose between getting something affordable or getting access to Nvidia’s GPU cheat code — DLSS 3. Now, there’s finally some hope …

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Intel Meteor Lake on desktops comes with a big catch

Intel It’s been a real roller coaster ride with Intel Meteor Lake. First, it was coming to desktops, then it wasn’t, then it was, and now … it isn’t, but it is. If you’re as confused as we are, don’t worry — Intel has set things straight and we now know that Meteor Lake chips …

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We’ve never seen a phone with a screen like this before

TCL All efforts to relieve eye strain and fatigue from excessive phone usage have been directed through two distinct routes. Brands that refuse to compromise a display’s colors and brightness have added measures to tame vibrant colors through blue light filters or monochrome modes. Meanwhile, those making devices primarily for reading have opted for paper-like …

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New tech cuts fire response times, allows smarter resource deployment | News

New technology being deployed locally is shortening fire response times and giving people information that can not only limit the spread of flames but also help keep members of the community better informed of threats. The Kern County Fire Department offered a peek Thursday of technologies new to the agency that use remote camera monitoring, …

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