Hardware/

2w ago

Gigabyte GPU price hikes in Japan reported at 20% to 40%

A Japanese distributor notice reportedly puts some Gigabyte graphics-card orders at 120% to 140% of current prices, but...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Kioxia and Sandisk’s 332-layer QLC claim lacks primary confirmation

A reported 37 Gb/mm² QLC NAND device is distinct from the companies’ documented 332-layer TLC chip, and its capacity rem...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Texas data center moratorium pauses ERCOT connection approvals for audit

Texas has paused ERCOT data-center connection approvals while regulators audit queued projects claiming more than 474 GW...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Sandisk and SK hynix HBF spec sets 512GB packages and 3TB/s target

Sandisk and SK hynix have outlined NAND-based HBF for AI inference, but terabyte-scale accelerator memory would require...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Arctic tariff refund prices cut across U.S. cooling lineup

Arctic says a tariff refund is funding U.S. price cuts across its lineup, with Payback discounts of up to 60% shown in c...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Lenovo LOQ Essentials 15 review: 65W RTX 5060 weakens the value case

Lenovo’s tested LOQ Essentials 15 pairs a capable 144Hz display with an RTX 5060 configuration that trails cheaper rival...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Apple-OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit: OpenAI disputes Apple’s allegations

OpenAI says Apple’s trade-secret lawsuit rests on false information, contesting claims involving two former Apple employ...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

China chip layout rules raise the bar for protecting original designs

Revised Chinese rules demand proof of originality for chip layouts and add punitive damages for serious infringement fro...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

Steam Hardware Survey July 2026 puts 16GB VRAM and eight-core CPUs on top

Steam’s July survey shows 16GB VRAM and eight-core CPUs leading their categories, though neither is a majority among res...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

HP, Asus and Acer reportedly begin limited use of CXMT DRAM

Nikkei reports that the PC makers are using small CXMT DRAM volumes in non-U.S. notebooks as AI demand tightens supply.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

Secretlab Magnus Evo drops to $699 for the 59-inch desk

Secretlab lists the 59-inch Magnus Evo at $699, a $50 sale reduction, while the larger XL model is $769.

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

AMD Helios architecture puts CPUs, GPUs and networking in one AI rack

AMD launched Helios on July 23 with 72 GPUs per scale-up domain, while outside analysts flag unverified ramp concerns.

By Felix Aranda