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Apple may have a tougher iPhone 18 decision than expected. Recent rumors have suggested that the base iPhone 18 could move from 8GB RAM to 12GB RAM, but rising memory prices may make that upgrade harder to justify. According to the reference report, LPDDR5 memory costs could become a much larger part of the iPhone’s total bill of materials by next year. That matters

A Costco shopper appears to have found one of the better gaming PC deals we have seen during the current component price crunch. The system, an iBUYPOWER prebuilt gaming desktop, was reportedly listed for just $1,100 before tax, even though its parts suggest a much higher normal price. The buyer shared the find on Reddit’s r/pcmasterrace community, saying the deal was too good to

MindsEye’s rough launch is no longer only a story about a game that failed to meet expectations. It has turned into a wider workplace dispute involving former developers, studio leadership, legal action, monitoring software, layoffs, and claims of sabotage. Former Build a Rocket Boy animator Chris Wilson, who worked at the studio for six years and has spent more than 20 years in the

The AI boom is turning into a major payday for memory companies, but it is also making life harder for PC builders, laptop buyers, and anyone waiting for cheaper components. Demand for DRAM, NAND, HBM, SSDs, and enterprise storage is rising fast, and memory suppliers are using the shortage to raise prices. The latest report says several memory makers had a very strong first

TSMC is preparing a much larger 2nm production push as demand for advanced chips continues to grow. The company is reportedly ramping five 2nm wafer fabs at the same time, with the goal of meeting heavy demand from AI, high-performance computing, and next-generation server chips. The move shows how important 2nm is becoming for the next phase of the semiconductor market. TSMC’s 3nm process

Project Blackbird may never reach players, but the cancelled ZeniMax Online game is still raising questions about what Xbox lost. Former ZeniMax Online Studios head Matt Firor has now spoken more openly about the project, saying he believes its cancellation was a “missed opportunity” for ZeniMax, Bethesda, Xbox, and gaming as a whole. Firor is not a small name in this story. He helped

Samsung is reportedly facing a difficult labor fight at a time when its semiconductor business is becoming more important than ever. According to the report, the company’s management has discussed the idea of spinning off its Device Solutions division, which handles its chip business, into a separate company. The idea appears to be linked to growing union pressure over pay and bonuses. This would

ASUS is trying to make DDR5 upgrades less painful at a time when memory prices are rising fast. The company has released new UEFI BIOS versions 3002 and 3103 for some Intel Z890 and B860 motherboards, adding better support for mixed JEDEC-standard DDR5 memory modules. This is useful because many PC builders are now looking at cheaper “green” DDR5 RAM instead of expensive XMP

Chinese GPU maker Lisuan is preparing to launch its 7G100 gaming graphics card on May 20, and the card could become an important moment for China’s domestic graphics industry. The 7G100 is described as the country’s first fully domestic 6nm gaming GPU with Microsoft WHQL-certified drivers, which should help it work more reliably with Windows systems. That driver certification matters because hardware is only

Intel’s foundry comeback may be getting a major confidence boost. A new report claims that Apple and Google are preparing to use some of Intel’s next-generation manufacturing and packaging technologies, including 18A-P and EMIB. If accurate, this would be a big moment for Intel’s plan to become a serious alternative to TSMC for advanced chip production. The report, citing China Times and supply chain

NVIDIA’s newer RTX 5070 laptop GPU with 12GB of VRAM may sound like a clear upgrade over the 8GB version, but early leaked benchmarks suggest the difference is not that simple. The new model gives laptops 50% more video memory, yet its core GPU specs appear to be the same as the 8GB version. That means raw gaming performance may not change much in

Square Enix does not want Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 to feel like a final checklist of unfinished story moments. According to trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi, the goal is much bigger. The third game is being developed as the full realization of what the remake project has been building toward since the first entry. In a new interview with ComicBook, Hamaguchi explained that

The recent PlayStation DRM scare may not be as bad as it first sounded. Over the weekend, players started worrying that Sony had added a new rule forcing digital game owners to go online every 30 days to keep playing games bought after March 2026. That quickly reminded many people of Microsoft’s unpopular Xbox One DRM plan from 2013. But new testing suggests the

Grand Theft Auto 6 is still one of the most watched game launches of the year, and fans are nervous for an obvious reason. Rockstar Games has delayed major titles before, so even with a November 19 release date, some players still worry that GTA 6 could slip into 2027. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has not announced anything new, but his latest comment makes

The Blood of Dawnwalker is shaping up to be an RPG that does not want players to follow one clean moral path. Rebel Wolves has confirmed that players will be able to make very dark choices, including killing most NPCs, without immediately breaking the main story or causing a game over. Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz shared the detail during a post-show Q&A after the

Google’s next Tensor chip may bring a strange mix of upgrades and compromises. A new leak claims the Tensor G6, expected to power the Pixel 11 series, could use newer ARM CPU cores but an older PowerVR GPU that first appeared around 2021. If accurate, the decision may again raise questions about Google’s priorities for its in-house mobile chips. The leak comes from Mystic

GALAX fans had a confusing few days after reports claimed the graphics card brand was ending global operations. The story has now been clarified. GALAX is not leaving the graphics card market. Instead, its management is being centralized under Palit Group, which has owned GALAX since 2007. The confusion started after earlier information suggested that GALAX offices were closing and that Palit would take

Nintendo and Illumination may already be looking beyond The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. According to an updated Universal release schedule on its Spanish website, an “Untitled Illumination/Nintendo Event Film” is listed for April 12, 2028. The listing was spotted by VGC, and it suggests the partnership is already preparing its next animated movie after the upcoming Mario sequel. Universal has not confirmed what the

Digital Bros has bought the rights to WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, giving the Soulslike action game a possible future after recent reports suggested its original development path had fallen apart. The company, which owns 505 Games, purchased the WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers IP for around €4 million. According to the announcement cited in the reference, the deal gives Digital Bros full ownership of the game’s intellectual

Apple is reportedly preparing a larger AI push for iOS 27 and macOS 27, with new image-editing tools in Photos and a more advanced chatbot-style Siri. The company has been criticized for moving slower than Google, OpenAI, and other AI rivals, but its next software updates may focus on bringing more useful AI features directly into Apple apps. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple