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Samsung is reportedly preparing to restart development of its 1.4nm manufacturing technology, with mass production now expected in 2029. The move would put Samsung back into the race for the next major generation of advanced semiconductor production, where Intel and TSMC are also developing their own 1.4nm-class processes. Samsung had previously planned to bring its SF1.4 node into mass production earlier, but the company

NVIDIA may no longer launch the rumored GeForce RTX 5050 9GB, according to a new leak claiming the graphics card has been cancelled or pushed into a much longer delay. The report suggests NVIDIA’s decision to bring back the older RTX 3060 12GB has made the planned RTX 5050 variant less useful in the budget graphics card market. Nothing has been confirmed by NVIDIA,

AOC has introduced the Gaming 25G4ZR, a new 24.5-inch monitor aimed at competitive players who want a high refresh rate display without spending heavily. The monitor uses a Fast IPS panel with a 1080p resolution, a native 240Hz refresh rate, and an overclocked mode that reaches 260Hz. Priced at £129.99, the 25G4ZR sits firmly in the budget gaming monitor category. It is designed for

AI hardware startup Etched has come out of stealth mode with plans to build large scale inference systems designed for frontier AI models. The company says it has already completed the first tapeout of its custom silicon, raised $800 million, and secured more than $1 billion in customer demand for its upcoming rack-scale products. Etched is positioning itself as a specialist in AI inference,

NVIDIA says continued software tuning has reduced the cost of serving DeepSeek V4 models on Blackwell hardware by up to five times in about a month. The company attributes the improvement to changes across its inference software stack rather than a new GPU release, showing how much performance can still be gained after hardware reaches data centers. The announcement focuses on cost per token,

Cloud gaming is worth considering in 2026 if you want to play demanding games without buying an expensive gaming PC or console. It works especially well for casual players, people with strong internet connections, and anyone who wants to use the same game library across a laptop, phone, TV, handheld, or low-power PC. However, cloud gaming still cannot fully replace a local gaming machine

Intel has started construction on a new manufacturing expansion at its Bowers Campus in Santa Clara, California, strengthening its plans to grow the Intel Foundry business in Silicon Valley. The project is expected to add new facilities for chip manufacturing support, fabrication operations, and utility systems needed for future process technologies. The expansion comes as Intel works to rebuild confidence in its foundry business

Tesla has reportedly hired a longtime Intel manufacturing executive to help lead its Terafab semiconductor project, a planned chip production effort linked to Elon Musk’s growing ambitions in AI, robotics, vehicles, and space technology. Gary Jiang, who spent nearly 18 years at Intel, has listed his new role as Director of Tera Fab at Tesla. The position began in June 2026 and is based

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090D has become the first Blackwell graphics card to reach a 4 GHz core clock, setting a new milestone for extreme GPU overclocking. The result was achieved by Greece based overclocking group Team OGS using a GALAX HOF OC Lab RTX 5090D and liquid nitrogen cooling. The graphics card reached 4002 MHz during a GPUPI v3.3 32B benchmark run, where it

Lexar has introduced a broad range of new storage and memory products aimed at AI workstations, gaming PCs, handheld devices, and Nintendo Switch 2 owners. The company’s latest lineup includes AI focused Gen5 SSDs, high speed PCIe 5.0 drives, ROG Certified DDR5 memory, compact M.2 2230 SSDs for handheld gaming systems, and new microSD Express cards. The biggest focus is on local AI workloads.

The Thermaltake Retro 360 TG is an affordable retro themed PC case that looks good from a distance, but its design choices make it harder to recommend over better modern alternatives. It captures the beige desktop style of late 1980s and early 1990s computers, complete with fake drive bays, a boxy front panel, and a tempered glass side window. At around $90 or £92,

The ongoing RAM shortage has made memory upgrades far more expensive, but many DRAM kit makers appear to be responding in two very different ways: staying quiet or launching even faster, more specialised DDR5 products. That is a strange direction for a market where many PC builders simply want reliable, affordable memory. For most gaming systems, ultra-high-speed DDR5 is not necessary. A sensible DDR5-5200

Gaming laptop prices remain high in 2026, especially as memory and storage costs continue to affect new hardware. However, several strong deals are still available across budget, mid-range, and high-end models. The best option depends on whether you need an affordable 1080p machine, a balanced RTX 5070 laptop, or a powerful RTX 5080 system for demanding games and creative work. The most important detail

The Logitech G316 X has some promising features for a mid-range gaming keyboard, including hot-swappable switches, per-key RGB lighting, a 30-zone light bar, a detachable USB-C cable, and up to 8 kHz polling. But the tactile version struggles with the one part that matters most: how the keys feel. At $120, the G316 X should offer a confident mechanical typing and gaming experience. Instead,

Valve says the Steam Machine benefits heavily from years of work on the Steam Deck, with much of the software and living room experience already proven before the new hardware entered development. According to Valve engineers, the company had already solved most of the platform level challenges through Steam Deck updates, SteamOS improvements, controller support, and TV docking use. The Steam Machine still requires

AMD may be preparing a new low power CPU core design for Zen 6 processors, a change that could improve battery life in future Ryzen laptops. New Linux kernel code points to a Low Power core type designed for background tasks and idle workloads, giving AMD a third core category alongside its standard Zen performance cores and compact Zen c cores. The new design

Meccha Chameleon players are finding increasingly strange ways to win, but one recent strategy may be the simplest yet. Instead of painting themselves to blend into walls, furniture, or artwork, one player walked openly around the map and pretended to be part of the searching team. The tactic worked because other players were too focused on finding hidden opponents. In a game built around

Diablo 4 Season 14, Season of Death Awakening, changes how Unique items work and makes boss farming more important for endgame builds. Every lair boss can now drop Mythic versions of regular Uniques, which come with maximum stats and stronger Unique powers. The older ultra rare Mythic items are now called Iconic Mythics and remain among the hardest rewards to obtain. Knowing which boss

Edgerunners 2 has received its first proper trailer, offering a closer look at the new characters, action scenes, and neon soaked chaos heading to Night City this fall. The footage suggests the sequel will keep the fast, violent, and emotional style of the original anime, with another story that may not end happily for its main cast. The first season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners became

Hideki Kamiya has suggested a very different future for Resident Evil: a quiet, cozy spin off where Leon Kennedy retires from fighting bioterror threats and spends his days fishing, gardening, baking, and helping neighbours. The idea came from Kamiya, who worked on the original Resident Evil and directed Resident Evil 2 before moving on to create games such as Devil May Cry, Okami, Viewtiful