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SK hynix is reportedly working with Intel on advanced chip packaging as AI demand continues to strain the semiconductor supply chain. The focus is Intel’s EMIB technology, short for Embedded Multi die Interconnect Bridge. It is an advanced packaging method that can connect multiple chip parts more efficiently without relying on the same full interposer approach used in some other 2.5D packaging methods. This

Samsung Foundry may have landed an important 2nm CPU order from a major North American fabless chip company, and AMD is being identified as the likely customer. The report comes as AMD looks for more advanced manufacturing capacity outside TSMC. TSMC remains AMD’s main chipmaking partner, but its advanced node capacity is heavily booked through 2028. That makes Samsung a more serious option if

NVIDIA’s next major AI platform, Vera Rubin, is reportedly moving ahead faster than expected, with first shipments planned for July. The update pushes back against recent rumors that Vera Rubin was facing design or specification problems. According to the report, NVIDIA has finalized the production version with its ODM partners and will begin trial production in June. The first shipments are expected to go

NVIDIA’s Tesla V100 is eight years old, but it may still be surprisingly useful for local AI workloads. The data center GPU once cost more than $10,000, but the 16GB version can now be found on used markets for around $100. That makes it interesting for people who want to run local language models without paying modern GPU prices. The V100 was part of

The memory shortage is no longer looking like a short term problem. Silicon Motion CEO Chia Chang Gou says DRAM and NAND supply could remain tight until 2028, with prices likely to keep rising through the second half of this year. That matters for almost every part of the tech market. DRAM affects PCs, laptops, smartphones, servers, consoles, and AI systems. NAND affects SSDs,

Intel and NVIDIA appear to be moving toward a deeper product partnership, with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan teasing “exciting new products” between the two companies. Tan made the comment while congratulating NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who received an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree at Carnegie Mellon’s 2026 Commencement. Tan also took part in the ceremony by placing the doctoral hood on

Winhanced is becoming one of the most useful apps for handheld gaming PCs, especially if you want a cleaner, more console like experience on Windows. The app brings your Xbox, Steam, Epic, and GOG libraries into one place. That means you do not have to keep jumping between launchers just to find and start your games. For handheld PCs, where controller navigation matters, that

WD Black’s high end SN8100 PCIe 5.0 SSD is getting a major discount at Amazon, making it a strong option if your PC game library is running out of space. The 2TB model is currently listed for $458, down from its $1,000.99 MSRP. That is a 54 percent discount, and it comes at a useful time because SSD and memory prices have been rising

Sandisk’s official Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X microSD card is now available, and it does what you would expect from a good 1TB gaming focused microSD card. The bigger question is whether you should buy this version instead of a normal Sandisk Extreme card. For most people, the answer is no, unless the price is the same and you really want the Xbox

Forza Horizon 6 has suffered a major leak just days before launch after the game’s PC preload files reportedly appeared on Steam without encryption. The files were quickly downloaded, shared online, and cracked before normal buyers could play the game. Some people were reportedly already streaming the PC version before release, even though the game is not officially out yet. The leak appears to

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming to PC, but Xbox PC players are being left out for now. Daybreak Game Company confirmed that the PC version currently supports only Steam and the Epic Games Store. That means the sequel will not launch through the Xbox PC store and will not support Xbox Play Anywhere. That is a frustrating change because the first Aliens: Fireteam

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming to PC, but not through the Xbox PC store. Daybreak Game Company confirmed that the sequel will only support Steam and the Epic Games Store on PC. That also means no Xbox Play Anywhere support, even though the first Aliens: Fireteam Elite eventually joined Xbox PC with cross play and cross buy. That is a disappointing shift for

Fake DDR5 memory modules are now appearing in Asian PC markets, creating another risk for buyers at a time when RAM prices are already high. The issue affects both online listings and physical stores. Some of these memory sticks look normal at first glance, but closer inspection shows fake DRAM chips, incorrect labels, and even plastic pieces used in place of real memory packages.

Gigabyte appears to have made a strange factory mistake, with at least two graphics cards reportedly shipping with the wrong brand markings on their coolers. One Reddit user said they bought a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti from Canada Computers, but the card looked unusual after opening the box. The backplate correctly said GeForce RTX, and the card itself was confirmed to be an

Maxsun has introduced two new MoDT motherboards that could be useful for budget gaming PCs and compact builds. The new boards are called MS MoDT 230H D4 WIFI and MS MoDT 205H D4 WIFI. Both use Intel mobile Raptor Lake based Core 200H processors soldered directly onto the motherboard. That means you cannot upgrade the CPU later, but you also do not need to

AI may be changing how companies work, but the cost of running it is becoming harder to ignore. NVIDIA’s Bryan Catanzaro, vice president of applied deep learning, said the cost of compute for his team is now far higher than the cost of employees. That is a striking comment from the company at the center of the AI hardware boom. The point is not

AMD appears to be benefiting from a slowdown in the smartphone market, as Qualcomm and MediaTek reportedly reduce some of their reserved 4nm and 5nm production at TSMC. The shift is tied to weak demand for entry level and mid range smartphones. Those segments are under heavy pressure because memory prices have risen sharply. DRAM and NAND now make up a much larger share

AMD is working on a new feature that could make future Ryzen processors easier for Windows and Linux to manage. The feature is called CPPC HighestFreq. It would let a CPU report its real maximum boost frequencies directly to the operating system through firmware. That means Windows and Linux would no longer need to estimate boost behavior through abstract performance values. This matters because

Lenovo’s new Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 is shaping up to be one of the most impressive Windows on Arm laptops of 2026, especially if you care more about battery life, portability, and everyday speed than gaming. The laptop starts at $1,199.99 and uses Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 chips. The base model comes with a Snapdragon X2 Plus, 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM, a 512GB

Winhanced is quickly becoming one of the more interesting apps for handheld gaming PCs, especially if you want your Windows device to feel less like a desktop and more like a console. The app brings Xbox, Steam, Epic, GOG, Game Pass, cloud gaming, remote play, and other services into one controller friendly interface. Instead of jumping between launchers, you can browse your games from