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Noctua has launched the NF A12x25 G2 Chromax.black, giving PC builders an all black version of one of the company’s best cooling fans. The original NF A12x25 became one of Noctua’s most respected fans because of its strong balance of airflow, static pressure, and low noise. Noctua later released the second generation NF A12x25 G2, but it was only available in the company’s familiar

Cooler Master is getting ready to launch its MWE Gold V4 power supplies in China, and the big feature is native support for GPU Shield. The MWE Gold V4 series is designed to help protect modern RTX graphics cards that use 16 pin power connectors. These connectors have been controversial because improper seating or uneven current distribution can lead to overheating and, in worst

The memory shortage is no longer only a RAM and SSD problem. It is now affecting the smartphone display market too. According to new data from UBI Research, smartphone OLED shipments fell 12 percent year over year in Q1 2026. Shipments reached 190 million units, which was also down 20 percent from Q4 2025. The reason is simple. Memory prices are rising, smartphone makers

A reported chip deal between Apple and Intel could become much bigger than a simple foundry agreement. According to Bank of America estimates, the deal could be worth around $10 billion and may lead Intel to buy billions of euros worth of chipmaking equipment from companies such as ASML and BE Semiconductor. The deal has not been fully detailed yet. Earlier reports said Apple

Tesla may be considering a major foundry shift for one of its next AI chips, according to a new rumor. The report claims Tesla could move production of its AI6.5 chip from TSMC to Intel, possibly under pressure from the Trump administration. The claim comes from a Weibo based source shared by tipster Jukan, so it should be treated carefully for now. Elon Musk

Zyphra has partnered with AMD to launch a new AI cloud platform built around open weight models and AMD Instinct GPUs. The platform, called Zyphra Cloud, is designed for high speed inference on frontier open models such as DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.6, and GLM 5.1. Zyphra says the service uses custom kernels, long context inference methods, and advanced parallelism to improve throughput and reduce

Fresh Korean customs data shows how sharply memory and storage prices are moving as AI demand continues to reshape the semiconductor market. The latest import and export numbers for South Korea show major month over month price increases across DRAM, NAND flash, HBM, and broader memory products. Since Samsung and SK hynix are two of the world’s most important memory suppliers, Korean export pricing

AMD is trying to make its Instinct GPUs more useful for large language model inference with a new plugin called vLLM ATOM. The plugin is designed to work with vLLM, a popular serving framework used for production AI deployments. Instead of forcing users to change their existing vLLM workflows, ATOM works as a backend plugin that runs AMD specific optimizations in the background. That

Intel may be preparing a much bigger return to on-package memory with Razor Lake-AX, a future high end mobile chip aimed at competing with AMD’s Halo class APUs. According to a new rumor, Razor Lake-AX will place memory on the same package as the processor. Intel last used this approach with Lunar Lake, where LPDDR5X memory was placed close to the chip to improve

US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from May 13 to May 15, with several major business leaders expected to join him. The trip will include meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and is expected to focus on trade, artificial intelligence, tariffs, Taiwan, Iran, and nuclear weapons. It is also being watched closely because it marks the first US presidential visit to

Sony may be facing a difficult hardware choice with PlayStation 6: keep the specs ambitious, or cut memory to avoid a launch price that feels too high for a console. During Sony’s recent earnings call, executives said the company has not locked in the PS6 launch timing yet. One reason is the ongoing memory shortage, which continues to push up prices across the hardware

Resident Evil Requiem already looks excellent on PC, but a new mod lets players push its visuals even further if they have enough GPU power. The Graphics Enhancement mod, created by JoHien and available for free on Nexus Mods, adds deeper control over the game’s graphics settings. Resident Evil Requiem normally caps ray tracing at High, but this mod goes beyond that limit with

Sony is making AI a larger part of PlayStation game development, but the company says human creativity will remain at the center of its games. The company shared more details during its Corporate Strategy Earnings Presentation, where Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki and PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino explained how internal studios are already using AI tools. Their message is careful. Sony sees AI as a

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition may finally be close to launching on Nintendo Switch 2. A Canadian retailer, PNP Games, has listed the game with an estimated ship date of July 10, 2026. That date falls on a Friday, which makes it believable, though it could still be a placeholder. Bandai Namco, FromSoftware, and Nintendo have not confirmed the date yet. The Switch 2 version

Star Fox is finally coming back. Nintendo announced a new Star Fox remake during its May 2026 Nintendo Direct, bringing the classic Star Fox 64 back as a full cinematic reimagining for Nintendo Switch 2. The game launches on June 25, 2026, exclusively for Switch 2. This is not just a simple remaster. Nintendo is rebuilding the 1997 rail shooter with redesigned characters, new

Subnautica 2 is almost here, and interest is already huge. Unknown Worlds has opened pre orders for the underwater survival sequel ahead of its Early Access launch on May 14, 2026. The game has also passed more than 5 million wishlists on Steam, making it one of the most anticipated PC releases of the year. Subnautica 2 has reportedly been the most wishlisted game

Lies of P developer Round8 Studio is hiring for a role focused on generative AI, and the listing is already raising questions about how the studio plans to build future games. The job is called “AI Creator.” According to the listing, the person will use generative AI technology to improve the efficiency of the art production process and help innovate the visual quality of

The Lumia 950 XL belongs to a very different Microsoft era. Back in 2016, Windows phones were already fighting an uphill battle. Android and iPhone had won the mainstream market, the app gap was real for many people, and Microsoft’s mobile future was already uncertain. Even so, some people still loved using the Lumia 950 XL as their daily phone. Looking back now, it

Buying RAM in 2026 has become risky. Prices are still high, AI data centers are taking huge amounts of DRAM supply, and scammers are using the shortage to target PC builders looking for cheaper upgrades. The problem is not only expensive memory. It is that fake, broken, relabeled, or swapped RAM is showing up more often in online listings and secondary markets. Some scams