Why would Arm's owner want to buy a rival to AMD and Intel? I can think of one reason By Efosa Udinmwen published 19 January 25 SoftBank eyes Ampere Computing to strengthen its foothold and challenge AMD and Intel head-on.
Stellar Blade is getting a new crossover DLC with some of its most outrageous outfits yet By Dashiell Wood published 13 February 25 New Stellar Blade crossover DLC will let you dress Eve in a skintight pink jumpsuit.
Ransomware attack on Romanian water agency hits over a thousand systems By Sead Fadilpašić published 23 December 25 An unknown threat actor wreaked some serious havoc but operations are continuing unabated.
Rabbit r1 hasn't shipped yet and it's already received a major upgrade By Cesar Cadenas published 19 January 24 As part of a new partnership, Perplexity AI will enable the r1's search engine and offer access to multiple LLM models.
This mini PC with the incredible Strix Halo APU is yet another sign AMD may have given up on big brands for bleeding edge tech By Efosa Udinmwen published 24 March 25 Small Chinese brands lead the way, bringing Strix Halo to mini PCs while big names stick to laptops and workstations.
China accuses Nvidia of breaking anti-monopoly rules ahead of trade talks with US By Craig Hale published 15 September 25 China says Nvidia has violated agreements made during its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies.
Forget the Switch 2 – this dual-screen handheld gaming PC brings back the glory days of the Nintendo DS, but with all your Steam games By Isaiah Williams published 16 June 25 While all the focus is on the Nintendo Switch 2, Ayaneo is taking another shot at another Nintendo DS-style gaming experience, with the Flip 1S DS handheld gaming PC announced.
Chinese police found using spyware to monitor Android devices By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 13 December 24 Previously undocumented spyware is being used by Chinese law enforcement.
Nvidia rival claims DeepSeek world record as it delivers industry-first performance with 95% fewer chips By Wayne Williams published 20 February 25 Nvidia rival SambaNova claims DeepSeek world record as it delivers industry-first performance with just 16 custom chips.
A powerful new AI tool is coming to Chromebooks to vastly increase productivity By Aleksha McLoughlin published 21 March 25 Google has announced new Gemini AI features coming to ChromeOS by default
Softbank set to buy Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion and could integrate it with Arm and Graphcore By Wayne Williams published 22 March 25 Arm's Japanese owner is buying Ampere, Arm's only independent server chip vendor, for $6.5 billion.
Google, Nvidia and Intel could all see new China antitrust cases By Craig Hale published 5 February 25 Chinese antitrust regulators have launched probes into Google, Nvidia and Intel could be next.
The Lossless Scaling plugin is the best thing that could happen for SteamOS handhelds, and performance results prove it By Isaiah Williams published 19 August 25 There's more proof that Valve's SteamOS is the go-to for handheld gamers, with performance results from the new Decky Loader plugin on the Lenovo Legion Go S.
Another BlackBerry-inspired keyboard-equipped smartphone set to launch in 2026 - Zinwa Q27 will run Android 16 and have an unmistakable BB design By Efosa Udinmwen published 14 September 25 Zinwa Q27 brings a BlackBerry-inspired design, Android 16 software, and mid-range specs, aiming to merge nostalgia with modern smartphone capabilities.
Apple's new BFF, Broadcom, reveals three hyperscalers want to deploy 1,000,000 GPUs or XPUs by 2027; something that will make Nvidia wince By Wayne Williams published 26 December 24 Three hyperscalers approach Broadcom to deploy 1,000,000 GPUs or XPUs by 2027.
Genshin Impact is coming to Duolingo in bizarre new crossover By Dashiell Wood published 6 December 25 The world of Genshin Impact is coming to language learning app Duolingo in a weird crossover.
Intel set to buy AI chip specialist as it scrambles to catch up with AMD, Nvidia By Efosa Udinmwen published 12 December 25 Intel plans to buy SambaNova but faces mounting pressure as valuation concerns shadow the sale.
Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.3 adds a cute cat burglar, plus a pudgy plushy that heals you and blasts enemies with rainbows By James Pickard published 9 May 25 I'm a healer, but...
Denon's AirPods-like new earbuds range beats Apple with next-gen Bluetooth audio and a tempting low price By Carrie Marshall published 8 April 25 Open-ear and noise-cancelling wireless earbuds with large drivers and big battery life.
Chinese-speaking Silksong players are calling out the game's lackluster translation, and Team Cherry has promised improvements By Rhys Wood published 8 September 25 Silksong players in China aren't happy about the game's translation, but Team Cherry promises improvements 'over the coming weeks'.
Chinese CPU vendor swaps AMD Zen architecture for homegrown one to deliver 128-core monster to give EPYC and Xeon a run for their money By Efosa Udinmwen published 14 May 25 China’s Hygon ditches AMD architecture for a powerful homegrown chip aiming to rival the fastest CPUs in enterprise computing.
Nvidia's biggest customers are lining up to take it down using ASICs and Broadcom could be the winner of that battle By Wayne Williams published 11 September 25 Broadcom secures fourth custom XPU client, believed to be OpenAI, joining Meta, Google and ByteDance in turning to ASICs to reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs.
Battering down the doors - this $50 hacking kit is enough to break Intel and AMD's toughest chip defenses, so be on your guard By Efosa Udinmwen published 6 October 25 Researchers show $50 interposer attacks which bypass Intel and AMD enclave protections by exploiting deterministic encryption.
The Analogue 3D has been delayed once again and this time its creator is blaming tariffs By Demi Williams published 17 July 25 The Analogue 3D, a reimagining of the Nintendo 64, has been delayed once again, this time due to tariffs.
A Chinese company has launched a CUDA-compatible GPU with a RISC-V CPU and a whopping 112GB HBM RAM - I bet Nvidia lawyers won't be happy about that news By Wayne Williams published 27 September 25 China’s Innosilicon unveils its Fenghua No.3 GPU combining a RISC-V CPU, 112GB HBM memory and surprise CUDA compatibility.
China’s PlushDaemon group uses EdgeStepper implant to infect network devices with SlowStepper malware in global supply-chain attacks By Benedict Collins published 20 November 25 ESET says PlushDaemon can ploy SlowStepper malware against targets anywhere in the world.
Accessory maker Dbrand responds to botched Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con grips, admits its initial reaction to unhappy fans was 'a spectacularly terrible response to the issue at hand' By Demi Williams published 26 June 25 Nintendo Switch accessory company Dbrand has issued an apology amid its botched Killswitch Joy-Con 2 controller controversy, promising replacements.
Nitro Deck creator announces Neo S wireless collectible controller for Nintendo Switch By Rhys Wood published 9 February 24 CRKD follows up the Nitro Deck with the Neo S, a brand new collectible controller for Nintendo Switch.
SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus By Carrie Marshall published 5 December 25 Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills
Acer joins Nvidia GB10 superchip fan club with $3,999 Veriton AI mini workstation PC - and yes, you can link two to get even more power By Wayne Williams published 3 September 25 Acer unveils Veriton GN100 compact AI workstation with Nvidia GB10 superchip at $3,999, with support for linking two devices for added compute capacity.