Welcome to week two of August and this week kicks off with an online PvP war game featuring the conflict between the United States and Vietnam. If that's not your kind of game, then how about being the leader of a totalitarian colony or maybe a secret agent? You can even get to relive your high school days—assuming you went to high school—or do your own DIY repairs, alternatively you could loot a dungeon. We've got a few other games launching this week too, if none of the above is for you.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam / This week's major release / Thursday 13 August
Enter the explosive conflict of the Vietnam War and fight your way through some of the fiercest clashes in modern history. Join the battle raging across an extreme landscape of vast mountain gorges and thick jungle, where the North Vietnamese Armies clash with the military strength of the US Armed Forces. Build tunnels, fly helicopters, drive patrol boats, use historically accurate weapons and work with your team to achieve victory. Steam link

Intel Corporation today announced the appointment of Dean Jarnac as executive vice president and chief sales officer. Jarnac will lead Intel's global sales organization—strengthening Intel's customer relationships and go-to-market execution across its product portfolio, including client, data center, AI, networking, and ASICs.

"Customer focus and execution are central to Intel's strategy and future success," said Lip-Bu Tan, Intel CEO. "Dean is a proven leader with deep industry relationships and a strong track record of building high-performance sales organizations. His customer-first mindset, operational discipline, and extensive semiconductor experience will help us deepen customer partnerships and accelerate growth across our business."

AMD's mysterious RDNA 4m integrated graphics have reappeared after a few months of silence, as the GPU has officially been merged into the Mesa 26.3 open-source driver stack. Running under the GFX1171 GPU target, this RDNA 4m is neither a true RDNA 4 design nor a simple RDNA 3 GPU IP. It sits just above RDNA 3.5, with supposed capabilities to support INT8 data types and native FSR 4 technology. However, since AMD announced that older RDNA generations are now getting FSR 4 upscaling, the true purpose of RDNA 4m remains unclear.

As readers may recall, AMD plans to keep its RDNA 3.5 iGPU in use until 2029, meaning most consumers buying laptops in the coming years will experience the same integrated graphics capabilities as those found in today's Ryzen AI 300 and 400 series processors. This suggests that the RDNA 4m, despite its limitations, will be a welcome addition to integrated graphics. "Redstone" features such as ML-based upscaling and rendering technologies rely on the RDNA 4 IP to function effectively. With RDNA 4m support now merged into the Mesa open-source graphics driver, the RADV and RadeonSI drivers are being updated for RDNA 4m.

Lenovo climbed 43 places to #153 on Fortune's annual Global 500 List, making it the highest ranking in the company's history and one of the most significant advances in recent years. The recognition underscores Lenovo's position as one of the world's 500 largest companies by revenue and concludes the strongest year in its history, with record revenue of US$83 billion and adjusted net income growing 42% year-on-year to US$2 billion.

The results demonstrate Lenovo's continued progress in delivering its Hybrid AI vision, positioning itself at the forefront of the AI inferencing and democratization era. AI-related revenue doubled year-on-year and accounted for 33% of group revenue for the full financial year, highlighting AI as the leading growth engine across Lenovo's businesses.

Cabletime, a design-driven digital connectivity brand, today announced the Kickstarter launch of Cabletime ScreenDock, an 8-in-1 USB-C docking station with an integrated 5.5-inch 720p companion display. ScreenDock is designed around a growing desktop problem: users are connecting more devices and working with more windows, but the available space on their main screen has not grown with them.

Traditional docks primarily add ports. ScreenDock adds ports and creates a dedicated place for information that users want to keep visible without allowing it to take over the main workspace. App windows already running on the connected computer can be moved onto ScreenDock just as they would be moved to an additional monitor. The result is a simple working principle: the main screen handles the primary task, while the companion display keeps supporting information in view.

Corsair Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRSR) ("Corsair" or the "Company"), a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance products for gamers, streamers, content-creators, performance PC builders, and Sim Racing enthusiasts, today announced financial results for the second quarter 2026, guidance for the third quarter 2026, and updated guidance for full year 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Select Financial Highlights (compared to second quarter 2025 unless otherwise stated)

• Gross profit increased 21% year-over-year to $104.3 million. Gross margin expanded by 635 basis points year-over-year and 45 basis points sequentially to 33.2%, a company record.
• GAAP operating income improved to $7.6 million from an operating loss of $16.9 million, while net income improved to $9.1 million from a net loss of $20.3 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 279% year-over-year to $30.8 million, nearly double the high end of the Company's guidance of $15.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 730 basis points to 9.8%.
• GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.06, compared with a loss of $0.16 a year ago; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.23, compared with $0.01 a year ago, which was more than three times the high end of the Company's guided range of $0.05 to $0.07.
• Net revenue was $314.3 million, down 2% year-over-year, above the assumed midpoint of the Company's guided range of $295 million to $320 million.
• Direct-to-consumer business was 20% of total net revenue.
• Net cash provided by operating activities increased 148% year-over-year to $74.8 million. Cash and restricted cash increased $74.1 million sequentially to $193.9 million at quarter-end.

Today, Bose announced the next generation of its iconic noise-cancelling headphones, the QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen). Introducing a refreshed industrial design that brings a modern new look to one of the brand's most recognizable products, the headphones pair legendary noise cancellation and renowned comfort with proprietary Bose technologies for a more immersive listening experience.

The new QC Headphones will open for preorder beginning August 8 on Bose.com and through select resellers for $359, and will start shipping on August 13. Available in Black, White Smoke, or three new limited-edition colors: Eucalyptus Green, Dewdrop Mint, and Rosewood Mauve.

Gaming peripheral brand Attack Shark has announced the upcoming launch of the F1 AIR, a new flagship ultra-lightweight gaming mouse designed for competitive esports players seeking top-tier performance, responsiveness, and precision. Weighing just 39 g (±3 g), the F1 AIR is engineered to minimize hand and wrist fatigue during extended gaming sessions while maximizing agility and control. Its ultra-lightweight design enables faster flick shots, quicker stop-and-shoot adjustments, and more responsive aiming, giving FPS players the speed and precision needed to react instantly in high-pressure competitive scenarios. The F1 AIR will be available for order on attackshark.com starting from August 17, 2026.

Equipped with the latest PixArt PAW3955MAX sensor, the F1 AIR combines cutting-edge tracking technology with ultra-responsive wireless performance. The sensor features native support for HP 1K, 2K, and 4K polling rate modes, enabling more efficient integration with modern high-polling-rate wireless transmission systems. Supporting polling rates of up to 8K, it delivers rapid data communication and highly responsive tracking, while fine-grained 1-DPI adjustment allows players to tailor sensitivity with exceptional precision. The result is smooth, accurate control designed to keep pace with the speed and demands of modern competitive gaming.

SK hynix Inc. announced today that it has decided to build new fabs in Yongin and Cheongju to respond to the continuously growing demand for memory in the AI era.
The company approved a total investment of approximately 54 trillion, 35.2 trillion won in Yongin "Y2" fab and 19.1 trillion won in the Cheongju "M17" fab, in a board meeting.

This decision represents execution of the mid-to-long-term investment strategy announced by the company last June. Under its master plan to invest 600 trillion won in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster and 100 trillion won to expand its Cheongju production base, SK hynix is currently constructing its first fab in Yongin (Y1). With this latest decision, the company is embarking on the construction of subsequent fabs in both Yongin and Cheongju.

Audio lifestyle brand Gadhouse today announced a renewed focus on analog listening culture, led by its retro-inspired Wesley Wired On-Ear Headphones. As cassette tapes, wired audio and physical music formats continue to experience a global resurgence—driven largely by younger listeners—Wesley has been created to meet growing demand for simple, dependable and tactile audio experiences. The Wesley headphones are available from Amazon and Amazon UK for $69.99/£50.62.

Recent industry data shows that analog formats are enjoying their strongest revival in more than a decade. UK cassette sales have risen for ten consecutive years, reaching their highest level since 2003, while US cassette album sales grew 17.5% in 2025, climbing to 446,500 units—five times higher than a decade ago. Early 2025 saw an even sharper rise, with cassette sales increasing 204.7% year-on-year in Q1. Gen Z listeners now account for 59% of physical music consumption, signalling a cultural shift toward ownership, collectability and analog authenticity.

Nanya Technology Board of Directors announced on August 5 that the company has launched its largest investment program, committing up to NT$346.6 billion (around $10.7 billion) to its Fab5A facility through 2026-2029. The project covers 10 nm-class processes from 1b through 1e nodes and introduces EUV lithography. Nanya has also increased its 2026 capital expenditures budget by 34% to NT$69.7 billion (around $2.16 billion). The extra NT$17.7 billion is going toward advance payments for equipment to keep Fab5A on schedule. The production roadmap has wafer starts being produced in the second half of 2027, reaching 30,000 wafers per month in 2028 and 35,900 in 2029. The maximum planned capacity is around 45,000 wafers monthly. The 1c pilot production has already begun, while the 1d node is under development and expected to enter pilot production soon. Nanya Fab5A investment, when completed, is estimated at roughly $16 billion, deployed in phases based on market demand.

Commercially, Nanya is having a strong run. July revenue hit NT$43.87 billion (around $1.3 billion), up 49.3% month over month and 719.6% year over year, driven by continued DRAM price increases, particularly sharp gains in DDR4 contract prices. Remember that just a year ago DDR4 module prices overtook DDR5 for the first time, with Nanya among the biggest beneficiaries. Its customers include giants like NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm, with the future looking great for the Taiwanese company. Its long-term agreements reportedly now cover about 50% of production capacity, with short-term contracts gradually converted into long-term agreements.

Arctic has announced "The Arctic Promise," a comprehensive price rollback program across its U.S. direct-to-consumer sales channels, in other words, purchases made directly through Arctic on its online store. This initiative follows the company's recent refund of U.S. trade tariffs, which were previously collected under measures that were subsequently ruled unlawful. During the initial surge in import tariffs, the company proactively absorbed most of the financial impact to shield customers, though price increases were unavoidable for a limited number of specific products. At the time, Arctic committed to reversing these changes if market conditions ever permitted.

Now, with the tariff refunds secured, the company is going beyond its original pledge. Rather than solely reverting prices on the previously affected items, Arctic is executing across-the-board retail price cuts on its entire U.S. product lineup. Arctic stated that this rollback will remain active until every single recovered dollar is paid back to consumers. Additionally, the company is pairing these discounts with new community initiatives, providing hardware donations and technical support to technology education programs and grassroots PC building communities across the United States.

NVIDIA has officially brought its RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) technology to Windows-on-Arm, gearing up for a general release on its RTX Spark PC platform. First demonstrated at GTC 2026 in May, NVIDIA showcased how NTC can significantly reduce GPU VRAM usage by up to seven times. In a technology demo at one of the GTC 2026 sessions, NVIDIA revealed that NTC can lower VRAM usage from 6.5 GB to just 970 MB in certain scenes. NTC technology is an AI-driven texture output that enables games to feature high-quality, complex materials without sacrificing performance. Games can take advantage of the substantial VRAM reduction that NTC offers while maintaining the same texture quality.

For the upcoming RTX Spark, NVIDIA is enhancing the software ecosystem so gamers and future buyers receive a mature software that works seamlessly out of the box, eliminating the need for workarounds. Even Japan's legendary SEGA has released AAA titles optimized for RTX Spark and is dedicating more resources to support the ecosystem. NVIDIA has already started shipping its first preview build of the CUDA toolkit for the RTX Spark platform, specifically as a native Windows-on-Arm software toolkit. Now, emerging technologies like NTC will run on RTX Spark, which includes configurations such as one with 6,144 CUDA cores and another with 5,120 CUDA cores. Both configurations are based on the "Blackwell" GPU microarchitecture and are paired with a 20-core Arm CPU and up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory.

ASUS today announced a major update to the ASUS DisplayWidget Center monitor management software, providing users with a more intuitive way to control compatible ASUS and ROG displays. This latest release adds AI-based automation, deeper personalization with App Tweaker and OLED Care, and broader device integration—all while keeping monitor management simple with a mouse or keyboard instead of physical monitor buttons. Available as a free download from the ASUS website, DisplayWidget Center supports Windows 11 or later and macOS on compatible devices. Additional improvements include a firmware update notification feature and one-key product registration that automatically fills in the device serial number.

AI agent-ready display control
This latest update to DisplayWidget Center moves it into the AI agent era. With ASUS Display Control Command Line Interface (CLI) and Agent Skill installed, compatible AI agents can adjust monitor settings through natural-language requests. Users can manage brightness, color mode, color temperature, and OLED Anti-Flicker without having to manually navigate through menus.

JSAUX GAMING today announced Voidjoy, a new JSAUX sub-brand focused on gaming controllers and controller accessories. The announcement marks JSAUX GAMING's move into a dedicated controller category in its tenth year.

Voidjoy will be showcased at IFA 2026 in Berlin from September 4 to 8, where JSAUX will preview three Voidjoy product areas: portable controllers, pc controllers, and controller accessories.

Synology today launched the DiskStation neo+ Series, comprising the DS1825neo+, DS1525neo+, DS925neo+, and DS725neo+. This new lineup introduces a more accessible memory configuration, allowing customers to easily balance performance and budget requirements.

"Desktop models remain at the heart of our NAS ecosystem," said Bie-I Chu, Executive Vice President of the Synology NAS Group. "As memory market dynamics shift, the neo+ Series reinforces our commitment to accessibility, giving customers the freedom to scale hardware according to their immediate budget and future growth."
Affordable entry point

AGON by AOC, the world's leading gaming monitor brand, is expanding its G4 gaming line-up with the AOC GAMING CQ32G4ZA. The 31.5-inch (80 cm) curved display combines a 1500R Fast VA panel with Triple Refresh Rate technology, response times of 0.3 ms MPRT as well as up to 1 ms GtG, DisplayHDR 400 support and 95 % DCI-P3 color coverage. It is the first AOC monitor to offer three selectable resolution & refresh rate combinations in a single display, with further Triple Refresh Rate models to follow.

One monitor for three kinds of game
Most competitive players own one display and play several genres on it, each with different demands. The CQ32G4ZA meets them with three presets that can be selected from the on-screen menu:

• QHD at 260 Hz for detail-rich titles where texture quality and draw distance matter more than raw frame rate, from large-scale RPGs and strategy games to open-world adventures
• FHD at 360 Hz for competitive shooters, where a steady high frame rate counts for more than pixel density
• HD at 500 Hz for highly competitive scenarios where achieving the highest possible frame rate takes priority over image detail

CHERRY is expanding its security portfolio with the Smart Board 1150 and the Smart Terminal ST-1150. As the successors to the CHERRY KC 1000 SC and the Smart Terminal ST-1144, both models are based on a completely new, proprietary electronics and firmware architecture.

The Smart Terminal ST-1150 will now be manufactured entirely in Europe. With this move, CHERRY establishes a foundation for the platform's long-term development, simplifies customer support, and enables organizations to flexibly adapt to future regulatory and security-related requirements.

The Rebel P20 Gen 2 from Sharkoon delivers a powerful and reliable power supply solution for modern gaming and high-performance systems. With ATX 3.1 compatibility, Cybenetics Gold certification, and fully modular cable management, the power supply ensures high efficiency as well as clean and flexible system integration. High-quality Japanese capacitors, a quiet fan with hybrid magnetic bearing, and comprehensive protection features ensure stable and safe operation.

ATX 3.1 Compatibility with Cybenetics Gold Certification
The Rebel P20 Gen 2 complies with the latest ATX 3.1 standard and meets high demands for efficiency and stability. The Cybenetics Gold certification stands for efficient power delivery and supports reliable performance for modern PC systems.