In what appears to be a scene ripped out straight from a James Bond movie, the CEO of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, has apparently escaped China via the maritime route just days before stringent exit controls were slated to take effect, if a wild rumor is anything to go by. The rumor reportedly originated from internal Huawei chat screenshots, with heavy police presence at the company's HQ only adding fuel to this speculative frenzy This particular rumor first began circulating on September 12 when some internal Huawei chats surfaced that referenced unpaid wages and a heavy police contingent at the company's […]

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Another memory maker has launched an EXPO ULL certified DDR5-6000 memory kit, running at CL28. BIWIN Unveils DW100 DDR5-6000 CL28 48 GB Memory Kit With AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency; Company Claims Better Gaming Performance vs Standard EXPO Memory Popular memory maker, BIWIN, has been expanding its memory catalog by launching highly optimized DDR5 memory kits this year. The company has now introduced its first ever AMD EXPO ULL-based DDR5 memory kit for enthusiasts, who are looking to maximize the gaming performance through tighter sub-timings. BIWIN has launched what it calls DW100 DDR5 memory kit, featuring two sticks of 24 […]

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to increase its 3-nanometer and 2-nanometer manufacturing process technology capacities in 2027, suggests a supply chain report from Taiwan. TSMC, the world's leading contract chip manufacturer, is facing high demand from the AI buildout and high-performance computing (HPC) chips. Its 2 and 3-nanometer technologies are the most advanced in its portfolio, with earlier reports having suggested that the next-generation 1.4-nanometer technology could enter production in 2027. TSMC To Bump 2-nanometer & 3-nanometer Production Capacity By 22% and 16% By Mid-2027, Says Report Over the past couple of weeks, several reports have discussed […]

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NVIDIA has introduced a limit for its gaming laptop partners to maintain the RTX 5070 Ti’s power limit at 140W, but one intrepid individual has managed to break through the ceiling and allow the mobile graphics processor to run at 160W, resulting in a 14.3 percent increase over the default specifications. Here’s how he accomplished this daunting task, and while he’s offered a way for other users to attempt this, there’s no question that there are a multitude of risks involved. Flashing a VBIOS profile and voltage curve locking, the laptop RTX 5070 Ti achieved its upgraded power limit Running […]

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It's not the first 43.8-inch monitor, but it's definitely the first one to feature 24:9 aspect ratio. HKC Intros Tianqi 43H180C 4K Monitor, Boasting 43.8-inch Display Size With 24:9 Aspect Ratio and up to 180Hz Refresh Rate Chinese monitor vendor HKC, has launched a high-end monitor called Tianqi 43H180C, adding a new ultra-wide form-factor display to its catalog for enthusiasts. There are a lot of unusual things about this monitor, including its size and resolution. However, in 2026 we are seeing new form-factors being more common than ever before. The Tianqi 43H180C is world's first 43.8-inch monitor that boasts 24:9 […]

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Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) firm Empyrean Technology is using agentic artificial intelligence to accelerate its chip design process. The firm's chairman, Liu Weiping, shared the details at a conference in Shenzen, China, last week. His remarks come as Chinese firms continue to manage around the constraints levied on them through chip equipment sanctions. According to Weiping, his firm has managed to cut down design times for some tasks by as much as 75% through using agentic AI, and his comments came days before China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a new development plan for the information and […]

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You probably never witnessed something like this. The notorious 16-pin connector can surprise you in ways you cannot even imagine. User Finds a Large Hole in 16-pin Connector After Playing a Decade Old Indie Title on Max Settings on RTX 5090 Who would have thought that the 16-pin power connector is so capable that it can merge two individual ports together? Perhaps, if you can game hard enough, you might accidentally create a new design on your RTX 5090's connector. The Redditor u/UnpluggedUnfettered never thought that playing an indie game would result in such a horrible incident. Unlike the usual […]

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The new $99 CPU is noticeably faster than its smaller sibling from the Cezanne family in gaming workloads. First Ryzen 5 5500F Benchmarks Surface Online; Around 3-15% Faster Than Ryzen 5 5500 In Gaming Just two days ago, AMD revived its Ryzen 5000 family once again with a new addition. The new processor, called Ryzen 5 5500F, was launched in the Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000 family using the Vermeer silicon, bringing it closer to the Cezanne Ryzen 5 5500 chip. The new processor, however, brings a faster boost clock and PCIe Gen 4.0 support, unlike the Ryzen 5 5500, which […]

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NVIDIA's latest addition to the Blackwell PRO family is the RTX PRO 5500 Workstation Edition graphics card with 84 GB of memory. NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition Graphics Card Packs 21,760 Cores & 84 GB Memory The NVIDIA RTX PRO "Blackwell" family is one of the most extensive PRO lineups we have seen so far. It features various SKUs, and the latest one is the RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell, which targets the Pro and Workstation segment. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition accelerates agentic AI, physical simulation, and graphics workloads to teams that need workstation power […]

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A stage has been reached where you can seemingly develop games using local AI models that don’t require an internet connection or employ any token usage. Based on one individual’s claim, Qwen3.8-27B was leveraged to make a first-person zombie shooter in around five hours, and while it doesn’t even come near those visually breathtaking visuals of AAA titles, this is an excellent example of how far AI has evolved. An older RTX 3090 gaming PC was used to develop the game from scratch, concluding that serious hardware is still necessary to venture into this category The exact version of Qwen3.8-27B […]

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Lexar unveiled its thinnest portable SSD yet, which measures 3.8mm at its thickest point, but is hardly 1 mm thick on the edges. New Lexar Muse Ultra-Slim Portable SSD Tapers Down to Just 1mm Thickness at the Edges, Designed Specifically for Mobile Creators Lexar says that, unlike conventional portable SSDs, which need more space, its Muse delivers an ultra-thin form factor, making it convenient for mobile creators. Lexar unveiled the Muse at IFA 2026 in Berlin, claiming it to be the world's thinnest portable SSD ever made. As per the company, the Muse SSD measures just 3.8 mm at its […]

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Lenovo's Googlebook 15 has reportedly been revealed, bringing a 15.3-inch 120 Hz OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 5 325 processor, and up to 32 GB RAM. Lenovo is Preparing a Premium Googlebook Laptop, Featuring Powerful Hardware, Gemini Integration and Google-Specific Features Mac Observer has obtained high-resolution images of Lenovo's upcoming Googlebook 15, and now we have considerable specification details on the upcoming laptop. According to the leak, it appears that the laptop is targeting the premium segment rather than the traditional Chromebook market. The specifications from a Lenovo product sheet prove the same. The laptop has been identified as the […]

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The mini PC will be available in four different configurations, starting with Core 3 304 and 8 GB memory. HP Quietly Debuts Ultra-Compact OmniDesk, Featuring Wildcat Lake Chips and Up To 16 GB RAM + 16 TB Storage Configuration HP has introduced its latest entry-level mini PC, competing against Apple's Mac mini. The new mini PC is called OmniDesk, which is an ultra-compact system, bringing everything inside a 5.12x5.12x1.89-inch chassis. Unlike the Core Ultra Series 3-powered mini PC that HP debuted at CES this year, the OmniDesk relies on budget hardware from the latest Wildcat Lake lineup. The OmniDesk will […]

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Even the workarounds are failing to protect the 16-pin connectors from melting, as we see a user complaining about ASRock's high-end Taichi PSU. User Reports Melted 16-pin Connector on ASRock Taichi TC1650T PSU Despite Using a 16-pin Connector Cable With NTC Sensor "Truly Space Age Engineering from ASRock", says the Reddit user u/ScientiEtRatio91 after witnessing a 16-pin connector failure with a setup that was powered by ASRock's latest high-end PSU. The Redditor describes the incident that caused the connector to melt on the PSU side, even though the PSU and connector cable feature temperature monitoring. If you remember, it has […]

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NVIDIA officially reserves DLSS Multi Frame Generation for its GeForce RTX 50 Series “Blackwell” GPUs, but the PC modding community has spent the past few weeks systematically tearing down those barriers. We have now reached the point where experimental implementations of NVIDIA's DLSS-G pipeline can run on RTX 40 Series “Ada Lovelace” GPUs, RTX 30 Series “Ampere” cards, and even the older RTX 20 Series “Turing” hardware. These projects are fundamentally more interesting than the numerous "DLSS (Multi) Frame Generation" mods that appeared over the past couple of years. Many of those older solutions simply intercepted NVIDIA's DLSS-G calls and […]

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A customer who considered himself unlucky when it came to PC hardware purchases is not just enjoying a working MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI from eBay that was only listed for its parts because it was seemingly not working, but there was also a 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD hiding in one of the populated M.2 slots. Best of all, the motherboard successfully booted into Windows. The customer not only got a high-end motherboard at a throwaway price, but also saved $300 thanks to the included 2TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD At the very least, Redditor “TheQxx” mentioned in his […]

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AMD has confirmed the prices of its newly introduced Ryzen 5 7500 "Zen 4" and Ryzen 5 5500F "Zen 3" chips. AMD Continues Its AM5/AM4 Desktop Expansion With Ryzen 5 7500 & Ryzen 5 5500F CPUs A few days ago, AMD unveiled its latest Ryzen Desktop CPUs for the AM4 and AM5 platforms. These include the Ryzen 5 7500 and the Ryzen 5 5500F, both aimed at the mainstream & budget segments. At launch, the pricing information wasn't available, but we have confirmed the SEP (Suggested E-tailer Price) with AMD. As per the information, the Ryzen 5 7500 will cost […]

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The use of AI has enabled users to obtain feats that were never thought possible, such as vibe-coding a game featuring 27,000 lines of code, or enabling software compatibility between macOS and an HP printer without official software. New possibilities are being stumbled upon daily. For Claude Fable 5’s newest accomplishment, a user designed and manufactured an entire working PCB from scratch, but the process was far from perfect. To achieve a PCB design from start to finish costs $450 in API credits alone, making it a fun, but pricey project After going nowhere with advanced AI models like Opus 4.5 […]

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) might double its chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) capacity from 2026 levels in 2028, suggests a report from the Taiwanese media. TSMC's CoWoS is the leading packaging technology for AI GPUs and is used by major firms such as NVIDIA. The details suggest that the capacity expansion comes at a time when existing constraints have led to a spillover to other firms, such as Taiwan's UMC and Amkor. Intel Expected To Reach Up To 45,000 Wafers Per Month Of Equivalent CoWoS Capacity In 2028, Says Report The booming demand for TSMC's CoWoS technology and the resulting shortage […]

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