At Computex, we had a hands-on time with several NVIDIA RTX Spark systems, including Laptops & Mini PC, giving us a first taste of NVIDIA's first true client SoC for Windows. NVIDIA RTX Spark Chip Sees Major Adoption From Big OEMs, Including Microsoft - Here's Our Hands-On With The Full Range of Laptops & Mini PCs Earlier this week, NVIDIA finally announced its RTX Spark chip for Windows PCs. The chip is designed to challenge the current hierarchy within the Windows ecosystem with what NVIDIA promises to be a really disruptive platform for AI, Gaming, & Professional workloads. The NVIDIA […]

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Vendors have been quick to adopt the latest NVIDIA RTX Spark SoC in their devices, and MSI has deployed it in both mini PCs and laptops. MSI Power EdgeMesa N AI+ Mini PC and Prestige Flip AI+ Laptop With NVIDIA RTX Spark, Delivering a Powerful Arm+Blackwell Combo for Strong Compute and AI Performance With the introduction of the "New era of PC" by NVIDIA, its partners are quickly adopting its recently developed RTX Spark SoC, which brings 20 Arm-based CPU cores coupled with 6144 CUDA Cores based on the Blackwell architecture. The SoC is a powerful chip that brings 128 […]

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Although CES 2026 was a massive disappointment for consumers, Computex 2026 looks to inject some much-needed excitement back into the beleaguered tech space. In what is arguably the biggest consumer hardware launch of the year, Nvidia and ARM have already started teasing their highly anticipated N1X laptop chip, an APU based on the same GB10 chip used in the DGX Spark. Now, as Jensen prepares to take the stage at Computex next week, let's take a look at what Nvidia has planned for the show. Nvidia's Laptop Chip Finally Launches, Packing 20 CPU Cores With An RTX 5070 Equivalent GPU […]

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The fastest Intel-based gaming handheld will cost at least $1780 for the standard edition and slightly above $1,800 for the launch pack edition. MSI Claw EX AI+ Standard Edition Lists for $1780 While the Launch Pack Edition at $1846 at an Australian Retailer Roughly three weeks ago, we spotted the first-ever retail listing of the upcoming MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld. This is also going to be the first-ever gaming handheld to utilize the Arc G3 Extreme chip, a Panther Lake variant, that brings the 2+8+4 core arrangement, and a strong integrated graphics equivalent to the Intel Arc B390. […]

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Intel's next-generation Crescent Island PCIe graphics card has been pictured in the first PCB leak, giving us a look at the large Xe3P GPU & support for LPDDR5X memory. Intel Xe3P-Powered Crescent Island "Inference" AI Accelerator Pictured In First PCB Leak With 20 LPDDR5X Modules The first pictures of Intel's Crescent Island PCIe accelerator's PCB have been leaked by YuuKi_AnS. Crescent Island is the latest and upcoming Inference accelerator designed for AI workflows, offering competitive value. The leaked PCB gives us an idea of what the graphics card will look like. Starting first with the GPU itself, which looks massive […]

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The first Intel Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3" laptops have entered the retail segment, tackling Apple's MacBook Neo with a strong value proposition. Intel Has A Serious MacBook Neo Competitor In Its Hands With Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3" Laptops, Priced Around $600 Yesterday, we reported that Intel's partners were well on their way to launch Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3-powered laptops this week. And today, the first laptops have already hit retail shelves. One of the first to make way in the market segments is the Honor X14 which is a 14" design, featuring the Core 5 320, and […]

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Googlebook laptops might feature some super-premium specs based on a year-old listing, which points to Intel Panther Lake with 12 Xe3 cores. Intel Panther Lake-Powered Googlebook Laptops Might Be Aiming at the Premium Segment Last week, Google introduced its new family of laptops called Googlebook. The Googlebook laptops are more premium than Chromebook laptops, and based on older listings, their specs look really high-end. The first references to a Googlebook laptop were possibly made last year in shipping manifestos, which listed a Chromebook laptop with Intel's Panther Lake 12Xe CPUs. This was before Panther Lake launched, and way before anyone […]

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The mobile DRAM market is showing no sign of retrenchment as the wider industry stares at a ~100 percent quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) price increase in Q2 2026, building upon the 58 percent - 63 percent QoQ price growth for LPDDR5X in Q1. The mobile DRAM market shows no sign of cooling off, as Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) entrench price hikes SemiAnalysis reported just a few days back that LPDDR5 contract prices were recently hovering at around $10/GB after undergoing a 3x increase since Q1 2025. What's more, the firm expected this trend of price hikes to continue well into 2027. While DRAM […]

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Samsung has officially discontinued older LPDDR4 memory production while hinting at "worse" shortages throughout 2027. Samsung Pulled Out Older Memory Production To Focus On Newer Technologies Required For Agentic AI, But Still Expects Worse Shortages In 2027 We have been hearing about Samsung pulling out from the production of older DRAM technologies such as LPDDR4X and LPDDR4. Now, the company has officially confirmed that both of these standards have been discontinued. At its official webpage, Samsung lists both LPDDR4X and LPDDR4 as "Discontinued". This move was made as the company wants to pool in more capacity towards the more profitable […]

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Bolt Graphics has successfully taped out its Zeus GPU, which is expected to offer up to 6x faster HPC & 5x faster Path Tracing performance than NVIDIA's RTX 5090. The Bolt Graphics Zeus "12nm" GPU Aims To Offer 5x Faster Path Tracing Performance Than An RTX 5090 "5nm" Graphics Card Last year, Bolt Graphics announced its Zeus chip and claimed some big numbers. Today, we can finally confirm that Zeus wasn't just a paper announcement, as the chip has been successfully taped out. In a press release shared with us, Bolt Graphics confirms that its Zeus GPU test chip has […]

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ASUS is no stranger to collaborating with media franchises on special edition releases for their components. Most notably, anything from the ROG x EVANGELION collection becomes an instant collector's classic with a massive premium on the secondhand market. When ASUS UAE first reached out to me looking to sample the Flow Z13-KJP, I assumed it would be similar to those previous ROG collaborations: gear that looked decent and certainly amassed a fan following, but nothing really deeper than a decal slapped on existing components. Boy, was I wrong. What's In The Box Inside the box, you'll find the laptop along […]

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A few hundred dollars more already seems significant, but a price increase of over $1000 is crazy. Corsair Flagship Configuration for AI Workstation 300 Now Costs $3399 Instead of $2299 The cost of PC hardware continues to climb, and once again, a major vendor has raised prices on its high-end workstation PCs. Corsair's one of the most powerful AI workstation PCs has seen an unexpected and significant price hike. The company launched its AI Workstation 300 Desktop PC last year, starting at $1599, featuring Ryzen AI Max processors. Due to the DRAM and SSD shortages/high prices, the product has been […]

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One more high-end mini PC has been released, featuring the flagship Zen 5 mobile chip for AI workloads, gaming without a discrete GPU, and professional apps. ASRock Debuts a Compact 4.64 Litre AI BOX-A395 With Ryzen AI Max+ 395 for Up To 50 AI TOPS of Power Popular hardware manufacturer ASRock has released a brand new AI PC called AI BOX-A395, featuring the best and the flagship AMD Zen 5-based CPU. AI BOX-A395 uses the 16-core/32-thread Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, featuring the most powerful integrated graphics in the mainstream hardware segment. With a combination of Zen 5-based 16-core CPU […]

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