Chipzilla’s Battlemage “G31” leaks
Published in Graphics


New ARC GPU push

Troubled Chipzilla has apparently slipped another ARC Battlemage graphics card into the pipeline, as a new “G31” model turned up in a shipping manifest en route to Intel Vietnam.

Apple faces criminal referral over App Store contempt
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Judge torches Apple for “willful” defiance, refers case to prosecutors

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has been torched by a federal judge for openly ignoring a 2021 court order on App Store payments and could now be staring down the barrel of a criminal contempt probe.

Samsung to cripple Galaxy Z Flip 7 with Exynos 2500 gamble
Published in Mobiles


Low yields, high hopes, and no Snapdragon 8 Elite 

Samsung’s cost-cutting obsession has apparently reached new heights, as the outfit's mobile division is rumoured to be ditching Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite in favour of its own Exynos 2500 for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7.

South Korean top quantum boffin defects to China
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Treat your boffins nicely or they will be headhunted

China’s semiconductor headhunting just bagged another trophy as South Korean quantum materials expert Lee Young-hee took a full-time post at the Hubei University of Technology in Wuhan.

Amazon spooked by tariffs
Published in News
Friday, 02 May 2025 09:54

Amazon spooked by tariffs


Looking to AI to sort things out

Bookshifter Amazon warned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street that the US tariff policy is battering its bottom line. Shares dipped 2.3 per cent in after-hours trading after the company had a weaker-than-expected forecast for the second quarter.

Microsoft flogs AI to the cloud
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Friday, 02 May 2025 09:29

Microsoft flogs AI to the cloud


Azure finally stops underachieving

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street gave the software king of the world Microsoft a standing ovation on 1 May after the company finally managed to deliver what it had been teasing for months—decent cloud growth with an AI cherry on top.

Apple admits AI reboot running late
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Friday, 02 May 2025 09:23

Apple admits AI reboot running late


Tim Cook reckons the “personal Siri” only half-baked

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s much-hyped “Apple Intelligence” revamp of Siri is struggling to remember its lines, with company boss Tim Cook telling the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street that it is still nowhere near ready for showtime.

Cloud LAN vendors cash in
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 11:26

Cloud LAN vendors cash in


Dell’Oro pegs $12bn market by 2029

Dell’Oro Group analysts have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and come up with a bullish picture for the Public Cloud-Managed LAN and Campus Network-as-a-Service (CNaaS) sectors.

OnePlus snubs US and Europe
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 11:16

OnePlus snubs US and Europe


OnePlus 13T dream crushed by limited release strategy

The more pocketable OnePlus 13T had Android fans buzzing with its flagship specs and huge battery packed into a 6.32-inch frame—until the company confirmed it's not coming to the US, Canada, or Europe.

EA swings axe on 300 more jobs
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 10:15

EA swings axe on 300 more jobs


Respawn hit again

EA has kicked off another brutal round of job cuts, binning around 300 roles across its organisation, including roughly 100 reported at Respawn Entertainment.