Xiaomi flexes silicon muscles with XRing chip
China’s phone makers race to dump Qualcomm
Xiaomi is sharpening its knives for Qualcomm and MediaTek with its own in-house silicon, the XRing 01, and if leaks are anything to go by, it might just have the grunt to pull it off.
Acer's Swift and Predator models chase AI and OLED glory
Refreshed upgraded laptops
Acer turned up to Computex 2025 with a wheelbarrow full of refreshed laptops, hurling upgrades at nearly every model it sells. It’s the usual story of faster chips, louder acronyms and shinier graphics, but this time there’s real polish, especially in the Swift range.
Maxsun's Terminator board goes rogue with rear PCIe
BTF-style tricks without the cable Zen
Maxsun’s new Terminator B850BKB WIFI board is doing something funky with PCIe slots.
Nvidia opens up NVLink, but not for Chipzilla or AMD
Qualcomm, Fujitsu and pals get cosy while rivals stew
Nvidia strutted into Computex 2025 in Taipei unveiling its NVLink Fusion scheme and handing out interconnect invites to everyone except AMD, Broadcom, and Troubled Chipzilla.
Job’s Mob’s AI ambitions strangled by China deal backlash
Beijing data woes and Alibaba tie-up give Washington conniptions
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might want to shove Apple Intelligence into every iPhone it sells, but doing that in China could turn into a diplomatic landmine.
Qualcomm listing sparks Xbox on Arm rumours
Next-gen Xbox won’t dump AMD for Snapdragon just yet
Speculation's swirling after a Qualcomm job listing hinted that Xbox might be dabbling with Snapdragon silicon. But insiders reckon you can stop panicking about your game library just yet, the next-gen Xbox isn't going Arm-native.
AMD teases Radeon RX 9060 XT
Render reveal sets stage for Computex launch
AMD has shown off what looks to be the Radeon RX 9060 XT, its upcoming RDNA 4-powered graphics card. But before you start salivating over the sleek render, but it’s not for sale.
Chipzilla suffers security fails across CPUs, GPUs, and gaming gear
Intel’s Core Ultra, Arc graphics, and gaming software infected with fresh bugs
Troubled Chipzilla just added another chapter to its ever-growing “How Not to Secure Your Silicon” anthology. This time it’s not just the CPUs taking the heat, its Arc GPUs and even its gaming software have joined the bug bonanza.
Microsoft buries Surface Laptop Studio
No successor in sight
Software King of the World, Microsoft has quietly killed off the Surface Laptop Studio 2, ending production without so much as a farewell tweet and offering no sign of a Surface Laptop Studio 3 to follow.
Job’s Mob stonewalls Fortnite’s return
Epic says Apple keeping schtum could derail major update
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has gone mysteriously quiet after Epic Games submitted Fortnite for App Store approval, with Epic boss Tim Sweeney claiming the firm has “neither accepted nor rejected” the latest version.
