LOCAL AI BEASTMac Studio M5 Ultra review: Vibe coder paradise
Apple's latest ultra-expensive desktop is a beast for local AI, but is it worth the price tag?
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Thursday, 24 September 2026
LOCAL AI BEASTAI FOCUSMicron ends 2GB GDDR7 production for gaming GPUs
Micron has stopped making 2GB GDDR7 memory chips for graphics cards to focus on higher-density modules for AI workloads.
METAL CHASSISGMKtec Evo-X3 review: Strix Halo in a brand new suit
GMKtec revamps its mini PC with a metal chassis and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, but the price has doubled since the previous model.
KERNEL INTEGRATIONQualcomm Brings Snapdragon X2 Linux Support
Qualcomm is adding full Linux support for its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Plus laptop chips, including AI acceleration and power management.
SUPPLY COSTSXMG Raises Laptop Prices as RAM Costs Soar
XMG has increased laptop prices by €100 to €300 due to rising component costs, with memory and GPUs hit hardest.
ENTRY LEVEL READYRayman Legends Retold PC Requirements: 1080p at 60 FPS on GTX 1660
Rayman Legends Retold will run on entry-level hardware with upscaling, but needs an RTX 4080 for 4K.
STREAM GRAPHICSWiCi One brings wireless Wi-Fi 7 eGPU with 4TB SSD for local AI
A new eGPU box uses Wi-Fi 7 to stream graphics and includes a 4TB SSD for running large language models locally.
FRAME BOOSTRTX 30 GPUs get Nvidia Smooth Motion mods
Modders have ported Nvidia’s driver-level frame generation to Ampere cards, letting owners of older GPUs improve motion in titles that lack built-in support.
140W POWERColorful Launches GaN Guard G114 140 W Charger
The gaming component maker enters the power brick market with a compact 140 W multi-port charger.
ACRYLIC LIGHTINGAlphacool Distro Plates for Hyte Y70
Alphacool adds two new acrylic Distro Plates to its Apex lineup, replacing the front cover of the Hyte Y70 and Y70 Touch Infinite cases.
LAGS BEHINDChina’s LX 7G100 GPU trails nine-year-old rival
Lisuan Tech’s new card barely beats an AMD GPU from 2015 and lags far behind Nvidia’s latest.
AUCTION FINDJensen Huang-signed RTX 5090 fetches $10,000 to $15,000 at auction
A 3D artist bought an unopened RTX 5090 thinking it was signed by an Asus executive, only to discover Nvidia’s boss had signed it instead.
SERVICEABLEiFixit Confirms Steam Frame Repair Parts and Guides
Valve's new handheld gets a thumbs up for repairability, despite a glued battery, with spare parts now on sale.
AI ACCELERATORBeelink ME Pro NAS Gets Intel Core Ultra X7 358H Upgrade
Beelink has upgraded its ME Pro NAS with Intel's latest Core Ultra X7 358H processor, adding powerful Arc graphics for rendering and AI tasks.
COMPETITIVE EDGELogitech G Launches New PRO Series Gear
Logitech G marks a decade of its PRO esports line with four new peripherals, including a new headset, keyboard, mouse pad and mouse.
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Wednesday, 23 September 2026
REDUCES OVERHEADIonQ Targets Quantum Error-Correction Bottleneck With Single-CPU Decoder
IonQ has introduced a new quantum error decoder designed to reduce the classical computing overhead required for quantum error correction.
PERFORMANCE EDGEXbox Helix and PS6 GPUs are taped out
Both next-gen consoles have passed the final design stage, with Microsoft reportedly gaining a 40% performance edge on paper.
50 BATTERY BOOSTLogitech G Pro X3 Superstrike review: the fastest gaming mouse alive
Logitech’s latest flagship gaming mouse refines its inductive clickers and adds a new chip for better battery life, but keeps the same shape.
RACK SCALENVIDIA Engineer Details Hardware Validation for AI Systems
A validation engineer at NVIDIA describes the detective work required to ensure new AI hardware works reliably at scale.
POE++ POWERZyxel Launches 10G Switches for SMBs
Zyxel introduces the XS1935 series of 10G multi-gigabit switches with PoE++ and flexible management for small businesses.
SM86 FRAME GENNVIDIA Smooth Motion Modded For RTX 30 Series GPUs
Modders have ported NVIDIA's Smooth Motion frame generation to Ampere cards, bypassing the feature's official RTX 40-series-only status.
FANLESS DESIGNMSI IPC Debuts Fanless Edge AI Box PC
MSI IPC launches the MS-C9ZA, a compact, fanless box PC powered by NVIDIA's Jetson Orin Nano for industrial AI tasks.
MATTE DISPLAYSony INZONE M10S II review: 540 Hz OLED with matte finish
Sony’s latest gaming monitor targets speed and image quality with a 27-inch QHD OLED panel that reaches 540 Hz and nearly 110 per cent DCI-P3 coverage, plus a rare matte coating to fight reflections.
LIQUID COOLINGSupermicro Ships NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Racks
Supermicro has begun shipping its integrated liquid-cooled racks for the next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform.