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Apple M5 Ultra and M6 Silicon Explained: 2nm Tech, Quad-Die Chips Promise Macs Massive AI Muscle
Arriving in September in Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops, Apple's new chips harness bleeding-edge manufacturing and unprecedented four-die scaling to boost local agentic AI in a big, big way.
Taiwan Indicts 9, Including Nvidia Manager, Over GPU Smuggling Case
Prosecutors in Taiwan also indicted two employees of Nvidia partner Supermicro.
AMD Crosses a 30% Client CPU Market Share Against Intel
AMD's share for both desktop and mobile CPUs has been growing, according to Mercury Research. That said, Arm-based processors have been encroaching on x86 territory.
Qualcomm Snapdragon C Could Unlock the $300 Laptop. Here Are the Specs
Ultra-budget laptops could make a comeback and with Windows 11, too.
Anthropic Reportedly Wants to Make Its Own AI Chips for Claude
Anthropic tells Business Insider it will 'co-design' the hardware and models.
Here's How AMD Zen 6 Could Help Eliminate Gaming Frame Rate Stutters
Maximizing core performance could ensure that the ones being used get the full power budget.
When Will It End?! Qualcomm Price Hike Confirmed, May Drive Gadgets Higher
New processor pricing changes will likely impact smartphones, wearables, laptops, and more.
AMD Spills Details on Next-Gen Epyc CPUs
AMD is splitting Zen 6 Epyc into four classes: Venice SP7, Venice SP8, Venice-X, and Verano. These high-powered Zen 6 CPUs offer different core count configurations and power limits.
Geekbench 7 Is Here to Improve Benchmarking for Your Favorite Gadgets
The go-to testing tool for performance statistics is being overhauled for the first time in three years with improved multi-core benchmark testing.
I Tested a New Intel 'Wildcat Lake' CPU. Should Laptop Shoppers on a Budget Get Excited?
Intel's Wildcat Lake Core 3 Series chip family is all about low-cost laptops. The first numbers show just where it shines and struggles versus the field: Apple's A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo, Intel's own Panther Lake, and more.
Qualcomm Darts Into the Data Center Business With Dragonfly
CEO Cristiano Amon says the company is moving to become a 'full-stack player,' which includes partnerships with Microsoft, Meta, and AI-software firm Hugging Face.
Intel Arc G3 Extreme Tested: This Is the PC Gaming Handheld Chip to Beat
With its "Panther Lake" Xe graphics cores, Intel's new G3 Series processors are purpose-built for PC gaming handhelds. I tested the flagship G3 Extreme chip inside MSI's spendy Claw 8 EX AI+. What type of frame rates can you expect?
AMD to Revive Memory Encryption Protections on Non-Pro Ryzen CPUs
'We will reinstate this option in an upcoming BIOS release in July,' AMD says.
Intel May Launch Another Raptor Lake 'Next' Refresh in 2027
Considering DDR5 pricing, this could be surprisingly welcome news.
AMD: Our Next Server Chips Will Trounce Nvidia's Vera
AMD claims the per-rack performance of its new chips could be more than three times higher than Vera's. This just gets me more excited for Zen 6 consumer chips.
Intel's BOT Tool Offers Free Performance Boost to 7 New Games
Nineteen games now benefit from Intel's Binary Optimization Tool (iBOT), but the new additions are a real mix of new and old titles.
Here's Why Microsoft Is Betting on the Nvidia RTX Spark-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra
At Computex 2026, I sat down with Microsoft product designers to ask them how they put Nvidia's latest hot chip into a Surface laptop.
AMD Resurrects Gaming Legend Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU and Rolls Out Radeon RX 9070 GRE Globally
The ever-popular Ryzen 7 5800X3D will re-release for $349 on June 25. AMD is also launching its Radeon RX 9070 GRE worldwide to try to keep graphics card pricing down.
Nvidia’s RTX Spark Silicon Brings Supercomputer Ambitions to Consumer Laptops
Pure muscle and localized agentic AI are about to ignite a PC revolution.
Nvidia Unveils RTX Spark, an Arm-Based Superchip for Windows PCs
The company hopes to usher in the era of the AI supercomputer at home with laptops and mini PCs powered by RTX Spark arriving this fall.
