If there’s one thing MSI has mastered, it’s symbolic product communication. The latest CES teaser campaign does not come across as a weather forecast by chance, but is a deliberately chosen metaphor. A seven-day forecast that turns into a thunderstorm with lightning just in time for January 5 is not a gimmick, but a clear […]

Source

What has been apparent for months is now being openly stated: TSMC is effectively overbooked. The order books are full, priorities are clearly distributed, and those who are not among the absolute premium customers are increasingly at the back of the queue. For many fabless manufacturers, this is not a theoretical problem, but a very […]

Source

The Chinese CPU manufacturer Zhaoxin is back with a remarkably confident promise. With the upcoming KX-8000 series, the aim is nothing less than to make the leap into the high-performance segment and match the performance of **AMD**’s Zen 4 generation. This is no small goal, but a strategic declaration of war, especially against the geopolitical […]

Source

The next price step in the PC market is official. ASUS has confirmed that selected product configurations will become more expensive from January 5, 2026. The wording remains deliberately vague, but the cause is clear. Rising prices for RAM and flash memory are putting pressure on margins at a time when the entire industry is […]

Source

Shortly before CES 2026, an entry for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D appeared on the website of a US online retailer. The price listed there is 511.44 US dollars, which is the equivalent of around 434 euros. This suggests a recommended retail price of around 500 US dollars. This would place the new processor only slightly […]

Source

It has often been asked why always ANSI and why no 100%. Now we finally have the longed-for 100% Lofree keyboard in German ISO-DE. The Lofree Flow Lite100 is a flat mechanical keyboard in 96% format, which is positioned between classic full-size layouts and compact work devices. The manufacturer’s aim is to offer a mechanical […]

Source

💾

Reports of an increased failure rate of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D received new attention at the end of December 2025. This was triggered by the account of an operator of an internet café who claims to have used a total of 150 units of this processor since March 2025. According to him, 15 CPUs […]

Source

Samsung Display has started series production of a new QD OLED monitor panel that combines a refresh rate of 360 hertz with a vertical V-stripe subpixel structure for the first time. The panel measures 34 inches, uses an ultra-wide aspect ratio of 21 to 9 and is set to appear in several gaming monitors from […]

Source