For the first part of the 2026 annual preview, I would like to start by expressing my gratitude. First and foremost, I would like to thank our freelance contributors, who have worked on numerous well-founded and readable articles in their free time with great dedication, professional curiosity and remarkable perseverance. Their work is voluntary, without […]

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At the end of the year, an agreement between Nvidia and AI startup Groq that has become public is causing discussion in the semiconductor industry. A rumored equivalent value of around 20 billion US dollars is being discussed, although Nvidia has not yet published any concrete details on the scope, structure or objectives of the […]

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The Taiwanese contract manufacturer TSMC has started mass production of chips with a structure width of two nanometers. The start of production took place without an accompanying press release and was only confirmed via an update to the company’s technical information pages. It is now stated there that series production of the so-called N2 node […]

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What initially looked like a classic personnel change is increasingly developing into a geopolitically and industrially sensitive case. According to reports in the Taiwanese media, investigators have seized extensive confidential documents on advanced semiconductor processes during a search at the home of a former top manager at TSMC. The man now works at Intel. The […]

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How was 2025? The year is coming to an end and some scandals remain. Below, I have compiled a chronological list of some of the year’s most notable events, which may have gone unnoticed by most people but are nevertheless interesting to read because their accumulation reveals a pattern and encourages reflection. A detailed list […]

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Xiaomi is once again clearly positioning the Xiaomi 17 Ultra as a camera-centric flagship, deliberately differentiating it from the regular Xiaomi 17, which is more strongly associated with design experiments such as an additional display on the back. The Ultra model focuses on photographic features, complemented by the continued partnership with Leica. The device has […]

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The Intel Xeon 654 is positioned as an 18-core model within the upcoming Granite Rapids OS platform and is aimed at the lower entry level of Intel’s new workstation generation. The performance data currently available is based on publicly available PassMark entries, which are based on early pre-production samples according to current knowledge. A complete […]

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With its new mini-ITX MoDT board, AOOSTAR is bringing an unusually uncompromising approach to the market. Instead of a classic desktop processor, the mobile AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, codenamed Fire Range, is soldered to a compact ITX mainboard. Mobile on desktop is not a marketing gimmick here, but a clear strategic decision. The Ryzen 9 […]

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The South Korean memory manufacturer SK hynix is apparently preparing a move that sounds less spectacular than it actually is. According to reports from South Korea, the company is planning to build its own 2.5D packaging capacities in the USA, specifically in the state of Indiana. This is not about prestige, but about control. Control […]

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The ongoing global memory shortage is increasingly affecting the end customer market for graphics cards. After price increases and availability problems were initially seen primarily in RAM and SSDs, GPUs with higher memory capacity are now also being affected. Prices are rising noticeably in several markets, while the features of new products are deteriorating at […]

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The South Korean battery company Samsung SDI is currently testing an experimental dual-cell battery based on silicon-carbon technology. According to consistent reports from the supply chain, this is a test setup with a total capacity of 20,000 mAh, consisting of two cells arranged one above the other. According to current information, the development is clearly […]

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With the A60B, the manufacturer SAMA is launching a dual-tower air cooler on the market that is clearly positioned in the attractively priced mid-range segment at around 60 euros. Visually simple, with a classic technical design and no unnecessary gimmicks, the A60B is primarily intended to score points with solid cooling performance and good compatibility. […]

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With the release of the Radeon driver package 25.10.2, AMD has introduced a new structure for the maintenance of its graphics drivers. For the first time, two different driver branches are delivered within a single release. One branch is aimed at current graphics cards based on RDNA3 and RDNA4, specifically the Radeon RX 7000 and […]

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From 2026, new regulatory requirements for payment transactions and data transparency will come into force at European level. The focus will be on the planned revision of the Payment Services Directive PSD3 and the new Payment Services Regulation PSR, with which the European Union intends to gradually establish higher requirements for security, transparency and digital […]

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The ongoing memory crisis is having an increasing impact on the enterprise segment, where prices are now reaching levels that are exceptionally high even for professional users. In data centers and server environments, where very large memory capacities are required, the consequences of the tight market situation are particularly evident. A DDR5-6400 memory kit with […]

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Microsoft has addressed another detailed problem in Windows 11 that has long been under the radar, even though it was technically avoidable. With the Insider Preview Build 26220.7523 for the Dev and Beta channels, the search function in File Explorer has been revised. The aim is to eliminate redundant indexing processes in order to save […]

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Chinese display manufacturer HKC has taken a step that many thought was marketing-driven nonsense until someone actually put it into practice. With a gaming monitor that achieves a refresh rate of up to 1080 Hz at 720p, HKC is claiming the title of the fastest series display currently on the market. The product goes by […]

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Zur kommenden Mobilprozessor-Generation Core Ultra 300 von Intel, intern unter dem Codenamen Panther Lake geführt, sind neue inoffizielle Informationen aufgetaucht. Der Leak liefert Hinweise auf Kernkonfigurationen, maximale Boost-Taktraten, thermische Auslegung sowie die geplante Segmentierung der Produktreihe. Eine offizielle Bestätigung durch Intel liegt bislang nicht vor, weshalb sämtliche Angaben als nicht verifiziert einzuordnen sind. Den vorliegenden […]

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With the H3 mini tower, NZXT rounds off its 2025 line-up of the FLOW series at the bottom and complements it with an affordable compact case for ITX and mATX builds. Read our test to find out how the 70€ “combat dwarf” performs in everyday use. As a kind of “year-end wrap-up”, I have another […]

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Okay, the term scandal is a little vague in e-sports because it ranges from a clearly verifiable breach of the rules to a pure wave of outrage. For a reliable compilation, it is therefore crucial whether there are publicly documented decisions, investigation reports, disqualifications or at least comprehensible statements from publishers, tournament organizers or integrity […]

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Solid state drives are considered durable and inconspicuous in everyday operation. Long-term observations in practice confirm that many drives remain stable even after several years. Nevertheless, certain wear and tear mechanisms can be clearly identified that can lead to premature failure in the event of unfavorable use. These processes are gradual and often go unnoticed […]

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Microsoft has denied reports that the company is planning to port the Windows operating system completely from C and C to the Rust programming language by 2030. The discussion was triggered by a public LinkedIn post by Microsoft manager Galen Hunt, in which personnel were sought for a project dealing with the porting of large […]

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With version 1.61, HWMonitor has received an update that seems unspectacular at first glance, but makes a clear strategic statement on closer inspection. The monitoring software from CPUID expands its CPU database to include several upcoming AMD and Intel platforms, including Zen 6 mobile APUs, new X3D models and Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh series. This […]

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AMD’s RDNA4 generation of graphics cards has been available worldwide since this year. But there is already speculation about what its successor, RDNA5, might look like. However, the X user (formerly Twitter) and well-known leaker Kepler_L2 has significantly curbed the expectations of some users, as he estimates that the new architecture will not be released […]

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