AMD is launching the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, its next desktop processor with stacked cache, significantly intensifying competition in the gaming segment. The CPU is expected to be available in stores starting January 29, with a suggested retail price of $499. At first glance, this looks like a typical X3D update, but upon closer inspection, it […]

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By 2026, warehouse automation will have reached a stage of maturity that is not revolutionary, but industrially viable. The hype surrounding fully autonomous miracle factories has largely faded. What remains is a sober but viable approach: hybrid systems that use robotics where it reliably adds value and leave humans where flexibility, improvisation, and responsibility are […]

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With the Lynx R2, a European manufacturer is openly positioning itself against the closed ecosystems of Apple, Meta, and Samsung for the first time. It is not a high-gloss lifestyle product or social VR, but rather a deliberately sober tool for industry, research, and safety-critical applications. This is not a coincidence, but rather a strategy. […]

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With the RD280UG, BenQ is launching a monitor that deliberately bucks the mainstream trend. No 16:9, no 21:9, no gaming RGB circus, but 3:2, high resolution, and a clearly defined target group: developers, programmers, analysts. In other words, people who want to see more code and fewer black bars. With a diagonal of 28.2 inches […]

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Asus will not be making any more smartphones for the time being. This was confirmed by CEO Jonney Shih at an event in Taiwan. Officially, the company is referring to a “break” rather than a permanent exit. In practice, however, this is exactly what it amounts to. A return is neither scheduled nor strategically plausible. […]

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There is no respite for AMD’s AM5 platform. After earlier Ryzen generations had already attracted attention due to voltage problems, there are now increasing reports of sudden total failures of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. After the phenomenon was initially observed mainly on motherboards from another manufacturer, AM5 boards from ASUS are now also in the […]

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With version 0.97.0, Microsoft is releasing another major update for PowerToys. The focus is clearly on productivity, improved usability, and greater integration between the individual modules. Particular attention is paid to a new mouse tool called CursorWrap and a comprehensively revised range of functions in the Command Palette. CursorWrap is primarily aimed at users with […]

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Tesla is significantly stepping up its ambitions in the semiconductor sector. What long sounded like typical Elon Musk rhetoric is now taking on a more concrete technical shape. The carmaker not only wants to design its own chips, but also to compete directly with NVIDIA’s high-end solutions. According to Musk, the Dojo project is back […]

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NVIDIA appears to be on the verge of taking a step that it has been preparing internally for years but has repeatedly postponed: ARM-based laptop SoCs for the consumer market. According to information from Asian supply chains, the N1 and N1X chips are expected to appear in notebooks as early as the first quarter of […]

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Intel appears to be on the verge of officially announcing a CPU line that, in its consequences, is almost reminiscent of a quiet U-turn. A recent leak suggests that Bartlett Lake will be equipped exclusively with performance cores, without efficiency cores, without hybrid narrative, without marketing embellishments. Pure P-core architecture, designed for embedded and edge […]

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While the memory industry is already struggling with scarce capacity and rising prices, a new, potentially existential threat is looming on the horizon. The US government is considering punitive tariffs of up to 100 percent on DRAM products unless they are manufactured in the United States. For global players such as Samsung Electronics and SK […]

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A short clip, a few seconds of news – and suddenly you’re hooked because the number is so absurd that it seems like a mistake: Helldivers 2 on PC is said to have shrunk from 154 GB to 23 GB. That would be about 85% less storage space. And even if you don’t weigh every […]

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The debate has long since left the comfort zone. Artificial intelligence no longer threatens only simple routine tasks or classic assembly line work, but is advancing directly into the heart of the knowledge economy. At the Digital Life Design Conference in Munich, this was openly discussed, without PR filters or appeasement. Founders and decision-makers clearly […]

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Micron Technology is digging deep into its pockets to secure production capacity where it is most strategically valuable. For $1.8 billion in cash, the US memory manufacturer is acquiring Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s P5 production site in Tongluo, Taiwan. Formally, this is initially an exclusive letter of intent, with the transaction expected to close in […]

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Microsoft had to backtrack. And faster than usual. The regular January patch day not only closed security gaps in several Windows versions, but also opened up new areas of concern. The result was a classic own goal, which is now being patched up with a so-called out-of-band update. Not a glorious moment, but a necessary […]

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The matter has been decided, at least for now. China has officially banned imports of the Nvidia H200, thereby setting a clear counterpoint to US export policy in terms of industrial policy. What began as an “urgent recommendation” to Chinese companies not to make any further investments in Nvidia accelerators has now become a formal […]

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