FPGA Developer Claims Plaion's NeoGeo AES+ Is Effectively a “Bait and Switch”
Plaion announced the Neo Geo AES+, slated for a November 13 2026 launch, as a 1:1 hardware replica built on newly engineered ASIC chips rather than emulation or FPGA technology. The company highlighted collaboration with retro‑hardware experts Jotego and Furrtek in designing the custom ASICs. FPGA developer Pramod Somashekar countered, suggesting the console is essentially a MiSTer core fragmented across multiple ASICs, which could limit post‑launch updates. The AES+ will support original cartridges, HDMI, and legacy CRT video outputs.
According to a Leak, Microsoft’s Next Surface Lineup Will Feature a New Division: Snapdragon X2 for Consumers, Panther Lake for...
A leak reported by VideoCardz suggests Microsoft will split its upcoming Surface refresh between Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors for consumer devices and Intel’s Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3) for business models. The rumor aligns with recent announcements: Windows 11 26H1 is optimized for Snapdragon X2,...
CHUWI Admits to Incorrect Ryzen Configuration: CoreBook X and CoreBook Plus Can Be Returned by the End of May
On March 23 2026, CHUWI announced a recall of a limited batch of CoreBook X and CoreBook Plus laptops that were shipped with the wrong processor. The devices were marketed as AMD Ryzen 5 7430U but actually contain the older Ryzen 5 5500U, a discrepancy AMD has publicly...
Intel Is Reportedly Reconsidering Its Desktop Sockets, but Raptor Lake, of All Things, Might Still Be in the Running
Intel is reportedly planning to lengthen desktop socket lifespans, aiming for AMD‑style multi‑generation support. An insider leak suggests a Raptor Lake refresh could extend the aging LGA1700 platform alongside the upcoming Arrow Lake refresh on LGA1851 and Nova Lake on...
AMD’s openSIL Lands on an AM5 Consumer Board: The MSI PRO B850-P Becomes a Testing Ground for Coreboot Beyond AGESA
AMD’s openSIL firmware is being tested on a mainstream AM5 motherboard, the MSI PRO B850‑P, through a collaborative effort by 3mdeb. The project ports Coreboot and the Phoenix‑based openSIL stack, addressing challenges such as PCIe initialization and reliance on AMD PSP blobs....
Arch Linux Pulls the Plug on Pascal: GTX 10 Cards Are Dropped From the Default Path with NVIDIA 590
Arch Linux announced that its default NVIDIA 590 driver will no longer support Pascal GPUs, including the GTX 10 series. Users of these cards must manually install the legacy nvidia‑580xx‑dkms package to retain functionality. NVIDIA’s own support plan limits Pascal, Maxwell...
Airsys Introduces LiquidRack for Rack-Level Liquid Cooling in AI and Edge Deployments
Airsys announced LiquidRack, a rack‑level liquid‑cooling platform aimed at mid‑density AI, data‑center, telecom and edge workloads. The system integrates fluid distribution, pumping and control directly at the rack, supporting 0.5‑8 kW per server and up to 80 kW per rack. It eliminates...
Exclusive: ICE Glasses
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate is funding a prototype smart‑glasses system, dubbed “ICE Glasses,” that will let federal agents scan people on the street and instantly match them against federal biometric databases. The hardware will integrate...
OVHcloud, DEEP and Clever Cloud Selected by European Commission for Sovereign Cloud Framework
A European consortium of OV OVHcloud, DEEP by POST Luxembourg, and Clever Cloud has been chosen by the European Commission to deliver sovereign cloud services to EU institutions. The contract, worth up to €180 million (about $196 million) over six years, supports the...
AMD Bringing Back Ryzen 7 5800X3D to Save the World From DDR5
AMD announced a limited‑edition re‑release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, pricing it at $449 to mark the 10th anniversary of the AM4 socket. The move gives gamers a high‑performance, 3D‑V‑Cache CPU that can run on existing DDR4 platforms, sidestepping today’s steep DDR5...
PixelMob Is a Portable SSD That’s Basically a Palm-Sized PC with a Touchscreen Display, Thunderbolt 4, WiFi and LAN
PixelMob is a palm‑sized portable SSD that doubles as a mini PC, featuring a 7‑inch 1080p OLED touchscreen, Rockchip RK3588 processor, 12 GB RAM and multiple storage slots. It offers Thunderbolt 4, USB‑C/A, Wi‑Fi 6, 2.5 GbE, and an 11,600 mAh battery, positioning itself as...
Inside Nvidia’s Silicon Photonics Roadmap
Nvidia unveiled its next‑generation scale‑up system, NVL1152 “Kyber,” which will pack 1,152 GPUs—16 times the capacity of the current NVL72 rack. The machine, slated for the 2028 “Feynman” GPU generation, will combine copper interconnects with silicon photonics and co‑packaged optics...
MSI MAG 272UP X24, QD-OLED On A Budget
MSI has introduced the MAG 272UP X24, a QD‑OLED monitor priced at $730, making 4K‑240 Hz displays more accessible. The panel supports 4K resolution at 240 Hz via DisplayPort 1.4 and includes HDMI 2.1, though it lacks KVM and offers only 15 W USB‑C power delivery. Out‑of‑the‑box...
MBRYONICS StarCom Terminal Enables Terabit Per Second Data Transfer
MBRYONICS has won a €18.6 million (≈$20 million) award from the European Space Agency to develop its StarCom optical terminal for a terabit‑per‑second space‑based network. The terminal will be flight‑tested under ESA’s HydRON program, which seeks multi‑orbital interoperability with other laser‑communication providers...
Linux 7.1 KVM Adds "Very Experimental" Support For pKVM Protected Guests
Linux 7.1 merges a set of KVM enhancements across major architectures. On ARM, a very experimental pKVM protected‑guest mode isolates guest memory by unmapping pages from the host and using hypercalls, requiring a new kernel config and a protected‑mode boot...
Orico K20 Mini 2TB, Portable SSDs Aren’t Quite As Bad As Internals
Orico’s K20 Mini 2TB magnetic portable SSD is priced at $240 on Amazon, making it cheaper than most comparable 2TB internal SSDs. The drive delivers up to 2000 MB/s read speeds over a USB‑C 20 Gbps connection and also supports Thunderbolt and...
Samsara Partners with International Motors
Samsara announced a partnership with International Motors to embed its IoT devices during the pre‑delivery installation (PDI) phase, allowing fleets to receive fully equipped trucks and buses straight from the factory. The integration lets International Motors order Samsara hardware and...
Equal1’s Silicon Processors Power Kvantify’s Quantum Simulation Workloads
Equal1 and Kvantify have formed a partnership to bring silicon‑based quantum processors to life‑science workloads. Equal1’s Bell‑1 server, built on standard silicon, is being shipped as the company’s first‑generation quantum machine, and Kvantify has been named its preferred partner for...
Fire TVs to Gain Adaptive Display Option to Increase Text and Menu Size
Amazon announced that its Fire TV lineup will receive a new Adaptive Display accessibility feature in the coming months. The option enlarges text, menus, and on‑screen content, using intelligent scaling that boosts smaller fonts more than larger ones to preserve...
Accelsius Announces General Availability of NeuCool IR150 and Launches NeuCool HyperStart Program
Accelsius announced the general availability of the NeuCool IR150, the first fully integrated 42U rack that combines a two‑phase coolant distribution unit with up to 150 kW of cooling capacity. The plug‑and‑play system is designed for hyperscale, neocloud and enterprise data...
WEBINAR: Intrinsic Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design
Keysight’s second RF Power Amplifier Design master‑class webinar dives into intrinsic modeling techniques for GaN transistors, complementing traditional load‑pull methods. The session showcases a Class J PA built around an intrinsic‑node model, demonstrating how waveform engineering and Fourier‑based impedance mapping boost...
Ultra-Thin Thermal Memory Switches Heat Flow on and Off with Voltage
Researchers at CiQUS, the University of Barcelona and Zaragoza have demonstrated a thermal‑memory prototype that uses a few‑nanometer‑thick hafnium‑zirconium oxide ferroelectric film to toggle thermal conductivity on and off with modest electric voltages. The device exploits the coupling of ferroelectric...
Nanoengineered Wrist Sensor Detects Driver Fatigue Through Pulse Wave Analysis
Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong‑Liverpool, Soochow and Liverpool universities unveiled a nanoengineered wrist‑worn triboelectric sensor that captures arterial pulse waves with high fidelity even under imperfect skin contact. Coupled with a one‑dimensional convolutional neural network, the device classifies driver fatigue with...
Beyond Qubits: A Systems View of Hybrid CV-DV Quantum Computing
At ASPLOS 2026 a tutorial introduced hybrid continuous‑discrete‑variable (CV‑DV) quantum computing, which treats qubits and oscillator modes as a unified computational resource. The session covered the physical foundations, new instruction set architectures, and the compilation stack that translates high‑level algorithms...
Self-Healing Sensor Feels Touch, Detects Pain, and Repairs Itself Underwater
Researchers unveiled a soft magnetoelectric sensor (SMES) that feels touch, detects its own damage, and autonomously heals underwater without external power. The device uses a fluoropolymer‑ionic‑liquid elastomer and liquid‑metal (EGaIn) conductors, achieving 92% elastic recovery and near‑100% healing after ten...
3D Systems Launches SLA 825 Dual With Dual-Laser Technology
3D Systems unveiled the SLA 825 Dual, a large-format resin printer that incorporates two 4 W lasers to accelerate curing. The machine offers an 830 × 830 × 550 mm build volume, roughly 22% larger than the company’s prior SLA offerings. 3D Systems claims the dual‑laser architecture delivers...
OpenClaw AI Deployment on Dedicated Servers: A Practical Infrastructure Guide
OpenClaw AI agents require dedicated server infrastructure to meet their persistent, memory‑intensive workloads. Shared or virtual environments cause CPU throttling, I/O latency, and unreliable context handling, forcing costly migrations later. The guide outlines hardware baselines—32 GB RAM, NVMe storage, and dedicated...
Photocentric Expands Jeni System to Enable High-Volume Resin 3D Printing at Industrial Scale
Photocentric has launched the Super Jeni, a modular resin 3D‑printing system that integrates 124 printers across seven automated modules for washing, rinsing and curing. The expanded platform can output over 1.2 million small parts every eight hours, equating to roughly 3.6 million...
Snap Bets Big on Smart Glasses as the Next Computing Platform
Snap Inc. showcased an early prototype of its forthcoming augmented‑reality glasses, dubbed Specs, in a private demo with CEO Evan Spiegel. The lightweight frames are designed to turn everyday vision into a shared, AI‑driven computing experience, blending social fun with...
Analog Bits Demos Real-Time On-Chip Power Sensing and Delivery on N2P at the TSMC 2026 Technology Symposium
Analog Bits demonstrated a suite of real‑time on‑chip power‑sensing and delivery IP at the TSMC 2026 Technology Symposium, running on the company’s N2P test chip. The portfolio includes an on‑die LDO with 30% area reduction, droop detector, glitch catcher, ultra‑low‑power...
Upgraded Impinj Reader Delivers Enterprise-Grade Edge Intelligence
Impinj has launched an upgraded R700 RFID reader that doubles processor performance and triples embedded memory, delivering enterprise‑grade edge intelligence. The new hardware adds Gen2X features such as Tag Selection and Tag Read Range, which improve tag filtering, increase read...
The Future of Work: Here Come the AI-Enabled Devices
The article outlines a surge of AI‑enabled devices reshaping the modern workplace, from smart conference‑room gear like Cisco's Room Kit Pro G2 to AI‑powered cameras such as Logitech's Rally AI Camera. It highlights Lenovo's AI‑focused laptops, workstations, and edge servers...
CATL to Unveil Sodium Battery and Fast-Charging Tech at Apr 21 Tech Day
China's battery giant CATL announced its most technology‑dense launch event for April 21, where it will unveil sodium‑ion batteries, condensed‑cell formats, and next‑generation fast‑charging solutions. The sodium‑ion cells retain 90% of capacity at –40 °C and are slated for a joint vehicle...
Google Pixel 11 Specs Leak: 2nm Tensor G6, MediaTek M90, and 3300-Nit M16 Display
Google’s upcoming Pixel 11 lineup, slated for an August 2026 debut, is rumored to feature the 2 nm Tensor G6 processor, a MediaTek M90 modem, and a 3300‑nit M16 display. The series adds a Titan M3 security chip, 45 W fast‑charging, and potentially...
The Pebble Index 01 Brings Open-Source Voice Notes to Your Finger
Pebble announced the Index 01 ring, a stainless‑steel wearable that records voice memos, sets reminders and controls music with a single button. All speech‑to‑text processing occurs locally on a paired smartphone, eliminating mandatory cloud storage. The device ships in three finishes,...
The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra’s Secret Weapon Isn’t the Camera—It’s the Speed
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra will be the first flagship to ship with UFS 5.0 storage, offering theoretical transfer rates of up to 10.8 GB/s—almost twice the speed of UFS 4.0. The faster memory is expected to accelerate app launches, file transfers, gaming...
Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Why Apple Is Clearing Stock Ahead of Its Biggest Reveal
Apple is clearing inventory and limiting configuration options for the Mac Mini and Mac Studio, a clear sign that the company is gearing up for a June launch of its next‑generation M5 series. The upcoming M5 Ultra Mac Studio and...
Why the Insta360 Luna’s 12X Hybrid Zoom Just Put DJI on Notice
Insta360 is set to launch the Luna on May 15, 2026, a pocket‑sized hybrid camera that merges action‑cam durability with gimbal‑like stability. Its headline feature is a 12× hybrid zoom, achieved by pairing a 6× telephoto lens with a 2×...
Here’s How Apple (AAPL) Plans to Compete with Meta (META) In Smart Glasses
Apple is testing four AI‑powered smart‑glass designs, from Wayfarer‑style rectangular frames to slimmer and oval variants, under the internal code N50. The glasses will feature Siri integration and deep iPhone connectivity, aiming to deliver a premium AR experience. Apple plans...
Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASRock: New Reports of Failures Despite BIOS 4.10 Keep the AM5 Issue in the Spotlight
ASRock’s BIOS version 4.10, released in early 2026 with AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.0a, was marketed as a fix for boot failures affecting Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs on its AM5 motherboards. New user reports, however, indicate that systems running the update continue to experience the same boot‑up...
According to a Leak, Intel LGA1954 Will Feature 2L-ILM on High-End Motherboards: More than Just a New Lever on the...
Intel’s upcoming LGA1954 desktop socket may include an optional two‑lever Independent Loading Mechanism (2L‑ILM) on premium motherboards, according to a leak reported by VideoCardz and analyzed by Tom’s Hardware. The 2L‑ILM would replace the traditional single‑lever design, aiming for more...
Want To Get Into Vinyl?
A consumer upgraded from a $40 Victrola to an Audio‑Technica AT‑LP60X turntable bundled with Edifier R1280DB speakers, paying $369 during a sale. The package includes built‑in USB connectivity and a pair of bookshelf speakers, and was paired with a $158...
Disaggregating LLM Inference: Inside the SambaNova Intel Heterogeneous Compute Blueprint
Intel and SambaNova announced a heterogeneous inference blueprint that assigns distinct phases of large‑language‑model serving to the most suitable hardware. GPUs accelerate the parallel prefill stage, while SambaNova’s Reconfigurable Dataflow Units (RDUs) handle the memory‑bound decode phase. Intel Xeon 6 CPUs...
The Fastest Way to Match Characters on ARM Processors?
The blog post demonstrates that ARM’s new SVE2 `match` instruction can classify JSON structural and whitespace characters faster than traditional NEON code. By loading a 16‑byte lookup set into a vector, `match` produces a predicate mask in a single step, eliminating...
Comet Q KVM Supports Browser-Based Control of Laptops and iPhones over Wi-Fi 6
Comet Q is a compact KVM appliance that lets users control laptops, mini‑PCs and supported iPhones through a web browser, eliminating the need for driver installation. The device connects via USB‑C with DisplayPort Alt Mode and streams up to 1080p @ 60 fps over...
The Humanoid Robot IPO Wave Nobody Is Ready For — And 4 Stocks Positioning For It Right Now
Unitree Robotics filed a $610 million IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, valuing the company at $7 billion as its entry‑level humanoid robot now sells for $5,900. Prices for humanoid robots have collapsed 85% in two years, enabling mass deployment in factories such...
Tesla Fab Chip Partners Are Critical for the Next Few Years
Tesla is turning to a set of chip partners to bridge shortages of CPUs, GPUs, and memory over the next two to four years. Intel will supply the central processing units, while Nvidia provides graphics processors for AI workloads. Advanced‑node...
Banana Pi BPI-OM7 3D Camera Kit Pairs RK3588 with Orbbec Gemini 2
Banana Pi unveiled the BPI‑OM7 3D camera kit, marrying its BPI‑M7 single‑board computer with an Orbbec Gemini 2 depth sensor. The platform is powered by Rockchip’s RK3588 SoC, featuring a 6 TOPS NPU, Mali‑G610 GPU and up to 32 GB LPDDR4 memory. The Gemini 2...
200 Bidirectional EV Chargers To Be Used In Trial
Sweden’s state‑owned utility Vattenfall, together with Energy Bank and Volkswagen, will deploy 200 bidirectional electric‑vehicle chargers as a pilot. The chargers can both charge EVs and discharge stored energy back to the grid, creating a distributed virtual power plant. If...
Linux 7.1 Adds Some New PCIe Drivers While Nuking Some PCI Drivers
The Linux 7.1 kernel merge introduces a suite of PCIe driver updates, adding support for new hardware while retiring several legacy drivers. Notable additions include the ESWIN PCIe Root Complex and Andes QiLai SoC host controller drivers, as well as TLP...