China’s Android Shipments Plunge as Inventory Builds in Contrast to iPhones: Jefferies
China’s smartphone shipments plunged 16% in January, driven largely by a surge in Android inventory. Jefferies reports Android’s rolling six‑month inventory days jumped 26, while iPhone inventory days slipped by two, indicating stronger demand for Apple devices. Android flagship models faced double‑digit discounts, averaging 24% on the PDD platform, whereas iPhone discounts remained minimal. Rising memory component costs add further pressure on Chinese OEMs to curb shipments and protect margins.
Anbernic RG Vita and RG Vita Pro Are Android Handheld Game Consoles with Familiar Design
Chinese manufacturer Anbernic is set to release two Android handheld consoles, the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro, that closely resemble Sony’s PlayStation Vita in form factor. The entry‑level RG Vita uses a Unisoc T618 processor, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB storage...
TTArtisan’s Popular 17mm F/4 Tilt-Shift Lens Is Finally Getting More Mount Options
TTArtisan has expanded its 17mm f/4 tilt‑shift lens to include Nikon Z, Canon RF and L‑mount versions, joining the existing Sony E and Fujifilm X mounts. The ultra‑wide prime offers ±8° of tilt and ±8mm of shift, full‑frame coverage, and...
Buy A New Car, Or The Acer Predator Orion 7000 System
Acer’s Predator Orion 7000 flagship gaming tower pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, delivering extreme performance for 4K gaming. The system ships with 64 GB DDR5 memory, expandable to 128 GB, and a PCIe 4.0 SSD, while offering...
Xiaomi Book 14 Leaks With Panther Lake CPU, 32 GB RAM, Arc B390 iGPU
Xiaomi’s next‑generation Book 14 laptop has been leaked, showing it will be powered by Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra 3 series processors – the Core Ultra 5 325 and Core Ultra X7 358H. The device will offer up to 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB...
QC2A Desktop 3D Printer Brings Full-Color 3D Printing Below US$10K
The inew3d QC2A desktop printer, launched on Kickstarter, brings true full‑color photopolymer jetting to the desktop market for under US $10,000. It delivers an unprecedented 720 × 2880 dpi resolution, translating to roughly 0.035 mm detail, and supports six material channels including CMY, white, transparent...
(PR) Montech Launches Sky 3 Mid-Tower Case Series
Montech unveiled the SKY 3 mid‑tower case, the latest evolution of its SKY series, featuring a modular bottom chamber that can be reconfigured for GPU‑focused or CPU‑focused airflow. The design adds tool‑less drive brackets, a detachable top radiator mount, and a...
The Vision Pro, an Unintentional Trojan Horse for AR
Two years after its launch, Apple’s Vision Pro remains a technical marvel with a stunning display and seamless eye‑plus‑hand tracking, yet it struggles with three core issues: bulky hardware, a $3,500 price tag, and a stagnant content ecosystem. While VisionOS...
(PR) Akasa Unveils Pascal MX Waterproof Fanless (Thin) Mini-ITX Industrial Case
Akasa introduced the Pascal MX, an IP65‑rated fanless Mini‑ITX case built for harsh‑environment deployments. The aluminium chassis uses a patented spring‑loaded CPU mounting system to support Intel 10th‑14th‑Gen and Core Ultra processors up to 65 W TDP, with passive heat dissipation via...
NVIDIA Prepares GeForce ON Community Update for GDC 2026
At GDC 2026 in San Francisco, NVIDIA announced a GeForce ON community update slated for tomorrow. The session is expected to showcase upcoming gaming technologies such as DLSS, ray tracing, path tracing, and expansions of GeForce NOW, as well as...
Creality Introduces Ender-3 V4 Combo
Creality has launched the Ender‑3 V4 Combo, a desktop 3D printer paired with a four‑spool filament storage (CFS) unit. The printer features a novel one‑piece U‑shaped gantry, automatic calibration, a color touchscreen, Wi‑Fi, and operates at 47 dB. The CFS uses...
Intel Publishes XeSS 3 SDK To GitHub - Still As Windows-Only Binaries
Intel has released the Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) 3.0 SDK on GitHub, providing the latest AI‑enhanced upscaling tools for gamers. The SDK includes multi‑frame generation and upgraded frame‑generation models, but it ships only as proprietary Windows DLLs. Despite earlier suggestions...
Nordic Semi Unveils nRF54LS05A and nRF54LS05B Entry-Level, Ultra-Low-Power Bluetooth LE SoCs
Nordic Semiconductor introduced the nRF54LS05A and nRF54LS05B, entry‑level Bluetooth LE SoCs built on a 128 MHz Arm Cortex‑M33 core. Both chips feature the fourth‑generation Bluetooth LE radio, 0.5 MB of non‑volatile memory, and 64 KB or 96 KB of RAM respectively. Power consumption is ultra‑low, with...
NVIDIA 595 Linux Driver Running Well In Early Benchmarks
NVIDIA released the 595.45.04 beta Linux driver, the first public build of the R595 branch. The driver introduces Vulkan enhancements, HDR support, DRI3 v1.2, and a suite of other improvements. Early benchmarks on a GeForce RTX 5090 using a 6K Dell UltraSharp...
New Rust Driver Aims To Improve Upstream Linux On Synology NAS Devices
A new Rust‑based driver called Synology Microp has been submitted to the Linux kernel to improve upstream support for Synology NAS devices. The driver adds control of LEDs, fan speeds, a beeper, and shutdown/restart handling via the NAS micro‑controller’s serial...
Zurich Instruments Launches ZQCS Platform for Large-Scale Quantum Computer Control
Zurich Instruments unveiled the ZQCS Quantum Control System, a next‑generation platform built on a modular AdvancedTCA architecture that delivers more than a thousand channels per 19‑inch rack. The system combines a first‑Nyquist‑zone direct‑RF front end, deterministic real‑time networking, and programmable...
MWC 2026: SK Telecom and Panmnesia Sign Partnership to Innovate AI Data Center Architecture, Enhancing Cost Efficiency and Performance
South Korea’s SK Telecom and AI‑infrastructure specialist Panmnesia have signed an MOU at MWC 2026 to co‑develop a Compute Express Link (CXL)‑based AI rack that disaggregates CPUs, GPUs and memory at the rack level. The partnership targets the high cost and...
Embedded World 2026: Cervoz to Exhibit Empowering Edge AI Solutions
Cervoz Technology will exhibit at Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, showcasing a portfolio of industrial storage, memory, and connectivity solutions aimed at edge AI workloads. The company’s M.2 CAN FD expansion card earned a nomination for the Embedded Award 2026...
Embedded World 2026: Teamgroup Showcases Critical Technologies and Trusted Security Solutions
Teamgroup returns to Embedded World 2026 to unveil a portfolio of industrial‑grade SSDs, memory modules, and security solutions under the "Edge to Action" and "Military" themes. The lineup features the P250Q‑M80 1‑click data‑destruction SSD, PCIe Gen5 x4 SSDs R252, R253 and R251...
Avalanche Technology To Be Deployed in Next-Gen Unmanned Rovers and Deep Space Exploration Platforms
Avalanche Technology announced its Space Grade MRAM will be integrated into Aitech’s unmanned rovers and deep‑space exploration platforms. The memory delivers radiation immunity, permanent data retention, unlimited writes and nanosecond write latency, satisfying all five Space Grade criteria. By removing bulky redundant...
Keysight Introduces Scale-Up Validation Solutions for AI Data Centers
Keysight Technologies unveiled a portfolio of five scale‑up validation solutions aimed at AI data‑center operators. The offerings cover emerging interconnect standards such as UALink 200 G, PCIe 7.0, PCIe 6.0, CXL 3 and PCIe 5.0, integrating high‑performance BERT and real‑time oscilloscopes for precise measurement. By automating...
Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale
Semiconductor fabs now face a massive cyber‑attack surface as software components proliferate across thousands of suppliers. Traditional isolation and ad‑hoc VPNs can’t keep pace with rapid patching needs, leaving long exposure windows. Industry standards such as SEMI E187/E188/E191 set a...
📩 Apple Secrets — Your Weekly Drop
Apple unveiled a suite of new hardware that stretches from budget to ultra‑premium segments. The iPhone 17e arrives at a $599 price point, packing flagship‑class components, while the MacBook Neo offers a $599 entry‑level laptop to challenge Chromebooks. Meanwhile, the M5‑powered...
TIME dotCom Taps Ciena to Offer 1 Tb/S Data Transmission Across the Pacific
TIME dotCom Berhad has integrated Ciena’s latest coherent optical technology into the 9,000‑km FASTER submarine cable, enabling a single‑carrier wavelength capacity of 1 Tb/s and an industry‑first 1.6 Tb/s solution. The upgrade comes as global bandwidth demand has more than tripled since...
IPhone 18 Pro Max Leak: Apple’s New Design Kills the Dynamic Island
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max is rumored to pack a 5,200 mAh battery, a 2 nm A20 processor and a 6.86‑inch LTPO OLED display. The device may replace the Dynamic Island with a punch‑hole selfie camera, freeing up front‑screen real estate....
MAXSUN Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Liquid: Intel’s Battlemage Dual Chip for AI Workstations in a Single Slot
MAXSUN unveiled the Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Liquid, a single‑slot workstation GPU that pairs two Intel Battlemage BMG‑G21 dies for a total of 48 GB GDDR6 memory. The card employs an external water‑cooling loop that keeps GPU temperatures near 61 °C under load, and...
Fosi MD3 Smartphone DAC Review – An Affectionate Audio Backpack for Smartphones with Potential for Your Ears
Fosi Audio’s MD3 mobile DAC, launched on Kickstarter, replaces the traditional dongle with a magnetic docking system that snaps onto a smartphone’s back. It houses an ESS ES9039Q2M DAC and four ES9603Q amp chips, supporting PCM up to 32‑bit/384 kHz and...
DSG-22.6 GHz Is a $1,590 Open-Source RF Signal Generator Based on Atek Midas’s Custom ICs (Crowdfunding)
Atek Midas has introduced the DSG‑22.6 GHz, an open‑source RF signal generator that spans 150 MHz to 22.6 GHz. Priced at $1,590, it offers professional‑grade performance—1 Hz tuning resolution, <100 µs tuning speed, and ≥40 dBc spurious suppression—at a fraction of traditional benchtop costs. The unit...
Nearly 20 Hours of Battery Life with Panther Lake - MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Convertible Review
The MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ convertible showcases an 81 Wh battery that delivers almost 20 hours of real‑world use, powered by Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 CPU and an Arc B390 iGPU. While performance is strong and colour accuracy excellent, the device suffers from a noisy high‑frequency...
Keynote: On-Package Chiplet Innovations with UCIe
The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) was unveiled at Chiplet Summit 2026 as an open standard that standardizes on‑package chiplet connections, positioning System‑in‑Package as the new SoC. Since its 2022 launch, the consortium has grown to over 140 members and...
CEO Interview with Jerome Paye of TAU Systems
TAU Systems, led by CEO Jerome Paye, is developing compact laser‑driven particle accelerators that generate X‑ray free‑electron lasers for semiconductor lithography. The technology promises shorter wavelengths, higher power and dramatically lower cost than today’s $400 million EUV machines. In the short...
Samsung Patent Unveils a Galaxy Z Flip 8 with Dual Outer Displays
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 may feature a dual‑display design, as revealed by a recent patent that shows a wrap‑around screen with a circular cut‑out. The device is also expected to run on the new Exynos 2600 chipset, promising higher performance and better...
The $1 Trillion AI Race
The AI sector is entering a trillion‑dollar investment cycle as companies pour billions into chips, data centers, and power infrastructure. NVIDIA’s GPUs have become the de‑facto hardware for training large language models, propelling its market cap past $1 trillion. Tech giants...
Things From Intel 10K That Make You Go …. Hmmmm
Intel’s 2025 Form 10‑K reveals manufacturing constraints centered on its Intel 7 process rather than external partners like TSMC. Gross margins sit near 35 percent, yet GAAP operating margins turned negative after a large legacy asset write‑down and depreciation changes. The Foundry division...
Resident Evil Requiem Android Emulation Hits 100 FPS on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
ETA Prime demonstrates that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset can emulate the PC title *Resident Evil Requiem* on Android via the GameHub emulator. By configuring 720p resolution and enabling FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.1 in Performance mode, indoor scenes reach up to 100 FPS while outdoor...
University of Twente Researchers Reduce Photonic Qubit Costs with Photon Filtering
University of Twente researchers, led by PhD candidate Frank Somhorst, have devised a photon‑filtering technique that merges multiple imperfect photons into a single, higher‑quality photon. The method promises up to a four‑fold reduction in the number of photons required for each...
I Was Spending $5 at a Time on AI APIs. Then I Did the Math on Local Hardware.
The author stopped rationing AI experiments to $5 per API call and built a desktop AI workstation to run models locally. By moving from costly token‑based services to a self‑hosted stack, he eliminated the per‑request expense and regained uninterrupted development...
Samsung Galaxy Watch Update: Critical Fixes Rolling Out Now
Samsung has begun rolling out a major software update for its Galaxy Watch lineup, incorporating the February security patch along with stability and performance improvements. The update, ranging from 390 MB to 428 MB depending on the model, also adds battery life...
Experimental Intel Nova Lake P Device Bits Merged For Mesa 26.1
Mesa 26.1 now includes initial Nova Lake P device support for Intel’s ANV Vulkan and Iris Gallium3D drivers. The new bits add nine PCI IDs but remain hidden behind the FORCE_PROBE option, as the implementation is still experimental. This merge follows...
Spoofing an Emergency Traffic Preemption Signal
Security researcher xssfox reverse‑engineered a Tomar Strobecom II emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) system and demonstrated that an Arduino‑based infrared transmitter can spoof the signal to turn traffic lights green. The analysis revealed the protocol relies on pulse‑skipping infrared bursts and...
Linux 7.0 Fixes Battery Reporting For The Apple Magic Trackpad 2
Linux 7.0 kernel includes a fix for Apple Magic Trackpad 2 battery reporting when connected via USB. The change modifies the hid‑magicmouse driver to correct an HID descriptor length check, restoring accurate battery level display. The fix is part of the...
Everspin & the MRAM Market
Magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) offers non‑volatile, high‑speed performance with virtually infinite endurance, positioning it as a potential "universal memory." Industry analysts forecast the global MRAM market to expand from roughly $912 million in 2025 to $4.8 billion by 2035, a compound annual growth...
First Reports of Missing ROP Units in NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell
After the Blackwell launch, a user discovered that an RTX PRO 5000 workstation GPU reports only 160 render output units (ROPs) instead of the expected 176. Multiple diagnostic tools confirmed the shortfall, suggesting a hardware configuration issue rather than software misreading. NVIDIA...
China Plans Its Own ASML: Semiconductor Industry to Become More Independent
Leading Chinese chip executives issued a stark assessment of their domestic semiconductor sector, calling it small, fragmented, and weak despite years of state subsidies. Their analysis, timed with the 2026‑2030 five‑year plan, sets targets to stabilize 28 nm production, achieve reliable...
From Sensors to Evidence: Why Automated Buildings Need Environmental Memory
Building automation has evolved from simple sensor networks to real‑time control platforms that optimize comfort and energy use. However, most systems are designed for immediate visibility rather than preserving a lasting, tamper‑proof record of environmental conditions. The article argues that...
Apple's Entry-Level M5 SoC in the MacBook Air 13 only Consumes 7-8 Watts in Games Like Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's...
Apple’s entry‑level M5 SoC in the 13‑inch MacBook Air delivers impressive power efficiency, consuming only 7‑8 watts while running demanding titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur’s Gate 3. The passively cooled design stabilizes power draw around 8 W, yet still achieves roughly 19.6 fps at...
The Essential AirPods Pro Settings Guide for 2026
The guide outlines 15 underused AirPods Pro settings that can dramatically improve sound quality, convenience, and cross‑platform usability. Features such as Adaptive Audio, Spatial Audio, and Live Translation are highlighted, along with practical tweaks like disabling automatic ear detection and...
Canada Quantum Computing Companies 2026
Canada’s quantum sector reaches a pivotal moment in 2026 as Xanadu clears its final SEC filing, paving the way for a $3.6 billion SPAC merger that would make it the world’s first publicly traded pure‑play photonic quantum computer. The company joins...
Soundcore Nebula P1 Speakers Pop Off and Last 20 Hours
Soundcore unveiled the Nebula P1 portable projector at MWC 2026, pairing a 1080p, 650‑ANSI‑lumen projector with detachable 10‑watt Bluetooth speakers that run up to 20 hours on their own battery. The speakers magnetically attach for a 2.0 stereo experience and detach to become...
MAHE Advances India’s National Quantum Mission with New Hub
Manipal Academy of Higher Education has launched Quantum‑Hub@MAHE at its Manipal Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, creating a university‑led ecosystem to support India’s National Quantum Mission. The hub opens with a 25‑qubit dilution refrigeration system and an open‑architecture approach that...