Memory Chip Makers Are Looking at a 'Supercycle' And 'Windfall Gains.' The Stocks Jumped 30% in One Week
Memory chip makers are riding an AI‑driven demand surge that analysts deem a multi‑year supercycle, pushing valuations and pricing power to new heights. Micron Technology’s stock surged 38% in a week, while the Roundhill Memory ETF rose over 30%, reflecting broad market enthusiasm. Samsung announced an accelerated start to its P5 Fab 2 mega‑fab, and SK Hynix is fielding investment offers to expand production. Prices for DRAM and NAND could climb 180% by mid‑2026, tightening margins for downstream tech giants.
I Have a New Favourite Gaming Headset –and It's a Straight Replacement for the Old One
SteelSeries has launched the Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a direct upgrade to its acclaimed Nova Pro Wireless headset. The Omni consolidates console compatibility into a single model, working with Xbox, PlayStation, and PC via a universal transmitter and a dedicated...
How Handheld Translators Work and Why They’re Handy for Travel
Handheld language translators are emerging as dedicated tools that let travelers hold sustained, two‑way conversations without relying on a smartphone. Devices like the Timekettle T1, iFLYTEK AI earbuds, and InnAIO T10 provide offline capabilities, real‑time audio translation, or hybrid AI...
IPhone 17 Pro Max Available for ₹1,25,400 During Flipkart Sasa Lele Sale: Here's How the Deal Works
Apple’s flagship iPhone 17 Pro Max is being sold on Flipkart’s Sasa Lele sale for ₹1,25,400 (≈$1,511), down from its ₹1,49,900 launch price (≈$1,805). The listed sale price is ₹1,34,900, with a ₹6,500 (≈$78) Axis Bank credit‑card discount and a...
HP Stuffed a PC Into a Keyboard. We Took It for a Spin
HP unveiled the EliteBoard G1a, a full‑featured AI PC built into a 101‑key keyboard, aimed at enterprise users. Configurations span AMD Ryzen AI processors, up to 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD, with prices from $1,499 to $3,423. The device relies...
MacBook Neo Gets a Massive Discount During Amazon Summer Sale, Available for ₹57,990: How the Deal Works
Apple’s entry‑level MacBook Neo is now listed for ₹57,990 (≈ $700) on Amazon’s Great Indian Summer sale, after a ₹4,000 instant discount for HDFC credit‑card users. The price drop from the original ₹69,900 launch price (≈ $842) makes the 13‑inch laptop the...
Hyundai Mobis Expands EV Powertrain Lineup With New 160 kW PE System
Hyundai Mobis unveiled a new 160 kW Power Electric (PE) system aimed at mainstream electric vehicles, filling the gap between its existing 120 kW and 250 kW offerings. The modular unit combines motor, inverter and reduction gear in a compact package that is...
BenQ RD280UG Review: A Monitor that Makes 3:2 Displays Cool Again, and I Love the Built-In Lighting
BenQ’s RD280UG is a high‑end 3:2 monitor that combines a 3840 × 2560 panel, 120 Hz refresh rate and a 90 W USB‑C hub with built‑in MoonHalo bias lighting. The nano‑matte coating tames glare, while the KVM switch lets users control a laptop and...
'Changing of the Guard'? AMD, Intel, and Micron Soar While Nvidia Lags
Nvidia has long dominated the AI infrastructure boom, but recent market moves suggest a shift. AMD, Intel and memory leader Micron posted gains of roughly 25% to 37% this week, with Intel up over 200% year‑to‑date and Micron’s market value...
Are RFID-Blocking Wallets Still Needed Or Useful In 2026?
RFID‑blocking wallets, once marketed as a safeguard against contactless card skimming, are largely unnecessary in 2026. While NFC‑enabled cards use encryption and tokenization that make data interception difficult, real‑world RFID skimming cases remain scarce. The added cost of conductive‑lined wallets...
The Memory Shortage Is Coming for Big Tech's Bottom Line. This Company Will Hold Up Better Than Anyone Else.
Memory chip prices surged 90% in Q1 2026 as AI‑driven demand outpaces supply, pressuring big‑tech CAPEX and margins. Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft flagged higher component costs as a earnings drag, while Samsung, the world’s largest memory maker, confirmed the price...
Prediction: The Helium Crunch Will Accelerate the Reshoring of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Manufacturing. Here Are the Best Growth Stocks...
A recent Iranian drone strike on QatarEnergy’s helium plant has tightened supplies of semiconductor‑grade helium, a critical coolant for AI chip production. U.S. fabs, which source helium domestically and from Algeria, are less exposed, prompting a faster reshoring of AI...
Amazon Is Selling DJI's Self-Guided Neo Mini Drone for Under $140 Right Now
Amazon is offering DJI's Neo Mini drone for $139, a $60 discount from its $199 list price and the lowest Amazon price since its 2024 launch. The compact 135‑gram drone captures 4K video, flies up to 20 minutes, and is...
The Hidden Atomic Gap that Could Break Next-Generation Computer Chips
Researchers at TU Wien discovered that a sub‑nanometer gap—about 0.14 nm—forms between 2D semiconductors and their insulating oxide layers, weakening capacitive coupling and limiting device scaling. The gap arises from weak van der Waals bonding, which persists even when the insulating layer is...
Wedbush Sends Blunt Message on Elon Musk's Tesla and Intel Deal
Elon Musk’s Terafab project, a joint semiconductor fab venture between Tesla, SpaceX and Intel, has filed a $55 billion Phase 1 investment with total costs potentially reaching $119 billion. The facility aims to produce 2‑nanometer AI and memory chips at a scale of...
My OLED TV Looked Washed Out Until I Found This One Picture Setting
Dynamic tone mapping (DTM) is a frame‑by‑frame HDR feature that many modern OLED TVs, including LG’s G3, ship with but often leave disabled. When enabled, DTM dynamically adjusts peak brightness, pushing OLEDs toward their 2000‑nit ceiling and delivering punchier images...
Nintendo President Promises ‘Robust Software Lineup’ to Make the Price-Hiked Switch 2 Worth Your While
Nintendo announced a $50 price increase for the Switch 2, citing rising production costs and AI‑driven component shortages. President Shuntaro Furukawa issued a public apology and promised a "robust software lineup" to offset the higher price. The company expects the hike...
I'm Finally Back on My Switch 2 Thanks to This GOTY Contender From 2025
Tech reviewer Max Freeman‑Mills returns to Nintendo’s Switch 2 after waiting for the narrative‑driven title Dispatch, a 2025 Game‑of‑the‑Year contender that launched on the console in early 2026. The game blends choice‑based storytelling with dispatch missions, featuring veterans from Telltale Games...
Anthropic Signs SpaceX Colossus 1 Data Center to Boost Capacity
Anthropic announced a deal with SpaceX to lease the entire compute capacity of the Colossus 1 data center, which has expanded to 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs. The agreement follows recent Claude Opus service disruptions caused by insufficient capacity, prompting Anthropic to secure additional...
Japanese Retailer Limiting Switch 2 Purchases After Price Increase Announcement
Nintendo announced a price increase for the Switch 2, raising the U.S. price from $449.99 to $499.99 and the Japanese price from ¥49,980 (≈$352) to ¥59,980 (≈$422) effective May 25, 2026. In response, Japan’s Bic Camera now only sells the Switch 2—and even...
Apple Dominated the 2026 Chip War. Google’s Partners Are Left to Buy Scraps
Apple secured over half of TSMC’s 2 nm capacity for 2026 and prepaid multi‑year HBM memory using its $123 B cash reserve, cementing a vertical hardware advantage. Google and partners are left fighting for limited 3 nm wafers and face spot memory prices...
Jensen Huang Just Made a Major Announcement. Here's What It Means for Nvidia Investors.
Nvidia announced Ising, the world’s first open‑source quantum AI model family, extending its AI leadership beyond GPUs. The move positions the company as the software architect for future quantum computers, complementing its $5.1 trillion market cap driven by the AI boom....
HP’s 15.6″ Laptop Is Back On Sale for Under $300 With Free Microsoft 365
HP has reduced the price of its 15.6‑inch laptop to under $300, bundling a one‑year Microsoft 365 subscription. The device ships with 1.1 TB of storage, an Intel Celeron N100 processor, and a 1366×768 HD display. It runs Windows 11 Home in S...
These Are the 5 Features that Make the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Worth It
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8, priced from $350, positions itself as a slimmer, more affordable Wear OS alternative to the Pixel Watch and OnePlus Watch. Its standout appeal lies in the Samsung Health suite, which delivers daily Energy scores, detailed Sleep scores, and...
Power Shortages Threaten Kazakhstan’s $1.9 Billion Data Center Push
Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum to build a Tier IV data center worth up to $1.5 billion, paired with a $400 million, 250 MW gas‑fired power plant. The initiative is a cornerstone of President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev’s plan to position the country as a regional...
Beats Studio Pro Headphones Just Hit a Massive 51% Discount for a Limited Time
Beats Studio Pro headphones are now priced at $169.95, a 51% discount from the regular $349.99. The over‑ear model delivers active noise cancelling, transparency mode, lossless USB‑C audio, personalized spatial audio with head tracking, and up to 40 hours of...
Best of Show: American Amplifier Technologies EmPower Controller VNA
American Amplifier Technologies’ EmPower Controller VNA captured the Radio World Best of Show award at the 2026 NAB Show. The unit blends SNMP‑based remote monitoring, site automation, and an integrated vector network analyzer into a single chassis. It delivers continuous,...
The Instax Wide 400 Builds on Instant Photography’s Simplicity and Stretches It, Literally
Fujifilm’s Instax Wide 400 retails for $175 and prints 62 × 99 mm photos, roughly twice the size of Mini frames. The camera is a pure point‑and‑shoot device with automatic flash, focus and exposure, and it includes a close‑up lens attachment and a four‑speed...
DigiTimes Report Says Motherboard Manufacturers Are in Crisis.
DigiTimes reports a sharp decline in motherboard shipments as the ongoing memory shortage squeezes manufacturers. Asus allegedly shipped only 5 million units in the first half of 2026, far below its 15 million total in 2025, suggesting a roughly 60 percent drop. Higher...
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Review: I Want to Love Belkin’s 3-in-1 Pixel Watch Charging Dock, but Google Ruined It [Gallery]
Belkin introduced a modular 3‑in‑1 Qi2 charging dock that supports Pixel Watch 1‑3, phones and earbuds, priced at $64.99. The dock features a 25 W wireless pad, a secondary earbud charger, and a pull‑out watch shelf with interchangeable inserts. Reviewers praise...
This Buried Samsung Feature Helps Keep My Galaxy S26 Running Like New
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 includes a hidden Auto restart option within its Device Care suite, allowing users to schedule periodic reboots. The feature, part of Auto Optimization, can be set to reboot on a chosen day and time or when performance...
Your Yarbo Lawnmower Is a Backdoor Into Your Wi-Fi Network
Security researcher Andreas Makris revealed that every Yarbo internet‑connected lawnmower ships with a hard‑coded root password and a persistent backdoor that transmits telemetry, GPS data and Wi‑Fi credentials to the manufacturer’s servers. By exploiting the flaw he accessed data from...
FCC Reverses Course, Allows Software Updates for Foreign-Made Drones and Routers Until 2029 — Agency Says Blocking Security Patches Could...
The Federal Communications Commission has extended temporary waivers that let foreign‑made drones, drone components, and consumer routers continue receiving software and firmware updates through January 1 2029. The original “Covered List” added in late 2025 barred post‑approval changes, risking security gaps for millions...
Maryland Citizens Slapped with $2 Billion Power Grid Upgrade Bill for Out-of-State AI Data Centers — State Complains to Federal...
Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel has lodged a complaint with FERC demanding that PJM Interconnection stop charging the state $2 billion of its $22 billion grid‑upgrade bill, which would add $1.6 billion to Maryland ratepayers over the next decade. The upgrade is intended...
How to Take Control of the AI Data Center Boom and Built It Into Your Own Home in the Future
Home‑based micro data centers are emerging as a niche solution to the AI compute surge, with builders like PulteGroup partnering with Nvidia and Span to install fractional nodes on new houses. Proponents cite land savings, energy‑efficiency and waste‑heat reuse, while...
Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A Solid, PS5-Ready Workhorse
The Nextorage NEM‑PAC 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD retails for $289.99 and delivers up to 7,400 MB/s reads and 6,400 MB/s writes, matching the performance of higher‑priced rivals. It uses a Silicon Motion SM2268XT2 controller paired with Samsung 236‑layer TLC NAND and includes a...
Quantum Computing Weekly Round-Up: Week Ending May 9, 2026
China’s Origin Quantum unveiled the fourth‑generation Origin Wukong‑180, a superconducting quantum computer equipped with 180 qubits and a fully domestic hardware stack. In parallel, Haiqu introduced HaiquOS, an agentic quantum operating system that blends AI‑driven agents with proprietary middleware to speed...
Best Budget Gaming Laptops of 2026: The Best Cheap Laptops We've Tested and Benchmarked
Tom's Hardware evaluated the current generation of budget gaming laptops, highlighting that the market under $1,500 now typically ships with Nvidia RTX 5050‑5070 GPUs and the latest Intel Core Ultra or AMD Ryzen 7 processors. The Acer Nitro V 16S AI emerged as the...
MacOS 27 Threatens to Bury Time Capsule, FOSS Brings a Shovel
Apple’s upcoming macOS 27 is expected to drop Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) support, which will prevent existing Time Capsules from functioning as network backup targets. The change follows a trend that began with macOS 26’s network Time Machine issues and...
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Vs. Galaxy Z Flip 7: Maybe Not Worth the Wait?
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 8 is slated for a July 22, 2026 launch, promising a slimmer chassis, a new Exynos 2600 2 nm processor and out‑of‑the‑box Qi2 magnetic charging. The device retains the same 6.9‑inch inner and 4.1‑inch cover OLED panels, 4,300 mAh battery and 50 MP...
LS Electric Launches Beyond X Safety Offering with XSC Safety PLC, XSR Safety Relays
LS Electric introduced the Beyond X Safety lineup, featuring the XSC Safety PLC and XSR Safety Relays. The compact XSC controller delivers 16 safety inputs, four OSSD outputs and high‑density I/O, while the modular XSR relays offer customizable hardwired safety...
Best Live-Captioning Smart Glasses (2026), WIRED Tested
WIRED tested five live‑captioning smart glasses and found the Even Realities G2 to be the clear winner. Priced at $599, the G2 offers real‑time transcription in 35 languages, AI‑generated summaries, and a 10‑hour battery, but it relies on an internet connection...
Broadcom Reportedly Won't Build OpenAI's Custom Chip Unless Microsoft Buys 40 Percent of Them
OpenAI is pursuing its own AI accelerator, codenamed Nexus, with Broadcom as the chip designer. The first‑phase development, dubbed "Jalapeno," carries an estimated price tag of $18 billion, but Broadcom will only fund production if Microsoft commits to buying roughly 40%...
Supermicro-Tied Execs Used Thailand Government Entity to Ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China — Report Alleges Chinese Web Giant Alibaba...
A Bloomberg investigation links Supermicro executives to a $2.5 billion scheme that diverted restricted Nvidia AI GPUs to China using a Thailand‑based entity. The intermediary, identified as Obon Corp., is alleged to have routed H200‑based servers to Chinese internet giant Alibaba,...
Sungrow Expert Christos Tsegkis: “The Combination of PV, Storage, and Charging Is Highly Attractive”
Sungrow, a Chinese power‑electronics pioneer, is leveraging its Munich hub to roll out a full suite of EV‑charging solutions across Europe. Its portfolio now spans AC wallboxes from 22 kW to 3.5 MW, DC chargers up to 480 kW, and the ultra‑fast ChargeStack 1000...
A Buggy Fitbit Update Is Blinding Sensors on the Pixel Watch 3 and 4
Google’s recent Fitbit Air launch coincided with a firmware update (3.57.1.2.910093395.release) that unintentionally stripped sensor permissions on Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4. The bug disables SpO₂ and skin‑temperature tracking, leaving users unable to re‑enable the sensors because the system reports...
U.S. Firm Supplied 200-Plus Penguin Drones to Ukraine
Redwire has supplied more than 200 Penguin uncrewed aerial systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2022, marking one of the few public tallies of a Western drone platform in the conflict. The Penguin C was explicitly listed in U.S. security‑assistance...
Review: Akaso 360, the Budget Alternative for the Action Cam Beginner
The Akaso 360 is a budget‑friendly 360° action camera aimed at beginners, retailing between $212.49 and $249.99. It features dual 48‑MP 1/2‑inch sensors that capture 5.7K video at 30 fps and 72‑MP stills, housed in a 180 g body with a touchscreen and...
Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations
Researchers at the European Geosciences Union demonstrated that distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) on fiber‑optic cables can capture nearby speech and be transcribed in real time using AI. By firing laser pulses and analyzing reflected light, the system detected tones, music...
Pro Breeze Upgrades Its Popular Hybrid Fan with Smart Controls – Here’s Why It’s Better than Before
Pro Breeze has released an upgraded AirFlo 43” Smart Hybrid Pedestal Fan, adding Wi‑Fi connectivity, app‑based speed and timer controls, and an aroma pod. The new model retains the original’s 100° horizontal and 130° vertical oscillation and built‑in air filter, while...