Intel SGX: Old Trusted Execution Architecture Catches Up with the Embedded World – New Security Warning for Gemini Lake Systems
Intel has issued a security advisory covering SGX vulnerabilities on Gemini Lake (Goldmont Plus) CPUs launched in 2017‑18. The flaws stem from well‑known side‑channel and speculative‑execution issues that remain exploitable on systems lacking recent microcode or firmware patches. Because these low‑cost chips continue to power industrial IoT and embedded devices, the risk persists long after the hardware’s introduction. Intel notes that existing mitigations help but may not fully protect certain enclave configurations on older firmware versions.
Gigabyte’s RTX 5090 Infinity Reappears for Its 40th Anniversary – but that Does Not Prove a Launch Yet
Gigabyte has added the AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 Infinity to its website, detailing a 32 GB GDDR7, 512‑bit card with a novel Double‑Flow‑Through cooling system and a compact 33 cm length. The model, unveiled at CES 2026, is positioned as a prestige variant for...
80 Gbit/S Are Specified – but Practically Invisible in Everyday Use
USB 4 v2 doubles the theoretical bandwidth to 80 Gbit/s, with asymmetric peaks of 120 Gbit/s, building on Thunderbolt technology and PAM3 signaling. However, the ecosystem remains thin: few devices support the spec, and most laptops and motherboards still ship only USB 4 or Thunderbolt 4....
PlayStation 6 and Canis: New Leak Names PS4 and PS5 Compatibility as a Separate RDNA 5 Workstream
A leak dated April 16 2026 suggests the upcoming PlayStation 6 will handle PS4 and PS5 games via a dedicated RDNA 5 "BackCompatibility" workstream, and that a handheld codenamed “Canis” may also support the same backward‑compatibility layer. The documents, cited by Wccftech and Moore’s...
GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 12 GB: Leak Benchmarks Show Why More VRAM Does Not Automatically Mean More FPS
NVIDIA quietly added a 12 GB VRAM option for the GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU via driver 596.36. Leaked benchmarks show the 12 GB variant matches the 8 GB model in traditional gaming tests, with only a ~2% variance, but it pulls ahead in...
LeakWatch 2026, Security Incidents, Data Breaches and IT Situation for the Current Calendar Week 18
In calendar week 18 2026, cyber‑attack tactics shifted from classic ransomware to SaaS‑centric compromises, targeting identities, cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tools. Major incidents included ADT’s exposure of 5.5 million personal records, Medtronic’s corporate‑IT breach, Itron’s utility‑system intrusion, and Vercel’s compromise via...
More M.2, Less Traditional Expansion – the PC Is Becoming Faster, but Also Tighter
Motherboard designs in 2026 are prioritizing M.2 NVMe slots over traditional PCIe expansion. High‑end models like ASUS's ROG Strix Z890‑E feature a single CPU‑direct PCIe 5.0 x16 slot but pack up to seven M.2 connectors, while mid‑range boards still offer four. Because...
PCIe 7.0 Officially Finalized: 512 GB/S Bandwidth Clearly Targets AI Infrastructure
PCI SIG officially released the PCIe 7.0 specification, delivering 128 GT/s per lane and up to 512 GB/s bidirectional bandwidth in an x16 configuration. The new standard retains PAM4 signaling but adds stronger forward error correction, better energy efficiency, and tighter signal stability. It...
Played Through: Pragmata Review – Really Well Done, but Somehow Too Short
Capcom’s new sci‑fi title Pragmata delivers a tightly crafted experience that fuses third‑person action with an integrated hacking system, set on a cold, atmospheric lunar station rendered with the RE Engine. The game’s visual and audio design creates a cohesive,...
Post-Game Depression to Get a Measurement Scale for the First Time in 2026: When the End of a Game Leaves...
A January 2026 study in *Current Psychology* introduces the Post‑Game Depression Scale (P‑GDS), a 17‑item questionnaire that measures the lingering sense of emptiness players feel after completing highly immersive games. Researchers Kamil Janowicz and Piotr Klimczyk surveyed 373 gamers recruited from...
S&box; Launches on Steam: Facepunch Is Turning Garry’s Mod Into an Open Gaming Platform, Not a Sequel
Facepunch released s&box on Steam, positioning it as a modern game‑creation platform built on Valve's Source 2 engine. The core editor, networking stack and UI are open‑source under an MIT license, while the underlying engine remains proprietary. s&box uses C# scripting...
Giga Computing to Showcase New OCP Platforms for AI Data Centers at the OCP EMEA Summit 2026 – More Than...
Giga Computing, the enterprise server division of GIGABYTE, announced its participation at the OCP EMEA Summit 2026 in Barcelona, showcasing OCP‑compliant AI server platforms. The company emphasized rack‑level power, cooling, and serviceability as core differentiators for hyperscale AI data centers....
OPPO Reportedly Preparing a Slightly Curved Display on All Four Sides: Leak Suggests Chinese Manufacturers Are Ahead of Apple’s iPhone...
A leak reported by Wccftech, citing leaker yeux1122, claims OPPO is developing a flagship smartphone with a flat central display and subtly curved edges on all four sides—a “micro‑curve” design. The report, rated 55 percent plausible, positions the concept as a...
Update: The Decline of Graphics Card Manufacturers Continues: GALAX Is Ceasing Global Operations, Palit Is Taking over, and the Entire...
GALAX announced it will discontinue independent operations worldwide, laying off its entire global workforce. Palit Microsystems, GALAX's parent since 2008, will take full control of the brand, inventory, warranty obligations and future product roadmap. The move is attributed to AI‑driven...
NVIDIA N1X in the Spotlight at Computex: Leak Suggests a 2026 Demo, but only a Late Market Launch
NVIDIA and MediaTek are rumored to unveil an ARM‑based notebook SoC, the N1X, at Computex 2026, with a demo slated for June. Leaks suggest the first laptops could ship in October 2026, with broader availability in early 2027, but no official...
Nokia Reports AI Boost Following Nvidia Partnership: The Former Mobile Phone Giant Is Profiting Again From the Networks of the...
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia posted Q1 2026 revenue of €4.5 billion (≈$4.9 billion) and comparable operating profit of €281 million, driven by a 49 percent surge in its AI & Cloud segment, which now represents 8 percent of sales and generated €1 billion (≈$1.1 billion) of new orders. The...
Graphene Instead of Silicon? Simulations From Kiel Show Light-Controlled Electrons in the Femtosecond Range
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Tianjin University reported semiconducting epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide with a 0.6 eV bandgap and carrier mobility above 5,000 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹. In September 2025, the University of Kiel simulated femtosecond laser pulses that can locally excite electrons in graphene...
USB Colors Explained: Why White, Black, Blue, or Red Ports Often Cause More Confusion Than Clarity
USB port colors are a long‑standing visual cue, but they are not a strict standard. White and black historically signal USB 1.x and 2.0, while blue is widely used for 5 Gbps SuperSpeed (USB 3.2 Gen 1). Colors such as teal, red, yellow, and orange...
Polling Rate, Latency, and the Future of Input: Between Marketing Promises and Measurable Reality (Continued, Part 2 of 2)
Igor’s Lab revisits the debate over 8 K mouse polling rates, emphasizing that end‑to‑end latency remains the primary metric for most gamers but that higher refresh‑rate displays expose new factors such as harmonic jitter and temporal distribution of inputs. The follow‑up...
GDDR6 Under Pressure: Tesla’s Hunger for Memory Could Hit the PS5, PS5 Pro, and Older Gaming GPUs Hard
Samsung is reportedly increasing its monthly shipment of 8‑Gb GDDR6 DRAM to Tesla to roughly four times its Q1 level, reflecting the automaker’s growing need for memory in infotainment and autonomous‑driving systems. The surge adds pressure to an already tight...
JEDEC Is Pushing LPDDR6 Toward AI Servers: SOCAMM2 Modules with up to 512 GB Are Set to Finally Move Mobile...
JEDEC has released a preview of the LPDDR6 extension, including a SOCAMM2 module specification that could support up to 512 GB per module. The roadmap adds x12 and x6 sub‑channel modes, a flexible metadata carve‑out, and a near‑complete LPDDR6 Processing‑in‑Memory (PIM)...
Windows 11 KB5083769: The April Update May Require the Recovery Key on Certain BitLocker-Enabled Systems
Microsoft’s April 2026 Windows 11 update (KB5083769) for builds 26200.8246 and 26100.8246 can force a BitLocker recovery prompt on the first reboot of devices with a specific, non‑recommended Group Policy setting. The issue arises when the TPM platform validation profile includes PCR7...
LeakWatch 2026: Security Incidents, Data Breaches, and the IT Landscape for the Current Calendar Week 17
Calendar week 17 (April 20‑26 2026) saw a cascade of security incidents that highlighted the erosion of trust across SaaS, developer toolchains, and critical infrastructure. A compromised OAuth token from Context.ai gave attackers access to Vercel’s Google Workspace and project settings, while malicious...
Intel Diamond Rapids Reportedly Not Coming Until 2027: Xeon 7 Leak Puts Pressure on Intel’s Server Roadmap
Intel’s upcoming P‑core Xeon generation, Diamond Rapids, is reportedly postponed from a 2026 launch to mid‑2027, according to a leak cited by Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech. The delay creates a gap between the efficiency‑focused Xeon 6 (Clearwater Forest) slated for early...
NVIDIA Neural Texture Compression: AI-Powered Compression Aims to Alleviate VRAM Pressure in PC Games
NVIDIA unveiled Neural Texture Compression (NTC) within its RTX Kit, leveraging tiny neural networks to store and reconstruct textures more efficiently. In a technical demo the method reduced texture memory from roughly 6.5 GB to about 970 MB, an 85 % cut while...
TSMC’s Roadmap Through 2029: A13, A12, and a Sober Look at the Sub-1-Nm Rumors
At the 2026 North America Technology Symposium TSMC unveiled its process roadmap through 2029, introducing three new nodes: A13, A12 and the N2U extension of its 2‑nm platform. A13 will build on the A14 platform with nanosheet transistors, while A12...
DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 Introduces Shader Model 6.9: Microsoft Is Bringing Modern GPU Features Out of Preview and Into...
Microsoft released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 in Q1 2026, officially launching Shader Model 6.9 and a suite of Direct3D 12 extensions. The update adds long‑vector support, mandatory 16‑ and 64‑bit shader operations, and DXR 1.2 features such as Shader Execution Reordering and Opacity Micromaps. Drivers...
NZXT AIO Allegedly Damages RTX 5090 ROG Astral: A Leak, a Very Expensive Graphics Card, and a Dispute Over a...
A user reported that an NZXT Kraken AIO leaked in August 2025, destroying an ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 and a motherboard. The dispute, public on Reddit in April 2026, revolves around compensation, with the customer citing a $2,855.99 invoice...
The Apple MacBook Pro with OLED and Touch Remains a Rumor with Surprisingly Concrete Details
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman report and Ming‑Chi Kuo’s Medium post suggest Apple is planning a MacBook Pro redesign featuring an OLED touchscreen and a Dynamic Island‑style UI, targeting early 2027. The leaks indicate a shift from the current Liquid Retina XDR...
AMD Is Preparing FSR with Variable Frame Generation, but the Actual Launch Date Remains Unclear for Now
AMD’s GPUOpen documentation for ADLX 1.5 introduces a new interface, IADLX3DFidelityFXFrameGenUpgrade, that lets developers query and set specific frame‑generation ratios. The API exposes GetAvailableRatios, GetRatio and SetRatio methods, indicating a move toward variable or multi‑frame generation (MFG) for FSR. AMD’s official...
Chinese GPU Vendors Are Rapidly Catching up in the AI Server Market and Significantly Eroding Nvidia’s Dominance
Chinese GPU and AI chip makers now command roughly 41% of China’s AI accelerator server market, while Nvidia’s share slipped to 55% in 2025. The shift reflects a combination of U.S. export restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 chips and Beijing’s push...
Nvidia Will Supply More than One Million GPUs to AWS by 2027 and Is Moving Deeper Into the Core of...
Amazon Web Services announced it will integrate more than one million Nvidia GPUs based on the Blackwell and Rubin architectures into its global cloud regions, with deliveries slated through the end of 2027. The agreement also bundles Nvidia’s Spectrum and...
ASUS ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless Keyboard Review: A Modular 96% Keyboard with Hot-Swap, Gasket Mount, and Tri-Mode
In this episode the hosts dive into the ASUS ROG Strix Morph 96, a compact 96% mechanical keyboard that boasts a modular design, hot‑swap switches, a gasket‑mount chassis, and tri‑mode connectivity (wired, Bluetooth, and 2.4 GHz wireless). They walk through the...
Ubuntu 26.04 Delivers Significant Graphics Performance Gains on the AMD Strix Point – Pure Software Improvememt, Not New Hardware
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS pre‑release delivers noticeable graphics performance gains on AMD Strix Point (RDNA 3.5) laptops compared with Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS. Benchmarks on an ASUS Zenbook S16 with a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Radeon 890M show faster Vulkan ray‑tracing and game scores while power...
Intel OpenVINO 2026.1 Integrates llama.cpp with Wildcat Lake and Arc Pro B70—And Suddenly Makes Intel’s AI Strategy More Tangible
Intel’s OpenVINO 2026.1 toolkit adds a preview backend for llama.cpp and expands model support to include Qwen3 VL, GPT‑OSS 120B, and a WhisperPipeline for Node.js. The release explicitly targets Intel Core Series 3 (codenamed Wildcat Lake) CPUs and the Arc Pro B70 GPU with 32 GB of memory,...
MSI Unveils the Cubi NUC AI 3MG: A 0.51-liter Mini PC Designed to Handle AI, Edge Computing, and Office Tasks...
MSI introduced the Cubi NUC AI 3MG, a 0.51‑liter mini PC aimed at business and edge AI workloads. It ships with Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, offering up to 100 TOPS of AI acceleration, dual 2.5 GbE, Wi‑Fi 7, and support for four displays. The...
Google Is in Talks with Marvell About Two New AI Chips—Putting Pressure on Broadcom
Google is reportedly in talks with Marvell to develop two custom AI chips—a Memory Processing Unit and a new TPU optimized for inference. The discussions come after Google signed a long‑term AI‑chip supply agreement with Broadcom that runs through 2031....
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Dual Edition Review? Sponsored Reviews, Artificial Product Shortages, and the Decadent Whiff of Forced Exclusivity
AMD unveiled the Ryzen 9 9950X3D Dual Edition, a 16‑core, 32‑thread desktop CPU priced at $899 that features dual 3D V‑Cache on both chiplets. The architecture aims to reduce cache asymmetry and improve performance for creators and developers. However, AMD is tightly controlling...
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...
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...
AMD Is Aligning Itself More Closely with France’s AI Strategy and Is Making Alice Recoque a Key Figure
On April 16, AMD and the French government signed a multi‑year memorandum of understanding to integrate AMD’s hardware and software platforms into France’s national AI strategy. The pact covers AI infrastructure, research access, and education programs, with a focus on the...
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...
LeakWatch 2026: Security Incidents, Data Breaches, and the IT Landscape for the Current Calendar Week 16
Calendar week 16 (April 13‑19 2026) highlighted a shift in cyber risk from traditional perimeter breaches to trust failures at vendor, cloud and open‑source interfaces. Notable incidents include Inditex’s third‑party transaction‑database exposure, Rockstar Games’ breach through Snowflake and Anodot, and the Axios npm supply‑chain...
Linux 7.1 Switches Kaveri, Kabini, and Mullins to AMDGPU
Linux 7.1 will default to the AMDGPU driver for legacy AMD APUs—Kaveri, Kabini and Mullins—ending years of reliance on the older Radeon driver. The change, merged in early April, brings these GCN 1.1/Sea Islands chips onto a modern driver stack with...
AMD Zen 6 “Medusa Point” Appears on Geekbench – 10 Cores, 32 MB L3 Cache, and the First Credible Hint...
A Geekbench entry for an engineering sample named “AMD Plum‑MDS1” reveals a 10‑core, 20‑thread Zen 6 mobile processor with 32 MB of L3 cache, the first concrete data point for AMD’s rumored Medusa Point platform. The sample runs at a modest 2.40 GHz base...
ASUS Is Doubling the BIOS Size to 64 MB on Its New AM5 Motherboards—And in Doing so, Is Bringing an...
ASUS announced that its new 800‑series AM5 motherboards will ship with a 64 MB BIOS ROM, a size increase intended to support future AMD CPU generations and to host a pre‑installed Wi‑Fi driver. The company’s product pages note that upcoming BIOS...