If you were worried about watchOS 27’s compatibility with your older Apple Watch, this will probably come as a relief. Following up on worries that its upcoming operating system would require a Series 10 Apple Watch or later to run, Apple has just clarified that watchOS 27 will also install and run on Apple Watch […]

However fast it is, AMD says Zen 6 is coming later this year.

If you have a 270K Plus and an RTX 5090, you could see up to 27% more performance in Silksong…at 1080p High, that is.

It was bound to happen sometime. Following the release of the macOS 27/”Golden Gate” developer beta which was released following the WWDC keynote on Monday, the compatibility list includes every Apple Silicon Mac currently supported by Apple. Owners of recent MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro models can upgrade […]

I had a chance to test out new gaming handhelds featuring Intel's latest Arc G3 Extreme chips. Here's what I learned (and why these chips are the new standard for mobile gaming).

It's just a pet project, I'm told.

But it might not be because there's a problem with 18A itself.

Sometimes the smart money’s in the smaller, market-proven peripheral as opposed to the Next Big Thing. According to MacRumors, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has posted that incoming company CEO John Ternus has signed off on a major revision of Apple’s Vision Pro and smart glasses plans, consolidating Apple’s work in the category. Kuo wrote […]

I was frustrated at the lack of chips with the 10 Xe-core B370 iGPU in affordable laptops, and now I know why I'm even more frustrated.

I spoke with David McAfee about what it took to bring back the older chip.

Users may only see a nominal improvement with the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery as opposed to its predecessor. Per AppleInsider, noted leaker Fixed Focus Digital has reported on Weibo that for the US, the iPhone 18 Pro will have a 4,288 mAh battery. For China, which still requires space for a physical SIM card, […]

It might struggle to differentiate itself from other AMD competition.

That's a lot of awesome.

With WWDC on the horizon, Apple on Monday released its macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 and iOS 26.5.1 updates. The macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 update addresses a shutdown bug on Macs with M5 processors that primarily affects enterprise users while the iOS 26.5.1 update works to resolve a charging bug that affects iPhone 17 and iPhone Sir users. […]

When in doubt, have the second generation of a product address some of the complaints about the first generation. Per the mighty Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple continues to work on a cheaper, lighter version of its Vision Pro wearable headset. The device is unlikely to launch before late 2028 or 2029, and would differ […]

The AM6 socket looks like it'll be an end-of-the-decade release.

I suppose more options are always a good thing.

'No AMD or Intel makes ByteDance go something, something.'

Intel has unveiled its new Arc G-Series CPUs ahead of Computex 2026, and they're designed specifically for gaming handhelds. With AMD Ryzen holding such a strong share, I expect this new hardware to seriously shake up the handheld market.

Qualcomm has unveiled its new entry-level ARM-based SoC for Windows 11 devices that will begin shipping later this year on devices that cost as low as $300.

You can hit development milestones, but still run into issues with mass production. Per MacRumors, in a recent post on Weibo, noted leaker Fixed Focus Digital stated that Apple’s first foldable iPhone has run into mass production yield problems at the pre-assembly stage. The leaker said Apple has apparently sorted out its hinge reliability issue, […]

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But that might not stop some companies from experimenting with it.

But when might we see such CPU cores in a PC?

Sneaky little fella.

It's no fun talking about memory at the moment, as DDR5 prices are horrifically inflated. The 32GB Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5-7600 used in The FPS Review's look at the Core Ultra 7…

Unified cores, the return of HyperThreading, and one socket across three generations.

With every major iOS update, some iPhone models will be left behind. Per 9to5Mac, the rumor mill is indicating that the forthcoming software update, which is expected to be highlighted on June 8 at WWDC, could drop support for the following models: Per the leaker’s post, iOS 27 will require an iPhone 12 or later. […]

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Moore's Law alive and kinda kicking…

Can it really be 10 years since AM4 appeared?

Who's upgrading to AM5 these days when DDR5 is so stupidly expensive?