Apple sets up pilot line for a foldable iPhone in Taiwan, report says
Apple sets up pilot line for a foldable iPhone in Taiwan — report Nikkei says Apple is running a mini pilot line in northern Taiwan […]
Beijing reportedly drops Google antitrust probe — and narrows its sights on Nvidia
In a calibrated bit of policy signalling, Beijing has reportedly terminated an antitrust probe into Google while turning up pressure on Nvidia, including accusations of […]
MediaTek tapes out on TSMC’s 2nm — here’s why N2 won’t be a vanity node
MediaTek says it has completed tape-out on TSMC’s 2nm (N2) process, with TrendForce reporting the same and noting Apple’s parallel preparations for A-series and M-series […]
XMP vs EXPO: what to enable and why (plus the safe-tuning playbook)
The point of XMP/EXPO Consumer DDR5 kits ship with tight timings and higher data rates encoded as profiles in the module’s SPD (Serial Presence Detect). […]
VRAM explained: how much do you really need in 2025?
Why VRAM matters (and when it doesn’t) Your GPU’s VRAM is the working set for textures, geometry buffers, frame buffers, ray tracing acceleration data, and […]
CPU bottlenecks explained: how to test and fix them (without guesswork)
TL;DR A CPU bottleneck isn’t a moral failing or a mis-buy; it’s the point in a pipeline that limits frame delivery or task throughput right […]
Clean-install Windows 11 (2025) — the safe, reproducible way
A clean install solves mystery slowdowns, driver tangles, and years of cruft. Done right, it also gives you a documented baseline you can reproduce in […]
PCIe 5.0 vs PCIe 4.0 — do you actually notice for GPUs and SSDs?
The short answer PCIe 5.0 doubles the raw bandwidth of PCIe 4.0. That matters a lot for certain SSD workflows that sling giant files. It […]
ATX 3.1 & 12V-2×6 PSUs — the 2025 buyer’s guide
Why this matters Modern GPUs are spiky: frame-to-frame power draw can surge faster than old PSUs were designed to handle. Meanwhile, the industry has moved […]
OpenAI plans age checks and a teen-safe ChatGPT — here’s what will actually change
OpenAI says it will begin estimating users’ ages and verifying IDs in some cases to route under-18s to a teen-safe version of ChatGPT. The company […]