The XRING 01 is proof that Xiaomi can make its own mark in the custom silicon game for smartphones and to ensure that it can hold its position against the likes of Qualcomm and MediaTek for future releases, the Chinese manufacturer is projected to invest a gargantuan sum of 200 billion yuan (approximately $28 billion) in R&D. Of course, not all of this amount will go towards the development of future SoCs, but a few billion is all Xiaomi needs. With one million XRING 01 units shipped, Xiaomi looks to cement its position as a threat to its new chipset rivals […]

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Samsung's innovative streak is very much alive and kicking, as evidenced by a litany of its upcoming novel products, which now include the Galaxy Z Roll as well as holographic and blood pressure-measuring displays. Samsung continues to work on a range of novel products, including the so-called Galaxy Z Roll as well as the futuristic holographic and biomarker-focused displays David Kowalski (xleaks7) has now pinpointed a new Samsung patent that spans a rollable smartphone, tentatively dubbed the Galaxy Z Roll. Samsung's new patent envisions a smartphone with a lateral-rolling display, replete with a punch-hole selfie camera and a triple-camera setup […]

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NVIDIA's Gaming segment will now be reported under the "Edge Computing" segment in future earnings results as the company pivots from being a GPU manufacturer to an ecosystem provider. NVIDIA's Edge Computing Segment Will Now Include All Client Markets, Including Gaming NVIDIA announced its latest earnings, where it posted a record revenue of $81.6 billion for Q1 FY2027. The bulk of the revenue came from the Data Center segment, but the gaming market revenue wasn't presented in the earnings chart. The company confirms that it has now placed Gaming alongside other segments under a new segment, called Edge Computing. Unlike […]

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Bungie has just announced that Destiny 2 is receiving its final (and free) content update on June 9, after which there will be no more expansions or additions of any other kind. The developer admitted that, following the underwhelming release of the 2024 expansion, The Final Shape, only an episode in the slow but steady decline of the online first-person shooter game, it became clear that it was time to move forward and look toward new projects, which will now begin "incubation" work. The update, called Monument of Triumph, is designed as a comprehensive celebration of player achievements that integrates […]

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Samsung, who was once regarded the pioneer of foldable smartphones, has now been receiving labels as a company that cuts corners with its premium devices, and with consumers getting tired of these trade-offs, Chinese competitors saw the opportunity to capitalize heavily, capturing a sizable gap left behind while bringing their own innovations. With the iPhone Fold scheduled to launch later this year, Apple’s first foldable flagship will undoubtedly be compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but looking at the compromises that Samsung is making, it’s best to assume that there isn’t going to be a competition this year. To hear […]

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Intel has confirmed that its next-gen Clearwater Forest "Xeon 6+" CPUs are now in full production, targeting a launch this year. Intel's Next Big 18A Chip Is On Its Way As Full Production of Clearwater Forest "Xeon 6+" CPUs Commenced Clearwater Forest will be the latest product utilizing the 18A process technology. While the first products, Panther Lake "Core Ultra Series 3" and Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3", aim at the client segment, Clearwater Forest "Xeon 6+" will be positioned within the data center segments, mainly at 6G and Edge AI workloads. In its latest oneAPI Toolkit briefing, Intel confirms […]

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At the recent Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced hands-on event organized by Ubisoft in San Francisco, California, Wccftech had the opportunity to interview Richard Knight, the Game Director of this highly anticipated remake. Knight, whose Ubisoft Singapore credits include Assassin's Creed: Shadows, Mirage, and Skull and Bones, said the goal was to focus the remake on Edward Kenway’s story and adventure. That meant modern technical upgrades, a more seamless open world, and a handful of new gameplay additions, while trimming elements such as multiplayer and the original game's modern-day stuff. The result, he said, is meant to feel like a […]

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It is a round-the-clock leaks galore for Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S27 series today, with major tidbits getting disclosed one after the other, demystifying the camera setups on two key members of the S27 family: the base Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27 Pro. Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro might sport a 200MP surprise, as the base S27 is now tipped to get a big upgrade on at least one secondary camera lens We reported yesterday that Samsung was working on four Galaxy S27 models, with the Pro variant constituting a new addition. As per the details, the Galaxy S27 Pro is […]

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TSMC’s 2nm process will be showcased for the first time, with Apple being one of the recipients to leverage this technology in its upcoming A20 and A20 Pro. While the move from the 3nm ‘N3P’ node to the 2nm ‘N2’ will improve efficiency by a decent margin, Apple’s expertise in chip design will ensure that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max deliver record battery life. A20 and A20 Pro efficiency cores could once more come to the rescue as Apple showcased incredible ‘performance per watt’ with the A19 Pro Even though Qualcomm and MediaTek will overtake Apple in […]

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Yesterday, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced two new high-profile hires: Scott Van Vliet, a former OpenAI executive, as the new Chief Technology Officer, and Matthew Ball as the new Chief Strategy Officer. Now, in a brief statement shared with Bloomberg, Ball revealed that his focus will be on resurrecting Microsoft's so-called storied franchises and rebuilding Xbox's console business. Despite the well-known issues with component costs, Ball reckons the console business is still growing, and Sharma's new strategy (which he advised on) should drive revenue and profit. Needless to say, Ball's suggestion that some Xbox IPs will be revived has already […]

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Wccftech recently attended an exclusive hands-on preview, getting an intimate look at the early hours of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

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AT&T has just surpassed its major competitors when it comes to debuting value-based plans by launching an entirely customizable wireless bundle that entails the lowest entry price among comparable plans from Verizon and T-Mobile. AT&T brings at-scale flexibility and customization with its new 'Build-a-Plan' wireless bundle AT&T has now announced the launch of its "Build-A-Plan," an entirely customizable wireless experience designed to empower consumers with fiscal and functional autonomy over their mobile connectivity. Expected to go into effect on May 27, 2026, the new customizable bundle addresses the growing market demand for financial flexibility by enabling users to tailor and […]

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The popular Helldivers 2 is the rare modern game that launched on PC without supporting any major upscaling technology like NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR, but this is set to change next week, on May 27, with the release of a new set of technical improvements. Console users will also get some of these improvements, but PlayStation 5 Pro players will inevitably be disappointed by the decision not to bring support for the latest iteration of the PSSR upscaler. "We’re excited to announce a new set of technical improvements, deploying May 27th. In collaboration with our partners at Nixxes, this release brings […]

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The newest Core Ultra Series 2 chip offers superior raw performance at lower power consumption vs Raptor Lake Refresh's flagship chip. Core Ultra 7 251X Beats Core i9 14900HX At 50W and 70W TDP, But Shows Regressions When Compared to Core Ultra 7 255HX The Arrow Lake-HX lineup was expanded a month ago with the introduction of the Core Ultra 7 251HX. The processor sits between the Core Ultra 5 245HX and the Core Ultra 7 255HX, offering an 18-core configuration as a result of a 6+12 core arrangement. With two fewer Performance cores than the Ultra 7 255HX, one […]

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When it comes to specs on a budget, the GIGABYTE M27Q2 is hard to beat, delivering over 200 Hz refresh rate for just under $180. One of the Best Budget QHD IPS Gaming Monitors Drops from $249 to Just $179: Introducing the GIGABYTE M27Q2, a Solid IPS Monitor That Can Hit 210 Hz Refresh Rate GIGABYTE is already one of the most dominant hardware makers and is equally solid when it comes to the peripherals. Apart from dominating the graphics card and motherboard segments, the company offers some decent options in its peripheral catalog. From gaming mice to gaming monitors, […]

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Not all is well at Samsung after agreeing to a new incentives deal, with the South Korean tech behemoth now having to contend with not only intra-divisional resentments due to the massive difference in the implied incentives of the semiconductor division and its Device Experience (DX) counterpart, but also shareholder wrath, with one group of shareholders going so far as to unabashedly term the still-fledgling deal "illegal." Samsung is facing a multi-vector pushback from ex-semiconductor division employees and shareholders on the windfall that its memory- and chip-focused workers now stand to accrue According to South Korea's Yonhap, Samsung's semiconductor employees […]

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AMD's EPYC Venice CPUs have entered volume production, making them the first HPC product to achieve the milestone on TSMC's 2nm process tech. AMD & TSMC Enter Volume Production On The Industry's First 2nm HPC Chip, 6th Gen EPYC Venice The Agentic AI boom is driving the CPU market up, unlike anything that came before. High-Performance CPUs are seeing massive demands, and AMD, being a leader in HPC, has just achieved volume ramp of its next-generation EPYC Venice CPUs based on the Zen 6 core architecture. The volume ramp was achieved on TSMC's cutting-edge 2nm process technology. Looking ahead, AMD […]

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The fastest Intel-based gaming handheld will cost at least $1780 for the standard edition and slightly above $1,800 for the launch pack edition. MSI Claw EX AI+ Standard Edition Lists for $1780 While the Launch Pack Edition at $1846 at an Australian Retailer Roughly three weeks ago, we spotted the first-ever retail listing of the upcoming MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld. This is also going to be the first-ever gaming handheld to utilize the Arc G3 Extreme chip, a Panther Lake variant, that brings the 2+8+4 core arrangement, and a strong integrated graphics equivalent to the Intel Arc B390. […]

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AMD's HDMI 2.1 breakthrough on Linux hits a small roadblock as FRL will stay disabled by default initially. AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL Support Will Require Manual Enabling Initially, As Spotted In the Latest Linux Patches We recently saw AMD posting the FRL (Fixed Rate Link) patches to the Linux kernel, adding support for HDMI 2.1, which has been a challenge for a long time. The company has once again posted the sixth revision of its HDMI 2.1 FRL and DSC patches for the open-source AMGPU Linux driver. This is a major development for Radeon users on Linux, as FRL will […]

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Ubisoft reported its Q4 2026 and full fiscal year (FY2025-26) results yesterday, reflecting a major company-wide reset: net bookings were down 17% year-on-year to €1.525 billion as the publisher narrowed its portfolio, cut costs, and prepared for a much lighter FY2026-27 release slate. The company also confirmed that its free cash flow outlook remains weak in the near term, with FY2026-27 expected to be a low point before a rebound later in the cycle. The company also reported an IFRS operating loss of €1.3 billion for the year, which Chief Financial Officer Frederic ⁠Duguet said on the earnings call was […]

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