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SK Hynix Fires Back In The AI Memory Race With Next Gen 48GB HBM4E

Zak Killian — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:28:00 -0400

SK hynix just announced the delivery of its 12-layer HBM4E memory samples to major hardware clients, intensifying the competition to supply the memory backbone for future AI accelerators. The new fat stacks of RAM represent a significant leap in data density and throughput, offering 48 gigabytes of capacity per single stack. By pushing transfer

AI-Powered Holographic Display Could Bring Star Trek-Style 3D Images Closer

Tim Sweezy — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400

Sci-fi holodecks and floating 3D projections just took a meaningful step closer to reality. In a study published earlier this month, researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) unveiled a method for projecting complex 3D scenes in a single shot, using a blend of artificial intelligence

Amazon’s New Samsung Frame TV Rival Drops To $700 Before Prime Day

Paul Lilly — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:46:00 -0400

Does your existing television make a fashion statement? Probably not, though it could if you picked up a TV that doubles as a dynamic art piece. Samsung's The Frame is one of the most popular options in this niche category, but it is no longer the only one with Amazon and Hisense getting in on the action. Both have models that are on sale

Forget Prime Day: Amazon Drops Nothing Phone 3 To $599, Galaxy S26 To $785

Paul Lilly — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:57:00 -0400

Amazon's next big Prime Day sales event is just a few days away, but if you are in need of a new smartphone and want to go with an Android handset, there are deals to be had before the bargains bonanza kicks off. Both the Nothing Phone (3) and Samsung's Galaxy S26 are back down to all-time low prices ahead of Tuesday's Prime Day kickoff. Nothing

PlayStation CEO Defends PC Port Strategy As Insider Leak Claims Otherwise

Chris Harper — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:54:00 -0400

There's been an interesting development in the story surrounding PlayStation games coming to PC. The short story is, executives seem to be contradicting each other on whether or not the practice will continue. Most recently, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino stated that while multiplayer titles will continue to launch cross-platform,

Steam Machine Leak Points To Potential Launch And Preorder Dates Next Week

Zak Killian — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:15:00 -0400

Valve's Steam Deck opened up the existing PC gaming handheld market to the mainstream and, in so doing, arguably created a whole new class of PC gaming devices. The Steam Machine probably isn't going to have the same impact on the market, but it nevertheless looks like a cool device. If you're aching to grab a Gabecube, the latest information

New AI Nose Can Literally Sniff Out Signs Of Illness From Your Breath

Aaron Leong — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:29:00 -0400

An in-development AI tool is training itself to recognize the distinct olfactory markers of human illness straight from a patient's breath. By translating complex chemical vapors through a smell language model, the AI will have the speed, agility, and resolution to uncover subtle patterns invisible to traditional diagnostic methods. In

Webb Telescope Discovers Alien Salt Skies On This Famous Pink Planet

Aaron Leong — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:53:00 -0400

Astronomers have finally cracked one of the mysteries of the famous GJ504b Pink Planet, discovering that its signature rosy haze is shrouded in bizarre, swirling clouds of salt. Located 57 light-years from Earth, GJ504b has captivated scientists since its discovery in 2013. Despite its enchanting appearance, ground-based telescopes have

Adobe Brings Powerful New AI Agents To Photoshop, Premiere And More Apps

Tim Sweezy — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:34:00 -0400

Anyone in content production knows how much of the day disappears into the preparations around the actual work, sorting media bins, renaming clips, managing layer stacks, and resizing the same asset for every platform it has to run on. Adobe wants to offload that overhead, as the company announces a broad expansion of AI agents across Creative

Woot's 'Awesome Audio' Sale Slashes AirPods Max, Samsung Galaxy Buds And More

Paul Lilly — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:31:00 -0400

Woot, the dedicated deals site owned and operated by Amazon, is hosting an 'Awesome Audio' sale ahead of Prime Day with deep discounts on a range of headsets, earbuds, portable speakers, and more. The deals also hit a range of price points, from budget earbuds priced at just $5.99 to premium headphones that cost a few hundred bucks, and everything

Bang & Olufsen Revives A 1985 Hi-Fi Icon With A $30,000 Luxury Turntable

Aaron Leong — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:17:00 -0400

Bang & Olufsen has unveiled an ultra-limited Beosystem 3000c Dune Grey Edition music system, combining a carefully upcycled 1980s record player with a pair of stylish Beolab 8 wireless speakers that sell for $2,749 by themselves. The $30,000 system serves as the latest flex piece from the Danish brand’s Recreated Classics program where

GMKtec's PS4-Sized Evo-X3 Mini PC Packs A Ryzen AI Max+ 395 And 128GB RAM

Paul Lilly — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:40:00 -0400

GMKtec has carved out a following for its ever-expanding line of mini PCs and its newest offering, the Evo-X3 billed as a compact AI mini PC workstation that is the size of a Sony PlayStation 4 console, will be open for early access registration on June 22, 2026, the company announced. It is an interesting comparison, given that GMKtec's marketing

Valve Pushes New Steam Controller Shipments Into 2027 As Demand Surges

Paul Lilly — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:11:00 -0400

Valve's new Steam Controller is selling so fast that the company is having trouble keeping up with demand. As such, shipments for new orders have been pushed out to 2027, and the same is true of some existing reservations, the company announced. If it comes as any consolation, at least AI is not to blame for this one (unlike memory and storage

MSI's $1,799 Claw 8 EX AI+ Handheld Launch Signals A 'Tough Year For Gamers'

Zak Killian — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:32:00 -0400

MSI has officially opened retail listings for its hotly anticipated Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld, and the price tag is an eye-watering $1,799. While the device packs cutting-edge hardware, including Intel's brand-new Arc G3 Extreme processor, 32GB of blistering 9.6Gbps LPDDR5X RAM, and a massive 80Wh battery, its price point pushes it completely

Rockstar Games Rolls Out Free GTA 5 Upgrades While You Wait For GTA 6

Chris Harper — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:30:00 -0400

It's not just Sony pushing gamers to upgrade their consoles ahead of GTA VI's release—Rockstar is also doubling down by providing PS4 and Xbox One (X) owners of Grand Theft Auto V with a free Enhanced Edition upgrade ahead of the next GTA Online heist. This move from Rockstar is interesting for GTA V players, because it's both long overdue

Call Of Duty Black Ops 1 And 2 Are Coming To PlayStation Gamers In July

Alan Velasco — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:20:00 -0400

Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is in a transitional phase. It will eventually return to a strategy of console exclusives meant to strengthen the brand, but in the meantime it is still bringing some games to other platforms. The company’s latest announcement is that two of the most beloved entries in the Call of Duty franchise are headed

Trump Claims Apple And Intel Struck A Major US Chip Manufacturing Deal

Aaron Leong — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:31:00 -0400

President Donald Trump announced today that Apple has finalized a historic deal to design and manufacture its next-generation chips using Intel's facilities on American soil. Neither company has commented on the claim, but if true, this would be huge for Apple, which has spent years relying heavily on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

NVIDIA AI Robots Learn To Install Graphics Cards Without Human Help

Tim Sweezy — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Teaching robots new tricks has always been a deeply human chore. Someone resets the scene after every failed attempt, babysits the hardware, and judges whether the robot got it right. NVIDIA wants that someone gone. The company has spent the past year pushing physical AI hard, and its latest project takes the idea further. Alongside Carnegie

NASA’s New Mars Partnership Sets Up A Private Race With SpaceX

Aaron Leong — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:53:00 -0400

NASA is turning to a commercial newcomer to reach the Red Planet. Through a newly announced public-private partnership, the agency has selected Relativity Space to build, launch, and operate a Mars orbiter mission scheduled for 2028, thereby leveraging commercial investments to speed up scientific discovery and lower the costs of deep space

Tim Cook Warns Apple Price Hikes Are Unavoidable As Memory Costs Soar

Paul Lilly — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:36:00 -0400

Life comes at you fast, doesn't it? Just a few days ago, we wrote about Apple's upcoming iPhone Fold, anticipated to debut in the neighborhood of $1,999, could potentially shield iPhone 18 Pro buyers from price hikes. And now? One of Apple CEO Tim Cook's final acts is to go on record saying "price increases are unavoidable" as memory costs

Brain Chip Implant Enables Paralyzed ALS Patient To Speak And Work Again

Aaron Leong — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:17:00 -0400

Recent breakthroughs in neural engineering have bridged the gap between brain-computer interfaces and practical tools for daily life. A long-term study published in Nature reveals that a 47-year-old man paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has successfully used an implanted neural device to communicate independently at home and

GTA 6 Cover Art Revealed As Rockstar Locks In June 25 Preorder Date

Paul Lilly — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:58:00 -0400

The wait for Grand Theft Auto VI, arguably the most anticipated video game of all time, is nearly over. As the release dates draws near, Rockstar Games today announced that preorders will commence next Thursday, June 25, 2026, on digital storefronts and at other select retailers. The developer also released official cover art for the game,

Radeon RX 9070 XT Pops On Valve's Steam Survey, What Caused The Spike?

Paul Lilly — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:00 -0400

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is a fine graphics card, even if not quite as fast as NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090. It's certainly more affordable, and so the card's absence on Valve's Steam hardware survey up to this point has been a curious anomaly. So too is the Radeon RX 9070 XT's sudden surge in ownership, as the latest Steam survey seemingly

Intel's New 18A-P Process Enters Production To Fight TSMC For AI

Zak Killian — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:50:00 -0400

Intel is taking the fight directly to TSMC with its latest foundry milestone, signaling that its aggressive turnaround strategy is bearing real fruit. At the 2026 IEEE/JSAP Symposium on VLSI Technology & Circuits, the company announced that its next-generation Intel 18A-P process node has officially entered the risk production phase. This

Noctua NL-LC1 Liquid Coolers Launch With Custom Pump Noise Absorber

Chris Harper — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:44:00 -0400

Noctua, a brand best known for its distinct brown colorways and quiet cooling fans, is entering the liquid cooling market with a trio of high-end AIOs. These new Noctua AIOs, the Noctua NL-LC1 series, range from 240mm to 420mm in size and can also be fitted with an additional NL-ACF1 pump fan to cool surrounding components. The Noctua NL-LC1