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Nintendo Switch 2 developers confirm DLSS, hardware ray tracing, and more

From left to right, Nintendo Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto, technical director Tetsuya Sasaki, and director Takuhiro Dohta. (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) On Nintendo’s specs page , the CPU and GPU in the Nintendo Switch 2 are boiled down to a vague “Custom processor made by NVIDIA.” At a developer roundtable with some of the… Read more

Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-on: Bigger, faster, and with mouse controls

(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Nintendo Switch 2 feels familiar, but it doesn’t feel the same. At a hands-on event in New York, I was among the first to play the successor to Nintendo’s most popular ever console, and I came away largely excited, though that may be more because of the games than the… Read more

Intel refreshes iconic brand with ‘That’s the power of Intel Inside’ campaign

Ever since Intel launched its ‘Intel Inside’ campaign in 1991, its brand identity has become inseparable not only from PCs that contained its processors but also from PCs and ICT at large. However, a lot has changed in the last 30 years, and PCs and ICT have become inseparable parts of today’s world. So, at… Read more

Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs

(Image credit: ASML) German A., a 43-year-old Russian engineer, is accused of secretly supplying sensitive technical information from ASML, NXP, and TSMC to Russia, allegedly to assist in building a 28nm-capable fab there, reports NRC. His illicit earnings were about €40,000, and he now faces 18 to 32 months in prison. Though German A. alone… Read more

Defective RX 9070 XT card with pitted silicon surface runs extremely hot — report indicates it’s unclear if this was an isolated incident

(Image credit: PowerColor) Igor’s Lab received a defective PowerColor RX 9070 XT Hellhound from a reader who had purchased the card. While it had apparently passed quality control tests, Igor found a defective RDNA 4 die that resulted in unsustainable temperatures — which persisted even after re-pasting. According to the tech outlet, the culprit was… Read more

AMD pins Ryzen 9000 ‘failures’ on compatibility issues — BIOS update recommended to avoid boot problems

There have been several reports of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs refusing to boot on ASRock motherboards. The two companies have been aware of them since February 2025, with ASRock immediately releasing a beta BIOS update to address the problem. After a few weeks of investigation, the cause of the issue has finally been identified… Read more

RTX 5080 laptop GPU beats RTX 4090 counterpart — delivers 10% less performance than RTX 5090

(Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia’s RTX 50-series laptop GPUs have recently launched, and although the availability of devices with these graphics cards is spotty at best, official benchmarks are rolling out to show us how they perform compared to other cards. We’ve already seen multiple reviews for the RTX 5090 laptop GPU, like Tom’s Hardware’s look… Read more

Amazon reserves RTX 5070, RX 9070 XT GPUs as Amazon Prime exclusives, to the dismay of scalpers

Getting hold of the latest and greatest graphics card is almost always a challenge, thanks to scalpers, and the recent market hasn’t been much different. Users are eager to get their hands on the new RTX 5000 and RX 9000 series GPUs, but finding a readily available supply is far from typical. However, Damien Mason… Read more

Chinese DRAM maker reportedly mulls DDR4 hike prices

In a surprising turn of events, Chinese DRAM maker Changxin Memory (CXMT) is considering hiking the prices of its DDR4 memory after demand and supply stabilized, according to DigiTimes. According to TrendForcethat has, CXMT is not the only company to increased DRAM pricing in recent months. Keep in mind that the information is unofficial, though…. Read more

Nintendo details the Switch 2 in a Direct livestream

After a brief tease, Nintendo is finally detailing the Nintendo Switch 2 in full. The Switch 2 is physically larger than the original Switch, with a larger Joy-Cons to accompany it, as well as a new dock. The kickstand has been redesigned, and the Switch 2 has a second USB Type-C port. The much-anticipated console/handheld… Read more

Puget Systems says it will absorb PC tariff costs for now, but will increase prices when it becomes inevitable

(Image credit: Puget Systems) PC makers have been preparing to reduce reliance on hardware produced in China for years, and large computer suppliers like Dell and HP seem to have diversified their supply chains. For smaller system integrators, the situation is more complex. Recent U.S. government-imposed taxes on Chinese imports are driving up the cost… Read more

Lightmatter unveils high-performance photonic ‘superchip’, claims world’s fastest AI interconnect

The challenges facing multi-chiplet processors are the performance and power consumption of inter-chiplet interconnects, which may eventually limit their performance. Lightmatter, a startup that has worked on various optical interconnects for several years now, this week introduced a possible solution: its Photonic M1000 high-performance photonic interconnect platform that promises to enable large multi-chiplet processors with… Read more

Arm aims to capture 50% of data center CPU market in 2025

Arm Holdings hopes to increase its share of the global data center CPU market from 15% to 50% by the end of 2025. Mohamed Awad, senior vice president of infrastructure at Arm, made the claim in an interview with Reuters. The company pins its hopes primarily on AI servers, so consider offerings like Nvidia’s GB200… Read more

Lip-Bu Tan’s first speech as Intel CEO focuses on innovation and working with foundry customers

(Image credit: Intel Business / YouTube) Recently appointed Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made his first keynote at Intel Vision 2025, where he said he will focus on earning customer trust and catering to their needs and demands. This change in the chipmaking giant’s mindset began with former CEO Pat Gelsinger’s IDM 2.0 plan, and Mr…. Read more

Intel announces 18A process node has entered risk production — crucial milestone comes as company ramps to Panther Lake chips

(Image credit: Intel) At its Vision 2025 conference, Intel announced today that it has entered risk production of its 18A process node. This crucial production milestone signifies that the node is now in the early stages of low-volume test manufacturing runs. Intel’s Kevin O’Buckley, the Senior Vice President of Foundry Services, made the announcement as… Read more