CXMT’s Capacity Woes Likely Mean Its Partnership With Apple Won’t Blossom To The Same Heights As Korean Rivals; DRAM May Be Limited To Product Testing Only

Companies such as Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron have chosen to prioritize AI customers because they can place mammoth-sized DRAM orders, pushing Apple into a corner as it strategizes how to overcome this supply chain headache. While CXMT was previously reported to be a beacon of hope, the Chinese memory maker is facing a string of problems, suggesting that even as Apple tests the manufacturer’s DRAM in its products, the deal may not progress further.

Testing CXMT DRAM in a variety of Apple products has been discussed previously


AMD’s Aging AM4 Platform Refuses To Die As Ryzen 5 5500 And 5800X3D Dominate Against DDR5 Costs

It's not a surprise seeing the Zen 5 X3D CPU continuing its domination in the market, but the AM4 is still alive due to two processors.

The latest sales stats for the popular German retailer Mindfactory are out. Once again, we see the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D at the top as usual, but it isn't followed by another Zen 5 X3D or non-X3D SKU as the best seller. This is because users are simply opting

A chart displays CPU sales data, showing AMD with 2,970 units sold (90.83% market share) and Intel with 300 units sold (9.17% market share), and a revenue split where AMD earned 931,452 (91.99%) and Intel 81,137 (8.01%), with sales by socket showing AM5 leading at 56%.
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Beast of Reincarnation Gets NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 and AMD FSR 4.0 Support, But Promised Story Improvements Disappoint

Beast of Reincarnation launched last week on PC , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X , and Xbox Series S , but the game's launch state was far from optimal, featuring a variety of technical issues that made it impossible for many to enjoy what is, in my opinion, a solid action RPG . GAME FREAK and Fictions immediately acknowledged the game's issues, vowing to fix them as quickly as possible , and the first results of their effort are now available in the form of a patch that somewhat disappoints in


Square Enix Keeps Its Forecast Frozen, Yet Final Fantasy VII Revelation Could Still Launch Before March 31, 2027

Last month, Square Enix confirmed during the annual Summer Game Fest showcase that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will release sometime in Spring 2027 on PC , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X|S , and Nintendo Switch 2 . While every fan of the series wishes it would release as soon as possible, Square Enix 's forecasts for the current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2027 suggest that the third entry in the series will only release from April onward.

Despite the financial report for Q


Intel Core Ultra 270K & 250K Plus CPUs Slide Below MSRP as Gamer Days Bundle Throws in $120 of Tomb Raider and Star Wars Games

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Ultra 5 250K Plus are now available below MSRP and come with a brand new game bundle.

Last month, Intel CPUs received a price hike , which was unexpected. This led to higher prices on the recently launched Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus. These two CPUs are designed with value in mind, and these price hikes meant that the value proposition was reduced compared to what reviewers showed.

An Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor is priced at $310 on Newegg, featuring 24 cores, 5.5 GHz speed, and combo savings with ASUS and GIGABYTE motherboards.
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Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Margins To Suffer Tremendously As DRAM Estimated To Make Up 42% Of BOM In H1 2027; SoC And OLED Cost Pennies In Comparison

The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launch is just a month away, and with Apple scrambling to get its hands on DRAM supply to complete the A20 Pro packaging, fresh data surrounding the Bill of Materials (BOM) for one variant has some terrible news for consumers. Next year, the 12GB LPDDR5X RAM found in the iPhone 18 Pro is expected to make up more than 40 percent of BOM, leaving Apple in a quandary as far as making profits go

iPhone 18 Pro DRAM to make up 42 percent of total BOM in H1 2027

NVIDIA and AMD’s China Market Share to Drop to 10% by 2026 as Domestic Chips Seize 90%, Says Report

US chip restrictions on China and the Asian nation's focus on local chips are expected to reduce AMD and NVIDIA's market share in the country this year, suggests a fresh report from market research firm TrendForce. Previous reports have suggested that while Chinese firms, such as Huawei, have been unable to produce chips that are on par with the most advanced US AI chips, the production boom spurred by domestic incentives stands to grow the shipments of domestic chips.

Today's report follows an earlier one that surfaced last


Blizzard Becomes Xbox’s Top-Performing Studio, President Tells Staff, as Diablo 4 and Overwatch Fuel Back-to-Back Growth

Around a month ago, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier confirmed that Blizzard was among the rosiest divisions under the Xbox umbrella, having successfully rebuilt momentum across all its main franchises ( Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch ), though that doesn't necessarily make it immune to the upcoming second wave of Xbox layoffs mandated by CEO Asha Sharma .

Yesterday, Windows Central posted tidbits from an internal email that Blizzard president Johanna Faries sent to its employees last week, touting the division's success. According to Faries, Blizzard is now

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Microsoft Hikes Windows OEM Licensing Fees 7-10%, Pushing PC Prices Up Another 5% This Quarter

PC manufacturers and OEMs are going to increase the prices of their Windows-based systems as Microsoft has increased the licensing fees.

You must have seen and read countless articles on the ongoing PC component shortages, which have raised prices across the segment. Memory , Storage , Processors , Graphics Cards , and even Motherboards aren't safe from shortages, resulting in users paying much higher prices than they were a year ago.

We have covered how the ongoing shortages, which primarily stem from increased AI demand, have devastated the PC

Analyst says the MacBook Neo is responsible for Microsoft making its Windows 11 platform more efficient
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Square Enix Reportedly Halted a Nearly Finished Final Fantasy IX Remake and Has Now Pivoted Away from Mining Its Past

In late July, Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida tried to be a fireman to fan expectations about potential Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX remakes , stating that they would need even more installments than the soon-to-be-concluded Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy.

While commenting on the statement, VG247 and RPGSite's Alex Donaldson revealed in a ResetEra post that the long-rumored Final Fantasy IX remake was very far along but was eventually halted . However, that's not to

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