Samsung’s Mobile Division Faces Ultimate Purgatory, Set To Earn Just 1% Of What Its Semiconductor Arm Will Pocket This Quarter

The growing disparity in the relative strength of Samsung's various divisions is now becoming quite extreme, with its mobile division continuing to languish in ultimate purgatory, even as its semiconductor division keeps soaring, living the good life, so to say.


Apple’s Incoming CEO, John Ternus, Has A Herculean Task On His Hands As Report Says The Company’s Fragmented Design Culture Needs Rebuilding

The operational efficiency and the ability to generate billion-dollar profits every quarter is a gift that makes Apple the sight of envy for its competitors, but a report states that the company has lost its design “mojo” along the way. Thankfully, incoming CEO John Ternus appears to be the right man for the job, but his responsibilities won’t get any easier as the attribute that once defined the company needs to once again be highlighted in the products, both aesthetically and through the software.

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Exynos 2700’s Innovative Heat Dissipation Solutions Are Key To Compensate For Samsung’s Inferior 2nm Process, Rumor Pits TSMC’s N2P Node As Superior

Samsung has proven that it can develop cutting-edge lithography, with its upcoming Exynos 2700 serving as an excellent example, as the company has been reported to be progressing well with its next flagship SoC. However, as far as its 2nm GAA process goes, a rumor states that when comparing Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) metrics, TSMC’s 2nm N2P is ahead in the race. This may explain why, alongside improving its 2nm process, Samsung is also

New rumor claims Samsung's 2nm GAA process is inferior to TSMC's 2nm N2P node

Marvel’s Wolverine – Everything You Need to Know About Insomniac’s Brutal, Dark Logan Adventure

Marvel's Wolverine is undoubtedly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated PlayStation 5 exclusives in years. Developed by Insomniac Games — the same studio behind the widely acclaimed and best-selling Marvel's Spider-Man games — in collaboration with Marvel Games, it marks the team's first attempt at a Mature-rated, visceral action game built around one of Marvel's most iconic and brutal characters. The last game to be solely focused on Wolverine was 2009's X-Men

AirPods Pro 3 Were Previously Sold Out On Amazon But They Have Once Again Returned And Best Of All, These Can Be Yours For $169, Their Lowest Price Ever

This isn't the first time that the AirPods Pro 3 were discounted on Amazon thanks to early Prime Day 2026, but that 32 percent discount meant Apple's top-tier wireless earbuds would be picked up in droves. After a couple of days of being out of stock, the AirPods Pro 3 have returned at the online retailer and at the same salivating price of $169 as before. That being said, if you've spotted this deal, it means others have too


GTA 6 Price Fears Spike as Leaked FNAC SKUs Show €90 Base and €119.99 Premium Edition Days Before Pre-Orders Open

The pricing question has hounded Grand Theft Auto 6 for the past couple of years, ever since Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter suggested that Rockstar Games could price the game at $100 and get away with it.

Several other analysts have since scoffed at the idea , but now that we are mere days from the opening of pre-orders ( scheduled for Thursday, June 25 ) on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X, the discovery that the Portuguese version of FNAC (a multinational retail chain that operates

A screenshot from the fnac.pt website shows listings for PS5 video games titled 'RS1,' 'RS4,' and 'RS5,' priced at 89,99 €, 119,99 €, and 199,99 € respectively, with a release date of 19 November 2026.
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Guild Wars Expands into Card Games with Mistbound, as ArenaNet Bets That a 5×3 Tactical Grid Redefines the CCG Genre

Yesterday, NC , ArenaNet , and bilibili announced Mistbound , the first collectible card game set in the world of Guild Wars . The game is licensed by ArenaNet, developed by NC, and published globally by bilibili, targeting PC and mobile platforms.

Colin Johanson , Studio Head at ArenaNet, said in a statement:

We felt it was time to give Guild Wars fans a new way to play together, inspired by the card game roots of the franchise, where they could compete in a competitive PvP arena in a CCG game

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CPU or GPU Bottleneck? How to Diagnose What’s Really Limiting Your Gaming Performance

Ah, the ultimate PC gaming boogeyman: “Is my CPU bottlenecking my graphics card?” It’s the first question we ask ourselves when building a new rig, slapping in a shiny GPU upgrade, or wondering why a game feels like a stuttery mess despite dropping a small fortune on PC hardware.

But here is the hard truth, folks: a bottleneck isn’t a permanent stamp on your PC. It is a dynamic, fast-shifting state dictated by the specific game you're playing, the

A diagram explains What Does A Bottleneck Actually Mean? showing a CPU causing a bottleneck with 95% usage, while the GPU is at 52% usage, leading to 'FPS Limited by CPU,' with frame time recorded at 25.6 ms (~39 FPS).
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TSMC Accelerates CoPoS Packaging to Replace CoWoS, as Glass Core Substrates Cut Costs 30% and Boost Wafer Utilization Past 90%

TSMC is aggressively working on CoPoS (Panel-Level) packaging to replace CoWoS for growing compute demand as Glass Core Substrates take center stage.

The ever-growing AI and compute demand requires next-generation packaging technologies. Intel and TSMC are aggressively working towards that goal , and glass core substrates are going to be a major part of their trajectories moving forward.

In a recent report by Commercial Times Taiwan , it is reported that TSMC is now aggressively moving towards CoPoS (Chip-On-Panel-on-Substrate)

A chart titled 'Comparison of WLP and PLP for Large Package Size' from Yole Group shows that a 600x600mm² panel with 64 interposers offers ~20% cost decrease and ~81% area efficiency, compared to a 300mm wafer with ~45% area efficiency.
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Open-Source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan Driver Receives DLSS Support In Mesa 26.2

The latest update brings NVIDIA's AI upscaling technology to the open-source NVK driver stack, improving the gaming experience on Linux.

The open-source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver has taken a major step forward on Linux as developers merge initial support for NVIDIA's DLSS technology into Mesa 26.2. This enables AI-powered upscaling in compatible Vulkan games running on Linux operating systems.

For those not familiar with NVK, it's the community-developed Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs that is built within the

GitLab interface showing a merged update titled 'nvk: fixes and updates for !37898 (DLSS)' with details regarding merge conflicts, bug fixes, and API changes by Thomas Andersen.