The all-new RTX Spark processor is inarguably the star of NVIDIA's ongoing GTC Taipei event, with the GPU giant managing to bring together ARM, MediaTek, Microsoft, and a host of hardware OEMs in a consequential collaboration that is essentially a shot across the bow of Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Even so, on a granular level, NVIDIA appears to have gone on a shopping spree for its RTX Spark, essentially ripping apart the Dimensity 9400 and Dimensity 8500 chips for CPU
While the Stop Killing Games Initiative continues to make strides towards its ultimate preservation goals in Europe, the Protect Our Games Act in the United States has just passed its first major milestone on its way to potentially dramatically changing the video game industry. The proposed bill has just won its vote to go beyond California's State Assembly, and now moves on to the State Senate, on its path to being written into law.
As spotted by VGC , the bill passed the California State Assembly by a vote of 43-
Apple's first foldable, tentatively dubbed the iPhone Ultra, is now finally picking up pace when it comes to the typical pre-production calibrations, bringing with it an onslaught of juicy tidbits that are able to pass through Apple's sprawling, albeit sieve-like, supply chains.
Now, fresh tidbits indicate that the iPhone Ultra will sport a dedicated vapor chamber as well as Samsung's M14 OLED screen instead of the 10-bit M16 one.
Back in June 2025, PlayStation announced ' Project Defiant ,' a new wireless fight stick built for use with PlayStation consoles and PCs. A month later , it was officially revealed as FlexStrike , and now , nearly a year from its original reveal, we have an August 6, 2026, release date set for FlexStrike, alongside the launch of Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls that same day. FlexStrike also isn't the only new PlayStation accessory set to launch this year.
Announced alongside FlexStrike'
Vendors have been quick to adopt the latest NVIDIA RTX Spark SoC in their devices, and MSI has deployed it in both mini PCs and laptops.
With the introduction of the "New era of PC" by NVIDIA, its partners are quickly adopting its recently developed RTX Spark SoC , which brings 20 Arm-based CPU cores coupled with 6144 CUDA Cores based on the Blackwell architecture. The SoC is a powerful chip that brings 128 GB of unified LPDDR5X memory and up to 1 PFLOP
NVIDIA’s announcement of the RTX Spark has caught the attention of the entire computing industry, including Qualcomm’s, which now needs to find a new way to deal with its latest rival. Then again, the company’s Senior Vice President of Computing, Kedar Kondap, doesn’t appear to be fazed by the unveiling because in a Q&A session with the executive, he expressed a warm welcome to the RTX Spark.
Kondap was asked what he thinks about NVIDIA entering the Windows on ARM platform,
Technically speaking, it's true, even if the XBOX Ally X is actually manufactured by ASUS. Okay, maybe Asha doesn't really have anything to do with it - having only picked up the mantle of CEO a few months ago - but it's still an interesting thought.
The bundle includes the refreshed XBOX Ally X20 as well as the ROG XREAL R1 gaming glasses. For those who don't know, the XREAL R1 glasses connect over USB-C to your device,
If you've been playing ARC Raiders since it launched in October 2025 , then you've seen evolve into a friendlier sort of extraction shooter. One where players have chosen to play a PvE game, only firing their weapons at robotic ARC enemies instead of other Raiders. Now, a new report from Insider-Gaming points to developer Embark Studios testing a first-of-its-kind PvE map condition called ' Rebellion Incident .'
The report claims that the map condition is being tested in China
The N250M/D5 is a fanless platform, featuring the entry-level Alder Lake N250 processor that comes in a quad core configuration.
Single-slot DIMM motherboards are pretty rare, but it doesn't matter to ASRock, which has launched a single-slot DIMM platform called N250M/D5. It's a CPU-motherboard combo that brings the Intel entry-level Alder Lake N processor pre-installed. As you can guess from the
Dell is bringing the value back to PCs with its XPS 13 laptop that packs Intel's Core Series 3, a bigger display, & a lightweight design, starting at $599.
The Dell XPS 13 is an entry-level XPS product that is designed for students and everyday users first. The laptop takes the design of the XPS 14 and puts it in a smaller and lightweight chassis that is meant to be competitive against the Apple MacBook Neo.
