A Court Has Just Crushed Samsung Union Workers’ Dream Of Winning $30 Billion In Bonuses, As South Korea’s Government Threatens To Go Full Scorched-Earth Against A Planned Strike

The global memory sphere has just been saved by the proverbial bell, or gavel in this instance: a court-issued partial injunction has now barred Samsung's unionized workers from going on a planned strike, one that could have aggravated the ongoing DRAM and NAND shortages by crippling Samsung's production cadence of precious memory chips.

As we've been noting ad nauseum over the past few days, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts to


Intel’s First Wildcat Lake Laptop Hits Retail at sub-$600, Undercutting Apple’s MacBook Neo, Doubles the RAM and Battery Capacity

The first Intel Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3" laptops have entered the retail segment, tackling Apple's MacBook Neo with a strong value proposition.

Yesterday, we reported that Intel's partners were well on their way to launch Wildcat Lake "Core Series 3-powered laptops this week . And today, the first laptops have already hit retail shelves. One of the first to make way in the market segments is the Honor X14 which is a 14" design, featuring the Core 5 32


NVIDIA’s Fastest PRO GPU Is Silently Breaching The $10,000 US Price Barrier Due To AI Demand

NVIDIA's fastest and flagship "PRO" GPU, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell , is now breaching the $10,000 US price tag, a big increase versus the past few months.

NVIDIA's RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Remains Unmatched With Its Massive 96 GB Memory, Making It The Fastest AI GPU For Pros But It Is Also The Most Expensive With A Price Tag Exceeding $10,000

When the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000


Samsung Plans To Transform Your Smartphone & Tablet Into On-Device AI Powerhouses With High-Bandwidth Memory Chips Using Complex Packaging

High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) won’t be limited to servers because the latest report states that Samsung is employing a unique packaging technology that will make smartphones and tablets compatible with these ultra-fast DRAM chips. The goal for the Korean giant is to turbocharge mobile devices into on-device AI beasts, and looking at the profits that Samsung is raking in during the ongoing shortage , the company surely doesn’t want to miss out on any markets.

Traditional mobile DRAM utilizes copper wire bonding, but their I


Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Drops To $259 At Microcenter, But Thermal Grizzly Is Asking Twice As Much For A Delidded Version

Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K CPU reaches another fantastic value proposition, hitting $259 at Microcenter, but a delidded version costs twice as much.

The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is currently the best value option in the Intel CPU family. It offers 24 cores, and its performance more or less matches the 285K with technologies such as BOT (Binary Optimization Tool), offering a nice boost in games.

At launch, the CPU was priced at $


Intel’s First Macbook Neo Rivaling Laptops Arrive Next Week, Wildcat Lake With Mainstream Prices

Intel's Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" laptops are seemingly hitting retail shelves as early as next week, as the first products get listed at Chinese JD.com.

Chinese retail outlet, JD.com, has listed various Intel Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" laptops online. The retail outlet is currently offering customers the opportunity to make pre-order appointments, and the final dates end on either the 18th or 22nd of May.

The laptops include 14" and 16"


NVIDIA’s Rubin AI Platform Alone Will Devour More LPDDR Memory in 2027 Than Apple and Samsung Combined, Starving Smartphone Supply

LPDDR memory demand in the AI & server segment is going to outstrip smartphone demand massively in 2027, with next-gen platforms such as NVIDIA Rubin and AMD MI400 requiring way more DRAM to meet the needs of AI firms.

Incoming memory demand from Agentic AI use cases is going to be insane. We know that DRAM is going to retain its crucial status in powering upcoming AI servers, and future platforms are going to house more capacity as compute requirements grow.

As per , it is estimated


Google’s Premium Googlebook Laptops Could Pack Intel’s Panther Lake With 12Xe3 Cores, Year-Old Shipping Manifest Suggests

Googlebook laptops might feature some super-premium specs based on a year-old listing, which points to Intel Panther Lake with 12 Xe3 cores.

Last week, Google introduced its new family of laptops called Googlebook . The Googlebook laptops are more premium than Chromebook laptops, and based on older listings, their specs look really high-end.

The first references to a Googlebook laptop were possibly made last year in , which listed a Chromebook laptop with Intel's Panther Lake 12Xe CPUs. This was before


ASUS Demos Its First “ROG” DDR5 Memory Running at 8800 MT/s On Its Crosshair X870E APEX Motherboard

ASUS's first DDR5 memory modules , the ROG 20th Edition, have been demoed on the ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard, showcasing impressive OC capabilities.

This Friday, ASUS announced its first-ever "ROG" DDR5 memory modules featuring up to 48 GB capacity, a stunning design, and a special ROG-Mode that switches between low-latency and high-speed profiles.

During the event, ASUS's in-house overclocker, Safedisk, also showcased some overclocking


Snapdragon Chips In Laptops Convinced A 30-Year Intel Loyalist To Switch Sides As New Notebooks Can Deliver Nearly 48 Hours In Battery Life

The Apple Silicon revolution may have been the catalyst for bringing powerful, efficient chips to laptops, but there’s no denying the efforts Qualcomm has made to ensure users get the same perks when shopping for a Windows laptop. One 30-year Intel loyalist who was fed up with the processor manufacturer’s false promises jumped ship to a machine powered by the competition and expressed his excitement as to how he’s able to net almost two days of battery life with his latest purchase.

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