Apple’s Unified Memory Design Popularized Its MacBooks, But Research Firm Believes A Key Decision Will Take It To The Number 3 Spot

The introduction of the unified memory architecture changed the course of the MacBook’s future forever, and while other chipmakers are playing ‘catch up,’ Apple continues to race ahead of the competition, taking advantage of the current memory crisis by refusing to charge a premium for its products.

With this new design, the Cupertino firm is expected to jump several positions in the notebook market, reaching the number three spot by beating Dell. However, a research firm believes that one key decision from Apple enabled the latter to reach


NVIDIA Beats Everyone To DeepSeek V4 With Day-0 Blackwell Support, Pushing 3,500 Tokens Per Second On 1.6T Models

DeepSeek V4 is out , bringing major optimizations, including up to 1.6T model sizes, and NVIDIA is ready with Day-0 support on Blackwell GPUs using NVFP4.

With the launch of DeepSeek V4, we saw some major optimizations in compute & memory requirements.

The updated AI model uses just 27% of single-token inference FLOPs & 10% of the KV cache when running a one-million-token context window. Two new models were also introduced, one being a Pro


3D X-DRAM Hits Proof-of-Concept, HBM-Replacement with 10x Density vs Traditional DRAM & High-Yield Memory Design

Think of DRAM, but in a NAND-like structure, that's the basic concept of 3D X-DRAM, a revolution for the memory markets, bringing higher densities for AI.

In 2023, US-based NEO Semiconductor announced its brand new project called , which was going to address the DRAM capacity bottleneck by leveraging a 3D NAND-like architecture. The company also unveiled , which will be integrated into memory solutions based on 3D X-DRAM.

These include 1T1


A Mac mini Thief Was Just Waiting To Be Caught After His Sheer Stupidity Left Incriminating Evidence On A Marketplace Listing

A base Mac mini was ordered by an Apple customer in the middle of March, and given that these compact machines were already scarce to begin with, it was estimated to reach the owner within four weeks. Unfortunately, bad luck can find anyone at a terrible place and time; the person expecting the Mac mini was disappointed to find that FedEx didn’t leave the product at the door but instead in a public area, where it was waiting to be picked up.

However, while the thief was swift in depriving


Star Wars Galactic Racer Dated for October 6 After Steam Page Briefly Leaked Fuse Games’ Plans

We may have learned the planned launch date for Star Wars Galactic Racer , the upcoming racing game in development at Fuse Games , with Secret Mode set to publish.

The "leak" comes from the game's own Steam page, which with the October 6, 2026 release date. The page also included pre-order and edition details: All pre-orders include a platform-exclusive livery (with distinct variants for PS5, Xbox, and PC) and a player banner, with the livery

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Samsung Strike Could Deepen DRAM Crunch And Cost $20 Billion As An 18-Day Walkout Risks Becoming a 36-Day Production Blackout

Samsung management appears intractable, unwilling to yield to the bonus-related demands of its unionized workers, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown next month.

As the world's largest memory-related production capacity now appears headed for an utter paralysis, industry fears continue to mount, especially as production restoration might take twice as long as the planned 18-day strike.

As a refresher, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts


Glowing Steam Controller Review Leaks Early, Revealing Price ($99), Strengths and Weaknesses of Valve’s Comeback Pad

The pricing of the new Steam Controller has just been leaked by YouTuber Techy Talk, who uploaded a review of Valve's new device earlier. Some Internet user quickly downloaded it and , which means we have access to information on the price and the reviewer's first impressions.

The price is $99 . This means the Steam Controller sits $25 above the DualSense's price , but, according to the reviewer, it offers substantially more functionality. Their conclusion is that no single controller can be perfect

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ASUS Finally Puts A Price On Its ROG Equalizer Cable, And $50 Is Surprisingly Reasonable For Saving An RTX 50 GPU

Thankfully, ASUS hasn't put a premium price on its new 12V-2x6 cable that will keep the RTX 50 series GPUs save from melting.

The ROG Equalizer , which got introduced two weeks ago has finally appeared on the official ASUS store. We all wanted to know its price since ASUS usually prices its premium components quite high. While a power cable can't be considered an actual "component", it's a crucial one, considering the fate of high-end RTX


AMD Goes Bigger With EPYC Venice and Verano, with New SP7 and SP8 Sockets Dwarfing Today’s SP5 and SP6 Platforms

AMD's next-generation SP8 & SP7 sockets, designed for the Zen 6-powered EPYC Venice & Verano CPUs, have been detailed.

Last year, AMD announced its EPYC Venice & EPYC Verano CPUs. The former comes with up to 256 cores in Zen 6C flavors with a launch scheduled for 2026, while the latter is a cost-effective Zen 6 offering that's slated for a 2027 launch.

Now, Taiwanese component manufacturer has revealed the new


Intel Rewrites Its Five-Year Desktop Gaming Roadmap to Chase AMD’s X3D Lead, Betting on Software Big Time

Intel is making some big changes to its desktop gaming roadmap to deliver faster performance, with new hardware & software technologies.

In an interview with , Robert Hallock has shared the plans of the client CPU team covering desktops, laptops, and handheld PC markets. Robert has been giving us some hints of their strategy over the past few weeks, and it looks like Intel is on the right path.

A key change in Intel's desktop strategy came around after taking a look at the current desktop market and what its competition