Samsung Knows It Can’t Beat Apple Head-On In A Smartphone Race, So It’s Aggressively Pushing Towards A Thriving Business Model

A truckload of futile attempts have been made by Samsung to maintain its dominance over Apple in the smartphone market. Unfortunately, with the Korean giant’s market share dwindling and the DRAM shortage threatening to erode its lead as its rival mulls a price freeze on the iPhone 18 lineup, it’s becoming even more difficult for competitors to obtain a foothold.

In the wake of multiple factors, a new report highlights a shift in Samsung’s strategies where it targets a lucrative business model as opposed to competing with Apple


Intel Will No Longer Limit Overclocking To High-End SKUs, Plans To Include More Unlocked CPUs With Future Lineups

Intel's Unlocked CPUs have been restricted to high-end desktop models, but that is about to change as the company plans overclocking support on more SKUs.

Intel Changes Its Unlocked Desktop CPU Strategy: No Longer Limited To High-End SKUs, Also Coming To Budget & Mainstream Offerings

The new Intel client division is making some drastic changes in the desktop segment. Recently, Robert Hallock revealed how Intel is planning to offer AMD-like socket longevity moving forward, while also keeping existing platforms fresh with new refreshes. For


Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Leak Shows The Remake Days Early, And Side-by-Side With the 2013 Original Is Massive

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced continues to be one leaky ship . After the game's existence was revealed l ong before its official announcement (something that Ubisoft itself acknowledged ), new footage of the highly anticipated remake leaked online, showing how the game's visuals will be on par with those of the best-looking entry in the series to date: last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows .

The leaked footage, shared on X by KAMI , is most likely lifted from the game's


TSMC Is Pouring $56 Billion Into New Fabs, Yet CEO Wei Admits Shortages Will Drag Into 2027 and Beyond

The massive AI cycle has prompted semiconductor giants such as TSMC to invest billions into infrastructure, but even that won't be enough to keep up with demand.

Earlier this week, that the company's capital expenditures are expected to reach $56 billion in 2026. That's lots of money, and all of this is being poured into the construction of new chipmaking facilities, while upgrading existing lines to sustain more production.

Despite all of this money being spent, TSMC says that it won


Apple Is Working On A High-Resolution Camera Upgrade That Its Chinese Competitors Have Been Investing Millions To Implement

iPhones are gradually being treated to camera hardware upgrades to elevate the user experience, with Apple rumored to be testing new, higher-resolution sensors to rival its competitors. The Cupertino firm was earlier said to be evaluating a 200MP primary shooter for the iPhone, and now, a tipster claims that the same treatment is being given to the periscope telephoto camera, an area where Chinese smartphone makers have already invested an estimated $30 million.

The tetraprism telephoto camera first debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro Max


CAPCOM Sharpens PRAGMATA on PS5 Pro With Official PSSR 2 Support After Hitting 1 Million Sales in 48 Hours

Not content with selling more than 1 million units in just 48 hours , which is an excellent result for a brand new IP , CAPCOM has already improved PRAGMATA with a new PlayStation 5 Pro patch. This patch introduces official PSSR support (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) for a noticeably sharper image quality .

Patch 1.210 , which has gone live today, "adds official support for the upgraded PSSR ," the publisher confirmed on the game's . While some users noted that the game already used the


Mass Effect TV Writer Pushes Back on Ankler Report Claiming Amazon Is Rewriting the Show for Non-Gamers

Earlier this month, The Ankler a report in which they mentioned that the Mass Effect TV series in development at Amazon Prime Video would have to be partially rewritten to accommodate "non-gaming audiences", as mandated by Amazon's new Head of Global TV, Peter Friedlander . The report added that Friedlander, who took over as Head of TV in October 2025, has apparently been taking an active role in approving script decisions across multiple Amazon Prime projects, with several being delayed as a result.

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PC OEMs, Like ASUS & MSI, Are Rumored To Make Their Own “Project Helix” Machines, But That Doesn’t Mean Xbox Consoles Won’t Exist

PC OEMs, such as ASUS and MSI, are rumored to build their own custom Microsoft " Project Helix " machines besides the official Xbox console.

Recently, there have been reports about Microsoft's Project Helix plans, which is the codename for the SoC powering the next-generation Xbox console. Microsoft is deeply engaged with AMD on its Project Helix SoC, which will feature support for FSR Diamond , a brand new upscaling technology with lots of AI-specific innovations centered around Neural Rendering.

Although there have been reports that


Dark Souls 2 Path Tracing Mod Reaches Public Beta – Here’s How to Install It

Last month, we shared some gorgeous screenshots from the in-development Dark Souls 2 path tracing mod "Lighting Engine" . Now, modder Ganaboy has released a beta version that can be downloaded by anyone through the .

This build of the Lighting Engine adds path tracing and also removes almost all of the game's default 'fake lights' . The author recommends playing with as little player light as possible ; the torch and light mechanics are crucial in the early game, and timers should be preserved as much as possible

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China’s Premiere Memory Maker Hits HBM3 Roadblock As Domestic DRAM Makers Rush HBM Manufacturing

China's domestic memory manufacturers are rushing to produce HBM chips, but the biggest DRAM maker has run into roadblocks with HBM3 tech.

The AI market in China is booming at an incredible pace, led by Huawei and several other chipmakers. Despite facing strict bans on advanced chip production, the AI market has endured, & domestic DRAM makers are now sampling their very first HBM3 solutions, which will be coupled with the latest AI chips.

At Semicon China 2026, Chinese vendors showcased their latest DRAM