After weeks of rumors and speculation, Xbox has confirmed today that it is cutting 3,200 jobs , with some of its first-party studios under the Microsoft umbrella either getting sold or returning to independence. In the accompanying note from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, there is no mention of anything specific regarding ZeniMax Media , Bethesda's parent company, but according to reliable journalist Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, the creator of The Elder Scrolls series is being affected by this restructuring to focus on its key franchises.

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More new mini PCs are being launched with the latest Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, coupled with capacity RAM.

Lenovo has quickly adopted Intel's latest Core Ultra Series 3, aka Panther Lake, processors for its devices, and whether you look at its laptop catalog or mini PC arsenal, you will find newer offerings with these chips. The company has now debuted its latest high-end mini PC called YOGA AI Mini PC , which is already available with processors like Core Ultra 5 325. However,

The battery capacities within the upcoming Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have become a subject of considerable interest after a high-profile information theft from a Tata-controlled iPhone factory in India revealed a sizable bump in battery capacities for the Pro duo.

Well, just a few days later, we've now become privy to the official battery capacities that Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will sport, courtesy of a regulatory filing.

As we noted at the beginning of July, a Weibo-

Vendors now seem to be prioritizing DDR4 platforms, which is obvious since DDR5-based systems have become unaffordable.

Despite being nearly 12 years old, DDR4 isn't going anywhere. It took a lot of time for the market to transition from DDR4 to DDR5 properly, but right when DDR5 became the norm, the RAMpocalypse hit the market like a truck. Since DDR5 memories have become 4-5X more expensive than July 2025 levels, it's understandable

Last month, Take-Two and Rockstar Games announced that GTA 6 would not receive a physical release , sending parts of the gaming community into upheaval. As if this wasn't enough, Sony Interactive Entertainment doubled down on the matter, announcing the controversial decision to stop production of new game discs by 2028 . Although the gaming community is rightly opposed to these decisions , which are likely to have severe consequences, CI Games founder and CEO Marek Tyminski believes this shift is unavoidable because publishers, both big and

The increase in memory prices reflects the price hike in memory chips made by Samsung, and both DDR4 and DDR5 have been reportedly affected.

Once again, we are witnessing a noticeable hike in the prices of memory modules. The ongoing RAMpocalypse is continuously fueling the DRAM prices, affecting electronic devices worldwide. The never-ending RAMpocalypse seems to have caused another hike in memory prices, as spotted on the Danawa.

Danawa , which tracks the prices of consumer products sold by retailers have shown a noticeable rise in prices for

A new agreement between Broadcom and Apple meant that both firms could accomplish their individual goals without being adversely affected by external forces. With the latest partnership, Apple will be receiving chip supply until 2031.

Ditching Qualcomm and entering the custom 5G modem market enabled Apple to introduce the C1 and C1X, but that doesn’t mean the story ends here. These baseband chips still require wireless and RF components to operate cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity on devices, which is where

Intel's process technology roadmap is expected to see an optimized version of the 14A node with dual-sided architecture.

TSMC and Samsung are heating up the foundry space with 1.4nm offerings in the coming years. TSMC is bringing its A14 fabs online next year , & Samsung is targeting 2029 for mass production of its 1.4nm tech . Meanwhile, Intel is set to launch its groundbreaking 14A technology in the coming year, as external customers line up to

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney continued to share his pro-AI sentiments in a tweet , noting that AI could have helped Bungie produce Destiny content faster, potentially avoiding its eve n tual demise (and subsequent layoffs at the studio ).

If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along and make it possible to overcome bullet point #1 and enable games like Destiny to thrive!

Sweeney recently championed AI on a couple of different occasions . First, he claimed that the MCP integration of LLMs into Unreal Engine can be a