Intel’s Only Winning CPUs Just Got Pricier, As The $50 Core Ultra Plus Hike Threatens Its Slim Comeback

Unlike the non-Plus variants, the Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs are witnessing a good demand, but Intel just made them more expensive for the consumers.

The recent price hike could raise the actual retail prices for these products, and this will position the Core Ultra 200S Plus chips in a more difficult position, given they are still not on par with the Ryzen 9000 series when it comes to sales. Launched nearly one year after the debut of Core Ultra 200

An Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) specification sheet shows the code name as Products formerly Arrow Lake, a processor number of 250K PLUS, an overall peak TOPS (Int8) of 30, and a recommended customer price range from $219.00 to $229.00.
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Metroid Ravenous Surfaces in Brazil’s Rating System Before Nintendo Yanks It, Months After Beyond Finally Landed

A new Metroid game titled Metroid Ravenous was spotted earlier today in Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security's rating system by Universo Nintendo . It was eventually removed, likely at Nintendo's behest, but fans of the sci-fi action franchise are already buzzing with excitement.

To be clear, this is obviously not going to be another Metroid Prime. The fourth installment, Beyond , took over eight years to make (including a change in the studio at the helm of the development) and launched only

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G.Skill Clarifies On Big Price Difference Between Its DDR5 EXPO ULL & Standard EXPO Memory Kits, Says Retailers Are Selling Older Inventory That Was Bought Before Cost Increases

G.Skill has clarified its position on the higher costs of its EXPO ULL series memory kits compared to regular EXPO DDR5 kits.

G.Skill's Regular EXPO DDR5 Memory Costs Much Lower Than Its EXPO ULL Kits, But That Won't Remain The Case For Long

At Computex, AMD introduced its EXPO ULL (Ultra-Low Latency) memory technology, which is adopted by various memory manufacturers to bring much lower latencies to the AM5 platform, which should help improve performance in various applications, including

The image features AMD EXPO memory modules with a promotional text highlighting AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency and benefits like Automatic Memory Overclocking and partnerships with brands such as G.SKILL, Kingston FURY, and Lexar.

PlayStation 6 Ditches Discs as $1,000 Hardware Costs Reportedly Push Sony Toward Higher Prices and No Game Reselling

Yesterday, Sony Interactive Entertainment left gamers speechless by confirming it will no longer release physical discs of PlayStation games starting from January 2028 , effectively changing gaming forever, and definitely not for the best. However, beyond adapting to current market conditions , which see the vast majority of sales in digital format, there are a few reasons related to the PlayStation 6 hardware and rising costs that have prompted Sony to make this decision, according to known hardware leaker Kepler_L2 .

"My BoM estimate was for the


Samsung Won’t Force You To Upgrade To The Galaxy S27 Ultra For The Privacy Display Upgrade – Here’s Why

The Galaxy S26 Ultra, with its unique Privacy Display, was just a testbed for Samsung’s extended plans. According to the latest report, the company won’t force you to purchase the upcoming Galaxy S27 Ultra just to experience the same feature, as the Korean giant has a surprise that could bolster the sales of its upcoming lineup.

Whether it’s the standard, Plus, Pro, or Ultra variant of the Galaxy S27 series, The Elec reports that the Privacy Display,


CAPCOM Moves Onimusha: Way of the Sword up Three Weeks to Dodge Silent Hill Townfall and Control Resonant Collision

A couple of weeks ago, Canadian retailer PNP Games changed the launch date of Onimusha: Way of the Sword from the official September 25 , 2026 to September 4 .

The game was featured in CAPCOM's Spotlight the following week, but CAPCOM did not announce any changes to the release date , so it seemed like an error on the retailer's part. However, earlier today, the Japanese developer confirmed it : Onimusha: Way of the Sword is now set to debut on September 4 across

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Samsung & SK Hynix Go Into Hyperdrive With A Massive Fab Expansion Plan In Korea Worth Over $800 billion

Samsung & SK Hynix have announced a multi-billion-dollar expansion plan for AI and chip manufacturing in Korea.

In a bid to aggressively compete with rivals such as TSMC and Intel, Korea's major semiconductor firms, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have pledged 1,350 Trillion Won towards the expansion of semiconductor manufacturing , AI Data Centers, and memory production.

The expansion plan will span 10 years and will cost roughly 1350 Trillion Won or $870 billion. It'


GIGABYTE Arms AORUS Elite With LG Tandem WOLED Panels Hitting 280 Hz, As OLED Monitor War Intensifies

The OLED monitor market is getting flooded with more options, and now with GIGABYTE's two new WOLED models, the competition has become fierce.

Nearly every monitor maker has OLED monitors in its arsenal these days. MSI, ASUS, GIGABYTE, LG, SAMSUNG, Acer, and many vendors have been debuting their new premium and flagship OLED offerings this year , and the OLED catalog keeps getting exciting . Looks like we are warming up for more such launches throughout the year, and now we have two more OLED panels from

A Gigabyte AORUS monitor displays a vibrant purple and blue swirl with a metallic Z logo in the center.
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Apple Burns Political Capital In Washington To Buy Memory From China’s CXMT And YMTC, Yet US Buyers Won’t See Even A Cent In Savings

Apple is staking a lot of its political capital in Washington on securing memory resources from China in a puzzling move that does not make much sense, especially for its gargantuan ex-China market.


AMD Tells ASUS, XFX, And Sapphire To Brace For 10% Costlier Radeon Bundles As GPU And Memory Prices Surge

The price adjustments never stop, and as per the latest report, AMD might implement another price hike.

This might be the 3rd time this year we are hearing about a price hike on the AMD Radeon GPUs. While the report doesn't include or exclude the previous-gen GPUs, it's likely that the report concerns the latest RDNA 4, aka Radeon RX 9000 series. If you remember, last week we reported that AMD might be planning a new price hike on its RX 9

The web page details AMD's notification to AIB manufacturers about a price increase policy for GPU and memory bundles, affecting partners like Sapphire, ASUS, XFX, and HannStar.