© Samsung Samsung used FMS 2026 to present a broad roadmap covering HBM4E, HBM5, LPDDR5X-PIM, 400-layer NAND and two new concepts called zHBM and zNAND-O . The presentation reads more like a pitch to customers and investors than a product announcement, since Samsung provided no launch dates for most of the technologies.
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Samsung has confirmed that its 2026 TVs will be the first consumer models to support HDR10+ ADVANCED. Prime Video will also become the first streaming service to deliver content using the format globally beginning in August 2026.
HDR10+ ADVANCED was announced by HDR10+ Technologies on December 10, 2025. The organization named MediaTek, Panasonic, Roku, Samsung and TP Vision
© ETA Prime Valve has released SteamOS devices in handheld, desktop and VR form factors, but it has not announced a laptop. ETA Prime has now tested what such a system might look like by installing SteamOS 3.9 on the 2026 ASUS TUF Gaming A14.
In case you are confused about 3.9 status, SteamOS 3.9 is still a test build on Valve’
Leaked Microsoft documents describe two separate programs for bringing older Xbox games to future hardware. The source is the same memo we have already covered about Disc to Digital game conversion as well as bringing Xbox 360 games to the newer platforms.
The Verge now claims that one would convert Xbox One and Xbox Series discs into digital licenses. The second would bring selected original Xbox and Xbox 360 games to PCs through Microsoft’s emulator.
This may be one of the most ridiculous RTX 5090 pricing stories yet. The GPU was supposed to cost $1,999, but due to AI-craze most custom models have already doubled that figure. One ASUS card has now reached the meme price of roughly $5,090 after tax, a level usually associated with launch-limited models such as the MSI Lightning .
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South Korea is not the only market facing GPU price hikes. Japan is also affected, and this time a distributor is specifically attributing the increase to Gigabyte.
Gigabyte graphics card prices are increasing in Japan, according to a notice published by hardware distributor CFD Sales. The revised prices apply to orders placed through its CFD-BIZ wholesale platform from August 1, 2026.
CFD expects affected products to cost between 120% and 140%
Selected GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards have become more expensive in South Korea since the end of July. Data collected by Harukaze5719 shows increases ranging from 3% to almost 50% across eight listings tracked through Danawa.
The largest changes affect the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. The GIGABYTE RTX 5060 Ti 8GB EAGLE MAX OC increased from ₩472,500 to ₩7
© AORUS GIGABYTE has officially launched the AORUS P1600W 80+ Titanium Modular PCIe 5.1 AI TOP power supply. The unit was first shown at Computex 2026 and targets high-end gaming PCs, workstations and local AI systems with several graphics cards.
The 1600W power supply includes two native 16-pin to 16-
ASUS has added the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDPR to its global product website. The 26.5-inch gaming monitor combines a 2560 × 1440 resolution with a refresh rate of up to 500Hz and a claimed 0.03ms gray-to-gray response time. ASUS has not confirmed pricing or a sales date.
© MicroCenter NVIDIA has become a top-tier sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, joining Dell, HP and Lenovo. Richard Hughes, the lead developer of LVFS and fwupd, confirmed that the fourth OEM sponsorship allowed the project to reach the funding target set last year.
LVFS is a distribution service for firmware updates on Linux. Hardware manufacturers upload firmware packages and device metadata, while the fwupd daemon detects supported hardware and installs the appropriate update. Users can access these updates through tools such