MSI presents its 2026 gaming laptop lineup, Raider Max with up to 290HX Plus and RTX 5090 supports up to 300W TDP

MSI Raider 16 Max reaches 300W, Crosshair 16 Max targets 200W with RTX 50 laptop GPUs

MSI has introduced updated Raider and Crosshair gaming laptops for 2026, built around Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptop GPUs. The new 16-inch lineup is led by the Raider 16 Max, which MSI rates for up to 300W combined CPU and GPU power. The Crosshair 16 Max is

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Xiaomi REDMI G Pro 32U 2026 launches at $469 in China, featuring 4K 160Hz and Full HD 320Hz mode

REDMI G Pro 32U 2026 arrives with 1,600-nit HDR and dual-mode refresh rates

Xiaomi has announced the REDMI G Pro 32U 2026 in China , adding a new 31.5-inch model to its gaming monitor range. The display is now available for pre-order at 3,199 yuan. Based on Bank of China’s April 15 exchange rate, that converts to about $469.

The main

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Tiny Corp’s TinyGPU driver brings GeForce RTX 50 and Radeon GPU support to macOS, RTX 5090 tested

Apple-approved TinyGPU driver lets RTX 5090 run on a Mac mini, it’s not fast but works

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Tiny Corp says Apple has approved its TinyGPU driver, which lets AMD and NVIDIA external GPUs run on macOS over USB4 or Thunderbolt. TinyGPU documentation lists macOS 12.1 or newer, a USB4 or Thunderbolt connection, and AMD RDNA3+ or NVIDIA Ampere+ GPUs as the current requirements.

If you have a Thunderbolt or USB4 eGPU and a Mac

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Tesla AI5 taped out, first image shows large package with SK hynix DRAM

Tesla AI5 shown with SK hynix DRAM surrounding the main die

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company has taped out its next AI chip, called AI5. In the same post, Musk also said AI6 and Dojo3 are already in development. Tesla was designing AI5 as its fifth-generation AI chip for self-driving systems, while AI6 is planned as the follow-up generation.

Tesla’s naming has shifted over time. The older chips were known as HW2 through HW4,

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 now available for preorder in China

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears for pre-order in China ahead of April 22 launch

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has now appeared on Chinese retail channels ahead of its April 22 launch. Retail listing details published today point to sales starting at 21:00 local time on April 22, with a pre-sale offer that lets buyers put down a 100 RMB (around $15) deposit that counts as

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Panasonic TOUGHBOOK FZ-40E with Intel Core Ultra 5 can survive drops from 180 cm

Panasonic launches TOUGHBOOK FZ-56 and FZ-40 rugged notebooks for field use

Panasonic Connect has announced two new 14-inch TOUGHBOOK models in Japan, the FZ-56 and FZ-40. The company says the FZ-40 will go on sale from April 2026, while the FZ-56 will follow in June 2026. Panasonic positions the FZ-56 as the larger-screen, lighter field model, while the FZ-40

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Sony announces INZONE M10S II, 27-inch OLED QHD 540 & HD 720Hz dual mode gaming monitor at $1099

Sony INZONE M10S II is official, 27-inch QHD OLED at 540Hz – the first OLED monitor with Anti‑VRR Flicker technology

Sony has announced the INZONE M10S II, a second-generation esports monitor co-developed with Fnatic. The new model uses a 27-inch QHD OLED panel, supports 540Hz at its native resolution, and is rated at 0.02 ms gray-to-gray. Sony is also advertising a dual-

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NVIDIA warranty claims rose roughly 1000% in three years, says Warranty Week

NVIDIA warranty claims rose nearly 10x

Warranty Week, a trade publication focused on warranty data, claims NVIDIA’s warranty claims have surged by roughly 1000% in the last three fiscal years. According to the report, claims rose from about $193 million in fiscal 2023 to about $1.95 billion in fiscal 2026.

The report says NVIDIA’s warranty costs and accruals (money companies set aside for warranty claims) also moved higher through 2

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DLSS Enabler adds x5 and x6 Multi-Frame Generation modes for unsupported GPUs, including RTX 40 series

This tool can now enable up to x6 frame generation, but it does not use DLSS

Where would gaming features such as upscaling and frame generation be without third-party tools? At the very least, tools like these show that features vendors often keep limited to their own hardware can also run on other GPUs. It is simply not in their interest to enable that support officially.

The popularity of Nukem’s mods and OptiScaler also encouraged other developers to build easier and more intuitive tools for gamers. These tools are

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 rumored to get 9GB GDDR7 variants

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Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 may get 9GB GDDR7 variants with 96-bit bus

A new rumor claims NVIDIA may prepare 9GB versions of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 by using 3GB GDDR7 memory chips . The report says these cards could arrive around late May or early June. NVIDIA has not confirmed any such models.

The claim comes from

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