Was it a good decision to cancel 290K Plus from the Arrow Lake Refresh lineup set to launch in two days? Perhaps, the tests have shown that the 270K Plus can outclass the 285K non-Plus already, so was there any room for another 24-core part? Intel decided that there is no need for another SKU, perhaps for good, given the $299 price on 27
Intel has confirmed that CEO Lip-Bu Tan will deliver a keynote at Computex 2026 on June 2 in Taipei. This is not the opening keynote, though. That slot was already assigned to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, whose presentation is scheduled for June 1.
The organizers, TAITRA, say Tan will discuss Intel’s vision for the next era of computing in the age of artificial intelligence, with a
ASUS says PC prices in Taiwan could rise by 25% to 30% in the second quarter, according to local media citing comments from ASUS Systems Business general manager Liao Yi-hsiang at a Zenbook A16 event held with Qualcomm. The report says the increase would vary by model, while other brands such as Acer, MSI, and Gigabyte are also expected to adjust pricing by double-digit percentages, it is said.
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AYANEO has suspended sales of its NEXT 2 handheld through Indiegogo, just over a month after the campaign went live on February 10. In an update posted yesterday, the company said the device has been removed from all sales channels and can no longer be purchased through the campaign. Existing backers are not affected, and AYANEO says production will continue as planned.
According to AYANEO, the issue is a sharp rise in storage procurement costs. The company says prices were already
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G.SKILL has announced that both existing and upcoming DDR5 memory kits are now confirmed as Intel XMP 3.0 Ready for Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus series processors and compatible Z890 motherboards. The update applies to both DDR5 U-DIMM and CU-DIMM kits, with the company saying users can enable the validated profile directly in BIOS to reach the rated
ASUS ROG Ally Life reports that Microsoft has started replacing the old “ Xbox Full Screen Experience ” label with “ Xbox mode ” inside the Xbox app. Microsoft announced this change at GDC 2026. The comapny mentioned it would start rolling out to Windows in April, starting in select markets.
Xbox Mode is Microsoft’s controller-first gaming interface for Windows 11. It presents a full-screen Xbox UI designed for browsing a game library, launching
AMD’s Ryzen 5 9600X has been tracked at $181.95 on Amazon US, putting the six-core Zen 5 desktop CPU below Intel’s upcoming $199 rival. Current price trackers list that $181.95 figure on Amazon, even though Amazon’s own product page was not showing a featured offer when checked.
Intel officially announced the Core
CHUWI has issued a statement on the CoreBook X and CoreBook Plus processor controversy, and this time the company is directly calling it a production error . In a post, Chuwi said a limited number of both laptop models were assembled with incorrect processors and told affected buyers to return them for a full refund.
That wording is the clearest response the company has given so far. Earlier reports found that some CoreBook X and CoreBook Plus laptops sold as Ryzen 5 7
OCCT has released version 16.1 as a stable update, adding Intel Arrow Lake CPU support to its System Tuning tool. The company also says the feature extends to Arrow Lake Refresh , moving the functionality out of open beta less than two weeks after the earlier preview build.
The update is centered on OCCT’s System Tuning feature, which combines CPU tuning and stability validation in the same application. According to OCCT