MINISFORUM used its CES 2026 press release to confirm an Arrow Lake-HX refresh for the MS-02 Ultra. In the provided materials, the company references an Intel Arrow Lake-Refresh “290HX Plus,” which points to the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX.
The MS-02 Ultra refresh follows the earlier MS-02 Ultra configuration based on
ASUS has confirmed that its new 800-series motherboards for AMD’s AM5 platform now ship with a doubled 64 MB UEFI ROM, allowing for improved CPU compatibility and new setup features. The company revealed the change through an official blog post and later expanded on it in an interview.
According to ASUS, the larger ROM enables out-of-
In a PC World’s CES 2026 interview, AMD software chief Andrej Zdravkovic addressed the question many Radeon owners keep asking: will the Redstone stack ever land on RDNA 3. Zdravkovic leads AMD’s GPU software group and also serves as chief software officer, so this is the part of AMD that owns the call.
Zdravkovic’s core message was simple. Redstone is built around new ML-driven graphics features, and AMD wants
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NVIDIA has reportedly briefed AIB partners about a change of plans for the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER refresh. The post on Board Channel says the project is no longer on a normal schedule, and points to a tougher market backdrop.
In case you missed previous reports, the rumored refresh covers three cards: GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and GeForce RTX 5070
Intel is preparing a Core G3 series aimed at gaming handhelds. The series has not been named by Intel, but the company did confirm it will have new dedicated series for such devices. Intel has not shared specifications, a launch schedule, or performance data. Several companies are mentioned in the official presentation, including Acer, MSI, ONEXPLAYER, GPD, and Microsoft. Perhaps the latter means there’s an Xbox handheld in the works, or simply that Microsoft is heavily
Intel is preparing a Core G3 series aimed at gaming handhelds. The series has not been named by Intel, but the company did confirm it will have new dedicated series for such devices. Intel has not shared specifications, a launch schedule, or performance data. Several companies are mentioned in the official presentation, including Acer, MSI, ONEXPLAYER, GPD, and Microsoft. Perhaps the latter means there’s an Xbox handheld in the works, or simply that Microsoft is heavily
GIGABYTE has announced four new OLED gaming monitors at CES 2026, introducing major display performance upgrades through its new HyperNits and AI Picture Mode technologies. The new lineup focuses on improving both HDR and SDR visual quality, addressing common OLED brightness limitations while refining user control and in-game responsiveness.
HyperNits is a new HDR tuning feature that dynamically adjusts brightness using an adaptive algorithm to reshape the EOTF curve, increasing luminance by up to 30% without clipping highlights. Users can select
AYANEO has launched the AM03, a compact mini PC that borrows cues from older game consoles. The chassis has top-mounted buttons, a curved RGB light strip, and a front I/O cover that flips open when ports are needed.
Inside is Intel Core i9-12900H, a 45W mobile CPU with 14 cores and 20 threads. Graphics comes
AMD has introduced Ryzen AI Embedded as a new embedded x86 processor portfolio with two branches. P100 targets in vehicle systems and industrial automation, while X100 is the follow up aimed at heavier “physical ai” and autonomous designs.
For the parts AMD is shipping first, Ryzen AI Embedded P100 combines “Zen 5” CPU cores, an RDNA 3.5 GPU, and an XDNA 2 NPU on one chip. AMD rates the P
As you may recall, in November we reported that neither Acer nor ZOTAC have launched the long-overdue gaming handhelds to the market. Neither Acer not ZOTAC have responded to our emails. However we have an update today from the first company that finally confirms their handheld is indefinitely postponed.
Acer brought plenty of hardware to CES 2026, but the Nitro Blaze handheld line was absent again. An Acer PR representative said the category is still on the U.S