Although Intel's focus for this year's CES is to introduce its Core Ultra 3-series 'Panther Lake' processors and laptops, the company's chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, still used the tradeshow to talk about 14A (1.4nm-class) process technology and reassure potential clients and investors that
Intel is 'going big time into 14A,' says CEO Lip-Bu Tan — 'serve the customer well' remark hints at external client

Chinese researchers hail breakthrough in DRAM-like cells, which could be used in embedded or 3D stacked memory — absence of manufacturing detail casts doubt on mass production

Apple-1 ‘Prototype Board #0’ system is expected to fetch $500,000+ at a 50th Anniversary auction — and the firm’s first ever check is valued at the same amount

Boston’s Rare and Remarkable Auctions has begun a blockbuster sale of 191 lots of historic Apple Computer artifacts. The Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction sale has kicked off, and will end on January 30. Among the star attractions under the hammer are an Apple-1 ‘
Woot's 'reconditioned' MSI PC deals might be your ticket to an affordable upgrade — For $719, get an RTX 5060-based 14400F PC with 16GB of DDR5 and 1TB of storage

If you're in the market for a new PC in 2026, the landscape is looking pretty bleak. However, if you're willing to hold your nose and grab a slightly older build, or indeed something that isn't brand new, Woot could be the place to shop. Right now, you can
Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1 — retro shells conceal Ryzen AI 9 465, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of SSD storage

Retro computing has steadily getting ever more popular, and Acemagic, maker of diminutive computers, probably thought, "Why not combine old and new?" The company's new mini-PCs come with a homely beige and gray styling reminiscent of the venerable NES and PlayStation 1 consoles, but are stuffed full of modern hardware. We talked about the NES-inspired
HBM4 mass production delayed as Nvidia pushes memory specs higher — production to come ‘no earlier’ than late Q126

SanDisk to double price of 3D NAND for enterprise SSDs in Q1 2026 — hyperscalers to pay top dollar for storage as AI continues to roll

Sandisk is on track to double the price of its high-capacity 3D NAND memory devices for enterprise -grade solid-state drives this quarter in anticipation of strong demand for server-class storage in the coming quarters, reports Nomura Securities (via @jukan05 ). It is unclear to what degree the price increase of high-capacity
Audeze launches Maxwell 2 headset, with better spatial immersion and bass — plus, of course, improved AI noise-canceling mic tech

Audeze has updated one of the best gaming headsets we've tested — the Audeze Maxwell 2 sounds better for both gaming and music, has better noise-canceling tech in its mic, and is (hopefully) more comfortable and versatile, design-wise.
The big update in the Maxwell 2 is the inclusion of Audeze's SLAM technology,
Nvidia to demand full upfront payment for H200 GPUs from China customers, report claims — more than two million chips may have been ordered despite uncertain Beijing stance

Nvidia now demands full advance payment for its H200 GPUs for AI applications from its customers in China amid uncertainties with approvals of H200 imports , reports Reuters, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Clients in the People's Republic also cannot cancel orders even if the government bans them from importing them to the country.
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