A Chinese vendor has shown what it calls the only mass-produced Imagination DXD-architecture graphics card currently on the market. The unveiling took place at the recent ICCAD 2025 in Chengdu.

In a statement published on its website , Xiang Di Xian said the new card more than doubles the overall rendering performance of its predecessor, and ran a series of large-scale 3D graphics workloads throughout the event. The company also demonstrated digital-twin applications and next-

Apple is preparing to qualify Intel’s 18A process for its lowest-end M-series processor, according to a post on X from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He reports that Apple has already signed an NDA with Intel and received the 18AP PDK 0.9.1GA, with internal simulation work tracking close enough to expectations for the company to wait on the full 1.0 and 1.1 releases currently planned for the first quarter

It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time before Fortnite's widespread, universal accessibility; a short-lived infancy period where Epic Games was still figuring out what this game truly was, prior to the behemoth that its Battle Royale mode would become. At that point, in 2017, Fortnite had a very limited physical release with discs made for PS4 and Xbox One consoles. This week, one of those has just sold for a whopping

Cyber Monday is upon us, and there are still PC hardware bargains aplenty. You might have noticed that there is something of a RAM apocalypse going on, with prices of DDR5 tracking upwards of 400% higher than they were just a few months ago. Building a PC in this economy is not for the faint-hearted.

Luckily for you, Tom's Hardware eats PC hardware deals for breakfast. We're hooked up to a

Pulsar Gaming Gears just released a new line of gaming peripherals to celebrate the 85th birthday of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. According to the company , this is its second collaboration with Bruce Lee Enterprises, after the successful run of another limited-edition gaming peripheral set three years earlier. All the items come in a navy blue and white theme, following the actor’s iconic look in Enter the Dragon, when he went face-to-face with O’Hara

An external USB DVD drive can still be incredibly handy in 2025. With desktops and laptops now almost certain to eschew an optical drive, keeping one of these peripherals around will help you retain access to your collection of old software and media for years, and PC generations, to come. So, we've spotted some very attractively priced Cyber Monday drives on Amazon, and we just had to share: the External CD/DVD Drive for Laptop, DVD Player for

Micron is preparing a major expansion of its Hiroshima operations to build a dedicated high-bandwidth memory (HBM) facility, according to a report by Nikkei Asia . The report says the company intends to invest 1.5 trillion yen — US$9.6 billion — in a new plant on its existing site, with construction scheduled to begin in May next year. Shipments would follow around 2028. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Microsoft has admitted that the non- security preview update KB5064081 has an issue that will make it a bit harder to log into your computer using your password. According to Microsoft Support , one of the known issues in this update is that the “Password icon might be missing or invisible in the lock screen sign-in options.” While the button might have disappeared, you can still sign in with a password by clicking on the empty space where the

Earlier in the week, we reported on the barnstorming success Linux distro Zorin OS has had since the official end of support for Windows 10 date passed, notching 780,000 installs from Windows 10 users in a mere five weeks. Now it turns out that other Linux distros are also making hay while Microsoft Windows 10’s sun sets : The developers of Bazzite have taken to social media to trumpet that it has “delivered over 1 petabyte of Bazzite ISOs