The trade ban enforced by the U.S. only gave Chinese technology giants like Huawei sufficient motivation to obtain a path of self-sufficiency that is void of any involvement of foreign companies. The journey commenced when Huawei introduced the Kirin 9000S for the Mate 60 series, which then branched out to the Kirin X90 for its latest foldable laptop. With the pace Huawei is moving at, the firm’s Chief Executive claims that its chips are just a single generation behind the U.
NVIDIA’s N1X Makes A Surprise Appearance On Geekbench; Offers Competitive Performance Through ARM Cores
NVIDIA-Mediatek's joint venture looks ready to take on the mainstream desktop and laptop processors as we witness the first-ever glimpse of one of its N1 chips online.
NVIDIA N1X Yields Over 3,000 and 18,000 Single-Core and Multi-Core Points in Geekbench; NVIDIA's Mainstream CPU Looks Ready for its Rivals
Even though NVIDIA didn't showcase its N1 series CPUs at Computex, it should be no surprise to see one online. While
Nvidia's 20-core N1X leaks with 3000+ single-core Geekbench score — Arm chip could rival Intel and AMD's laptop offerings
Nvidia's rumored N1X SoC has surfaced on Geekbench , rivaling the best mobile offerings from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm, via Olrak at X. The alleged 20-core chip has hit over 3,000 single-core points on Geekbench, with multi-core performance nearing AMD's leading Strix Halo line. That being said, it's prudent that we approach this leak with caution, given that Nvidia has yet to confirm this chip officially.
NVIDIA N1x is the Company's Arm Notebook Superchip
We've known since 2023 that NVIDIA is working on an Arm-based notebook SoC, and we're seeing the first signs of the chip. A processor labelled "NVIDIA N1x" surfaced on the Geekbench 6.2.2 online database, where it scored 3096 points in the single-threaded benchmark, and 18837 points in the multithreaded benchmark. This chip is shown powering an HP-branded prototype notebook, labelled "HP 8EA3,
macOS Tahoe is the last release for Intel Macs — Apple Silicon-exclusivity will mark end of Hackintoshes
Apple's macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last major release to support Intel-based Macs. The news was delivered at a virtual Platform State of the Union at WWDC25.
"Apple Silicon enables us all to achieve things that were previously unimaginable, and it's time to put all of our focus and innovation there," Matthew Firlik, senior director of developer relations, said on the video.
However, Intel-based Macs will still receive three years of security
Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon
During the Platforms State of the Union at WWDC, Apple just announced that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last release of macOS that supports Intel. That means from next year, major new versions of Apple’s desktop operating system will only run on Apple Silicon Macs (that is, 2020 M1 models and newer).
Of course, Intel Macs will continue to get critical security updates for some time thereafter. But users should not expect to be able to update to get new features from macOS
Gigabyte revives striking orange Force motherboard series — B850 for AM5 offers DDR5 up to 9,600MT/s, Wi-Fi 6E, and a throwback PS/2 port
Gigabyte has listed a new B850 motherboard on its official webpage, confirming the return of its iconic SOC Force series. Originally designed for Intel chips, the series was distinguished by its bright orange aesthetics and included models like the GA-Z97X-SOC Force and the GA-Z170X-SOC Force. The latest addition, however, is meant for AMD CPUs specifically for the AM5 platform.
First spotted by @unikoshardware on X (Formerly
These are the best new MacBook deals in June: options starting at $649
In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $649. With looming tariffs on China, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase.
Apple’s upcoming macOS 26 update is also rumored to drop support for some additional Intel Macs , so if you’d like to
Save Yourself From The ‘Apple Tax’ And Get The Base M4 Mac mini For $549 On Amazon, Then Follow It Up With ORICO’s 9-In-1 MiniDock, Starting From $67.49
Apple did the majority of its customer base a massive favor by increasing the base unified RAM, but you still need to pay a hefty sum on storage upgrades that would otherwise set you back by next to nothing. Take the base M4 Mac mini, for example; it is perhaps one of the best value-focused products from the company, and for $549 on Amazon, no other computer can match its performance in the same price bracket. Unfortunately, while it features 16GB of unified RAM
New hardware launching at WWDC? Here’s what the latest rumors say
WWDC kicks off Monday with Apple’s big keynote event , where major software updates like iOS 26 , iPadOS 26 , and more will debut. But what about new hardware releases at WWDC? Here’s what the rumors say.
The vast majority of rumors related to WWDC center around software. Apple’s conference is primarily a software event, and that’s expected to be the focus again this year.
That said, there are three hardware products that could make surprise appearances at WWDC: