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MSI and Gigabyte debut new 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors — 27-inch 1440p panels with high-end features

Tom's Hardware | Aug. 28, 2025, 2:14 p.m. | Original

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OLED monitors are getting more accessible, but innovation on the high-end isn't slowing down. Manufacturers are racing to increase resolution and brightness or push the refresh rate as far as possible, and this time it's the latter. 500Hz monitors are nothing new , but 500Hz QD-OLED monitors certainly are. Initially showcased at CES this year and Computex , we're slowly seeing this new crop of ultra-fast gaming

Apple Silicon|Intel

ASRock releases new firmware for AMD 800-series motherboards to 'enhance CPU operating stability' — update may address the AM5 burning socket crisis

Tom's Hardware | Aug. 28, 2025, 1:09 p.m. | Original

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ASRock has released a new firmware update, version 3.40, for its AMD 800-series motherboards. One of the changelog entries mentions improving processor operating stability, which might be connected to the recent AM5 burning socket issues. Uniko's Hardware first pointed out the new update.

The changelog for firmware is always concise - sometimes too brief to be of any use to the user. The one for the 3.40 firmware references "improve memory compatibility and

Apple Silicon

Apple M2 Pro / Max / Ultra Device Trees Under Review For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix | Aug. 28, 2025, 10:43 a.m. | Original

While the Asahi Linux project has faced some setbacks, such as most recently with Alyssa Rosenzweig leaving the project and still working to bring-up M3/M4 support, the upstreaming effort by Asahi Linux developers to get their changes to the upstream Linux kernel continues.

Janne Grunau posted the set of 37 patches today to the Linux kernel mailing list in working to get the Device Tree (DT) files upstreamed for the Apple M2 Pro, Max, and Ultra devices. The M2 Pro / Max /

Apple Silicon

Apple to secure nearly half of TSMC’s 2nm production (report)

9to5mac | Aug. 27, 2025, 5:10 p.m. | Original

TSMC ahead of schedule on trial production of 2nm chips | Silicon wafer | AI chip

According to the latest rumors , Apple is slated to use TSMC’s 2nm process for its upcoming A20 chip, expected to power the iPhone 18 series. Now, a new report details the chipmaker’s roadmap for bringing the chip into mass production, and the industry-wide rush to secure an early supply.

As , citing supply chain sources, TSMC is set to ramp up its 2nm process in the next quarter, and has been charging up to $30,000

Apple Silicon|Intel

The challenges of AMD CPU socket longevity

XDA developers | Aug. 27, 2025, 11 a.m. | Original

AMD's commitment to supporting CPU sockets for nearly a decade brings challenges for engineers but significant benefits for consumers.

iPhone 17|Apple Silicon

Apple Will Launch The A19 & A19 Pro Chipsets In Less Than Two Weeks; Which SoC Will Be Found In Every iPhone 17?

wccftech | Aug. 27, 2025, 9:27 a.m. | Original

A total of four iPhone 17 models will be a part of Apple’s grand keynote that is scheduled to take place on September 9 , with the company also expected to announce two new chipsets that will be found in each device, the A19 and A19 Pro. Both of these SoCs have been reported to be mass produced on TSMC’s newest 3nm ‘N3P’ process, bringing small performance and efficiency improvements over the A18 and A18 Pro, which were

Apple Silicon|Intel

Malaysia’s byte-sized dilemma: who will make its first home-grown AI chip?

SCMP | Aug. 27, 2025, 5:30 a.m. | Original

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A microchip in a circuit board. Malaysia has announced its first homegrown AI processor. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 5:30pm, 27 Aug 2025

Malaysia has announced its first home-made AI chip – a processor designed by SkyeChip – but experts warn that surviving the perils of making and selling chips in an age of global tech competition may be just as hard as achieving that breakthrough.

SkyeChip, based in Malaysia’s tech hub of Penang, on Monday unveiled its AI processor, which can be used to power anything from data centres to digital in-car systems and robots.

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Apple Silicon

With Apple M1/M2 Graphics Driver Code Working, Alyssa Rosenzweig Stepping Away From Asahi Linux

Phoronix | Aug. 26, 2025, 8:30 p.m. | Original

As another very unfortunate setback for the Asahi Linux project moving forward after Hector Martin left the project as did Asahi Lina pausing work on open-source Apple driver development , Alyssa Rosenzweig announced today that she is stepping away from the project following the successes in bringing up Apple M1 and M2 graphics drivers for Linux.

With the Apple graphics driver support with the Mesa OpenGL/Gallium3D and Vulkan drivers in good shape for Apple M1/M2 SoCs, conformance against these latest Khronos Group APIs achieved, and

iPhone 17|Apple Silicon

由於蘋果選擇C1基帶，iPhone 17 Air將錯過毫米波

EXPREVIEW | Aug. 26, 2025, 6:12 a.m. | Original

今年初蘋果推出了iPhone 16e，另外還有全新的Apple C1。C1是首款由蘋果設計的蜂窩網絡調制解調器，提供了5G網絡連接。類似於M系列替代英特爾x86處理器，蘋果也希望通過C系列基帶逐步取代以往高通提供的解決方案

Apple Silicon

Gaming PCs still outshine consoles and handhelds

XDA developers | Aug. 26, 2025, 6 a.m. | Original

Each device has its place, but PC still stands for peak gaming

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