Best RAM deals 2026 — discounts on DDR5 and DDR4 to beat the memory price crunch
We’re rounding up the best RAM deals from retailers across the U.S here.
Hot Chips 2026: Intel dives deep on Crescent Island AI accelerator — larger caches and deeper XMX engines target maximum AI FLOPS per watt
At Hot Chips 2026, Intel detailed more about its Crescent Island AI accelerator, which uses the Xe3P architecture. The accelerator will use liquid-cooled chips and HBM4 memory to serve inference workloads in data centers.
Garmin Fenix 9 Pro Packs AMOLED And Solar Tech To Rival Apple Watch Ultra
Garmin has unveiled the fēnix 9 and fēnix 9 Pro that introduce landmark hardware redesigns, standalone satellite connectivity, and advanced computational fitness tracking to its flagship multisport wearable line.
Starting with the fēnix 9 Pro, this is the first fēnix piece that incorporates a full titanium watch case. Made using nano-molding
Apple price hikes continue as Mac mini with 16GB RAM and 256GB is now $899 — 1TB storage option adds $500 to entry-level headless system
Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio see price hikes, while memory and storage upgrades get even more expensive
Intel Diamond Rapids Packs 256 Cores, 16 Core Chiplets And A Huge 1.28GB Cache
Intel unveiled key package design and architecture details of its next-generation Xeon 7 Diamond Rapids processors for data center servers, featuring a massive architecture overhaul with up to 16 CPU tiles and 1.28GB of cache specifically to handle data-intensive agentic AI workflows.
Outlined in a Hot Chips 2026 presentation, the flagship
Intel Details Wildcat Lake Cost Savings With 38% Smaller Compute Die Vs Panther Lake
At Hot Chips 2026, Intel detailed the silicon and packaging trade-offs behind its Core Series 3 processors, otherwise known as Wildcat Lake, revealing how it reduced the compute die area by 38% compared to Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3). Designed for mainstream notebooks and edge deployments, Wildcat Lake pairs trimmed IP blocks with an
Qualcomm Hits 5GHz Mobile Milestone With Oryon CPU And FlexCache Architecture
Qualcomm is giving us an early look at the CPU architecture for its next flagship Snapdragon chip ahead of Snapdragon Summit next month. The big news is a custom Oryon core that, for the first time in a mobile chip, clocks up to a blistering 5GHz. The higher peak frequency, combined with better instructions-per-clock (IPC) performance, should
Apple launches new M6 and M5 Ultra Apple silicon chips — debuting in new Mac Mini and Mac Studio
Apple has announced new M6 and M5 Ultra chips, a new Mac mini, and a new Mac Studio.
China strategically slows exports of critical materials used in semiconductor fabrication to Taiwan — germanium and quartz exports to the region also threaten optical and robotics supply chain
China slows exports of germanium, quartz-based materials, and magnets. The move potentially disrupts the optical connectivity, semiconductor, and robotics industries.
Nvidia Jetson Orin-guided Russian AI drone killed three civilians in Ukraine, forensic teams say — first documented case of civilian deaths caused by a Russian drone using fully autonomous targeting
A Russian Molniya drone carrying an Nvidia Jetson Orin module killed three civilians at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia last month.