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The company had presented the H20 as a less powerful version that could be exported to China, however, it was curbed as well. The company analyses how to move forward.

SpaceX has finally cut the Starlink Mini dish price to correspond to the levels that Elon Musk envisaged while teasing it last year. The Starlink Mini dish is no longer more expensive than the Standard Kit.

OpenAI's Codex is an AI-powered coding assistant designed to streamline programming tasks, improve code quality, and enhance developer efficiency. Its answers are not always perfect, and its safeguards are still evolving.

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers is boosting its U.S. investment by $4 billion to a total of $7.5 billion, unveiling its first 300 mm silicon-wafer line in Sherman, Texas—the first new U.S. facility in two decades. Backed by $406 million in CHIPS Act funds, the plant aims to create over 600 jobs by 2028.

TSMC will open nine advanced plants and a CoWoS packaging line in 2025 backed by a record $38–42 billion capex. The expansion spans Taiwan, Arizona, Japan and Germany, driven by surging demand for high-performance computing and AI packaging

The PD1810 is a projector touted to handle enterprise-grade presentations as well as a home cinema session with its 4K/UHD resolution and up to 240Hz refresh rate. It also boasts Acer's football mode, USB-C and dual HDMI ports. The new projector also has in-built dual speakers and will become available later in 2025.

March smartphone deliveries climbed 6.5 percent year-on-year to 22.73 million units, yet Chinese brands now control 92 percent of the market. Apple’s shipments fell over 25 percent in Q1, prompting talks of deeper Pro-model discounts ahead of the 618 shopping festival.

Acer's new PD163QT looks like a 15.6-inch laptop when closed, but reveals itself to be a portable monitor with two equally-sized screens connected by a hinge when open. It has USB-C and onboard speakers, although the rest of its specs have been chosen to support an attractive starting price.

SiCarrier is raising roughly $2.8 billion at an $11 billion valuation by offloading 25 percent of a non-lithography subsidiary to fund R&D.

Space Forge has closed a record $30 million Series A to build ForgeStar-1 and ForgeStar-2, satellites that will manufacture advanced materials in microgravity.

Former Tsinghua Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo received a capital punishment with a two-year reprieve for diverting roughly $65 million in state assets and saddling the company with about $124 million in losses.

Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, has now announced the imminent arrival of Xiaomi's self-developed smartphone chipset "XRING O1". XRing O1 is scheduled to debut later this month, with the rumor mill revealing further information on the SoC.

The system drops a vehicle's fuel consumption anywhere between 4%-26%, depending on the driving mode and traffic. It is, however, controversial among drivers, as it has to be turned off every time.

Intel’s foundry business continues to post heavy losses, but CFO David Zinsner says the unit should reach break-even in 2027. The plan hinges on bringing the 18A process into volume production this year, moving key client and server CPUs onto it, and winning more external orders for the 14A node.

Valve insists that recent leaks and rumors about 89 million Steam accounts allegedly hacked are false. The company clarified that it has examined a sample of the leak and that user accounts were secure and unaffected.

A new report from a South Korean media outlet states Nvidia might partner with Samsung Foundry in the coming weeks. Its 2 nm node could use used to manufacture an unnamed GPU.

Keynote speaker Casey Putsch will speak about manufacturing cars with innovative composite materials at the SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Expo. Such cars are more recyclable and generate less CO₂ during production and use than Teslas.

The industry shouldn't expect many high-profile Ubisoft games to appear in the next year. The publisher has decided to take its time with Far Cry 7 and other projects. Even so, after declining revenue, Ubisoft hopes that a Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake will keep it financially stable.

TCL's China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) division asserts that its latest panel type can help make the more color-accurate screens to date, as it made from cutting-edge printed OLED. It is said to be available by mid-2025, and might debut in smartphones of various sizes later in the year.

MediaTek asserts that its latest chipset for fixed wireless access (FWA) or mobile broadband equipment can support upload speeds of up to 2.8 gigabits per second (Gb/s) over sub-6GHz 5G it does connect with. The T930 also boasts multiple "world-first" technologies such as 8Rx for up to 40% stronger signals compared to the previous generation, and might be compatible with Wi-Fi 8 devices as well as those with Wi-Fi 7.

Sony has already increased the price of the PS5 in Europe, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, and the US could be next. The company is thinking of strategies to minimize the impact of tariffs, one of which is moving manufacturing to the US.

Nvidia will deliver 18,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs to power a 500-megawatt AI facility under Saudi Arabia’s new $10 billion infrastructure program.

Xiaomi is currently facing the ire of a certain group of buyers, namely owners of a Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, over the carbon fiber hood controversy. According to the official website, the hood is intended to provide better ventilation for the front wheels. Following revelations that the feature appears primarily decorative than functional, 300 customers feel they have been cheated and are demanding a full refund.

The cheapest Tesla Model Y RWD is likely to revert to its $44,990 sticker price next year. The AWD Tesla Model Y variant may start from $48,990 instead of a bit over forty grand.

Nvidia has raised prices on nearly all products—including a 10 percent increase on the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5 to 15 percent hikes across its datacenter modules—to offset a $5.5 billion China loss and higher costs from TSMC.

Corning has announced Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, a new, tougher glass for use in smartphones. The durable glass supposedly can survive repeated drops from 3.3 feet (1.0 meter) onto concrete.

SMIC warns of a second-quarter revenue dip of up to 6 percent after annual maintenance setbacks and new tool performance issues trimmed sellable output.

CATL's new Tener Stack energy storage system breakthrough can supply electricity from renewables to the average home for up to six years, in the first five of which it will undergo zero capacity degradation. It can also charge 150 electric vehicles before its batteries run out.

A new report from South Korean media says Samsung Foundry's 2 nm node has much better yields than reported earlier. It is almost viable for mass production, and will be used to manufacture Exynos 2600 chips for next year's Galaxy S26 series.

PlayStation is expanding its lead over the Xbox in console sales. New 2024 U.S data shows that the PS4 and PS5 encouraged 10 million more adopters than on Microsoft's systems. Game Pass titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 only temporarily boosted player counts on Xbox consoles.

Garmin has revealed plans to place more features behind the paywall it calls Connect+ or Connect Plus. Despite facing public criticism for announcing the service, Garmin's CEO insists that the response from early adopters has been positive enough to expand the service to future' premium offerings', possibly like the rumoured Forerunner 970.

A 98-year-old WWII veteran has decided to see what will happen when a Sherman tank of that era goes over a Tesla Model 3 with somewhat surprising results. The stunt can now serve as a metaphor for Tesla's crashing sales in Europe.

Nintendo saw a dip in sales in FY25 compared to the previous year but it is looking forward to the next one thanks to the Switch 2 and the hype around it. For now, the pricing for the console is holding but it may go up depending on the severity of tariffs.

CheckMag In 2025, customers buying a Windows laptop have as much choice as never before when it comes to processors. Snapdragon X, Krackan Point, Strix Point, Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, it is easy to get confused. Especially confusing this year is Intel's lineup, where customers should avoid a certain type of Arrow Lake CPUs at all costs.

EA will not follow in the footsteps of Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo for game pricing strategy which is great news for fans. The company has stated that it does not have any plans of increasing game prices at this point.

Nvidia has allegedly stopped delivering RTX 5090D GPUs in China and has reportedly canceled existing orders. The GPU, which was launched in January 2025, serves as a China-exclusive RTX 5090 counterpart with lower AI performance.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has revealed first details about the upcoming Unreal Engine 6 in a recent podcast. Featuring advanced multithreading and an entirely new programming language, the engine promises significant technological leaps for gamers. Despite these exciting developments, the community's initial reaction remains cautious.

The future of the auto industry has two legs: Hyundai wants to put its humanoid robots to work as it makes a $21 billion investment in the U.S economy. The automaker intends to use Boston Dynamics Atlas robots to build 300,000 electric and hybrid vehicles annually.

Following a price hike and the launch of a lite plan, YouTube is testing a new premium plan for only two users. The new plan is currently in testing in a few countries, but might still be limited to select markets even after the testing phase ends.

Microsoft Authenticator will lose the ability to store and autofill passwords August 1, 2025. All users of this app should immediately back up all saved and generated passwords up to prevent loss of access to email, banking, and other accounts.

According to a new report by a typically reliable source, Apple is set to make a huge change to its iPhone release schedule starting next year. Supposedly, the standard iPhone 18 will not debut alongside its pricier siblings and will instead be pushed back to a 2027 launch.

The farm is expected to be operational by 2027, complementing the company's existing renewable portfolio in Taiwan. By 2030, Google wants to be a net-zero-emissions business.

Bianchet's B 1.618 UltraFino tourbillon integrates Golden Ratio principles with high-performance titanium or carbon composite, and a lightweight flying tourbillon. The UT01 calibre offers a 60-hour power reserve in an ultra-thin, high-performance design that combines precision engineering with aesthetic balance.

Pioneer has reportedly pulled out of the optical drive business, including Blu-ray and DVD recorders, after 30 years of manufacturing such drives. Moving forward, the company will focus on electronics for cars such as navigation systems.

Apple is reportedly planning the release of a special edition device to celebrate 20 years of the iPhone in a few years. It might have a substantially different design compared to that of the current 15 Pro Max flagship - which could require the expertise of the Cupertino giant's more traditional manufacturing partners.

Meizu asserts that its new way to make payments in stores or cafés is the most futuristic to date, as it is integrated into its latest smart glasses. The OEM has partnered with a well-known international financial services provider to bring this latest function to its StarV-series AR glasses.

Apple has made some changes to its developer guidelines allowing them to add external purchase links. These changes are particularly for the US storefront and Apple has begrudgingly made these changes as it plans on appealing the April 30 ruling.

After Microsoft revised Xbox console prices, the cost of a PS5 looks more reasonable. Sadly, a financial analyst thinks Sony could react to tariffs with a larger PS5 or PS5 Pro price increase. Sony PlayStation relies on console sales more than Microsoft and can't afford the loss in profits.

GTA 6’s delay reportedly tanked Take-Two’s share price and the company had to release a statement reassuring shareholders about the expected record level growth. The company is said to report its financial results on May 15.