Intel has made significant progress with its 14A manufacturing process, according to Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner. The technology has reached performance and yield levels comparable to the 18A node but nearly a year ahead of schedule. This advancement matters because 14A targets external customers rather than just internal products. The company shares samples with…
Intel has started adding support for its Xe3P graphics architecture to Linux systems through new kernel patches expected in version 6.19. The patches confirm that Xe3P will power Nova Lake processors, the company’s desktop and mobile CPU line scheduled to follow Arrow Lake next year. Mesa 26.0 has also received initial Xe3P support, with updates…
Intel’s budget Panther Lake processor appeared in benchmark tests that showed integrated graphics performance comparable to AMD’s Radeon 880 M. The Core Ultra 5 338H features 12 processing cores split between performance and efficiency designs with clock speeds reaching 4.7 gigahertz. Geekbench software measured the Arc B370 graphics component at 39,406 points in Vulkan testing….
Gearbox Software released an update for Borderlands 4 on Wednesday that delivered unannounced performance gains on personal computers. YouTube channel MxBenchmarkPC documented approximately 10 percent frame rate increases at 4K and 1440p display settings after the patch installation. The Nvidia RTX 5080 graphics card reached 59 frames per second at 4K resolution, indicating that further…
Intel faces semiconductor shortages as demand for data center and desktop processors surges beyond production capacity. Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner told Barron’s that inventory depletion will likely persist through the first quarter of 2026 despite expanded manufacturing efforts. The company’s increased adoption of its Xeon 6 Granite Ridge server chips prompted higher output at…
Apple ordered 13 million 10-nanometer LPDDR5X memory chips from Samsung for delivery in the second quarter of 2026 to prepare for the iPhone 18 launch. The company plans to equip all iPhone 18 models with 12 gigabytes of memory, up from 8 gigabytes in the current base iPhone 17. Korean publication The Bell reports Samsung…
The Apple iPhone Air maintains strong resale values in the American secondary market despite recent negative forecasts about consumer demand. Trade-in platform SellCell shows the device fetches $671 for a 256-gigabyte model in excellent condition compared with $827 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The Air depreciates 32.8 percent from its $999 retail price, while…
Microsoft Gaming Chief Executive Phil Spencer told Famitsu that Xbox platform usage in Japan increased 20 percent over the past year. The growth spans console, personal computer and cloud gaming, with much of the expansion attributed to the rising PC market in the region. Spencer discussed plans to deliver more content for Japanese players through…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million copies in its first week after The Pokémon Company released sales figures on Friday morning. Nintendo reported that approximately half of the purchases occurred on the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The performance trails behind Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which moved 6.5 million units when it launched in early 2022. The…
Independent studio emptyvessel revealed gameplay footage for DEFECT at the Galaxies Gaming Showcase. The cyberpunk first-person shooter from two former id Software developers places four-player squads in a futuristic city controlled by an artificial intelligence system called THE SYSTEM. Players select from competing factions such as government police, corrupt officers and criminal gangs to complete…
