Nintendo has launched a dedicated backwards compatibility checker for Switch 2 owners. The site helps determine which of the original Switch’s 15,000+ games work properly on the new console. Some titles still show compatibility issues months after launch.
AMD has stealth-launched a new Ryzen 5 7500X3D gaming processor that’s only available in Micro Center’s PowerSpec pre-built desktops. The chip appears to be a slightly scaled-back version of the existing 7600X3D with no official announcement from AMD. This continues AMD’s pattern of retailer-exclusi
Realme has unveiled a special edition GT 8 Pro in partnership with the Aston Martin Aramco F1 team. The phone gets a unique turquoise design, F1-branded accessories, and a custom interface. However, the underlying hardware is exactly the same as the regular model.
MSI is already making waves ahead of CES 2026 with multiple innovation awards. Their upcoming RTX 5080 graphics card and new AI desktop systems are getting early recognition from industry judges.
Google has launched Ironwood, its most powerful TPU yet, delivering 10x the performance of TPU v5p and scaling across thousands of chips. The company also introduced Axion Arm-based virtual machines promising up to double the price-performance of comparable x86 instances for AI workloads. Early adop
The original Raspberry Pi’s software support is officially winding down. Debian Trixie, released in August 2025, marks the final operating system version that will support the aging hardware. Users have until approximately 2030 before complete software abandonment.
China’s smartphone application processor market is showing cautious growth heading into 2026. While Q4 2025 shipments are expected to rise 1.7% year-on-year, a sequential decline of 7.5% is projected due to traditional off-season patterns. The full-year 2025 picture remains positive with 5.3% growth
Google is pushing deeper into Arm-based computing with its new N4A instances, promising significant cost savings over traditional x86 infrastructure. The move targets general-purpose workloads like web servers and microservices as cloud competition intensifies.
The Seagate Expansion 24TB external hard drive has plummeted to an all-time low of $279 on Amazon. That works out to just about one cent per gigabyte for legitimate brand-name storage. This deal makes it cheaper than cloud storage subscriptions for anyone needing massive capacity.
Quantinuum’s new Helios quantum processor uses a clever traffic system approach to manage 96 trapped-ion qubits. The design features a rotating loop and decision-making intersections that route ions to computation zones. This could be a game-changer for scaling quantum computers while maintaining lo
