India has greenlit projects worth $4.64 billion under an incentive scheme to boost local electronics component production. Major players like Samsung, Foxconn, and Tata Electronics are on the list. The government aims to grow the sector from $125 billion to $500 billion by 2031.
An extreme overclock pushed an MSI Ventus RTX 5090 to a staggering 1350 watts, far beyond its 575W rating. The system shut down thanks to a thermal protection feature in an ASRock PG-1300G PSU, preventing a full connector meltdown, though the GPU still showed heat damage.
LibreOffice, the open-source office suite, is now available on Meta Quest VR headsets. The port is based on the Android app and supports hand tracking and gamepads. It’s a puzzling move in the push for VR productivity.
Samsung is planning a major shift away from AMD graphics cores. According to a new report, the company aims to debut its own custom GPU architecture with the Exynos 2800 chipset in 2027, which would power the Galaxy S28 smartphone series. This move is driven by a desire for tighter AI and software i
Gaming on Snapdragon X Elite laptops has seen a dramatic improvement thanks to new software. The recently released Snapdragon Control Panel and updated Adreno drivers are now delivering up to 40% faster gameplay in titles like Cyberpunk 2077.
Graphite mining is making a quiet comeback in the United States after nearly 70 years of inactivity. Driven by the battery boom and geopolitical tensions, several new projects aim to break China’s dominance on this critical mineral.
The popular hardware monitoring tool HWMonitor has dropped a new update that adds preliminary support for several unannounced next-generation processors from AMD and Intel. This includes AMD’s Zen 6-based Medusa Point mobile CPUs and the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, as well as Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh lineup.
The first year of Nintendo Switch 2 has been defined by ambitious third-party ports. Analyzing games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Star Wars Outlaws shows us what the hardware can really do and hints at an exciting future for the hybrid console.
ASUS has unveiled the XG27ACS, a 27-inch QHD gaming monitor with a 180Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-SYNC support. Shockingly, it’s launching on Amazon for just $199, directly challenging the budget monitor market.
According to a leak, Lenovo is working on an ultra-portable desktop PC called the Yoga Mini i. It’s said to weigh just 600 grams, pack an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor, and support up to four high-resolution monitors.
