ASUS has told partners it won’t release new smartphones in 2026. The company insists its phone operations will continue, but distributors report a shutdown date of December 31, 2025. This looks like a quiet wind-down.
According to XDA-Developers, the Raspberry Pi 5 is a major performance upgrade with a quad-core 2.4GHz Arm Cortex-A76 CPU and up to 8GB of RAM, starting at $60. However, the article argues that despite its power, the board suffers from an identity crisis, caught between being a hobbyist toy, a deskt
Xiaomi is aggressively pushing its electric vehicle business, announcing a major delivery target hike for 2026. The company is also expanding its model lineup and making a surprising move into advanced chip manufacturing.
After stumbling with HBM3, Samsung is poised for a major comeback in the critical high-bandwidth memory market. The company’s co-CEO revealed that key clients, including NVIDIA, are optimistic about its upcoming HBM4 modules, which boast industry-leading 11 Gbps pin speeds. Analysts now predict Sams
LG has announced new Gram AI laptops, claiming they’re the lightest in their class thanks to a new material called Aerominum. The laptops feature Microsoft Copilot+ and on-device AI, with models including a 17-inch Pro and a 16-inch Pro with an OLED display.
A customer ordered a Corsair Vengeance A5100 gaming PC for $3,499 on December 31st, only to have the order canceled without explanation. When he tried to re-order, the price had jumped to $4,299.
Lenovo’s next wave of Windows-on-ARM laptops has leaked ahead of CES 2026. The lineup includes premium and mainstream models powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 series, promising huge efficiency gains and AI capabilities.
OneXPlayer has unveiled the OneXSugar Wallet, a clamshell handheld with a unique 8.1-inch folding OLED screen. It’s a modern take on the Nintendo DS design, but key details like its processor and price are still a mystery.
The AI hardware race is heating up on two fronts. Nvidia is pushing TSMC to produce more H200 chips amid massive Chinese orders, while Meta is buying startup Manus to bolster its AI agent capabilities.
Nvidia is making a huge strategic move into AI inference, licensing Groq’s chip technology for a reported $20 billion. The deal brings Groq’s leadership and engineers into Nvidia’s fold as the AI market shifts focus from training models to running them at scale.
