Chipzilla is king of packaging
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Intel plays the packaging card to keep customers 

Troubled Chipzilla has decided the path to foundry salvation runs straight through the packaging plant. It’s now shouting from the rooftops that its real ace in the silicon arms race isn’t process nodes but how it wraps the goods.

Google breakup could sink Firefox, Mozilla tells court
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Killing the cash cow might just hand Big Tech more browser control

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street aren’t the only ones sweating over Google’s looming antitrust smackdown, the big cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation think Firefox  could be collateral damage.

Lasercom tipped to replace jammed, hacked satellite links
Published in Network


Russia, China ramping up dirty space tricks 

A 316-page report from the Secure World Foundation paints a grim picture of the growing space arms race, with Russia and China doubling down on satellite jamming, spoofing, and cyber-attacks, especially in active war zones.

KDE Plasma kills off its half-baked LTS
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No one liked maintaining it or knew what it meant

KDE Plasma is ditching its long-term support releases in favour of an extended patch schedule for regular updates, after conceding its current LTS system is a bit of a sham.

Grand Theft Auto VI delayed to May 26, 2026
Published in Gaming


Not coming this Fall

Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed to May 26th, 2026.

Nvidia announces DOOM: The Dark Ages Bundle for Geforce RTX 50 series
Published in Gaming


Coming to Geforce NOW as well

Nvidia has announced its latest bundle, partnering with Bethesda to give the Premium Edition of DOOM: The Dark Ages with the purchase of a qualifying Geforce RTX 50 series graphics card, desktop system, and laptop.

Acer launches new 31.5-inch Predator and 24.1-inch Nitro gaming monitors
Published in PC Hardware


Predator XB323QK V4 and the Nitro XV240 F6

Acer has introduced two new gaming monitors, the Predator XB323QK V4 and the Nitro XV240 F6, both aimed at competitive gamers and enthusiasts, bringing high-refresh rate, HDR support, and more.

Chipzilla’s Battlemage “G31” leaks
Published in Graphics


New ARC GPU push

Troubled Chipzilla has apparently slipped another ARC Battlemage graphics card into the pipeline, as a new “G31” model turned up in a shipping manifest en route to Intel Vietnam.

Apple faces criminal referral over App Store contempt
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Judge torches Apple for “willful” defiance, refers case to prosecutors

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has been torched by a federal judge for openly ignoring a 2021 court order on App Store payments and could now be staring down the barrel of a criminal contempt probe.

Samsung to cripple Galaxy Z Flip 7 with Exynos 2500 gamble
Published in Mobiles


Low yields, high hopes, and no Snapdragon 8 Elite 

Samsung’s cost-cutting obsession has apparently reached new heights, as the outfit's mobile division is rumoured to be ditching Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite in favour of its own Exynos 2500 for the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7.