Users report fan-melting crashes 

Early adopters of the Nintendo Switch 2 are starting to notice their shiny new handhelds are getting a bit too hot under the collar.

Multi-fold madness teased through One UI 8 leak

Samsung is getting ready to pull back the curtain on its next generation of bendy gadgets at its Unpacked event next week, with the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7 and possibly the Galaxy Z Flip FE expected to make an appearance. But the real curiosity could be something even flappier: a tri-fold foldable going by the codename Multifold 7, possibly landing as the Galaxy G Fold.

White elephant

Samsung is dragging its feet over the launch of its chip fab in Taylor, Texas, thanks to an awkward lack of customers willing to buy what it plans to churn out.

Moore Threads and MetaX want your yuan

Two of China’s homegrown GPU outfits, Moore Threads and MetaX, are apparently getting ready to shake the tin at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

White House blames “spiritual warfare” for tech failures

The next time your PC freezes or the server room catches fire, don’t call tech support just grab some holy water and perform an exorcism.

But prices can't stay that way

AMD’s RX 9070 XT is reportedly at its cheapest right now, and unless you’re holding out for a miracle, prices are only going rise from here.

China lifts rare earth curbs 

The US government has walked back its export bans on chip design software for Chinese firms. The revocation, reported by Bloomberg, is part of a broader trade deal with Beijing, which is dropping its own export restrictions on rare earths in return.

Magic V5 

Honor has taken another crack at foldable bragging rights with the new Magic V5, which it says is the world’s thinnest foldable phone which holds up only if you ignore its raised camera lump and focus on the white version.

Xbox boss not done writing layoff farewell emails just yet

Despite helping to swing the axe on 9,000 jobs, including a chunk from the Xbox division, Microsoft insists its gaming chief Phil Spencer isn’t going anywhere. 

Valve survey shows open-source crowd still keen on Deck-powered setups

Valve's latest Steam survey dropped a bit later than usual, but the Linux numbers are finally in and while there’s a tiny dip in overall share, the AMD crowd has reason to cheer.