Nintendo's new user agreement allows Switch 2 consoles to be bricked
DRM update gives Nintendo the power to render consoles permanently unusable
Ahead of the Switch 2's release, the former playing card maker Nintendo has updated its user agreement, granting it sweeping powers to make customers' consoles "permanently unusable" for LOLs and giggles.
Samsung Galaxy S26 arrives in March 2026
New leaks point to a February launch and a delay
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S26 flagship series won't hit the market until March 2026.
Chinese AI Giants skirt export ban with GPU rentals
Workaround sees Tencent and others tap into Nvidia Blackwell chips
While Blackwell chips remain off-limits for direct export to China, Chinese AI heavyweights have found an unexpected loophole to access Nvidia's latest silicon.
Memory maths threatens Apple’s AI clustering trick
Expiring supply deals put the squeeze on Mac-based computing
A cunning plan to use clustered Mac mini or Apple Studio boxes, wired together with Thunderbolt 5, to hoard memory for AI is coming unstuck.
Apple locks in Samsung as DRAM shortage bites
Memory crunch reshapes the iPhone supply chain
A worsening DRAM shortage has pushed Samsung into pole position as Apple races to secure memory supplies ahead of next year’s iPhone launches.