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
Published in News


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.

South Korean top quantum boffin defects to China
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Treat your boffins nicely or they will be headhunted

China’s semiconductor headhunting just bagged another trophy as South Korean quantum materials expert Lee Young-hee took a full-time post at the Hubei University of Technology in Wuhan.