Hardware News, Tests and Reviews
Meta's multi-billion-dollar Graviton deal highlights intensifying CPU shortages in AI infrastructure — the industry signals a shift to Agentic inference workloads, pushing demand
29 April 2026 @ 4:54 pm
Meta signed a multibillion-dollar, multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services last week to deploy tens of millions of Graviton5 CPU cores across AWS data centers.
Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for just $249 — act fast and don't miss Woot's blowout sale
29 April 2026 @ 4:12 pm
Save 25% on this Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM, on sale at Woot for a limited time only.
OpenAI has effectively abandoned first-party Stargate data centers in favor of more flexible deals — company now prefers to lease compute and says Stargate is an umbrella term
29 April 2026 @ 4:00 pm
OpenAI has reportedly modified its arrangement on several Stargate projects, leaving the direct ownership set up and instead preferring to lease compute from other partners who took on the direct risk of investing in the infrastructure.
iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 Motherboard Review: Colorful enters the high-end overclocking scene
29 April 2026 @ 2:50 pm
Colorful’s iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 is a capable premium mid-range motherboard built for overclocking, thanks to its robust power delivery, cooling, and design. It faces tough competition at its price point, but remains a solid, feature-rich option under $700.
Google signs classified Pentagon AI deal but exits $100 million drone swarm program — report claims employees revolted over ethical fears, delivered letter to CEO Pichai
29 April 2026 @ 2:48 pm
Google joins OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI in granting the Pentagon broad classified AI access.
Lenovo abandons separate magnesium frame for latest P16 Gen 3 laptop after 20 years — robust feature introduced in ThinkPad T60 in 2006, company now integrates material into outer shell for a thinner design
29 April 2026 @ 1:32 pm
Lenovo has reportedly stopped using magnesium alloy subframes in the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 to save on weight and thickness. This feature was first introduced on the ThinkPad T60 in 2006 and was added to ensure rigidity for the brand's workstation laptops.
TSMC SoIC 3D stacking roadmap outlines path from 6-micron pitches today to 4.5-micron in 2029 — Fujitsu's Monaka CPU to benefit from face-to-face chiplet stacking
29 April 2026 @ 1:26 pm
TSMC adds support for face-to-face stacking, 6.5 µm and 4.5 µm pitches for the next generation of SoIC 3D stacking.
Framework's new RTX 5070 12GB graphics module costs a whopping $1,199 — 72% more expensive than $699 8GB version, says pricing is beyond its control
29 April 2026 @ 12:20 pm
Framework has just launched a new graphics module featuring the RTX 5070 mobile 12GB, and it costs a cool $1,200, representing a 72% raise in pricing over the 8GB variant, that's $699. Both GPUs are identical apart from the memory capacity (and bandwidth), but Framework says pricing is out of its control.
US stops exports of tools to China’s number two chip maker — Hua Hong and Huali Microelectronics reportedly on the cusp of starting a 7-nm fab in Shanghai
29 April 2026 @ 11:59 am
Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research received letters from the U.S. Department of Commerce preventing them from shipping some of Hua Hong's orders for the latest chipmaking tools. These are reportedly being planned for use on the Chinese company's planned 7-nm fab in Shanghai.
Palit Group says Galax GPU brand will continue to operate following restructure — Galax management centralized under Palit Group in 'pre-planned' shakeup
29 April 2026 @ 11:40 am
Galax has moved under the direct control of Palit, owned by the Palit Group, but the brand itself isn't going anywhere. Official statements from both companies clarify that Galax will continue to design, produce, and release hardware like before, but will be managed by Palit now to streamline the business.