07 Jul 2026
SpaceX Asks The FCC For Permission To Launch 100,000 Gen3 Satellites That Sport Advanced Phased-Array Beamforming And Electronic Beam Steering Capabilities
SpaceX is now putting its cash-rich coffers to good use by significantly ramping up the planned launch cadence for its Gen3 (alternatively called the V3) constellation of satellites, as evidenced by a recent FCC filing that seeks authorization for launching as many as 100,000 satellites.
04 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Max To Deliver Runtimes Equal To Silicon-Carbon Android Flagships; Tipster Highlights Three Upgrades That Make This Possible
The iPhone 17 Pro Max and its 5,088mAh battery for the eSIM version were already a force to be reckoned with in terms of runtime compared to the competition, but the iPhone 18 Pro Max could surpass its predecessor’s ceiling by a decent margin thanks to a slew of upgrades.
03 Jul 2026
iPhone Air 2 To Have A Shrunken Face ID To House A Second 48MP Camera, With New Video Also Revealing Specifications Like A20 Pro, Titanium Chassis & More
Apple is trying its hand at the iPhone Air 2 in an attempt to appease a small percentage of consumers who love the idea of a sleek flagship, but without the compromises that exist in the iPhone Air. Fortunately, a new video highlights key features of the upcoming handset, including a second camera that can only be accommodated thanks to a shrunken Face ID module, not to mention using the A20 Pro…
02 Jul 2026
Apple Is Swapping The Faster TLC For Slower QLC Storage In iPhone 18 Pro Duo’s 1TB And 2TB Models, While Charging Sky-High Prices
Apple is expected to materially increase the price of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Even so, it is stealthily downgrading the higher storage variants of its upcoming Pro duo, especially when it comes to the flash storage, increasing the relative attractiveness of the 256GB and 512GB storage variants.
26 Jun 2026
Elon Musk Calls IBM’s 0.7-nanometer Chip Naming Misleading, Says Atoms Should Decide Process Node Labels
Billionaire Elon Musk believes IBM's branding for its latest chip manufacturing technology announcement is misleading. IBM announced its 0.7-nanometer manufacturing technology yesterday and claimed it to be the most advanced in the world. But Musk believes that the nomenclature does not describe the feature size of the transistors manufactured with the technology.
16 Jun 2026
New Kirin SoC In The Mate 90 Said To Match TSMC’s 3nm Node, Huawei Targeting iPhone 18 Launch Timeline As Its Competitive Confidence Grows
The U.S. trade sanctions on Huawei pretty much mean the latter is fighting an uphill battle with other chipmakers, as it lacks access to the latest and greatest in EUV equipment.
10 Jun 2026
007 First Light PC Performance Analysis & Tuning Guide – How To Get Best Experience On PC
007 First Light is a very interesting PC release to analyze. On the one hand, IO Interactive’s latest game can look quite good in the right scenes, especially thanks to its strong lighting, high-quality character rendering, solid animation work, and cinematic presentation. On the other hand, it is also a rather frustrating PC port in several important ways, as most of its graphics settings barely…
01 Jun 2026
TSMC Now Pays Its Biggest Customer NVIDIA, Pulling CUDA-X Into the Fab to Slash Lithography Costs by Up to 50%
TSMC is making NVIDIA's most advanced AI platforms, but it is also using NVIDIA's CUDA-X service to accelerate its semiconductor business.
18 May 2026
Android Chipset Makers Are Losing Millions Of Dollars By Failing To Adopt An Apple Strategy Practiced Since The Original iPad Launch
The rising cost of memory is putting a massive dent in the earnings of Android chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm and MediaTek, and even though these companies have managed to address the lower-tier end of the smartphone market through less capable SoCs, they continue to avoid a practice that Apple has adopted since the latter introduced the original iPad in 2010.
