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Nintendo Switch Turns Into World's Slowest iPhone After iOS Hack
Someone managed to install Apple's iOS operating system on a Nintendo Switch gaming device. The experiment took two full days to complete and created the world's slowest iPhone according to the hacker. PatRyk shared the results on social media after successfully getting iOS running on Nintendo's portable console. The modified Switch takes about 20 minutes just to start up when running iOS. Most apps crash immediately after opening and the system becomes unstable during basic tasks. The device's processor cannot handle Apple's mobile operating system very well. A developer called ChefKissInc created special software that made this hack possible. They built a version of QEMU emulation software designed for iPhone 11 hardware. The code...
AMD and Microsoft Strengthen Partnership to Shape Future of Gaming
AMD chief executive Lisa Su shared a video message about working closer with Microsoft on gaming technology. She talked about how both companies want to create games that work on any device. The partnership started over twenty years ago with early Xbox systems and continues today with current consoles. AMD will make special gaming chips for different types of devices beyond just Xbox consoles. The company plans to use their Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics cards together. These chips will power gaming machines, portable devices, computers, and cloud services. The new technology will let players access their favorite games across different platforms. Games will work backward with older titles that people already love. Both...
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and 265KF CPUs Now Under $250 US
Intel slashed prices on two of its newest computer processors. The Core Ultra 7 265K costs $239 and the Core Ultra 7 265KF sells for $229 at major stores. These chips originally cost $399 and $384 when they first came out just months ago. The discounts represent a massive 40 percent savings for computer builders. Major retailers like Amazon, Newegg, and Microcenter offer these deals across the country. Microcenter bundles the processor with a motherboard and memory for $499 total. Newegg throws in free memory with their processor packages. Customers also receive two free video games with their purchase. European buyers can find even more Arrow Lake processors on sale through online stores. The entire Intel lineup sees price cuts...
Trump Mobile's T1 Smartphone Faces Backlash Over Made in USA Claim
Trump Mobile started selling phones after launching its service on June 16, 2025, from Trump Tower in New York City. The company wants people to think their T1 smartphone gets made in America just like their patriotic brand suggests. They plan to release this phone around the same time Apple launches the iPhone 17 later this year. The Trump Organization hopes to attract customers who support American-made products and local manufacturing jobs. People found out quickly that the T1 phone actually comes from China despite all the Made in USA marketing claims. Tech expert Max Weinbach discovered the T1 looks exactly like the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G phone that a Chinese company called Wingtech makes. Social media users figured out where the...
Apple's Foldable iPhone Details Leaked with Display and Hinge Uncertainty
Apple plans to create a folding iPhone that will compete with Samsung and Google devices. Industry expert Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple supplier Foxconn will start working on the project during late 2025. The company still needs to decide on many parts and features before moving forward. Apple wants to solve the crease problem that affects all current folding phones on the market. Samsung will make special displays for Apple that might not have visible creases when folded. The company plans to build enough factories to make 7 to 8 million screens each year starting in 2026. Apple also needs to finish designing the metal hinge that connects the two screen halves together. The hinge will use strong materials like stainless steel and titanium...
Blood Message Announced as Cinematic Action-Adventure Game from 24 Entertainment
NetEase Games and 24 Entertainment announced their new single-player adventure game called Blood Message. The same team that created the popular battle royale game NARAKA BLADEPOINT developed this story-focused title. NetEase executive Zhipeng Hu said the company wants to create their first major single-player experience after twenty years making games. The developers promise players will experience epic and cinematic gameplay. Blood Message takes place during the final years of China's Tang dynasty. Players control a simple messenger who joined an uprising against the empire. The character must travel one thousand dangerous miles from Dunhuang back to Chang'an, the capital city. Harsh deserts and wild landscapes across East and...
Lies of P Surpasses 3 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
The popular game Lies of P has reached a major sales milestone with 3 million copies sold around the world. South Korean game maker NEOWIZ shared this exciting news about their dark fantasy adventure. The company had not updated fans on sales numbers since October 2023 when the game hit one million copies in just one month. Many players also experienced the game through Microsoft's Game Pass service from launch day. NEOWIZ recently released new downloadable content called Overture for the game. Gaming critics gave the expansion the same 8 out of 10 rating as the original title. The add-on delivers more challenging gameplay that fans of the series expect. Some players might find certain parts unfairly difficult but patches could address...
AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 GPU Doubles AI Performance Over W7800
AMD released new details about its Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics card and compared it to the older Radeon PRO W7800 model. The company wants to show customers how much better the new card performs with artificial intelligence tasks. AMD built three different product lines for AI work that target various market segments. The Radeon AI PRO series focuses on edge computing and medium-sized language models. These cards help businesses run AI programs without needing massive data centers. The R9700 uses AMD's Navi 48 chip with 64 compute units and 4096 stream processors built inside. Engineers packed 128 AI accelerators into the card and gave it 32 gigabytes of GDDR6 memory. The card needs up to 300 watts of power to run at full speed. AMD...
AMD's Next-Gen Radeon GPUs to Support HDMI 2.2 With 80 Gbps Bandwidth
AMD plans to add HDMI 2.2 support to their upcoming graphics cards built on the GFX13 architecture. Tech insider Kepler_L2 shared details about these future Radeon GPUs that will feature much faster display connections. The new HDMI 2.2 standard can handle up to 80 Gbps of data compared to current HDMI 2.1 speeds of 48 Gbps. These graphics cards belong to AMD's next UDNA series which replaces their current RDNA lineup. The company continues working on display technology improvements for gamers and content creators. HDMI 2.2 brings major upgrades for high-resolution gaming and video playback. Gamers can expect support for 4K at 480 frames per second and 8K at 240 frames per second with compression. The standard also handles 10K...
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