ZOTAC showed off new computer parts at a recent tech fair. The company created a water-cooled RTX 5090 graphics card with a glass front panel. This special card connects to a large 360mm cooling system outside the computer case. Colored lights shine through the clear glass to make the card look fancy. The price remains unknown, but experts think it will cost more than regular models.
ZOTAC built small gaming computers with powerful parts inside. Their Magnus One box fits desktop-sized RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards despite its compact size. The Magnus Mini is even smaller but still holds a full RTX 5060 Ti card for gaming. Both machines feature new Intel chips with many processor cores. The mini-computers can hold up to 96 GB of fast...
ASRock showed off new motherboards for AMD computers at Computex. Their X870E Taichi OCF stands out as their first AMD AM5 board made for extreme speed tweaking. This gold and black board comes with 25 power stages rated at 110 amps each. It supports memory speeds over 9000 MT/s through just two memory slots. Special buttons near these slots help users push their systems to maximum performance.
The company also revealed the X870 Taichi Creator with 21 power stages for people who make videos or other content. This board holds four memory slots for up to 256 GB of RAM. ASRock added the X870 NOVA WIFI to their lineup as a cheaper option priced between $250-$300. Their smallest new board, the A620AI WIFI, fits in tiny computer cases. This...
Xiaomi plans to launch its XRING 01 chip on May 22. The new processor will first appear in a tablet called Pad 7 Ultra. Tests show this chip performs almost as well as the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The tablet features a large 14-inch OLED screen with tiny 3.95mm borders around it. Users can attach keyboards or use a pen with this device.
The Pad 7 Ultra measures just 5.1mm thick, matching the thinness of Apple M4 iPad Pro models. Inside sits a huge 12000mAh battery that works with fast 120W charging. The chip comes from advanced factory methods that should help battery life last longer. This tablet weighs 609 grams when held. Xiaomi will reveal more details during their announcement event.
Another device, the Xiaomi 15S Pro, will also use...
Noctua showed off new computer cooling gear at Computex this year. The company plans to sell liquid coolers for about $300 starting early next year. These coolers use special materials to make them run quietly without vibration problems. Noctua also displayed updated Thermosiphon technology that cools without moving parts for better reliability.
Fans can see new workstation coolers built for the latest AMD Threadripper and Intel Xeon processors. The company created black versions of their popular cooling fans for people who want darker computer parts. Several team projects appeared with companies like Antec for a computer case with Noctua fans built in. Pulsar made a gaming mouse with a tiny Noctua fan inside that keeps hands cool...
Ubisoft Mainz showed off gameplay for Anno 117 Pax Romana almost a year after first announcing it. Players build Roman cities with roads, homes, markets, and taverns, but must watch for fires from places like bakeries. The game asks players to balance stinky pig farms against nice lavender fields when planning neighborhoods. Citizens need goods but also want entertainment through theaters, bathhouses, and libraries as communities grow larger.
Trade becomes vital since every island lacks certain resources. Pirates might attack supply ships unless players protect them with armed escorts. Different gods offer various benefits, such as Neptune making ships faster or Mars helping soldiers fight better. During expansion, players choose...
MediaTek plans to start final designs for new 2nm computer chips late next year. The company wants to lead global chip making despite its products staying with older 3nm technology this year. MediaTek scheduled these advanced chips for actual release in late 2026. This extra time allows engineers to make changes before selling to customers. The company expects these chips to work 15 percent faster with 25 percent less electricity used.
The design process begins in September next year at a cost of millions of dollars. Once the designs prove successful, TSMC will make these tiny chips. MediaTek must send designs back for changes if tests show poor results. The company announced this timeline after TSMC started taking orders for this...
Nintendo added GameChat to the Switch 2 against their habits. The company never paid much attention to player talk features before. Players can speak with friends, show their screens, or share videos with an extra camera. The idea came during lockdown times when staff placed game screens in front of cameras instead of faces. The team realized this made everyone feel connected despite being apart.
GameChat offers helpful reading options for those who need them. The system creates words on screen from what people say. It also reads written messages aloud for people who prefer hearing. These features work by pressing the new C button on the controllers. Free talking ends next March unless players pay for a Switch Online membership. The...
Neil Druckmann works on a secret game at Naughty Dog in addition to his main project. He serves as producer rather than director for this mystery title. The busy creator also makes episodes for the The Last of Us TV show. His team might continue the story beyond the current season with more episodes planned.
Movie sources claim Naughty Dog canceled one game but kept another project running for three years already. Fans wonder if teams will build another Last of Us or perhaps a new Uncharted adventure instead. Druckmann hinted two months ago that no third Last of Us game might happen. He feels proud that players compare his games with HBO shows as equals—many fans debate which version tells better stories. Gaming has grown enough to...
Foxconn spent $1.5 billion on factories in India as US taxes hurt Chinese imports. The company makes iPhones for Apple but faces high tariffs when shipping from China to America. Apple assembled $22 billion worth of phones in India last year, marking a 60 percent rise from before. Tata Electronics also builds iPhones there alongside Pegatron. Apple wants most US-sold iPhones made in India within two years.
The US government pushes Apple toward American production through these trade rules. China still makes the more complex iPhone models because workers there have better skills. Apple cannot risk quality problems with its special 20th anniversary iPhone coming soon. The company asked for changes to tax rates, but China received a 125...
