China makes it hard for Apple to shift iPhone production elsewhere. The country blocks efforts to move manufacturing equipment to places like India. One Apple supplier created a fake company in Southeast Asia just to buy machines. After buying them, the supplier sent these machines to a Foxconn factory in India. This clever move helped dodge Chinese rules that stop companies from taking production tools out of the country.
Apple faces pressure from the trade war between America and China. The company received temporary relief from tariffs, but the new administration plans to raise these taxes very high for most countries. These changes push Apple to build supply chains in other places. India already makes about 20 percent of all...
New pictures show just how thin the upcoming iPhone 17 Air might be. The phone appears almost as slim as its side buttons. Images shared online display the entire iPhone 17 lineup, with the Air model standing out for its extreme thinness. Reports say it measures only 5.5mm at its thinnest point, not counting the camera bar. This makes it much slimmer than the iPhone 17 Pro models, which measure around 8.7mm thick.
The iPhone 17 Air looks barely thicker than its USB-C charging port. Some worry about how sturdy such a thin phone can be. Apple might use both aluminum and titanium to make sure the phone stays strong enough not to bend. The company learned from past mistakes when the iPhone 6 Plus bent easily because of soft aluminum. Apple...
Intel might soon make a huge comeback with its 18A chip process. Supply chain sources say major tech companies feel good about it. This marks a turning point for Intel Foundry after earlier plans failed to attract many customers. Several big names like NVIDIA and Broadcom have started testing chips made with this new method. The 18A could help Intel compete directly against TSMC.
Intel plans to use the 18A process for most of its products. The company aims to make about 70 percent of its chips using its factories, which shows Intel's desire for more control over its products. Reports suggest the Nova Lake compute tile might partly use Intel's 18A instead of just TSMC parts. Partners already testing 18A samples have given positive...
Some Google Pixel 7a phones have batteries that swell up, pushing off the back covers. Google started a free repair program for affected users.
The company offers one-time free battery replacements through repair centers or mail-in services. This program is available in select countries, including the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and Japan.
Users outside these areas can receive money instead. People with phones not under warranty can choose between $200 cash or a $300 Google Store credit toward a new Pixel phone. Those with phones still under warranty may receive $456 directly.
To check eligibility, users need to visit the official registration page, enter their device details, and submit a...
Sony plans to remove more than 20 games from the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalogs. Among these are first-party titles like Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2, which PS5 owners can only play through the PS Plus Premium Classic catalog. Infamous Second Son will also leave the service.
Popular games heading out include Grand Theft Auto V and Batman: Arkham Knight. Several indie favorites such as Ghostrunner and Enter the Gungeon are also leaving. These removals come shortly after PlayStation Plus price increases in over 20 countries across the world.
The departure of the Resistance games frustrates many longtime PlayStation fans. These games hold special meaning for players who remember when the series rivaled current...
South Korea banned the DeepSeek AI chatbot because it sent user data abroad without permission. The country's Personal Information Protection Commission found the company transferred private information to businesses in China and America. This happened right after DeepSeek launched its service in January. Officials completely blocked the AI tool in February 2025 following these discoveries.
The commission said DeepSeek admitted it broke privacy rules. The AI startup sent both personal details and user conversations to Beijing Volcano Engine Technology. These transfers included information about people's networks, devices, and apps. DeepSeek claimed these data moves aimed to make the service work better for users. The company stopped...
Former Square Enix creative leader Janos Flösser started Wombo Games in Copenhagen. He announced the studio's first game, called Raiders of Blackveil. The game heads to Steam Early Access this summer. Players will experience roguelite action with MOBA-style champions. The game mixes RPG loot systems with extraction gameplay.
Players enter a fantasy world where they fight an evil company called Blackveil. The rebels are animals battling against human oppressors. Gamers can play alone or team up with two friends. Together, they raid Blackveil locations to weaken the corporation's power. The animal fighters aim to end Blackveil's control over their world.
Wombo Games combines industry veterans with fresh talent. Team members worked on...
RPG fans can play new games through GeForce NOW this week with the addition of Oblivion Remastered and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. These games differ greatly in style but share key features. Oblivion offers open-world action with real-time combat. Clair Obscur presents a linear experience with turn-based battles that include some real-time elements.
Both titles run on Unreal Engine 5 and appear on Game Pass. Players without powerful computers can stream them through NVIDIA's cloud service. People with Priority or Ultimate subscriptions can use DLSS upscaling in both games. Ultimate members gain extra benefits when playing Oblivion Remastered, such as Frame Generation and ray-traced lighting.
Reviews praise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33...
Even the strongest graphics card struggles with fancy features in the latest tech demo. The NVRTX version of the Unreal Engine 5 Zorah demo runs poorly at 4K resolution on the RTX 5090. Tests from Compusemble show the demo crawling at just 13 frames per second when using advanced options like Mega Geometry and path tracing.
Computer hardware still needs to catch up with NVIDIA's newest graphics tricks. The demo performs better with DLSS turned on, but only reaches above 30 frames per second in Performance mode. This proves many next-generation visual features remain out of reach for most players.
Despite these performance issues, the technology shows promise. One impressive new feature, RTX Neural Rendering, creates small versions of...
