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President Donald Trump claimed his threat of steep import tariffs pushed TSMC to boost its U.S. investment from $65 billion to $200 billion without government aid. View the full article

Intel is tightening supplier compliance policies to account for the significant amount of these metals used across its products and infrastructure. View the full article

A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia is supposedly purchasing GDDR7 chips from SK hynix in addition to Samsung. View the full article

U.S. gov't's tariffs and market uncertainties plunge Intel stock to 16-year low. View the full article

Part 1: DevOps Implementation and StrategyThis blog post is the first in our "DevOps Decoded" series, featuring expert Q&A from our recent Webinar: Mind The Gap: DevOps Skill Assessment Made Simple. If you miss it, register to watch the recording Organizations of all sizes face significant challenges when implementing DevOps practices, from coordinating centralized platform teams to balancing technical excellence with business priorities. In this section, we address your questions about practical DevOps implementation strategies... View the full article

Apple is going to unveil iOS 19 in just about two months at its June WWDC event, and rumors suggest that it's going to bring a big change to the iPhone's design. It's been described as the most notable design overhaul since iOS 7, so it should be an exciting update. We've rounded up everything we've heard so far about the design changes coming to ‌iOS 19‌... View the full article

OPHANIM combines everyday tech with high-end scientific imaging capability Antimatter detection is now possible using repurposed smartphone camera tech Gigapixel device could reveal fine details of particle collisions instantly At CERN’s Antimatter Factory, the AEgIS collaboration is exploring a novel approach to detecting one of nature’s rarest phenomena: antiproton annihilation. eeNews reports the team, led by Professor Christoph Hugenschmidt from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has developed an experimental detector using sensors originally designed for mobile phone cameras. Instead of creating a new sensor system from scratch, the researchers repurposed sixt…

AMD's Dragon Range Refresh CPU family has had more details revealed thanks to a new Asus listing on a Chinese retailer. View the full article

8849 Tank 4 offers a large 11,600mAh battery for endurance Supports triple rear cameras including night vision 8849 Tank 4 supports 66W fast charging and 25W reverse charging The rugged smartphone market is evolving, with many brands now integrating large batteries and even portable projectors into their devices. Chinese brand 8849 is known for such devices, having previously released models like the 8499 Tank 2 Pro and Tank 3 Pro. The company has now announced the 8849 Tank 4, a business smartphone that features a 100-lumen 720p DLP projector. It supports laser-assisted auto-focus up to 4 meters, micro-laser ranging, night vision camera, and an RGB camping light... View …

Ulefone Armor 30 Pro combines ruggedness with productivity A triple-camera setup in a rugged smartphone isn't that common 64MP camera and a 4W speaker reflect a shift in what rugged smartphones aim to offer The best rugged smartphones often focus on strength and battery life, but in recent years, they’ve started to include features such as portable projectors and even dual displays. The Ulefone Armor 30 Pro is a dual-screen rugged device featuring a 6.95-inch FHD+ main display with a 120Hz refresh rate. On the rear, it sports a 3.4-inch secondary screen with a 960x412 resolution, protected by Gorilla Glass. While the displays can’t be operated independently, both run on A…

U.S. President Donald Trump "absolutely" believes that Apple could manufacture its iPhones and other devices in the United States, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said today during a media briefing. Leavitt was asked whether Trump thought that iPhone manufacturing is the kind of technology that could move to the U.S. "Absolutely, he believes we have the labor, we have the workforce, we have the resources to do it," she replied, also referencing the $500 billion investment in the U.S. that Apple announced earlier this year. "And as you know, Apple has invested $500 billion here in the United States, so if Apple didn't think the United States could do it, they probably w…

You can get more out of Windows 11 with helpful tips, the latest news and insightful features. View the full article

The second-generation Apple Vision Pro may now be in mass production ahead of its rumored launch later this year, Chinese website IT Home today claims… This article, "Vision Pro 2 May Now Be in Production Ahead of Launch Later This Year" first appeared on MacRumors.com View the full article

Apple will report its earnings results for the second quarter of its 2025 fiscal year on Thursday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh will discuss the results on a conference call with analysts a half hour later… This article, "What to Expect From Apple's Earnings Call on May 1 as Tariffs Loom" first appeared on MacRumors.com View the full article

The development of the FreeDOS marches onwards with an updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help system in version 1.4. View the full article

Ubuntu 25.04 brings several performance enhancements for AMD's EPYC Turin processors, providing 14% higher average performance and reaching up to 75% in some workloads. View the full article

A new lawsuit alleges that Google is spying on school children and harvesting their data to create profiles, due to the mandated use of Google hardware and software. View the full article

YouTube channel Front Page Tech on Monday shared renders of iOS 19's alleged new design. The end of the video also revealed a new feature that is supposedly planned for the iPhone 17 Pro models later this year: dual video recording… This article, "iPhone 17 Pro Models Rumored to Offer Dual Video Recording Feature in Camera App" first appeared on MacRumors.com View the full article

Google is making use of aggressive noncompete clauses and extended notice periods, leaving employees who wish to change track in limbo, claims former GoogDeepMinder Nando de Freitas. View the full article

Corsair’s Frame 4000D promises modularity, but does it deliver otherwise? We test it with Intel’s i9-14900K and Ocypus fans to determine if it performs well. View the full article

IBM's next-generation z17 mainframe combines the high-performance Telum II processor and accelerators to deliver secure transaction processing and advanced AI capabilities for mission-critical enterprise workloads. View the full article

The cheapest Framework Laptop 13s powered by a Core Ultra 5 125H or Ryzen 5 7640U becomes temporarily unavailable in the U.S. View the full article

FMC and Neumonda develop non-volatile FeRAM products, revive memory production in Germany. View the full article

High-profile asset management firm Bernstein has published findings showing that around 60% of Nvidia's AI datacenters will completely avoid the recent wave of tariffs levelled by the U.S. View the full article

If you live somewhere that has poor broadband connectivity, Amazon could soon have the answer: the company is launching a constellation of satellites with the goal of making low-cost internet available worldwide. The initiative is called Project Kuiper and it’s coming sooner than you think – with the first batch of satellites being blasted into space tomorrow on Wednesday April 9… View the full article

To avoid a new 10% U.S. import tax, Apple rushed five planeloads of iPhones, PCs, and other devices from India to the U.S. in late March, buying time to assess the impact of the tariff policy. View the full article

Later this year, Apple will introduce the iPhone 17 series, which includes the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max, two new high-end flagship devices that will be sold alongside the regular iPhone 17 and an all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air… This article, "5 Biggest Changes Rumored for iPhone 17 Pro" first appeared on MacRumors.com View the full article

Microsoft is deploying the monthly patch for Windows 11 24H2 today It’ll arrive with useful fixes, including the cure for a weird File Explorer bug A couple of problems with wake-from-sleep functionality have also been resolved, but Microsoft has taken some time to implement these fixes Microsoft pushes out its monthly round of updates later today (likely imminently), and the patch for Windows 11 version 24H2 is set to come with some important fixes... View the full article

CalDigit today announced the upcoming launch of two new Thunderbolt 5 docks, the TS5 and the TS5 Plus. Both docks support transfer speeds of up to 80Gb/s with a speed boost feature when paired with Apple's Thunderbolt 5 Macs... This article, "CalDigit Launches New Thunderbolt 5 Docks" first appeared on MacRumors.com View the full article

Lexar Play Pro microSDXC Express card enables faster downloads and game load times Backward-compatible with UHS devices but limited to slower speeds Nintendo Switch 2 supports microSD Express, boosting industry-wide adoption hopes Arriving just in time for the imminent launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, Lexar has introduced the world’s first 1TB microSD Express card, one of the largest and fastest microSD cards currently on the market… View the full article

If you've recently got one of Apple's new M4 Macs, or if you're simply looking to upgrade your desk setup, we have a selection of useful Mac accessories that you might want to take a look at. This article, "Useful Mac Accessories to Check Out" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums View the full article

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders have had quite an interesting start to life after the console was fully revealed last week at the Switch 2 Direct presentation. The headline news is that Switch 2 pre-orders are appearing at some non-Nintendo UK retailers - though stock and availability have been fluctuating at best - and the even bigger news is that US Switch 2 pre-orders are delayed indefinitely due to tariff uncertainty... View the full article

Linux 6.15 resolves Turbostat's incompatibility with high core count systems, now supporting up to 8,192 cores. View the full article

Taiwan's stock market suffered its worst-ever single-day drop after the U.S. announced a 32% tariff on Taiwanese goods and signaled potential duties on semiconductors, triggering panic selling of TSMC and Foxconn. View the full article

But the triumphant social media post gets a Community Note. View the full article

Expand the storage of your gaming handheld or laptop with this 2TB SSD deal on a small form-factor M.2 2230 WD Black SN770M, on sale for only $177 at Amazon. View the full article

China's latest export restrictions on Scandium and Dysprosium threaten to disrupt global supply chains for major tech players, but also emphasize potential weaknesses of its anti-sanctions approach. View the full article

Apple CEO Tim Cook's prefers uability of the Logitech MX Master 3 over the company's own Magic Mouse that has elegant design. View the full article

Microsoft admitted to publishing the wrong price increases on April 1 They were rectified on April 4 and documentation is now up-to-date The 5% price hike only affects monthly subscriptions Microsoft has acknowledged and apologized after publishing the wrong prices for a number of its most popular software products... View the full article

An Nvidia engineer pushed a fix to the Linux kernel, improving performance on Radeon GPUs by correcting the same bug he had introduced. View the full article

Sovol revisits the Core XY printer with a pint-sized powerhouse. View the full article

Here's another leaked look at the iPhone 17 Air It could be significantly thinner than the iPhone 17 Pro Max Four iPhones are expected in September If you're counting down the days, you'll know we're about 150 days or so away from the launch of the iPhone 17 series, and a freshly leaked image of two dummy units gives us an idea of the difference in thickness between two of these phones… View the full article

GPMI will make it simpler to set up high-end entertainment and streaming systems. View the full article

The Samsung Galaxy AI Book4 Edge laptop is available today at Amazon for its lowest price to date — $695 instead of its usual $899. View the full article

Ansys Fluent leveraged 1,024 AMD Instinct MI250X GPUs to 25X supercharge its CFD simulation. View the full article

As a 10-year Apple Watch veteran, I've only really taken notice of Garmin in the last six months or so in my role as one of TechRadar's fitness and wearables experts. Since the turn of the year, there has been an awful lot of negativity around Garmin for a variety of reasons: a global outage that saw devices rendered unusable for well over a day, users upset about older, premium models being left out in the software cold, and more recently the controversial Garmin Connect+ subscription service… View the full article

Arm says Neoverse powers nearly half of 2025 hyperscaler compute shipments AI growth makes power-efficiency essential for hyperscale data centers AWS, Google, Microsoft are leading shift from x86 to Arm infrastructure Arm says its Neoverse platform is becoming the architecture of choice for the cloud, as the likes of AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and others drive a broader shift away from x86 in the data center... View the full article

This Chinese laptop vendor tried to innovate with a touchpad that can be docked inside the keyboard The device also has two screens and uses a more powerful Core i3-1215U CPU unlike a lot of rivals It can accommodate up to 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD and costs far less than I'd expect You can find all manner of unusual tech products on AliExpress, including tablets with insane battery capacity and mini workstations with colorful fans - our latest find is an incredibly affordable dual-screen laptop with some brilliant hidden touches... View the full article

We're just two months away from WWDC where we'll get our first glimpses of iOS 19 and related updates, but this week saw the public release of iOS 18.4 with a number of changes and improvements including some audio improvements for the USB-C AirPods Max. This week also saw the first beta of iOS 18.5, a new rumor about iOS 19 compatibility, and Apple's work on haptic buttons that have yet to surface on the iPhone, so read on below for all the details! … This article, "Top Stories: iOS 18.4 Released, New AirPods Max Features, and More" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums View the full article

If you were following our live blog ahead of Nintendo’s big Switch 2 event, you might have seen my contribution, where I said I was hoping Nintendo would blow me away with its new hardware, and finally convince me to buy one of its consoles for the first time since the GameCube. Now that the dust has settled after the event, I can safely say that unfortunately, Nintendo failed. I was holding out for a killer gaming handheld, an affordable price and exclusive games that would make me fall in love with Nintendo again. We got none of that... View the full article