Nvidia executive Jeff Fisher said at an RTX Spark launch event in Taipei that the RTX 5090 remains in production despite supply constraints, contradicting leaker claims that the GB202 chip would be redirected to RTX Pro Blackwell products. Despite the denial, Nvidia's own US marketplace no longer lists the RTX 5090, and retailers like Newegg and Amazon show most units priced above $9,300, with little stock in physical stores.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-19
Best Buy is selling the base M4 Mac Mini, with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD, for $649 for the rest of the day, down from its usual $799 price. The newer M6 Mac Mini is currently available from Amazon for $779.99, making the discounted M4 model notably cheaper by comparison.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-19
A research concept describes a millimeter-scale silicon-photonics chip placed at the bottom of a resin-filled well, projecting programmable visible-light holograms upward to selectively cure liquid resin into a solid 3D object. The design would replace mechanical build platforms and laser-scanning systems used in conventional 3D printers, and relies on resin formulated to cure at visible wavelengths rather than standard UV.
nature.com
· 2026-10-18
Fab24hr is a free 3D browser game, developed in Taiwan and available in Chinese, English and Japanese, that puts players in the role of a semiconductor fab worker. It offers a 12-chapter story mode tracing a hearing-aid chip from R&D to end user with three possible endings, and a 'day in the fab' mode where players choose a role, such as process engineer, and handle equipment failures and production emergencies.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-18
A security research team documented their process of dumping and analyzing firmware (version 3.4.2.2h) from the Eufy HomeBase 2 device, following up on earlier work examining a Eufy doorbell. Because the HomeBase's flash chip was soldered directly to the board with no exposed test pins, the researchers used spring clips and a Raspberry Pi to physically read the Winbond flash memory chip.
adepts.of0x.cc
· 2026-10-16
Startup Veritas has released a new version of its authentication chip that works on metal surfaces and can be scanned through glass, extending its use beyond garments to jewelry, trophies and fragrance bottles. Founder Luci Holland says the chip generates a unique secure response on each tap and includes a tamper-detection wire, tying a product's digital identity directly to the physical object. The company also announced a partnership with ATHLOS, the women's track competition founded by investor Alexis Ohanian, embedding its chips in all 18 championship crowns.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-16
IDC reports smartphone shipments dropped 22% in the September quarter, the steepest decline the research firm has tracked, as manufacturers raised prices and cut cheaper models. IDC attributes the surge to memory chip prices rising roughly 350% over the past year amid heavy demand from AI companies.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-16
Amazon is offering a preorder price of $289.99 for Apple's newly announced Apple TV 4K, a $9 discount ahead of its November 13th release. The device, built on Apple's A19 chip, introduces Siri AI support with far-field microphones for hands-free requests, Find My tracking for the Siri Remote, and surround-sound pairing with up to four HomePod speakers.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-16
Apple has begun taking pre-orders for its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, with deliveries starting October 23. The phone features a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, an A20 Pro chip, dual 48MP rear cameras, and software adapted for folding, including Split View multitasking and dual-screen StandBy mode.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-16
Apple has temporarily taken the Apple Store offline as it prepares to open preorders for the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, at 5 AM Eastern Time. The device launches October 23 with a 7.6-inch inner display, 5.4-inch outer display, A20 Pro chip, Touch ID instead of Face ID, and pricing starting at $1999, alongside iOS 27.1 software built for the folding form factor.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-16
Meta launched Muse Spark Open, which it describes as the most capable open-weight AI model in the US, featuring 816 billion parameters and a 1 million token context window. The model is multimodal, built for coding and agentic tasks, and designed to run locally on Apple hardware, though it requires at least 1 terabyte of RAM and performs best on a Mac Studio with an M5 Ultra chip. Meta paired it with its Muse Code coding terminal and demonstrated it fixing a Mastodon client and editing footage in DaVinci Resolve.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-15
SK Hynix's Solidigm unit is reportedly asking the U.S. government for permission to send American chipmaking equipment to its Dalian, China facility, linking that approval to its plan to build a NAND flash memory factory in upstate New York, according to Reuters sources. SK Hynix told TechCrunch it is not trying to expand capacity at Dalian and that the equipment move is being coordinated with and authorized by U.S. officials.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-15
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