At IFA 2026, laptop makers showed a market polarizing into cheap machines under $800 with 8GB of RAM and premium AI-oriented systems costing thousands with up to 192GB of memory, leaving little in the middle tier. Companies including Lenovo, Dell and Acer unveiled colorful budget models like the IdeaPad Vibe, Dell 14S and a 16-inch Swift Air, directly responding to Apple's MacBook Neo with varied chip choices from Qualcomm, AMD and Intel.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-11
A new federal decision will cut Arizona's yearly Colorado River allocation by more than 25 percent, straining a state that depends on the river for over a third of its water supply. The cutback arrives as TSMC and Intel expand massive, water-intensive semiconductor fabs in the state to meet surging AI-driven chip demand. City officials and industry leaders are now racing to conserve water and secure alternative sources as costs rise for both manufacturers and residents.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-11
Lenovo's Legion 9i Gen 10 pairs a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with an RTX 5080 GPU capable of drawing up to 175W, 64GB of DDR5-4800 memory, a 2TB Gen 5 SSD, and a nearly 100Wh battery. The reviewer calls it the best laptop they've tested, noting it performs almost identically to a desktop PC despite weighing 7.7 pounds and requiring a bulky 400W charger.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-11
During the CNBC Investing Club's September meeting, Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks reviewed all 33 portfolio holdings and highlighted six favorite stocks to buy as the club becomes more selective on AI-related exposure. The picks include Kimberly Clark, Bank of New York, Intel, Micron and Meta, with commentary also touching on lessons from the club's recent Corning exit.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-10
ASML has partnered with Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to accelerate industry adoption of larger 6×12-inch photomasks, a change needed to fully exploit High-NA EUV lithography. The larger reticle size would let chipmakers print large dies in a single exposure rather than stitching together smaller patterned sections, addressing a field-size limitation created by High-NA's anamorphic optics.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-10
Walmart is offering the MSI Cyborg 15 gaming laptop for $1,049, a $250 discount from its regular price. The machine pairs an Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB VRAM and DLSS multi-frame generation with an eight-core Intel Core 5 210H processor, 16GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, and a 512GB Gen 4 SSD. It also features a 15.6-inch 1080p IPS display with a 144Hz refresh rate.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-10
Hypertune has publicly released its Gaming Performance Engineering platform, an automated overclocking tool built on Intel's XTU SDK and developed with Intel's involvement. The software tunes CPU and GPU settings, Windows configurations, and network and game-specific parameters based on an individual system's hardware rather than applying generic profiles. Hypertune's own benchmarks show gains ranging from about 4% to 28% in specific games, far below the marketed 60% ceiling.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-09
Framework has reduced pricing on 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 memory modules for its Laptop 13 Pro after securing a limited supply of Micron chips at a lower cost. The company is applying the price cut retroactively to orders that already shipped as well as to pending pre-orders through Batch 10, following a price hike it made back in July.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-09
ASML is developing a larger 12-inch mask format for its next-generation High-NA EUV lithography systems, letting them print chips as large as those made with current EUV tools. The company expects a pilot line by 2031 and high-volume production by 2033, with CTO Marco Pieters saying the shift could boost system productivity by 40% if the industry adopts it together.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-09
Intel shares surged 9% Tuesday, pushing above the $95 level from its recent equity offering, after reports that the company plans to raise CPU prices in October and news that its foundry business is advancing High NA EUV lithography with over 1 million wafers processed. CNBC's Jim Cramer included Intel among his six top stock picks, while comments from President Trump over the weekend eased worries that the government might soon sell its 10% stake in the company.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-08
DigiTimes cites supply chain sources claiming Intel will raise CPU prices by another 10%, following earlier increases in Q1 2026 and July, likely hitting server and mobile chips first. The same report says Intel plans a major product launch in March 2027, with AMD responding with its own releases between June and July that year.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-08
Lenovo has redesigned its flagship ThinkPad X1 Carbon with an all-new metal 'Space Frame' case that trims weight to 2.2 pounds while keeping the carbon fiber top's soft-touch feel. A smaller, double-sided system board freed up room for a fan 70% larger than before, enabling support for more powerful 30-watt CPUs alongside a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display at 120Hz.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-08
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