SMIC trials first advanced DUV tool made in Shanghai
Homebrew lithography
China’s top chipmaker is having a crack at running its factories on homegrown lithography gear, trying to loosen the chokehold western rivals have on AI processors.
Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max getting secondary screen
Called the Magic Back Screen
A teaser for the upcoming Xiaomi 17 lineup revealed that both the Xiaomi 17 Pro and the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max will be getting a secondary screen on the back that will be a part of the camera island.
FinalWire rolls out AIDA64 v8.00
New and improved support, better multi-monitor handling, and more
FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, AIDA64 v8.00, bringing preliminary support for some upcoming products, improved support for CPUs and GPUs, new benchmarks, and fixes.
Samsung starts rolling out One UI 8 to Galaxy S25 series
Provides a list of devices that will get it later this year
Samsung has now officially started to roll out its One UI 8 to Galaxy S25 series phones. Samsung also provided an official list of supported devices that will be getting the same update later this year.
Nvidia eyes TSMC A16
AI boom drives 2nm surge
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is already looking past 2nm processing and is preparing to jump onto TSMC’s A16 process, due for mass production in the second half of 2026.