Samsung officially launches the Odyssey OLED G9 monitor at $2,200
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5,120 x 1,440 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 1800R curvature

Samsung has now officially, and finally, launched the $2,200-priced Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor, a 49-inch curved beast that was unveiled back at CES 2023. Featuring a 49-inch dual QHD resolution OLED panel with 32:9 aspect ratio, 1800R curvature, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 0.03ms response time, the Odyssey OLED G9 definitely sits at the top.

Intel’s new “backside power” transistor will be out next year
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I would let that clear five minutes before going back in there if I were you

Next year Intel introduces a new transistor — RibbonFET — and a new way of powering it called "PowerVia."

Gigabyte patches 270 motherboard models
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Hidden code in updater program

Gigabyte has patched more than 270 motherboard models for a security flaw that allowed threat actors to push malware through the device’s firmware.

Apple announces new 15-inch MacBook Air
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New screen size and M2 SoC

Apple has now officially, and finally, announced the MacBook Air in 15-inch size. In addition to the new Retina screen, the 15-inch MacBook Air also got the M2 chip, the same one from the 13-inch model.

MSI shows Intel Meteor Lake laptop at Computex 2023
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A 16-core/22-thread configuration with Movidius VPU onboard

The Computex 2023 is a big show so it does not come as a surprise that members of the press can stumble upon products that are not officially announced, as it happened with MSI's Prestige 16 Studio laptop that was actually running Intel's upcoming 14th gen Meteor Lake processor.