Apple iPad diverts an aircraft
Because it is just so well made
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flying from Los Angeles to Munich had to make an unscheduled landing in Boston after a passenger jammed their precious Apple iPad into a business class seat, setting off alarm bells about lithium-ion fires at cruising altitude.
Lenovo slashes Windows tax with cheaper Linux laptops
ThinkPads now come with penguins and smaller price tags
Lenovo is quietly offering Linux pre-installed on some laptops in the US and Canada, undercutting the Windows tax by around $140 (around €130) or CAD 211 (around €144) depending on the model.
Nvidia rushes B300 AI chip production forward
New GPU plugs gaps left by banned H20 chips
Nvidia is pushing production of its new B300 AI chip forward to May, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s latest 5nm (N4P) process and CoWoS-L advanced packaging technology.
Huawei plots Nvidia AI replacement with Ascend chip
China’s tech champion aims to fill gaps left by US sanctions
Huawei is preparing to test its latest AI chip, the Ascend 910D, hoping it can challenge higher-end products from Nvidia as US restrictions batter the Chinese semiconductor industry.
Irish tech cashes in on Europe’s defence boom
Neutrality does not pay the bills in Dublin
Ireland’s tech start-ups are jumping into Europe’s booming defence market, exploiting their expertise in AI, satellites and subsea surveillance as Brussels doles out cash to counter Russian threats.
Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular
Vole's AI dreams tun to nightmares
Software King of the World, Microsoft’s big AI push is falling flat, with its Copilot assistant stuck at 20 million users a week while ChatGPT soars past 400 million. Despite stuffing Copilot into Windows, slapping a dedicated key on keyboards, and burning billions, the software giant cannot get punters to care.
Nvidia Geforce RTX 5060 might launch on May 19
Reviews coming the same day as it hits retail
According to fresh information, Nvidia could launch the RTX 5060 (non-TI) on May 19th. The information comes from Nvidia's AIC partners that have received embargo details. Reviews could come on the same day as the card launch.
Going into the vertical ergonomic mice market
Razer has expanded its mouse lineup with two new ergonomic mice, the Pro Click V2 and the Pro Click V2 Vertical. The Pro Click V2 is simply an update to the original Pro Click model, while the Pro Click V2 Vertical marks Razer's first entry into the vertical mouse market.
Japan and Europe first
MSI's PRO Z890-S WiFi Project Zero motherboard with back-connect design is finally coming to retail as MSI Japan has announced that it will go on sale on May 2nd, and the motherboard is already available in Europe at €264.
TSMC unveils 9.5-reticle CoWoS packaging
Chip packaging just got absurdly massive
TSMC is pimping up its CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) tech so that can cram an obscene amount of silicon into a single unit.