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Samsung's 360Hz 4K QD-OLED Panel Ships to 10 Monitor Makers

Samsung Display has announced the world's first QD-OLED panel capable of 360Hz at native 4K resolution. The 31.5-inch display also features a dual-mode option for 680Hz at 1080p, and 10 monitor manufacturers are already in talks to integrate the panel into upcoming products.

Huma Shazia·28 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

ASRock BC-250 Mining Board Gets Hack to Unlock 40 GPU Cores

A new driver-level hack lets owners of the $150 ASRock BC-250 mining board unlock all 40 compute units on its PS5-derived chip. The mod delivers up to 28% better gaming performance, though users must win the silicon lottery to get fully functional extra cores.

Manaal Khan·28 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Ultrahuman Launches $249 Photon Red Light Therapy Device

Indian wearables company Ultrahuman has unveiled the Photon, a handheld red light therapy device priced at $249. The device integrates with the company's smart rings to deliver personalized recovery protocols based on biometric data.

Huma Shazia·28 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

US Smartphone Market Falls 3% in Q1 as Tariff Fears Fade

The US smartphone market shipped 33.4 million units in Q1 2026, down 3% from last year. Analysts at Omdia blame rising memory costs, delayed flagship launches, and the hangover from 2025's tariff-driven inventory rush. They expect a 4% full-year decline.

Manaal Khan·28 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Apple's New Anti-Snatch Feature Could Lock Your iPhone Mid-Theft

Apple is developing a theft detection feature that uses the iPhone's accelerometer to detect snatching motions and automatically lock the device. The system mirrors Android's existing Theft Detection Lock but adds safeguards to prevent false lockouts when you're at home or on trusted networks.

Manaal Khan·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Samsung Chip Workers Win $416K Bonuses in Strike Deal

Samsung's semiconductor workers approved a profit-sharing agreement that will distribute 10.5% of operating profits as bonuses. Some memory division employees will receive up to $416,000 this year. The deal ends the threat of an 18-day strike that could have cost $660 million.

Huma Shazia·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Drops to $390, Its Lowest Price in Months

The 2TB Samsung 990 Pro, one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs available, is on sale for $389.99 at Newegg. That's $250 off the list price and the lowest we've seen in months. For PC builders, content creators, and PS5 owners, this is a rare chance to grab top-tier storage before prices climb again.

Manaal Khan·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

SpaceX Can't Find Enough AI Chips for Orbital Ambitions

SpaceX's IPO filing reveals the company needs far more AI hardware than it can currently obtain. The document also flags that TeraFab, its joint semiconductor project with Tesla and Intel, may not succeed.

Huma Shazia·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Europe Smartphone Shipments Up 2% in Q1, But 12% Drop Looms

Europe's smartphone market showed modest 2% growth in Q1 2026, shipping 33 million units. But Omdia analysts warn of a steep 12% decline for the full year as budget phones vanish and prices hit record highs.

Manaal Khan·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Samsung Chip Workers Accept $340K Bonus, But Resentment Spreads

Samsung's largest union ratified a compensation deal averaging $340,000 per semiconductor worker, narrowly avoiding an 18-day strike. But the agreement has deepened internal divisions, with foundry operations now slowing as non-chip employees protest their far smaller payouts.

Manaal Khan·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Samsung to Raise Galaxy Prices by €100 in June

Samsung plans to increase prices on Galaxy S, Z Fold7, and Z Flip7 phones in Europe starting next month. The move follows a sharp rise in memory chip costs that manufacturers can no longer absorb through internal optimizations.

Huma Shazia·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

IBM Spins Off Anderon: America's First Quantum Chip Foundry

IBM is creating Anderon, a standalone quantum chip foundry backed by $1 billion in federal CHIPS Act funding and $1 billion from IBM. The Albany, New York facility will manufacture 300mm quantum wafers for competing hardware vendors, marking the first time a pure-play foundry model has been applied to quantum computing.

Manaal Khan·27 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Ferrari Luce Gets Samsung OLEDs with Physical Needles

Ferrari's €550,000 electric supercar will use Samsung OLED displays with holes large enough for physical gauge needles to poke through. The tech, called HIAA, creates cutouts 20 times larger than smartphone camera holes, blending analog and digital in ways car interiors haven't seen before.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Samsung Chip Workers Get $400K Bonuses, Phone Staff Get $4K

A South Korean court dismissed a legal challenge from Samsung's smartphone and appliance workers, clearing the way for a bonus deal that pays memory chip employees roughly 100 times more than their colleagues. The 10-year profit-sharing agreement, negotiated to end an 18-day strike threat, highlights the AI boom's uneven impact across Samsung's divisions.

Manaal Khan·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

AMD Restricts Free Vivado to Windows, Angers Linux FPGA Users

AMD's upcoming Vivado 2026.1 update will limit the free tier to Windows only. Linux users must now pay $1,200 to $1,800 annually or use older, soon-unsupported versions. The move has sparked accusations of bait-and-switch tactics from academic and hobbyist communities.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Tryx Holo AIO Cooler Uses Beam Splitters for Holographic Display

Chinese PC hardware maker Tryx is launching a new liquid cooler that creates a hologram-like effect inside the pump block. The Tryx Holo uses professional-grade beam splitters instead of mirrors to project images with physical depth, marking a shift from the company's earlier curved OLED approach.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·5 min

Xiaomi Shipments Drop 19% But Average Selling Price Hits Record

Xiaomi shipped 33.8 million smartphones in Q1 2026, down 19.2% year-over-year. The steepest decline among the top five vendors. But the company pushed its average selling price to a record CNY 1,310, signaling a deliberate shift from volume to value.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Samsung Galaxy A27 Specs Leak: Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, No microSD

Full specifications for Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A27 have surfaced from leaked press materials. The phone trades expandable storage for a newer processor while keeping the 5,000mAh battery and 25W charging from its predecessor.

Manaal Khan·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Xiaomi 17T Pro Packs 7,000mAh Silicon-Carbon Battery

Xiaomi has confirmed the 17T Pro will feature a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset ahead of its global launch. The company claims the phone can record video for 9.5 hours straight on a single charge.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

SK Hynix iHBM Cuts HBM Thermal Resistance by 30%

SK Hynix has unveiled iHBM, a thermal architecture that embeds cooling elements directly inside HBM packages. The technology targets HBM5 and next-generation AI accelerators, where heat buildup has become a primary performance bottleneck.

Manaal Khan·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·6 min

Zero-Day Clock: AI Cuts Exploit Window From 1 Year to 1 Day

A new visualization tool tracks how AI-powered attacks have collapsed the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation. What took nearly a year in 2021 now takes just over a day, with projections showing one-minute exploit windows by 2028.

Manaal Khan·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Honor Pad 20 Launches With 12.1-inch Display and 10,100mAh Battery

Honor has unveiled the Pad 20 tablet in China alongside its 600 series smartphones. The tablet features a 12.1-inch LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor, and 66W fast charging. Pricing starts at CNY 2,099 (approximately $310) for the base model.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·3 min

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Design Leaks via Third-Party Cases

Case renders reveal the Galaxy S26 FE's design, showing it shares the camera island styling of the flagship S26 series. The device pairs the Exynos 2500 chip with 8GB RAM and may arrive in September 2026.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026

Gadgets & Hardware·4 min

Vivo S60 Specs Leak: 7,200 mAh Battery, Periscope Camera

A Weibo tipster has revealed the full spec sheet for the Vivo S60 ahead of its May 29 launch. The device packs a 7,200 mAh battery into a 7.92mm body alongside a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip and 50MP periscope telephoto camera.

Huma Shazia·26 May 2026