While Grand Theft Auto 6 will dominate 2026, TechRadar’s gaming team highlights a slate of other major titles. Their list includes surprising exclusives, long-awaited sequels, and indie curiosities that could define the year.
The first benchmark for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen AI 5 430 processor has appeared online. It shows a modest performance gain over the previous model, with a more significant upgrade to the integrated graphics. The new chips are expected to be a soft refresh when announced at CES.
According to Phoronix’s year-end review, their 226 featured hardware reviews in 2025 were dominated by coverage of AMD’s game-changing Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” processors and Intel’s discrete Battlemage graphics. The site also highlighted the ongoing struggle to fund independent Linux hardware jour
According to XDA-Developers, the Kode Dot is an open-source, pocket-sized maker device powered by an ESP32-P4, currently raising funds on Kickstarter for $139 with shipping slated for July 2026. It packs an AMOLED screen, buttons, a speaker, microphone, NFC/RFID, IR, and a microSD slot, running a cu
Benchmark data from Phoronix reveals a surprising trend for Intel’s Meteor Lake architecture. Two years after launch, performance on the latest Ubuntu Linux is actually worse than it was on day one.
According to a report, NVIDIA and AMD are planning significant price increases for their consumer GPUs starting in early 2026. The flagship GeForce RTX 5090 could see its price skyrocket to around $5,000, a 2.5x increase over its launch MSRP.
CES 2026 is set to showcase a new generation of laptops powered by Intel’s Panther Lake, AMD’s Gorgon Point, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 chips. These processors promise significant gains in performance and AI capabilities. However, a sharp increase in memory prices could force OEMs to raise laptop
LG is officially entering the art TV category, long dominated by Samsung’s The Frame. Its new Gallery TV is a mini-LED set that comes with a white frame and uses the Gallery+ subscription service for artwork.
AMD’s next flagship desktop processor, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, has appeared in benchmark databases. The 16-core, 32-thread chip shows strong multi-core scaling, though gains seem incremental. The biggest benefits will likely be in gaming, where synthetic tests fall short.
Samsung is bringing its refreshed Daily Board interface to older television models. The update has been confirmed on the S90C OLED in India, suggesting a broader rollout is in progress.
