Once the king of mobile with its iconic 3310, Nokia’s failure to adapt to smartphones nearly killed it. Now, after a massive reinvention into network hardware, it’s landed a $1bn strategic investment from Nvidia for AI in telecoms. The comeback story is incredible, but the road ahead is risky.
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.
