Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Benchmarks Reveal Performance Expectations for Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was recently leaked in an upcoming HP prebuilt desktop PC, ostensibly once more confirming the imminent launch of the new Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs. Now, the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus has appeared in PassMark’s benchmark charts, potentially both confirming the specifications of the mid-range Arrow Lake … Read more

Report: Intel Cancels Flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus “Arrow Lake Refresh,” But Keeps Other SKUs

Intel’s “Arrow Lake Refresh” has not even been released, but the company has already canceled its flagship SKU planned for this refresh cycle, according to a report from VideoCardz. Two sources close to the media note that Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus might not roll out at all, despite the massive hype and … Read more

HKEPC Divulges Speculative AMD “Ryzen AI Max 400/Gorgon Halo” Product Stack

Yesterday, a major leak outed AMD’s alleged forthcoming refresh of “Strix Halo” silicon. According to VideoCardz’s anonymous industry contacts, Team Red’s codename for this new mobile processor family is “Gorgon Halo.” A specific “Ryzen AI Max+ 495” SKU was brought up as an example; highlighted as a potential range-topper and successor to the current-gen Ryzen … Read more

Lenovo Reveals Expansion Plans for Magic Bay Accessory System in 2026

Lenovo previously showed off the Magic Bay modular accessory system to add features like a 4K webcam with integrated speakers or a mini modular HUD to its ThinkBook laptops, although there hasn’t been all that much news about those accessories since. Now, as reported by Videocardz, a Lenovo product manager has confirmed on Weibo that … Read more

VXE Launches 55 g Dragonfly R1S Gaming Mouse At $18.99

VXE, an ATK Gear sub-brand, is known for making affordable, lightweight alternatives to some big-brand gaming mice, and the brand seems to be taking things to a new level with the latest entry into its Dragonfly R1 series. The VXE Dragonfly R1S, announced in a post on X, takes the same lightweight shape as the … Read more

Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus in MSI Laptop Stomps 285HX in Leaked PassMark Run

Despite no-showing at CES 2026, leaks still predict that Intel will launch the Arrow Lake Refresh mobile CPUs sometime in March or April 2026, and one of the CPUs slated to launch then is the mobile flagship Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, which has incidentally showed up in a recent PassMark CPU benchmark (via X86isdeadandback … Read more

Trautec eyes strong potential for tFNAs amid China’s medical device boom

The Chinese biotechnology company believes tFNAs will play an increasingly important role in skin care science. According to the 2024 Blue Book of Tetrahedral Framework Nucleic Acid, co-authored by Trautec and Frost & Sullivan, tFNAs have significant skin care benefits. The report said that tFNAs have showed a significant ability to promote cell proliferation, tissue … Read more