Leak Lounge | Apple's budget MacBook is now closer than ever, expected to arrive sometime next week. We have witnessed plenty of rumors and leaks regarding the same, and here is almost everything we know so far.

TCL has released the new P8L 4K TV globally, featuring up to 98" sizes and mini LED backlighting with up to 512 dimming zones. With up to 144 Hz in 4K and 288 Hz in 1080p, the P8L should be good enough for gamers as well.

A popular game archive service with around 390 TB of data, Myrient, will be closing its metaphorical doors later next month. Citing rapidly rising infrastructure costs, abusive usage, and lack of increase in donations, the service's founder has deemed it unsustainable.

Matrox has launched the Luma Pro Octal, which appears to be a new Intel Arc A380E-based enterprise GPU, in Japan. With a whopping eight mini DisplayPort 2.0 ports, the card can simultaneously output video to eight 5K or 4K screens.

Alongside the Legion Go Fold concept, Lenovo is also preparing to show off a modular ThinkBook concept at MWC, as revealed by a known tipster. Considering the lack of details, it is very hard to figure out exactly what Lenovo has in store based on leaked images alone.

Deal | Lenovo is offering the ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 laptop with a massive 49% discount for a limited time. With 96 GB of DDR5 memory and a 12-core Strix Point APU, the P16s promises good performance with a few, but notable downsides.

Nvidia's GB10-based DGX Spark mini workstation has witnessed a price hike, surprising absolutely no one. The system ships with a whopping 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory, which makes it extremely susceptible to DRAM price hikes.

Compal has introduced plenty of concept laptops in previous years, with 2026 being no different. Dubbed the AI Book, Compal's latest concept combines an E Ink touch display with a traditional laptop keyboard.

The Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld has been delayed, blaming supply chain issues. The gaming handheld was first announced back in 2024, boasting a 7-inch FHD+ 120 Hz display, AMD Zen 4 APUs, and up to 2 TB storage.

We now know that the upcoming Intel Bartlett Lake-S family will not witness a launch for consumers. However, the top-end Core 9 273PQE has somehow managed to find itself inside a Z790 board, despite not being able to boot.

Dell and Asus have announced new mini PCs intended for use with Windows 365. These systems will not power themselves, but will simply allow users to operate Windows running in the cloud.

According to a recent statement made by Blender developer Dalai Felinto, the Blender for iPad project has been put on hold. No further clarifications were stated, apart from an unofficial response claiming that the team has prioritized Android tablets.

A high-ranking Honor executive has shared real-life images of the next-generation Honor Magic V6 foldable smartphone, launching next month. With a crease-free display and a plethora of other rumored updates, the V6 sure looks quite enticing.

Monitors with 3:2 panels are definitely not as common as widescreen monitors, but they do exist and serve people who prefer having more vertical real estate without having to move to a larger size.

According to discoveries made by the MacWorld team, Apple might be gearing up to launch two separate variants of the Studio Display monitor with an interesting set of differences.

Deal | Thanks to an ongoing combo offer on Newegg, folks on the hunt for a high-capacity SSD and a gaming GPU can now save a whopping $635 on the RTX 5070 Shadow and WD SN850X 8 TB combo. Considering the ongoing insanity surrounding hardware prices, the aforementioned deal is definitely quite lucrative.

Asus announced the Zenbook A14 and A16 laptops earlier this year at CES 2025, claiming up to 33 hours of battery life courtesy of the latest Snapdragon X2 Elite SoCs. Asus has now revealed Japanese prices for the laptops, and they are unsurprisingly on the higher end.

According to Nvidia, GPU supply is more than likely to remain "tight" for the next few quarters, with no clear indication of when - if at all - the situation returns to normal.

According to a Korean publication, Apple will now pay Samsung twice as much as it did before for LPDDR5X memory. Considering just how crucial consumer-grade RAM is for Apple's business, there appears to have been no other way to secure supply.

According to a Korean publication, Apple will now pay Samsung twice as much as it did before for LPDDR5X memory. Considering just how crucial consumer-grade RAM is for Apple's business, there appears to have been no other way to secure supply.

Following reports of a critical firmware-level malware attack on certain Alldocube tablets, the company has now issued an official response, listing affected devices while promising OTA firmware updates early next month to remedy the situation.

According to a recent leak, Lenovo is working on a foldable variant of its Legion Go gaming handheld. While still in the concept stage, the device will apparently be able to unfold from 7.7 inches to 11.6 inches, combining portability with immersion.

Alldocube has teased its upcoming compact gaming tablet, the iPlay Mini 4 Ultra. The teasers do not reveal the exact SoC being utilized, but the company did share promising Antutu scores. A global launch is also likely.

A seasoned tipster has re-iterated that Apple is extremely unlikely to bring any design changes for its refreshes products next week. However, the budget iPad, iPad Air, and the 14" and 16" MacBook Pro lineup will get major SoC updates, as is tradition.

Deal | The GMKtec M6 Ultra mini PC is currently available with a lucrative 33% price cut on Amazon, bringing its price down to its lowest this year so far. With 16 GB DDR5 RAM and 512 GB SSD, the AMD-powered M6 Ultra packs great performance at a decent price.

Tiiny AI has revealed the early-bird pricing for its Pocket Lab mini PC. With a 12-core ARM CPU, 80 GB memory, and 160 TOPS NPU, the pocket-sized mini PC is unsurprisingly not cheap.

According to the release notes of the latest Steam Client Beta, Valve has revealed that a bug which may have affected VRAM reporting in earlier Steam surveys has now been solved. Moreover, the patch will also affect gaming rigs with multiple GPUs.

Update | JapanNext may not be as well known as its competitors in the productivity monitor arena, but the brand's offerings have received generally favorable reviews from critics. Its latest 31.5-inch 6K monitor aims to bring a pixel-dense experience for high-end customers, and packs a respectable set of features. Update: The price for the monitor has been reduced by €500.

According to a relatively reliable source, Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and next year's iPhone 18 have entered mass production trials. As previous tips have indicated, neither of the devices are expected to feature major cosmetic changes.

Deal | Courtesy of an ongoing Amazon sale, the triple-port Baseus Enerfill 100-watt GaN charger can now be purchased for its all-time low price yet again. With foldable prongs and a tiny footprint, the fast charger is a well-equipped product.

Prominent tipster Mark Gurman has once again stated what he expects Apple to launch during its 3-day long "Apple Experience" early next month. Although most of the rumored products are mere spec bumps, there is one brand-new product that definitely necessitates an in-person hands-on event.

A reputed analyst has revealed the colorways that Apple has in mind for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Fold lineups. Enthusiasts of the color red will be pleased with this news, but not if they were looking forward to Apple's first-ever foldable.

According to a reliable source, WhatsApp is developing a feature which will finally allow users to schedule messages to be sent at a later date and time, without having to resort to non-native workarounds.

According to a recent letter circulated by Lenovo, the company will soon introduce price hikes affecting its IDG and ISG groups responsible for commercial PCs and data center infrastructure respectively. This was done, unsurprisingly, to keep up with the volatility surrounding the DRAM industry in particular.

Deal | Gamers who wish to build a new gaming PC will definitely have to hunt for exciting deals, considering the sky-high prices right now. For such folks, Newegg is currently offering an enticing 45% discount on a X870E-Plus motherboard and 32 GB V-Color Manta XSky memory combo.

Apple is all set to unleash a new cheap MacBook variant early next month, likely to arrive with multiple color options previously unseen on modern MacBooks. Interestingly, a tipster claims that this might not be the first time Apple has considered bright and fun colors for its notebook lineup.

The HyperSpace TrackPad Pro managed to raise over $200,000 in around 38 days during its crowdfunding campaign, indicating substantial interest. However, the Magic Trackpad-competitor now happens to be indefinitely delayed due to supply chain issues, forcing the company to offer refunds.

Endorfy has launched two new mini tower PC cases, dubbed the Signum M30 Air, and the Signum M30 ARGB. As the naming suggests, the latter sports fully customizable lighting, while the Air variant does not.

The Winsystems Zeta 3950 is a new rugged SBC that can endure temperatures ranging from -40° to 185° F, or -40° to 85° C. With a quad-core Intel Atom CPU, the SBC sports plenty of ports and features a compact design.

What happened in Japan with AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPU prices appears to also be happening with DDR5 memory prices in Germany. Clearly, sky-high prices discourage people from buying products, which in turn leads to some slight price softening.

Security researchers have discovered a new pre-installed Android malware, dubbed Keenadu, which is not only extremely dangerous, granting almost complete device privileges to bad actors, but is also nearly impossible to remove without expert help.

In the latest round of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra benchmark leaks, the upcoming flagship appears to have managed its highest scores yet, defeating the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max by as much as 20% in multi-core tests.

According to a well-known analyst, Apple's upcoming MacBook Pro will feature a revamped UI that will adapt depending on whether a user prefers touch, or mouse input. The Dynamic Island will also make its way to the Mac, along with a slimmer design and 2m SoCs.

A leaker with a yet-to-be tested track record has revealed plenty of downgrades which the upcoming 12.9-inch MacBook might have to endure. Rumored to be priced anywhere between $599 and $649, the budget MacBook is sizing up to be quite a contentious product.

A seasoned leaker has stated concrete details regarding just how noticeable the upcoming iPhone Fold's crease will be. Moreover, the source has also confirmed that the product is set to launch later this year.

Apple is reportedly having a difficult time pricing the upcoming budget MacBook as low as it would have liked. With mounting supply chain pressures owing to ever-increasing component prices, the affordable MacBook might not be as affordable as once thought.

Just a few days following reports of AMD abandoning the Ryzen Z1 Extreme platform, Asus has released new driver updates for the popular ROG Ally gaming handheld. Interestingly, there's more to the story.

Deal | The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti-powered Legion Tower 5i gaming desktop is now $850 off on BH Photo Video, allowing gamers who do not mind pre-built rigs to buy themselves a new gaming desktop without burning an unnecessarily big hole in their pocket.

Tenku has launched the Pocket 8 ultra-compact laptop in Japan, equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen display with an impressive pixel density of 283 PPI. The 1.43-pound machine sports an octa-core Alder Lake-N CPU, along with 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory.

Despite ludicrous jumps in global GPU pricing, Japan has witnessed the opposite in the last month or so - following a drop in demand, prices for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT and 9070 XT gaming GPUs have fallen as much as 20% from their peaks.

In a patent filed by Sony Interactive, the gaming company shows its intent to allow soft-pause game modes, which will allow gamers to continue their gameplay even when distracted. Of course, this will be possible with the help of AI-assisted tools, and softened difficulty.

Sandisk has announced the third iteration of its Portable SSD lineup, consisting of the Extreme, Extreme PRO, and vanilla Portable SSDs. Available with capacities ranging from 500 GB to 8 TB, the drives appear to pack decent performance.

Apple has announced that the company will soon start assembling the Mac mini in Houston, Texas. With this development, the Mac mini will become the second Mac alongside the Mac Pro to be assembled within the US.

Despite not having been officially launched, multiple Galaxy S26 Ultra smartphones have already reached customers' hands at ludicrous prices. One such YouTuber has also uploaded camera samples, comparing Samsung's upcoming flagship with its predecessor.

MSI's RTX 5090 Lightning Z is not for the faint-hearted. With a modified BIOS setting that can allow the card to pull in a mind-bending 2,500 watts, the Lightning Z GPU has already broken several world records, and is currently selling for unfathomable prices on eBay.

Deal | The Alienware 27 AW2725DM QHD gaming monitor is a very respectable budget gaming monitor with good color reproduction, 180 Hz refresh rate, and decent motion clarity. Thanks to recent price cuts, the monitor can now be bought with a 30% discount.

A bill proposed by Colorado lawmakers aims to integrate age checks into operating systems, which will then be shared with apps. Understandably, folks online are not thrilled about it, and have pointed out several interesting loopholes.

Leak Lounge | With the iPhone 17e just around the corner, industry murmurs have pointed at several new exciting features for Apple's upcoming budget smartphone. However, a high-refresh rate display, which many would have hoped for, is almost definitely not on the table.

We have seen transparent iPhone mods before, even for the ultra-slim iPhone Air. However, a YouTuber decided to take things further, and equip his iPhone Air not only with a transparent back, but also an actual physical SIM slot that works just fine.

Deal | Courtesy of an ongoing sale on Lenovo's online store, the well-equipped Legion 5i 15 gaming laptop with a 20-core Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX CPU and RTX 5070 Laptop GPU can now be bought with an attractive $705 discount. The QHD gamer sports great performance paired with a beautiful OLED display.

The OnLogic Factor 101 is equipped with a 7-watt octa-core Qualcomm Kryo 670 CPU, allowing the mini PC to function without requiring a fan, ensuring silence and longevity, thanks to the lack of moving parts. The industrial mini PC is already available for purchase, starting at $599.

After an official unveiling at CES 2026, ASRock has now revealed the detailed specifications of its NUC Ultra 300 Box lineup of mini PCs. The systems are powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H CPU and the impressive Arc B390 iGPU with 12 Xe3 cores.

Deal | Newegg is currently offering a massive discount on a gaming hardware bundle consisting of the amazing AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU and 32 GB of V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6400 RAM. For gamers looking to build a new high-end gaming PC, the aforementioned bundle could be a great starting point.

In a massive blind test conducted by a popular publication, it was found that gamers prefer Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 over AMD's FSR 4 and native rendering. In fact, nearly half of the respondents picked DLSS 4.5, while less than 15% chose FSR.

Deal | The 45-inch LG UltraGear 5K2K gaming monitor is now 35% off on Amazon, dropping its price by around $700. With an extremely color accurate OLED panel, WUHD resolution, and 800R curvature, the UltraGear monitor is a treat for immersive gaming.

The Akasa Euler CMX is a new Mini ITX PC case that adopts a fanless design, and supports up to Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs with a maximum TDP of 35 watts. The case is priced at a premium, and is already available for purchase in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Intel's entire Bartlett Lake-S family of LGA 1700 CPUs has leaked, revealing up to a 12 performance-core-only configuration with a 5.9 GHz single-core boost clock. Unfortunately, however, gamers are unlikely to be able to utilize these chips for their gaming rigs.