Category: 4. Technology

It doesn’t take too much digging to see that the hardware world is heating up.

One company remains dominant in some key ways. Nvidia, led by Jensen Huang, is a big new star in the tech world, and recently became the largest company by market cap on the U.S. stock market, eclipsing both Apple and Microsoft.

How did this happen?

Nvidia has become adept at setting the trends when it comes to hardware. Its GPUs are in the biggest data centers, like XAI’s Colossus and other projects operating at enormous scales, as when Musk kept capriciously adding 100,000 more GPUs to the aforementioned project.

Nvidia has also garnered a large share of the foundry operations of TSMC, the Taiwanese company that primarily manufacturers chips, providing a wide range of top clients with processing power.

Bold New Architectures

Along with its track record in production and market dominance, Nvidia has also been announcing a lot of new models for its processors.

It wasn’t too long ago we were talking about Nvidia Blackwell, named after David Blackwell, and the Grace Blackwell superchip, that had groundbreaking capacity and a customer base around the world.

At a recent tech event in 2024, though, Huang announced the company’s intention to start offering a new kind of microarchitecture called “Rubin,” named after physicist Vera Rubin. It would have a GPU called Rubin and a CPU called Vera, for a powerful one-two punch in terms of clock speed.

In addition, there will be an alternative called Rubin Ultra developed after that, and a hardware model called Feynman (after physicist Richard Feynman) in 2028.

As for memory bandwidth, Rubin is expected to have around 900 GB per second, with Rubin Ultra operating around 1200 GB per second. Feynman is expected to operate around 1000 GB per second, being optimized for certain kinds of data handling and precise mathematical operations.

There’s also a Rubin AI platform, the company’s ecosystem, set up with Rubin chips. This will have ultra fast HBM4 memory, with NV Link 6 switches, to deliver up to 3600 GB per second in bandwidth.

It’s all made for data centers; it’s made for AI.

Putting LLMs on Devices

Now, let’s talk about the market effect of Nvidia’s Rubin.

Experts point out that it’s not necessarily that you’ll get an entire model working entirely off-line – but the architectures themselves will drive more edge computing models for robust systems. That means the AI entities that you do have on your local devices will become more competent, more capable, and able to reason at a more profound depth.

So we are likely to soon see the effect of these hardware revolutions in the consumer world with our wearables and mobile device devices.

Everything from fitness and education to retail, medicine and law is getting re-Imagined with powerful LLMs that are portable and decentralized from big data centers.

“These devices encompass a wide range, from powerful edge servers to resource-constrained IoT sensors, and include familiar examples like smartphones, smart home appliances, autonomous vehicles, and even industrial robots,” writes Bhavishya Pandit at Datacamp, explaining some of the values of edge computing and its potential effects on our tech world.

Presumably, there’s still important work going on in those big data centers, but increasingly, it will be relegated to research and esoteric IT, while we’ll continue to see more implementation at the user device level.

We’ll probably see more impact on the average user, too. That may come in the form of higher user adoption for applications, or more respect for the powers that AI has, or both.

How do you see the future of AI when everyone’s carrying powerful artificial intelligence engines in their pockets?

Let’s keep an eye on this throughout the rest of 2025 and in 2026 as Rubin first comes to the hardware market.

For its 50th birthday, the Porsche Club of America worked with Porsche to create a special model commemorating the golden anniversary, the 2006 911 Carrera S Club Coupe. The PCA and Porsche collaborated again 10 years later for the club’s 60th with the 2016 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe, and with the club celebrating its 70th birthday this weekend, it was high time for a new special model. This is the 2026 911 Carrera T Club Coupe.

Porsche and the PCA unveiled the car Sunday night at the club’s annual Parade, this year held in Oklahoma City. As the name implies, it’s based on the Carrera T, the lightest and most purist-aimed version of the current 911, and the only Carrera model with a manual transmission. Porsche will build just 70 examples—the first will go in its museum, PCA will raffle off the second, while PCA members will be able to purchase the rest.

Each of these Club Coupes has been finished in a unique shade of blue, Azurro California Metallic for the 2006 model and Club Blau for the 2016 model. This car is finished in a new color called Sholar Blue, a sort of metallic version of Club Blau. There are all sorts of other visual tweaks, like a Sport Design front fascia with red accents, a unique finish for the 20- and 21-inch RS Spyder Design wheels, a “Club Coupe” decal on the doors, and red striping and a commemorative badge on the engine lid.

Inside, it’s even more exuberant, with unique red-white-and-blue trim for the seats and the interior of the glovebox, red and blue stitching, a commemorative badge embossed into the center console, and a PCA logo just behind the shifter. The Porsche Club of America name is also printed on the door sills, and there are little LED puddle lamps on the bottom of the doors with the special 70th anniversary PCA logo. There’ll be no doubting you’re in something special from the cockpit.

Mechanically, it’s all standard Carrera T fare, which consists of the 911’s base 388-horsepower 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six, a six-speed manual transmission, adaptive sport suspension, sports exhaust, and rear-wheel steering. Owners can also buy a special Porsche Design chronograph to match their car.

Photo by: Porsche

Photo by: Porsche

Photo by: Porsche

Porsche hasn’t announced pricing yet, but you can expect it to be at least a bit more expensive than the $140,950 for a regular 2026 911 Carrera T. Plus, of course, the cost of a $56 annual PCA membership.

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The rumored Kirin 9030 AP is tipped to have a 20% performance boost over the Kirin 9020. | Image Credit-Weibo, Huawei Central

Because of the sanctions, Huawei and foundry SMIC are not able to obtain an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine. This is part of the reason why Huawei can’t close the gap with chips designed by aforementioned names like Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. Huawei hopes to be able to use multiple impressions to make up for its inability to obtain advanced lithography systems. The problem with using multiple impressions is that it is very costly to use this technique. Misalignments lead to short circuits, which lead to lower yields, higher costs, and reliability problems.

Nonetheless, with Huawei’s chipsets 1-2 generations behind those from the top processor players, it hopes to have a 5nm chipset available, perhaps by the end of this year. 

For those who venture off the grid, packing essential gear often means carrying a power bank, a reliable flashlight, and a speaker. With the official launch of the WP56 on July 1, rugged phone maker Oukitel is offering an alternative — a smartphone designed to make that extra equipment redundant.

At the heart of the WP56 is a 16,000 mAh battery, a capacity that rivals some dedicated power banks. This pocket-sized ‘power plant’ is certified for aviation safety and can be rapidly recharged with 45 W fast charging. Crucially, it also features 18 W reverse charging, allowing it to power up other essential gadgets, from GPS units to headlamps.

An integrated camping light provides powerful illumination with adjustable brightness and includes strobe and SOS functions for emergencies. For audio, the phone boasts a surprisingly powerful 3 W loudspeaker that can output up to 128 dB, ensuring sound from music or podcasts can cut through the noise of the wilderness.

While its utility features are prominent, the WP56 does not compromise on its core smartphone performance. Driving the experience is a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor, paired with a generous 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage — expandable up to 36 GB (virtual RAM expansion) and 2 TB of storage. Visuals are delivered on a large 6.8-inch FHD+ display that offers a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate. A 108-megapixel camera sensor handles primary photography duties.

Built to endure the elements, the WP56 meets IP68, IP69K, and MIL-STD-810H durability standards. Oukitel has launched the device at a competitive $299, available exclusively through its official store. However, the Oukitel WP100 Titan (curr. $999.99 on Amazon), featuring a 33,000 mAh battery and up to 48 GB of RAM, is available on Amazon.

I have always been fascinated by technology and digital devices my entire life and even got addicted to it. I have always marveled at the intricacy of even the simplest digital devices and systems around us. I have been writing and publishing articles online for about 6 years now, just about a year ago, I found myself lost in the marvel of smartphones and laptops we have in our hands every day. I developed a passion for learning about new devices and technologies that come with them and at some point, I asked myself, “Why not get into writing tech articles?” It is useless to say I followed up the idea — it is evident. I am an open-minded individual who derives an infinite amount of joy from researching and discovering new information, I believe there is so much to learn and such a short life to live, so I put my time to good use — learning new things. I am a ‘bookworm’ of the internet and digital devices. When I am not writing, you will find me on my devices still, I do explore and admire the beauty of nature and creatures. I am a fast learner and quickly adapt to changes, always looking forward to new adventures.

LG is one of the top names in high-end OLED monitors, and right now, you can save $500 on the 34-inch OLED UltraGear gaming monitor at LG with code MONITOR500. This brings the starting price to $1,300 for a high-end OLED monitor tailor-made for competitive gaming and content creation.

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The OLED UltraGear monitors offer 1440p resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate for incredible detailing, signature OLED picture quality, and ultra-smooth motion during fast-paced gameplay and cutscenes. They also support AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync VRR technology to help prevent screen tearing and stuttering, which can ruin immersion and put you at a disadvantage during online matches.

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You can choose from 34, 39, or 45-inch displays depending on how much screen real estate you need for video and photo editing, graphic design, and livestreaming. And with both HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, you can connect your new LG UltraGear OLED. You can connect your monitor to a PC or game console and switch between platforms whenever you like. Each display also features a matte finish to help cut glare from overhead lighting and improve visibility, as well as a built-in blue light filter to reduce eye strain while working long hours or during marathon gaming sessions with friends.

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How I rated this deal 

While it’s not the steepest discount we’ve ever seen on an LG UltraGear gaming monitor, and it’s disappointing to see the BOGO deal end due to stock, a discount of $500 is still a great value for such a high-end OLED gaming monitor. This is especially true for anyone who has a PC that pulls double duty as a gaming rig and workstation and may need an OLED display for better color accuracy and picture quality for creative work.