Once the hotbed of chip development and manufacturing, Japan has been surpassed by the likes of Taiwan, South Korea, and the US. In a move to bring it back to the forefront of semiconductors, a new consortium has been launched, comprising 27 different firms, that will focus entirely on developing a key component in the…

Battery startup BMX (Better Mobile Xperience) claims that some airlines are now banning standard lithium-ion batteries due to safety concerns. Whether that’s true, more on which in a sec’, its new solid-state USB-C charging pack does look interesting, especially once you’ve seen BMX drive a nail through it and have it allegedly keep on working….

Lenovo keeps trying to make long laptops happen. However, rather than some improbably unfurling mechanism or a bendy display, this time we’re looking at a concept machine with a topsy-turvy screen. A leak out of Lenovo has revealed a first look at a laptop with a screen that can pivot between horizontal and vertical orientations….

Cyberpunk 2077 sure had our attention the other day, when it posted a vague tease on its myriad social media accounts indicating that something—frustratingly undefined—would be happening on September 4. Well, inevitably, that got everyone all worked up. What could it be? Another patch? New content? A whole new DLC? The release date for Hollow…

I think we’ve got a new contender for The Most Specific UI Option award 2025, which I must emphasise, is an entirely real award that I definitely did not make up alongside my Most Specific Bug Fix 2025 award. Quartet, a lovely little turn-based RPG by a four-person team, lets you toggle the Oxford comma…

I love a good horror game, even if my frayed nerves don’t. And not just any jumpscare-filled adventure, but a properly terrifying experience that’ll send shivers down my spine and keep me awake at night for weeks to come. NEED TO KNOW What is it? A survival horror game with time travel and zombies set…