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Apple has managed to shrink down the display bezel size on its new iPhone 16 Pro Max handset, and the rumor is that Samsung will do the same on its Galaxy S25 Ultra – and in fact get bezels that are even thinner than they are on the Apple phone.

This comes from well-known tipster Ice Universe, who says Samsung has managed to get the bezel 0.2mm thinner than it is on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. An accompanying picture shows a smaller bezel on the Galaxy S25 Ultra compared to the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

What we don't get here are exact measurements of how thick these bezels are: this isn't a spec that manufacturers publish, so we're relying on third-party sources. Prior to launch, the iPhone 16 Pro Max was rumored to be getting 1.15mm bezels.

A comparison of the renders posted by Ice Universe with the naked eye suggests the bezels on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are indeed smaller – though there's not much in it. However they compare to the Apple series, it seems thinner bezels are on the way for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in 2025.

Camera bumps

This is a detailed comparison between S25 and S25 Ultra.The S25 Ultra is already very thin (8.2mm), but the S25 is even thinner, only 7.2 mm. I think this S25 will definitely become the new favorite of people who like small mobile phones. pic.twitter.com/dpILosU7weSeptember 17, 2024

This leak doesn't mention anything about the bezel size on the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25 Plus, but Ice Universe has posted another leaked graphic showing the thickness of the standard Galaxy S25 frame compared to the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

As you can see from the image above, the 1.8mm thickness of the Galaxy S25 camera bump beats the 2.4mm thickness of the Galaxy S25 Ultra bump. Overall, the Galaxy S25 is said to be 7.2mm thick, down from the 7.6mm thickness of the Galaxy S24.

Also of note: the rather oddly shaped camera lens coverings in this render. It seems the Galaxy S25 (and presumably the Galaxy S25 Plus) have what's called a "double-layer design" on the cameras, with a lip – not unlike a Super Mario warp pipe.

If Samsung sticks to the same schedule next year as it has in 2024, then we should see the Galaxy S25 series appear at some point in January. Other rumors have pointed to a similar design on the standard model, extra RAM across all three models, and several design tweaks for the Ultra model.

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Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Apple’s Mac mini is set for a major overhaul, but until now everything has been unofficial. We may have just got our first hint of an official confirmation, though, as Apple appears to have accidentally confirmed at least one aspect of the Mac mini’s upcoming facelift.

As spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, Apple seems to have introduced a new line of code – presumably within the freshly-launched macOS Sequoia – that refers to a changed design for the Mac mini. Specifically, the new code string is: “Apple silicon Mac mini (5 Port).”

That’s important because it lines up with a previous report from Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, who claimed that the next Mac mini – due to launch at a special event this October – will come with five USB-C ports, including two on the front of the device and three on the rear.

The current Mac mini locates all of its ports around the back, so putting two on the front (like you get with the Mac Studio) would make them much more accessible. As well as that, the maximum number of USB-C ports you can get on the existing Mac mini is four, so the rumored change to five could give users more flexibility when connecting peripherals.

What else is new?

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Of course, the leaked code doesn’t specifically refer to the ports as USB-C, as it only states that the Mac mini will come with five ports. 

But Gurman has a strong track record when it comes to Apple leaks, so his assertion that these ports will be USB-C carries weight. As well as that, Apple has been increasingly ditching legacy ports like USB-A and shifting over to USB-C (or Thunderbolt, which uses the USB-C connector), so it’s a good bet that this is what Apple is referring to when it uses the “5 Port” designation.

It’s not the only change rumored for the next Mac mini. Gurman has also claimed it will take on an all-new design with a much smaller footprint, with the result being that it will occupy about as much space on your desk as an Apple TV box. In return, it will become slightly taller, Gurman believes.

If true, this will mark the first major redesign for the Mac mini since June 2010, a gap of over 14 years. But with a new look, better USB-C connectivity and M4 and M4 Pro chip options, it could be a great time to upgrade if you’ve had your eye on Apple’s tiniest desktop computer.

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Corsair has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the sim racing brand Fanatec.

The agreement was officially signed on September 16 with the deal set to formally close within the week, making Corsair the new owner of the hardware brand and all associated personnel, in an asset purchase from Endor AG.

Fanatec is one of the leading brands for dedicated sim racing hardware located in Landshut, Germany, specializing in steering wheels and wheelbases, pedals, shifters, and other accessories for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC-based racing simulators.

Corsair announced its plans to acquire the German company back in May, with Endor now reporting that Fanatec product sales were approximately $110 million for 2023.

"We have been a fan of the Fanatec brand for years, and I am thrilled that we were finally chosen to be the next home for Fanatec products," said Andy Paul, CEO of Corsair in a Business Wire press release. "We intend to use our extensive supply chain and logistics network to reduce operating costs, enhance users’ customer service experience, increase sales opportunities, and help the business return to profitability."

Fantatec has reportedly seen a massive growth in the last five years due to the ongoing interest in on-track racing and motorsports in gaming. According to Business Wire, industry analysts estimate that the Sim Racing components market is now at $1 billion, with an expected 20 percent annual growth rate.

"We intend to maintain the core business in Landshut while expanding its position as a world-class product development center for Sim Racing products," Paul continued. "With a strong two-decade legacy, Fanatec is recognized as a pioneer and a mainstay for racing enthusiasts across the globe, and we look forward to building on that heritage as we leverage Corsair’s long track record of product innovation and customer experience leadership."

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Samsung more than any other company has pushed foldable phones into the mainstream, with its latest models – the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 – being among the best and most polished foldables yet. But next year, the company might change its focus to a new type of phone – one that rolls.

This is according to South Korean site The Elec (via NotebookCheck), which claims that Samsung is working on a phone with a 12.4-inch rollable screen, and that this handset may apparently be launched in the second half of 2025.

The site additionally claims that it will have an under-display camera, so you get an uninterrupted display. That much at least is very believable, since Samsung has already equipped some of its phones with under-display cameras.

So, will we truly get a tablet-sized rollable phone from Samsung next year? It’s certainly possible. The technology for this already exists anyway, as we’ve seen rollable concept phones in the past. This is also a logical next step after foldable phones, which Samsung has arguably come close to perfecting at this point.

The race to roll

The tri-fold Huawei Mate XT (Image credit: Huawei)

Plus, Huawei recently launched a tri-fold phone, which is a design Samsung doesn’t yet offer, and which allows for a much larger screen than a conventional foldable phone, in this case one of 10.2 inches. Since Samsung wasn’t first to offer that design, it could make sense for the company to instead look to be the first with a commercially available rollable phone, packing an even larger screen.

On the other hand, we haven’t heard much about Samsung’s possible rollable phone yet, and the second half of 2025 is still a long way off, so we wouldn’t yet count on seeing it then, if at all.

If such a device does launch, though, it may well do so alongside the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which we’d still expect Samsung to launch, since the company has found success with foldables. That could mean an announcement in July, but that’s just speculation for now.

In the meantime, we’re expecting the Samsung Galaxy S25 line to launch in or around January, so those are the next major Samsung phones to look forward to.

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In some fantastic news for the six people on the planet who don't already own a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo has revealed two shiny new console bundles that feature the game.

Announced in a recent post to X / Twitter, the somewhat clunkily named Nintendo Switch - OLED model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle and Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle will be available in fall this year. Both bundles include their respective consoles, be that a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch OLED, in addition to a digital code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a 12-month Nintendo Switch online membership.

The Nintendo Switch - OLED Model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle and the Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle will be available early this fall. Both bundles include a digital code for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership! pic.twitter.com/kYX0xr0yUKSeptember 16, 2024

The Nintendo Switch - OLED model: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle will retail for $349.99, which represents a saving of $79.98 compared to the cost of everything included at full price. The Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle comes in cheaper at $299.99, which is another $79.98 saving compared to retail price.

It's a great package overall and could easily become one of the cheapest Nintendo Switch bundles and deals this year, but it's hard not to be a little disappointed by the lack of imagination on display. Console bundles featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have become something of a yearly tradition, almost always appearing before big sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday.

Sure, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still one of the best Nintendo Switch games on the market right now and an almost essential part of any Nintendo Switch game library, but it would still be nice for some bundles featuring other options to be available.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is already one of the best-selling video games of all time, achieving well over 70 million sales to date, so it's not like there's any shortage of those that already own it. Maybe it's time that another, perhaps lesser appreciated, Nintendo Switch title was given some of the attention.

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AMD has allegedly won out against Intel in the PS6 chip battle, meaning the manufacturer will continue to provide Sony with internal components for its next-generation console.

That's according to Reuters, who state in a new PS6 report that AMD has been contracted by Sony for the design and fabrication of the chip for the next generation of PlayStation console. Sources claim that the deal was secured in 2022, with AMD winning out against rival chip manufacturer Intel in the bidding process.

It seems like the decision making process eventually whittled down to both AMD and Intel. However, it's possible that backwards compatibility for PS6 may have been the deciding factor.

"Moving from AMD, which made the PlayStation 5 chip, to Intel would have risked backwards compatibility, which was a subject of discussion between Intel and Sony engineers and executives," says the report.

It continues: "ensuring backward compatibility with prior versions of the PlayStation would have been costly and taken engineering resources. Allowing PlayStation users to play games they have purchased for older systems is a feature Sony often includes in a next-generation system."

We don't yet know the extent of Sony's plans for backwards compatibility on PS6 yet, and we probably won't for a number of years yet. But according to the report, it seems that Sony is keen to carry over support for the best PS5 games and - hopefully - older generations including PS4.

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We recently got a glimpse of what $1 billion worth of AI GPUs looks like when Elon Musk shared a brief video tour of Cortex, X's AI training supercomputer currently under construction at Tesla’s Giga Texas plant.

More recently, Musk took to his social media platform to announce that Colossus, a new 100k H100 training cluster, is now up and running.

Musk claims that Colossus is "the most powerful AI training system in the world" and that it was built "from start to finish" in just 122 days. That's quite an achievement. Servers for the xAI cluster were reportedly provided by Dell and Supermicro, with the cost of the project estimated to be between $3-4 billion.

This weekend, the @xAI team brought our Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online. From start to finish, it was done in 122 days. Colossus is the most powerful AI training system in the world. Moreover, it will double in size to 200k (50k H200s) in a few months. Excellent…September 2, 2024

Where does Colossus get its name?

Tom’s Hardware notes, “Although all of these clusters are formally operational and even training AI models, it is entirely unclear how many are actually online today. First, it takes some time to debug and optimize the settings of those superclusters. Second, X needs to ensure that they get enough power, and while Elon Musk's company has been using 14 diesel generators to power its Memphis supercomputer, they were still not enough to feed all 100,000 H100 GPUs.”

The Colossus system is poised to eventually double in capacity, with plans to incorporate an additional 100,000 GPUs - 50,000 H100 units and 50,000 of Nvidia's next-gen H200 chips. The supercluster will primarily be used to train xAI's Grok-3, the company's latest, most advanced AI model. We've yet to see any mention of storage for the new system, but it will need to be huge.

The naming of the new supercomputer has raised more than a few eyebrows, however, with people noting that it shares its name with a 1970 sci-fi movie (based on a 1966 novel by D.F. Jones) about a supercomputer that becomes sentient after being given control of the US nuclear arsenal. Things, predictably, go horribly wrong for humanity.

Both the novel and film explore timely themes of AI autonomy, the dangers of relinquishing control to machines, and the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. It’s possible that Musk wasn’t aware of this when the name was chosen for his new AI training system, and it might have been selected purely to emphasize the sheer scale of the supercluster. Then again, with Musk's track record, it wouldn’t be surprising if the reference was entirely intentional - he knows exactly what he’s doing.

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