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Updated 2025-11-14 08:30
N64 cartridge-playing Analogue 3D finally gets a shipping date – FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 remake with 4K, VRR to roll out starting November 18
Analogue's 3D console faithfully recreates the Nintendo 64 using FPGA hardware for perfect accuracy, 4K output, and VRR support.
Centauri Carbon 2 spotted in the wild ahead of Q1 2026 release - multi-material 3D printer's details listed in first official spec page
Multi-material 3D printing finally comes to the Centauri Carbon, but not the one you were thinking of.
Automotive officials warn of 'devastating' chip storage as Nexperia halts China-bound wafer shipments — companies working 'around the clock' to find alternatives
A growing dispute inside one of Europe's largest chipmakers is threatening to derail automotive production across the continent.
JP Morgan says Nvidia is gearing up to sell entire AI servers instead of just AI GPUs and components — Jensen's master plan of vertical integration will boost Nvidia profits, purportedly startin
Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform may upend the AI-server market by shipping partners fully built L10 compute trays that include all compute, power, and cooling hardware, leaving OEMs and ODMs to handle only rack integration while Nvidia takes over the core server design, much of the value, and margins.
IBM unveils new 'Quantum Nighthawk' 120-qubit processor and software stack — company on track for 2029 fault-tolerance milestone
IBM has detailed its most significant quantum computing advances to date, revealing new hardware and software designed to push the limits of what today's superconducting qubits can do.
DARPA invests $1.4 billion to build experimental Texas foundry for next-generation 3D chips — Austin plant to buck standard fab models to focus on high-mix, low-volume production
A new DARPA- and Texas-backed facility will focus on 3D heterogeneous integration, stacking, and combining multiple materials and chip types to advance U.S. capabilities in defense, AI, and HPC.
Memory makers have no plans to increase RAM production despite crushing memory shortages — 'modest' 2026 increase predicted as DRAM makers hedge their AI bets
Memory makers are hesitant to increase output due to market uncertainties, despite robust demand from AI chip makers.
AMD users flag heavy SSD write activity tied to chipset driver — incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized
AMD chipset driver possibly shortens SSD life, behavior alarms users - incessant log file writes observed every time a window is moved or resized.
Save £200 on this MSI QD-OLED gaming monitor — just £399 for a vibrant 1440p display with a 240Hz refresh rate
Save 33% on this MSI QD-OLED gaming monitor, fit for 1440p gameplay with a 240Hz refresh rate.
OpenAI’s colossal AI data center targets would consume as much electricity as entire nation of India — 250GW target would require 30 million GPUs annually to ensure continuous operation, e
The AI race is exerting a massive toll on our environment.
For just $10-per-terabyte, you can grab a 24TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD before shortages hit — solve all your storage needs for just $249
The lowest price in at least 30 days has Newegg discounting the 24TB Seagate BarraCuda Compute to just $249.
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice Motherboard Review: Icy refresh designed for X3D chips
The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice is a worthwhile update from the non-X3D Aorus Master with aesthetic and other hardware improvements, but X3D Turbo 2.0 didn't show its worth in our testing.
Sony announces 240 Hz PlayStation gaming monitor — QHD monitor features built-in DualSense charging hook and VRR support for PS5
Sony has announced the PlayStation 27" Gaming Monitor for the PlayStation 5 and PC gamers.
Banned Russian antivirus maker Kaspersky rolls out new products — basic plan for Linux starts at $59.99 a year
Kaspersky launches antivirus software for Linux, starting at $59.99 per year for one device, with a special first-year price of $38.99 for the basic plan.
Tape keeps kicking, 'breakthrough' 40TB native spec announced — LTO-10 tapes claim up to 100TB compressed data capacity, hold 2.2X more data than previous spec
LTO-10 40TB carts were enabled by new 'Aramid' material technology.
Top Microsoft exec's boast about Windows 'evolving into an agentic OS' provokes furious backlash over AI — users fed up with forced AI and cloud features
Microsoft Windows president faces withering criticism in response to boasts that 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'
The best early Black Friday retro tech deals — retro-inspired tech for your modern PC setup
Retro tech is cool and we've scoured the internet for the best deals for nostalgic technology
Taiwan to up defense spending and develop Iron Dome-inspired missile protection — expert warns one well-placed Chinese missile could make it 'impossible to get a new iPhone for three years'
An expert from the Taiwan NSTC Hsinchu Science Park Bureau estimates that a single missile strike could disrupt iPhone production for three years, with another suggesting that such an event could result in a 6% to 10% contraction of the global GDP.
'Bitcoin Queen' who laundered $5.6 billion in illicit funds through crypto gets nearly 12 years in prison — UK court hands down sentence
A Chinese scammer who duped almost 130,000 investors out of around $5.6 billion was handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence in a London court.
Intel software fixes stamp down privilege escalation vulnerabilities, while microcode updates clean up CPU messes — chipmaker has its own Patch Tuesday as it stomps down 30 bugs
Intel stomps down 30 bugs including privilege escalation vulnerabilities
AMD's gaming-optimized Ryzen 5 7500X3D with 96 MB of 3D V-Cache shows up in UK stores — here's where to buy AMD's latest budget X3D chip
AMD's Ryzen 5 7500X3D with 96 MB of 3D V-Cache shows up in UK stores
Valve brings back Steam Machine and Steam Controller — hands-on with Valve's new AMD-based living room gaming hardware
Valve's new Steam Machine brings SteamOS to the living room with more power than the Steam Deck and the possibility of 4K gaming, while the new Steam Controller brings Steam Deck-style inputs to your couch.
Hands-on with Valve's new Steam Frame headset — Arm-powered, mixed-mode device uses new Fex translation layer for traditional x86 games
New Steam Frame headset is a streaming-first" device designed to run VR games from your PC, but it can also play traditional PC games via its Arm chip, thanks to a new Fex translation layer.
Microsoft patches Windows 10 issue that accidentally blocked extended security updates from installing — latest update should finally fix all the issues for ESU-eligible devices
Microsoft has published an out-of-band Windows 10 update that finally addresses all of the glitches surrounding Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment. Installing this update should finally let you enroll in the ESU program on Windows 10 if you haven't been able to do so.
Framework Laptop 16 (RTX 5070) review: Yes, you can upgrade the GPU
The Framework Laptop 16 finally lets you upgrade your graphics card, and it can be customized to your heart's content. But it's expensive, and there are some visible seams that shouldn't exist on such a premium machine.
China officials overseeing allocation of high-end AI chips, prioritizing homegrown options — government's AI chip pivot accelerates as US export restrictions bite
Restrictions on U.S. chip exports are beginning to force visible shifts in China's AI compute strategy, as a shortage of Nvidia accelerators drives cloud providers toward domestic alternatives.
Google sues Chinese hacker group it says stole $1 billion from a million victims in 121 countries — 'Lighthouse' platform offers phishing services to crooks for a monthly fee
The Lighthouse Enterprise is a group of Chinese hackers that offers a complete service to scammers, from phishing websites all the way to sending millions of spam messages.
RTX 5070 Ti deals galore as prices drop below £700 in the UK — OCUK Early Black Friday sale serves up GPU discounts
Grab an RTX 5070 Ti for less in the UK, as Early Black Friday deals start to creep in.
Google strikes massive deal to buy 1.5 terawatt hours of Ohio solar capacity — 15-year deal will see most of 50 megawatt solar farm's capacity diverted to data centers
Google is buying 1.5 terawatt hours of solar capacity from French oil and gas supergiant TotalEnergies. The order could saturate the 50MW solar facility in Ohio that has yet to come online, meaning its entire capacity could be absorbed by Google data centers over the course of the contract.
This MSI RTX 5070 Ti hits a new low price of $729 — Newegg's Black Friday price protection guarantees a good deal
Pick up the MSI Ventus 3X OC RTX 5070 Ti for just $729 in Newegg's early Black Friday sale.
Best Motherboard Deals 2025 - deals on Intel and AMD motherboards
Here are the best motherboard deals.
Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC — tiny virtual machine can boot Windows 95 and Linux on ESP32-S3 chip
Tiny386 emulator turns an ESP32-S3 microcontroller into a full i386 PC
Kyocera develops wireless underwater communications tech that uses lasers to hit 5.2 Gbps — optical approach advances underwater drone comms, boasts blistering speeds at short distances
Kyocera built a custom system instead of using off-the-shelf parts to achieve this high bandwidth.
China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack — 127,272 tokens seized from Prince Group after owner Chen Zhi was indicted for wire fraud and money laundering,
China accuses the U.S. of being behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
Meta's 'godfather of AI' departs the company to form his own startup — Turing award winner Yann LeCun advocates for the development of World Models over LLMs
The 12-year Meta veteran and chief AI scientist, Yann LeCunn, may be leaving Meta in the near future to set up his own AI venture, according to associates. He's reportedly keen to develop his "world model," AI concept that learns from video and spatial data rather than text, like the current-generation of large language models.
First images of exclusive custom Xbox 360 launch console shared ahead of HD-gaming pioneer’s 20th anniversary — project leader Major Nelson admits he has never powered on 'Launch Team 05'
As the Xbox 360 turns 20, the first images showing an exclusive edition of the console, which some claim kicked off the HD gaming era, have been shared on social media.
AMD's ancient Bulldozer and Piledriver platforms getting new open source firmwares in 2025 — update delivers 15-second boot-up times with 256GB memory setups
An independent software project has published new firmware for select motherboards supporting AMD's Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUs nearly 15 years after release.
Secretlab's Black Friday gaming chair sale starts now, up to $249 off select products — sale includes desks and accessories
Save up to $249 in Secretlab's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale.
Secretlab's UK Black Friday gaming chair sale has started, up to £200 off select products — sale includes desks and recliners
You can save up to 200 on Secretlab gaming chairs, desks, and accessories, thanks to Black Friday.
AMD reveals new roadmap for its Ryzen CPUs, teasing Zen 7 as the true "next-generation" leap with 2nm — Lineup confirms 2026 release for Zen 6, coming with expanded AI features
An updated CPU roadmap from AMD has put Zen 6 and Zen 7 in clear sight, with the former set to debut next year on TSMC's 2nm node, and the latter slated for a release sometime in 2027-2028, touted as the company's next major leap. Details were scarce at the announcement, and it's mostly just reiterating what we already knew before.
SanDisk debuts Type-C 'Plug and Stay' flash drive that never needs to be taken out of your laptop — get up to 1TB of extra storage for just $120, with 400MB/s transfer speeds
SanDisk has created a new flash drive designed to be permanently integrated into your device, serving as a secondary storage solution.
SoftBank offloads entire $5.83 billion stake in Nvidia — firm sells off stock, cash will fund major investment in OpenAI, also in talks over Stargate
SoftBank has confirmed it sold its entire stake in Nvidia in October, offloading 32.1 million shares for $5.83 billion. The disclosure came Tuesday alongside the Japanese conglomerate's latest earnings report.
PC hardware vendor PNY suspends Black Friday storage deals — cites rising NAND costs
PNY tells Tom's Hardware that it is suspending upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions on storage due to rising NAND costs.
J.P. Morgan calls out AI spend, says $650 billion in annual revenue required to deliver mere 10% return on AI buildout — equivalent to $35 payment from every iPhone user, or $180 from every Netf
A J.P. Morgan report says that the AI industry needs to make at least $650 billion annually for investors to get a 10% return on all the money going into it until 2030.
Future of cable-less PC builds revealed — single 50-pin connector supports up to 2,145 watts to power a CPU and GPU with BTF 3.0
DIY-APE has just revealed a next-gen concept for back-connect PCs, using the new BTF 3.0 spec. A single 50-pin connector powers most of the PC, with front panel I/O being simplified into one connector as well. BTF 3.0 is backward compatible with prior BTF standards and even compatible with non-BTF components with the help of adapters.
AOC Q27G4ZMN 27-inch QHD Mini LED 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Incredible performance and value
AOC packs tremendous value and performance into its Q27G4ZMN. It's a 27-inch QHD VA panel with a 1,152-zone Mini LED backlight, DisplayHDR 1000, HDR10, a 240 Hz refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync, and wide-gamut Quantum Dot color.
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D debuts in Micro Center pre-built PC — affordable gaming CPU seemingly exclusive to retailer for now
This chip enables Micro Center to offer sub-$1,000 X3D pre-built gaming PCs.
Pay just $1299 for the MSI Vector 16 with RTX 5070 Ti graphics and 240Hz QHD screen in this early Black Friday deal — superb specs for such a well-priced gaming laptop
Save $700 on the 16-inch MSI Vector 16 gaming laptop in this early Black Friday deal.
Intel's CTO and AI chief leaves for OpenAI after just seven months in role — follows another AI data center exec out the door, Lip Bu-Tan to take up the slack
Intel's Chief Technology Officer and AI head has jumped ship to OpenAI to take over the company's compute infrastructure projects. Intel CEO, Lip Bu-Tan, will take over the role of managing Intel's AI efforts going forward.
Veteran dev’s newest computer is ‘200,000 times’ faster than his oldest in custom benchmarks — single-thread Dhrystone performance charted across 25 systems released between 19
Veteran Windows dev Dave W Plummer has run a simple performance test across his 25 computers, released between 1976 and 2023, and he observed a huge 200,000X CPU performance delta.
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