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Turtle Beach KP7 Review: The accessory that does everything
Turtle Beach's KP7 keypad can be used with its KB7 keyboard or as a standalone macropad. And it's nice - but pricey.
Intel reportedly adding two new 22-core SKUs with game-boosting cache to Nova Lake-S lineup — 125W unlocked and 65W locked part rumored to be part of single-tile Core Ultra 5 tier
Intel is apparently cooking up two new 22-core Nova Lake-S SKUs with up to 144MB of bLLC. One is a locked 65W variant and one is an unlocked 125W part, and both are said to be part of the Core Ultra 5 tier.
Intel confirms price hikes on select consumer and server CPUs citing supply costs and demand — select Xeon processors now over $1,000 more expensive
Intel confirms price increases for Core Ultra 200S Plus, Xeon 6 processors, cites market dynamics, rising costs, soaring demand.
Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases
17 plaintiffs sued Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late June.
Brand new Steam Machine hit with 'red line of death' GPU failure after playing No Man's Sky for just five minutes — console 'bricked itself' following update in failure that echoes the horror of
A Redditor experience the deadly "Red Line of Death" on their Steam Machine, indicating GPU failure. They've just been playing for five minutes and then updated the console before experiencing the issue.
HP OmniBook Ultra 14 review: Potent Snapdragon performance, great endurance, premium pricing
HP hits the mark on performance and battery life, but you'll pay a hefty price for its OmniBook Ultra with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite.
Blackstone-owned QTS abandons planned world’s largest data center campus after years of lawsuits — 2,100-acre Virginia Digital Gateway project dies over a newspaper-notice technicality
Blackstone-owned QTS has withdrawn its final appeal for Virginia's 22-million-square-foot Digital Gateway campus, ending the massive data center project.
SK hynix, Samsung, Micron among semiconductor industry group lobbying against government intervention on domestic memory chip supply — says move would worsen situation, suggests tax deductions o
A lawmaker suggested to the administration that it should prioritize American manufacturers when it comes to memory chip supplies, but the SEMI industry group is pushing back against this. It says that doing so would only extend the memory chip shortages.
Save up to 47% on Dell and Alienware gaming PCs and laptops in this July 4th flash sale — big sale discounts on pricey kit including gaming chairs and monitors for a limited time only
Grab a bargain on these Dell and Alienware PCs, laptops, and monitors over the July 4th holiday weekend.
Save up to 71% on HP gaming desktops and laptops this July 4 — weekend sale could land you a gaming PC for less
Get up to 71% off HP gaming desktops, laptops, and accessories this July 4.
Up to $129 off Secretlab gaming chairs and desks in July 4 sale — save on the Titan Evo, Magnus, and more
Save up to $129 on Secretlab gaming chairs and desks thanks to a July 4 sale.
Intel 18A wafer-to-wafer yield issues fixed, report claims — says production up to 15,000 wafers per month at both sites
Intel reportedly solves one of the key issues that plagued its 18A process technology, but others may still be there.
HP has slashed $1,075 off this RTX 5070 gaming PC in its July 4 sale — Omen 35L with 32GB of RAM now just $1,724
This RTX 5070 gaming PC is now just $1,724, featuring 32GB of RAM and Intel's 265F CPU.
GitHub thumbs nose at Sony's controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs — offers limited run of 1,000 CD-ROM copies of public GitHub repos for preservation
GitHub has announced that it will be giving developers a way to obtain their public repo on a CD-ROM. Context is provided by Sony's recent decision to abandon game discs.
This 144-in-1 electric screwdriver set is a must-buy toolkit for PC building and hobbyists, now under $40 — 20% saving on kit with a second precision driver, 120 magnetic bits, and 22 maintenanc
Save 20% on this 144-in-1 repair toolkit from Strebito, with 120 bits and a number of other tools for less than $40.
Scientists have created a 3D-printed remote-controlled cyborg cockroach equipped with IR cameras — living insects fitted with flexible 'diving suit' can survive and move underwater for three hou
Singaporean scientists outfitted remote-controlled cockroaches with scuba suits in a bid to use them in rescue operations and explore extreme environments like Mars.
Jensen Huang’s iconic signed leather jacket expected to fetch up to $60,000 in charity auction — Sotheby’s says item was worn at a Foxconn Tech Day in 2023 and the signature has been
One of Jensen Huang's used leather jackets is up for auction, with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. The money will go to charity.
SK hynix to invest $712.5 billion in South Korean operations — Cheongju NAND expansion, Yongin Semiconductor Cluster for DRAM detailed
SK hynix announces major plan to spend $712.5 billion in its operations in South Korea, but the only detailed investments are spendings on a new NAND fab and a packaging facility.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp claims AI companies are stealing customers' data while charging them for unproductive tokens — says 'livid' businesses 'are paying for tokens that create no value'
Palantir CEO Alex Karp boldly states in an interview that claims AI companies are stealing customer's data while charging them for unproductive services.
Nvidia offers to take a cut of AI cloud revenue on top of hardware sales in new optional financing vehicle — trades tokens for revenue cut
Nvidia has announced a new business model under which it'll be able to double-dip for revenue on the same silicon.
U.S PC shipments drop 7%, market isn't expected to bounce back until 2029 — price hikes and component shortages take hold as PC market declines, Omdia report suggests
New data suggests PC shipments are already down in 2026 and are likely to get worse in the latter half of the year, but that could be setting the stage for a resurgence in the years to come.
Save up to 39% on a new 3D printer this weekend, thanks to these July 4th deals — discounted printers, filament, and resin from Bambu Lab, Creality, Elegoo, and more for 3DP beginners and experi
These are some of the top 3D printer deals available right now during this Independence Day weekend.
Supermicro denies that its offices were raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — company says that it coordinated with the police and provided access to investigated employ
The company insists that it's cooperating with Taiwanese authorities and has voluntarily provided access to its premises. It also confirmed with the police that it's the individual, not the institution, that is being looked into with regard to the smuggling cases.
Digital archivists rush to save PS3 game data before Sony shuts down the store forever in 2027 — RPCS3 emulator urges users to preserve all content
Sony is shutting down PSN for PS3 consoles next year, so preservationists are being asked to wake up from their slumber to archive everything before it's too late.
Montech NX600 Review: A budget dual tower with jet-engine fans
Montech's NX600 is a new dual-tower air cooler powered by six heatpipes and two 28mm thick high-performance 120mm fans. We've tested it with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D to benchmark its thermal efficiency.
Meta reportedly plans to rent out its AI compute, sending AI stocks tumbling — 'Meta Compute' would put company in direct competition with AWS
Meta is reportedly weighing two service models: selling developers access to AI models hosted on its own infrastructure, or selling raw computing capacity.
Asus B850-Creator Wifi Neo motherboard review: AM5 Creator mobo looks the part, but is missing useful features
Asus' B850-Creator Wifi Neo offers fast dual 5 GbE, 3x video outputs, and loads of EZ PC DIY/AI features, but lacks enough USB ports (no 40 Gbps at all) and is expensive for the B850 platform.
Intel hikes pricing for its flagship desktop PC chips by up to $50 — official Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus product pages now recommend prices of up to $349 and $229, respectively
Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh processors remain among the company's strongest desktop offerings, but newly updated pricing makes both CPUs noticeably more expensive than when they debuted in March.
OpenAI mulling giving US gov't a 5% stake in the company, days after Washington delayed GPT-5.6 — Altman reportedly wants every leading U.S. AI lab paying into an Alaska-style public fund
Altman is understood to have raised the idea with President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Startup activates nuclear microreactor live on stage to power an Nvidia RTX Spark desktop PC — firm working with Nvidia to build a 30MW closed loop AI factory that doesn’t use local water
Valar Atomics claims to be the first startup to produce nuclear power, and it demonstrated that ability on stage by using its Ward 250 microreactor to power an RTX Spark unit. It also announced a partnership with Nvidia to build a 30MW closed loop AI data center that does not use water from surrounding communities.
Save $521 on this 4K-capable RTX 5070 gaming PC from CyberPowerPC, now just $1,349 — huge price drop for budget-friendly rig with impressive Intel Core Ultra 250KF CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 1TB SSD
Save over $500 on this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming machine with an RTX 5070 and brand-new Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF CPU, alongside a 1TB SSD and 16GB of DDR5 RAM, all for only $1,349.
HP has slashed $1,300 off this colossal 5080 gaming laptop for July 4 — 34% discount gets you 32GB of RAM and 24-core Arrow Lake mobile gaming for $2,499
Get $1,300 off this HP Omen Max Gaming laptop with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5080, and 32GB of RAM.
Possible AMD RX 7900 XTX engineering sample with red PCB surfaces — prototype came with no backplate & custom VBIOS but matches RX 7900 GRE specs
It seems like a never-before-seen engineering sample for AMD's last-gen Radeon RX 7900 XTX has just popped up online, featuring specs that indicate it's a binned down model.
Singapore cops seize $42 million mansion, freeze $772k bank account of suspected Nvidia AI GPU smugglers — individuals alleged to have illegally exported data center servers to China charged wit
Four individuals suspected of smuggling Nvidia AI GPUs into China by using Singapore as a transshipment point are facing multiple charges. Singaporean authorities say they are not obliged to enforce foreign export controls but expects businesses in its borders to abide by them.
The best tech deals this July 4th — save on gaming desktops, laptops, GPUs, gaming chairs, monitors, and more
See our favorite tech deals over July 4th - the best prices on gaming PCs, gaming laptops, monitors, and components.
Apple's Hide My Email service reportedly reveals users' actual email addresses with little effort — Cupertino has seemingly known about the problem for a year but has yet to fix it
Apple's Hide My Email service still reveals users' actual email addresses with little effort - even though it's been a year since the company was notified about problem.
Intel expands production of photomasks in California: EUV and High-NA EUV in the focal point
Intel begins expansion of its Bowers Campus in Santa Clara to produce more photomasks in-house, which is set to be crucial as process technologies get more sophisticated.
Google testing controversial webcam-based reCAPTCHA that asks for a hand scan to prove you're human — testers beat it with a stock photo
Google is testing a reCAPTCHA check that switches on a user's camera and asks them to wave or hold up an open palm.
Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games
Microsoft is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical games going back to the Xbox One with digital copies tied to the owner of the physical disc.
Tesla hires 17-year Intel veteran responsible for billion-dollar fab startups — Gary Jiang likely chosen to oversee fab efforts for Terafab's licensing of 14A
Tesla hires an Intel veteran, who most recently was responsible for installing advanced tools at Intel's Arizona fab that is now ramping production of chips using 18A fabrication process.
Get 16GB DDR5 for less than $260 in this B&H RAM bundle deal for an AMD AM5 build — save $119 on this PC parts kit that includes a Ryzen 5 CPU and an Asus B650E motherboard
Save 18% on a solid AMD AM5 starter bundle with a Ryzen 5 7600X, 16GB DDR5-6000 RAM, and an Asus B650E motherboard, a solid and affordable foundation today with an easy path to future Ryzen upgrades tomorrow.
Sony officially kills the PlayStation disc, ending physical game production in 2028 — shutting down the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita systems
While Nintendo remains a holdout, this announcement essentially sounds the death knell for physical media in cutting-edge gaming.
Elon Musk offers Starlink discount to AI data center neighbors following air and noise pollution lawsuits — 50% off plans and free hardware rental
SpaceXAI is trying to win residents living close to the Colossus 1 and 2 data centers by giving them discounted internet access. However, critics say that this is just a PR stunt to help win the community, even as it battles two lawsuits based on air and noise pollution complaints from people living near its data centers.
Anthropic restores Claude Fable 5 as US lifts export controls — single filter now blocks prompt that could identify software vulnerabilities and write code to exploit them
Anthropic has restored global access to Claude Fable 5, a day after the U.S. Department of Commerce withdrew the export controls.
Grab a massive $464 saving on a two-year NordVPN subscription with three extra months free — 69% saving unlocks this privacy-first VPN service with scam protection, password manager, 1TB cloud s
A big sale on NordVPN's top Prime package means you can save over $464 on a 2-year sub with three additional months thrown in for free.
The bifurcated laptop landscape of Computex 2026 – MacBook Neo competitors with 8GB of RAM, and expensive Nvidia laptops promising an agentic-focused future of Windows on Arm
With no new GPUs or major mobile CPU platform launches surrounding the show, the laptop announcements at Computex this year fell into two disparate categories, appealing to users with very different budgets.
Philippine town closes all 'Pisonet' computer rental shops in wake of school shooting — incident blamed on violent video games, shops closed 'for the safety of the youth'
A town in northern Philippines closed down all computer rental shops, with the mayor saying that these establishments distracted students from their studies and led to abuse and other dangers. The move came a little over a week after many people have started blaming a deadly school shooting in central Philippines on a violent video game that the perpetrators played.
Virginia county asks all employees, including schools, to conserve power due to AI-driven electricity price hikes — state's 400-plus data centers steadily increasing demand, grid expansion, and
Virginia county asks all employees including schools to save power, due to AI-driven power requirements- state's 400-plus datacenters steadily increasing demand, grid expansion, and pricing
New PC purchases see sharpest drop in nearly three years as memory and storage prices bite — shipments fall by 7%, analysts forecast 14% contraction that will hit budget laptops hard
A research firm says that PC deliveries for the first quarter of 2026 fell by 7%, with the entire industry expected to ship 14.4% less units for the entire year.
AI researchers trick chatbots into sharing how to make cocaine as long as they believe a user is wearing a green shirt — 'CoT Forgery' exploit spurs LLMs to divulge forbidden info by faking trus
Tagged partitions of a LLM's input sequence are meant to provide security through trusted roles, but it turns out that models judge whether inputs sound like they belong in certain tags rather than literally interpreting them, making them vulnerable to prompt injection.
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