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DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218.

Microsoft has quietly removed find album information' and update album info online' tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has retracted its proposal to stop the import of DJI drones, but the FCC's ban means that the U.S.'s doors are closed to new DJI models anyway.

China's underground GPU operations have birthed a few more spectacles, new Nvidia RTX 50-series SKUs with blower-style coolers, aimed at data centers and server farms. Listed on Taobao, the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, 5060 Ti & more are all priced higher than their retail counterparts, and that's for their stock VRAM versions.

Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions.

Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as a water heater that pays for itself." Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner.

As the AI hardware market is about to change, Nvidia is hiring its first chief marketing officer.

The 6GW will come from various suppliers - both existing and upcoming - to deliver the estimated 1GW that Meta's Prometheus site will require in 2026, and the 5GW its Hyperion data center will need by 2028.

President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went on their respective social media platforms to praise Intel and its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, for the launch of the first chips made using the Intel 18A process node. They also said that it's another step towards the U.S. regaining its lead in cutting-edge chip manufacturing.

Chinese researchers have demonstrated a 4F^2 dual-gate 2T0C capacitor-less, DRAM-like memory cell with multi-bit storage, fast writes, and long retention. In theory, the technology could be used as embedded or stacked 3D memory, but questions remain about its manufacturability and commercial viability.

An auction featuring 191 lots of historic Apple Computer artifacts, some with estimates of $500,000+, has begun.

Woot is flogging a range of reconditioned MSI pre-built PCs.

Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1

Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company yet has to make.

Keychron's Nape Pro made an appearance at CES 2026.

After numerous delays, Micron is about to start building its $100 billion site in New York to produce 40% of its DRAM output in the U.S. in the 2040s.

SmartPower HDR will use up to 22% less power, leading to 30-40 minutes of extra battery life on Panther Lake laptops. Co-developed by Samsung and Intel, this tech enables dynamic voltage control on OLED laptop screens where the panel only draws more voltage when explicitly needed for high-brightness HDR content, even if HDR is on system-wide in Windows.

Beijing is reportedly allowing its tech giants to acquire H200 chips, even as the Chinese government is still deliberating how to go about balancing the AI processing needs of its AI tech giants and the local semiconductor industry.

Patriot showed off a host of its latest SSD and RAM kits at CES 2026, and the company also offered a sneak peek of its rapid DDR5-10000 RAM kit, which is currently under development.

Be Quiet showcases Light Loop AIO cooler, Dark Perk mouse, and more at CES 2026

This affordable Newegg deal on an ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC for New Year's unlocks 1080p gaming for just $979.99. This pre-built rig comes with a ten-core Intel Core i5-14400F CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of RAM.

An AMD executive says that they're not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available "for all kinds of price points."