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A dubiously-priced "Web3 gaming" handheld with play-to-earn mechanics appears on the market, using cheap hardware akin to machines less than a fifth of its asking price.

Ex-Windows developer Andy Young published an X post showcasing horrendous performance issues he's been experiencing on Windows 11, specifically related to the start menu.

Vilros's dock for the Raspberry Pi 400 resembles a laptop, but it has no battery. It provides a display, trackpad, and GPIO access.

The Loongson 3A6000 CPU is now available as an SoC for a Morefine M700S mini PC intended for government, medical and educational fields. The CPU should be well-suited for the task as its performance is equivalent to an Intel Core i3-10100F.

Hiro has created Dicemaster 2000, a Pico-powered dice roller for his friend whose vision is worsening but his desire to play tabletop games remains strong.

AMD has quietly added the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F to its official website, featuring full specifications of both chips.

Minisforum continues to widen its product portfolio, this time with a portable monitor dubbed the MSS-A156. That cryptic codename tallies with the 15.6-inch IPS panel that this device offers, but there are lots of other enticing specs.

Lenovo shrank the X1 Carbon's footprint while amping up performance with a Meteor Lake CPU. But is it worth the money?

After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop options to keep your PC cool and quiet.

These are the best portable monitors to ponder if you're looking to expand real estate for your laptop.

An engineer has shared his experience of designing a CPU from scratch, over two weeks, 'with no prior experience.' He has just started the arduous task of making a GPU from scratch.

Intel preps special versions of Gaudi 3 for China, both in OAM and PCIe cards form-factors.

Amidst ever-increasing power grid demands and AI industry ambitions, head of Arm warns of "insatiable" demands.

User says they were scammed out of an RTX 4070 Ti that was RMAed to Overclockers UK for repairs. They claim they received a Dell RTX 3050 in return, rather than the card they paid for.

The countdown has started for 13th Gen Raptor Lake. Intel has officially discontinued the overclockable CPUs in the lineup and will stop taking orders of affected chips starting May 24th.

Foundation models are what AI are built on, and a few popular models are driving loads of useful capabilities in recent AI tools from NVIDIA.

AMD's Instinct MI350 with revamped memory configuration might come in the second half of 2024, according to analyst firm TrendForce.

TrendForce reports on the status of DRAM manufacturers following the April earthquake that occurred in Taiwan.

The gloves are off and the N100 totting LattePanda Mu takes aim at the flagship Raspberry Pi 5 hoping to best its stellar performance

RISC-V hardware manufacutrer SiFive has debuted a new RISC-V development board aimed at large-scale deployment. The new board surprisingly comes with a Chinese RISC-V CPU even though SiFive is a partner with Intel.

Lead times for Nvidia's H100 GPU have dropped enormously from almost a year down to just 12-8 weeks. This will help companies like OpenAI attain more H100 GPUs to train their own LLMs.

Release notes for AMD's chipset driver V6.03.19.217 released by Asus contain mentions of Ryzen 9000 platform management framework.

A deal aimed at professional users sees the Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K monitor drop 44% in price to $899.

AMD motherboard manufacturers have started releasing BIOS updates with the AGESA 1.2.0.b update, which protects against the LogoFAIL exploit that hijacks the UEFI boot image.

AMD and BlackBerry are collaborating on new real-time platforms powered by the AMD Kria K26 SOM and BlackBerry QNX that will "revolutionize next-generation robotics systems."

Here are the best curved gaming monitors for PC available in 2024.

At a bit above $700, the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Formula offers high-end hardware like 40 Gbps USB ports, hybrid cooling for the robust VRMs, flagship-class audio, a premium moonlight white appearance, and many DIY-friendly features.

Google says its own Axion processor is 30% faster than competitors.

Intel has announced that it will be the exclusive CPU launch partner for Star War Outlaws. Touted by Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment as the first-ever open-world Star Wars game," Intel partners have already started to bundle 14th Gen processor packing laptops with promotional codes for a free digital copy of the game.

At Embedded World 2024, Raspberry Pi's booth is bursting with new products to augment its range or Raspberry Pi compatible devices. New AI kits, screens and the official NVMe SSD add-on for the Raspberry Pi 5.

Samsung seems to be getting a sizable subsidy in exchange for its increased investment in US chipmaking.

Elon Musk says the next-generation Grok 3 model will require 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs to train. He also believes that artificial intelligence models will beat the smartest humans within the 2025-2026 time frame.

A hardware enthusiast shared photographs of an ROG Maximus XIII Hero that comes with four SO-DIMM slots. The rare Frankenboard may be an engineering design for testing and validation of SO-DIMMs.

Hyte's THICC Q60 is the best-performing 240mm AIO we've tested, and it's loaded with features like a large screen. But it's also extremely expensive and, as the name implies, it's very chunky, so it won't fit in every case that has room for a typical 240mm AIO.

Intel has announced new socketable LGA Intel Core Ultra CPUs designed specifically for edge computing applications. The processors will include integrated Arc graphics as well as NPUs for AI workloads.

Western Digital messaged partners to inform them of supply constraints and rising prices amidst tumultuous industry conditions. Prices could increase by 10% for HDDs, more for NAND.

At Vision 2024, Intel announced that its Lunar Lake processor, the company's next-gen laptop chip, provides 100+ TOPS of performance in AI workloads, with 45 of those TOPS coming from the NPU alone.

Intel wants to strategically launch its next-generation Arc 'Battlemage' GPUs ahead of the holiday season this fall. It's a crucial period for sales, and could tie in with new CPUs and platforms as well.

Beating its previous sale price, the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 gaming PC is now down to $1,299.

Acer's Predator Helios Neo 14 packs Intel's Core Ultra 9 185H and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070.

Kim Paulsson is using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 to power this custom wristwatch PCB that uses a ring of RGB LEDs to tell time.

Intel announced its new Gaudi 3 AI processors at its Vision 2024 event, claiming they offer up to 1.7X the training performance, 50% better inference, and 40% better efficiency than Nvidia's market leading H100 processors, but for significantly less money.

Microsoft is reportedly confident that the Snapdragon X Elite will outperform Apple's competing M3 silicon in its MacBook Air laptops. Microsoft is preparing several demos to show this, and will also put the new chip into some of its upcoming Surface devices.

IDC's latest report indicates that global PC shipments have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with Q1 2024 sales showing higher volumes year over year.

The K2 will go toe to toe with Bambu Lab's X1 Carbon

DRAM makers expected to increase memory prices following April 3 earthquake near Taiwan.