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Updated 2025-04-19 11:30
Trump wants to kill the CHIPS Act — says chipmakers are coming to the USA to avoid tariffs
Trump tells the Senate President to get rid of the CHIPS Act and use the money allocated for it to reduce debt instead.
Maker builds Raspberry Pi-powered temperature gun using a Pico 2
Arnov Sharma has created a temperature gun from scratch using a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 as the main board.
Corsair guarantees defect-free RTX 50-series GPUs in its pre-built systems — reports only one instance of missing ROPs
Corsair has addressed the ongoing RTX 50 ROP pandemic, promising users of defect-free GPUs on its pre-built systems.
Firm says AI-assisted security analyzer found 16 bugs in OpenRISC CPU core in under 60 seconds
Caspia Technologies has shared performance details of its CODAx AI-assisted security linter, designed to smartly check processor designs for security violations.
This Raspberry Pi Snake console totally bites — in a good way
Arnov Sharma has put together a cool Raspberry Pi-powered handheld console for playing the classic game Snake on a Matrix.
Artificial Intelligence comes to smart pens, includes handwriting-to-text and ChatGPT
The "One Smart AI Pen" concept by Zakwan Ahmad gets launched for crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 review: Excellent value, if supply is good
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT looks set to deliver highly competitive mainstream performance at a great price - perhaps too great. We'll need to see what retail availability looks like, but the performance in rasterization, ray tracing, and AI workloads has improved a lot, closing the gap between AMD and Nvidia GPUs.
Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5070 graphics card — All models across Newegg, Best Buy, B&H, and others
The RTX 5070 is finally available for purchase and here's where you can get one for yourself, assuming they haven't all disappeared already.
Apple debuts M3 Ultra in refreshed Mac Studio with up to 512GB memory
Apple is refreshing the Mac Studio, its tiny workstation, with its M4 Max and new M3 Ultra chips.
Apple's MacBook Air gets M4, new color, and a lower price
The 2025 MacBook Air has Apple's M4 processor, comes in a new "sky blue" color and starts at $999 for the 13-inch version and $1,199 for the 15-inch laptop.
Nvidia's shortages are limiting PC GPU market growth, looming tariffs also impacting sales
GPU shipments grew by 6.2% late last year despite shortages, but researchers predict that the graphics card market will decrease by 1% annually from 2024 to 2028.
Photo of Elon Musk’s new gaming PC reveals odd component choices – is he rocking an RTX 4060?
A recent photo of Elon Musk's DOGE gaming PC at the White House appears to show a badly-balanced build.
Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition won't be available on launch day, coming 'later in March'
Nvidia has unofficially confirmed that the Founders Edition variant of the RTX 5070 will only be available later this month.
China doubles US research output on next-gen chips amid export bans — trade war fuels a research wave
China is far outpacing US-based studies on next-gen chip technologies, with PRC-based authors making up 50% of the top-cited microchip research essays since 2018.
The NAND market faced a 6.2% revenue loss in Q4 24 — forecast projects a further 20% hit in Q1 25
TrendForce reports that the NAND flash industry suffered a 6% revenue drop in Q4 24 and is expected to plummet by 20% further in Q1 25.
Chinese government shifts focus from x86 and Arm CPUs, gov't promoting RISC-V chips heavily
Chinese government will encourage domestic chip developers to design processors based on the RISC-V ISA.
Nintendo GameCube modified to run PowerPC Windows NT and Doom
Nintendo GameCube and Wii's PowerPC architecture makes a barebones functioning port of Windows NT possible.
Microsoft updates Windows 11 CPU support for OEM systems to include 8th to 10th Gen Intel CPUs
Microsoft relisted the Intel 8th, 9th, and 10th Gen CPUs it had previously removed from the list of Windows 11-supported CPUs.
TSMC's $100B US investment only accounts for 7% of company's output — Taiwan gov't gives official blessing for project
After the initial hype of TSMC's major U.S. investment, TSMC is clarifying its commitments to Taiwan and its shareholders; the move is not an abandoning of Taiwan.
AMD's new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems
Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs will require UEFI for optimal performance and may not work as expected on older CSM/Legacy Modes.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: $549 price and performance look decent on paper
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 lands at the upper end of what used to be the mainstream price segment, but we strongly doubt the $549 MSRP will be in effect any time soon, outside of a limited number of cards. In fact, the entire consumer GPU market is in a bad state right now as far as pricing and availability go.
Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals
Right to repair crusader Louis Rossmann has shared a new video encapsulating his surprise, and disappointment, that Brother has morphed into an 'anti-consumer printer company.'
AMD's mobile X3D chips come to desktops — Minisforum's $599 MoDT debuts with Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
Minisforum just launched a mini-ITX motherboard that comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip for the ultimate compact gaming machine.
Trump purge hits Chips Act office, two-fifths of staff to be terminated: Report
Two-fifths of the staff of the U.S. Chips Program Office are to be terminated, with 60 employees leaving today.
TSMC and Trump announce $100 billion investment in the US, including three fabs
President Donald Trump, alongside with TSMC CEO CC Wei, just announced in the White House that the company is investing $100 billion to expand its Arizona facility.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X on sale for $289 — get a killer CPU for 20% off plus Monster Hunter Wilds for free
One of AMD's best CPUs is on sale for only $289, the cheapest it's been since holiday flash sales.
Chinese firms get Blackwell chips by ordering through nearby countries, defying U.S. bans
Chinese businesses have been reportedly acquiring several of Nvidia's latest chips despite the export controls that the U.S. has put up.
Cozy cats live in a Raspberry Pi-powered luxury automated smart house
Visible_Turnover3952 has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cat house with luxurious smart home features and automated systems to keep them cozy.
Alibaba launches RISC-V-based XuanTie C930 server CPU — AI/HPC chip ships this month, more designs to follow
Alibaba announces its new XuanTie C930 HPC CPU, built on RISC-V to boost China's domestic CPU market.
Lenovo showcases a USB-C connected AI Stick with a 32 TOPS NPU on board
Lenovo unveiled the Lenovo AI Stick at MWC 2025. It features an NPU with 32 TOPS.
MSI quietly raises prices of its supposed RTX 5070 Ti MSRP models
MSI has quietly increased the official price of RTX 5070 Ti models initially advertised as MSRP models.
The hidden danger lurking in your server infrastructure? Its own cooling system
Cooling your server rack shouldn't expose you to a destructive water leak. Two-phase direct-to-chip cooling from Accelsius is a safer, more efficient cooling method that minimizes the risk of water leaks so you can protect your tech investments.
Samsung showcases 500 Hz OLED monitor and foldable gaming handheld at MWC 2025
Samsung highlights the latest advancements in OLEDs across screen sizes, market segments, at Mobile World Congress 2025.
HP Omen 32 OLED 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Speedy, colorful, precise, and flexible
HP's Omen 32 OLED combines a professional and a gaming monitor into a single screen with 4K resolution, Quantum Dot color, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. It's impressively fast, colorful, precise and flexible.
Nvidia and Broadcom continue trialing Intel 18A test chips: Report
A new report suggests that Broadcom and Intel are continuing to test the Intel 18A manufacturing process, amid reports of setbacks for contract manufacturing customers.
Nvidia's poor RTX 50 compute test results due to missing 32-bit OpenCL support, says PassMark
PassMark reports that Nvidia has dropped 32-bit OpenCL support, rendering legacy code unusable on Blackwell (RTX 50) hardware.
Lenovo debuts new ThinkPads and an RTX 5070-powered Yoga
At Mobile World Congress, Lenovo is announcing new ThinkPads, including the first T-series convertible, and a beefy Nvidia RTX 5070-powered Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition.
Lenovo's new concept laptops include solar panels and tall, foldable screens
Lenovo brought concept laptops with 3D screens, foldable OLED, and solar panels to Mobile World Congress, along with new ideas for 3D gestures and AI accessories.
2TB MSI Spatium M461 SSD is on sale for $84 — just 4 cents per GB
The MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD is marked down on the official MSI website to just $84, down from its usual $99.
Next-gen Snapdragon X2 chips for PCs to boost core count from 12 to 18, says report
Significant new details of a next-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processor for Windows PCs have emerged from import-export documentation.
Full Xbox 360 recompilation for PC debuts with Sonic Unleashed Recompiled
Sonic Unleashed is the first Xbox 360 game to receive a native port via Recompilation on PC, and the tools used have been open sourced.
Huge OS and RAM usage swings in Steam Survey likely to have been influenced by China influx
Steam just released its February 2025 Hardware Survey, and we saw some interesting results.
Efabless shuts down, fate of Tiny Tapeout chip production projects unclear
The fate of the Tiny Tapeout TT08 and TT09 chip production projects is now unclear, as production enabler Efabless has shut down.
Windows 11 Task Manager update will show accurate CPU utilization, align with industry standards
Microsoft just released a Dev and Beta Channel that updated Task Manager to ensure that the way it calculates your CPU utilization is more accurate.
Defective RTX 5080 takes up to 11% performance hit in gaming — Larger impact at higher resolutions
Testing by Gamers Nexus reveals that RTX 5080s with missing ROPs can lose up to 11% performance in games.
'Fire the Intel board and rehire Pat Gelsinger,' argues former Intel CEO Craig Barrett
Craig Barrett suggests that dividing up Intel is the wrong move to take right now, especially as it just had a breakthrough in chip technology.
SteelSeries Aerox 9 Wireless Review: More buttons - less weight
There aren't that many MMO mice on the market with massive amounts of programmable buttons in comparison to FPS mice, SteelSeries has provided some big-brand competition to the Razer Naga, Corsair Scimitar, and Logitech G600 in the form of the Aerox 9 Wireless MMO/MOBA mouse.
Asus ROG Strix 27-Inch QHD IPS monitor is only $199 at Amazon
Right now at Amazon, you can find the Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS 27-inch QHD gaming display for one of its lowest prices to date.
DeepSeek brings disruption to AI-optimized parallel file systems, releases powerful new open-source Fire-Flyer File System
DeepSeek's 3FS file system is now open-source and is a no-brainer for AI-HPC model training, boosting efficiency and training more data-driven models.
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues remaining after Thursday's driver release
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues missed in Thursday's driver release and related to DP-connected monitors.
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