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Updated 2025-06-30 09:15
Capcom's Steam Deck Verified Games are being made unplayable with new DRM that only punishes paying customers
Capcom has recently started patching certain titles in its catalog with "Enigma" DRM. Unfortunately, this is also rendering certain Steam Deck Verified Games unplayable, and sabotages the vibrant Capcom games modding scene.
Compact and powerful Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with RTX 4060 graphics gets a $550 price drop
Dropping a whopping $550 at Best Buy, the 2023 version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is on sale for $1,049.
This may be the only RTX 4070 Super GPU without a 16-pin connector, but it won't come cheap — Maxsun's RTX 4070 Super iCraft uses two regular 8-pin PCIe power connectors
Maxsun's GeForce RTX 4070 Super iCraft graphics card features two 8-pin PCIe power connectors instead of the 16-pin power connector.
Researchers demonstrate liquid metal RAM, bringing us closer to flexible, implantable hardware – and to our Terminator 2 nightmares
Researchers from Tsinghua University in China have successfully introduced a fully-flexible liquid RAM, dubbed "FlexRAM". The future possibilities this raises include massive improvements in wearables, implants, and robotics.
China's chipmaking tool imports climb to $40 billion as the country chases semiconductor manufacturing self-sufficiency
China's semiconductor tool imports increased by 14% to $40 billion as the country tries to become its own chipmaker.
Raspberry Pi Powers ReBoi Game Boy Color Drop-in Kit
James Sargent has created a Raspberry Pi-powered drop-in kit for the Game Boy Color that uses two Pis and a custom PCB.
New Oklahoma data center can withstand 310 MPH winds and tornadoes — facility spans 65,000 square feet, promises 100% uptime
Tonaquint has begun redesigning a recently acquired EdgeX facility at Oklahoma City to withstand tornados while maintaining 100% uptime, serving several important workloads for multiple clients in the region.
The era of Nintendo Switch Flash Carts has arrived, potentially opening a new door for piracy
The first Nintendo Switch flash cart from MIG-Switch has arrived, but brings with it concerns for legitimate gamers buying used Switch titles in the future.
"Pokemon with guns" game Palworld sells 5 million copies, tops Steam most played in a single weekend
Palworld launched on January 19th, and became Steam's Most Played Game within the span of three days despite (or perhaps encouraged by) a simultaneous launch on Xbox and PC Game Pass. The game's rise hasn't come without controversy, though, for very Nintendo-shaped reasons.
Nvidia's laptop GPUs appear in desktop PC graphics cards in China — upping the power limits unleashes more gaming performance, but these cards come with risks
Mobile GPUs show up on desktop graphics cards once again in China, but these cards come with plenty of risks.
AMD's customers begin receiving the first Instinct MI300X AI GPUs — the company's toughest competitor to Nvidia's AI dominance is now shipping
LaminiAI receives AMD's first eight-way AMD Instinct MI300X systems and puts them to the test.
Amazon sold a fake RTX 4090 FrankenGPU cobbled together using a 4080 GPU and board — scam card was found in a returns pallet deal
An RTX 4090 was sent to a repairer, but it turned out that beneath the exterior this was a 'fried' RTX 4080 PCB.
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs might come without hyperthreaded cores — leak points to 24 CPU cores, DDR5-6400 support, and a new 800-series chipset
An alleged Intel document points to the core count of socketed Arrow Lake-S processors.
Nvidia's fabled Nintendo 3DS prototype has been leaked — Rare Gaming Dump reveals the MG20
Nvidia's MG20 Nintendo 3DS prototype was revealed in the Nintendo "Gigaleak". While Nintendo wouldn't officially opt for Nvidia hardware until the Switch, RGD's investigation points toward Nvidia's MG20 planting the seeds for Tegra.
Score a 4TB SSD for only five cents per GB — KingSpec 4TB PCIe 4.0 SSD now $181
The KingSpec XG7000 4TB SSD is available at Newegg for one of its lowest prices to date, just $181 instead of the usual $299.
Windows 11 squeezed into a mere 100MB using text-only trick — Tiny11 maker NTDEV takes Windows install image challenge to the extreme
Tiny11 maker NTDEV demos his skills by making the smallest Windows 11 image ever, distilling it to below 100MB. Since this offers just text-only mode, many of its GUI functions have been stripped. It is the bare minimum install to have a functional operating system.
Intel's Granite Rapids listed with huge L3 cache upgrade to tackle AMD EPYC - software development emulator spills the details
Intel's SDE tool receives an update alluding to a boosted L3 cache spec on Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs. This uplift in L3 cache should net a boost in AI workloads, as well as certain productivity workloads reliant on fast memory access.
New memory card uses DNA to store your data — Biomemory's card costs $1,100 to store one kilobyte of data
French startup Biomemory commercializes a storage technology that stores data within dried, manipulated DNA strands. Claimed to be first to market, the 1,000 Euros per kilobyte of storage is undeniably expensive.
Asus ROG Swift PG248QP 540 Hz gaming monitor review: Raw speed and performance
Asus' ROG Swift PG248QP breaks new ground with a 540 Hz overclock. Also packed into this 24-inch TN FHD panel is Nvidia's G-Sync Processor with Latency Analyzer and ULMB 2. The image is enhanced by HDR and wide gamut color.
Raspberry Pi 5 squares off against a scrawny Intel CPU — Intel N100 quad-core Alder Lake-N chip proves to be a strong competitor
Explaining Computers looks at the Raspberry Pi 5 and how it compares to his N100 mini PC.
Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: NVMe for Me
Pimoroni has released its own version of the M.2 HAT board for the Raspberry Pi 5. NVMe Base can work with NVMe SSDs from 2230 to 2280 and provides a welcome speed boost for the fastest Raspberry Pi yet!
ASRock prepped two new exotic Radeon GPUs that'll be hard to find — China-exclusive Radeon RX 7900 GRE comes in Steel Legend and Challenger flavors
A pair of new ASRock RX 7900 GRE graphics cards were spotted through an online retailer, featuring Steel Legend and Challenger models.
SSD overclocking yields big performance gains — overclocked SSD controller and NAND may lead to premature degradation or data loss, though
Youtuber Gabriel Ferraz shows he can overclock an SSD by increasing the clock speed of the NAND and its controller with some tools. Despite certain limitations due to the interface, he achieved some exciting results, including power consumption and overall efficiency.
Dell 32-inch 1440p USB-C gaming monitor drops to $249 at Dell
The Dell G3223D gaming monitor is currently available for its lowest price - just $259, down from its usual rate of $299.
I survived a scary Blue Screen of Death, the dreaded Kernel Security Check Failure. Here's how.
After some investigation, I found an easy fix to this perplexing Windows error.
OpenAI's Sam Altman raising billions to build AI chip empire: Report
Chief executive of OpenAI raises funds to build fabs to make in-house designed chips.
Samsung reportedly trials second-gen 3nm chip production -- full ramp of SF3 node coming later this year
Samsung reportedly starts trial production on SF3 node, which contradicts the company's official SF3 status.
AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn't made to appease China
AMD will no longer mark its chips as made in Taiwan, a change that many theorize was made at the behest of China.
GPD shoves Ryzen 7 8840U into Win Max 2 handheld -- NPU upgrade will improve AI workloads, but not gaming performance
GPD has unveiled a new model of the Win Max 2 handheld gaming PC sporting an upgrading CPU in the form of AMD's new Ryzen 7 8840U processor. Benchmarks reveal it is barely any quicker than the 7840U in CPU tasks.
ASRock's new AMD entry-level gaming GPUs look enticing — custom Radeon RX 7600 XT GPUs with boost clock speeds up to 2,810 MHz
ASRock revealed the Radeon RX 7600 XT Steel Legend and Radeon RX 7600 XT Challenger graphics cards.
Custom Raspberry Pi Pico project supports Ethernet over USB-C
Maker and developer Alan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico board that supports Ethernet connections over USB C.
Raspberry Pi 5 delidded and topped with Peltier element for the ultimate cooling test
Ivan Kuleshov delids a Raspberry Pi 5 and using a little electronics and thermodynamics to keep the flagship Raspberry Pi 5 cool
Chinese chipmaker Loongson wins case over rights to MIPS architecture - company's new CPU architecture heavily resembles existing MIPS
An arbitration court ruled in Loongson's favor over whether it unlawfully used the MIPS architecture.
Asus' PCIe 4.0 x4 add-in card has two USB4 Type-C ports, each with 60-Watt Quick Charge and 8K DisplayPort support
With this Asus USB4 PCIe 4.0 x4 card, you can have up to 40Gbps bidirectional bandwidth with daisy-chaining, video output to up to 8K and up to 65-Watt Quick Charge function with each of the two type-C ports.
On sale for just $29, the Keychron C3 Pro is unbelievable value
If you're on the hunt for a quality mechanical keyboard that has many of the features you'd find on a much more expensive keyboard but for only a fraction of the price - then today's deal could be for you.
Galax unveils RTX 4070 Super Hall of Fame with 320W configurable TBP and 210MHz factory overclock
Galax has revealed two new mid-range RTX 4070 Super Hall of Fame graphics cards sporting significantly higher power limits and factor overclocks compared to competing AIB partner cards.
Worldwide HDD revenue charted from 1957 to the present – AI boom expected to halt decline this year
Two storage analysts have collated data from several sources to chart the fortunes of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry across its very long history - from 1957 to the present day.
Apple Vision Pro goes up to 1TB, uses M2 chip with 10-core GPU
Apple Vision Pro goes up to 1TB of storage and uses an M2 processor with a 10-core GPU.
Chip price war unfolds as Chinese foundries cut tape-out prices — Taiwan and South Korean foundries face new price pressures: Report
Chinese foundries yet have to build additional capacity in the coming years, but they are already cutting down tape-out prices.
Meta will have 350,000 of Nvidia's fastest AI GPUs by end of year, buying AMD's MI300, too
Meta appears to be buying all AI hardware it can get with 350,000 H100 by end of 2024 and then MI300 and other processors.
Seagate Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5 Review: A No-Fuss PlayStation 5 SSD
Seagate's Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5 hits all the essential points for a PS5 drive, leveraging the reliable and performant base of its FireCuda 530. It doesn't take any risks, but doesn't need to either.
TSMC tandem builds exotic new memory with radically lower latency and power consumption — MRAM-Based memory can also conduct its own compute operations
TSMC and ITRI to jointly develop ultra-low-power spin-orbit-torque magnetic random-access memory.
Acer Predator X27U 2K OLED monitor drops to $599 at Newegg
The Acer Predator X27U monitor is currently marked down to its lowest price to date over at Newegg.
Best Gaming Microphones 2024
Whether you're chatting with teammates or streaming on Twitch, these are the best gaming microphones to buy in 2024
Best Mouse Pads 2024: Effortless Glide, Pretty Lights
The best gaming mouse pads to complete your setup - soft and hard surfaces, with and without RGB, and every size from "regular" to "bigger than your desk."
Intel's German fab will be most advanced in the world and make 1.5nm chips, CEO says
Intel's CEO expects Magdeburg fab to be the most advanced fab in the world when it comes online.
RTX 4070 Ti Super is right on the RTX 4080's tail — new OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks show less than a 10% margin between them
Preliminary GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super benchmarks have emerged before its January 24 launch. It appears to be right on the heels of the 4080, and decently ahead of the vanilla 4070 Ti, based on early results.
CPU-Z sees its first native release for Windows on ARM64, though it's missing a few x86 features
CPUID has released the maiden version of CPU-Z for Windows on Arm64 and at version one it is missing just a few of the x86 version's features.
TSMC delays 3nm Arizona fab by a year, cites lack of U.S. subsidies and waning demand
TSMC's Fab 21 Phase 2 deployment to be delayed to 2027 or 2028 due to demand and government subsidies.
Microsoft sets 16GB default for RAM for AI PCs – machines will also need 40 TOPS of AI compute: Report
Microsoft has a number of new minimum specification levels lined up for AI PCs, and sources indicate that Windows machines certified to run Copilot will need 16GB RAM and 40 TOPS compute performance.
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