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Helldivers 2 PC gamers will need a PlayStation Network account to continue playing — Sony doesn't care if players don’t own a PlayStation console
Helldivers 2 will require a PSN login by June 4, 2024, so you can continue playing.
How to change your mouse pointer and cursor in Windows 11 or 10
A pointer that's too small or plain white can be harder to see. Fortunately, it's easy to make a change.
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 C38 4x48GB Review: Every Professional's Dream Memory Kit
The Vengeance DDR5-5200 C38 is a massive memory kit; however, can its capacity compensate for the slow speeds?
RTX 4060 Ti vs RX 7700 XT faceoff: Which midrange graphics card is superior?
AMD and Nvidia go head to head in this matchup that pits the RTX 4060 Ti vs RX 7700 XT, with the green team wearing both 8GB and 16GB shorts. We compare performance, power consumption, price, features, and more in this faceoff of mainstream GPUs. Three graphics cards enter the ring, but only one can emerge victorious.
New memory demoed running at 600 degrees Celsius for 60 hours
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania show off ferrodiode memory devices with the world's finest heat resist.
Overclocker sold a die-less Core i9-14900K in China — product suffered from serious silicon deficiency
One of the world's leading overclockers has fallen victim to a Chinese CPU scammer. They bought a non-retail packaged Intel Core i9-14900K which was stone dead and felt compelled to investigate further. Delidding the CPU revealed it had no die.
Thermalright Frozen Notte and Aqua Elite 360 White V3 Review: Strong AIOs available for less than $65
With performance this good, it's hard to believe it's available for less than $65 USD
Intel received €30 million from Ireland to offset higher EU power bills — Ireland and Intel continue a tight partnership in chip fabs
Intel received 30 million from Ireland in an aid package to offset rising EU power bills in 2023, new data shows, in an expansion of Ireland's tax credits and grants extended the same year to Intel.
Get $500 off this Alienware Aurora R16 with RTX 4080 Super and Core i9-14900KF
Packed with the latest and greatest PC components for gaming, the Alienware Aurora R16 will let you play your favorite games on the highest settings.
Nintendo obliterates 8,535 Yuzu repos — Nintendo's most effective DMCA takedown campaign in years
Nintendo filed a single DMCA notice which took out 8,535 repositories holding files for Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator it took to court in February.
Chinese startup launching RISC-V laptop for devs and engineers priced at around $300
A new RISC-V laptop is coming soon, targeted at hardware engineers, AI developers, and DIY enthusiasts.
Microsoft's new RAM limiter for Edge browser makes its way into latest beta version
Edge's new user manipulatable RAM limiter is now available to try in the browser's latest 125 beta release. The RAM limiter gives users manual control over Edge's memory footprint to improve performance or improve battery life.
Man who sold counterfeit Cisco networking gear on eBay and Amazon sentenced to six years in jail – Military, school and government agencies were victims of fraud scheme
A year after arresting counterfeit Cisco network device seller Onur Aksoy, the Department of Justice announced his sentence and the court awarded him with six years of jail time and $100 million as restitution to the networking company.
Asus launches dual-fan, triple-slot RX 7900 XTX — a slightly smaller design with nearly the same performance
Asus launched the two-fan versions of its 7900 XTX OC and 7900 XT OC GPUs with almost the same specs as their bigger versions.
Valve releases Proton 9.0 for Linux— improves Nvidia graphics and high core count CPU compatibility
Valve has released a major update to its open-source tool which facilitates running Windows games on Linux systems. Proton 9.0 is available now on GitHub, bringing support for a host of games that were only previously only playable using an experimental release.
SK hynix is teasing 300TB SSDs as it pushes into AI
SK hynix announces a list of products for various applications featuring AI, including 300TB SSD, HBM4, LPDDR6, and CXL solutions.
Enthusiast demos installing Alpine Linux with the Windows Installer
An enthusiast shows us how to set up the Windows Installer to install Alphine Linux, for reasons unknown to all parties involved.
Rising metal prices could mean more expensive laptops, PC parts, and other electronics in the near future
Copper and gold prices have reached an all-time high, forcing many Chinese semiconductor companies to increase prices across the board.
Nvidia GeForce Now is slightly easier to install on Steam Deck
Nvidia releases a script to better support Steam Deck.
AMD increases Instinct MI1300 sales guidance to $4 billion — pales in comparison to Nvidia's $40B projection
AMD starts looking at sales of datacenter GPUs more optimistically, expects sales of Instinct MI300, other processors to top $4 billion in 2024.
AMD finally patches gaping Zenbleed security hole — MSI releases AGESA 1.2.0.Ca BIOS update for Zen 2
MSI is releasing new BIOS updates featuring AMD's latest AGESA 1.2.0.Ca firmware update for AM4 motherboards. The update is designed specifically to fix a new vulnerability affecting Zen 2 CPUs only.
Add-on board lets you use four NVMe SSDs at once with Raspberry Pi 5
The Raspberry Pi 5's PCIe interface sees an ever expanding selection of products and this new board from Geekworm offers up to four M.2 NVMe SSDs in one convenient package
Tom’s Hardware Innovation Awards 2024: A Step Forward
Here are the 15 most innovative products we have reviewed and covered in the last year.
Intel Core Ultra now powers more than 500 AI models, the company says
In a recent press release, Intel pointed out how successful its AI development initiatives have been not just for the company but for the technology field itself.
Huawei is secretly backing research at U.S. and U.K. universities again — Chinese tech giant continues to draw ire
Chinese tech company Huawei has been caught surreptitiously funding college research competitions and extending donations to specific universities across the West.
AMD revamps 40th Anniversary special featuring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — uses Ryzen AI to upscale old footage
AMD is celebrating its 55th year anniversary with its Ryzen AI technology. The company posted several old images of its employees that have been restored through AI. It also 4K upscaled its 14 year old 40th anniversary special.
HBM supply from SK hynix and Micron sold out until late 2025
SK hynix chief executive says the company's HBM supply is sold out for 2024, most 2024. Just like Micron's.
Windows 11 market share declines as users seemingly shift back to Windows 10
Despite many efforts by Microsoft, many users are still sticking with Windows 10 while the new reports by Statcounter showing many users worldwide migrated from Windows 11 last year.
Raspberry Pi 5 brings Futurama's Bender to life as a ChatGPT powered personal assistant
Manuel Ahumada is using a Raspberry Pi to power a talking head that looks like Bender from the series 'Futurama' that works as a personal assistant thanks to ChatGPT.
Raspberry Pi Foundation co-founder Jack Lang dies aged 76
Lang was a key part of the Raspberry Pi story, having helped form the Raspberry Pi Foundation and storing the early batches of Raspberry Pi in his garage.
The best CPU for gaming is on an incredible sale — Ryzen 7 7800X3D is only $358
Still the fastest CPU on the market for gaming, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D from AMD rules the roost, and now you can pick it up on sale for only $358.
Newly open-sourced MS-DOS 4 installed on an IBM Personal System/2 with a 16 MHz Intel 386 CPU — took 70 minutes to build
MS-DOS 4's open source release gets a branch confirmed to work on the seminal IBM PS/2.
PCI-SIG unveils CopprLink cables for PCIe 5 and 6 connections — PCIe 7.0 versions are under development
PCI-SIG develops new cable standards for PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 6.0 interconnections at 32 GT/s and 64 GT/s.
Nvidia criticizes AI PCs, says Microsoft's 45 TOPS requirement is only good enough for 'basic' AI tasks
Nvidia recently hosted an event highlighting the advantages of RTX GPUs in a number of applications, including content creation and gaming. It also took some time to disparage the idea of Intel and AMD promoting "AI PCs" that only offer 45 teraops of performance, saying that's only enough for basic AI workloads.
This Raspberry Pi stethoscope uses AI to listen for heart disease
Shebin Jose Jacob is using a Raspberry Pi to operate his AI-powered stethoscope that listens for signs of heart disease and more.
Tesla's wafer-sized Dojo processor is in production — 25 chips combined into one
Additional details about Tesla's Dojo SoW emerged at TSMC's North American Technology Symposium.
Start gaming with Lenovo's RTX 4060-Powered Legion Slim 5 laptop for just $899
If you don't have the space or access to a desktop gaming PC, grabbing a deal on a compact gaming laptop is the next best thing.
User claims RTX 4090 16-pin power connector melted on both GPU and PSU side, despite running at 75% power
A user on the Korean Quasar Zone forums recounts how the 16-pin power connectors on his RTX 4090 and FSP Hydro power supply melted.
Microsoft confirms recent Windows security update breaks VPNs, no fix yet
Microsoft confirmed that April Windows security updates break VPN connections across personal and enterprise releases. Not hotfix has been issued.
AMD's gaming revenue nosedives 48%, not expected to recover until 2025 — lack of interest in RDNA 3 coupled with fewer console sales
AMD's gaming revenue declined sharply amid slowing demand for console processors, and a lack of interest in Radeon GPUs. Overall revenues plunged 48% year over year and aren't expected to recover until 2025 at earliest.
AMD's elusive Ryzen 7 8700F hits Amazon for $299.99 — pricier than the better-performing 7700X
AMD has listed the Ryzen 7 8700F for sale on Amazon. However, its $300 price tag makes it unattractive compared to AMD's cheaper-yet-better-performing Ryzen 7 7700 series alternatives.
Dev hopes to save legendary Z80 chip with open source clone — resurrects iconic Zilog chip with drop-in Z80 replacement
Zilog is discontinuing the CPU that helped spark home computing in the 80's, but this might not be the end of the chip's story.
Xbox 360 Store to close July 29, 2024 — But you can still play games without issue
Microsoft will shut down the Xbox 360 Store and the 360 Marketplace, but the console retains all of its other online and multiplayer features.
China-made server exports to US plummet — Taiwan, Mexico remain top server import suppliers
Servers exported from China to the U.S. has fallen from 18.8% in 2017 to 1.7% in 2023, while servers exported from Taiwan to the U.S. has grown 900%.
Nvidia's ChatRTX chatbot receives major update — better photo search, AI speech recognition, and more LLM options
Nvidia's ChatRTX, their ChatGPT-like local AI client, launches version 0.3, with exciting new features first shown off back at GTC.
A keyboard enthusiast built a $3,400 electro-capacitive keyboard that supposedly gets rid of stabilizer noise
Keyboard enthusiast Ryan Norbauer has detailed the creation of "the ultimate keyboard" - at least in his eyes. After five years of development and difficult manufacturing hurdles, it's nearly ready. And it can be yours this summer, assuming you're willing to part with "around $3,400."
For sale: Cheyenne supercomputer with 8,064 Xeon CPUs and 306TB of DDR4 memory — some assembly and maintenance required
The U.S. government is auctioning off the Cheyenne supercomputer that entered operation in back in 2016. It currently requires some repairs and maintenance, weighs about 26,000 pounds, and is in need of a new home. Current bidding sits at less than $30,000 - though the reserve has not yet been met.
Nvidia H100 GPU black market prices drop in China — banned by US sanctions but still available
Nvidia's "banned in China" H100 GPU is getting cheaper, even in China when looking at black market pricing. That's thanks to improving supply, despite the U.S. sanctions, coupled with the impending availability of H200 GPUs.
Cracked GPUs pop up in Frankenstein Chinese graphics cards built from RTX 4080M and RTX 4090M mobile chips
Chinese graphics cards based on mobile Nvidia GPUs reportedly use defective components meant to be scrapped.
Nvidia's flagship gaming GPU can crack complex passwords in under an hour
Cybersecurity firm Hive Systems has released its 2024 iteration of the Hive Systems Password Table, which details how long it takes different graphics cards to crack a password.
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