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Chinese Academy of Sciences builds 256-core Zhejiang 'Big Chip,' looking towards wafer-scale chips .

By launching an average of 36 games per day in 2023 according to SteamDB, Steam exceeded its previous "high score" in annual game releases. Steam's own Best of 2023 page also provides some insight on the most successful titles of the year.

Achieving a smooth finish in 3D prints is hard when there are gaps and holes. In severe cases, they can even compromise the structural integrity of the print. Fix them with the strategies below.

Intel appoints HPE veteran Justin Hotard to lead Data Center and AI Group.

Dmytro has upgraded the Raspberry Pi Pico with a few extra features, and dubs the new creations ProPico.

MSI is teasing its first handheld gaming PC, and we'll apparently hear more about it at CES.

Georgia Tech researchers claim to have created the world's first functional graphene semiconductor material after a decade of refinement and band gap tuning.

LG has announced it has finished development of a brand-new OLED 1440p gaming monitor sporting a 480Hz refresh rate. The new monitor will be unveiled at CES 2024.

A quantum communications test was conducted over the satellite "Mozi" between Russia and China, over a distance of 3,800 kilometers.

New listings for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5000 SKUs like the Ryzen 7 5700X3D are appearing in Europe.

Pick up a new motherboard from Gigabyte for your latest Intel build and save $80.

Microsoft has shown off its new Windows 11 Copilot key design, set to become a standard feature on AI PCs and the first new standard Windows keyboard key since 1994.

The Toshiba N300 Pro is a high-end NAS HDD that stands up to WD's Red Pro and Seagate's IronWolf Pro. It offers little to stand out but is a safe alternative if the price is right.

Microsoft has rolled out an Xbox Series S Toaster which burns the Xbox sphere logo on your bread and is available from Walmart's web store today, priced at $39.99.

Samsung Electronics America has three Oddysey monitors ready to debut at CES 2024 - The OLED G6 model G60SD, the G8 model G80SD, and the G9 model G95SD.

Intel teams up with DigitalBridgeGroup for Articul8, an enterprise generative AI company.

VESA introduced a new Adaptive-Sync standard that is designed for the new emerging market of dual-mode monitors that feature two distinct resolution/refresh rate configurations.

The Dell XPS 13, XPS 14, and XPS 16 are getting Intel Core Ultra processors for CES 2024. The larger sizes are new and getting redesigns similar to the former XPS 13 Plus.

Kioxia drops Plextor brand in favor of SSSTC.

Aneeshamol is using a Raspberry Pi to monitor for fires and send alert messages automatically when one is detected using AI.

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G's Geekbench 6 shows scores well above those of the 8600G - close to the performance of the Nvidia GTX 1650.

Zotac reportedly readies three GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics cards.

Rumors claim that AMD is reportedly delaying China's upcoming Radeon RX 7600 XT release.

If you're on the lookout for a GPU upgrade for your PC, this RTX 4070 deal could be the one for you.

The tariffs haven't been applied to PC components since March of 2022, and they won't for at least another six months.

The New Year earthquake in Japan could have consequences for PC component supplies. Toshiba announced it had closed a NAND facility while safety assessments are being completed.

LaCie's Rugged Mini SSD shrinks its iconic drive design and sticks a fast SSD inside. It's one of the fastest USB drives we've tested in most of our tests. But those who often dump massive files onto their drives may want to look elsewhere.

Willis, AKA Blue Scuti, has become the first human to play Tetris NES (NTSC) to its killscreen. He was also the first to reach Level 157, culminating in the 'biggest achievement in the 34-year history of the pro classic Tetris scene.'

Samsung intends to make its chip fabs human-less by 2030, says report.

Intel vows to disclose its post-5N4Y roadmap at its IFS Direct Connect event in February.

A mysterious new GPU was spotted on X, that we suspect might be a new Hopper variant. There's also a small chance this could be the RTX 4090 Ti/Super that was reportedly canceled.

The SEMI World Fab Forecast report predicts that China will lead the global semiconductor industry expansion in 2024.

Palit is reportedly bringing back the KalmX sub-brand and will introduce a new fanless and passively cooled RTX 3050 6GB graphics card.

A recent test of Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H reveals that Meteor Lake may have regressed in IPC compared to Raptor Lake. It's a limited view of performance, but indicates Intel may have prioritized other aspects of the chip's design.

The Steam Deck was projected to hit three million sales by the end of 2023, and based on the Steam Hardware Survey, the RTX 4090 somehow sold even more units - as did most other RTX 40-series desktop GPUs.

LG teased its vacuum tube 'DukeBox' speaker system, which combines a modern transparent OLED panel with old audiophile tech - no word on potential pricing, though we're sure Duke Nukem wants one.

Downing from Downing's Basement has created an air hockey table from scratch that uses two Raspberry Pi boards to play air hockey and Doom!

ASML can no longer sell its Twinscan NXT:2050i and NXT:2100i DUV lithography systems to Chinese clients. The impact isn't expected to be significant, given existing restrictions.

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 8600G APU was tested in two Geekbench 6 GPU benchmarks, showing similar performance to Nvidia's seven years old GTX 1060.

Due to a lack of security patches and support on these obsolete operating systems, Steam officially announced it no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

A purported photo of an Intel Core i9-14900KS processor has been shared online, but close study shows inconsistencies in the engraving typography.

An incredibly early release of 86-DOS has been found, imaged, and shared on the Internet Archive. This is an important find as it is a direct ancestor to PC DOS and MS-DOS.

The 2023 version of the Asus ROG Strix G16 gaming laptop featuring the RTX 4060 GPU is now on sale for $1,549.

An alternative to the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, the Geniatech XPI-3566-Zero offers more RAM, onboard storage and a faster CPU, so why do I feel like it missed the mark?

Russian retailer Citilink lists three unreleased GeForce RTX 3050 6GB graphics cards from Nvidia partner Palit.

The Lenovo G27-20 monitor is available at Newegg for $129, one of its lowest prices to date, down from its recommended price of $279.

The Corsair MP600 Core Mini provides good-enough performance with high power efficiency. This makes it a great upgrade for the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and other portable devices that require shorter M.2 SSDs at high capacity.

The Downfall developer's hacked Steam account was used to change the mod installation file and embed 'Epsilon Information Stealer' in an attempt to get passwords and cookies from unsuspecting gamers.