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Updated 2025-04-21 01:30
Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent — device developed by coastal university located across the sea from Taiwan
Chinese patents for tools to cut undersea cables have been discovered.
Microsoft prepares DirectX to support neural rendering for AI-powered graphics — a key feature of the update will be Cooperative Vector support
Microsoft plans to introduce cooperative vector support to DirectX, enabling cross-platform implementation of next-generation neural rendering techniques
Intel i9-14900KF overclocker clinches CPU frequency world record at 9.12 GHz — Wytiwx joins Elmor as the only person to push a CPU past 9 GHz
The i9-14900KF has been pushed past 9.12 GHz; topping the CPU frequency world-record chart.
Maker builds a Raspberry Pi 5 powered stereoscopic 3D video camera
Sridhar Rajagopal has put together a cool stereoscopic 3D camera using a Raspberry Pi 5 and two camera modules.
Researchers 3D-print fully-functioning microscope in less than 3 hours — total system costs around $60, including lenses, camera, and Raspberry Pi
Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland built the world's most affordable 3D-printed microscope that has a total production cost of around $60.
Modular AMD Hawk Point mini PC showcased at CES — its easy to swap the case panels, RAM, and dual-SSDs but the CPU is soldered
Chinese rugged PC manufacturer Emdoor introduces its own modular mini PC design.
You can buy this AOC 27-inch Mini-LED 2K gaming monitor for just $249 at Amazon
The AOC Q27G3XMN gaming monitor is currently available at Amazon for $249, its lowest price to date instead of its usual $279.
Thunderbolt 5 dock with MXM graphics, M.2 SSD slot, lots of I/O debuts at CES – J5Create's device offers RTX 3060 and RX 7600M variants for about $1,400
J5Create's upcoming Thunderbolt 5 dock has an MXM graphics card plus a slot for 2280-sized SSDs.
Tetris packed inside a PDF file to run in any PC browser — Pdftris runs from a 60KB PDF
The classic Tetris game has been packaged into a PDF and dubbed Pdftris.
Intel to spin off RealSense depth camera business by mid-2025 — but it will remain part of the Intel Capital portfolio
Intel is set to spin off its RealSense depth camera business by mid-2025, the company confirmed in a recent interview.
Thunderbolt 5 equipped LaCie Rugged Pro5 SSD boasts 6,700 MB/s data transfers
Seagate claims its latest Thunderbolt 5 drive can offer read speeds of up to 6,700 MBps
Lossless Scaling 3 update touts greatly improved latency and performance — Universal Frame Gen tool boasts 24% reduced latency
Lossless Scaling, a universal Frame Gen solution, gets a major update.
TSMC ends contract with Singapore-based company over alleged Huawei ties
No more ties over Asced 910 guys.
Graugear G-M2HP04-F NVMe Cooler Review: Two heatpipes and a fan deliver strong performance
Graugear's SSD cooler performed very well in our testing. Read on for our thermal benchmarks and detailed information.
Patriot celebrates 40th Anniversary with Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-9600 CKD memory launch — Also has an Anniversary Special RAM kit alongside the iLuxe Stick C for Apple devices
Patriot marked its 40th Anniversary as it unveiled a handful of new products at CES 2025.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D is selling like hotcakes at major German retailer — Mindfactory sold 8,700 CPUs in a single day
ComputerBase reports that the ryzen 7 9800X3D can now be purchased more readily overseas at a higher asking price.
Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs power new 120 x 160mm COM-HPC modules from congatec — features up to 24 hybrid cores, 128GB of DDR5-4000 memory, and 32 EUs
Bartlett Lake-S is here, though in a hybrid configuration and only for NEX applications.
Redditor allegedly purchased two Intel Arc B570 GPUs at Micro Center days before the official launch — the CPU couldn't recognize the GPUs due to the lack of driver support
Reddit user acquires an Intel Arc B570 GPU four days before its official release.
Laptop stand created from a single sheet of recycled paper supports up to 10 pounds — the included cardboard case also serves as a phone stand
grape lab is offering an origami laptop stand made from paper priced between $20 to $30.
Mode Loop TKL (2024) Review: A Classy Classic in the Making
The Mode Loop TKL (2024) is a classy custom mechanical keyboard that you don't have to build yourself (but can if you want to). It gets expensive quickly, but its plentiful customization options, minimalist style, and excellent typing experience make it a compelling way to elevate your typing experience to new levels.
User runs an AI model on an Xbox 360 — 3-core PowerPC with 512 MB memory handles an AI model based on llama2.c
Twitter user Andrei David loaded up and ran a llama2.c LLM on an Xbox 360.
3D Benchy’s new owner ruffles the community’s feathers
The beloved little boat print has a new overprotective owner.
Maker builds Raspberry Pi jukebox and loads it full of custom music
Siuengr has built a jukebox from scratch using a Raspberry Pi as the main board and loaded it full of his favorite music.
Spanish retailer lists RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs, though the prices might be mere placeholders — RX 9070 for $912 and RX 9070 XT for $1,097
Spanish retailer Neo-Byte reveals pricing and specifications for the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs.
HPE lands $1 billion AI server order from Elon Musk
HPE steals wins an order from X, stealing the deal from Dell and Supermicro.
Take home this Ryzen 7, RTX 4050 gaming laptop for only $784
Right now at Amazon, you can find the Lenovo LOQ RTX 4050 gaming laptop for its lowest price to date-$784 instead of its usual $979.
Pump-free 360mm AIO liquid cooler goes up for preorder at $419 — Threadripper variant caries an eye-watering $599 price tag
IceGiant debuts two super high-end, no-pump Titan series AIO liquid coolers.
Exacluster reveals one of the industry's first clusters based on Nvidia's H200 Hopper GPUs for AI and HPC: 192 96-core CPUs
ExaAILabs deploys the 'Exacluster' with 144 H200 GPUs at 100 kW of power.
TSMC's Arizona Fab 21 is already making 4nm chips — yield and quality reportedly on par with Taiwan fabs
U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms that TSMC's fab near Phoenix, Arizona, is already producing chips.
High court ruling ends man's hopes of recovering $750M bitcoin hard drive from a Welsh landfill — hard drive storing 8,000 bitcoins was lost over 10 years ago
The legal arguments over $750M worth of Bitcoin buried in Welsh dump have come to an unhappy end for the man who lost his crypto HDD in the trash 12 years ago.
How to rip your audio CDs to MP3 from the Linux terminal with abcde
Rip your CDs directly from the Linux terminal using the abcde bash tool.
AMD chips now comprise 55 percent of Puget Systems orders — AMD makes big inroads in professional systems
Data from Puget Systems reveals that AMD has dethroned Intel in overall CPU sales for workstations.
Chinese hackers target US Treasury computers used for sanctions — Committee on Foreign Investment specifically targeted
Chinese hackers gained access to an unclassified CFIUS system.
Intel reveals Core Ultra Series 2 stock coolers with more conductive copper-base heatsinks
Intel Core Ultra Series 2 stock cooler designs are revealed, no longer reserving copper base for the higher-end cooler.
LG 27-Inch QHD UltraGear curved gaming monitor is on sale for $156
Right now at Amazon, you can buy the LG 27GS60QC-B UltraGear curved gaming monitor for an all-time low price.
G.Skill showcases DDR5-10600 RAM overlock and DDR5-8133 CSODIMMs
G.Skill demos DDR5-10600 and DDR5-6800 in a 1:1 ratio on AMD's X870 platform.
Hacker successfully tests Toslink at unprecedented distances of up to 143 kilometers — separate test shows transmission speeds of about 1.47 Mb/s
IP over Toslink, "a very useless consumer fiber optic hack", has been successfully achieved. Why? Never ask me that.
Nvidia and SIA fire back at US gov's new export restrictions on AI GPUs to China
The Biden administration aims to restrict shipments of U.S.-developed AI GPUs to adversary countries, limit shipments to 'Tier 2' countries.
Zotac's Safety Light feature averts 16-pin power connector meltdowns on RTX 50 GPUs — the mechanism prevents GPU power-on until the cable is fully inserted
Zotac's RTX 50 series will feature a new "Safety Light" to prevent 16-pin power connector meltdowns.
This 3D-printed Raspberry Pi all-in-one is made for portable gaming
Arnov Sharma has put together a beautiful all-in-one Raspberry Pi box that's portable and made for gaming on the go.
Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro 4TB PCIe 5.0 — SSD using SM2508 controller, coming in March 2025
Biwin showed off it's upcoming Black Opal X570 Pro, a PCIe 5.0 SSD using Silicon Motion's SM2508 controller. It will be available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities and will launch in the U.S. in March.
VLC demos AI-generated subtitles as it hits new milestone of 6 billion downloads
The developers at VideoLAN showcased an early demo of real-time AI-generated subtitles for VLC media player at CES 2025
MSI MEG X870E Godlike Motherboard Review: Seven USB-C and M.2 sockets, $1100 price
The X870E Godlike offers the most M.2 connectivity and USB Type-C ports for the platform, plus an LED screen and lavish looks, but it costs a pretty penny.
Razer showcases Project Ava AI gaming co-pilot and Project Arielle gaming chair with heating and cooling functionality
Razer shared some 'groundbreaking innovations and futuristic technologies,' at CES this year, showcasing a concept AI-driven gaming assistant and a heated chair.
AMD's Instinct MI325X smiles for the camera: 256 GB of HBM3E
AMD demonstrated its latest Instinct MI325X AI accelerator with 256 GB of HBM3E onboard at CES.
AIO cooler prototype has room for action figures
A version of MSI's MAG CoreLiquid A13 has a rotating stand for toys.
Keyboard for writers has word-count odometer, sprint timer
The Freewrite Wordrunner will launch on Kickstarter in February.
AMD says Intel's 'horrible product' is causing Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages
We attended a small roundtable session with AMD executives at CES 2025 in Las Vegas and asked the company for details about its continuing shortages of its flagship gaming-optimized CPU, the Ryzen 9 9800X3D, currently the uncontested best CPU for gaming, and when we can expect demand to improve.
Altera officially announces independence from Intel — the company strives to expand FPGA portfolio
Altera raises its flag in front of its office in San Jose.
Best of CES 2025: Performance and Productivity
We list the 16 most compelling components, computers and peripherals released or unveiled at this year's show.
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