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Updated 2025-08-09 12:45
'World's First' encrypted 26TB hard disk debuts with diskAshur DT3 and DT2 models
iStorage raises storage limits for its encrypted diskAshur DT3 and diskAshur DT2 desktop drives
RTX 5060 launches May 19 on desktops and laptops, priced from $299 and $1,099, respectively
Nvidia just released the official availability date of the RTX 5060.
My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes
Here's what it's like to live with Linux as my desktop OS.
Sandy Bridge-era motherboard gets M.2 SSD boot support 12 years after launch — first new BIOS in a decade for decommissioned motherboard
A Chinese forum user has discovered that Gigabyte silently added M.2 NVMe SSD boot support to the 13-year-old B75M-D3H motherboard via a firmware update.
Nvidia to drop CUDA support for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs with the next major Toolkit release
Nvidia indirectly prompts developers to upgrade as Maxwell (GTX 900), Pascal (GTX 1000), and Volta (data-center) GPUs will not be supported in the next major CUDA version.
HyperX Cloud III S Wireless Review: Like the Cloud III Wireless, but better
HyperX's Cloud III S Wireless headset brings Bluetooth and a built-in mic to the most comfortable headset we've ever used.
Microsoft announces colorful new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X Plus
Microsoft's new 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop are colorful Snapdragon X Plus machines with relatively affordable prices.
Asetek's key watercooling patent expires today as the company seeks to sell its cooling business
With the expiration of its foundational patent on May 6, 2025, Asetek loses a key competitive edge in the all-in-one liquid cooling market, opening the door for rivals to innovate.
Nvidia GPU tracking tech proposed by US lawmakers in smuggling crackdown
A U.S. representative will introduce a bill requiring chip manufacturers to put built-in tracking and a kill-switch for their most advanced chips.
Radeon RX 9060 XT listed by retailer in Brazil — 16GB triple fan model from Gigabyte detailed without pricing
Brazilian electronics outlet Terabyteshop has published a listing for the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB.
SilverStone Hela 850R Platinum power supply review
The SilverStone Hela 850R Platinum is a high-quality ATX 3.1 PSU delivering solid performance and excellent efficiency but its premium price puts it up against fierce competition.
The best budget cooler for your PC build just got cheaper — Thermalright's Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB cooler is an unbelievable £17 right now
Superb cooling with an unbeatable 17 price tag. Thermalright's Peerless Assassin offers great price-to-performance.
Nvidia warns U.S. AI hardware export rules could backfire, empowering Huawei to define global standards
Nvidia warns that restricting access to U.S. AI hardware under new export rules could backfire by empowering rivals like Huawei to define global AI standards - just as Huawei once did in 5G - threatening not only Nvidia's dominance but America's influence over the future of technology.
Arrow Lake die shot shows off the details of Intel's chiplet-based design
Die shots of an Arrow Lake desktop CPU have been published online, revealing the inner design changes Intel has made to Arrow Lake, including its all-new chiplet (tile)-based design and improvements to the cache design.
$899 Dual-screen NBook Fly laptop gets 'upgraded' to a 2020-era Comet Lake Xeon CPU
The dual-screen NBook Fly now features an octa-core Xeon W-10885M, a marginal upgrade over the existing hexa-core i7-10850H, with both CPUs sharing the 5-year-old Comet Lake design.
Windows 11 24H2 update is now automatically downloading on some PCs
Many Windows users will soon get Windows 11 24H2 automatically, indicates a Microsoft bulletin published just ahead of the weekend.
Microsoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of service
Today, May 5th, marks the final day for Skype, ending its 22-year run as a staple of daily communication.
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell appears online with an eye-watering price tag of over $11,000
A retailer in Japan has listed the workstation GPU for over $11,000
Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition review: a blue-chip convertible
The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 stands out by excelling at the basics, including a great screen, long battery life, and hardware that feels good in the hands.
10% surge in Taiwanese currency vs US dollar could hurt PC and components pricing
The currency of Taiwan, the 'silicon island,' has appreciated over 10% vs the USD in the space of just a few days, raising concerns about further price rises coming to U.S. consumers.
Nvidia pitches Star Wars vs. Star Trek fans in May The Fourth RTX 5090 competition
Nvidia has announced a competition for May The Fourth 2025, which should mean at least two PC enthusiasts win a free GeForce RTX 5090 by the end of the day.
GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025 are 'like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight' reckons Grok AI
Shipping graphics cards with just 8GB of VRAM is tantamount to 'bringing a butter knife to a gunfight,' opines the Grok AI, built-into Twitter/X
Wi-Fi 6E versus Wi-Fi 7: Which type of router is a better buy?
Wi-Fi 7 routers are available at a slight to significant premium over Wi-Fi 6E, depending on what you're looking for.
Amazon lists the unannounced WD Black SN8100 with 14.9 GB/s reads for $225 (1TB)
Amazon (Germany) is accepting pre-orders for the unannounced WD Black SN8100 SSD, promising 14.9 GB/s read speeds, set for launch on May 30.
MSI Roamii BE Lite Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Affordable dual-band with class-leading long-range performance
MSI shoves its way into the dual-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh router market with the $225 Roamii BE Lite.
Brain interface used to edit YouTube video — paralyzed Neuralink patient also uses AI to narrate with his own voice
Bradford Smith, an ALS patient, is the third patient to receive a Neuralink implant. This tech has allowed him to edit and upload a YouTube video, and even help him synthesize his voice using AI.
Glorious Series 2 Pro Wireless Review: Ultra-light and slightly smaller
Glorious' new Series 2 Pro Wireless now has 8K polling and clicky optical switches, but do we need another stripped-down ultra-lightweight 8K mouse?
More compact Arm variants of Microsoft Surface Pro and Laptop lines leaked
Microsoft is rumored to announce new compact 13-inch Surface Laptop 7 and 12-inch Surface Pro 11 models at their Surface event on Tuesday.
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB loses up to 10% performance when using PCIe 4.0
When attached to a PCIe 4.0 interface, Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB video cards experience a massive performance hit in some game titles.
27-inch 4K 160 Hz IPS gaming monitor is down to $289 at Amazon
The Asus VG27UQ1A 4K gaming monitor is currently available at Amazon for $289, one of its lowest prices to date.
Storage device boiled in salt water, then grilled in an oven as proof of durability — Cerabyte's glass storage media claimed to be ultra-rugged
Storage startup Cerabyte has shared a video where it torture tests its memory media in boiling salt water and a pizza oven.
Dynatron coolers support up to 660W for Intel Diamond Rapids and AMD Venice CPUs
Dynatron's CPU cooler listings indicate "Diamond Rapids" as the codename for Intel's upcoming Xeon CPUs and "SP7" as the socket for AMD's next-gen Venice CPUs.
Minecraft runs on 8MB of VRAM using a 20-year-old GPU
Budget-Builds Official has successfully run a playable instance of Minecraft using 8MB of VRAM on a 20-year-old GPU.
Intel Arc Xe3 Celestial GPU enters pre-validation stage
LinkedIn profiles suggest that Intel Xe3 Celestial has already reached the pre-validation stage.
Montech Century II Gold 1050W ATX 3.1 power supply review
The Montech Century II Gold 1050W ATX 3.1 is a balanced power supply offering good performance and aesthetics at an exceptional price point.
Windows 11 won't let you shut down? Change this setting right away!
One or more apps can put a hold on Windows shutdown.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang scores his first base salary increase since 2015
Despite Nvidia's market value soaring 281-fold since 2015 to nearly $3 trillion, CEO Jensen Huang received his first base salary increase in a decade this year, raising his total 2025 compensation to $49.9 million.
Energy use in a Kuwaiti city fell by over 50% after authorities cracked down on crypto mining
Over 100 houses are allegedly hosting crypto mining activities, with some of them using up more than 20 times the normal power consumption of the average Kuwaiti home.
Apple expects to source over 19 billion chips from U.S. factories this year
Apple plans to source over 19 billion chips from U.S. facilities in 2025 - including tens of millions from TSMC's Arizona fab - while investing $500 billion to expand its American operations.
Gaming desktop with a mobile CPU — Asus tries a different approach with the TUF Gaming T500
The Asus TUF Gaming T500 desktop comes with Intel's 13th-gen laptop chips paired with Nvidia's RTX desktop GPUs
Microsoft has no plans to fix Windows RDP bug that lets you log in with old passwords
Microsoft RDP allows users to log into machines using older, invalid passwords that have since been changed.
Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell 96GB graphics card benchmarked, specs allegedly confirmed
Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition graphics card with 24,064 CUDA cores and 96 GB of memory benchmarked in Geekbench 6, fails to beat GeForce RTX 5090 with 21,760 CUDA cores.
Rockstar's hotly anticipated GTA VI delayed — dev confirms release now set for May 2026
Rockstar apologized to its fans for delaying the release of this much-awaited title, but at least we finally have a definitive date.
Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs make a small splash in the Steam Survey — AMD RX 9000 GPUs remain absent from the list
The latest Steam Hardware survey does not include an AMD RX 9000-series GPU, despite a few new entries from Nvidia's RTX 50-series lineup.
Intel hedges its bet for High-NA EUV with the 14A process node — an alternate Low-NA technique has identical yield and design rules
Intel has not yet fully committed to using the new High-NA EUV chipmaking tool in production and has an alternative production flow of its 14A node that uses standard Low-NA EUV as a backup plan.
Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 217 PC case: High airflow, wood accents, no RGB
With large fans, a dual-chamber design, dedicated GPU cooling, wood accents, and a reasonable price, Lian Li's Lancool 217 has a lot to like.
Microsoft makes passkeys the default authentication method for all new accounts
Microsoft says that passkeys reduce password use by 20% and wants to remove password use altogether.
Build your dream PC with Chillblast and save £65 with our exclusive discount code
Build your dream PC and save 65 on a custom PC built using Chillblast's helpful configurator.
Nvidia's CEO says China is not far behind the U.S. in AI capabilities
Jensen Huang states that China is nearly on par with the U.S. in AI hardware development, as Huawei begins shipping its CloudMatrix 384 systems. However, Huawei's scale remains far behind Nvidia's projected AI compute deployments for 2025.
Russia's Baikal has produced 85,000 of its CPUs since 2012, aims for more
Russia's Baikal Electronics has produced and sold 85,000 processors since its founding, but due to post-2022 sanctions and blocked shipments from Taiwan, it now aims to restart production with new chips like Baikal-L and Baikal-S2 at SMIC.
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