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Updated 2025-10-03 04:45
Micron 2600 QLC SSD uses flexible caching to offer TLC-like performance—7,200 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes push the limits of PCIe 4.0
Micron announces the new Micron 2600 SSD, available in 2230, 2242, and 2280 form factors.
AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China — short supply of AI GPUs hinders development
DeepSeek's development of its next-gen R2 AI model has reportedly stalled due to a shortage of Nvidia's H20 chips in China, exposing the company's heavy reliance on U.S. hardware and casting uncertainty over the model's launch timeline.
If you want to secure that PC hardware deal during Prime Day, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership — Here’s how to take part at no cost
Amazon Prime Day is almost upon us. Make sure you unlock access to the best discounts.
New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs — Loongson's 3C6000 CPU comes armed with 64 cores, 128 threads, and performance to rival Xeon 8380
Loongson has finally released its 64-core 3C6000 data center CPU, featuring CPU performance equivalent to 2023 Intel and AMD data center processors such as the Xeon 8380.
Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15%
Micron has begun sampling LPDDR5X chips made with its new 1 process that relies on EUV patterning, marking a major technology transition that improves performance, power efficiency, and bit density across its DRAM portfolio.
Bargain of the century? Lucky Goodwill shopper pays $30 for a PC, finds $1,200 RTX 3080 Ti and $400 Ryzen 7 inside
A Reddit user has revealed they spent $30 on a Goodwill PC find, only to discover an RTX 3080Ti and a Ryzen 7 3800X inside.
OpenAI's gargantuan data center is even bigger than Elon Musk's xAI Colossus — world's largest 300 MW AI data center could reach record 1 gigawatt scale by next year, threatens grid stability
OpenAI, which is already operating a 300 MW data center, is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Texas, which will further strain the regional power grid.
Dell's new 'Premium' laptops are the XPS in all but name — Intel Core Ultra Series 2 arrives in 14 and 16-inch sizes
Dell has unveiled two new Premium laptops sporting Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors.
FTC to give $126 million back to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted items — 950,000 payments refunded, and the deadline to claim your cash was just extended
The FTC has begun its second round of refunds for players affected by Fortnite's dark patterns that led to unwanted in-game purchases.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang begins sale of $925M worth of Nvidia stock — sale of 6 million shares barely dents his $123 billion in shares
Jensen Huang will rake in almost a billion dollars this year from his planned sale of 6 million Nvidia shares.
Get a FREE 32-inch curved QHD gaming monitor and save $400 off a prebuilt gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia RTX 5080 in this insane Newegg deal
With a $400 discount, a free 32-inch curved gaming monitor, and some of the most powerful components available, is this the best prebuilt gaming PC deal out there?
AMD’s next-generation mobile processors 'Gorgon Point' spotted in shipping manifests — HX 475 and 465 to use 10-core and 12-core CPU designs, respectively
AMD's next-generation laptop processors, Gorgon Point," were spotted in shipping manifests with similar designs to the corresponding models of this generation's Strix Point, Ryzen AI 9 365 / Ryzen AI 9 HX 375.
Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard
Intel Foundry hosts its first Direct Connect Asia event in Korea, targets local chip designers, automotive industry.
These 12 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale ahead of Amazon Prime Day
From electric screwdrivers to high-res webcams, these are inexpensive game-changers.
Fedora Linux ponders dropping 32-bit packages, which could impact support for Steam gaming — change could also force Bazzite to shut down, according to its creator
A proposal for Fedora 44 suggests removing 32-bit support from the operating system, and many gamers are up in arms against it.
Laser-cooled GPUs get buy-in from the U.S. military — government beams cash to Maxwell Labs to cool AI processors
Maxwell Labs has received a $500,000 grant through a U.S. Army-backed program to develop and test its laser-based cooling technology using ultrapure gallium arsenide semiconductors.
New single-molecule magnet tech could unlock hard drives with 100x more capacity — drives could store half a million TikTok views on a hard drive the size of a postage stamp, or three terabytes
New single-molecule magnet tech could enable hard drives with 100x more capacity
Insane DDR4 price spikes mean last-gen RAM loses its value luster versus DDR5 — prices have nearly tripled in just two months
As tariffs rise and production falls, DDR4 has soared to become over twice as expensive as DDR5. This is the first time in DRAM history that a previous generation of DRAM has become this much more expensive than its current-gen replacement.
RTX 5060 eGPU hooks handheld PCs up with Blackwell — prototype unit fits desktop-class power into the palm of a hand
The compact prototype is similar in size to RX 7600M XT-powered eGPU docks.
Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030
The semiconductor industry is experiencing strong growth and soaring demand, but a worsening shortage of engineers, managers, and technical talent threatens to undermine its ability to grow further.
Nvidia defends RTX 5050 desktop GDDR6 decision — says power-efficient GDDR7 is a better choice for laptops
Nvidia has revealed why it used GDDR6 VRAM in the desktop version of its RTX 5050, despite the fact the laptop version comes with GDDR7
Our favorite high-end AIO is on sale for only $93 — Arctic's Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARBG AIO cooler is 35% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day
Help your CPU chill out with the amazing Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro all-in-one cooler.
China vows to retaliate against Taiwan for blacklisting Huawei, SMIC from chip tech — "Such despicable acts are utterly contemptible" says China spokesperson
Taiwan's blacklisting of 601 Chinese firms, including Huawei and SMIC, over national security concerns have provoked fierce condemnation from Beijing, which threatened retaliatory measures.
Switch 2 has a 120 Hz screen with response times that are too slow for 60 Hz gaming, tester claims
Nintendo's latest Switch 2 console allegedly has a response time that is inadequate even for 60 FPS gaming.
Gigabyte prepares a low-profile RTX 5050 GPU — Designed for SFF and aging gaming rigs
Gigabyte has announced the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G for compact systems.
Australian authorities say top crypto ATM users are scam victims and money mules — most transactions from victims or mules forced to deposit money into the machines
Scammers are using crypto ATMs as a tool to defraud victims out of their savings.
Before Windows 10 goes EOL, I'm testing three alternative Linux distros to save my 6-year-old laptop from the landfill
Windows 10 goes EOL on October 14 2025 and I'm testing three alternative Linux distros that the community are raving about.
Man behind $245m Bitcoin theft has bizarre tale that includes kidnapped parents, fraud, and money laundering — suspect now faces up to 24 years in prison, half-million-dollar fine, and possible
Connecticut man, Veer Chetal, is one of three charged with stealing 4,100 Bitcoins in August 2024.
University shakes hands with the past - 3D printing replicates 500-year-old prosthetic
Auburn University researchers have replicated a 500-year old prosthetic hand and demonstrate its usability half a millennia later.
DLSS Transformer Model for DLSS 4 is out of beta as Nvidia looks to officially incorporate new model to improve image quality and efficiency
Nvidia's Transformer model for DLSS has exited the beta stage and will replace the CNN-based approach very soon with DLSS 4.
WinRAR exploit enables attackers to run malicious code on your PC — critical vulnerability patched in latest beta update
The CVE-2025-6218 bug allows attackers to manipulate archive paths, potentially writing to protected system folders
Intel lays off hundreds of engineers in California, including chip design engineers and architects — automotive chip division also gets the axe
Intel has begun laying off employees in California - including design engineers - as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's plan to cut 15-20% of the workforce. The company is also to shut down its automotive chip division.
Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on AI hardware market
Amid rising demand for AI hardware in China and U.S. sanctions, China's GPU industry is rapidly expanding, with companies like Biren, Moore Threads, MetaX, and Zhaoxin pursuing IPOs to secure funding and strengthen their position.
Western Digital's $500 million penalty for patent infringement reduced to a mere $1 — court says recipient failed to 'adequately tie a dollar amount' to damages
A California court reduced the damages awarded to SPEX Technologies after the testimony of its expert has been excluded from the case.
HDMI 2.2 is here with new 'Ultra96' Cables — up to 16K resolution, higher maximum 96 Gbps bandwidth than DisplayPort, backwards compatibility & more
The full spec for HDMI 2.2 has been released and it confirms 96 GB/s data transfer rates, which edge DisplayPort, and allow for uncompressed 4K 240 Hz video support.
Massive $40 quad-fan JF15K Diamond CPU cooler wields dual-heatsinks for up to 280W TDP cooling capacity — Jiushark's latest spans the entire width of a standard motherboard
The Jiushark JF15K Diamond features a wide dual-tower design with quad-fans, and support for up to 280W cooling
How to add non-Steam games to your Steam Deck with Heroic Games Launcher
Valve's Steam Deck typically stores my neglected Steam games library, but with Heroic Games Launcher, I can now keep my Amazon, GoG, and Epic games close at hand and ready to play.
AMD researchers reduce graphics card VRAM capacity of 3D-rendered trees from 38GB to just 52 KB with work graphs and mesh nodes — shifting CPU work to the GPU yields tremendous results
AMD researchers have developed a new 3D tree rendering technology that can reduce video memory demands
27-year-old Easter egg found in the Apple Power Mac G3's ROM— creating a RAM disk with the name 'secret ROM image' unveils a hidden file
The activation method for an Easter egg, hidden deep within the ROMs of ancient beige Apple Power Mac G3 computers, has been uncovered.
Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A very different aesthetic
Asus' new flagship ROG Azoth X keyboard looks very different from its predecessor - white, colorful, and with semi-translucent keycaps for better backlighting. The new Azoth X also comes with a wrist rest and support for Asus' new web-based armoury crate software.
How to use Steam’s in-game performance monitor to display real FPS with DLSS or FSR frame generation active
Valve's new in-game performance monitor can report real and DLSS / FSR-generated frames at the same time.
Microsoft fixes Windows Vista boot sound bug in latest Windows 11 Insider Build — adds Recall Homepage and customizable system indicators
Build 26200.5661 also adds Recall Homepage, customizable system indicators, and key stability fixes
Mini PC 'violently' smashed with a sledgehammer, dragged behind a motorbike, and spun in a washing machine - Geekom PC still works after the company's extreme torture testing
Geekom has shared a video which shows its latest IT15 Mini-PC being subjected to unnatural levels of violence.
Bambu Lab slices the price of its high-speed P1P 3D printer by 43% — $399 deal marks its 3rd Anniversary Sale
Bambu Lab is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with superb deals on some of its best products
Nvidia launches $249 RTX 5050, putting Blackwell within reach of more gamers — entry-level 50-series arrives in late July
Nvidia finally unveils the RTX 5050, sporting 2,560 Blackwell CUDA cores, 8GB of GDDR6, and a 130W TGP. The new GPU represents Nvidia's first new xx50-class desktop card since the RTX 3050
Rare Franken-GPU has both AMD and Nvidia branding — AMD Radeon GeForce RTX 9070 XT is the new ultimate midrange gaming champ
Redditor receives an Asus graphics card with both AMD and Nvidia branding.
Mosquito-sized drone is designed for Chinese spy missions — military robotics lab reveals incredibly tiny bionic flying robots
This tiny mosquito-sized drone was created by a team from the Hunan Province in China and is able to help in information reconnaissance missions.
Noctua’s highly anticipated second-gen NF-A12x25 G2 120mm fans hit retail at $34.90 — redesigned fan blades and hub boost cooling performance
The NF-A12x25 G2 is Noctua's latest addition to its 120 mm fan lineup, aimed at improving airflow efficiency without increasing noise levels
Sony faces class action over expensive digital game and DLC prices — ‘Sony tax’ means digital games cost ‘an average of 47% more’ than those on disc, group alleges
Dutch PlayStation gamers are up in arms about what they call the unfair 'Sony tax,' and have decided to take the corporation to court.
Microsoft tests Xbox app with Battle.net integration — updated app brings third-party game library aggregation
Microsoft has announced a new aggregated gaming library for Xbox app on PC that will see installed games from third party storefronts show up in the Xbox app.
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