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MSI’s 27-inch 240 Hz OLED QHD gaming monitor drops to its lowest price of $499
The monitor comes with a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate and a 0.03 ms response time.
Asus TUF Gaming F16 review: Strong gaming performance offset by skimpy SSD, short battery life
The TUF Gaming F16 needs more than stout gaming performance to justify its price tag.
Borderlands 4 props come to 3D printing fans — Ripper mask, replica weapons, and cosplay components come in a new collection from Prusa Research
Prusa Research is now working with studios to offer fans authentic 3D printed cosplay pieces.
Ukraine reveals jammer-resistant Kamikaze strike drones — 31-mile range ordinance promises ’a new level of enemy destruction far behind the front lines’
Ukraine has finished testing a new kamikaze strike drone design, which it says can overcome the hurdles presented by Russian electronic warfare.
Repairer brands customer’s gaming PC a ‘monstrosity’ — skin lacerating cable management technique provokes horror
A PC repair professional was sent a system which had seen some 'baffling' modifications.
Microsoft hikes Xbox Series X price, again, to $649 — second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices
Microsoft jacked up the price of its Xbox Series lineup by $20 to $50, placing the Series X at a cool $649.99.
OpenAI is reportedly poaching Apple talent to build its first consumer hardware device — could potentially be a smart speaker
OpenAI has signed a manufacturing agreement with Luxshare to build its first consumer hardware product, according to a report by The Information on September 19.
How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking longer-lasting gear
How long should your gaming headset, keyboard, and mouse last before you should think about replacing them?
GPU sales skyrocketed 27% last quarter — tariff jitters sparked an odd gaming hardware spending surge in Q2 '25
A report from Jon Peddie Research highlights an unusual PC hardware spending surge in the first half of 2025.
Building in the Thermaltake Tower 250 made me furious about one design flaw that could be easily solved — cramped cable cut-outs and inaccessible I/O
After building in the Thermaltake Tower 250, I found that the ITX PC case has one issue that drove me mad: the Motherboard I/O is difficult to access.
Asus gives us the PCIe finger — teases new concept that boosts motherboard GPU slot power to 250W
Asus teases a new concept design that pushes a PCIe slot to 250 watts of power delivery through modifications to its five 12V pins. The concept could make cableless GPUs more mainstream if it becomes widely adopted in the future.
Nvidia CEO Huang says upcoming DGX Spark systems are powered by N1 silicon — confirms GB10 Superchip and N1/N1X SoCs are identical
Nvidia's long-rumoed N1 SoC, featuring ARM-based CPU cores from MediaTek and Blackwell-based GPU cores, has now been confirmed as the same chip as the GB10 Superchip. They both share similar, if not identical, specs and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has just said that DGX Spark (which has the GB10) is powered by N1.
GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549
Pricing for some of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) gaming graphics cards has stabilized.
AMD silently launches RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB VRAM — New RDNA 3 GPU uses nerfed Navi 32 die, offers reduced performance and increased power draw
AMD has just launched the RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB memory and binned down specs compared to the RX 7700 XT. It's considerably slower in gaming, takes more power than the RX 7700 XT, but has increased VRAM that could make it a hit for AI. Pricing and availability are up in the air.
[Updated] Intel says it remains committed to its Arc graphics project — 'Intel will continue to have GPU product offerings'
Intel issued a press statement stating that it remains committed to developing its Arc GPUs.
Researchers 3D print lightweight ceramic fuel cell — suggests alternative power source for the aerospace industry
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark have created a 3D printing process that creates efficient, lightweight fuel cells that could transform the aerospace industry.
I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?
Ubuntu Linux has formed a large part of my Linux journey, and I think it is the best Linux for all levels of users.
Nvidia wants 10Gbps HBM4 to blunt AMD’s MI450, report claims — company said to be pushing suppliers for more bandwidth
Nvidia is reportedly pressing its memory vendors to push beyond JEDEC's official HBM4 baseline, reportedly requesting 10Gb/s-per-pin stacks for its 2026 Vera Rubin platform.
$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities
A British National has been arrested and accused of helping to facilitate over $155 million in exploitation and blackmail attacks against U.S. and British companies. The 19-year-old has ties to the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group.
I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while standing
I have a $1,000 sit-stand desk designed for gaming, so why do I never stand up to game?
Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together
Nvidia has hired the CEO of AI networking chip company, Enfabrica, alongside a number of other staff for $900 million. The deal will also give Nvidia a license to use the unique technology, which the developers claim can link up 100,000 GPUs.
Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere 8.36GB, two-thirds the size of a normal Windows install, courtesy of Nano11 Builder
Using some custom scripts and a base Windows 11 ISO install image, just how much can you remove and keep a functional operating system?
Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster — promises 1 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance and features hundreds of thousands of 950DT APUs
Huawei has outlined its roadmap for Zettascale AI systems that will rely on hundreds of thousands and then millions of AI accelerators.
Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary features using Flyoobe
Flyoobe offers a convenient way to install Windows 11 on computers that don't meet Microsoft's requirements. But that's not all. Flyoobe can also be used to tweak Windows 11, remove AI components, and get the best Windows 11 experience on even elderly hardware.
Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — 'The Trump administration has no involvement in this partnership at all'
Intel and Nvidia have quietly spent the past year co-developing custom x86 processors and SoCs for data center and client PCs with deep architectural collaboration across three joint teams.
xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal
According to a new report from SemiAnalysis, Elon Musk's AI startup already has 460MW of natural gas generation either installed or under construction.
I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700
Someone scammed Amazon out of a Core i7-14700, but I got a 13th Gen Core i5 for $10 as a result.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches Apple's just-launched A19 Pro, beats desktop chips on single-core perf
A Xiaomi device in Geekbench packing a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip posted a single-thread score of 3831 points.
Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support, likely to be $240 in the US
Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support.
Gigabyte's upgradeable Aero X16 gaming laptop is on sale for just $1,349 on Best Buy — Get $300 off on this device featuring an RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 AI CPU, and 32 GB RAM
Gigabyte is a reliable name when it comes to PC hardware, and this laptop deal is no different. The Aero X16 features excellent specs, like an RTX 5070 and Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, along with 32 GB of memory and 1 TB SSD - all while costing less than $1,500. It features a clean design and weighs under 2KG.
Microsoft announces 'world's most powerful' AI data center — 315-acre site to house 'hundreds of thousands' of Nvidia GPUs and enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times
Microsoft's new datacenter in Wisconsin will use "hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200s, connected by enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times," CEO Satya Nadella wrote.
My favorite SSD stick, SK hynix's speedy 2TB Tube T31, is down to $118, an all-time low price
The Tube T31 is an M.2 SSD on a USB-A stick, with the best performance we've seen from a USB-A drive.
Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible with core client features, only 0.01% of players actually used it
Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows from next year. Valve says the libraries and drivers needed for core client features are no longer compatible with 32-bit architecture, and therefore need to be left behind. Upgrade to Windows 10 64-bit, or Windows 11, to keep receiving timely updates and assistance.
A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six vendors and 24 devices found harbouring vulnerable firmware across routers, range extenders,
NetRise has revealed that wireless devices from several manufacturers remain vulnerable to the Pixie Dust exploit disclosed in 2014, even though companies have had over a decade to harden their products against the well-known security flaw.
China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan
Research suggests that your DeepSeek AI results can be of drastically lower quality if you trigger China's geopolitically sensitive tripwires.
Huawei reveals long-range Ascend chip roadmap — three-year plan includes ambitious provision for in-house HBM with up to 1.6 TB/s bandwidth
Speaking at the Huawei Connect conference on September 18, rotating chairman Xu Zhijun outlined the company's first official long-range Ascend chip strategy.
Save $700 on the LG Ultragear 39-Inch OLED curved ultrawide monitor — now available at its cheapest price of $899, with a massive 44% off
The 39-inch curved WOLED monitor is great for gamers and comes with smart TV features courtesy of LG's WebOS interface.
Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive
Kioxia's Exceria Plus G4 is a mid-range PCIe 5.0 drive that is a safe choice.
Microsoft's new handheld gaming mode, exclusive to ROG Xbox Ally, has just leaked for every handheld running Windows 11 — all you need is the 25H2 update and a few registry tweaks
If you've been waiting for the new Xbox handheld experience Microsoft has cooked up with Asus for the Xbox ROG Ally, your wishes have been answered. A leaked version of the full-screen Xbox experience has surfaced online, allowing any Windows handheld to gain the USP of the ROG Xbox Ally.
China targets brain computer interface race with new standard — groundwork could lead to breakthroughs as soon as 2027
China appears to be moving fast to establish itself as a brain computer interface (BCI) leader, and officials have just published a new medical industry standard.
Asus is 'actively investigating' ROG gaming laptop stuttering woes — Models released / sold between 2021 - 2024 affected by 'performance interruptions'
Asus has acknowledged reports of stuttering issues with its ROG gaming laptops from 2021 through 2024 and has confirmed it is investigating the issue, though stopped short of admitting any kind of fault.
Nvidia and Intel announce jointly developed 'Intel x86 RTX SOCs' for PCs with Nvidia graphics, also custom Nvidia data center x86 processors — Nvidia buys $5 billion in Intel stock in seismic de
Nvidia and Intel announced today that the companies would jointly develop multiple new generations of products together. The products include x86 Intel CPUs tightly fused with an Nvidia RTX graphics chiplet for the consumer gaming PC market, and custom-built Intel x86 CPUs for Nvidia's AI products for hyperscale and enterprise customers.
Shai-Hulud malware campaign dubbed 'the largest and most dangerous npm supply-chain compromise in history' — 'hundreds' of JavaScript packages affected
Security researchers are tracking a malware campaign that has compromised hundreds of packages distributed via the npm ecosystem.
Logitech's next gaming mouse will have haptic-based clicks, adjustable actuation, and rapid trigger — new G Pro X2 Superstrike will land at $180
Logitech's latest addition to its ultra-light wireless gaming mouse lineup has something no other mouse has: an "innovative blend of inductive analog sensing and real-time click haptics."
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition with 1TB SSD downgraded to 825GB listed at the same price — CFI-2116 revision emerges overseas on Amazon
The new revision (CFI-2116) of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has been listed on Amazon Italy, Amazon France, and Amazon Germany at the same MSRP.
Alibaba’s AI chip goes head-to-head with Nvidia H20 in state-backed benchmark demo
Alibaba's semiconductor unit, T-Head, has reportedly developed a new AI processor that it claims matches the performance of Nvidia's H20 - the GPU built specifically for the Chinese market.
MSI enters the US Electric Vehicle charger market with EV Life Series
MSI's EV Life and EV Life Plus EV chargers support NACS and SAE J1772 vehicles.
Exploring the RTX Pro 6000D, Nvidia's China-only GPU, which is now banned from sale — neutered specs cannot compete with grey-market chips
Nvidia's RTX 6000D might be banned from sale in China, but what lies inside the GPU itself? We explore why it's not as good a deal as grey-market RTX 5090s in the region.
These must-have accessories helped me power through my overseas trip to IFA 2025
From MagSafe batteries to a retractable cable USB-C charger, here's what's in my overseas travel bag.
This upcoming Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock lets you mount an entire mini-PC on the side — also features aftermarket ATX and SFX power supply support
Aoostar has announced an upcoming eGPU dock that features Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and OCuLink connectivity, plus support for aftermarket ATX/SFX power supplies. The cherry on top is the included mini-PC mount for mini-PC daily drivers.
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