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Updated 2025-08-13 12:45
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X on sale for $289 — get a killer CPU for 20% off plus Monster Hunter Wilds for free
One of AMD's best CPUs is on sale for only $289, the cheapest it's been since holiday flash sales.
Chinese firms get Blackwell chips by ordering through nearby countries, defying U.S. bans
Chinese businesses have been reportedly acquiring several of Nvidia's latest chips despite the export controls that the U.S. has put up.
Cozy cats live in a Raspberry Pi-powered luxury automated smart house
Visible_Turnover3952 has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cat house with luxurious smart home features and automated systems to keep them cozy.
Alibaba launches RISC-V-based XuanTie C930 server CPU — AI/HPC chip ships this month, more designs to follow
Alibaba announces its new XuanTie C930 HPC CPU, built on RISC-V to boost China's domestic CPU market.
Lenovo showcases a USB-C connected AI Stick with a 32 TOPS NPU on board
Lenovo unveiled the Lenovo AI Stick at MWC 2025. It features an NPU with 32 TOPS.
MSI quietly raises prices of its supposed RTX 5070 Ti MSRP models
MSI has quietly increased the official price of RTX 5070 Ti models initially advertised as MSRP models.
The hidden danger lurking in your server infrastructure? Its own cooling system
Cooling your server rack shouldn't expose you to a destructive water leak. Two-phase direct-to-chip cooling from Accelsius is a safer, more efficient cooling method that minimizes the risk of water leaks so you can protect your tech investments.
Samsung showcases 500 Hz OLED monitor and foldable gaming handheld at MWC 2025
Samsung highlights the latest advancements in OLEDs across screen sizes, market segments, at Mobile World Congress 2025.
HP Omen 32 OLED 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Speedy, colorful, precise, and flexible
HP's Omen 32 OLED combines a professional and a gaming monitor into a single screen with 4K resolution, Quantum Dot color, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. It's impressively fast, colorful, precise and flexible.
Nvidia and Broadcom continue trialing Intel 18A test chips: Report
A new report suggests that Broadcom and Intel are continuing to test the Intel 18A manufacturing process, amid reports of setbacks for contract manufacturing customers.
Nvidia's poor RTX 50 compute test results due to missing 32-bit OpenCL support, says PassMark
PassMark reports that Nvidia has dropped 32-bit OpenCL support, rendering legacy code unusable on Blackwell (RTX 50) hardware.
Lenovo debuts new ThinkPads and an RTX 5070-powered Yoga
At Mobile World Congress, Lenovo is announcing new ThinkPads, including the first T-series convertible, and a beefy Nvidia RTX 5070-powered Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition.
Lenovo's new concept laptops include solar panels and tall, foldable screens
Lenovo brought concept laptops with 3D screens, foldable OLED, and solar panels to Mobile World Congress, along with new ideas for 3D gestures and AI accessories.
2TB MSI Spatium M461 SSD is on sale for $84 — just 4 cents per GB
The MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD is marked down on the official MSI website to just $84, down from its usual $99.
Next-gen Snapdragon X2 chips for PCs to boost core count from 12 to 18, says report
Significant new details of a next-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processor for Windows PCs have emerged from import-export documentation.
Full Xbox 360 recompilation for PC debuts with Sonic Unleashed Recompiled
Sonic Unleashed is the first Xbox 360 game to receive a native port via Recompilation on PC, and the tools used have been open sourced.
Huge OS and RAM usage swings in Steam Survey likely to have been influenced by China influx
Steam just released its February 2025 Hardware Survey, and we saw some interesting results.
Efabless shuts down, fate of Tiny Tapeout chip production projects unclear
The fate of the Tiny Tapeout TT08 and TT09 chip production projects is now unclear, as production enabler Efabless has shut down.
Windows 11 Task Manager update will show accurate CPU utilization, align with industry standards
Microsoft just released a Dev and Beta Channel that updated Task Manager to ensure that the way it calculates your CPU utilization is more accurate.
Defective RTX 5080 takes up to 11% performance hit in gaming — Larger impact at higher resolutions
Testing by Gamers Nexus reveals that RTX 5080s with missing ROPs can lose up to 11% performance in games.
'Fire the Intel board and rehire Pat Gelsinger,' argues former Intel CEO Craig Barrett
Craig Barrett suggests that dividing up Intel is the wrong move to take right now, especially as it just had a breakthrough in chip technology.
SteelSeries Aerox 9 Wireless Review: More buttons - less weight
There aren't that many MMO mice on the market with massive amounts of programmable buttons in comparison to FPS mice, SteelSeries has provided some big-brand competition to the Razer Naga, Corsair Scimitar, and Logitech G600 in the form of the Aerox 9 Wireless MMO/MOBA mouse.
Asus ROG Strix 27-Inch QHD IPS monitor is only $199 at Amazon
Right now at Amazon, you can find the Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS 27-inch QHD gaming display for one of its lowest prices to date.
DeepSeek brings disruption to AI-optimized parallel file systems, releases powerful new open-source Fire-Flyer File System
DeepSeek's 3FS file system is now open-source and is a no-brainer for AI-HPC model training, boosting efficiency and training more data-driven models.
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues remaining after Thursday's driver release
Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues missed in Thursday's driver release and related to DP-connected monitors.
RTX 5070 appears on Best Buy at MSRP — Asus Prime listed for $549.99 days before official launch
Best Buy puts up a listing for the RTX 5070 a few days before its official availability date, and it's at MSRP.
AMD VP teases RDNA 4 compatibility with ROCm, but doesn't reveal official launch date
AMD's VP of AI Software has addressed concerns about RDNA 4's readiness with ROCm, demonstrating a live sample and teasing day-one support.
Google's newest moonshot delivers internet by firing lasers through the air — Taara project upgrades to tiny 13mm photonic chips placed 1km apart
Taara, Google's current underdog project run by its X research lab, seeks to replace fiber optic cables with above-ground light transmitters.
HP says 90% of products for the U.S. will be made outside of China by October
HP expects the vast majority of products sold in the U.S. to be made outside of China, Dell plans to pass costs increased to end users, if it cannot mitigate.
Angry Miao claims new gaming mouse offers ‘infinite battery’ — premium tri-mode mouse maker makes dubious claims
Angry Miao boasts that its new premium tri-mode gaming mouse offers infinite battery' but it looks like it really offers extremely fast charging.
Drop CSTM80 Review: Highly, easily customizable
Drop's CSTM80 keyboard is designed to be customized, with an easily replaceable top plate, but it also looks and sounds great out of the box.
Former Intel directors strongly oppose TSMC takeover, call for Intel fabs spinoff
Former Intel directors say TSMC fabs takeover is a terrible idea, but fab spinoff to a consortium of companies is a good idea.
AI-powered bookmark wants to revolutionize the way you read — $129 Mark 1 offers AI-generated summaries
Startup Mark Engineering has revealed the Mark 1, a Titanium bookmark with a screen, which can offer AI-powered insights into your reading habits.
AMD's software stack remains a weak spot — ROCm won't support RDNA 4 at launch
When RDNA 4 GPUs arrive, AMD will not offer official support for them with the ROCm software stack. This follows AMD's trend of imperfect ROCm support for its consumer graphics cards.
Intel delays $100 billion Ohio chipmaking site to next decade: First fab now coming online in 2030
Intel delayed launch of Ohio fabs from 2025 to 2027 - 2028, then delayed them again to 2030 - 2032.
Nextorage launches 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSDs — three models on sale starting at $249
Nextorage just launched three new SSD models in the U.S., with the storage drives getting a 40 to 50% discount on Newegg for a limited time.
Sapphire does the unthinkable and puts 16-pin power connector on an RX 9070 XT
Sapphire's new RX 9070 XT Nitro+ is the first AMD GPU to sport a cableless design with the latest 16-pin power connector. It is also the first RX 9070-series GPU we've seen so far sporting the connector.
AMD RDNA4 Navi 48 is 25% denser than Nvidia Blackwell GPUs — 53.9 billion transistors in a die smaller than GB203
Sitting at 357 mm^2 and with 53.9 billion transistors, Navi 48's density runs circles around RDNA 3... and Nvidia's Blackwell competition, at least in theory.
Ayaneo Flip DS and Flip KB aren't dead after all — Ayaneo claims a misunderstanding
Ayaneo Flip KB and Flip DS are abruptly un-canceled following a "clarification" from Ayaneo.
Get TP-Link's superfast 2.5Gb 8-port switch for only $109 — Upgrade your LAN
Flaky WiFi setup? TP-Link's 2.5Gb 8-port switch is on sale for just $109.
AMD RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9000-series GPUs start at $549: Specifications, release date, pricing, and more revealed
AMD's RDNA 4 architecture and RX 9000-series GPUs launch March 6, beginning with the mainstream to high-end 9070 and 9070 XT. The new chips come with significantly improved ray tracing and AI hardware and should provide Nvidia's RTX 50-series some much-needed competition.
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5 Review: Fastest external storage – if you’re on an M4 Pro or Max Mac
LaCie's Thunderbolt 5 drive is the fastest we've tested - but you may want to skip it even if you have TB5
Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch: Updated
Skype to be sunsetted in Q3 2025.
Pineboards Modulo Series Review: All the extra features for your Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5
Three new carrier boards for your Compute Module 5 and the older Compute Module 4 which bring Raspberry Pi 5 accessories to the CM5, and PoE before Raspberry Pi releases its version.
OpenAI has run out of GPUs, says Sam Altman — GPT-4.5 rollout delayed due to lack of processing power
Sam Altman says that OpenAI has to stagger the release of GPT-4.5 due to GPU shortages. The new model has higher processing demands and there aren't enough GPUs for OpenAI to deploy model access to lower tier subscribers yet.
Singapore police bust major ring smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China-based DeepSeek: Report
China-based Deepseek illegally obtains Nvidia GPUs from Singapore, claim new media reports.
Nvidia gaming GPUs an afterthought as AI generates mountains of cash — RTX 50-series shortages mentioned, not explained
Nvidia just hit a record year in revenue, with data center sales bringing in most of the money. However, it seems that the gaming segment is being ignored in favor of its AI business.
Microsoft Copilot gets its own app for the Mac
Mac users can get access to Microsoft's AI.
Asus' 5-Star ROG Strix 27-inch QHD XG27ACS 180Hz gaming monitor drops to $199 — with Monster Hunter: Wilds for free
Grab this great Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS monitor deal and also claim a free copy of Monster Hunter: Wilds for just $199.
Ayaneo Flip DS & KB was canceled mid-production — only some units exist, the rest won't come
Ayaneo's much-anticipated Flip DS and Flip KB AMD Ryzen handheld PCs were canceled mid-production.
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