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Maker builds drum machine from scratch using a Raspberry Pi Pico 2
Arnov Sharma has created a drum machine synth from scratch using a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 as the main driver along with a custom PCB.
U.S. uncovers hacking campaign targeting Guam's critical infrastructure — suspected Chinese Volt Typhoon hacks could disrupt the defense of Taiwan
The U.S. government has uncovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting Guam's critical infrastructure, according to Bloomberg.
Commodore 64 gets a true Full-HD HDMI plus stereo sound daughterboard
Commodore 64 devotee Side Projects Lab has released a video teaser showcasing a 'true Full-HD HDMI' adaptor for the iconic 8-bit home computer.
Chinese Nvisen GX06 mini-PC channels the Apple Mac mini M4's sleek design — but this Windows 11 PC with Core i9-12900H and RTX 4050 seems expensive at $820
This mini-PC closely resembles the Apple Mac mini but actually runs on Windows
This Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 4080 gaming laptop is now only $2,879 at Amazon
You can take home this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 4080 gaming laptop for its lowest price to date-just $2,879 instead of its usual $3,199.
MSI Afterburner author says triple fan RTX 5080 GPUs will have three independent fan controllers — Async speed control support for all three fans to arrive in an upcoming release
MSI is rumored to equip its triple-fan RTX 5080 GPUs with three independent fan controllers.
Intel discontinues its weakest stock cooler – RS1 Laminar cooler was only used for the Pentium G7400 and Celeron G6900
The all-aluminum Laminar RS1 stock cooler is no more as Intel discontinued it in late December, replacing it with the already existing Laminar RM1.
TSMC's wafer pricing now $18,000 for a 3nm wafer, increased over 3X in 10 years: Analyst
TSMC increases wafer pricing with each new node although transistor density increases slowdown, says analysis.
Arrow Lake-H powered LG Gram Pro 17 2025 allegedly tested and torn down — Reviewer disassembles the machine and reports that Blackwell RTX 5050 GPUs are expected to arrive in May
The upcoming LG Gram Pro 17 2025 has been taken apart by a reviewer ahead of launch.
American lab is developing a BAT laser that could enable 'beyond EUV' lithography, provide 10X power efficiency boost
Petawatt-class thulium lasers could replace CO2 lasers in lithography machines down the road.
Arm PC market share won't rise above 13% in 2025 says ABI Research
Arm-based PCs won't enjoy a lot of momentum in 2025, according to a recently published report by ABI Research.
Koorui to demo the 'world's first' 750 Hz gaming monitor at CES — TN panel device gets welcome color boost with the latest QD film
Koorui is using a TN panel with Quantum Dot enhancement for its 24-inch 750Hz gaming monitor
Microsoft surprises analysts with massive $80B AI investment plans for 2025
From large-scale datacenters, to leading-edge AI processors: Microsoft bets big on AI infrastructure.
Intel Razer Lake, Nova Lake, and Wildcat Lake CPU PCI IDs added to Linux
Linux Kernel patches list seven new PCI IDs associated with upcoming CPUs from Intel.
Maker designs Raspberry Pi GameCube case that's free and 3D printable
SilvestreDesignLab has created a 3D-printable case for multiple Raspberry Pi models that's shaped like the original Nintendo GameCube.
World's fastest Arm PC put to the test — 128-core Ampere Altra Max CPU claims 128-core Cinebench 2024 world record
Maker and influencer Jeff Geerling describes the recently released Thelio Astra from System76 as 'the fastest Arm desktop computer in the world.'
Vendor claims Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with Zen 5 cores and 3D V-Cache is ready for launch — manufacturer also asserts Arrow Lake-HX CPUs offer minimal performance improvements
A PC manufacturer in China asserts that AMD and Intel are preparing their flagship HX CPUs, likely for CES.
Take home this LG UltraGear 32GP83B-B 32-inch 165 Hz IPS monitor for $210, its lowest price yet
The LG UltraGear 32GP83B-B gaming monitor is currently available at LG for its lowest price to date when using a limited coupon code at checkout.
Asus ZenWiFi BT8 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh at a more affordable price point
The ZenWiFi BT8 hits the sweet spot for performance and pricing for a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router.
It looks like the Raspberry Pi RP2350 Hacking Challenge may have been beaten — Hacker gains access to the OTP secret by glitching the RISC-V cores to enable debugging
We may have a winner for the $20,000 Raspberry Pi and Hextree RP2350 Hacking Challenge after engineer Aedan Cullen went public with his Hacking the RP2350 presentation at the recent 38C3.
Nvidia gives away five classic GPUs signed by CEO Jensen Huang personally — the first two are the GeForce 256 and GeForce 8800 Ultra
Ahead of CES 2025, Nvidia is giving away five classic GPUs signed by CEO Jensen Huang.
The minimalistic Creative Pebble Pro stereo speakers marked down to just $49
Enhance your desktop audio with these small yet powerful stereo speakers from Creative.
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle lawsuits over chipmaking tech given to Intel and Rapidus
GlobalFoundries and IBM settle all litigations, including those that covered IBM's work with Intel and Rapidus.
ECS readies 14-inch laptop with AMD Krackan octa-core CPU — motherboard maker also has two Snapdragon X-powered laptops up its sleeves
ECS just announced a 14-inch laptop powered by a next-generation mid-range AMD Krackan Point processor with eight Zen 5(c) cores and RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics.
Maker uses Raspberry Pi 5 and Pico to power this multi-sensor project
Philip Gutjahr is using a Raspberry Pi 5 to power his Sensorpack project which features an array of sensors that are super useful and fun to tinker with.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 13) Aura Edition Review: Lightest Carbon Yet
Lenovo's 13th Gen X1 Carbon shaves the weight down by 0.25 pounds and upgrades to an Intel Lunar Lake processor.
Latest Arc B580 graphics driver adds support for Intel Twin Lake and Core 200 CPUs
Intel's latest Intel Arc graphics driver adds support for upcoming Intel Twin Lake and Core 200 processors.
Leakers revise RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 power draw to 575W and 360W respectively — Up to 27% higher than last-generation RTX 40 GPUs
Rumors suggest that Nvidia's RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will consume 575W and 360W of power.
MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 AIO Liquid Cooler Review: Not bad for $99
MSI's A13 AIO series are budget-oriented coolers with reasonable thermal performance; we tested the 240mm and 360mm versions with Intel's Core i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K.
G.Skill introduces CL28 DDR5-6000 for AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs — world's tightest timings for a DDR5-6000 memory kit
If you are after super responsive DRAM performance, it doesn't get better than G.Skill's new CL28 kits, at least for DDR5-6000.
MSI and Asus announce 27-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitors with 240Hz refresh rates ahead of CES
Both Asus and MSI have announced the first set of QD-OLED gaming monitors boasting 4K resolution, 240Hz refresh rate in 27-inch form factor
Samsung's 500Hz Odyssey G6 OLED joins stacked 2025 gaming monitor lineup
Samsung's new Odyssey G6 OLED is purportedly the world's first 500Hz OLED monitor
Power wire-less motherboards pump 1,500W over 50-pin connector — BTF3.0 standard envisions zero cables between the motherboard, GPU, and power supply
DIY-APE has reached an important milestone in its development of a back-plug ecosystem for PC DIYers.
This Raspberry Pi project visualizes your real-time network traffic in the most beautiful way
Alex Chang has created a Raspberry Pi-powered geodesic dome that features LEDs and fiber optic cables that flash when network traffic is detected.
New Captcha requires defeating three enemies or you're Doomed to repeat it
You have to make beat three monsters at Nightmare level in this DOOM captcha to prove you're human.
Solidigm finalizes consumer SSD market exit with discontinuation of drives – Storage company shut down consumer division over a year ago [Updated]
The Sk Hynix subsidiary will no longer sell its P44 Pro and P41 Plus SSDs, despite having launched to positive reviews.
AMD CPUs, 64GB RAM, and Windows 11 show strong gains in the latest Steam Hardware Survey
Steam Hardware Survey sees strong growth in AMD CPU market share. Consumers are also beginning to favor PC systems with 64GB of RAM and Windows 11.
Get half-price on KiCA's Jetfan 2.0 vacuum/blower combo, now just $59 — Clean up your PC and peripherals for 2025
Blow away the dust for 2025 with this half-price vacuum/blower combo from KiCA.
Cuneiform-like digital storage tech quadruples data storage — uses three levels of indentation in polymer film
Australian researchers create a new data storage technique that uses nanometer precision to store data in ternary format.
Leaker claims Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile could offer 24GB of memory — Nvidia expected to employ 3GB GDDR7 modules to increase VRAM capacities on the same 256-bit interface
Nvidia is rumored to adopt 3GB GDDR7 modules on the RTX 5090 mobile for a total of 24GB of memory.
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF Review: Best for overclockers, works great for everyone
ASRock's Z890 Taichi OCF is a $599 overclocker-focused board for Intel's latest platform. It's also mostly great for daily use, though there aren't a lot of USB-A ports.
Significant U.S. Treasury cybersecurity breach is the latest in string of China hack attacks claims U.S. officials
The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.
Minecraft tool lets you create scale replicas of real-world locations — Arnis uses geospatial data from OpenStreetMap to generate Minecraft maps
Open source developer releases Arnis, a tool utilizing OpenStreetMap data to recreate real world locations in Minecraft.
Nvidia RTX 5060 laptop GPU beats 4060 laptop by over 30% in leaked benchmark — performance gap stretches almost to 70% with the RTX 3060 mobile
A screenshot shows the RTX 5060 mobile GPU in 3DMark, outperforming the RTX 4060 by 32%.
You can customize this Raspberry Pi eInk display with tons of cool plugins
Fatih Ak has created an open-source system for putting together Raspberry Pi-powered eInk displays with a selection of modular plugins.
Canada joins the hunt for rare earths to make chips — restrictions could delay a new mine by 10 to 15 years
Canada is expanding its mining policies to find more sources for critical minerals, including rare earth elements.
Best Portable Monitors 2025: Gaming and Laptop Productivity
These are the best portable monitors to ponder if you're looking to expand real estate for your laptop.
Great battery life, a powerful RTX 4070 GPU, and 16GB of RAM all in one HP laptop for only $849 —- 2025 is off to a good start
This 16.1-inch HP Victus 16 gaming laptop features an AMD processor and Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU for only $849.
Nvidia RTX 5080 rumored to hit shelves on January 21 — expected to debut at CES with sales embargo reportedly lifting two weeks later
HKEPC suggests that the RTX 5080 will be available for purchase starting January 21.
AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD2 240 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: A faster and more colorful revision
AOC updates its Agon Pro AG276QZD from last year by adding a 2 to the model number. It's still a 27-inch 240 Hz OLED with Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. The new version adds Quantum Dots for an even larger color gamut.
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