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Samsung’s 4TB 990 Pro drops to less than 7 cents per GB on Labor Day — enjoy this great 4TB SSD for $270
Samsung's 4TB 990 Pro drops to less than 7 cents per GB on Labor Day, making this great 4TB drive only $270.
Gaming consoles are becoming more expensive as they age for the first time in history — gamers blame tariffs for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch price increases
Gamers are frustrated by the high prices of current generation consoles which haven't seen the usual mid-generation price drops. Indeed, they're actually much higher than they were at launch as much as five years ago.
3D printing's tool changer wars heat up as Prusa re-enters the ring
Hot on the heels of Snapmaker's U1 launch, Bambu and Prusa chime in with new machine teasers.
DDR4 costs soar as manufacturers pull the plug — panic buying and stockpiling impact DDR4 spot pricing as supply dwindles
According to recent findings by Digitimes, DDR4 spot prices have stabilized after a frenzied second quarter, yet contract pricing continues to rise as supply remains tight.
Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users — supports almost any DRM-free game, past or present
Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'
Intel files patent for 'Software Defined Supercore' — increases single-thread performance and IPC by mimicking ultra-wide execution using multiple cores
Intel's Software Defined Supercore (SDC) lets multiple CPU cores fuse into a virtual high-performance core to boost single-thread speed without building wider physical cores.
Shuttle intros semi-ruggedized barebone Intel Arrow Lake-S mini PC — support for 65W Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs
Small form factor (SFF) PC specialist Shuttle has rolled out a semi-rugged compact PC system dubbed the XPC slim DH810.
Chinese eSports firm worked with AMD on 1,000 Hz gaming monitor primed for 2026 debut
China's AntGamer has teased the release of a 1,000 Hz eSports monitor in 2026.
This 34-inch QD-OLED Alienware gaming monitor is half price for Labor Day — monitor hits all-time low at just $549
The Alienware AW3423DWF is available at Amazon for $549 - the lowest price we've ever seen for this monitor since it first launched.
Battlefield 6 says no to ray tracing now and in the near future — dev says decision made to ‘focus on making sure it was performance for everyone else’
BF6 dev says that they won't add a ray tracing feature to focus on making the game run great 'for everyone else'.
More than 50% of Nvidia’s data center revenue comes from three customers — $21.9 billion in sales recorded from the unnamed companies
One customer made up more than 20% of Nvidia's second-quarter revenue.
Nvidia 1080 Ti dunked into car transmission fluid for overclocking experiments using a Dodge Journey transmission cooler as a radiator — DIY immersion cooling rig delivers 7% to 16% gains
A tinkerer on Reddit has taken immersion cooling way too seriously. Using ATF, yes, transmission fluid, an enthusiast dipped a GTX 1060 and a 1080 Ti to run some overclocking experiments. Turns out, the transmission actually helped the 1060 quite a bit faster, but the 1080 Ti only exhibited mild improvements.
AI converts ASCII game to real-time AI-rendered graphics – Thunder Lizard ASCII visuals transformed, but latency and consistency need improvement
A software engineer has been experimenting with techniques to transform an ASCII game renderer using AI-powered visuals - in real-time.
Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 (2TB) review: Convex and compact
Kioxia's Exceria Plus G2 external drive is compact and feels premium, while delivering mostly the performance you'd expect from a 10 Gbps SSD.
Lenovo is making a laptop with a rotating screen that swivels from portrait to landscape in real-time — "Project Pivo" gets leaked ahead of showcase next week
Lenovo, no stranger to concept designs, is bringing a new proof-of-concept laptop to IFA next week. Project Pivo, or "VertiFlex" as it will be called at the show, has a rotating screen that flips from landscape to portrait orientation in real-time with a slight nudge. Think LG Wing, but subsequent generation.
Apple iMac G3 made from Legos has a chance to become an official retail set — a fan-designed model needs 4,000 more signatures to be considered by Lego
A Lego model of the classic Apple iMac G3 has a chance to become an official, commercially available Lego set. The submission to Lego's Ideas website needs 4,000 more votes to be approved, at which point it will compete against around 50 other similar models for approval by Lego corporate.
Save hundreds on a MacBook this Labor Day, starting from just $999 with up to $300 off on upper-range models — Apple's latest laptops are on sale
It's raining MacBooks, folks. Get Apple's latest laptops on a discount from Amazon this Labor Day weekend. Both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are on sale, with up to $300 off on the base 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip and get the base 15-inch MacBook Air with the same processor for just $999!
Core Ultra 3 205 flaunts 30% higher multi-core performance over Core i3-14100 in early benchmarks — extra E-cores seemingly contribute to uplift
Geekbench 6 benchmarks featuring the Core Ultra 3 205 have emerged, revealing a 30% multi-core performance improvement for Intel's upcoming entry-level Arrow Lake chip compared to the Core i3-14100, Intel's outgoing entry-level processor.
Battlefield 6's modest system requirements open the doors to gamers of all budgets — six-year-old GPUs meet minimum recommendations
EA just confirmed the final specifications for Battlefield 6, and it's excellent news.
$175,000 computer server package acquired by mayor flagged as suspicious due to an apparent 1,300% markup
A recently elected mayor has brought to light a suspiciously expensive computer systems deal, which was signed, sealed, and delivered by their predecessor.
The capacious 2TB Beetle X31 portable SSD hits all-time low pricing of 6 cents per GB — $118 SK hynix drive is a steal in Labor Day sale
The SK hynix Beetle X31 2TB portable SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date.
Intel Arc Pro B50 is up to 20% slower than the Arc B570 gaming GPU in early Geekbench tests — almost doubles the A50 in synthetic tests
Intel's latest workstation GPU, the Arc Pro B50, has made its first appearance on Geekbench, where it scored respectable numbers, placing it ahead of its predecessor but still trailing the B570 gaming GPU, which utilizes the full BMG-21 die.
UK Steam users must register a credit card to unlock game titles with adult content — UK’s Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content
Valve has started enforcing a new UK-only rule on Steam: If you want to browse or buy mature" games, you'll need to put a valid credit card on file.
Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows — company says recent update didn't cause storage failures
Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media.
World's largest 3D printer maker discusses tariff impact on its buisness, passing costs on to customers — Creality is the first consumer 3D printer maker to IPO
A draft of Creality's IPO shows the receipts
Intel admits its high-end desktop PC chips 'fumbled the football,' disusses 18A yield challenges and performance, Panther Lake ramp
Intel sees performance of Panther Lake processors as competitive, but it admits lower-than-desired 18A yields and weak offerings on desktop and data center markets.
ASRock's new motherboard comes bristling with 25 USB ports for connectivity aficionados — AMD X870 LiveMixer WiFi hits the market at $229
ASRock has launched the X870 LiveMixer WiFi for AMD's Ryzen processors.
AMD's SP7 platform could enable CPUs with up to 1,400W of peak power consumption — chillers tested to keep heat in check
AMD's upcoming SP7 platform is purportedly being engineered to support CPUs with power consumption as high as 1,400W, prompting partners to develop advanced liquid cooling systems and high-capacity CDUs to manage the thermal demands of these kilowatt-class processors.
20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions — old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs receive Linux updates from the community
Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love.
Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode — less than half-megapixel display mode is limited to 16 colors
Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.
Sudokoo Proteus 360 AIO Review: a great first effort, with chart-topping noise-normalized performance
We tested the Proteus 360 AIO, from cooling newcomer Sudokoo, with Intel's i7-14700K and AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D. This AIO has many desirable features, but it's not cheap.
How to transfer and share files over a network without a USB flash drive — and with just one line of code
You can share your files across the network with just one line of code, handy for when you need to get lots of files out to a group or you're missing your trusty USB flash drive.
Nvidia App update furthers transition away from the 20-year-old Control Panel — multi-monitor and 3D settings among those migrated from classic Nvidia Control Panel
Nvidia's consumer software stack moves closer to simplification
Firm pioneers 3D printing copper coolers directly onto processors using OLED manufacturing techniques with 'pixel perfect accuracy' — Fabric8Labs can use either human or AI-optimized cooler desi
Fabric8Labs has created a new 3D printing method that allows for printing copper cooling plates onto chips with extreme precision and intricate detail.
Quantum internet is possible using standard Internet protocol — University engineers send quantum signals over fiber lines without losing entanglement
A recent experiment by University of Pennsylvania researchers found that quantum signals can be sent over standard internet protocol (IP). The research, done on the University's fiber network, uses a locomotive-style approach to pair a traditional light signal "engine" with quantum signal cargo and send quantum signals over the internet without observing the particles.
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You can upgrade FSR 3.1 games to FSR 4 with manual DLL swapping — GitHub community discovers FSR swapping works similar to DLSS upgrades
GitHub user has discovered that DLL swapping works with FSR 4 in FSR 3.1 games. Allowing FSR 3.1 games to be upgraded to FSR 4 merely by replacing a few DLLs in the game's files.
RTX 5090: Benchmark tests, reviews, and the latest news
RTX 5090: Benchmark tests, reviews, and the latest news
Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix hit by another abrupt US policy change — government revokes waivers for advanced chipmaking tools at companies' China-based fabs
The U.S. government has revoked export waivers that allowed Intel, Samsung, and SK hynix to ship advanced chipmaking tools to their Chinese facilities, forcing them to seek licenses within 120 days or risk operational disruption.
TSMC reportedly cuts Chinese chipmaking tools from 2nm fabs as suppliers face scrutiny due to emerging new US restrictions
TSMC will no longer use Chinese-made equipment in its 2nm chip production lines, according to reports from both Digitimes and Nikkei Asia.
US delays gaming GPU tariffs (again) — gamers get three more months of breathing room
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has once again kicked the can down the road on reinstating a 25% tariff on graphics cards and related PC hardware imported from China.
According to a Linkedin profile, AMD is working on another chiplet-based GPU — UDNA could herald the return of 2.5D/ 3.5D chiplet-based configuration
AMD's upcoming RDNA5 (Navi5x) GPUs could mark the company's first consumer graphics architecture to use a multi-tile GPU design.
President Trump reignites 'digital barriers' issue warning that Washington would impose tariffs on countries that 'harm US IT companies' — South Korea concerned it is vulnerable
Trump's threats of tariffs and export controls on digital barriers have got South Korean officials worried.
Samsung's ultra-fast 4TB 9100 Pro falls to its lowest-ever price on Amazon — PCIe 5.0 SSD delivers 14,800MB/s speeds and chart-topping performance
Samsung's 9100 Pro 4TB SSD has reached an all-time low price on Amazon
Montech HS01 Pro Case Review: excellent GPU cooling and dual exhaust
Montech's HS02 Pro features a unique design with dual exhaust fans. It prioritizes GPU temperatures and supports up to 11 fans.
Intel confirms it has already received $5.7 billion from US government, CFO claims the deal was to halt the sale of its chip fabs
Intel confirmed it has received the $5.7 billion it was expecting as part of the Trump administration's investment in the company, though the CFO claims it was all designed to stop it selling its chip fabrication business, which has been a loss leader for several years.
OpenAI and Microsoft's contract negotiations threaten investment and potential IPO — companies battle over AGI secrecy and Azure exclusivity
Even with their close ties, Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly struggling to come to terms over their ongoing contract that runs through 2030. Such a deal has the potential to release billions of funding for OpenAI, but if they can't agree on what to do about AGI, that may not happen in time.
The best tech deals for Labor Day 2025 — holiday savings on SSDs, CPUs, GPUs, and much more
It's that time of year again, the end of the summer, and the build-up to deals season, starting with the best Labor Day deals of 2025.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gets huge $400 discount — RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop equipped with 3K OLED display hits $1999 in BestBuy deal
There is now $400 off Asus' excellent Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti, bringing it down to a record-low price of just $1999. This machine features a 3K OLED display, a Ryzen 9 AI HX 370, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB upgradeable SSD, all packed in a sleek chassis that nails all the basics.
MSI and Gigabyte debut new 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors — 27-inch 1440p panels with high-end features
Gigabyte and MSI have joined Samsung and Asus in announcing 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors. These new 27-inch, 1440p displays offer near-instant response times with 99% DCI-P3 coverage and HDR TrueBlack 500. Both come with DP 2.1 UHBR20 and a myriad of features, backed with 3-year warranties.
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