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Huawei reportedly acquired two million Ascend 910 AI chips from TSMC last year through shell companies
According to CSIS, Huawei has millions of AI chips from SMIC despite yield problems.
Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D bought from Amazon was actually an old AMD FX chip disguised by IHS sticker
A TechTuber and hardware reviewer has shared images of a counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and its packaging - bought new and direct from Amazon.
Raspberry Pi 5 powers cyberpunk themed brain scanner in a custom 3D printed case
The Civitas Universe has put together a cool Raspberry Pi cyberdeck that scans brains and features a cool cyberpunk theme in a custom 3D-printed case.
Nvidia RTX 5050, RTX 5060, and RTX 5060 Ti specs leak — expect 8GB/16GB flavors and higher TGPs
Specifications revealed by Kopite suggest that Nvidia's budget RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 GPUs will be limited to just 8GB of memory.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i review: The most luxurious ultrabook
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 9i is exceptionally stylish and has an outstanding OLED screen, though we wish it had more ports and longer battery life.
AMD's Zen 6-based desktop processors may feature up to 24 cores
AMD's Zen 6-based CPUs will feature 12-core CCDs, therefore up to 24 cores in AM5 configurations.
Elgato Wave Neo Review: I hope you got this as part of a bundle
The Elgato Wave Neo is a sub-$100 plug-and-play USB mic that's easy to set up - maybe a little too easy.
Compal Infinite Laptop built around screen that extends from 14- to 18-inches, horizontally
Manufacturer Compal Electronics has won an iF Design Award 2025 for a previously unseen design with a horizontally extending screen.
AMD's 16-core 9950X3D chip allegedly lands 14% faster than last-gen in PassMark
A few Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPUs have been tested in PassMark, delivering 14% higher performance than the last-generation Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
'Self-replaceable batteries' return with the Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N business laptop
Dynabook's latest business laptop features the latest Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors and a user-replaceable battery
Netgear Orbi 870 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Solid performance can’t mask high price and feature regression
The Orbi 870 continues the tradition of offering strong performance and a high price tag.
Nvidia RTX 50 owners get another Hotfix, with 572.75 addressing crashes and clock speeds
Team Green dropped another hotfix to address a black screen issue.
Run Windows 11 on Raspberry Pi 5 with Botspot Virtual Machine
Install Windows 11 for Arm on the Raspberry Pi 5 using the simplest installation method that we have ever encountered.
Nvidia RTX 5090's 16-pin power connector hits 150C in reviewer's thermal camera shots
Some thermal imagery shared on Twitter/X underlines how toasty-hot power connectors servicing Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards can get.
Seagate hard drive controversy persists as scammers discover methods to alter reliability metrics
Scammers have found a new way to manipulate operating hours in FARM logs, making it harder for users to distinguish new drives from old ones.
Core i9, RTX 4060, 64GB gaming laptop drops to all-time low price of $2,249
The Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop is currently on sale at Amazon for $2249, the lowest price we've seen for it since it first launched.
AMD's RX 9070 is on track to become the best-selling GPU on Amazon — RDNA 4 already ranks as the top bestseller in Amazon Germany and UK
Amazon lists AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and non-XT as some of the top-selling GPUs across the globe.
Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU spotted with 24,064 CUDA cores, 96GB GDDR7, and 600W — 11% more cores than RTX 5090
Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell workstation GPUs, which carry 96GB of GDDR7 memory and over 24,000 CUDA cores, have reportedly surfaced in listings.
How to use an RFID reader with a Raspberry Pi Pico
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Russia sees tech boom amid sanctions — microelectronics industry sees massive hiring surge and increased salaries
Despite sanctions, Russian electronics and computer hardware manufacturers expanded their workforce by an average of 13% in 2024.
FSP MP5 and NP7 Air Coolers Review: Simple and effective
We tested FSP's MP5 and NP7 air coolers with Intel's i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. The MP5 stands out for an entry-level cooler.
Micron shows off world's fastest PCIe 6.0 SSD, hitting 27 GB/s speeds — Astera Labs PCIe 6.0 switch enables impressive sequential reads
Micron has revealed its first PCIe 6.x data center solution, with a paired SSD and Astera Labs network switch sending data bidirectionally at PCIe 6.x speeds.
Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 power supply review
The Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 is a competitively priced, reliable, and efficient power supply offering most users solid performance and future-proof features.
How to fix Salmon Skin Problems in 3D Prints
Fix those wavy lines appearing across your 3D print using these four techniques.
AI bots now play Mafia with each other on public website, and almost all of them are terrible at it
A developer has created a way for multiple LLM chatbots to play Mafia against each other, with a ranking, full transcripts and a leaderboard.
AMD: RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT MSRPs are real, but some cards will be priced at a premium
Typical versions of Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT will retail for $549 and $599, but factory-overclocked premium boards will cost more, says Frank Azor.
Physical game media might perish because of the 25% tariffs on imported discs
According to analysts, disc-based games may become prohibitively expensive if currently planned tariffs are enacted.
AMD's 9000-series GPUs sell for up to $2,000 as opportunistic scalpers take control
Scalpers are selling RX 9070 XT GPUs starting at $700 all the way to over $2,000.
'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Ryzen Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips
A team of Google researchers has discovered an exploit allowing users to write and insert their own microcode on AMD chips and is now distributing the instructions for free.
RTX 5090 GPUs aren't being recalled for being a fire hazard after all — Nvidia and MSI refute accusations
MSI has refuted accusations of an RTX 5090 recall, assuring customers its GPUs are free from the reported "fire-hazard".
This illuminating Raspberry Pi Pico project wants to improve your photos and YouTube videos
Arnov Sharma built a Raspberry Pi Pico studio light from scratch that can be controlled using push buttons to adjust the LEDs with precision.
Lenovo joins growing China exodus as manufacturers flee US tariffs — OEM moving production lines to India
Lenovo announced that it will move 100% of its laptop manufacturing capacity to India in the next three years.
Elon Musk ally leading CHIPS Act office purge — only 14% of original staff remain after dismissals
Elon Musk ally Michael Grimes is leading the downsizing of the CHIPS and Science Act office.
AMD announces pricing for Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D at $699 and $599; chips arrive March 12th
AMD will release its anticipated Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D chips on March 12th, making a play for the absolute top-dog seat in gaming performance.
Chinese lawmaker proposes law to allow Chinese companies to hide their foreign suppliers
Chinese lawmaker proposes a way to make detection of illegal supplies to China harder by allowing government backed companies to hide suppliers.
Sovol SV06 Plus ACE review: Super size your prints
Sovol is back with a bigger version of the open source SV06, the SV06 Plus ACE.
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Apple M3 Ultra benchmark seen on Geekbench — beats M4 Max in multi-core, but not single-core
An early benchmark result of the Apple M3 Ultra shows the CPU beating every other Apple silicon in the multi-score result.
ASRock B860I Lightning Wifi Motherboard Review: Is Wi-Fi 7 important to you?
ASRock's budget Mini-ITX B860I Lighting offers good value and is well-rounded, but it lacks Wi-Fi 7, which its peers do not.
Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti rumored launch in 'ten days' — but don't expect any stock until April
A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia's mainstream RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti GPUs could "launch" in just 10 days, with stock landing on shelves a month later. More likely, it's a rumor based on the GTC 2025 kicking off on March 17.
AMD grabs GPU market share from Nvidia as GPU shipments rise slightly in Q4
Shipments of AMD's discrete graphics cards for desktops hit historical low in 2024, but in the last quarter of the year the company's market share skyrocketed as Nvidia was in tight supply.
Startup claims its Zeus GPU is 10X faster than Nvidia's RTX 5090: Bolt's first GPU coming in 2026
Bolt Graphics's RISC-V-based Zeus GPU features upgradeable memory, breakthrough performance, and enhanced energy efficiency.
Nvidia denies allegations that laptop RTX 50 GPUs are also missing ROPs
RTX 50 series laptop GPUs are reportedly missing ROPs, just like the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti. However, Nvidia has countered these reports, stating there are (at the very least no longer) any problems with them.
Logitech G915 TKL on sale at $119.99 — RGB mechanical keyboard at 48% off, lowest price in years
The Logitech G915 TKL wireless RGB mechanical gaming keyboard is on sale at nearly half off.
Intel will keep using TSMC's services even when 18A is ramped up: 'It is a good supplier'
Intel is set to continue outsourcing some of its products to TSMC even when 18A and other advanced nodes are fully ramped.
Brother denies firmware blocks third-party toner and ink use
Brother denies leveraging firmware updates to prevent printers from using third-party toner or ink supplies.
Ontario cancels Starlink deal over US tariffs — Italy may follow due to US pullback from Europe
Ontario, Canada, is canceling its contract with Starlink due to the tariffs the U.S. placed on Canadian goods, while Italy is having second thoughts about the White House's pullback on its European security commitments.
TSMC expands investments in the U.S. to $165 billion with new fabs and R&D center: A closer look
TSMC is set to build a major semiconductor production hub in the U.S. for $165 billion, but the plans still need to be set.
This Raspberry Pi Pico protractor has all of the angles covered!
Yaluke has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered protractor that can be used to calculate rotation data for simulating steering wheels when driving.
AMD teams up with Cisco, Nokia, and Jio Platforms for Open Telecom AI platform
AMD, Cisco, Nokia, and Jio Platforms will develop an open platform for telecommunication machines with advanced security based on AMD's processors and telco technologies from Cisco and Nokia.
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