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Here’s a behind the scenes look at how a CPU air cooler is made — DeepCool gives a start-to-finish tour of its main production facility
A tour of DeepCool's main production facility in China, showcasing how premium air coolers are made from start to finish.
Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer price slashed by 23%, now just $699 at Best Buy
The Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer is available at Best Buy for $699, down from its recommended price of $899.
AI-powered Catlog smart collar now notifies you if your cat feels stressed
Feline accessories specialist Rabo of Japan has updated its monitoring app with AI smarts. Now you can get alerted if your cat gets stressed.
Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base
Windows lost its crown to Android eight years ago, and it seems that it's still bleeding users.
Windows 12 release is pushed back at least another year as Microsoft announces Windows 11 version 25H2
The next version of Windows is now confirmed to be Windows 11 25H2, and since it's built on the same codebase as its predecessors, it will install much faster on 24H2 systems.
FLSun launches delta-style T1 Max 3D printer for affordable $479 — specialized model geared for print farms
FLSun's new Delta printer variation claims to be fast, reliable, and easy to maintain.
Bitcoin firm says police shouldn't saw open Bitcoin ATMs to seize cash for scammed customers, will seek damages for destroyed machines — firm claims seizures are criminal and victimize the compa
Bitcoin Depot Legal Chief says that police should not break open its ATMs to get scam victims' money back.
These are the peripherals I'm still using, months and years later
There are plenty of keyboard, mice, headsets, and microphones that impress me when I test them, but these are the ones I keep using long after I'm done testing.
Commodore acquired for a ‘low seven figure’ price — new (acting) CEO comes from the retro community
YouTube's Christian Peri Fratic' Simpson claims to be 'the acting CEO of Commodore Corporation.' But there's still a financial hurdle to cross for a successful acquisition.
Nvidia’s RTX 50 Super lineup leak hints at increased VRAM of up to 24GB and 415W TGP
Leaked specs suggest 18GB to 24GB of GDDR7 memory and performance gains, although official confirmation still pending.
Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model
Nvidia's latest version of the DLSS SDK provides VRAM optimizations to the transformer model, reducing its memory footprint by 20%.
Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer
A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient.
Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain
Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is 2.3 times faster than Windows 10, but fails to mention that the comparison is based entirely on new hardware versus old.
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger gives Japan's new leading-edge chipmaker advice, says Rapidus needs unique tech to compete with TSMC
Rapidus plans to produce 2nm chip production with integrated packaging by 2027, but ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger cautions that it needs unique technology to compete with TSMC.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D bundle at Amazon includes a free 360mm AIO liquid cooler, or save $30 at Newegg
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is available for $669 at Amazon and comes with a free cooler at Newegg, although it is listed there at MSRP.
Asus makes branded burgers with KFC China, meal deal includes free limited-edition keycaps — ‘Fortress of Faith’ collaboration with fast food chain launches with $5.60 combo
Asus ROG teams up with KFC China to create ROG-branded burgers and KFC-themed keycaps.
Even upscalers can't resuscitate a $10 GPU—13-year-old GTX 660 is so slow that FSR can't give it a boost
Nvidia's ancient GTX 660 was tested in a few modern titles to see whether or not FSR/XeSS upscaling could make the GPU output playable frame rates. Unfortunately, the GPU is so old that upscaling provided no FPS improvements at all in games that are still capable of running on the Kepler GPU.
Latest 3D printing tech and combat robotics showcased at the OG 3D printing festival, MRRF 2025
The Midwest RepRap Festival drew 3D printing fanatics from around the globe.
$28 hard drive from Amazon turns out to be legit despite the price — questions about the 500GB HDD's longevity remain, though
The UnionSine DataPocket 500GB external drive interestingly works as expected, despite its low price.
Fortnite cheater fined $175,000 for using cheats to win $6,850 in competitive tournaments — Epic bans player forever
Epic has won a legal lawsuit against a Fortnite player who consistently cheated in competitive tournaments and now owes the company $175,000 after ignoring a lawsuit filed last year.
SpaceX launches UK satellite to create semiconductors in low Earth orbit — sub-zero temps and vacuum of space could advance AI data centers and quantum computing
A satellite designed to produce semiconductors in space has reached low-Earth orbit, launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission. ForgeStar-1 from Space Forge seeks to be a proof of concept to prove that fabrication in space is possible and scalable.
Asus's new BTF GPUs can now be used in standard systems courtesy of a detachable 1000W power connector — New 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti models have a dual personality
Asus lists the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White Edition and ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 BTF Edition on its website.
689 different Brother printer models all use the serial number to create default password — ridiculous security flaw baked in from manufacturing, can't be fully remediated with firmware
689 Brother printer models, along with some from a handful of other manufacturers, are vulnerable to a critical security vulnerability. The printer's default password is determined algorithmically at manufacturing and is reverse-engineerable, and is unfixable via firmware updates.
Anker's 3D texture printer raises $45 million in most successful Kickstarter campaign ever — world's first UV printer for personal use to begin shipping in August
Anker is behind the eufyMake E1 3D texture printer campaign on Kickstarter which has raised over $45 million-the most of any Kickstarter campaign ever.
Bambu Lab's A1 Mini is perfect for beginners and super attractive in this limited 3rd anniversary sale, now 26% off and just $219
Bambu Lab is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with 3D printer and accessory deals across the board.
Cooler Master NR200P V3 Mini-ITX case can house an RTX 5090 — $150 chassis features cutout for optimized GPU airflow, and PCIe 5.0 support
The NR200P V3 is now available on Amazon, ready to take on your RTX 5090 SFF builds.
RTX 5090 Founders Edition is now in stock in the UK — flagship GPU returns at MSRP
The Nvidia RTX 5090 Founder's Edition is back in stock in the UK at MSRP.
PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation
The W3C updated PNG to make it work with HDR content, and it expects to receive a couple more updates in the near future.
Gigabyte says its 'revolutionary' Ultra Turbo Mode can boost frame rates by 35% — BIOS level enhancement exclusive to Intel Z890 motherboards
The new BIOS feature offers three levels of performance tuning, surpassing Intel's standard 200S Boost profile in both CPU and memory optimization
China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates — country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls
China's Big Fund III is refocusing on building local lithography equipment and chip design software after U.S. export bans blocked access to advanced tools, pushing managers to prioritize filling these critical gaps over supporting already strong areas.
Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback — in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell
A new report says Microsoft's in-house AI chip is delayed and won't be as good as Nvidia Blackwell when it finally does launch.
2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries — 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries
Redwood Materials repurposed old EV batteries as power storage for a 2,000-GPU data center running solely off renewable energy.
Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains — will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen'
After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a simpler black screen that displays the stop code and faulty driver error message.
I swapped out my laptop's Wi-Fi 6E card for Wi-Fi 7 in minutes and gained 50% more performance for just $54 — here's how you can, too
I saw up to a 50 percent performance uplift going from the default Wi-Fi 6E card to a Wi-Fi 7 transplant.
Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic — but today's USB-C solutions are better
Lenovo's hot swappable batteries were a great way to keep working when you ran out of charge. Now, there are many ways to do that.
Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China — ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers
ASML launches an online competition in China to boost lithography awareness and recruit talented engineers for its operations in the country.
Micron 2600 QLC SSD uses flexible caching to offer TLC-like performance—7,200 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes push the limits of PCIe 4.0
Micron announces the new Micron 2600 SSD, available in 2230, 2242, and 2280 form factors.
AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China — short supply of AI GPUs hinders development
DeepSeek's development of its next-gen R2 AI model has reportedly stalled due to a shortage of Nvidia's H20 chips in China, exposing the company's heavy reliance on U.S. hardware and casting uncertainty over the model's launch timeline.
If you want to secure that PC hardware deal during Prime Day, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership — Here’s how to take part at no cost
Amazon Prime Day is almost upon us. Make sure you unlock access to the best discounts.
New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs — Loongson's 3C6000 CPU comes armed with 64 cores, 128 threads, and performance to rival Xeon 8380
Loongson has finally released its 64-core 3C6000 data center CPU, featuring CPU performance equivalent to 2023 Intel and AMD data center processors such as the Xeon 8380.
Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15%
Micron has begun sampling LPDDR5X chips made with its new 1 process that relies on EUV patterning, marking a major technology transition that improves performance, power efficiency, and bit density across its DRAM portfolio.
Bargain of the century? Lucky Goodwill shopper pays $30 for a PC, finds $1,200 RTX 3080 Ti and $400 Ryzen 7 inside
A Reddit user has revealed they spent $30 on a Goodwill PC find, only to discover an RTX 3080Ti and a Ryzen 7 3800X inside.
OpenAI's gargantuan data center is even bigger than Elon Musk's xAI Colossus — world's largest 300 MW AI data center could reach record 1 gigawatt scale by next year, threatens grid stability
OpenAI, which is already operating a 300 MW data center, is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Texas, which will further strain the regional power grid.
Dell's new 'Premium' laptops are the XPS in all but name — Intel Core Ultra Series 2 arrives in 14 and 16-inch sizes
Dell has unveiled two new Premium laptops sporting Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors.
FTC to give $126 million back to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted items — 950,000 payments refunded, and the deadline to claim your cash was just extended
The FTC has begun its second round of refunds for players affected by Fortnite's dark patterns that led to unwanted in-game purchases.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang begins sale of $925M worth of Nvidia stock — sale of 6 million shares barely dents his $123 billion in shares
Jensen Huang will rake in almost a billion dollars this year from his planned sale of 6 million Nvidia shares.
Get a FREE 32-inch curved QHD gaming monitor and save $400 off a prebuilt gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia RTX 5080 in this insane Newegg deal
With a $400 discount, a free 32-inch curved gaming monitor, and some of the most powerful components available, is this the best prebuilt gaming PC deal out there?
AMD’s next-generation mobile processors 'Gorgon Point' spotted in shipping manifests — HX 475 and 465 to use 10-core and 12-core CPU designs, respectively
AMD's next-generation laptop processors, Gorgon Point," were spotted in shipping manifests with similar designs to the corresponding models of this generation's Strix Point, Ryzen AI 9 365 / Ryzen AI 9 HX 375.
Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard
Intel Foundry hosts its first Direct Connect Asia event in Korea, targets local chip designers, automotive industry.
These 12 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale ahead of Amazon Prime Day
From electric screwdrivers to high-res webcams, these are inexpensive game-changers.
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