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Updated 2025-04-18 14:45
Russia completes development of 30-year-old outdated lithography tool
Russia's ZNTC and Belarus's Planar have completed the development of a 350nm-class lithography system, but despite its symbolic value, the machine lags far behind global standards.
Dell Pro 14 Plus (P1425) 14-inch portable monitor review: Long on performance, short on value
Dell hits all the fundamentals with a colorful IPS paneland integrated stand, but its rivals are more attractively priced.
Nvidia Breakfast Bytes are now available at Denny's if you want to experience the 'breakfast of geniuses'
The only Nvidia-brand product of 2025 that is readily available, sold at the expected price, and affordable, is a Denny's breakfast
Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2025
We've benchmarked all the latest GPUs to select the best graphics cards for gaming. These graphics cards offer the best performance at their price and resolution, from 1080p to 4K.
Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs with missing ROPs sold at premium price by German retailer
German retailer Alternate is selling Zotac branded RTX 5090 GPUs with missing ROPs priced over $3,000.
Intel and SK hynix close NAND business deal: Intel gets $1.9 billion, SK hynix gets IP and employees
SK hynix's Solidigm can now work more closely with the parent company now that SK hynix finally obtains Intel's SSD IP and R&D capabilities after making final $1.9 billion payment.
Taiwanese authorities accuse SMIC and allies of poaching engineers
SMIC is reportedly trying to poach engineers to get Taiwanese semiconductor know how.
Corsair Virtuoso Max Review: Sounds great, feels... less great
Corsair's newest flagship headset in its Virtuoso line sounds fantastic in games, delivering detail you didn't even know existed. Unfortunately, the headset is stiff and uncomfortable, and yes, you still have to use iCue.
Nvidia's 50-series laptop launch looks bumpy: slipping ship dates, game crashes, and delayed review units
Nvidia's RTX 50-series "Blackwell" GPU launch for laptops has been rocky, with delays and driver issues.
$3,700 RTX 5090 GPUs have found new homes after sitting on US retailer's shelves
Micro Center has several ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 for $3,700 that have reportedly sold out.
Razer Blade 16 review: Pricey, thin RTX 5090 laptop
The Razer Blade 16 is a thin RTX 5090 laptop with a bright screen and tons of ports, but it's extremely pricey and the drivers felt unfinished on our test unit.
Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Lavalier Microphone drops to a low price for Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2025
The Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Lavalier Microphone is now cheaper than when I bought it in the last sale!
Crucial Pro Overclocking DDR5-6400 C38 2x16GB Review: Deceitfully Fast
The Crucial Pro Overclocking DDR5-6400 C38 isn't the shiniest memory kit, but can it shine in the benchmarks?
Intel's board gets industry-focused as three directors will not seek re-election — badly needed shift to deeper tech experience
Intel's board to shrink from 14 to 11 as three directors will not seek re-election later this year.
China's AI data center boom goes bust: Rush leaves billions of dollars in idle infrastructure
China's rush to build AI data centers in 2023-2024 has collapsed into underused infrastructure, falling profits, and outdated facilities.
TSMC to reportedly speed up fab building in the US, third fab to begin construction this year
After a slow, five-year build of its first U.S. fab due to labor and logistical hurdles, TSMC now plans to construct future U.S. facilities in two years, but can its timely access to chipmaking equipment remains an uncertainty.
SK Hynix P41, Speedy SSD, Now Just $129 for 2TB, $71 for 1TB
One of the fastest PCIe SSDs is on a big sale.
Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger warns TSMC's $165B investment will not restore U.S. semiconductor leadership
Although TSMC will build an R&D facility in the U.S., its core R&D will remain in Taiwan, so the U.S. will keep following Taiwan even after TSMC builds out its Fab 21 site with six fab modules and two packaging facilities, says former CEO of Intel.
Microsoft updates the Windows Game Bar to be more user friendly with PC Handhelds
Microsoft announces several updates to its Xbox gaming ecosystem, including a UI update to the Windows Game Bar and quality of life improvements for switching between games with its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform.
More 3D Printing Leaks: Is a New Tool Changer on the Horizon?
The Power of Two: Are Xtool and Snapmaker challenging Bambu Lab?
New Windows file system option supports up to 35 petabyte volumes — ReFS appears in latest Insider build
The newest insider builds of Windows 11 are allowing users to create and clean install onto freshly formatted NTFS (Default) or ReFS partitions
Blower-style RTX 4090 48GB teardown reveals dual-sided memory configuration — PCB design echoes the RTX 3090
A YouTuber has procured a modded blower-style RTX 4090 48GB, designed for the Chinese market, with the teardown revealing a rather sturdy and well-built PCB for what is a custom GPU.
Raspberry Pi Pico fightstick randomly mashes buttons for fighting game combos
Goblinhan Ykan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered fight stick that has extra buttons for throwing random combos while playing fighting games.
Lenovo Thinkpad X9 review: The prettiest business PC
Lenovo's updated take on the ThinkPad gets a lot right, despite ditching the traditional keyboard and TrackPoint.
AMD's non-X3D Ryzen 9 9950X processor hits an all-time low in Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2025
Grab AMD's top-of-the-line 16-core workhorse for its lowest-ever price of $532
Mass production of 'world's first' color e-paper display over 30-inches begins
A Chinese firm has started to mass produce a 31.2-inch color e-paper display, which it says is a world first at over 30-inches.
China's SiCarrier challenges U.S. and EU with full-spectrum of chipmaking equipment — Huawei-linked firm makes an impressive debut
Huawei-linked Chinese startup has developed a nearly complete suite of semiconductor manufacturing tools to enable fully domestic chip production amid escalating export controls.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang expects GAA-based technologies to bring a 20% performance uplift
Nvidia's Jensen Huang mulls about next-generation process technologies, suggests that the typical improvement from any process node change worth shifting to is only 20%.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X hits all-time low price
This 6-core, 12-threaded Zen 5 architecture chip is great for mid-range gaming.
GPU scam resells RTX 3090 as a 4090 — complete with a fake 'AD102' label on a lapped GPU
A Chinese tech channel uncovered another fake RTX 4090 featuring a GA102 die inside. The card was allegedly bought for a mere $530, but it showed no visible damage or marks outside that would suggest the GPU was modified. Closer inspection reveals how far scammers will go to attempt to dupe people.
Crucial's 2TB T705 - the fastest available consumer Gen 5 SSD - has sold out at Amazon, but you can get the same drive with a heatsink for an extra $20
Grab Crucial's 2TB T705 (heatsink version) for $259, one of its lowest prices.
Grab a powerful 3D printer for just $209 this Spring Deals season
The Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro and Neptune 4 Pro are both excellent choices.
Thermal Grizzly's WireView Pro GPU power measuring utility gets a 90-degree adapter revision
Thermal Grizzly has released a 90-degree version of its WireView Pro GPU hardware monitoring tool for optimized cable routing.
US expands China trade blacklist, closes susidiary loopholes
U.S. expands trade blacklist with 80 new entities to prevent China's advancements in AI, exascale supercomputing, quantum technology, and hypersonic weapons.
An Arrow Lake refresh may still be in the cards with only K and KF models, claims leaker
Jaykihn claims that Arrow Lake refresh (possibly named Core Ultra 300) is back in development and is expected to feature only unlocked (K/KF) models.
Lian Li's O11 Vision PC case in white is available at Newegg for $149
Lian Li's dual chamber O11 Vision PC case is only $149 at Newegg.
Qualcomm launches global antitrust campaign against Arm — accuses Arm of restricting access to technology
Qualcomm has filed complaints with regulators in the U.S., EU, and South Korea, accusing Arm of restricting technology access and shifting its licensing model to undermine competition.
Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus review: Essential cooling, with a reverse fan
We tested Thermalright's Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus with Intel's i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. How well can a budget cooler with a reverse fan perform?
Analyst claims Nvidia's gaming GPUs could use Intel Foundry's 18A node in the future
According to an analyst, Broadcom and Nvidia are reportedly close to adopting Intel Foundry as their manufacturing partner.
Real-world GPU prices cost up to twice the MSRP — a look at current FPS per dollar values
We collected all the real-world pricing information on the latest Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs to see how they compare to MSRPs. For many graphics cards, finding anything in stock can be difficult, and the sellers are rarely reputable places. Caveat emptor!
Lisa Su says Radeon RX 9070-series GPU sales are 10X higher than its predecessors — for the first week of availability
AMD's Lisa Su says that the Radeon RX 9070-series graphics cards shattered company sales records in their first week, signaling a potential market rebound as AMD shifted focus away from the high end. A deeper analysis raises a lot of questions about the supply and demand, however.
Bag up to $400 off on select VENGEANCE PC's from Corsair
Corsair gaming desktops are available with the latest RTX 50 series graphics cards.
Get an RTX 4060 laptop for just $729 on sale
Play 1080p games on a 15-inch laptop for well under $800.
ASRock claims to fix 'burned out' AM5 motherboard by cleaning the socket
ASRock cleaned up and removed debris from a customer's failed ASRock AM5 motherboard. Despite clear signs of socket damage, the board booted up on its original BIOS, passing "long-term stress tests."
Our alternate pick for the best gaming CPU is $190 cheaper than the 9800X3D right now - pick up the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X for just $289
At just $289, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is a great bang-for-buck alternative to the 9800X3D.
Zotac raises RTX 5090 prices by 20% and seemingly eliminates MSRP models
Zotac has increased the pricing of its RTX 5090 graphics cards by up to 20%, while seemingly eliminating any base-MSRP models.
These 12 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale during Spring Sale season
From electric screwdrivers to high-res webcams, these are inexpensive game-changers.
Samsung's 49-inch OLED Odyssey G9 monitor drops to just $949 during Amazon's Spring Sale
The size of two monitors merged into just one single OLED screen, the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED is available at a new low during Amazon's Spring Sale
4TB SSDs now 5 cents per GB, Samsung drives on Sale
This spring deals season, you can get a high-capacity SSD for a great price.
Nvidia releases public G-Assist in latest App to provide in-game AI assistance — also introduces DLSS custom scaling factors
Nvidia's on-device AI assistant for PCs, dubbed "G-Assist," finally arrives, providing in-game tuning, advice, and help. The latest Nvidia App also add support for custom DLSS scaling factors for super resolution via App overrides.
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