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SK hynix Tube T31 Review: M.2 on a USB stick
The SK hynix Tube T31 delivers top "flash drive" speeds by bolting an M.2 SSD onto a USB-A port. It's one of the fastest drives you can buy without having to fuss with a cable.
Galax launches single-slot RTX 4060 Ti — uses a very slim blower design
We reported on the sighting of a single-slot Galax GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB blower graphics card last October, and now one has appeared in a Chinese tech site review.
Razer Blade 14 (2024) review: Small frame, full power, high price
The Razer Blade 14 is the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop we've tested, and it has a bright display and lots of ports. But it's far more expensive than the competition.
TSMC to charge premium for making chips outside of Taiwan, including its new US fabs, CEO says
TSMC's production services in the U.S., Japan, and Germany will be more expensive than the same manufacturing services in Taiwan, says company.
'World's smallest' Wii is the size of a deck of cards, uses custom PCBs
A Nintendo Wii is successfully converted into the size of a deck of playing cards, and how to do it yourself is shared on GitHub.
EK's new custom waterblocks help cool delidded AMD Ryzen AM5 CPUs
EKWB launches waterblock for custom cooling system for delidded AM5 CPUs, including X3D CPUs.
Ubuntu outperforms Windows 11 on the Framework Laptop 16 with Ryzen 7 7840HS
Phoronix tested two versions of Ubuntu Linux against Windows 11 on the latest Ryzen-powered Framework 16 laptop and discovered that Ubuntu is better performing OS most of the time.
Corsair's refurbished Revival series offers up some surprisingly affordable peripherals
Corsair has started offering refurbished peripherals as part of its Revival line. The products are heavily discounted peripherals over new, so if you're looking to pick up one of Corsairs big ticket items for less, it might be worth considering.
Leak reveals 500W fire-breathing 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6 CPU
A leak has revealed that Intel is planning two new Xeon 6 CPUs boasting a whopping 500W TDP rating, one with just P-cores and the other featuring E-cores only. The P-core model will have 128 cores while the E-core variant will come with 288 cores.
Micron to get $6 billion from U.S. gov't to build memory fabs: Report
U.S. government to support Micron's EUV DRAM fab, other fab projects in the U.S. with $6 billion according to Bloomberg.
Intel completes assembly of first commercial High-NA EUV chipmaking tool — addresses cost concerns, preps for 14A process development in 2025
Intel Foundry announced it had completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon.
Intel Core i5-14400 Review: Intel's value gaming chip falls behind AMD
We put Intel's Core i5-14400 through a battery of gaming and productivity benchmarks to see how it fares against competing AMD Ryzen processors.
Alienware AW2725DF 360 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: OLED for hardcore players
Alienware's AW2725DF is a 27-inch flat QHD OLED that will appeal to hardcore gamers. It has a 360 Hz refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, wide gamut color, and is one of the fastest monitors I've ever tested.
ASML ships its second High-NA EUV litho tool to unspecified client
ASML begins to ship its High-NA EUV lithography system to the second customer
US sanctions transform China into legacy chip production juggernaut — production jumped 40% in Q1 2024
China's legacy chip production has skyrocketed since U.S. export sanctions took effect. In Q1 2024, China's legacy chip production was three times what it was in Q1 2019.
Alleged cryptojacker arrested for money laundering, $3.5 million in cloud service fraud — ultimately mined less than $1 million in crypto
'CP3O' allegedly exploited cloud computing providers by creating two companies where multiple accounts were created under respective names, and exploited benefits without paying the bills.
Determined modder gets 'Halo 2' running at 720p on the original Xbox — after tweaks to the console hardware, kernel, and game
Modifying the original Xbox console, kernel, and Halo 2 game files enables Halo 2 to be enjoyed at up to 720p (playable) or 1080i (screens/recordings only) on its mostly-original hardware.
Chinese researchers use low-cost Nvidia chip for hypersonic weapon —unrestricted Nvidia Jetson TX2i powers guidance system
Nvidia's Jetson TX2i system-on-chip is good enough for hypersonic weapons.
ChatGPT can craft attacks based on chip vulnerabilities — GPT-4 model tested by UIUC computer scientists
UIUC researchers gave GPT-4 the CVE advisories of critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The model successfully knew how to exploit 87% of them.
ASRock reveals two new 27-inch 1440p IPS monitors, one with an integrated Wi-Fi antenna in the stand
ASRock has revealed two new 27-inch IPS QHD gaming monitors, one of which has an integrated Wi-Fi antenna built into its stand.
PlayStation overlay is coming to PC alongside 'Ghost of Tsushima' port
Shift + F1 will get you your PlayStation friends, trophies, settings and more.
Samsung unveils 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X mobile memory optimized for AI applications
Samsung has announced its the next generation of LPDDR5X DRAM, capable of hitting 10.7Gbps of memory bandwidth.
ASML sets density record with latest chipmaking tools — High-NA EUV equipment prints first patterns
ASML has reached another milestone with its Twinscan EXE:5000 lithography system.
High-end AMD RDNA 2 supply is dwindling — RX 6950 XT, RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT virtually out of stock
AMD's post-pandemic supply of RX 6000-series GPUs is finally drying up, particularly on the high-end, with the RX 6950 XT, RX 6900 XT, and RX 6800 XT seeing massive price hikes. Midrange and budget cards like the RX 6750 XT and RX 6600 are still readily available.
Double up on bulk storage: Save $180 when you buy two 14TB WD Red Pro NAS drives
Buy two 14TB WD Red Pro drives and save $180 off of the total. That's a whopping 28TB of storage for your NAS or other preferred backup system.
Fastest 3D printers benchmarked: Top printers ranked by output time
3D printers are getting faster. To find out who rules the roost, we tested the leading FDM-style printers and looked at how long it took them to print a benchy' model.
TSMC powers parts of Taipei with backup generators — Taiwan requests help as blackouts begin
Following the recent earthquake, TSMC was called on by Taiwan's state power company to provide extra power via its diesel backup generators.
Raspberry Pi FPV monitor shares drone flights in real time
Seii-FPV is using a Raspberry Pi to power this FPV drone monitor that plays footage from drones for anyone nearby to see.
Dell XPS 16 (9640) and XPS 14 (9440) review: New looks and great performance combined with a few quirks
Dell has created great all-around premium laptops: just pick your ideal size and deal with a few design quirks.
Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output
A still-ongoing 3dfx "VoodooX" project aims to slightly modernizes one of the first great names in 3D graphics and resurrect a classic.
Ampere rides again as Nvidia unveils single-slot RTX A1000 and A400 for professionals — the latter featuring a massively cut-down GA107 chip
Nvidia has launched two new entry-level GPUs featuring its last-generation Ampere architecture. The A1000 looks like a professional variant of the RTX 3050 8GB, but the A400 is much less powerful.
Micro Center offers just $700 for $1,400 RTX 4090 - offer came via store's GPU trade-in program
Micro Center is giving criminally low offers via its GPU trade-in program, and reportedly offered just $700 for an MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio that typically sells for over $1,350 on eBay - for a used card.
'Enhanced' Nvidia A100 GPUs appear in China's second-hand market — new cards surpass sanctioned counterparts with 7,936 CUDA cores and 96GB HBM2 memory
Beefed-up Nvidia A100 (Ampere) GPUs have emerged in the Chinese second-hand market. These GPUs include more memory and processing cores than the normal retail variants, and would also be subject to U.S. export restrictions if they weren't already in China.
RISC-V: The Open Standard Architecture
The Open Standard Architecture
Jonsbo adds new C6-ITX case to its lineup — featuring lots of mesh and a smart carrying handle
Chinese PC part company Jonsbo has added a highly sought-after addition to their lineup, a smaller version of the beloved C6 chassis dubbed the C6-ITX.
Researchers create 'quantum drums' to store qubits — one step closer to groundbreaking internet speed and security
Quantum drums capable of storing and converting existing light data (i.e. fiber optic cables) may be integral to the future of a quantum-powered Internet with interconnected quantum computing devices.
Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti Super drops to $749 — its lowest price ever
Thanks to a $50 discount the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU is down to its lowest-ever price at computer retailer Dell.
Intel's AI chip tools cut some aspects of the Meteor Lake design from weeks to minutes — plans for wider use of AI in future architectures
Intel outlined its use of AI tools in chip design, which were used to optimize SoC layouts starting with Meteor Lake and slashed the time needed for some of the firm's semiconductor design processes from six weeks to just minutes. It detailed plans to increase the use of AI design tools in future architectures.
RTX 4070 vs RX 7900 GRE faceoff: Which mainstream graphics card is better?
We look at the RTX 4070 and RX 7900 GRE for this GPU faceoff, comparing the newly discounted Nvidia card against AMD's formerly-for-China Golden Rabbit. It's a showdown between two cards that cost right around $550.
More memory price increases blamed on Taiwan earthquake, but hikes were happening months before, and major manufacturers aren't based in Taiwan
TrendForce reports continued increases in memory prices for NAND and DRAM, pointing at the Taiwan earthquake and hugely increased demand as root causes. Several major manufacturers aren't even based in Taiwan, and production cuts last year were intended to bring about higher prices.
This Raspberry Pi Etch A Sketch bot will bring out your inner artist
Micah Tilton is using a Raspberry Pi to operate an Etch A Sketch using stepper motors and converting images into Etch A Sketch-friendly files.
Award-winning Chinese processor design company Huaxia Chip files for bankruptcy — firm’s CPU, DSP, GPU, and AI processor IPs in limbo
Huaxia Chip was a rising star among China's original computer processor intellectual property (IP) designers. However, despite the voracious appetite for all-things IT, the company is now bankrupt and will be liquidated.
AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000-series processors — Zen 4 and AI engines come to the commercial market
AMD announced its Ryzen Pro portfolio today as it extended the 'Hawk Point' 8040-series to commercial laptop and workstation users while simultaneously offering its Ryzen 8000 APU models for commercial desktop PCs.
Asus ROG Swift PG49WCD 49-inch gaming monitor review: The most colorful OLED yet
Asus' ROG Swift PG49WCD delivers maximum color from a 49-inch 32:9 curved OLED panel. With DQHD (5120x1440) resolution, 144 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and HDR10, it has a stunning picture with the widest color gamut I've yet measured from an OLED.
Raspberry Pi brings GitHub's Octocat to life, with tentacles that wiggle
The Infineon team is using a Raspberry Pi with their latest HAT to make the tentacles wiggle on a 3D-printed figurine of the GitHub Octocat mascot.
Asus' 8K Mini LED ProArt display is the king of new ultra high-end professional monitors — 1200 nits and 4096 lighting zones
Asus has unveiled a brand new flagship monitor boasting the most potent combination of specs we've seen on a professional monitor. It comes with an 8K resolution, 1200 nit peak brightness, and a Mini LED backlight.
Minisforum V3 tablet arrives — the world's first AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-powered Surface clone
The Minisforum V3 tablet is the latest Ryzen 7 Hawk Point-powered PC to join the market
Enthusiast arms 12-slot NVMe NAS with an Nvidia RTX GPU to run local ChatGPT
StorageReview put an RTX A4000 into a QNAP NAS, enabling a local flavor of ChatGPT that runs securely, powered by your data.
Lamptron gets caught using counterfeit AIDA64 software keys with its LCD-equipped products
PC cooling manufacturer Lamptron has been discovered to be bundling illegal AIDA64 activation keys with most (if not all) of its LCD-equipped products, including air coolers and hardware monitoring displays.
Save $250 on Asus' ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) with Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, RTX 4070 graphics, and a 240Hz OLED screen
You can grab the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) gaming laptop at Best Buy with $250 knocked off of the usual retail price.
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