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Pollux Labs is using a Raspberry Pi to power this rotary phone project that integrates Chat GPT and remembers previous conversations.

The Keydous NJ98-CP V2 HE is a magnetic switch gaming keyboard with a compact 96-percent layout, a hot-swap PCB that supports both magnetic and mechanical switches, and a built-in calculator.

An unofficial MSI Afterburner update by Unwinder unlocks memory overclocking for Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards.

AMD marketing manager Yoshiaki Sato reported that Radeon GPUs have accounted for 45% of GPU sales in Japan, presumably since RDNA 4 launched.

Baidu claims its ERNIE 4.5 model offers advanced multimodal understanding with enhanced language, reasoning, generation, and memory capabilities.

Raspberry Pi has announced the general availability of the RP2350 A and B, the SoC that powers the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 which features both an Arm and RISC-V CPU

The Beyond CUDA Summit commences tomorrow, bringing together key leaders and engineers in the industry to explore the future of AI with alternative platforms.

The Cyberspace Administration of China just released regulations that requires the explicit marking of AI-generated content - both visually and in its metadata.

We tested five free Adobe Photoshop alternatives to help you find the right one for your needs.

The Asus TUF gaming VG247Q1A monitor is currently available at Amazon for only $99-its lowest price to date.

The new Micron 4600 is an all-around excellent SSD with great performance, good power efficiency, and no real weak spots.

OpenAI and Elon Musk are set for a December trial over OpenAI's shift to a for-profit model, but they disagree whether the case will be resolved by a judge or jury.

Atari parts and accessories store Best Electronics stands bravely defiant against the march of time and technology, continuing to serve this increasingly niche retro hardware market 41 years after it was set up.

A Chinese state report sheds light on what's believed to be Huawei's upcoming SoC for servers and PCs, namely the Kirin X90.

CoolIT has launched a single-phase direct liquid cooling cold plate, capable of dissipating 4kW of heat, designed to cool high-performance data-center racks.

The Pro X Superlight 2 Dex is Logitech's asymmetrical, right-handed alternative to its ambidextrous Pro X Superlight 2 - this mouse features an ergonomic (ish) shape and has otherwise identical specs to the Pro X Superlight 2.

Tinyhack publishes a full how-to guide on brute-forcing past the Akira ransomware's encryption attack and freeing captive files.

The PSU comes with 80 Plus Platinum certification and four 12V-2x6 power connectors.

Huawei's licenses to install Windows expired this month, so the company will no longer be able to produce and sell PCs with Windows.

In a recent video explaining high RTX 5090 prices, the PowerGPU CEO revealed distribution-level scalping, which also impacts system integrators.

Lip-Bu Tan will get a $1 million base annual salary for leading Intel, but his performance-related bonuses are worth so much more than that.

SNES consoles appear to run faster as they age, thanks to the SPC700 sound chip.

The ASRock PG-1600G Phantom Gaming is a high-performance, fully modular power supply that delivers impressive electrical stability and reliability for demanding systems.

Foxconn CEO Young Liu claims major tech partners consider navigating Trump's tariff plays a "big headache" in an earnings call this week.

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for $249, one of its lowest prices to date and the best price so far this year.

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ClockworkPi has released a cool Raspberry Pi Pico kit that lets you create a calculator suitable for handling your math homework or playing games.

Wall Street analysts see Lip-Bu Tan's appointment as Intel's CEO as good news, but Intel employees are preparing for a major overhaul.

MSI has confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it won't make RDNA 4 GPUs. There are many potential reasons behind the decision, though MSI was reticent to share those.

Deepseek is focused on keeping its team lean and propelling development towards new models, with the goal of reaching AGI, instead of scaling up its commercial product offerings.

Asus updates the Q-Release Slim feature, removing a metal part in the PCIe bracket suspected of causing scratches to GPUs.

We tested ID-Cooling's new FX 360 INF Pink with Intel's i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. It performs well, but is loud in more ways than one.

Non-profits that refurbish PCs and give them to the needy have a dilemma when it comes to Windows 11-ineligible computers. Should they give clients an insecure Windows 10 OS, turn to Linux or throw perfectly-good computers away?

Intel's Fab 52 and Fab 62 in Arizona are getting ready to produce chips on 1.8nm-class process technology.

AMD VP and GM David McAfee called the demand for RX 9070 and 9070 XT GPUs "unprecedented" on a podcast appearance with Hot Hardware this week.

Xbox announces its new "Copilot for Gaming" AI assistant, which will seek to help gamers in real-time with all manner of gaming needs.

Microsoft will enabled neural shading and cooperative vectors in a DirectX preview this April. This will allow for better use of AI features mixed with shaders in games, and while it may be exclusive to Nvidia at first, we expect AMD and Intel GPUs to add support later.

AMD published DeepSeek R1 benchmarks of its W7900 and W7800 Pro series 48GB GPUs, massively outperforming the 24GB RTX 4090.

Newegg is taking pre-orders for Asus' flagship-grade ROG Crosshair X870E Apex motherboard, designed for extreme overclocking.

Reddit user u/GoatWithAGun updated the BIOS of their old BioStar A320MH motherboard, and it's now taken over 24 hours (and counting) to finish the process.

Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9700 XT graphics cards that are supposed to be sold at MSRP sell at prices that are 12%-22% higher in the U.S. And that's assuming you can even find cards in stock.

A new lending program that uses a borrower's IPv4 addresses as collateral has launched.

Glossyio has created a Raspberry Pi-powered traffic monitor that uses AI to monitor traffic and look for statistics around specific travelers like cyclists and pedestrians.

ViewSonic delivers tremendous performance at a low price with its XG2536. It's a 25-inch FHD IPS gaming monitor with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and HDR10. It's incredibly fast and delivers solid value too.

Cursor AI refuses to generate codes larger than 800 lines of code.

Researchers at the QIA have developed the world's first hardware-independent quantum-network operating system, supporting applications written with high-level code.

The action follows charges against three men for smuggling Nvidia chips and defrauding companies like Dell and Super Micro.

Sources say that Asus and Microsoft are working together to build the first Xbox handheld gaming console for launch later this year.

In advance of next week's GTC and GDC trade shows, Nvidia discussed Blackwell availability, where it specifically stated that it has shipped twice as many Blackwell GPUs in the first five weeks as it did Ada GPUs for the first five weeks in 2022 - but that's effectively comparing only the RTX 4090 against four RTX 50-series GPUs launched this year.

Mysterious GeForce RTX 5060 12 GB emerges as GeForce RTX 5060-series graphics cards get listed in China.