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Updated 2025-08-28 20:15
AMD Strix Halo-powered gaming handheld reveals desktop-like GPU performance — Ryzen AI Max+ 395 was a hairline from the RTX 4060
Chinese creators have gotten their hands on GPD's latest handhelds and showcased their capabilities.
Take home a Core 5, RTX 4050 gaming laptop for $892 — the Asus TUF Gaming F16 laptop is great for budget gamers
This edition of the Asus TUF Gaming F16 laptop is available at Amazon for just $892, one of its lowest prices to date, according to data from CamelCamelCamel.
Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand — Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasn’t enough
A leading mobile device insurance and service network has initiated insolvency proceedings in the wake of a cyberattack. Selling properties and cutting staff numbers wasn't enough to save the business.
Alienware 16 Aurora review: Long on endurance, short on performance
The Alienware 16 Aurora is thin and long-lasting, but it's not a powerful gaming laptop.
Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support
Battlefield 6 is taking advantage of EA's Javelin anti-cheat system, which enforced Secure Boot and is classified as a kernel-level AC, potentially killing Linux and Steam Deck support before the game launches.
I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users
More Windows, less pane
MSI will add its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more QD-OLED gaming monitors this month
MSI is allegedly rolling out its homemade EOTF Boost feature to more QD-OLED models this month. The new technology improves HDR performance of supported MSI monitors, offering higher average brightness compared to HDR 1000.
SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorporates a Stream Deck, Mini-ITX components
SignalRGB is giving away a toaster PC that houses a full-blown Mini-ITX gaming PC. You could win the toaster PC, along with a Thunderbolt 4 dock.
Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton
Three senior Intel Foundry executives are retiring as part of a major leadership reshuffle amid restructuring and uncertainty over the 14A process.
Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock
Nintendo said that it needs to increase the prices of the original Switch 1 consoles due to "market conditions."
Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year
Meant for budget student laptops, the OS will no longer receive updates or support
Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion
Lagging behind leading tech firms in artificial intelligence, Apple is ramping up internal efforts and actively pursuing acquisitions to accelerate its AI development, but at the same time keeping CapEx modest compared to peers like Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming chip champ drops to $449 at Amazon — $29 off its MSRP
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is $449 at Amazon - a tasty $29 cheaper than its MSRP
SK hynix dethrones Samsung to become world's top-selling memory maker for the first time — success mostly attributed to its HBM3 dominance for Nvidia's AI GPUs
SK hynix has overtaken Samsung as the world's top memory maker in Q2 2025, driven by surging HBM demand from AI accelerators. With over 60% HBM market share and record profits, Hynix signals a shift from commodity DRAM to advanced, AI-optimized memory leadership.
3D printing in space passes industry testing milestone for fabrication of spacecraft and associated equipment — promising future for zero gravity 3D printing
Horizon Microtechnologies has passed outgassing standard tests that bring us one step closer to using 3D printing components in space travel.
Dell's back-to-school sale takes $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor
Save $350 off the price of Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor in Dell's back-to-school sale
XeSS SDK 2.1 release opens up Intel's framegen tech to compatible AMD and Nvidia GPUs — Xe Low Latency also goes cross-platform if framegen is enabled
Intel's new XeSS 2.1 SDK expands support to Nvidia and AMD GPUs, unlocking frame generation and low-latency rendering across Shader Model 6.4-compatible cards.
xTool M1 Ultra Review: Four in One Crafting Machine
The Swiss Army Knife of laser cutters, the xTool M1 Ultra burns, cuts, draws, and prints with ink.
Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't work on Steam Deck, though
You can run BF6 on an eight-year-old CPU and six-year-old GPU but Steam Deck is left out of the fight
MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released — new testing toolkit sports a GUI, covers more models and tasks, and supports more hardware acceleration paths
MLPerf Client 1.0 has just been released with some big improvements over the prior version 0.6 benchmarking tool.
How to tweak your Windows 11 and Windows 10 setup with Winaero Tweaker — easily remove ads, tracking, AI copilot, and more
Grab your toolkit, we're going under the hood of Microsoft Windows with Winaero Tweaker and tweaking our setup to make it our own.
Microsoft follows Nvidia's lead, surpasses $4 trillion market capitalization on soaring demand for cloud services, multi-front AI endeavors
Microsoft reached a $4 trillion valuation on strong fiscal 2025 results, surging cloud and AI growth, deep ties with OpenAI, its own AI development, and rising demand ahead of Windows 10's end-of-support.
Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost
Intel has launched the Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F, two processors with silicon that seems to belong to the chipmaker's previous Alder / Raptor Lake lineup.
Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg
Back down to $229, Samsung's 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD hits that all-time low pricing threshold.
Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 from 2017 — also ditches Apple Silicon for an Intel laptop
Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug report involving DSC on his ASUS 5K monitor. His deliberate use of modest, open-friendly hardware subtly pushes back against AI hype and proprietary bloat.
AOC Q27G40XMN 27-inch Mini LED 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Tremendous color volume and brightness
AOC brings Mini LED tech to the value segment with its Q27G40XMN. It's a 27-inch VA QHD panel with 180 Hz and Adaptive-Sync. It delivers HDR peaks over 1,000 nits with a huge color gamut and precise video processing for a smooth gaming experience.
The best CPU for gaming, AMD's 9800X3D, hits an all-time low price of £399 at Amazon — The lowest price in the UK right now
The best price in the UK, AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 399 at Amazon - an all-time low.
Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 review: Bleeding-edge memory with bragging rights included
Adata's XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 is very fast on paper, but can it compete with other enthusiast memory kits on the market?
Samsung reportedly slashes HBM3 prices to woo Nvidia — cuts could put the heat on rivals SK hynix and Micron as company attempts to spur AI turnaround
Samsung is reportedly slashing HBM3E costs to win back Nvidia and challenge rivals SK hynix and Micron. A ZDNet Korea report reveals internal pricing changes and packaging tweaks as Samsung aims to make its AI memory more competitive in a high-stakes battle for dominance in the AI hardware space.
Nvidia confirms end of Game Ready driver support for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs — affected products will get optimized drivers through October 2025
End of the line for a wide range of iconic graphics cards
China raises security concerns over Nvidia's H20 Chips — hardware may expose user data or hidden tracking functions
China has raised security concerns over Nvidia's H20 GPU shortly after a U.S. export ban was lifted, signaling potential political pushback against American hardware.
Future Games Show announces hosts for Gamescom showcase — 'Metal Gear Solid' and 'Resident Evil' actors to present
The Future Games Show has picked video game actors David Hayter and Maggie Robertson to host its showcase at Gamescom on August 20.
RDNA 4's Unreal Engine 4 ray-tracing stutters may not be AMD-specific
A YouTuber has discovered that AMD's RDNA 4 ray-tracing stutter problems in Unreal Engine 4 games goes deeper than expected. Intel Arc GPUs also suffer from the same stuttering problems, suggesting it is an engine issue rather than a driver problem.
Researchers find automated financial traders will collude with each other through a combination of 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial stupidity'
Researchers at Wharton and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have a working paper detailing the ways automated tools that rely on reinforcement learning can end up colluding with each other.
Meta's Zuckerberg outlines vision for 'personal superintelligence' in a letter — says that, unlike rivals, his approach isn't about automating everything
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlines his vision for personal superintelligence" just ahead of the company's Q2 earnings. With billions poured into AI hires and hardware partnerships, Meta's new direction hints at a future shaped by open-source models and personalized AI infrastructure.
Acer's 32-inch 4K monitor drops to just $189 — 37% off this VA screen for back to school and basic gaming
A deal that seems too good to be true. Acer's 32-inch EK321QK 4K gaming monitor is just $189.99.
Apple's M4 MacBook Pro hits record low — get $300 off the ultimate back-to-school companion
Get an M4 MacBook Pro for the lowest price it has ever been at Amazon.
Chinese CPUs are closing the gap on AMD — next-gen Zhaoxin chips feature 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes
Zhaoxin has announced the new KaiXian KX-7000N and Kaisheng KH-50000 processors at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025.
HPE gets approval for $14B acquisition of Juniper, to defend AI networking edge against China's Huawei — White House stepped in after agencies flagged national security concerns
U.S. intelligence reportedly pushed the DOJ to approve HPE's $14B Juniper acquisition, viewing it as a strategic move against Huawei. Despite internal DOJ tension, the merger seeks to strengthen US networking capabilities amid rising tech competition with China.
Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s — 245 TB SSD also coming for those who need capacity more than cutting-edge speed
Micron launched the 9650 SSD with PCIe 6.0 and 5.5M IOPS for AI workloads, and unveiled the 6600 ION series with up to 245TB for high-density, energy-efficient storage.
Asus ROG G700 review: Premium performance at a sensible price
The Asus ROG G700 is a solid entry for value-minded gamers, offering excellent performance and well-rounded features.
Nvidia's upcoming ARM-based N1X SoC leaks again, this time on FurMark — modest benchmark score indicates early engineering sample but confirms Windows evaluation
NVIDIA's N1X SoC has surfaced in FurMark, revealing RTX 2060-tier performance despite packing 6,144 CUDA cores-more than an RTX 5070. Running under Windows 11 with new 590.22 drivers, the chip appears to be in validation.
Power usage in Wyoming AI data center could eclipse consumption of the state's human residents by 5x — tenant of colossal investment remains a mystery
Plans are afoot to create a massive new data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with power demands many multiples of the state's population.
EU fab tool makers get reprieve in EU-U.S. tariffs deal — ASML and others to be exempted from 15% duty
A new U.S.-EU trade deal exempts semiconductor equipment from tariffs, avoiding steep cost hikes for American chipmakers and protecting the competitiveness of U.S. fabs.
Nvidia-backed startup invents Ethernet memory pool to help power AI — claims it can add up to 18TB of DDR5 capacity for large-scale inference workloads and reduce per-token generation costs by u
Enfabrica is piloting its Emfasys Ethernet-connected DDR5 memory pool that adds up to 18TB of CXL-attached memory to any AI server to ease memory bottlenecks in large-scale inference workloads.
FBI seizes $2.4 million in Bitcoin from member of recently ascendant Chaos ransomware group
The FBI in Dallas, Texas, has seized 20 Bitcoins from a member of the Chaos Ransomware gang, amounting to almost $2.4 million in value.
V-Color announces 2TB RDIMM kits for Threadripper Pro 9000 — 256GB modules promise stability at absurdly high RAM capacities
V-Color has announced its newest line of OC RDIMMs purpose-built for the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Pro line, reaching up to 256GB on a single RDIMM. In some Pro motherboards, these kits are rated for up to 2TB total installed capacity.
AMD's Zen 5 gets down to business with new Ryzen Pro 9000 CPUs, according to leak — next-gen enterprise chips to predictably feature up to 12 Zen 5 cores, 65W TDPs
A hardware leaker has shared the alleged specifications for AMD's upcoming Ryzen Pro 9000-series processors, designed for business users.
AMD X3D CPUs get big discounts — 7800X3D returns to Prime Day price, 9950X3D even cheaper than Prime Day lows
There are two great deals on some of AMD's best gaming chips right now.
EU plans $30 billion investment in gigawatt AI data centers — multiple sites to host 100,000 AI GPUs each as bloc plays catch-up to US and China
The European Union is launching a $30 billion initiative to build a network of gigawatt-class AI data centers across 16 member states in a bid to catch up with the U.S. and China, though concerns remain over power supply, unclear specifications, and long-term business viability.
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