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Windows updates might finally be getting better — Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update to boost security
Microsoft is planning on removing unwanted/legacy drivers from its Windows update catalog to boost the security of its Windows user base. The first phase of this cleanup will encompass older legacy drivers that already have newer replacements in Microsoft's database.
Gaming Peripheral Apps, Ranked From Worst to Worst
Buggy, bloated, and broken PC gaming peripheral software makes me want to buy a console.
These seven under-$50 tools make my tech life a lot easier
From spudgers to SSD cloners to a charger that you can always keep in your pocket, these seven tech tools make my life easier.
The unsung hero of my gaming PC setup: My $30 Power Tower of Destiny extension plug outlet
How messed up is your plug setup for your desk tech? Here's what I think of my solution.
Bambu Lab A1 Combo vs Prusa Research MK4S with MMU3: Battle of the Color Bed Slingers
Can the $549 Bambu Lab A1 Combo take on the $1,269 Prusa Research MK4S with MMU3? We put these two mighty bed slingers into the ring to find out which 3D printer comes out on top.
$200 GPU face-off: Nvidia RTX 3050, AMD RX 6600, and Intel Arc A750 duke it out at the bottom of the barrel
If you can't spend more than around $200 on a discrete GPU, you have three choices these days. We dug in to see if any of them are worth your hard-earned cash.
Even Nvidia's China-specific RTX 5090D falls victim to the infamous 16-pin melting issue
Two GeForce RTX 5090D owners share their unfortunate experience with the 16-pin power connector meltdowns.
Scam RTX 5090 bought for $2,000 missing entire GPU chip — crooks lifted the GPU die and memory right off the board
Northwestrepair received a Zotac RTX 5090 from a customer featuring a missing GPU core and memory chips. The new card represents a new scam where criminals steal RTX 5090 GPU cores and memory modules, leaving customers with a dead graphics card.
I've spent 15 years burning my hands so you don't have to — these are my 21 hottest soldering iron tips
We have the hottest soldering iron tips for you. Learn how to master this essential maker skill as we reveal the secrets of how we solder.
3D printed structures 10 times thinner than a human hair — 'extremely intense' laser pulses bring 3D printing closer to Ant-Man's Quantum Realm
A team of scientists has managed to 3D print microscopic structures that are designed to dampen sounds for specific frequencies.
Trump and TSMC pitched $1 trillion AI complex — SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son wants to turn Arizona into the next Shenzhen
Masayoshi Son is planning a $1 trillion AI and robotics industrial hub in Arizona, called Project Crystal Land, and is seeking support from TSMC, Samsung, and the U.S. government.
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF price slashed for the second time in two months — new lowest-ever price is now 40% cheaper than launch
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF just got another price cut, and is now just $229.
How AMD’s partnership with Microsoft could help Team Red stay competitive against Nvidia
AMD gets gaming deal boon after gaming revenues fall
White House crypto and AI adviser warns China catching up to the U.S. — 'Before DeepSeek, people thought that Chinese AI models were years behind and we realized that they are only months behind
White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks shared his concerns over Chinese chipmakers getting too close to U.S. tech capabilities for comfort. Sacks estimates Huawei's growth has been helped by overly strict computer hardware export rules, making international customers less likely to buy American.
This Language AI company says it can now translate the entire internet in just 18 days — 194-day task slashed by deployment of Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200
Language AI company DeepL says that thanks to Nvidia's DGX SuiperPOD with DGX GB200, it can now translate the entire internet in just 18 days.
Nvidia products could be made using humanoid robots for the first time ever — company in talks with Foxconn to deploy them in Houston factory building GB300 AI servers
Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Foxconn over plans to deploy humanoid robots in a Houston factory building GB300 chips.
AMD teases custom chip roadmap following next-gen Xbox partnership announcement with Microsoft — company says it will create a full roadmap of gaming-optimized chips powered by Ryzen and Radeon
AMD announces future gaming-focused chip roadmap that will go beyond its existing partnerships with Microsoft and Sony.
AMD leaks new entry-level Ryzen 5 9600X3D CPU — new gaming-optimized 3D V-Cache chip expected before the end of the year
AMD has confirmed the existence of several upcoming processors, including a new entry-level Ryzen 5 9600X3D desktop CPU featuring its popular gaming-optimized 3D V-Cache technology.
Windows 11 24H2 updates are still failing on Western Digital's SN770, despite the fact that a fix came out 8 months ago — here's what to do if you're stuck
Microsoft is blocking Windows 11 version 24H2 on systems with WD Black SN770 SSDs due to a firmware issue, yet offers no clear guidance to users despite a firmware fix having been available since October 2024.
ASRock preps Radeon RX AI Pro R9700 Creator for AI and workstation users — blower card packs massive 32GB of GDDR6 memory, adopts 16-pin connector
ASRock has launched the Radeon RX AI Pro R9700 Creator graphics card for the AI and workstation markets.
Huawei's brute force AI tactic seems to be working — CloudMatrix 384 claimed to outperform Nvidia processors running DeepSeek R1
A new report says that Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 outperforms Nvidia processors running DeepSeek R1, which is to be expected given the energy use involved.
The Intel Core i5-14600K is a whopping 39% off and comes with a free 1TB SSD for good measure, for a limited time
The Intel Core i5-14600K CPU is currently available at Newegg for $189 and comes with a free 1TB TeamGroup CX2 SATA III SSD.
Asus' costly AMOLED liquid cooler suffers from cooling degradation — company offers replacements for affected units
Asus is offering replacements for the brand's ROG Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB liquid cooler due to a factory defect that could affect cooling performance.
Less than half price! Grab 52% off 1KG of MatterHackers Pro Series resin for 3D printing
Stock up on some quality resin for your 3D prints
16 billion accounts exposed in one of the largest data breaches in history — enormous data haul holds two accounts for every human alive
A collection of entirely new data leak datasets has been uncovered by security researchers, exposing 16 billion new records to the public. The data was sourced from around the world, with breaches on this scale easily contributing to massive future attacks.
Chinese manufacturers of Bitcoin mining rigs are moving production to the U.S. to sidestep tariffs and sanctions — 'This goes beyond tariffs — it’s a strategic pivot toward ‘po
The three biggest mining rig manufacturers have started to or are exploring building local manufacturing facilities.
Nvidia goes nuclear — company joins Bill Gates in backing TerraPower, a company building nuclear reactors for powering data centers
Nvidia is investing in nuclear power to ensure that it will have enough power for its data centers in the future.
Maker of world's largest AI chips was hit by a crypto scam — Cerebras confirms coin launched in its name is fake, X account retaken after being compromised by hackers [Updated]
Cerebras, maker of the world's largest AI chips, has had its X account compromized by a crypto scam, which also involves the launch of a fraudulent coin.
The Crucial P510 2TB SSD Review: A budget PCIe 5.0 SSD that's good but not great
The Crucial P510 is a budget PCIe 5.0 SSD designed to bring more bandwidth than last-generation drives while being power-efficient and more affordable than the newest high-end drives. It mostly achieves these goals.
Somebody turned a Nintendo Switch into the world's slowest iPhone, and the results were a disaster — boasts 20-minute boot times, kernel panics, and no working apps
A tinkerer managed to boot Apple iOS on the Nintendo Switch
Grab one of these 4TB SSDs for 5 cents per gigabyte – 8TB models start as low as 7 cents per GB
Roomy 4TB SSDs cost a lot less than they used to, and even some 8TB models are approaching affordability.
One of the most unique PC cases you can buy just hit its lowest-ever price — Montech's leather-bound Heritage Pro Micro ATX PC even comes with a handle for portability
Adding some class and a unique aesthetic to your micro ATX build, Montech's Heritage Pro micro ATX case is reduced in price at Scan Computers.
Lucky PC builder pays just $146 for 2TB 990 Evo Plus SSD, receives 9 — Amazon blunder so unbelievable some people think it's a marketing conspiracy
After an Amazon shopper strikes it lucky by receiving nine 2TB SSDs instead of one, it doesn't take long for conspiracy theorists to come to the fore.
Apple explores using generative AI to design its chips — executive says 'it can be a huge productivity boost'
Apple Vice President for Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji says AI in EDA tools could allow it to do 'more design work in less time'.
Nvidia keeping prized NVLink tech closely guarded — companies warn restrictions could hamper deployment of some solutions
Nvidia's NVLink Fusion program has drawn interest from the industry aiming to build custom CPUs and accelerators for its ecosystem, but the initiative remains tightly controlled by the green company, which may limit its success.
Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC
I attempted to experience Linux firsthand in the most awkward way possible - using a handheld gaming PC.
Measuring 'fake' frames — Steam beta in-game overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation and reports both framegen and native frame rates
Valve is making Steam's overlay more functional: the Steam Client Beta includes the ability to monitor AI-generated and native frame rates simultaneously in games where DLSS/FSR frame generation might be used.
Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is rapidly burning through cash - spending $1 billion a month and projecting $13 billion in losses for 2025 - as it races to build massive AI infrastructure and catch up with rivals.
Xreal One Pro Review: Segment-leading AR glasses with 6DoF support — but high price limits appeal
Xreal's One Pro brings 6DoF tracking with the Eye accessory.
Enthusiast hacks FSR 4 onto RX 7000 series GPU without official AMD support, returns better quality but slightly lower fps than FSR 3.1
A Reddit user used FP8 emulation and DLL injection techniques to run AMD's latest upscaling tech on unsupported hardware.
Malaysia investigates Chinese use of Nvidia-powered servers in the country — trade minister verifying reports of possible regulation breach following reports of smuggled hard drives and server r
Malaysia's trade ministry is investigating whether a Chinese firm's use of Nvidia-equipped servers in a local data center violates domestic laws.
Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing — includes planned expansions to Texas, Utah fabs
Texas Instruments follows the semiconductor industry in announcing its new investments in expanding U.S. facilities, though we already knew about most of the projects.
Store all the things for less with this $10-per-terabyte deal on Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda hard drive
Seagate's 24TB BarraCuda Compute HDD is $10 per Terabyte in this Newegg Deal
Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density
Imec has introduced a more manufacturable version of its forksheet transistor, named the outer wall forksheet, intended to extend gate-all-around (GAA) technology through the A10 node and serve as a stepping stone toward future CFET designs.
MIT researchers crack 3D printing with glass — new technique enables inorganic composite glass printed at low temperatures
Researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have successfully 3D printed using a special type of glass-based filament they developed.
After 10 years, we're past peak RGB — but don't celebrate yet, stealth PC purists
It's hard to say when RGB lighting in PCs, components, and peripherals hit its peak. But after a decade of RGB everything, it's nice to see lights in fewer cases, components, and peripherals.
Expert asserts Mario Kart World is a 'fake HDR' Nintendo Switch 2 title — ‘Mario Kart World reveals that even the highest caliber of developers aren’t taking HDR seriously’
Mario Kart World appears to have been developed using 'an SDR-first content pipeline with a last-minute HDR tonemap.'
$1.4 million worth of Switch 2 consoles stolen from semi-truck — 2,800 consoles were en route from Nintendo of America HQ to a GameStop store in Texas
A $1.4-million Nintendo Switch 2 shipment has been stolen off the back of a semi-truck.
VRAM-friendly neural texture compression inches closer to reality — enthusiast shows massive compression benefits with Nvidia and Intel demos
AI texture decompression promises better image quality, lower resource usage
Nvidia planning new RTX 5090 'DD' variant for China — 24GB card with tweaked GPU latest attempt to comply with strict export restrictions
Following the alleged ban of the RTX 5090D in China, Nvidia is reportedly preparing a further cut-down alternative, dubbed the RTX 5090DD.
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