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Updated 2024-11-24 09:30
TSMC mentions 1.4nm process tech for the first time, says 2nm remains on track
TSMC says 2nm mass production is on track for 2025 and mentions its successor, 1.4nm-class tech, for the first time.
Valve recommends users not huff Steam Deck exhaust vents for TikTok views
Valve responds to support forum post asking whether it's a good idea to sniff exhaust fumes from the Steam Deck's vents.
Redditor creates RTX 4090: Noctua Edition with 3D-printed shroud and Noctua NF-A9 fans
A Reddit user shows off DIY RTX 4090: Noctua Edition with custom, 3D-printed shroud housing three Noctua NF-A9 92mm fans.
Crucial's 2TB X9 portable SSD drops to a new low of $99
The choice between a flash drive, HDD, or SSD depends on several factors: speed, size, and, importantly, price!
Linux patch drops support for 17-year-old Intel 'Carillo Ranch' motherboards because they don't seem to exist
Linux patch removes 17-year-old drivers for Intel's Carillo Ranch motherboards - which seem to have never come to market.
Enthusiast builds PC with 1200 watts of RGB lighting, includes dual 360mm liquid coolers just for the LED lights — pumps out eye-searing 100,000 lumens
The PC has twelve 100-watt LEDs cooled by two 360mm radiators and is said to have 100,000 lumens.
Oil leaks and fan bearing noise force voluntary product recall for Enermax Revolution D.F. 2 and D.F. X power supplies
Enermax noticed some of the fans used in the Revolution D.F. 2 and D.F. X series are leaking oil and hence doing a voluntary recall to be replaced with better fan bearings
Tachyum, long on wild performance claims and short on actual silicon, delays the Prodigy Universal processor yet again to the second half of 2024 — meme chip reeks of vaporware
Tachyum delays its universal processor for everything by a year, moving second-generation Prodigy even further out on the roadmap.
Jiushark JF13K Diamond Mini Review: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
The JF13K Diamond Mini has a unique form factor, but it's not much of an improvement over its predecessor.
Researchers demo 'Thought-to-Text' AI system that doesn't use invasive, permanent, and surgically-implanted devices like Elon's Neuralink
The University of Technology Sydney demonstrated an AI system that translates brainwaves to text using removable headgear with sensors, showing a potential widespread use of this technology in multiple fields
AMD says overclocking blows a hidden fuse on Ryzen Threadripper 7000 to show if you've overclocked the chip, but it doesn't automatically void your CPU's warranty
AMD explains the hidden fuses behind Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors and how it will handle warranty claims.
The only Chinese chipmaker with an x86 license releases surprisingly modern new chips made with a mystery process node — Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU launches with eight cores, 3.7GHz clocks, PCIe 4.0, a
One of China's premier CPU designers, Zhaoxin, has finally launched its next-generation KX-7000 chip for PCs, boasting big improvements.
Chinese SpinQ ships "undisclosed" superconducting Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) to the Middle East market, units are fully domestically manufactured
A Chinese company specializing in quantum computing technologies, SpinQ, claims to have become the first Chinese company to ship quantum processing technologies outside of mainland China. Based on superconducting qubits, SpinQ's "Shaowei" Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) won't break quantum volume records anytime soon, but it should provide a way for otherwise-impeded global players to start tinkering with quantum processing.
Save $30 on a New Gigabyte Z790 Motherboard
Save $30 on the Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X AX motherboard, which is on sale for $199 at Amazon.
Meteor Lake: The Heart of the AI PC
Meteor Lake: The Heart of the AI PC
Chinese memory manufacturer seeks to raise $19.5 billion valuation in funding, postpones IPO to a later date
Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT is reportedly seeking to raise money from investors for a $19.5 billion valuation, and postponing a previously planned IPO to a later date
E3 is dead, again — troubled trade show stuttered at end of 28 year run
E3 is officially dead, as the ESA President confirms the permanent end of the trade show after years of steady decline. Thus ended a 28 year run, two years ago.
The Z790 motherboards and AIO coolers to build your next dream PC around
ASUS Z790 motherboards and AIO coolers have all you need to prepare for the new generation of Intel CPUs and build your dream gaming rig.
YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix
A developer found YouTube changes the quality and resolution options for 'aarch64' Arm-based systems under Linux, and changing the user agent string to indicate an underlying Intel CPU delivered better video quality defaults and unlocked 4K playback on Apple systems with Arm-based architectures.
Nvidia releases Game Ready driver for The Finals, a new game made by ex-Battlefield devs that has exploded in popularity
Nvidia releases a new Game Ready driver for several new titles including The Finals, a new FPS shooter made by ex-Battlefield developers that features fully destructible buildings. It's currently the sixth most popular game on Steam, with over 200K concurrent players.
US government doles out paltry $35 million of the $52 billion CHIPS Act, warns of possible delays in Intel and TSMC fab buildouts
The U.S. government has begun doling out portions of the $52 billion CHIPS Act, beginning with just $35 million to BAE Systems. It also warns of possible delays in Intel and TSMC fab buildouts.
New third-party OC panel allows on-the-fly tweaking, monitoring and diagnostics for OC-capable Asus ROG motherboards
Elmor Labs takes advantage of Asus ROG's OC Panel header by providing an updated, cleaner version of its OC Panel for live monitoring and easy manual tweaking during extreme overclocking sessions.
Steam Deck OLED now supports HDR Remote Play from PS5, unlike PlayStation Portal
Updates to Chiaki4Deck, an open-source client for PlayStation Remote Play, allow for the Steam Deck OLED to provide an even better experience than Sony's official dedicated Remote Play handheld. Extra setup is required, though.
Google Fiber's $250 a month ultra-fast 20 Gbps internet tier hits early access, includes Wi-Fi 7 router
Google Fiber 20 Gbps plus Wi-Fi 7 router bundle has become available for early access at $250, with installations starting in Q1 2024
This gaming laptop is a real Christmas cracker at only $899
If you're looking for a solid gaming laptop on a budget that offers a good mid-range gaming performance, then we have a great deal for you from Best Buy.
US Govt softens stance on Nvidia selling AI GPUs to China, working with company to better define sanctions limits
Nvidia is talking to the U.S. government about selling 'permissible GPUs' to Chinese entities.
Toshiba N300 18TB HDD review: This 'budget' NAS drive gets the job done
The Toshiba N300 sheds the 'Pro' suffix with theoretically lower pricing and tweaks to the firmware. It's designed for NAS use as well as anyone who wants plenty of storage, though the price per GB on the 18TB drive currently falls behind enterprise HDD offerings.
Evidence mounts that China has sanctions-defying 5nm tech — Huawei reportedly preps new AI processor built with Chinese fabs' N+2 node
Huawei's next-generation Ascend 910B AI accelerator purportedly uses SMIC's N+2 process technology.
China uses mysterious homegrown chips for new Exaflop-class supercomputer — Tianhe Xingyi promises doubled performance over previous record holder
China's Tianhe-3 could approach exascale performance level using domestic processors, report says.
Gigabyte's Wi-Fi 7 PCIe card preps your desktop for a faster wireless future
Gigabyte has unveiled a new Wi-Fi 7 card with a maximum bandwidth potential of up to 5.8Gb/s. The card is very compact, making it the wireless upgrade for new, big, old, or small systems.
Aurga Viewer is a $79 wireless dongle that can remote control any device, even a headless PC with no OS installed.
Aurga Viewer is a versatile wireless HDMI-enabled dongle that lets its device be controlled and seen by a synced device, allowing multiple use cases, as the dongle is software agnostic.
Dubious $4,349 audiophile network switch runs at slow 100 Mbps for 'lower operating noise' — Innuos Phoenix switch ignores reality
Innuos has released the PhoenixNET audiophile 3-port network switch, which runs at just 100 Mbps for 'lower operating noise' but is priced at $4,349.
Leaker says Sony expects PS5 Pro specs to surface this month, as dev kits make their way to game studios
A new report from a reliable hardware leaker states that Sony is expecting leakers to spill information on the new PS5 Pro's hardware specifications soon.
TCL intros dome-shaped monitors for simulator gaming, teases new X-Intelligence AI model for displays that 'exceeds ChatGPT 4'
TCL displayed monitors with new technology and aspect ratios, perhaps to see which one users would like to have
First AirJet-equipped mini PC tested, Zotac's new ZBox has an incredibly thin chassis with N300 CPU
AirJet fanless coolers have finally been tested in one of Zotac's mini PCs, and the results are impressive.
ChatGPT-4V user remade Google’s deceptive Gemini AI demo without editing cheats — ChatGPT outperforms Gemini AI in real-time work
YouTuber, artist, and maker Greg Technology has remade Google's Gemini AI hands-on demo using GPT-4V, and it is definitely in real-time.
Nvidia CEO Jensen is worth $42 billion but still eats street food at street markets and visits LAN parties during overseas trips, sheds signature leather jacket
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted eating Vietnam's street food and visiting a Hanoi LAN party this weekend, ahead of important business meetings on Monday.
HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.
We've tested over 20 different HDDs and ranked them in order of performance. Hard drives are more about capacity and price per GB these days, but it's also good to know where the various models stand in terms of raw throughput.
Gigabyte GS27FC 180 Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Surprisingly High Speed at a Surprisingly Low Price
Gigabyte's GS27FC packs high performance in a low-priced gaming monitor. With a 27-inch curved VA FHD panel, 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and HDR, it delivers a lot of fun for the money.
Microsoft Outlook power users unable to send emails if they have more than 500 subfolders in their primary email account
Microsoft recently said it's working on an issue affecting Microsoft Outlook users who can't send emails, but most users won't be impacted - Microsoft determined that this bug only affects users with more than 500 shared folders in the primary mailbox.
Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6
There are a lot of 'draft' Wi-Fi 7 devices around, but 'Wi-Fi 7 Certified' devices will only come to market sometime next year.
AI comes to massive gaming monitor to solve burn-in problems - Aorus CO49DQ 49-inch super ultrawide QD-OLED gaming screen
Gigabyte's Aorus CO49DQ is a super ultrawide QD-OLED curved monitor with all the nifty features and AI for burn-in prevention
South Korean chipmaking tool firms increase their sales into China, capitalizing on U.S. sanctions against the PRC
As the U.S., Netherlands, and Japan restrict sales of advanced fab tools to China, South Korea-based Nextin continues to supply Chinese companies with sophisticated inspection equipment.
New space-saving RAM sticks that jam up to 128GB of memory in a laptop get industry's stamp of approval - CAMM2 standard ratified by JEDEC
We will probably see laptops switching from traditional SO-DIMM memory to CAMM2 in the coming years, now that JEDEC made it official.
Company under CIA investigation for possibly allowing China access to U.S.-designed supercomputer decides to drop Huawei support, focus on U.S. tech only
G42, a company with an ExaFLOPS-scale stable of Cerebras-based hardware plans to phase out Huawei AI hardware.
Acer's liquid cooled GPU loser - custom GeForce RTX 4090 hotter and louder than air-cooled rivals
Acer's Predator Orion X prebuilt features a liquid cooled 4090 that doesn't require an external radiator, but it's not great.
Game-changing gifts: these sub-$100 PC upgrades improved my everyday life.
These components, peripherals and accessories will make you more comfortable and productive.
Cheap exotic AliXpress SSD coolers tested, some to destruction — fake heatpipes and sketchy 'graphene' deliver subpar results
Cheap exotic AliExpress SSD cooling products tested by pro overclocker Der8auer, with mixed results.
MSI MEG Z790 Godlike MAX Motherboard Review: the Apex of Features and Price
Priced around $1,200, this board gives you everything the platform offers in spades. This includes fast networking (Wi-Fi 7 and 10 GbE), seven M.2 sockets, flagship-class audio, and even a nifty external screen to help with monitoring and tweaking.
Google launches AI-powered notebook with in-house developed Gemini Pro and PaLM 2
The new experimental note-taking app 'NotebookLM' uses two of Google's AI tools for US users above the age of 18
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