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Flabbergasted GPU repair wizard highlights dangers of liquid metal after leak kills entire RTX 5070 Ti — user-applied TIM spread to every crevice of the PCB, physically cracking and shorting out the core

Flabbergasted GPU repair wizard highlights dangers...

3 weeks ago 27

MSI plans 30% gaming product price hike as memory and GPU shortages bite — 'This year is the most severe year since the company was founded'

MSI plans 30% gaming product price hike as memory ...

3 weeks ago 25

Save over $100 on this feature-rich Asus AM5 motherboard with Wi-Fi 7, USB4 & DDR5-8000 support — TUF Gaming X870-Plus is on sale for just $170

Save over $100 on this feature-rich Asus AM5 mothe...

3 weeks ago 39

Sony's new InZone H9 2 headset leaves its predecessor in the dust — it isn’t cheap, but the audio quality is near perfect

Sony's new InZone H9 2 headset leaves its predeces...

3 weeks ago 50

Facial recognition is jailing the wrong people, but police keep using it anyway — Tennessee grandmother latest victim of AI-driven misidentification

Facial recognition is jailing the wrong people, bu...

3 weeks ago 40

Microsoft’s ‘unhackable’ Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss' — the 2013 console finally fell to voltage glitching, allowing the loading of unsigned code at every level

Microsoft’s ‘unhackable’ Xbox One has been hacked ...

3 weeks ago 41

AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 GPUs might improve dual-issue execution & use shader units more efficiently — LLVM patch adds new FMA instruction to ease compiling

AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 GPUs might improve dual-issu...

3 weeks ago 34

Testing AMD FSR 4.1: Sharper Images, But DLSS Still Leads

Testing AMD FSR 4.1: Sharper Images, But DLSS Stil...

3 weeks ago 27

ASML workers still in the dark seven weeks after 1,700 management cuts announced — cuts represent 4% of its global workforce

ASML workers still in the dark seven weeks after 1...

3 weeks ago 29

385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated

385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient h...

3 weeks ago 29

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if yo...

3 weeks ago 21

Chinese GPU-maker Lisuan flaunts new design details for its LX 7G100 gaming card, also updates LX GPU product pages with server and workstation specs

Chinese GPU-maker Lisuan flaunts new design detail...

3 weeks ago 21

Apple's MacBook Neo modded to a 1 TB SSD, breaking the firm's 512 GB barrier — base 256 GB model gets modded in expert NAND swap surgery

Apple's MacBook Neo modded to a 1 TB SSD, breaking...

3 weeks ago 33

Elon Musk says his chipmaking 'Terafab Project' venture will launch in seven days — Musk's latest moonshot multi-billion project launches on a Saturday

Elon Musk says his chipmaking 'Terafab Project' ve...

3 weeks ago 24

ASRock launches new Frankensteined motherboard with one DDR4 slot and two DDR5 slots — Intel board signals the RAM apocalypse is truly nigh

ASRock launches new Frankensteined motherboard wit...

3 weeks ago 22

I admire Logitech’s attempt to revolutionize the gaming mouse — but I’m not quite sold on its haptics just yet

I admire Logitech’s attempt to revolutionize the g...

3 weeks ago 17

Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' project was real — 1996-era plans revealed by engineer for the first time

Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' proj...

3 weeks ago 28

Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface of a LaserDisc, discovers Techtuber — a 12-inch vinyl-like disc that stores SD analog video

Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surfa...

3 weeks ago 27

‘Clean-room reimplementation’ of DR-DOS hits early beta, modernizing the operating system 38 years after its debut — runs Doom, Warcraft, SimCity, and other period-appropriate titles

‘Clean-room reimplementation’ of DR-DOS hits early...

3 weeks ago 27

40-year-old Arcade classic shoot ‘em up Gradius gets pure ASCII PC remake — you can even save your gaming screenshots as .TXT files

40-year-old Arcade classic shoot ‘em up Gradius ge...

3 weeks ago 22

I tested the tiny Russell Hobbs coffee maker that uses grounds or Nespresso pods — but I discovered one infuriating drawback

I tested the tiny Russell Hobbs coffee maker that ...

3 weeks ago 32

AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its historic low again — Ryzen 7 9800X3D offers unmatched value for gamers at $429

AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its...

3 weeks ago 34

Shopper scores $1,000 in PC hardware for just $86 in a shocking pricing glitch — Newegg shrugs off massive loss and responds with a thumbs-up emoji

Shopper scores $1,000 in PC hardware for just $86 ...

3 weeks ago 38

The RedMagic 11 Air is no looker, but you won't find better gaming performance for the money

The RedMagic 11 Air is no looker, but you won't fi...

3 weeks ago 32

Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos and VS Code — Glassworm attack uses blockchain to steal tokens, credentials, and secrets

Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos ...

3 weeks ago 40

Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming

Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion f...

3 weeks ago 22

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard review: Sharpening the Tomahawk’s blade

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard revi...

3 weeks ago 30

US gov't revokes controversial AI hardware export rule that would mandate investments from foreign companies — new export rules are still in the works, though

US gov't revokes controversial AI hardware export ...

3 weeks ago 30

Chocolate 3D printer startup Cocoa Press levels up with former Prusa executive

Chocolate 3D printer startup Cocoa Press levels up...

3 weeks ago 26

Noctua teases upcoming PC case with brown color scheme and bundled fans — appears to be Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition with NF-A14x25 G2 fans

Noctua teases upcoming PC case with brown color sc...

3 weeks ago 27

Chip material prices double as Middle East conflict compounds China's existing gallium export ban — wide range of materials for chipmaking skyrocket as supply constricts

Chip material prices double as Middle East conflic...

3 weeks ago 18

Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking water pipes using existing infrastructure, prevented loss of 2 million liters a day over three months — Lightsonic tech detects underground vibrations, machine learning isolates the source

Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking...

3 weeks ago 22

DoJ dismantles botnet made of 360,000 infected routers and IOT devices spread across 163 countries that ran for 16 years — SocksEscort proxy network eliminated in joint operation with Europol

DoJ dismantles botnet made of 360,000 infected rou...

3 weeks ago 31

CPU fraud scandal erupts as another Chinese laptop busted with a fake chip — second device sporting a disguised Ryzen 5500U uncovered after vendor threatens legal action

CPU fraud scandal erupts as another Chinese laptop...

3 weeks ago 29

Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextuples run time to 30 minutes with 64 batteries — uses three voltage regulators in parallel to achieve stability, runs computer for over 30 minutes on 64 AA cells

Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextupl...

3 weeks ago 27

Six-month rewritable DVD endurance test crowns winner with 1,000 rewrites, shows the best discs are no longer manufactured — six month of tests find TDK is a clear leader, Verbatim and Memorex didn’t do well

Six-month rewritable DVD endurance test crowns win...

3 weeks ago 28

US and Gulf states race for Ukrainian interceptor drones, 3D printed model costs $1,000 apiece — Shahed-136 kamikaze drone threat spurs rush for interceptors

US and Gulf states race for Ukrainian interceptor ...

3 weeks ago 31

How to Make a Killing is a rare misfire for A24 — a serial killer story should not be this boring

How to Make a Killing is a rare misfire for A24 — ...

3 weeks ago 29

Windows 11 is getting support for 1,000 Hz+ monitors soon as part of Insider builds — Microsoft has reportedly increased the refresh rate limit to 5,000 Hz

Windows 11 is getting support for 1,000 Hz+ monito...

3 weeks ago 42

Google Pixel 10A review: Just buy the 9A

Google Pixel 10A review: Just buy the 9A

3 weeks ago 30

Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck — Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom & more set sights on building PHY to break through the limitations of copper

Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect a...

3 weeks ago 36

Nvidia claims 1 million times better path tracing performance is coming in future gaming GPUs — says current GPUs are already 10,000x faster than Pascal

Nvidia claims 1 million times better path tracing ...

3 weeks ago 35

D-Link D501 review: This 5G travel router made me wish for better local 5G connectivity, because without it, this is an expensive LTE dongle

D-Link D501 review: This 5G travel router made me ...

3 weeks ago 37

The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages — and with no timeline for re-opening, supply chains face significant challenges

The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact ...

3 weeks ago 44

ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld to get Auto Super Resolution boost in April — Microsoft touts 30% performance boost thanks to AI-powered image upscaling

ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld to get Auto Super ...

3 weeks ago 34

Grab a new Elegoo 3D printer for as little as $154 in this massive Spring sale — save up to 31% on top-rated FDM and resin models before the stock runs out

Grab a new Elegoo 3D printer for as little as $154...

3 weeks ago 32

The Madison review — Taylor Sheridan's emotional standalone series gets everything right that Marshals: A Yellowstone Story is getting wrong

The Madison review — Taylor Sheridan's emotional s...

3 weeks ago 24

Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning on the go

Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning...

3 weeks ago 28

Iran conflict delays Meta’s 2Africa undersea cable project — cable layer declares force majeure, says it can no longer safely operate in the Persian Gulf

Iran conflict delays Meta’s 2Africa undersea cable...

3 weeks ago 23

China's ByteDance to access 36,000 Blackwell GPU cluster through Malaysia cloud operator — Nvidia confirms no objections, deal is in line with US export controls

China's ByteDance to access 36,000 Blackwell GPU c...

3 weeks ago 21