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Amazon says bug caused select Echo Show devices to use tons of data — widgets caching large images caused gigabytes of internet usage

Amazon says bug caused select Echo Show devices to use tons of data — widgets caching large images c...

2 days ago 9

Nintendo Switch 2 mod adds over an hour of playtime with bigger 8,000mAh battery — unofficial replacement battery packs sell for as little as $40

Nintendo Switch 2 mod adds over an hour of playtime with bigger 8,000mAh battery — unofficial replac...

2 days ago 10

Rippling HCM review

Rippling HCM review

2 days ago 25

Netgear Orbi 370 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 hardware finally makes Orbi affordable

Netgear Orbi 370 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 hardware finally makes Orbi affordabl...

2 days ago 26

The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush

3 days ago 22

The OLED Burn-In Test: 18-Month Update

The OLED Burn-In Test: 18-Month Update

3 days ago 36

Prongs rock

Prongs rock

3 days ago 16

Intel Xeon chief architect leaves just 8 months after appointment — Ronak Singhal latest departure in ongoing shakeup

Intel Xeon chief architect leaves just 8 months after appointment — Ronak Singhal latest departure i...

3 days ago 24

Nvidia and Kioxia target 100 million IOPS SSD in 2027 — AI server drives aim to deliver 33 times more performance

Nvidia and Kioxia target 100 million IOPS SSD in 2027 — AI server drives aim to deliver 33 times mor...

3 days ago 22

MSI Afterburner developer adding 'triple channel voltage' support for future MSI RTX 50 graphics cards

MSI Afterburner developer adding 'triple channel voltage' support for future MSI RTX 50 graphics car...

3 days ago 12

You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC

You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC

3 days ago 18

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback — chipmaker inexplicably resurrects Comet Lake from five years ago with 'new' Core i5-110

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback — chipmaker inexplicably resurrects Comet Lake fr...

3 days ago 24

Lexar NM1090 Pro 4TB SSD Review: A 'Budget' High-End Drive

Lexar NM1090 Pro 4TB SSD Review: A 'Budget' High-End Drive

3 days ago 28

DOOM multiplayer tribute gets coded in 'pure SQL' and runs at 30FPS — made from just 150 lines of code in less than a month

DOOM multiplayer tribute gets coded in 'pure SQL' and runs at 30FPS — made from just 150 lines of co...

3 days ago 15

NHL 26 is one of the best sports games you can buy right now, but it’s brutal for beginners

NHL 26 is one of the best sports games you can buy right now, but it’s brutal for beginners

3 days ago 12

Top China silicon figure calls on country to stop using Nvidia GPUs for AI — says current AI development model could become 'lethal' if not addressed

Top China silicon figure calls on country to stop using Nvidia GPUs for AI — says current AI develop...

3 days ago 17

Windows 11 25H2 ISOs released after delays — upgrade switches on some features, now available for insiders

Windows 11 25H2 ISOs released after delays — upgrade switches on some features, now available for in...

3 days ago 18

Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables — closely monitoring '96 blacklisted China-linked boats' with 24-hour operations

Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables — closely monitoring '96 blacklisted Ch...

3 days ago 18

Researchers develop modified glue gun that can print bone — device 3D prints synthetic grafts directly onto patients’ living tissue during surgery

Researchers develop modified glue gun that can print bone — device 3D prints synthetic grafts direct...

3 days ago 10

OpenAI signs contract to buy $300 billion worth of Oracle computing power over the next five years — company needs 4.5 gigawatts of power, enough to power four million homes

OpenAI signs contract to buy $300 billion worth of Oracle computing power over the next five years —...

3 days ago 26

I had low expectations for Borderlands 4 – but it’s now one of my favorite games of the year

I had low expectations for Borderlands 4 – but it’s now one of my favorite games of the year

3 days ago 9

ASRock X870 Nova WiFi Motherboard Review: Lots of storage, not without sacrifice

ASRock X870 Nova WiFi Motherboard Review: Lots of storage, not without sacrifice

3 days ago 26

Nano11 compresses Windows 11 install footprint to as little as 2.8GB — 'extreme experimental script' is 3.5 times smaller than Tiny11 and comes with 'none of the fluff'

Nano11 compresses Windows 11 install footprint to as little as 2.8GB — 'extreme experimental script'...

4 days ago 12

DDoS scrubbing service ironic target of massive attack it was built to prevent — hit with 1.5 billion packets per second from more than 11,000 distributed networks

DDoS scrubbing service ironic target of massive attack it was built to prevent — hit with 1.5 billio...

4 days ago 11

Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests — iPhone 17 Pro chip packs 11-12% CPU performance bump, GPU performance up 37% over predecessor

Apple's A19 Pro beats Ryzen 9 9950X in single-thread Geekbench tests — iPhone 17 Pro chip packs 11-1...

4 days ago 16

Hyte warns Thicc Q80 Trio customers should uninstall AIO cooler immediately — company says it has identified coolant leakage issue caused by 'fragile internal component'

Hyte warns Thicc Q80 Trio customers should uninstall AIO cooler immediately — company says it has id...

4 days ago 33

China's chip champions ramp up production of AI accelerators at domestic fabs, but HBM and fab production capacity are towering bottlenecks

China's chip champions ramp up production of AI accelerators at domestic fabs, but HBM and fab produ...

4 days ago 32

I tested Creative's 2.1-channel soundbar – it's impressive for the money, and can be used with a TV or a computer

I tested Creative's 2.1-channel soundbar – it's impressive for the money, and can be used with a TV ...

4 days ago 18

U.S. places $11 million bounty on Ukrainian ransomware mastermind — Tymoshchuk allegedly stole $18 billion from large companies over 3 years

U.S. places $11 million bounty on Ukrainian ransomware mastermind — Tymoshchuk allegedly stole $18 b...

4 days ago 23

At 4,500 hours, MSI's OLED MPG 321URX is showing noticeable visual artifacts — intentional burn-in test shows the limits of monitor tech after 18 months of non-top use

At 4,500 hours, MSI's OLED MPG 321URX is showing noticeable visual artifacts — intentional burn-in t...

4 days ago 22

We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner

We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner

4 days ago 14

$142 upgrade kit and spare modules turn Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB to 48GB AI card — technician explains how Chinese factories turn gaming flagships into highly desirable AI GPUs

$142 upgrade kit and spare modules turn Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB to 48GB AI card — technician explains h...

4 days ago 12

I've reviewed more gaming laptops than I can remember, but the new Razer Blade 14 is the only gaming laptop I’d happily carry everywhere

I've reviewed more gaming laptops than I can remember, but the new Razer Blade 14 is the only gaming...

4 days ago 31

Hands-on: Nvidia’s GeForce Now RTX 5080 is better and worse than I hoped

Hands-on: Nvidia’s GeForce Now RTX 5080 is better and worse than I hoped

4 days ago 18

Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD review: Bigger, badder, and better

Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB SSD review: Bigger, badder, and better

4 days ago 23

Lucky bidder scoops $8,000 PC for $23 at auction — Mislabelled Fractal Design case listing had 24-core Threadripper 3960X, 256GB of memory, and an RTX 3080 Ti inside

Lucky bidder scoops $8,000 PC for $23 at auction — Mislabelled Fractal Design case listing had 24-co...

4 days ago 20

Halot X-1 review: A solid step forward for serious hobbyists

Halot X-1 review: A solid step forward for serious hobbyists

4 days ago 29

Nvidia’s latest RTX Remix update brings path-traced particles to classic games — major overhaul promises 'tens of thousands' of particles without significant performance reduction

Nvidia’s latest RTX Remix update brings path-traced particles to classic games — major overhaul prom...

4 days ago 28

Slot an 8TB WD Black SN850X into your PC now that it's at one of its lowest-ever prices of $539 — Install all your favorite games on one drive

Slot an 8TB WD Black SN850X into your PC now that it's at one of its lowest-ever prices of $539 — In...

5 days ago 16

Nvidia claims software and hardware upgrades allow Blackwell Ultra GB300 to dominate MLPerf benchmarks — touts 45% DeepSeek R-1 inference throughput increase over GB200

Nvidia claims software and hardware upgrades allow Blackwell Ultra GB300 to dominate MLPerf benchmar...

5 days ago 21

How to make graphical Python apps the EasyGUI way

How to make graphical Python apps the EasyGUI way

5 days ago 15

Intel confirms Arrow Lake refresh set for 2026, Nova Lake later that year — company admits there are 'holes to fill on the desktop front,' says it is 'confident in the roadmap'

Intel confirms Arrow Lake refresh set for 2026, Nova Lake later that year — company admits there are...

5 days ago 31

Nvidia Rubin CPX forms one half of new, "disaggregated" AI inference architecture — approach splits work between compute- and bandwidth-optimized chips for best performance

Nvidia Rubin CPX forms one half of new, "disaggregated" AI inference architecture — approach splits ...

5 days ago 28

I tested OM System's portable 50-200mm F2.8 zoom – and it's instantly one of my favorite wildlife lenses

I tested OM System's portable 50-200mm F2.8 zoom – and it's instantly one of my favorite wildlife le...

5 days ago 23

I tried the Nikon ZR – the smallest and lightest cinema camera around, with Sony and Canon-beating features

I tried the Nikon ZR – the smallest and lightest cinema camera around, with Sony and Canon-beating f...

5 days ago 20

Wayward is the new traumatic Netflix series you won’t be able to switch off, and I’ve lived to tell the tale

Wayward is the new traumatic Netflix series you won’t be able to switch off, and I’ve lived to tell ...

5 days ago 44

I tested Sony’s latest open earbuds and they had plenty of bass – but still didn’t hit all the right notes

I tested Sony’s latest open earbuds and they had plenty of bass – but still didn’t hit all the right...

5 days ago 22

The iPhone Air’s battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone Air

The iPhone Air’s battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone Air

5 days ago 18

Here’s a first look at the iPhone 17

Here’s a first look at the iPhone 17

5 days ago 20

Hands-on with all the new Apple Watches: Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3

Hands-on with all the new Apple Watches: Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3

5 days ago 21