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Microsoft hikes Xbox Series X price, again, to $649 — second price increase of 2025 comes as shifting tariffs continue to plague tech prices

Microsoft hikes Xbox Series X price, again, to $649 — second price increase of 2025 comes as shiftin...

1 month ago 45

OpenAI is reportedly poaching Apple talent to build its first consumer hardware device — could potentially be a smart speaker

OpenAI is reportedly poaching Apple talent to build its first consumer hardware device — could poten...

1 month ago 35

How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking longer-lasting gear

How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking lo...

1 month ago 42

GPU sales skyrocketed 27% last quarter — tariff jitters sparked an odd gaming hardware spending surge in Q2 '25

GPU sales skyrocketed 27% last quarter — tariff jitters sparked an odd gaming hardware spending surg...

1 month ago 26

The new Thrustmaster T98 racing wheel took me back to my childhood, and I couldn't wait to grow up

The new Thrustmaster T98 racing wheel took me back to my childhood, and I couldn't wait to grow up

1 month ago 40

Building in the Thermaltake Tower 250 made me furious about one design flaw that could be easily solved — cramped cable cut-outs and inaccessible I/O

Building in the Thermaltake Tower 250 made me furious about one design flaw that could be easily sol...

1 month ago 37

Asus gives us the PCIe finger — teases new concept that boosts motherboard GPU slot power to 250W

Asus gives us the PCIe finger — teases new concept that boosts motherboard GPU slot power to 250W

1 month ago 33

Nvidia CEO Huang says upcoming DGX Spark systems are powered by N1 silicon — confirms GB10 Superchip and N1/N1X SoCs are identical

Nvidia CEO Huang says upcoming DGX Spark systems are powered by N1 silicon — confirms GB10 Superchip...

1 month ago 38

GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549

GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549

1 month ago 31

I spent a week playing EA Sports FC 26, and I’m baffled that EA has found new ways to make me care

I spent a week playing EA Sports FC 26, and I’m baffled that EA has found new ways to make me care

1 month ago 38

AMD silently launches RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB VRAM — New RDNA 3 GPU uses nerfed Navi 32 die, offers reduced performance and increased power draw

AMD silently launches RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB VRAM — New RDNA 3 GPU uses nerfed Navi 32 die, offer...

1 month ago 45

[Updated] Intel says it remains committed to its Arc graphics project — 'Intel will continue to have GPU product offerings'

[Updated] Intel says it remains committed to its Arc graphics project — 'Intel will continue to have...

1 month ago 34

Researchers 3D print lightweight ceramic fuel cell — suggests alternative power source for the aerospace industry

Researchers 3D print lightweight ceramic fuel cell — suggests alternative power source for the aeros...

1 month ago 29

I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?

I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?

1 month ago 30

Nvidia wants 10Gbps HBM4 to blunt AMD’s MI450, report claims — company said to be pushing suppliers for more bandwidth

Nvidia wants 10Gbps HBM4 to blunt AMD’s MI450, report claims — company said to be pushing suppliers ...

1 month ago 39

How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer

How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer

1 month ago 30

$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities

$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly ...

1 month ago 44

I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while standing

I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while sta...

1 month ago 36

Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together

Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking...

1 month ago 27

Borderlands 4 Optimization: Improving a Big Mess

Borderlands 4 Optimization: Improving a Big Mess

1 month ago 29

Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere 8.36GB, two-thirds the size of a normal Windows install, courtesy of Nano11 Builder

Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere ...

1 month ago 40

Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster — promises 1 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance and features hundreds of thousands of 950DT APUs

Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster — promises 1 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance and features hundreds ...

1 month ago 34

Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary features using Flyoobe

Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary fea...

1 month ago 37

Squarespace review 2025

Squarespace review 2025

1 month ago 40

Midnight Murder Club is a lot of fun – but only if you can convince your friends to join in

Midnight Murder Club is a lot of fun – but only if you can convince your friends to join in

1 month ago 37

Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — 'The Trump administration has no involvement in this partnership at all'

Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — '...

1 month ago 63

xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

1 month ago 46

I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700

I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700

1 month ago 31

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches to Apple's just-launched A19 Pro, beats desktop chips on single-core perf

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches to Appl...

1 month ago 35

Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches for $220 — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support

Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches for $220 — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet moder...

1 month ago 39

Gigabyte's upgradeable Aero X16 gaming laptop is on sale for just $1,349 on Best Buy — Get $300 off on this device featuring an RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 AI CPU, and 32 GB RAM

Gigabyte's upgradeable Aero X16 gaming laptop is on sale for just $1,349 on Best Buy — Get $300 off ...

1 month ago 30

Microsoft announces 'world's most powerful' AI data center — 315-acre site to house 'hundreds of thousands' of Nvidia GPUs and enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times

Microsoft announces 'world's most powerful' AI data center — 315-acre site to house 'hundreds of tho...

1 month ago 27

Dying Light: The Beast dials up the horror and keeps the parkouring, zombie-bashing action – and it's a blast

Dying Light: The Beast dials up the horror and keeps the parkouring, zombie-bashing action – and it'...

1 month ago 21

My favorite SSD stick, SK hynix's speedy 2TB Tube T31, is down to $118, an all-time low price

My favorite SSD stick, SK hynix's speedy 2TB Tube T31, is down to $118, an all-time low price

1 month ago 21

Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible with core client features, only 0.01% of players actually used it

Valve to drop Steam support for 32-bit Windows versions next year — says it's no longer compatible w...

1 month ago 28

Rippling IT IAM solution review

Rippling IT IAM solution review

1 month ago 39

Don't sleep on Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree; it's an inventive and lively roguelite worth trying

Don't sleep on Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree; it's an inventive and lively roguelite wor...

1 month ago 39

A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six vendors and 24 devices found harbouring vulnerable firmware across routers, range extenders, and more

A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six...

1 month ago 32

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is one of the best racing games in years

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is one of the best racing games in years

1 month ago 24

China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan

China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as m...

1 month ago 11

Huawei reveals long-range Ascend chip roadmap — three-year plan includes ambitious provision for in-house HBM with up to 1.6 TB/s bandwidth

Huawei reveals long-range Ascend chip roadmap — three-year plan includes ambitious provision for in-...

1 month ago 21

Save $700 on the LG Ultragear 39-Inch OLED curved ultrawide monitor — now available at its cheapest price of $899, with a massive 44% off

Save $700 on the LG Ultragear 39-Inch OLED curved ultrawide monitor — now available at its cheapest ...

1 month ago 20

Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive

Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive

1 month ago 25

Microsoft's new handheld gaming mode, exclusive to ROG Xbox Ally, has just leaked for every handheld running Windows 11 — all you need is the 25H2 update and a few registry tweaks

Microsoft's new handheld gaming mode, exclusive to ROG Xbox Ally, has just leaked for every handheld...

1 month ago 30

China targets brain computer interface race with new standard — groundwork could lead to breakthroughs as soon as 2027

China targets brain computer interface race with new standard — groundwork could lead to breakthroug...

1 month ago 25

Asus is 'actively investigating' ROG gaming laptop stuttering woes — Models released / sold between 2021 - 2024 affected by 'performance interruptions'

Asus is 'actively investigating' ROG gaming laptop stuttering woes — Models released / sold between ...

1 month ago 26

Nvidia and Intel announce jointly developed 'Intel x86 RTX SOCs' for PCs with Nvidia graphics, also custom Nvidia data center x86 processors — Nvidia buys $5 billion in Intel stock in seismic deal

Nvidia and Intel announce jointly developed 'Intel x86 RTX SOCs' for PCs with Nvidia graphics, also ...

1 month ago 23

I tested a top Nintendo Switch 2 screen protector – now my console feels bulletproof

I tested a top Nintendo Switch 2 screen protector – now my console feels bulletproof

1 month ago 36

Shai-Hulud malware campaign dubbed 'the largest and most dangerous npm supply-chain compromise in history' — 'hundreds' of JavaScript packages affected

Shai-Hulud malware campaign dubbed 'the largest and most dangerous npm supply-chain compromise in hi...

1 month ago 52

Logitech's next gaming mouse will have haptic-based clicks, adjustable actuation, and rapid trigger — new G Pro X2 Superstrike will land at $180

Logitech's next gaming mouse will have haptic-based clicks, adjustable actuation, and rapid trigger ...

1 month ago 41