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'Borderline scam' 1.1TB HP laptop deal on Amazon draws consumer ire, laptop has 128GB SSD and 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage — 'generous' $499 third-party laptop deal sounds too good to be true, because it is

'Borderline scam' 1.1TB HP laptop deal on Amazon d...

3 days ago 9

Shortages of crucial chip packaging material threatens AI accelerator supply chains — Nittobo's Fukushima plant is tripling capacity, but it'll take years before market

Shortages of crucial chip packaging material threa...

3 days ago 6

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is a creative creature-collecting RPG that more than scratches my turn-based itch

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is a ...

3 days ago 9

Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba metals suppliers — company spread the risk across two copper and aluminum suppliers, only for both to send cheaper, fake materials

Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba ...

3 days ago 14

The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is still the best ultraportable I've ever used — and I wrote this review on it

The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is still the be...

3 days ago 23

I tested the iPhone 17e, and it's an even better budget iPhone thanks to more storage, faster performance, and a smarter camera

I tested the iPhone 17e, and it's an even better b...

3 days ago 12

I tested the iPad Air with M4, and Apple just stretched the value proposition even further

I tested the iPad Air with M4, and Apple just stre...

3 days ago 7

Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now

Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now

3 days ago 6

The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t buy it

The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t...

3 days ago 13

3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat for temperature control — throttled ASICs use printing bed as a heatsink

3D printer that can mine Bitcoin uses excess heat ...

3 days ago 6

Save $484 on a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Kingston DDR5 RAM, and an Asus X870 motherboard — start your AM5 build on the right foot with this $949 bundle

Save $484 on a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Kingston D...

3 days ago 12

The best Amazon UK Spring Deals Days tech sales 2026 — featuring the best prices on the latest gaming PCs, GPUs, laptops, monitors, peripherals, and more

The best Amazon UK Spring Deals Days tech sales 20...

3 days ago 10

Save an incredible $620 on this Newegg combo with an RTX 5070, 64GB DDR5 RAM and a PC case — $1,299.99 deal secures you dual-channel Corsair memory and a 3500X case alongside an Nvidia GPU for 1440p gaming

Save an incredible $620 on this Newegg combo with ...

3 days ago 9

Researchers build atom-thin 2D thermometers that can be embedded directly in processors — can detect temperature changes in 100 nanoseconds, millions of times faster than the blink of an eye

Researchers build atom-thin 2D thermometers that c...

3 days ago 16

Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant can be easily jailbroken and tricked into answering other questions — specific prompts break the chatbot's guidelines and reach underlying AI engine

Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant can be easily...

3 days ago 15

China warns of fresh chip shortage as Nexperia dispute escalates again - Dutch headquarters allegedly locked Chinese staff out of IT systems

China warns of fresh chip shortage as Nexperia dis...

3 days ago 20

Grab an excellent 60% keyboard with Bluetooth & silent Topre switches for 25% off — HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S is down to just $219 right now

Grab an excellent 60% keyboard with Bluetooth & si...

4 days ago 19

Classic tiny LEGO computer brick design from 1979 made into full-scale working computer — Mac Mini implanted into this 10:1 scale inflated reimagining

Classic tiny LEGO computer brick design from 1979 ...

4 days ago 20

I spent a month with the Razer Enki Pro gaming chair, and my butt will eternally thank me

I spent a month with the Razer Enki Pro gaming cha...

4 days ago 16

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle, operator struggles with reliability issues — Meta said to be interested in snatching excess capacity

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as ...

4 days ago 13

Vape battery-powered car boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — 500 vape batteries power early 2000s Reva G.Wiz

Vape battery-powered car boasts 18-mile range, 35m...

4 days ago 11

NASA successfully deflected a small asteroid with its DART rocket, kinetic strike ejected a significant amount of debris from the asteroid — impact nudges the orbit of the small astronomical body, affecting the larger cosmic object as well

NASA successfully deflected a small asteroid with ...

4 days ago 31

Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming venture seeks $1 billion valuation as FPGA-based Nintendo 64 clone launch nears — ModRetro's M64 console plays original N64 cartridges, supports 4K resolution

Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming venture seeks $1 bill...

4 days ago 15

Chinese SSD maker YMTC lists first commercial PCIe 5.0 SSD as worldwide shortage intensifies — Xtacking 4.0 NAND powers speeds of up to 10,500 MB/s

Chinese SSD maker YMTC lists first commercial PCIe...

4 days ago 33

The best Switch 2 controller just got better (and a little worse)

The best Switch 2 controller just got better (and ...

4 days ago 11

US startup plans to build data centers inside ocean-based wind turbines, servers water cooled via chilly North Sea — each leg houses a data center, firm set to launch three-legged prototype in Norway’s North Sea this year

US startup plans to build data centers inside ocea...

4 days ago 14

Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after purchase

Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshi...

4 days ago 11

The MacBook Neo is a $500 Wake-Up Call for the Entire PC Industry

The MacBook Neo is a $500 Wake-Up Call for the Ent...

4 days ago 17

Jensen Huang set to receive $4 million bonus from Nvidia, 0.002% of his $164 billion net worth — a small incentive for one of the richest people on earth

Jensen Huang set to receive $4 million bonus from ...

4 days ago 11

Seagate FireCuda X1070 SSD spotted at retailers — listed at $829.99 before any official announcement

Seagate FireCuda X1070 SSD spotted at retailers — ...

4 days ago 25

California sues websites hosting 3D printed gun files — online platforms allegedly violate multiple civil codes regarding unlawful distribution and manufacturing of firearms

California sues websites hosting 3D printed gun fi...

4 days ago 40

Memory bit flips cause up to 15% of Firefox crashes, asserts Mozilla engineer — figure inferred from 470,000 auto-submitted crash reports

Memory bit flips cause up to 15% of Firefox crashe...

4 days ago 40

God of War Sons of Sparta review: This series' metroidvania prequel is serviceable, but shines like a red orb on PlayStation Portal

God of War Sons of Sparta review: This series' met...

4 days ago 23

I’ve been using these cheap headphones for a month, and I’d recommend them to anyone who needs an affordable pair

I’ve been using these cheap headphones for a month...

4 days ago 38

Linux hacked onto a PS5 to turn Sony's console into a Steam Machine — GTA V Enhanced Edition runs at 60 FPS on 1440pwith ray tracing

Linux hacked onto a PS5 to turn Sony's console int...

5 days ago 26

Lock in the RTX 5070 for $599 before prices skyrocket even further — custom overclocked model is only $50 above MSRP

Lock in the RTX 5070 for $599 before prices skyroc...

5 days ago 24

Valve changes Steam Machine release date to this 'year,' second change as AI-fueled memory and shortage crisis deepens — official announcements went from "early 2026" to "first half of 2026" to "this year"

Valve changes Steam Machine release date to this '...

5 days ago 25

Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs — Japanese videogame giant seeks 200 billion refund with interest

Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs — Jap...

5 days ago 23

AMD VP uses AI to create Radeon Linux userland driver in Python — senior AI engineer says he "didn't open the editor once"

AMD VP uses AI to create Radeon Linux userland dri...

5 days ago 24

I haven’t sat in a plusher gaming chair than this one – but this affordable GTPlayer model has one drawback

I haven’t sat in a plusher gaming chair than this ...

5 days ago 19

Engineer receives $30,000 for exposing a vulnerability affecting 7,000 robot vacuum cleaners — tinkerer just wanted to drive his robot vacuum with a PS5 controller

Engineer receives $30,000 for exposing a vulnerabi...

5 days ago 16

Oracle reportedly set to axe thousands of jobs and freeze hiring as AI data center bets ignite financial perfect storm — cuts in cloud division to be backfilled with AI

Oracle reportedly set to axe thousands of jobs and...

5 days ago 19

Scientists attempt to link 3D printed ghost guns to specific filament brands with chemical fingerprinting — major filament makers often white-label products, complicating efforts

Scientists attempt to link 3D printed ghost guns t...

5 days ago 25

Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, including its database and snapshots — 2.5 years of records were nuked in an instant

Claude Code deletes developers' production setup, ...

5 days ago 15

Nvidia dominates gaming GPU market with 95 percent share as sales of AMD Radeon graphics plummet to a historical low of 5 percent

Nvidia dominates gaming GPU market with 95 percent...

5 days ago 14

Nvidia CEO Huang declares ‘I love constraints’ amid ongoing component shortage — claims lack of options forces AI clients to only choose the very best

Nvidia CEO Huang declares ‘I love constraints’ ami...

5 days ago 15

This shark PC case will take a $5,499 megabyte out of your pocket — Cooler Master Shark X finally migrates to U.S. waters

This shark PC case will take a $5,499 megabyte out...

5 days ago 19

Iranian drone strikes hit three AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain — Iran confirms it targeted Amazon cloud infrastructure

Iranian drone strikes hit three AWS data centers i...

5 days ago 22

Apple's 18-core M5 Max destroys 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX in Geekbench — GPU performance is much less impressive

Apple's 18-core M5 Max destroys 96-core Ryzen Thre...

5 days ago 18

I enjoyed testing this accomplished active stereo speaker system, until it threw in the towel too easily

I enjoyed testing this accomplished active stereo ...

5 days ago 21