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Days after killing the brand, Crucial shows up at Delhi Comic-Con — As Micron pivots to AI, Crucial'...

4 days ago 20

Creality K2 Pro Combo 3D printer review: A polished performer

Creality K2 Pro Combo 3D printer review: A polished performer

4 days ago 12

The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update

The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update

4 days ago 91

Apple's chief chip architect for the last decade has reportedly talked to CEO Tim Cook about leaving

Apple's chief chip architect for the last decade has reportedly talked to CEO Tim Cook about leaving...

5 days ago 66

Tiny Core Linux 16.2 still fits a proper Linux desktop into a 23MB download — but it has grown 1MB since the last time we looked at it

Tiny Core Linux 16.2 still fits a proper Linux desktop into a 23MB download — but it has grown 1MB s...

5 days ago 52

I tested Doogee's V Max LR - a rugged phone that's identical to the V Max Play with one big difference that also makes it cheaper

I tested Doogee's V Max LR - a rugged phone that's identical to the V Max Play with one big differen...

5 days ago 43

New computing platform is ‘Made for Making’ — Caligra c100 Developer Terminal targets creators with distraction-free ‘computer for experts’

New computing platform is ‘Made for Making’ — Caligra c100 Developer Terminal targets creators with ...

5 days ago 32

Asus RTX 5070 gaming laptop hits an all-time low price of $1,099 — this 16-inch model comes with a Core i7 CPU, plus expandable 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage

Asus RTX 5070 gaming laptop hits an all-time low price of $1,099 — this 16-inch model comes with a C...

5 days ago 29

The anime-themed Starforge Systems Frieren PC might be one of the prettiest systems I've ever seen - and the performance is almost as powerful as the elf mage herself

The anime-themed Starforge Systems Frieren PC might be one of the prettiest systems I've ever seen -...

5 days ago 36

I reviewed Marshall’s mid-sized Bluetooth speaker and its stereo sound blew me away

I reviewed Marshall’s mid-sized Bluetooth speaker and its stereo sound blew me away

5 days ago 21

Critical flaws found in AI development tools dubbed an 'IDEsaster' — data theft and remote code execution possible

Critical flaws found in AI development tools dubbed an 'IDEsaster' — data theft and remote code exec...

5 days ago 36

Chinese Navy base 3D imaged to 50cm resolution in single satellite pass — US spatial intelligence firm boasts accurate high-res 3D terrain map took just 10 hours to create

Chinese Navy base 3D imaged to 50cm resolution in single satellite pass — US spatial intelligence fi...

5 days ago 28

Emeet Piko+ Review: A 4K dual-camera, AI-powered webcam for active creators

Emeet Piko+ Review: A 4K dual-camera, AI-powered webcam for active creators

5 days ago 74

TP-Link Archer GE400 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router review: Excellent gaming features, mixed bag on performance

TP-Link Archer GE400 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router review: Excellent gaming features, mixed bag on performan...

5 days ago 19

Forget bulky backpacks, this 9L crossbody bag is my top pick for lightweight camera gear – here's why

Forget bulky backpacks, this 9L crossbody bag is my top pick for lightweight camera gear – here's wh...

5 days ago 69

Researchers create 3D displays that can be seen and felt using optotactile surfaces — millimeter-scale pixels rise into perceptible bumps when struck by brief pulses of projected light

Researchers create 3D displays that can be seen and felt using optotactile surfaces — millimeter-sca...

5 days ago 80

The Xgimi Horizon 20 Max is a bright, premium projector that's awesome for both movies and gaming

The Xgimi Horizon 20 Max is a bright, premium projector that's awesome for both movies and gaming

5 days ago 14

I reviewed the UPerfect UColor T3 and this 4K portable monitor challenges what "portable" means

I reviewed the UPerfect UColor T3 and this 4K portable monitor challenges what "portable" means

5 days ago 19

A 10-year study indicates that treated surfaces turn yellow more severely than untreated plastic parts — retrobrighting does more harm than good to consoles

A 10-year study indicates that treated surfaces turn yellow more severely than untreated plastic par...

6 days ago 41

CPU air cooler runs ice-cold water through its heatpipes to liquid-cool a GPU — negative-temp DIY mod sees up to 17% performance uplift

CPU air cooler runs ice-cold water through its heatpipes to liquid-cool a GPU — negative-temp DIY mo...

6 days ago 33

Samsung 32-inch 165 Hz 1440p curved gaming monitor is at its lowest price of $199 — save up to $130 on the Odyssey G55C

Samsung 32-inch 165 Hz 1440p curved gaming monitor is at its lowest price of $199 — save up to $130 ...

6 days ago 31

Nvidia refuses to replace RTX 5080 FE GPU's broken 16-pin power connector retention clip — the owner says Nvidia is trying to 'burn my house down'

Nvidia refuses to replace RTX 5080 FE GPU's broken 16-pin power connector retention clip — the owner...

6 days ago 25

TSMC could be inching closer to making 'all American' chips — report says it is accelerating an advanced packaging facility in Arizona

TSMC could be inching closer to making 'all American' chips — report says it is accelerating an adva...

6 days ago 23

Zotac denies RTX 5070 Ti fan-related RMA and then offers to dispose of the GPU free of charge — the company claims 'irreversible' PCB damage and 'limited tools' for repair

Zotac denies RTX 5070 Ti fan-related RMA and then offers to dispose of the GPU free of charge — the ...

6 days ago 20

Ryzen 7 9850X3D edges past Ryzen 7 9800X3D in PassMark benchmark — upcoming X3D chip shows up to 4.7% higher performance

Ryzen 7 9850X3D edges past Ryzen 7 9800X3D in PassMark benchmark — upcoming X3D chip shows up to 4.7...

6 days ago 20

TSMC claims 4.2X efficiency gain over a decade from N7 to A14 fabrication process

TSMC claims 4.2X efficiency gain over a decade from N7 to A14 fabrication process

6 days ago 21

Scythe Big Shuriken 4 Review: Compact SFF cooling for Mini-ITX

Scythe Big Shuriken 4 Review: Compact SFF cooling for Mini-ITX

6 days ago 7

AMD's imminent Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip shows up on Geekbench with 5.6 GHz boost clocks — Scores slightly lower than 9800X3D in multi-core tests, higher in single-core

AMD's imminent Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip shows up on Geekbench with 5.6 GHz boost clocks — Scores slightl...

6 days ago 8

Two GTX 580s in SLI are responsible for the AI we have today — Nvidia's Huang revealed that the invention of deep learning began with two flagship Fermi GPUs in 2012

Two GTX 580s in SLI are responsible for the AI we have today — Nvidia's Huang revealed that the inve...

6 days ago 16

Benevolent Facebook trader exchanges 192GB of DDR5 worth $2,200 for one RTX 5070 Ti — says selling at such a high price would have been 'unethical' despite huge loss

Benevolent Facebook trader exchanges 192GB of DDR5 worth $2,200 for one RTX 5070 Ti — says selling a...

6 days ago 14

3D-printed part failure causes light aircraft crash after plastic air intake melts during flight — pilot escapes with minor injuries

3D-printed part failure causes light aircraft crash after plastic air intake melts during flight — p...

6 days ago 16

Asus quotes customer $3,350 repair bill for RTX 5090 with microscopic 'surface irregularity', more than the entire card's value — offers 50% discount after months of haggling

Asus quotes customer $3,350 repair bill for RTX 5090 with microscopic 'surface irregularity', more t...

6 days ago 15

1950s mechanical calculator crumbles in the face of divide-by-zero conundrum — relic spins its gears uncontrollably in 'chaotic loop' of endless motion

1950s mechanical calculator crumbles in the face of divide-by-zero conundrum — relic spins its gears...

6 days ago 12

'World's first scalable DNA data storage offering' announced offering a staggering ‘60PB in 60 cubic inches,’ enough to hold 660,000 4K movies — Atlas Data storage claims its solution is 1000x denser than LTO-10 tape

'World's first scalable DNA data storage offering' announced offering a staggering ‘60PB in 60 cubic...

6 days ago 33

Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted

Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapp...

6 days ago 48

I've spent 20 years testing hi-fi and these bookshelf speakers are the gateway drug to passive perfection

I've spent 20 years testing hi-fi and these bookshelf speakers are the gateway drug to passive perfe...

6 days ago 49

Avoid sky-high DDR5 prices and save $150 with this Asus B850 board and 16GB Team Group RAM bundle deal

Avoid sky-high DDR5 prices and save $150 with this Asus B850 board and 16GB Team Group RAM bundle de...

1 week ago 36

Huawei Ascend NPU roadmap examined — company targets 4 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance by 2028, amid manufacturing constraints

Huawei Ascend NPU roadmap examined — company targets 4 ZettaFLOPS FP4 performance by 2028, amid manu...

1 week ago 57

Intel admits it needs more Core Ultra 200-series wafers — 'If we had more Lunar Lake wafers, we would be selling more Lunar Lake'

Intel admits it needs more Core Ultra 200-series wafers — 'If we had more Lunar Lake wafers, we woul...

1 week ago 51

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son wants to build ‘Trump Industrial Parks’ across the nation, report claims — project proposes using federal land to build manufacturing sites for data center infrastructure

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son wants to build ‘Trump Industrial Parks’ across the nation, report claims ...

1 week ago 42

AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'

AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'

1 week ago 26

Dell and Lenovo set to increase server and PC costs by as much as 15% as soon as this month, according to industry sources — DRAM and AI demand create tight market for businesses and consumers

Dell and Lenovo set to increase server and PC costs by as much as 15% as soon as this month, accordi...

1 week ago 18

This MSI Pro 27-inch gaming monitor plummets to its lowest-ever price of $89.99 at Newegg — 1080p, 144Hz display is a gaming and productivity double-threat

This MSI Pro 27-inch gaming monitor plummets to its lowest-ever price of $89.99 at Newegg — 1080p, 1...

1 week ago 27

Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 40-inch ultra-wide curved gaming monitor review: Fast, gorgeous, and immersive

Samsung Odyssey G7 S40FG75 40-inch ultra-wide curved gaming monitor review: Fast, gorgeous, and imme...

1 week ago 24

IBM unveiled its Deep Blue chess supercomputer prototype 30 years ago today — two years later in its second attempt, it defeated Grandmaster Garry Kasparov

IBM unveiled its Deep Blue chess supercomputer prototype 30 years ago today — two years later in its...

1 week ago 15

Cloudflare says it has fended off 416 billion AI bot scrape requests in five months — CEO warns of dramatic shift for internet business model

Cloudflare says it has fended off 416 billion AI bot scrape requests in five months — CEO warns of d...

1 week ago 13

Senators lobby for SAFE Chips Act, which would curb leading-edge AI chip exports to China — proposed bill would restrict AMD and Nvidia to H20/MI308-class accelerator sales until 2028

Senators lobby for SAFE Chips Act, which would curb leading-edge AI chip exports to China — proposed...

1 week ago 17

Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion — expansive buildout to demand 1.1 million tonnes of copper annually by 2030, close to 3% of global demand

Why copper markets are feeling the pinch due to aggressive AI data center expansion — expansive buil...

1 week ago 39

Amazon launches Trainium3 AI accelerator, competing directly against Blackwell Ultra in FP8 performance — new Trn3 Gen2 UltraServer takes vertical scaling notes from Nvidia's playbook

Amazon launches Trainium3 AI accelerator, competing directly against Blackwell Ultra in FP8 performa...

1 week ago 29

Nvidia replaces entire $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 graphics card of stricken user who broke it in transit — company offers to ship replacement and troubleshoot busted GPU

Nvidia replaces entire $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 graphics card of stricken user who broke it in transit —...

1 week ago 26