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Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on this day in 1991

Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix ...

2 months ago 43

Intel's Core i5-14600K hits an all-time low of $149, with Battlefield 6 and other software included

Intel's Core i5-14600K hits an all-time low of $149, with Battlefield 6 and other software included

2 months ago 62

ASRock's $40 16-pin power cable has overheating protection designed to prevent meltdowns — company claims a 90-degree design ensures worry-free installation

ASRock's $40 16-pin power cable has overheating protection designed to prevent meltdowns — company c...

2 months ago 41

I tried the Piranha Plant camera for Nintendo Switch 2 and wanted to love it – but it’s got one fatal flaw

I tried the Piranha Plant camera for Nintendo Switch 2 and wanted to love it – but it’s got one fata...

2 months ago 29

AMD mobile CPU roadmap leak claims Zen 6 arrives in 2027

AMD mobile CPU roadmap leak claims Zen 6 arrives in 2027

2 months ago 36

Console repairer encounters Xbox 360 that Microsoft banned over 'bad debt' from unpaid bills — Microsoft MVP chimes in with an elegant official solution

Console repairer encounters Xbox 360 that Microsoft banned over 'bad debt' from unpaid bills — Micro...

2 months ago 42

Immersion Cooling for data centers: An exotic inevitability?

Immersion Cooling for data centers: An exotic inevitability?

2 months ago 47

Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser leaves users vulnerable to phishing scams and malicious code injection — Brave and Guardio's security audits call out paid AI browser

Perplexity's AI-powered Comet browser leaves users vulnerable to phishing scams and malicious code i...

2 months ago 62

Elon Musk doubles down on goal of 50 million H100-equivalent GPUs in the next 5 years — Envisions billions of GPUs in the future as Grok 2.5 goes open source

Elon Musk doubles down on goal of 50 million H100-equivalent GPUs in the next 5 years — Envisions bi...

2 months ago 31

New Jersey prisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned

New Jersey prisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1...

2 months ago 49

The 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD drops to 1 cent per gigabyte of storage — $229 gets you tons of storage, not tons of debt

The 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD drops to 1 cent per gigabyte of storage — $229 gets you tons ...

2 months ago 62

UltraRAM scaled for volume production — memory that promises DRAM-like speeds, 4,000x the durability of NAND, and data retention for up to a thousand years, is now ready for manufacturing

UltraRAM scaled for volume production — memory that promises DRAM-like speeds, 4,000x the durability...

2 months ago 60

EcoFlow’s Rapid power bank is the fastest yet

EcoFlow’s Rapid power bank is the fastest yet

2 months ago 44

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is an action-packed, visually stunning side-scroller that I simply can’t get enough of

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is an action-packed, visually stunning side-scroller that I simply can’t g...

2 months ago 25

Smeg's new Mini Milk Frother prepares perfect foam for cappuccinos – but it's too thick for latte art

Smeg's new Mini Milk Frother prepares perfect foam for cappuccinos – but it's too thick for latte ar...

2 months ago 37

Intel's upcoming Panther Lake-H pops up in official listing — DFI posts ITX motherboard for industrial use featuring 25W Panther Lake chip

Intel's upcoming Panther Lake-H pops up in official listing — DFI posts ITX motherboard for industri...

2 months ago 53

I tried ManageEngine OpManager, and found it offers comprehensive network monitoring for enterprises

I tried ManageEngine OpManager, and found it offers comprehensive network monitoring for enterprises...

2 months ago 27

Alienware AW2525HM 25-inch 320 Hz gaming monitor review: Colorful and competition-ready

Alienware AW2525HM 25-inch 320 Hz gaming monitor review: Colorful and competition-ready

2 months ago 35

The BlackBerry Curve: When Keyboards Ruled the World

The BlackBerry Curve: When Keyboards Ruled the World

2 months ago 87

The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G70B gaming monitor is at an all-time low $399 — features a 144 Hz 4K IPS panel

The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G70B gaming monitor is at an all-time low $399 — features a 144 Hz 4K IP...

2 months ago 69

Sam Altman and UK government minister reportedly discussed giving ChatGPT Plus to all Brits for free

Sam Altman and UK government minister reportedly discussed giving ChatGPT Plus to all Brits for free...

2 months ago 44

Nvidia outlines plans for using light for communication between AI GPUs by 2026 — silicon photonics and co-packaged optics may become mandatory for next-gen AI data centers

Nvidia outlines plans for using light for communication between AI GPUs by 2026 — silicon photonics ...

2 months ago 95

AMD's unreleased Ryzen 5 5500X3D is reportedly 12% faster in multi-core performance in Geekbench — budget Zen 3 chip spotted running in Linux

AMD's unreleased Ryzen 5 5500X3D is reportedly 12% faster in multi-core performance in Geekbench — b...

2 months ago 56

Next-generation 3D DRAM approaches reality as scientists achieve 120-layer stack using advanced deposition techniques

Next-generation 3D DRAM approaches reality as scientists achieve 120-layer stack using advanced depo...

2 months ago 60

Microsoft's Windows 95 release was 30 years ago today, the first time software was a pop culture smash

Microsoft's Windows 95 release was 30 years ago today, the first time software was a pop culture sma...

2 months ago 44

I tested this portable power station from Vtoman - and it's a serious on-the-go powerhouse

I tested this portable power station from Vtoman - and it's a serious on-the-go powerhouse

2 months ago 33

The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room

The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room

2 months ago 50

‘Still, you’re paying for dinner,’ Nvidia CEO shoots back after TSMC CEO jokes about his $4 trillion NT net worth

‘Still, you’re paying for dinner,’ Nvidia CEO shoots back after TSMC CEO jokes about his $4 trillion...

2 months ago 67

Want a cheap Switch 2 case with plenty of space? This affordable option I tested covers all the bases

Want a cheap Switch 2 case with plenty of space? This affordable option I tested covers all the base...

2 months ago 69

I tested Synology's BeeStation Plus - and this subscription-free NAS could replace your cloud storage

I tested Synology's BeeStation Plus - and this subscription-free NAS could replace your cloud storag...

2 months ago 48

AMD comments on burning AM5 socket — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines

AMD comments on burning AM5 socket — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official...

2 months ago 68

Intel Lunar Lake-powered gaming handheld with 3D display will sell for $1,699 — 11-inch screen boasts WQXGA resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate

Intel Lunar Lake-powered gaming handheld with 3D display will sell for $1,699 — 11-inch screen boast...

2 months ago 61

I reviewed the Bluetti AC180T - and this portable power station has one of the coolest features I've ever seen

I reviewed the Bluetti AC180T - and this portable power station has one of the coolest features I've...

2 months ago 50

Nvidia GPUs and Fujitsu Arm CPUs will power Japan's next $750M zetta-scale supercomputer — FugakuNEXT aims to revolutionize AI-driven science and global research

Nvidia GPUs and Fujitsu Arm CPUs will power Japan's next $750M zetta-scale supercomputer — FugakuNEX...

2 months ago 43

Lucky user finds 6TB of free SSD storage while dumpster diving — finder plans to use the six 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSDs to download entire Steam library

Lucky user finds 6TB of free SSD storage while dumpster diving — finder plans to use the six 1TB Sam...

2 months ago 29

Kioxia’s new 5TB, 64 GB/s flash module puts NAND toward the memory bus for AI GPUs — HBF prototype adopts familiar SSD form factor

Kioxia’s new 5TB, 64 GB/s flash module puts NAND toward the memory bus for AI GPUs — HBF prototype a...

2 months ago 28

The Casabrews 5418 Pro is a super-affordable espresso machine, but too many corners have been cut to make it a good budget buy

The Casabrews 5418 Pro is a super-affordable espresso machine, but too many corners have been cut to...

2 months ago 26

Japanese city pushes two-hour daily smartphone limit to promote healthier sleep for its citizens, particularly school-age children

Japanese city pushes two-hour daily smartphone limit to promote healthier sleep for its citizens, pa...

2 months ago 35

Nvidia reportedly shows China-specific B30 chips with 80% of the performance of the standard Blackwell GPU to the U.S. government — Nvidia CEO says approval is still up in the air

Nvidia reportedly shows China-specific B30 chips with 80% of the performance of the standard Blackwe...

2 months ago 37

Retailers quietly slash prices of AMD's and Intel's latest EPYC and Xeon CPUs by up to 50% — inexplicable price drops left unexplained

Retailers quietly slash prices of AMD's and Intel's latest EPYC and Xeon CPUs by up to 50% — inexpli...

2 months ago 42

3D printer maker SnapMaker raised a staggering $7.8 million on the first day of Kickstarter for its Affordable Tool Changer, breaking Bambu's record

3D printer maker SnapMaker raised a staggering $7.8 million on the first day of Kickstarter for its ...

2 months ago 35

Sama A60E Air Cooler Review: quiet and capable

Sama A60E Air Cooler Review: quiet and capable

2 months ago 44

This Wolfbox MF100 electric air duster is now just $69 at Amazon — cleans your PC out, not your bank account

This Wolfbox MF100 electric air duster is now just $69 at Amazon — cleans your PC out, not your bank...

2 months ago 54

I tried the new MSI Claw A8 at Gamescom 2025 and AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip was nothing but an extreme let down

I tried the new MSI Claw A8 at Gamescom 2025 and AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip was nothing but an extreme le...

2 months ago 49

Commodore raked in over $2 million during the new C64 Ultimate's debut week — roadmap will include three major releases a year

Commodore raked in over $2 million during the new C64 Ultimate's debut week — roadmap will include t...

2 months ago 62

The Fairphone 6 no longer feels like a compromise (except in the US)

The Fairphone 6 no longer feels like a compromise (except in the US)

2 months ago 55

I reviewed a power station weighing over 100lbs - and now I'm questioning what makes it "portable"

I reviewed a power station weighing over 100lbs - and now I'm questioning what makes it "portable"

2 months ago 29

AMD unleashes the power of mobile Fire Range chips on a desktop PC motherboard — Ryzen 9 9955HX and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D debut on Aoostar board

AMD unleashes the power of mobile Fire Range chips on a desktop PC motherboard — Ryzen 9 9955HX and ...

2 months ago 40

I tested the Panasonic Z95B, and this flagship OLED TV combines the best built-in Dolby Atmos sound of any TV with refined pro-level pictures

I tested the Panasonic Z95B, and this flagship OLED TV combines the best built-in Dolby Atmos sound ...

2 months ago 42

I test audio kit for a living, and these earbuds' death-proof battery and regal design blew me away

I test audio kit for a living, and these earbuds' death-proof battery and regal design blew me away

2 months ago 49