This is what 17 years of smoking could do to your graphics card.

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There’s a new open source contender being prepared for the 8-bit console arena.

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The Corsair Sabre v2 Pro is an incredibly lightweight (36g) mouse that feels good and glides like a dream. But the software is web-based — and that's a problem when your mouse has no profile or DPI switch buttons.

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The ‘tiniest GPU’ has gotten a big update with the new TinyGPU v2.0 offering interactive 3D rasterization, with transformation & lighting tech.

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Artificial intelligence has taken yet another victim. After GPUs and memory, storage is now facing a shortage as well, at least in the enterprise space. Production capacity for nearline storage, fueled by high-capacity server HDDs, is booked for the...

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Google’s sunsetted Nest Gen 1 and Gen 2 thermostats have been given a new breath of life by a frustrated developer's No Longer Evil Thermostat firmware.

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A former Intel software engineer who spent over a decade with the company allegedly stole several thousand documents, including confidential ones, after he was laid off.

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A three-decade old 'Amiga mystery' has been solved by an intrepid electronics-focused TechTuber.

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By salvaging rechargeable batteries from thousands of used disposable vapes, UK-based YouTuber Chris Doel built a 50V power system that can run his workshop and home.

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Compaq took the wraps off its first product in November 1982, revealing the computing world's first true IBM PC clone, and an all-in-one portable model at that. It would take a year for IBM to respond.

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Featuring support for m-ATX and mini-ITX boards, up to 11 fans, and massive GPU clearance, Corsair’s dual-chamber iCUE Link 2500X is finally priced to match its appeal.

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OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to expand a major CHIPS Act tax credit to support the build-out of AI infrastructure, including servers, data centers, and power systems.

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A proposal to change the USPTO's fee structure from fixed rates to a percentage basis is facing resistance from the semiconductor industry.

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The impact of the massive AI demand for storage and memory is now hitting retail stores in Japan.

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An independent developer has taken on the job of creating a spin-off version of DXVK that works with DirectX 7 games, bringing DX7 to Linux through emulation with Vulkan.

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The NTSB has successfully recovered the cockpit audio from the ill-fated UPS 2967.

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Here is a diagram of major ports, headers, and slots common on today’s motherboards, plus a guide to expansion slots, RAM and form factors.

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