Computing
Nintendo Switch 2 motherboards with chips are alre...
A user on the Chinese online marketplace Goofish is offering what appears to be the Nintendo Switch 2's motherboard for just $124.
Acer Predator GM9000 2TB SSD Review: The Bargain H...
The Acer Predator GM9000 is a high-end PCIe 5.0 drive positioned as a budget entry in an enthusiast market segment.
Legendary Sound Blaster ISA sound card gets a driv...
Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 fixes arrive for the Linux 6.16-rc3 kernel.
Chinese researchers invent silicon photonic multip...
Fudan University researchers have allegedly developed a photonics-based multiplexer chip, supporting up to 38 Tbps data transmission. While not yet a full CPU, Chinese industry observers believe China's big breakthrough in photonics will arrive in "three to five years".
Intel to outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, ...
Intel is outsourcing much of its marketing work to Accenture, aiming to cut costs and automate tasks using AI, which will reshape the company's longtime approach to customer engagement.
New display hits 1 million FPS — display and high-...
XDC has unveiled a microLED-based optical system that transmits data at one million frames per second through free space using a high-speed display and camera pair.
Nvidia reportedly books entire server plant capaci...
Nvidia has secured all available capacity at Wistron’s new facility in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, with confirmed orders extending through 2026.
Even PowerGPU's founder can't escape thermal gel l...
PowerGPU founder Jese Martinez discovered that his Gigabyte GPU is leaking its thermal gel after switching it out on his personal system.
Billions of login credentials have been leaked onl...
Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals "unprecedented access" to accounts consumers use each day.
Study finds curated 'starter packs' fueled rapid u...
'Starter packs'—curated user lists that new users can follow with a single click—played a key role in helping Bluesky grow to over 30 million users, according to a new study.
Windows updates might finally be getting better — ...
Microsoft is planning on removing unwanted/legacy drivers from its Windows update catalog to boost the security of its Windows user base. The first phase of this cleanup will encompass older legacy drivers that already have newer replacements in Microsoft's...
Microsoft Visio is practically free right now with...
TL;DR: Microsoft’s best-selling diagramming tool is price-dropped to $14.97 for a limited time, making right now the perfect time to give it a whirl (reg. $249.99). If you’ve ever wasted time building a diagram from scratch or tried to force a flowchart...
Ditch the 365 recurring fees—Microsoft Office 2024...
TL;DR: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are yours to keep — grab Office 2024 Home for just $129.97 (reg. $149.99, no subscription needed. Is a computer really a computer without Word, Excel, or PowerPoint? Sure, there are alternatives, but Microsoft Office is...
Welcome To The Purge! Microsoft Is Removing Older ...
The headline is scarier that the reality, but since Microsoft made this announcement very quietly it's worth paying attention. In a recent, relatively obscure blog post, Microsoft informed those who found it…
Gaming Peripheral Apps, Ranked From Worst to Worst...
Buggy, bloated, and broken PC gaming peripheral software makes me want to buy a console.
These seven under-$50 tools make my tech life a lo...
From spudgers to SSD cloners to a charger that you can always keep in your pocket, these seven tech tools make my life easier.
Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome o...
If your PC won’t open Google Chrome, there may be a culprit: Microsoft. Google determined that Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome, though the company hasn’t discovered how or why. “For some users, Chrome is unable to run...
3D chip stacking method created to overcome tradit...
A novel power supply technology for 3D-integrated chips has been developed by employing a three-dimensionally stacked computing architecture consisting of processing units placed directly above stacks of dynamic random access memory.
Machine learning model predicts heat-resistant ste...
NIMS and its collaborators have developed a model designed to predict the long-term durability of a range of heat-resistant steel materials by performing machine learning while preserving the confidentiality of each organization's data. This research is published in Tetsu-to-Hagané.
Intel teases huge leaps for 18A, the tech behind i...
Intel is almost literally betting its future on its upcoming “Panther Lake” CPU architecture, as well as the 18A manufacturing process it will be built upon. While we don’t have any concrete details of how Panther Lake will perform,...