US Army tests 20,000W vehicle-mounted laser systems for drone defense — updated LOCUST device is now more lethal against drones 2 hours ago
Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation 19 hours ago
Intel Arc B570 GPU kicks off new year at just $199 — save $30 on one of the best budget GPUs around 19 hours ago
MSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning shatters GPU records before launch — 40-phase VRAM and dual 12V-2x6 connectors turn heads on upcoming overclocking monster 19 hours ago
Gigabyte unleashes new DDR4 AM4 motherboards as RAM shortage continues to slam PC builders — sky-high DDR5 prices spark rush for affordable alternatives 21 hours ago
Corsair cancels $240 48GB DDR5 memory kit orders due to pricing error — company’s blunder ignites shopper uproar over botched RAM deal 21 hours ago
Corsair reverses course and honors gaming PC order after $700 price hike uproar — order was erroneously flagged, but the company sends a coupon to the buyer to snag the PC at the original price 22 hours ago
Plasma-powered solid-state laptop cooler to debut at CES — new cooler design uses ionized gas and electrical discharge to generate airflow Saturday January 3rd, 2026
Laser cutting and engraving from a software perspective — master your hardware and optimize your creative output with some software know-how Saturday January 3rd, 2026
Samsung Display finally brings V-Stripe subpixel layout to QD-OLED — mass production of new 1,300-nit 34-inch ultrawide panel also boosts text clarity Saturday January 3rd, 2026
Get a Steelseries Rival 3 Wireless mouse for just $25, or 34% off the regular price — potent rodent is simple and executes flawlessly Friday January 2nd, 2026
Forgotten Star Wars Racer Revenge game is key to jailbreaking PlayStation 5, price soars 1,900% overnight amid leaked ROM keys exploit — Physical copies of the PS4 game go from $20 to $400 on eBay Friday January 2nd, 2026
Micron secures $318 million Taiwanese subsidy for HBM R&D as AI memory arms race intensifies — three-year project aims to develop leading-edge, high-performance memory Friday January 2nd, 2026
Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional Friday January 2nd, 2026
MSI teases new power supplies with 'instant protection' against melting RTX 5090 cables — promises to solve 12V-2x6 connector woes by monitoring individual wires Friday January 2nd, 2026
Debian maintainer criticizes email-managed bug tracker as outdated for modern development — there is a web interface for viewing, but email remains the only way to perform critical functions Friday January 2nd, 2026
A deeper look at the tightened chipmaking supply chain, and where it may be headed in 2026 — "nobody's scaling up,” says analyst as industry remains conservative on capacity Friday January 2nd, 2026
Reports of the previously-recalled Bambu Lab 3D printer being a fire hazard resurface, new power board component issue identified as the cause — Bambu says the A1's issue has been addressed, affected units replaced or repaired Friday January 2nd, 2026
LG says it’s launching the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop — also announces 16-inch ultra-portable laptop with 'dual-AI' functionality Friday January 2nd, 2026
Get 25% off a vibrant MSI 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor with blistering 240Hz refresh rate — now $772, panel offers 3-year burn-in warranty in new year offer Friday January 2nd, 2026
AMD closes in on Intel in latest Steam Hardware Survey — RAM capacity continues to rise despite the ongoing memory crunch Friday January 2nd, 2026
Dev uses Claude AI to write a ‘functional NES emulator’ — you can test it now, playing Donkey Kong in your browser Friday January 2nd, 2026
LG's dual-mode 4K 240Hz / 1080p 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is 42% off — premium flagship panel with HDR1300 drops to its lowest-ever price Thursday January 1st, 2026
China's president Xi Jinping calls Taiwan reunification "unstoppable" — military drills around the island escalate in area and deployments Thursday January 1st, 2026
Americans lost $333 million to Bitcoin ATM fraud in 2025 — FBI says there is a ‘clear and constant rise’ of this scam, and that it is ‘not slowing down’ Thursday January 1st, 2026
Chinese enthusiast overclocks AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D to 7.33GHz on Colorful X870E Vulcan motherboard — New world record achieved using liquid nitrogen cooling Thursday January 1st, 2026
Nintendo's SNES cartridges get a USB-C adapter for playing, backing up, and validation — $59 SN Operator SNES-to-PC device supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, ships in April Thursday January 1st, 2026
U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department Thursday January 1st, 2026
NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design — Ryzen AI 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system Thursday January 1st, 2026
PlayStation 5 ROM keys leaked — jailbreaking could be made easier with BootROM codes Thursday January 1st, 2026
Better safety features make laser engravers more popular than ever - a guide to the ins and outs of laser engraving and cutting Thursday January 1st, 2026
ID-Cooling FX360 LCD Review: Quiet, cool, and… why is this screen so small? Thursday January 1st, 2026
ARPANET standardized TCP/IP on this day in 1983 — 43-year-old standard set the foundations for today’s Internet Thursday January 1st, 2026
ASRock to enter AIO liquid cooling market with an intriguing pumpless design at CES — full lineup to include more traditional options, some with LCD displays Thursday January 1st, 2026
Huawei’s Ascend and Kunpeng progress shows how China is rebuilding an AI compute stack under sanctions Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Finnish authorities seize ship and crew after undersea cable cut, pursuing criminal charges — Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Logitech's legendary G502 Hero gaming mouse plummets to an irresistible $15.99 — free $20 gift card slashes best-selling mouse to its lowest ever price Wednesday December 31st, 2025
UK company shoots a 1,000-degree furnace into space to study off-world chip manufacturing — semiconductors made in space could be 'up to 4,000 times purer' than Earthly equivalents Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Musk to expand xAI's training capacity to a monstrous 2 gigawatts with third building at Memphis site — announcement comes days after Musk vows to have 'more AI compute than everyone else' Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Nvidia's CUDA Tile examined: AI giant releases programming style for Rubin, Feynman, and beyond — tensor-native execution model lays the foundation for Blackwell and beyond Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Chinese memory maker CXMT prepares $4.2 billion USD IPO to take advantage of tight memory market — company lays out path to profitability as DRAM demand skyrockets worldwide Wednesday December 31st, 2025
TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls Wednesday December 31st, 2025
How to connect an Xbox controller to your Windows PC — wired and wireless gaming made easy Wednesday December 31st, 2025
China warns the Netherlands to ‘immediately correct its mistakes’ over Nexperia saga that has disrupted auto production — chip shipments remain suspended, auto industry suffering from undersupply Wednesday December 31st, 2025
New York's Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero — devices join explosives, guns, drones, and beach balls on prohibited items list Wednesday December 31st, 2025
Linux's contemporary filesystem mount API went without documentation for six years — latest man-page package finally adds content for 2019 code Wednesday December 31st, 2025