Seagate is now sampling 36TB hard drives based on HAMR technology
The highest-capacity units are based on SMR technology
Old Gigabyte laser mouse bursts into flames, the company is investigating
Spontaneous combustion or unknown hardware issue?
Assassin's Creed Shadows' final PC specs suggest ray tracing and upscaling are the new standard
The use of ray tracing is not optional
What just happened? You might not care much about ray tracing, but video game makers certainly do. The final PC requirements for Assassin's Creed Shadows have arrived, and, much like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, turning off ray tracing effects isn't an option. Also, the given resolutions are specified as "using dynamic resolution and upscaling."
First-ever data center on the Moon set to launch next month
The self-contained facility promises to offer unparalleled data security and environmental benefits
Buffalo's latest USB stick features hardware-level antivirus security
On-board malware scanning keeps viruses from hitching a ride
World's fastest supercomputer, "El Capitan," goes online to safeguard US nuclear weapons
Featuring AMD EPYC Genoa CPUs and CDNA3 GPUs
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Review
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 is here, bringing next-gen power with a $2,000 price tag. Featuring a 23% larger die, 33% more cores, and blazing-fast GDDR7 memory, it's built to dominate – but is it worth it?
TSMC's production impact limited to 20,000 wafers following 6.4-magnitude earthquake
When operational, the company processes an average of 37,000 wafers per day
This folding mini-ITX chassis offers users a slick HTPC with easy assembly
Magnetic sides require no screws or tools for quick access to the motherboard
Samsung cracks the AI puzzle with Galaxy S25, finally
Editor's take: After years of half-filled promises and underwhelming realities, it looks like Samsung has finally succeeded in bringing the kind of seamless experience that we all hoped AI, digital assistants, and agents would or could bring to our mobile devices. Well, to be fair, it's Samsung in conjunction with Google (along with some help from Qualcomm) that's making the magic happen inside the just-launched Galaxy S25.
Nvidia says RTX 50 GPUs won't suffer a repeat of melting 4090 power cables
The 12V-2x6 cables haven't encountered the same fiery issues as 12VHPWR
At 1.87 pounds, Fujitsu's FMV Note U breaks records as the lightest laptop on the market
Stealing the lightweight crown from Asus
AMD admits the Ryzen 9 9950X3D may not be faster than the 9800X3D in gaming
The 9800X3D is still the best value gaming processor
Samsung is ready to unveil the Galaxy S25 series today
Meaningful innovations or more minor upgrades?
Intel Nova Lake and Clearwater Forest CPU samples appear in leaked shipping manifests
New server and laptop CPU lineups set for late 2025, desktops more likely in 2026
PlayStation 6 chip design is nearing completion as Sony and AMD partnership forges ahead
AMD Zen 6 and 3D V-Cache could power the next generation of PlayStation
Energizer enters the laptop market with low-cost EnergyBook line
"All the essentials. Nothing more. Nothing less."
New Paperlike 103 portable e-ink monitor arrives with a 60Hz refresh rate
Dasung keeps pushing for more advanced e-ink displays
AMD confirms Radeon RX 9000 graphics cards will launch in March
Pricing and hardware specs yet to be confirmed
TSMC chip production impacted by 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake, delays expected
TSMC evacuated its affected fabs
Nvidia releases a critical GPU driver update to fix multiple security vulnerabilities
Nvidia has released a critical GPU driver update to address eight security flaws that could allow attackers with local access to execute malicious code. The vulnerabilities affect consumer GeForce GPUs as well as Nvidia RTX, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla products. The latest driver updates resolve all of these issues, any updates version 553.62 or newer, or 539.19 and above are good to go, depending on the driver branch you are using.
RTX 5090 early benchmarks show underwhelming performance uplift over the RTX 4090
Coming to a store near you later this month
Something to look forward to: Nvidia announced next-gen RTX 50 series graphics cards earlier this month at CES 2025. While gamers are still waiting for the official launch, early benchmarks appear to suggest that the RTX 5090 will see only a moderate performance boost over its predecessor, the RTX 4090. For a full understanding of how the RTX 5090 performs in popular games, wait for our exhaustive review later this week.
Nvidia RTX 4060 vs. Intel Arc B580: 50 Game Benchmark
Intel's Arc B580 aims to rival the RTX 4060 for just $250, but with CPU overhead issues impacting gaming performance, let's see how it fares at 50 benchmarked games with all CPU bottlenecks removed.
PCIe 7.0 spec nearing completion, promising 16GB/s per lane bandwidth
Doubling bandwidth to meet the demands of AI and machine learning
Intel claims Core Ultra 200 patches improve gaming performance by up to 26% (Update: they don't)
Intel's claims falter, gaming woes continue