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Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:28:14 +0000

This Newegg Intel combo bundle pairs an Intel 270K Plus, Z890 mobo, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, PC Case, and AIO cooler altogether for $1499.99.

US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0000

Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it.

This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:07:03 +0000

There's a great deal on the Acer Predator Helios Neo at Newegg right now.

Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies.

Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:58:28 +0000

If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive's extensive collections.

Tokyo court rules movie and anime 'spoiler articles' are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000

The Tokyo District Court has ruled that "spoiler articles" that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are "adaptations" made without permission, and that they earn ad revenue, further taking away fair compensation for IP holders.

Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

NASA's JPL turned off one instrument aboard the Voyager 1 space probe after it experienced an unexpected drop in power levels. Scientists are working on a fix to swap onboard powered devices with low-power alternatives to make the spacecraft last longer.

Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:40:00 +0000

Someone thought it was a good idea to put a sticker that covered their laptop's vents.

Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones 'flying garbage'

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:34:28 +0000

Video footage captured by Ukrainian Sting interceptor drones shows that Russia’s endless drone assault is now powered by what some commenters have described as ‘flying garbage.’

Bambu Lab overtakes Creality as the world's top-selling budget 3D printer brand — resurgence in 3D printer market fueled by budget options

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:43:36 +0000

Bambu Lab claimed the top spot in global entry-level 3D printer shipments during 2025, overtaking longtime leader Creality.

Inventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/s at 140W — joins Bitcoin-mining 3D printer in hobbyist-focused miner lineup

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:28:56 +0000

An inventor has showcased a 3D printer filament dryer 'that pays you bitcoin.'

40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:04:33 +0000

40 years ago today IBM was in the news for becoming the first computer company with 1-megabit memory chips.

Sudokoo SK620V and SK700V Review: Silent, Stylish AM5 cooling, with a built-in display

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

We tested Sudokoo’s unique SK-series air coolers on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Read the full review to see how they deliver big performance without annoying noise levels.

Researchers find a way to heat 3D printer filament using microwaves, enabling fusing circuits inside printed objects — tech supports precise heating down to the width of a human hair

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0000

Researchers from Rice University have developed new microwave technology giving 3D printers the ability to heat ink with extremely high precision. The new tech is already being used to develop new 3D-printed tech that would be impossible without it, and to improve 3D printing efficiency.

New HUDIMM memory specification debuts with goal of slashing DDR5 prices during RAM shortages — A new, cheaper memory standard with half the bandwidth and half the capacity

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0000

DDR5 RAM usually has 2x 32-bit subchannels (single rank), which requires more ICs to populate a 64-bit wide bus. ASRock's new HUDIMM has just 1x 32-bit channel and can work with standard DDR5 in mix-and-matched configs as well. HUDIMM sticks are being made by TeamGroup and are supported on most LGA 1700 ASRock motherboards.

New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn't stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI's new 'ArcherX' AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

JEYI's new PCIe to M.2 adapter is flat and sits flush with the motherboard when installed in a PCIe slot. It basically takes up no perpendicular space, allowing an SSD to be installed even in tight spaces where the GPU is often blocking the area. The adapter features PCIe 4.0 speeds and is backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0 as well.

Xbox Series X|S storage expansion cards can be used on PC with an inexpensive CFexpress adapter — Speeds top out at 1,560 MB/s in Redditor's testing

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000

You can use Xbox Expansion Cards on PC with a CFexpress adapter since these cards use a standard CFexpress Type-B connector. There are various options available such as PCIe to CFexpress or M.2 to CFexpress, and all of them are inexpensive. You just need to format the Expansion Card before it's useable, but don't expect blazing-fast speeds afterward.

Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Toshiba said that it can only offer a refund at the original cost for a broken hard drive, as replacing it would take over a year. The user expressed disappointment over the move, as they'll have to spend significantly more than they'll get back in the refund due to chip shortages.

$20,000 in 32GB RAM sticks saved from the dumpster are now worth a fortune — seventy-two DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMMs were about to turn into e-waste

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

A Redditor's dad saved 72 32GB HPE DDR4-2666 RDIMMs that were headed for the trash heap after their company upgraded their brand-new servers.

Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:53:44 +0000

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop is on sale for 19% off — MSI's Vector 16 has a 144 Hz screen, and comes with Pragmata for free

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:41:40 +0000

MSI has put its Vector 16 gaming laptop on sale for just $1,529 at Newegg, offering a solid discount for a beastly hardware combo. You get a Core Ultra 7 255HX paired with a 140W RTX 5070 Ti, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, all of which are upgradeable. All that is backed up by a 90 Wh battery and displayed on a 144 Hz FHD+ screen.

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:24:07 +0000

A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.

KTC M27T6S 27-inch QHD Mini LED gaming monitor review: Affordable, colorful, and bright

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:37:05 +0000

KTC delivers high brightness and saturated color from the M27T6S. It’s a 27-inch Mini LED QHD panel with 1,152 dimming zones and Quantum Dot wide gamut color. A 200 Hz refresh rate overclocks to 210 Hz, and it has Adaptive-Sync with HDR1000.

Minisforum's beastly N5 Max NAS comes powered by AMD Strix Halo — $2,899 for 'AI NAS' with pre-installed OpenClaw, supports up to 200TB capacity

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:52:06 +0000

Minisforum says its powerful AI NAS, the N5 Max, will launch on April 23, 2026, at $2,899

Techie buys fake Ledger Nano S+ hardware crypto wallet and almost falls for phishing — a convincing clone would have caught newbies unaware

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:30:24 +0000

Cybersecurity expert finds counterfeit Ledger Nano S+ hardware wallets being sold in China.

Intel Core Ultra 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X faceoff — battle for the best $200 CPU

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

With similar pricing and target audiences, these two processors offer contrasting strengths across gaming, productivity, and power consumption.

SNK revives the mighty Neo Geo in modern form — new AES+ system plays classic games without emulation

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The Neo Geo AES+ is real, it's coming this November

Microsoft offers $2 million sweepstake for Edge users, but no one noticed for a month — $1 million cash, Mercedes-Benz cars among prizes in desperate push for users

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000

Microsoft has readied a new $2M prize pot to tempt users to adopt its Edge browser.

Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‘nearly lost his composure’ when pressed on selling chips to China — ‘You’re not talking to someone who woke up a loser’

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that blocking China, the second biggest market for AI chips, from buying from American companies is a "losing proposition" that makes no sense to him.

Keychron V5 Ultra 8K Review: Budget-friendly 8K

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The Keychron V5 Ultra 8K is a wireless mechanical hot-swappable keyboard with a 96-percent layout and up to an 8,000 Hz polling rate — and it gets up to 660 hours of battery life.

US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:25 +0000

U.S. lawmakers remove countrywide exports ban on cryogenic etching tools from the MATCH Act, yet Chinese companies could barely get them anyway.

Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites — companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:59 +0000

At least 40% of all AI data centers slated for completion in 2026 will be delayed, according to a data analytics group. AI tech companies say everything is on schedule, but labor and material shortages are seemingly holding up construction.

Local political revolts threaten to derail US data center projects — mounting delays are already costing AI hyperscalers billions

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:25:06 +0000

Local communities all over America and the world are pushing back on the explosive growth of AI data center projects. Through local courts, community action, and intense meetings with politicians, the general public are forcing the cancellation of major data center projects.

Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:48 +0000

Intel lures Shawn 'Seung Hoon' Han from Samsung Foundry to land new customers and maintain customer relationships at Intel Foundry.

Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'light speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:07:34 +0000

Elon Musk's people have begun reaching out to various semiconductor fab suppliers to ask for pricing and delivery timelines as the Terafab project ramps up.

Amazon Eero Signal review: 4G LTE internet backup for your Eero mesh network

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:05:09 +0000

The Eero Signal offers automatic 4G LTE failover for your primary ISP.

Microsoft's April patch puts Windows domain controllers into reboot loops — third known issue from KB5082063 is affecting Windows Server 2016 through 2025

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:02:34 +0000

Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles.

Build an entire 9800X3D PC with 128GB of RAM for $2,999 — Newegg bundle includes Asus B850 motherboard, 1TB of storage, and RTX 5070 Ti

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:35:22 +0000

Score a massive Newegg combo deal: save $1,933 on a high-end gaming PC bundle with Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 128GB DDR5, RTX 5070 Ti, and more - premium parts, matching aesthetics, and serious performance.

TSMC ups revenue guidance and CapEx, buoyed by 'multiyear AI megatrend' — warns Middle East conflict may impact profitability as costs increase

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

TSMC unveils aggressive plans to ramp up 3nm-capable capacity further in the coming years amid strong demand from the AI sector.

Steam shown running on Nintendo Switch thanks to latest Proton Beta — FEX 2604 translates x86 to ARM-friendly instructions on Linux

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:13:51 +0000

Valve has released Proton 11.0-Beta1, with support for Arm devices.

64GB of DDR5 RAM is a staggering $216 in this latest Newegg deal — Get a 9800X3D, X870-P motherboard, case, and a free AIO for just $939

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:09:18 +0000

Newegg's latest combo bundle gets you 64GB of RAM, a motherboard, AMD's 9800X3D, and a Corsair case, as well as a free AIO cooler for just $939.

Google and Pentagon in talks to run custom AI chips inside classified environments — Google pushes for tight controls for TPUs surrounding use for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Google is reportedly negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Gemini in classified settings, with the talks covering the addition of GPU racks to Google Distributed Cloud.

Nvidia RTX 5070 spotted at rare MSRP price in Woot flash sale — move fast to secure a bargain, 38% off saves you $340

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:45:40 +0000

Get an RTX 5070 for MSRP at Woot, now just $549.

Commodore fans split over C64 Ultimate FPGA firmware lockdown — firm says it wants to protect its hardware and reduce support fallout

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000

The retro community seems sharply divided over a decision by Commodore regarding locking down firmware access in its C64 Ultimate computer.

AMD to resurrect Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 with 10th anniversary edition, leaker claims — return of legendary CPU a sign of bleak PC building landscape

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000

AMD is rumored to launch the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition in the second quarter of this year.

Crazed World of Warcraft gamer plays game with 3D-printed hot dog controller — the left wiener quad-array controls movement, the right triggers abilities

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Gamer and maker builds a hotdog-based game controller.

Amazon returns buyer gets scammed out of a Ryzen 9 9950X3D — 'CPU' came with just a 3D-printed base underneath a real heat spreader

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Another victim of Amazon's return policy shares their story on Reddit, how they bought a Ryzen 9 9950X3D for just €163 only to get a 3D-printed base and an IHS of a 9950X3D.

TSMC warns of Intel Foundry's growing prowess during the company's latest earnings call — 'We view Intel as our formidable competitor and do not underestimate them'

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:58:04 +0000

By now, TSMC has become a much bigger chipmaker than Intel has ever been, but the world's top foundry still calls its American peer a 'formidable' competitor.

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