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- This idiot-proof thermal paste applicator will make applying TIM easy, even for noobsIgor's Lab tests a beautifully simple thermal paste applicator with the soon-to-be-released X-Apply stencils making TIM application so, so simple.Apr 26, 2024 9:14 PM CDT
- Sabrent wants you to enhance your tech with special savings on SSD, RAM, and enclosure bundleSabrent wants to maximize your technology with their new special offer: Rocket 4 SSDs with 7GB/sec+ speeds, DDR5 RAM, Type-C SSD enclosures, and more.Apr 26, 2024 7:17 PM CDT
- Apple has plummeted from first to fifth place in the Chinese smartphone market, analysts warnApple's popularity in China is now so bad that it's in fifth place in the smartphone market, a fall from grace after having been in the top spot.Apr 26, 2024 2:00 PM CDT
- New iPhone 16 case leak hints at big changes to comeApple is expected to announce the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro in September of this year and now we've been shown CAD images of new iPhone cases.Apr 26, 2024 1:15 PM CDT
- Fears emerge that Windows 11 could hit you with a desktop watermark if your PC isn't AI-okayClues in Windows 11 suggest that if your PC can't run AI Explorer, Microsoft might implement a warning - but we doubt it'll be a watermark as some fear.Apr 26, 2024 10:46 AM CDT
- NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hand delivers the first DGX H200 AI GPU to Open AI's Sam AltmanNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's secondary role as courier sees him hand-deliver the world's most powerful AI GPU hardware, the DGX H200, to OpenAI.Apr 26, 2024 2:34 AM CDT
- Nintendo forces Garry's Mod creator to go through and delete 20 years of Steam Workshop modsNintendo has issued a blanket DCMA takedown request to Garry's mod creators Facepunch Studios, forcing them to go through and cull decades of uploads.Apr 26, 2024 1:04 AM CDT
- TSMC's next-gen COUPE tech: silicon photonics packaging will be ready in 2026TSMC is developing Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE) technology to support the huge data transmission rates of the AI boom, coming in 2026.Apr 25, 2024 11:31 PM CDT
- Classic Diablo and StarCraft games join the GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming line-upThe highly anticipated Manor Lords joins GeForce NOW this week, alongside several classic Blizzard games from the Diablo and StarCraft franchises.Apr 25, 2024 10:02 PM CDT
- NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will deliver live keynote on June 2, just as Computex 2024 kicks offNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will deliver live keynote on June 2 at the NTU Sports Center, sharing how the AI era is driving a new industrial revolution.Apr 25, 2024 9:00 PM CDT
- Xbox beats all previous full-year earnings in just 3 quarters, could break $20 billion by JuneThanks to the help of Activision Blizzard King, Microsoft's Xbox games division has made more revenue in 3 quarters than all previous full year periods.Apr 25, 2024 7:31 PM CDT
- FCC restores net neutralityThe Federal Communications Commission in the United States has officially restored Net Neutrality and reestablished the national open internet standard.Apr 25, 2024 3:48 PM CDT
- Watch the trailer for Apple TV+ docuseries Hollywood Con Queen Right HereApple TV+ has shared the first trailer for Hollywood Con Queen, a new documentary series about one of Hollywood's biggest scams that will debut on May 8.Apr 25, 2024 2:15 PM CDT
- WhatsApp is rolling passkey support out for iPhone usersMeta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that iPhone owners can now use a passkey when signing in for the first time.Apr 25, 2024 1:15 PM CDT
- AMD's new GPU driver supports most-wished-for game Manor Lords, boosts Helldivers 2 performanceAMD promises better performance in Helldivers 2 with its freshly unleashed driver, and it supports Manor Lords ahead of the city builder's release tomorrow.Apr 25, 2024 11:02 AM CDT
- Missing the Fallout TV show? Play Fallout 4 instead, it's about to get a big current-gen updateFinished watching Fallout on Prime Video and you're seriously missing the show? Fear not, there's some more mileage in Fallout 4 now...Apr 25, 2024 7:40 AM CDT
- SK hynix plans $14.6 billion on new chip fab in South Korea to meet 'soaring demand' of HBMSK hynix announces $14.6 billion will be spent on expanding production capacity of its next-gen HBM for future AI GPUs, noting 'soaring demand' for HBM.Apr 25, 2024 12:29 AM CDT
- GIGABYTE confirms AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors are coming soonGIGABYTE confirms the Ryzen 9000 Series naming for Zen 5 in a new post announcing the release of a new BIOS update for its AM5 motherboards.Apr 24, 2024 11:02 PM CDT
- NVIDIA is helping Japan build their bleeding-edge ABCI-Q quantum supercomputer with HPC and AINVIDIA announces that will help Japan build its new quantum supercomputer -- the ABCI-Q -- with NVIDIA GPUs, and quantum computing software over the cloud.Apr 24, 2024 9:36 PM CDT
- NVIDIA DLSS 3, Reflex, and ray tracing is coming to open world tactical FPS Gray Zone WarfareGray Zone Warfare and Remnant II: The Forgotten Kingdom are two impressive looking shooters and they're getting DLSS 3 Frame Generation and Reflex support.Apr 24, 2024 8:31 PM CDT
- Stellar Blade climbs PlayStation's best-sellers list as positive reviews roll outPositive reviews boost the new Korean hack-and-slash game Stellar Blade on the PlayStation Store's top 25 best-selling games in the United States.Apr 24, 2024 4:26 PM CDT
- Apple reportedly working on its own chips for use in AI serversApple is reportedly working on designing its own custom AI server chips that will drive its focus on such features into the future.Apr 24, 2024 2:00 PM CDT
- Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted that a new Apple Pencil launch is imminentApple is set to announce new iPads on May 7 and CEO Tim Cook has now given us a huge hint that there will be a new Apple Pencil to go with them.Apr 24, 2024 1:15 PM CDT
- A mystery 12.9-inch iPad is coming in the final quarter of 2024, analyst claimsA supply chain analyst believes that a mystery 12.,9-inch iPad could launch towards the end of the year, but nobody knows what it is.Apr 24, 2024 12:15 PM CDT
- Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro is expected to fix critical issues in select gamesThe PS5 Pro's 45% increase in GPU performance compared to the standard PS5 is expected to fix some issues with some console games.Apr 24, 2024 10:03 AM CDT
- MSI no longer interested in under performing AMD Radeon GPUs, now exclusive to NVIDIAMSI no longer making AMD Radeon GPUs, confirms that their focus is on NVIDIA GeForce RTX series GPUs, but continues with AMD motherboards.Apr 26, 2024 8:36 PM CDT
- LG's 32-inch gaming OLED monitor with 480Hz refresh rate is imminent, with pre-orders live nowLG 32GS95UE can run 480Hz at 1080p, or switch to 240Hz while bumping the resolution to 4K, giving you options - and a 0.03ms response time.Apr 26, 2024 2:30 PM CDT
- You can blame Tim Cook for 8GB Macs, it seemsApple's latest Macs often come with just 8GB of RAM as standard and a new report suggests that Apple's reluctance to add more could be Tim Cook's fault.Apr 26, 2024 1:45 PM CDT
- Dragon's Dogma 2 and Street Fighter 6 are doing so well that Capcom boosts earnings forecastCapcom's new games like Street Fighter 6 and Dragon's Dogma 2 are doing so well that the company has upwardly revised its revenue forecast by $78 million.Apr 26, 2024 12:22 PM CDT
- TT Show Episode 32 - No Rest For the Wicked, Far Cry 7, and Australia vs. Elon MuskAnother jam-packed episode of The TT Show, from talking about the latest in gaming, from PlayStation on PC to the geopolitics of posting on X.Apr 26, 2024 6:40 AM CDT
- ASUS ROG Ally now supports AMD's driver-based Fluid Motion Frames frame genAMD's Fluid Motion Frames lets you enable frame generation on basically any game, and now it's fully supported by the ROG Ally handheld.Apr 26, 2024 2:01 AM CDT
- Scientists can make perfectly good diamonds in just 150 minutesA team of scientists were able to create a completely authentic diamond in only 150 minutes, move over billions of years of pressure.Apr 26, 2024 12:31 AM CDT
- ASUS HDMI 2.1 external capture card, the TUF Gaming Capture Box-4K Pro, wins design awardASUS's new TUF Gaming Capture Box-4K Pro is an impressive 4K capture card with full HDMI 2.1 passthrough support for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.Apr 25, 2024 11:01 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 9050 'Strix Halo' APU leak: 16 Zen5 CPU cores, RDNA 3.5 GPU, 32MB of MALL cacheAMD's next-gen Ryzen CPUs teased with Strix Point and Strix Halo details leaked: Strix Point has 12C/24T of Zen 5, Strix Halo has 16C/32T of Zen 5.Apr 25, 2024 9:34 PM CDT
- Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generationMicrosoft's video games console hardware revenues are down to the lowest point of the gen9 Xbox Series generation and are expected to fall even further.Apr 25, 2024 8:32 PM CDT
- HP snuggles up to AMD for its OMEN 17 gaming laptop: rocks Ryzen 8040 'Hawk Point' APU with AIHP's new OMEN 17 gaming laptop features AMD's new Ryzen 8040 series 'Hawk Point' APU with Ryzen AI NPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU for graphics.Apr 25, 2024 6:32 PM CDT
- The Apple Vision Pro's marketing chief has left Apple after 36 yearsFrank Casanova has worked at Apple for 36 years but he's now leaving after leading the marketing team for the Apple Vision Pro headset.Apr 25, 2024 2:45 PM CDT
- MSI's advice for Core i9 CPUs hit by game crashes includes 'workarounds recommended by Intel'Those workarounds are described in a blog post and include dropping the CPU's power limit to Intel's default, as well as adjusting the processor's voltage.Apr 25, 2024 2:00 PM CDT
- Elon Musk is launching a separate app to watch X videos on your TVThe CEO of X, formerly Twitter, has announced that the company will release a separate video app designed to bring X videos to your TV.Apr 25, 2024 11:32 AM CDT
- Spreadsheets are boring? Not anymore they're not, someone made a Fallout RPG in Excel'Fallout - but in Excel' game is a post-apocalyptic RPG played out on a spreadsheet, and it's a relatively robust mix of questing and combat.Apr 25, 2024 10:26 AM CDT
- Are full-blown adverts coming to Windows 11's Start menu? We hope not, but it looks that wayMicrosoft could expand on its existing recommendations in Windows 11 by weaving full-on adverts into the interface of the operating system.Apr 25, 2024 7:11 AM CDT
- You can pick up AMD's flagship RDNA 3 GPU, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, for $850The PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 is available for $849.99 at Newegg for a limited time. A great deal for AMD's RDNA 3 flagship GPU.Apr 24, 2024 11:59 PM CDT
- Qualcomm details its Snapdragon X Elite: all SKUs have NPU with 45 TOPS for AI workloadsQualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite laptop chip detailed: Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon NPU with 45 TOPS of AI performance.Apr 24, 2024 10:28 PM CDT
- TSMC doesn't need ASML's new High-NA EUV lithography machines for its next-gen A16 processTSMC says its next-gen A16 process technology will arrive in 2026, ready for an epic semiconductor showdown with Intel and its new High-NA EUV machines.Apr 24, 2024 9:14 PM CDT
- New Halo Infinite Banished Honor pass criticized for lack of unlockablesHalo Infinite's new Spartan Points will replace a multitude of content in the new free Banished Honor operation pass, and gamers aren't too happy.Apr 24, 2024 7:55 PM CDT
- New Apple TV+ TV show details Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton and the trailer's hereThe Big Cigar is a new Apple TV+ show featuring André Holland as Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton and there's a trailer to watch.Apr 24, 2024 2:30 PM CDT
- Apple Watch X tipped to feature a thinner logic board, likely be thinner overallA new report suggests that Apple is working on making a key Apple Watch component thinner, possibly making the whole watch thinner in the process.Apr 24, 2024 1:45 PM CDT
- Intel XeSS arrives for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and gets improved in Horizon Forbidden WestIntel is still plugging away at pushing support for XeSS, and two more games just got improved with the upscaling technology, albeit in different ways.Apr 24, 2024 12:50 PM CDT
- Forget the PS5 Pro, Sony's neck-based air conditioner is the invention turning heads right nowSony's air conditioner gadget is one of the more bizarre inventions of 2024, but it's already popular in Asia - and is now available outside the continent.Apr 24, 2024 11:44 AM CDT
- Microsoft continues with plan to roll out controversial Windows 11 updateMicrosoft is going to roll out an update for Windows 11 that makes a controversial addition to the Start menu, as it now will show ads.Apr 24, 2024 9:29 AM CDT
- SDC's new 27-inch 4K 165Hz Nano-IPS monitor features DisplayPort 2.0, costs just $415Super Display Co has announced its new SDC 27X1U: a 27-inch 4K 165Hz monitor featuring an LG Nano-IPS 10-bit panel, DP2.0 + HDMI 2.1 connectivity for $415.Apr 26, 2024 8:01 PM CDT
- Google Pixel 8a leak boasts 7 years of security updates but leaves one question unansweredA new Google Pixel 8a leak appears to suggest the handset will have seven years of security updates, but it makes no mention of Android updates.Apr 26, 2024 2:15 PM CDT
- Apple removes three AI apps capable of creating nude images of people from the App StoreApple has removed three generative AI apps from the App Store after they were found to take photos and turn them into nonconsensual nudes.Apr 26, 2024 1:30 PM CDT
- HP laptop owners: that giant Caps Lock On pop-up isn't Windows 11's fault, here's how to fix itOwn an HP laptop and hate the big Caps Lock icon that's just started appearing and taking over the screen when you press the key? There's a cure thankfully.Apr 26, 2024 11:38 AM CDT
- NVIDIA CEO writes hand-written note to SK hynix boss on 'future of AI and humanity together'NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang gives SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won hand-written note: 'to our partnership and creating the future of AI and humanity together'.Apr 26, 2024 3:03 AM CDT
- TikTok is more likely to completely shut down in the US than notByteDance is leaning toward shutting down TikTok in the United States rather than being forced to sell it to a US government-approved entity.Apr 26, 2024 1:32 AM CDT
- Valve patches Steam's 2-hour refund loophole that many gamers abusedValve has patched up a portion of its refund policy that enabled some users to abuse a loophole, preventing users gamers from freeloading.Apr 26, 2024 12:02 AM CDT
- One of PlayStation's most exciting new features is now available, may pave way for PS6 upgradesOne of PlayStation's greatest new features is now live on PS5, and could set the stage for exciting new community-driven upgrades on the next-gen PS6.Apr 25, 2024 10:31 PM CDT
- Sabrent wants to enhance your PS5: get a FREE heatsink with your Rocket 4 SSD purchaseSabrent announces a new special offer: a FREE PS5 heatsink with your new Rocket 4 1TB or Rocket 4 2TB SSD purchase, ready to enhance your PS5 experience.Apr 25, 2024 9:21 PM CDT
- Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 laptop: world's first mobile AI workstation with LPCAMM2 memoryLenovo's new ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the world's first mobile workstation with LPDDR5X LPCAMM2 memory, Intel Core Ultra CPU, ready for AI workloads.Apr 25, 2024 8:00 PM CDT
- Fallout 76's player base might primarily be on consoleBethesda says that Fallout 76 recently had 1 million survivors playing at the same time, and the vast majority of players are likely on consoles.Apr 25, 2024 4:33 PM CDT
- The fourth season of the popular Apple TV+ show Trying has its first trailerTrying has become one of the most popular Apple TV+ shows of them all and now it's getting ready for its fourth season - watch the trailer here.Apr 25, 2024 2:30 PM CDT
- No, your Apple trade-in hasn't been canceled - no matter what Apple saysApple has accidentally sent emails to people who traded in their old devices to say they have been canceled, but thankfully they can be ignored.Apr 25, 2024 1:30 PM CDT
- Meta's Twitter clone 'Threads' already has more users than Elon Musk's XMeta's Threads app, which was made directly to compete with X, formerly Twitter, has now surpassed its direct competition in active US daily users.Apr 25, 2024 11:16 AM CDT
- Downloads to be cut in half for Windows 10 updates, as new slimmer upgrades start next monthMicrosoft is bringing tech developed for Windows 11 into play, allowing Windows 10 updates to be shrunk considerably from May onwards.Apr 25, 2024 9:08 AM CDT
- Unreal Engine 5.4 brings significant updates to ray tracing and rendering for 60 FPS gamingUnreal Engine 5.4 is here and its a big update full of good things for gamers, with several performance improvements targeting 60+ FPS gaming.Apr 25, 2024 12:58 AM CDT
- Tesla unveils new Model 3 Performance: 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, 163 mph top speedTesla unveils its new Model 3 Performance: more tech, new tech, new features, more peak power, more torque, more everything for the Model 3 Performance.Apr 24, 2024 11:40 PM CDT
- There's a capsule toy machine in Japan that spits out Intel Core i7-8700 CPUs for around $3A toy capsule vending machine full of Intel CPUs like the Core i7-8700 from 2018, is definitely something that you would only find in Japan.Apr 24, 2024 9:57 PM CDT
- Noctua's new NH-L12Sx77 low-profile CPU cooler is perfect for small form-factor SFF PCsNoctua updates its low-profile CPU cooler for SFF builds, delivering better cooling and compatibility. And it looks great in the Fractal Design Terra.Apr 24, 2024 9:06 PM CDT
- Spartan Points are coming to Halo Infinite343 Industries aims at boosting engagement and play hours with Halo Infinite's new Spartan Points and Exchange store, which appeared first in MCC.Apr 24, 2024 6:54 PM CDT
- Apple's best-ever iPhones could be behind a slowdown in new device activationsApple has experienced a steep decline in its share of the number of new smartphones that are being activated across the United States.Apr 24, 2024 2:15 PM CDT
- Apple Watch Series 9 buyers can now buy refurbished from the Apple StoreThe Apple Watch Series 9 is now available for order as a refurbished product via the Apple Store online for the first time in the United States.Apr 24, 2024 1:30 PM CDT
- The rumored 12.9-inch iPad Air won't have a fancy mini-LED display after all, analyst warnsRumors of the 12.9-inch iPad Air featuring a mini-LED display were short lived with analyst Ross Young now saying that ti won't happen after all.Apr 24, 2024 12:30 PM CDT
- Windows 11 Settings gets another Control Panel feature as painfully slow migration continuesWindows 11 still has a Control Panel, but Microsoft is slowly picking away at what's left of its carcass, with another ability moved to the Settings app.Apr 24, 2024 10:30 AM CDT
- Scientists close in on new technology that uses lasers to propel submarinesA team of university engineers is closing in on a new technology that will enable submarines to reach speeds as fast as a jet engine.Apr 24, 2024 9:02 AM CDT