Hardware

Intel hedges its bet for High-NA EUV with the 14A process node — an alternate Low-NA technique has identical yield and design rules
Intel has not yet fully committed to using the new High-NA EUV chipmaking tool in production and has an alternative production flow of its 14A node that uses standard Low-NA EUV as a backup plan.
2025-05-02 13:10
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Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 217 PC case: High airflow, wood accents, no RGB
With large fans, a dual-chamber design, dedicated GPU cooling, wood accents, and a reasonable price, Lian Li's Lancool 217 has a lot to like.
2025-05-02 13:00
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Microsoft makes passkeys the default authentication method for all new accounts
Microsoft says that passkeys reduce password use by 20% and wants to remove password use altogether.
2025-05-02 12:49
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Build your dream PC with Chillblast and save £65 with our exclusive discount code
Build your dream PC and save £65 on a custom PC built using Chillblast's helpful configurator.
2025-05-02 12:02
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Nvidia's CEO says China is not far behind the U.S. in AI capabilities
Jensen Huang states that China is nearly on par with the U.S. in AI hardware development, as Huawei begins shipping its CloudMatrix 384 systems. However, Huawei's scale remains far behind Nvidia's projected AI compute deployments for 2025.
2025-05-02 11:49
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Russia's Baikal has produced 85,000 of its CPUs since 2012, aims for more
Russia's Baikal Electronics has produced and sold 85,000 processors since its founding, but due to post-2022 sanctions and blocked shipments from Taiwan, it now aims to restart production with new chips like Baikal-L and Baikal-S2 at SMIC.
2025-05-01 19:49
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Intel IPO delivers better gaming performance than 200S Boost in user benchmarks
BiliBili user evaluates Intel's IPO and 200S Boost technologies to determine which offers higher gaming performance.
2025-05-01 18:15
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Despite Nvidia claims, Chinese smugglers have used live lobsters and fake baby bumps to traffic electronics
Nvidia and Anthropic have publicly locked horns over the extremes Chinese smugglers are willing to go to in order to acquire sanctioned GPUs.
2025-05-01 18:10
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Despite Nvidia claims, Chinese smugglers have used live lobsters and fake baby bumps to traffic chips
Nvidia and Anthropic have publicly locked horns over the extremes Chinese smugglers are willing to go to in order to acquire sanctioned GPUs.
2025-05-01 18:09
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Boox debuts 23.5-inch color E ink monitor with 1800p resolution and $1,900 price tag
The latest color E ink display from Boox costs as much as a high-end IPS panel from Apple or Dell
2025-05-01 16:18
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Tiny cooling fan-on-a-chip designed for phones to be deployed in AI data centers
xMEMS Labs is deploying its micro cooling solution on optical transceiver DSPs to make fiber optic communication in AI data centers more efficient.
2025-05-01 15:51
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Wyze gets $255K tariff bill for $167k worth of floodlights
Wyze just settled a $255k tax bill to the CBP for importing $167k worth of floodlights into the U.S.
2025-05-01 15:32
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Microsoft hikes prices of Xbox consoles, controllers, headsets, and games worldwide - cites market conditions and price of development
Xbox hikes Xbox console prices by $80 - $130 along, also raises prices on controllers, headsets and games, citing increased development costs, but forgetting to note newly imposed U.S. import tariffs.
2025-05-01 15:22
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Storage, storage, storage: This 20TB WD Elements external HDD + 1TB WD Black SN770 SSD bundle is an exceptional value for just $279
Beef up your storage capacity inside and out with this fantastic SSD and external HDD bundle for $279
2025-05-01 14:59
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8BitDo backs down after blaming tariffs for suspension of China warehouse shipments to the U.S.
8BitDo's China warehouse goods will cease being sent to the U.S., but we aren't sure about the permanence of this decision.
2025-05-01 13:40
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UK company allegedly paid $4m in bribes to secure Microsoft data center construction contract
The UK government arrested three people connected to British companies that were involved with Microsoft's data center project in the Netherlands.
2025-05-01 13:04
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Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk
Buffalo Japan has launched the Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' with a transparent panel showing the inner mechanism.
2025-05-01 12:45
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Finally, the most powerful gaming graphics card is available in the UK at almost MSRP and comes with a free copy of DOOM: The Dark Ages
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock from Palit is available from Overclockers for the cheapest price in the UK and comes with a free copy of DOOM: The Dark Ages.
2025-05-01 12:27
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Tipster claims AMD's RX 9060 XT 8GB is planned to launch at Computex — Dismisses cancellation rumors
Despite all the talk of it being scrapped, it seems that AMD's RX 9060 XT 8GB GPUs are still in the pipeline, and set for launch at Computex, per Benchlife.
2025-05-01 12:06
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