Hardware

UK to ban making ransomware payments for some organizations — targets 'public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure'
The UK Home Office and National Cyber Security Centre announced that some organizations could be banned from making ransomware payments.
2025-07-23 14:41
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Anycubic Kobra 3 Max Combo Review: Color to the Max
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max Combo succeeds where others disappoint.
2025-07-23 13:00
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Luxury PC company Maingear launches '90's style Retro95 beige PC — company known for flashy rigs with custom cooling and automotive paint brings old-school aesthetics to modern hardware
Maingear launches its Retro95 beige desktop, hoping to tempt in fans of retro PCs who, despite themselves, crave modern processing power.
2025-07-23 12:30
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G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 is the current top 96GB memory kit for AMD CPUs — Trident Z5 Neo RGB C26 2x48GB Review
The Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C26 is a new kit from G.Skill that targets AMD systems; however, can it beat the other enthusiast memory kits on the market?
2025-07-23 12:00
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Unverified BIOS allegedly pushes RTX 5090D to over 2000 Watts — extreme firmware update designed for Asus ROG Astral 5090D is not for the faint-hearted
This leaked Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090D BIOS removes its power limits and allows it to hit 2001 watts.
2025-07-23 11:38
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Months after Elon Musk's DOGE crusade to wipe it out, LTO tape storage is bigger than ever — a record 176.5 exabytes shipped in 2024, the fourth consecutive year of growth
Tape storage shipments have enjoyed their fourth consecutive year of growth, increasing 15.4% according to the most recent data.
2025-07-23 10:25
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China's CXMT reportedly delays mass production of DDR5 chips to late 2025 — state-backed manufacturer could still be disruptive market force
CXMT has reportedly delayed DDR5 mass production to late 2025 to improve quality and yields, but its growing capabilities and state backing are starting to worry global DRAM rivals despite ongoing tool access challenges.
2025-07-23 09:53
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MetaMask crypto wallet Chrome extension is eating SSD storage at an alarming rate — owner confirms bug 'has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into [users'] solid-state drives'
A bug in the cryptocurrency tracking browser extension has been causing it to write heaps of data to users' SSDs.
2025-07-23 09:35
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Crypto wallet Chrome extension is eating SSD storage at an alarming rate — MetaMask owner confirms bug 'has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into [users'] solid-state drives'
A bug in the cryptocurrency tracking browser extension has been causing it to write heaps of data to users' SSDs.
2025-07-23 09:35
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Mystery AMD Radeon GPU cooler spotted on Chinese forums is larger than RX 7900 XTX, with a massive heatsink and 3x 8-pin connectors — possibly the RX 7950 XTX that never was
A massive triple-slot cooler with space for three 8-pin connectors has surfaced from China, hinting at an unreleased AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPU prototype. Likely meant for a never-launched “7950 XTX,” the design suggests AMD once flirted with an RTX 40...
2025-07-22 18:25
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Palmer Luckey considering entering laptop market with fully US-made model, wants to know if you'd spend 20% more for an American-made PC
Oculus and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has repeatedly floated the idea of producing a laptop in the U.S. that would cost 20% more than competitive offerings.
2025-07-22 18:04
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Microsoft finally has a Surface Laptop with 5G — Intel Core Ultra-powered laptop will ship as part of business line
Microsoft has announced its first Surface Laptop with cellular connectivity and designed a custom antenna for it.
2025-07-22 17:00
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AMD Strix Halo Mini-ITX motherboard flaunts 128GB LPDDR5X — add a CPU cooler, boot drive, and power supply for a slim gaming or AI rig
Shanghai Sixunited Intelligent Technology Co, Ltd. has revealed the company's upcoming STHT1 powered by AMD's Ryzen AI Max 300-series (Strix Halo) processor.
2025-07-22 16:57
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Bambu Lab's entire 3D printer lineup is still discounted at anniversary-sale pricing — for how long, we don't know
Start your 3D printing journey while these popular Bambu Lab printers are still heavily discounted.
2025-07-22 16:18
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FCC proposal aims to nix long-term gigabit internet speed goals, pricing analysis
An FCC proposal seeks to undo the Biden administration's efforts to encourage increased availability of gigabit download speeds.
2025-07-22 15:55
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OpenAI and Oracle ink deal to build massive Stargate data center, total project will power 2 million AI chips — Stargate partner SoftBank not involved in the project
OpenAI and Oracle plan to add 4.5 GW of U.S. data center power for the Stargate project, boosting total capacity past 5 GW to support millions of AI processors.
2025-07-22 15:20
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DNS embedded malware technique used to create a hacker-inspired version of the popular Mad Libs word game — built on networking infrastructure to provide distributed version
Malware embedded in the ubiquitous Domain Name System inspired the creation of the world's most cursed take on mad-libs.
2025-07-22 14:52
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Only £128 for this 27-inch MSI MAG monitor with a blazing 180 Hz refresh rate — that's unbelievable 1440p gaming value
MSI's high-spec 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is only £128 for a limited time.
2025-07-22 13:35
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158-year-old company forced to close after ransomware attack precipitated by a single guessed password — 700 jobs lost after hackers demand unpayable sum
The 158-year established Knights of Old transportation company has collapsed in the wake of a ransomware attack, with 700 jobs lost.
2025-07-22 13:28
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Nvidia's desktop PC chip holdup purportedly tied to Windows delays — ongoing chip revisions and weakening demand also blamed
Nvidia and MediaTek have allegedly delayed the N1X AI PC platform to early 2026, possibly because of Microsoft’s next-gen OS delays, ongoing Nvidia chip revisions, and weakening consumer notebook demand. The launch will now prioritize enterprise PCs,...
2025-07-22 12:26
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