Hardware

Dell's own Black Friday in July summer sale strips $350 off price of the Alienware's 4K QD-OLED curved gaming monitor, AW3225QF deal gives Prime Day a run for its money
Dell's Prime Day rival summer sale drops the price of the 4K QD-OLED AW3225QF to just $849 - its lowest-ever
2025-07-03 16:04
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A project to bring CUDA to non-Nvidia GPUs is making major progress — ZLUDA update now has two full-time developers, working on 32-bit PhysX support and LLMs, amongst other things
ZLUDA has expanded its team and made steady technical progress in Q1: Expands support for LLM.c, attempts to bring back PhysX 32-bit.
2025-07-03 15:52
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Nvidia RTX 50 Series appears in Steam Hardware Survey for the first time — represents 3.69% of cards, with the RTX 5070 leading the pack
Despite being out for a few months at this point, Nvidia's notorious RTX 50-series has failed to show up in Steam's internal stats — up until now, when they've finally appeared with a 3.69% share.
2025-07-03 15:27
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Nintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocols
Nintendo is using custom communication protocols to limit compatibility with third-party docks and hubs
2025-07-03 14:53
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Hong Kong scientists 3D printing organs for transplant patients — 3D-printed respiratory tissue combined with lab-grown mini organs in new procedure
Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have started experimenting with 3D printed organ technology to help burn victims.
2025-07-03 13:00
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White House lifts chip design export ban on China in exchange for rare earth materials compromise — export licences for EDA software sales no longer required
The U.S. has lifted recent license requirements on exporting chip design software to China in exchange for Beijing easing rare earth export controls, enabling Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys to resume shipments to clients in the People's Republic.
2025-07-03 12:06
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After another review-less launch, the first RTX 5050 benchmarks are here — Nvidia's budget card loses to B580 and RTX 4060, with only multi frame generation to give it a boost
The first independent review of Nvidia's new RTX 5050 suggests it's faster than the RTX 3060, and has impressive performance with multi-frame gen, but falls behind the RTX 4060 and B580 at native.
2025-07-03 11:53
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Nvidia's incendiary 12VHPWR connector consumes its latest victim — Chinese RTX 3060 Ti melts down despite modest power draw after ASUS shipped it with the wrong cable
Wherever the 12VHPWR connector goes, it brings death with it. The latest in the series of murders is a measly RTX 3060 Ti from China.
2025-07-03 11:26
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Ford CEO latest to claim AI will wipe out half of white collar jobs in the U.S. — 'AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind'
Ford CEO Jim Farley has joined the chorus of CEOs who believe AI could wipe out 50% of white collar jobs.
2025-07-03 10:15
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Nvidia's Arm chips rapidly gain share in server market as AI booms — Nvidia's Arm-powered GB200 servers surge as market reaches a record $95 billion in the first quarter
The global server market soared 134% to $95.2 billion in Q1 2025 as hyperscalers ramped up AI infrastructure, with Arm-based Nvidia GB200 systems driving growth and annual spending projected to exceed $366 billion.
2025-07-03 10:00
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Nintendo faces government challenge over Switch 2 nuke powers — Brazilian watchdog says end-user license agreement contains 'abusive clauses'
Brazilian consumer watchdog ProconSP has asked Nintendo to change its end-user license agreement in the country.
2025-07-03 09:58
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Windows user ejects graphics card, immediately regrets it — curiosity killed the VM acceleration
What happens if you 'eject' your GPU? You might end up wasting an hour of your precious time.
2025-07-03 09:00
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Hilariously unfortunate Windows user accidentally ejects graphics card like a memory stick — breaks PC for over an hour out of curiosity
What happens if you 'eject' your GPU? You might end up wasting an hour of your precious time.
2025-07-03 09:00
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Newegg selling $100 gift cards for $85, with a promo code — get $15 off any PC hardware purchase
Newegg is offering a discount on its $100 online gift card, giving customers $15 off on any Newegg purchase.
2025-07-02 17:35
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Intel jumps to HBM4 with Jaguar Shores, 2nd Gen MRDIMMs with Diamond Rapids
SK hynix revealed that Intel's upcoming Xeon 'Diamond Rapids' CPUs will adopt 2nd Gen MRDIMMs and its next-generation Gaudi AI accelerator 'Jaguar Shores' will feature SK hynix HBM4 memory.
2025-07-02 17:22
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Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is weighing whether to stop offering the company's 18A technology to external clients and instead focus on the next-generation 14A process, a move that could withdraw Intel from the broad foundry market for several years.
2025-07-02 16:54
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Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A (Updated)
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is weighing whether to stop offering the company's 18A technology to external clients and instead focus on the next-generation 14A process, a move that could withdraw Intel from the broad foundry market for several years.
2025-07-02 16:54
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SK hynix's first consumer PCIe 5.0 SSD is finally available in the U.S. market — Platinum P51 flaunts speeds up to 14,700 MB/s
SK hynix Platinum P51, the successor to the Platinum P41, is available for purchase in the U.S. market.
2025-07-02 16:52
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SK hynix's first PCIe 5.0 SSD is finally available in the U.S., sports impressive performance and pricing — Platinum P51 flaunts speeds up to 14,700 MB/s
SK hynix Platinum P51, the successor to the Platinum P41, is available for purchase in the U.S. market.
2025-07-02 16:52
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