The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI pairs strong gaming performance, a 240 Hz OLED display, and good upgradeability but compromises the package with relatively short battery life.
The 12V-2x6 connector nearly took out two RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation GPUs; luckily, the owner spotted the damaged cables before they melted the GPU connectors.
Anthropic has committed $3.4 billion to secure 1.7GW of gas-fired generators from OnePWR Solutions, taking over existing Caterpillar orders as lengthy equipment lead times push AI companies to build their own power infrastructure
Reballed memory currently accounts for a small share of smartphone components, but adoption could nearly double by 2027 as manufacturers look for alternatives to increasingly expensive DRAM.
Envision has delivered the first 120MW of its Galaxy AI datacenter in less than a year, combining wind farms, battery storage and an unconventional cooling system to cut costs and keep power-hungry servers running
Huawei's 'entirely Chinese' desktop system does not use components made outside of China, yet they still rely on semiconductor supply chain that includes tools and materials from America, the Netherlands, and Japan.
Wearable neurotech companies have collected millions of hours of brainwave recordings to train AI models, raising questions about user consent, data privacy and who ultimately controls our neural data
AMD is investigating reports that its External Events Utility generates continuous SSD writes of up to 5MB/s, even when Radeon-powered PCs are idle. Users have also reported declining SSD health, while potential workarounds come with performance trade-offs
This ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC deal unlocks 1440p and 4K gameplay for just $1,999.99. This pre-built comes with a 20-core Intel CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, saving you $300.
Nvidia's board of directors is investigating a report about Jensen Huang's alleged affair with a client, claims it is still confident in Jensen and leadership team.
On this day in 2006, Nvidia released the legendary GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card and it is celebrating the event with a very demanding (but free) interactive Steam demo.
The offices for New Matrix and Maginfra, both approved to receive H200 chips, appear abandoned, and people in the buildings say they're unfamiliar with the companies or have never seen anyone working there.
The D·Vision SDR can intercept signals from 500 MHz to 8.7 GHz, covering the 4.1-4.5 GHz spectrum that Russian Molniya strike drones use to communicate with their operators.
Best Buy knocks $500 off the iBUYPOWER Slate, bringing this RTX 5060-powered gaming desktop down to $899 with a Ryzen 5 processor, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB SSD
U.S. intelligence sources suggest that Nvidia chief Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence in a 'honeypot' operation involving Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.
A homelab enthusiast is retiring a Microsoft Exchange installation that began with Exchange 5.5 on Windows NT 4 in 1999. After migrating mailboxes to Microsoft 365, he kept Exchange 2019 running to relay local hardware and software alerts. Postfix on Ubuntu Server LTS will take over, with plans to add STARTTLS, Let's Encrypt certificates, and boot encryption
The US federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally moving to retire floppy disks from its air traffic control infrastructure, with plans to to replace four decades-old information systems across 435 facilities by the end of 2028.
GlobalFoundries reveals new details about its FDX Fusion technology, which promises 7nm-class performance and 8nm-class logic density using planar FD-SOI transistors without EUV lithography, shares what is next for FDX Fusion node, and the FDX program in general.
The protesters stormed over the walls and took over the construction site, with the Stop Dirty Data Centers coalition saying that more actions are planned across Europe.
Nvidia is requiring Southeast Asian cloud providers seeking Nvidia Cloud Partner status to enroll in its Fleet Intelligence tracking program, giving the chipmaker greater visibility into where its AI GPUs are deployed. The move comes as Washington increases pressure over suspected chip smuggling into China, with investigations involving Megaspeed International and Super Micro highlighting the challenges of enforcing…
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS have developed a new compact package for their 2K OLED microdisplay. The microdisplay package integrates MIPI DSI-2 control and the generation of all required display voltages. The new solution will be presented for the first time at SEMICON Europa 2026 from November 10 to 13, 2026, in Munich - at the Silicon Saxony joint booth in Hall B1, Booth B…
TechPowerUp partners with Formula V Line to bring our readers from all over the world a chance to win one of dozens of pieces of Formula V One cases, CPU coolers, and case fans! The star attraction here is the Formula V Line G10 case, A spacious mid-tower case with a unique front-panel design that allows you to louver airflow from the three intake fans individually. The case comes in three attractive 2-tone color tri…
While we've always co-designed our TPUs in partnership with Google DeepMind, we're now increasingly getting feedback from external organizations on their specific needs. With computing moving from human to agent scale, businesses are asking for accelerators that can reason across AI models' massive context windows. In addition, some highly regulated customers are asking for specialized encryption capabilities for uni…
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has successfully processed 300-millimeter silicon carbide wafers into functional power devices at its fab in Villach, Austria. Infineon is the first company to pioneer this innovation milestone in a full-scale semiconductor fab environment. It was realized by utilizing existing silicon (Si) manufacturing equipment. This early achievement of functional power devices r…
AskAnyModel AI Pro Plan is now available for $39.99 (MSRP $499) for lifetime access through Nov. 8. The browser-based platform brings more than 50 AI models into one workspace, with tools for comparing responses, generating images, and switching models during a conversation. Its main comparison feature sends one prompt to two to six selected models simultaneously. Responses appear side by side, along with response ti…
Pressing Shift five times in a row might soon stop summoning the Sticky Keys prompt on Windows 11. Microsoft is updating the dialogs that ask whether you want to turn on Sticky Keys or Filter Keys, adding a way to tell Windows not to ask again directly from the prompt. The change shows up in the release notes for Beta build 26320.9876 and Experimental build 26340.9882, both released to Windows Insiders on November 6.…
Assassin's Creed Hexe probably won't be out before 2028. Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson says sources told him as recently as October that the game had run into issues and was pushed back internally by another year. The claim was tucked into a larger report about two unannounced Assassin's Creed projects, including the Ancient Rome game codenamed Mars, though the Hexe bit is arguably the bigger news for anyone who has…
Maono, a leading global professional microphone brand, today announced the availability of the PD500W Hybrid Microphone, a professional dynamic microphone system designed to support modern creators across podcasting, streaming, video production, interviews and live content creation. Combining 2.4 GHz wireless, USB-C and XLR connectivity with optional 32-bit float internal recording and safety-track backup, the PD500W…
According to Nikkei, a procurement team from Terafab, the chip venture between Tesla and SpaceX, visited Japan and walked local equipment makers through what it plans to buy. The targets it reportedly shared are gigantic: 1 million wafers per month from 2032 onward, with around 700,000 of those going to memory chips and 300,000 to logic. Nikkei's headline puts that at 40 times the output of Japan's Rapidus. The same…
G.SKILL, a leading manufacturer of high-performance memory and PC gaming peripherals, has teamed up with Micro Center to offer a specially priced PC hardware combo deal featuring the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor, G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 DDR5 memory, and GIGABYTE Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 PLUS motherboard. This hardware bundle offers PC enthusiasts, gamers, and content creators an opportunity to build or upgrade their sys…
NACON, a leading player in the video game industry, is proud to announce today the availability of its new range of REVO controllers, designed to offer durability and precision to XBOX and PC gamers. Consisting of 3 models, each controller offers its own distinct features while sharing a common DNA that meets gamers' high standards. The REVO and REVO MAX models are available right now, while the REVO PRO model will b…
Sony is adding built-in storage to a new PlayStation Portal model for Japan and South Korea, though it hasn't said how much storage it has or what it will be used for. The PlayStation Portal Player Midnight Black goes on sale December 10 for ¥39,980 in Japan and ₩378,000 in South Korea, the same price the current model sells for after this year's price hikes. Preorders open November 13, and each unit ships with one m…
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is available for just $29.97, compared with an MSRP of $499.99. The development environment combines tools for writing, debugging, testing, and collaborating on code, with support for multiple application types and deployment targets. Built as a 64-bit IDE, Visual Studio Professional 2026 is designed to handle large solutions and complex workloads. Developers can build cross-…
QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in storage, networking, and data protection solutions, today launched the ES2486AFdc, a high-availability (HA) NVMe all-flash storage array engineered for mission-critical applications. The ES2486AFdc is QNAP's first enterprise-class storage combining Active-Active dual controllers with a U.2/U.3 NVMe all-flash architecture. Addressing the market challenges of high costs and li…
The DapuStor J5101, an enterprise NVMe M.2 boot drive, built with the PCIe Gen 4 interface and a compact M.2 form factor, delivers fast, reliable server boot with low power consumption and flexible capacity options. These capabilities improve operational efficiency and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) in virtualization, AI, HPC, and cloud environments. As AI infrastructure and data centers scale, server configurat…
AMD has confirmed that the current versions of Radeon drivers, Adrenalin 26.10.1 and Adrenalin 26.10.2, are experiencing an issue that causes excessive SSD writing. This problem results in the SSD writing dozens of gigabytes of data unnecessarily. The culprit appears to be AMD's External Events Client Module, which runs under the name atieclxx.exe on Windows systems. This module is causing some users' system drives t…
Microsoft has updated its core component, the Registry Editor, with the latest WinUI framework as a demonstration of what the WinUI 3 framework can offer to existing applications with legacy Win32 components. The Registry Editor, a fundamental Windows application, has remained unchanged across many generations of Windows operating systems, which have relied on it for essential system modifications. According to a rep…
NVIDIA announced on Sunday that the company's board of directors is launching a full-scale independent investigation into recent reports of founder and CEO Jensen Huang having a relationship with a woman the U.S. intelligence community beleives is an agent of the Chinese state. A few days ago, The New York Times broke a story that Jensen had engaged in a close relationship with an executive at Megaspeed, named Alice…
ASRock Rack is promising up to 4 TB of DDR5 on a single socket with its DMRD16-2L+, one of the first motherboards built for Intel's upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" processors. The board was shown at the OCP Global Summit 2026 and has since been detailed by ServeTheHome. It has 16 DIMM slots in a one-DIMM-per-channel layout, matching the 16-channel memory setup Intel detailed at HOT CHIPS. Regular RDIMMs top out at 1…
A GitHub developer going by tangerineturtle1 has released NX2navi, a native Windows port of the new Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake built through static recompilation. Rather than emulating Switch 2 hardware, it converts the game into x86-64 code before you play, then draws everything through a custom Vulkan renderer. No game files are included, so players need their own dump of version 1.1.1, and the launcher then bui…
Fourteen of the 16 WOLED TVs in RTINGS' 18,000-hour accelerated longevity test developed what the outlet calls "edge rot," meaning dead pixels and other damage creeping in along the panel edges. All of these sets use LG Display panels and were released between 2020 and 2023, and the test works out to roughly ten years of typical U.S. viewing. Older WBC panels fared worst, with nine of ten affected and five rated seve…
Nintendo Switch 2 owners can now play Call of Duty: Warzone for free, without buying Modern Warfare 4. The battle royale arrived on the eShop with the start of Season 1 on November 6, which also fully folds Modern Warfare 4 into Warzone. According to Activision, the Switch 2 version gets the same features and seasonal content as every other platform, including the new Hajin battle royale map set in South Korea, the Z…
Microsoft has filed a patent application for an AI system that can change what someone says in a live video and redraw their lips to match. The filing, US 2026/0341309 A1, was submitted in April 2025, published on October 29, 2026, and first spotted by patent tracker Patentlyze. In short, an AI agent scans the live audio and picks words to swap or remove based on rules and a viewer's profile, such as their age, langu…
World of Warcraft: Forever is now the biggest launch in WoW history by peak concurrent players, according to Blizzard. The official Warcraft account also says the game brought back the highest number of returning players the franchise has ever seen. Forever went live on November 4 for Windows and macOS, and it is included with a regular WoW subscription. Blizzard didn't share any actual numbers, so it's hard to say h…
Maxsun has shared full specifications for the SK-PTLNAS and SK-WCLAIO, two NAS-focused MoDT (Mobile on Desktop) motherboards built around Intel's Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake chips. Both were first shown at Computex 2026 and are expected to launch this month, though pricing is still unknown. The SK-PTLNAS now tops out at the Core Ultra 9 386H, a 16-core chip with four Xe3 GPU cores, a 25 W base power and up to 80 W…
Welcome to the second week of November, which we could call the calm before the storm, but it doesn't mean this is a bad week for new releases. This week's major release takes us fishing in a Lovecraftian inspired world with all that it entails. When it comes to this week's other games we once again have a lot of releases on a single day of this week, but we start off with a psychological horror survival game, follow…
SteamOS is now officially on the list of Linux distributions Epic Games plans to support with its new Epic Games Launcher. In a statement to GamingOnLinux, Epic communications director Jake Jones said the launcher is still in Preview, and that Epic plans to "support as many Linux distributions as possible, including Fedora, SteamOS, Cachy, Omarchy, and more." It seems to be the first time Epic has explicitly named St…
PCs with 32 GB and 64 GB of RAM are becoming less common, at least in the latest CPU-Z Validator statistics. According to Doc TB, one of the developers behind CPU-Z, this is the first time RAM capacity on PCs has declined year over year. 32 GB is still the most popular configuration at 37.2% of validations, though its share is down 2.5% compared to a year ago. 64 GB took a much bigger hit, falling 18% to 7.3%. Lower…
Google has started rolling out the November update for Googlebook, and the biggest change is how much memory the platform's on-device AI takes up. On the Acer Googlebook 14, ASUS Googlebook 14, and Lenovo Googlebook 15, Google's release notes say it has improved memory usage for on-device AI to make multitasking more stable on 16 GB devices. Apparently, this comes down to updated memory management in the NPU driver,…
NVIDIA is celebrating 20 years of the GeForce 8800 GTX, which hit store shelves on November 8, 2006, with a free tech demo on Steam. Called GeForce 8800 GTX - 20 Years of a Legend, it was created by Unreal Engine artist Dylan Browne, the developer of Through The Ages, with support from NVIDIA. The semi-interactive demo puts players in a 2006-era PC gaming room, where they can unbox the 8800 GTX, inspect it up close,…
Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on Switch 2 on November 5, and it is already running on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 and an iPhone. On PS5, Vampinity posted results in the GitHub repository for EglantinePS5, a PS5 port of a Switch emulator based on Eden. On firmware 12.40, the game loads a save, and Link can walk out of his house into Kokiri Forest at roughly 15 to 20 FPS. However, it runs out of memo…
The V16Q is a 16-inch portable monitor designed for mobile work and entertainment. It features a 2560×1600 IPS screen with a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. It can serve as an extended display for a laptop and can also be used with compatible devices such as game consoles. 16-Inch High-Resolution Screen The V16Q uses a 16:10 aspect ratio, which suits browsing documents and web pages and working across multiple windows.…
Ubisoft reportedly has two more unannounced Assassin's Creed games in development, and one of them takes the series back to Ancient Rome. French content creator j0nathan, who has a track record with Ubisoft leaks, said in a November 6 video that the Rome project is codenamed "Mars," and that two sources with access to Ubisoft's backend systems backed up the information. The second game is apparently a mobile title co…
NVIDIA is giving away a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition with a custom Hogwarts Legacy wrap to celebrate DLSS 5 arriving in the game on November 5. To enter, users need to find the official giveaway post on one of NVIDIA GeForce's accounts on X, Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok and comment with #RTXON. Only one entry per person is allowed across all four platforms. The giveaway runs until November 12 at 11:59 PM PT, w…
Intel's Razor Lake desktop processors, the generation that follows Nova Lake-S, are currently slated for 2028, according to well-known Intel leaker Jaykihn. When asked on X whether Razor Lake-S was planned for 2027, Jaykihn replied "not currently," then followed up saying Razor Lake is a 2028 product for now. A leaked partner slide placed the first Nova Lake-S SKUs in Q1 2027 and indicated Intel plans to keep LGA-195…
TCL CSOT announced it has started moving production equipment into its t8 factory in Guangzhou, China. Feng Zhang, Senior Vice President of TCL CSOT said "The move-in of the first piece of core production equipment marks the t8 project's transition to the equipment installation and commissioning phase". The fab is an 8.6-generation inkjet-printed OLED production line, with mass production scheduled for Q4 2027. Const…
Physical copies still make up close to a third of the console games people actually own, according to a new Newzoo white paper produced with support from G2A. The firm surveyed 6,166 "premium gamers" across the US, UK, Germany, Poland, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia in August, defined as players aged 18 to 55 who game at least monthly on PC or a current-gen console and bought or subscribed to at least one AA or AAA title i…
HWiNFO's newest beta, v8.55-6115, adds recognition for an AMD Radeon RX 7500, a graphics card AMD has not yet announced. The changelog entry is a single line with only the name, so the specs, the GPU underneath, and any launch plans are all unknown for now. The most likely candidate is probably the 6 nm "Navi 33" RDNA 3 chip, which already powers the 28 CU RX 7400 and the fully enabled 32 CU RX 7600. Of course, a car…
Police in Oakland, California, are investigating the theft of six pallets of NVIDIA hardware worth $11.4 million that were bound for Fort Worth, Texas, the Bay Area News Group reports. A truck carrying a food transportation company's logo picked up the cargo in Oakland on August 29 as planned, but the truck and its drivers then went off the grid heading south. According to authorities, the truck made several multi-ho…
A little over a year ago, PIF and Silver Lake were announced as two parts of EA's new ownership trifecta, following a $55 billion buyout agreement, and it has now been revealed in a new Reuters report that PIF and Silver Lake have met with Unity Software to initiate talks to buy the game engine developer. Similarly to the EA buyout, insiders claim that the Unity buyout would also be a leveraged buyout agreement, alth…
GOG has long since confirmed that it was working on a Galaxy game launcher for Linux, but it has officially just previewed the updated GOG Galaxy launcher in a new announcement on X. According to the post, not only has GOG Galaxy received a proper Linux version for the first time ever, the macOS and Windows versions have also been updated with a new UI, faster loading, and new library management tools. The new launch…
Discord is rewriting its desktop app in Rust and dropping Electron, and the early numbers look very promising. Discord CTO and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy posted a Task Manager screenshot on X showing the new client, listed as "Discord Phoenix," using just 290.2 MB of RAM. In the same screenshot, Steam's WebHelper sits at 856 MB and Battle.net at 344 MB. That's a big drop, as Discord said late last year that its…
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is now close to double its $749 MSRP in the US. According to price tracking by VideoCardz, the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti at major US retailers was $1,339.99 on November 6, about 79% above MSRP, up from $1,179.99 on October 29. That's a $160 jump in just eight days. Some models have already crossed the 2x mark, like the ASUS TUF Gaming OC at $1,499.99 on B&H. Prices are also moving fast. At the…
GIGABYTE AORUS has teamed up with Capcom and custom PC modder Sarah Carlos for its "Evil Season Is Here" campaign, bringing a Resident Evil-inspired custom PC build to TwitchCon 2026 alongside an online giveaway running through November 16. The custom-modded PC features the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D ICE motherboard and AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY WOOD graphics card. Designed by Sarah Carlos, the build combi…
The Arch Linux-based distribution Omarchy 4.5 has been released, the project's first expansion beyond x86-64. It adds Apple Silicon support, a new floating desktop mode, and a few other updates. Omarchy now runs on Apple M1, M2, M3, and Neo MacBooks. The Apple Silicon support builds on work by the Asahi Linux project and other contributors. It also adds preliminary support for NVIDIA's Arm-based N1X laptops and the D…
The world's largest chipmaker, TSMC, is reportedly considering entering the memory sector with the manufacturing of advanced DRAM technologies. According to a report from The Information, which cites sources close to the plans, TSMC is contemplating starting the production of 3D DRAM. As we know, there is a desperate need for more DRAM output from the three major memory makers: SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron. New manu…
EA has put 25 classic PC games on Steam with a very interesting story behind them. Seven of them are restored Anniversary Editions of Road Rash and six Wing Commander titles. The other 18, which include Theme Hospital, Strike Commander, both Crusader games, and eleven Ultima games, are on Steam for the first time, according to EA. The Anniversary Editions cost $9.99 and the rest go for $4.99, and Steam currently has…
ATK has officially launched the updated version of its RS6 Hall effect gaming keyboard, introducing a number of aesthetics and quality of life updates over the keyboard's first iteration. The RS6 V2 is already available on ATK's website for $109.98 as part of an introductory offer, but it has an official MSRP of $139.98. The RS6 V2 follows a familiar 65% layout seen previously on the RS6, but it swaps out the tray-mo…
AMD CEO Lisa Su now calls AMD a "data center first" company, two days after AMD reported a 40% drop in gaming revenue. Speaking to Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi on November 5, Su said AMD's data center business should grow 50% sequentially from Q3 to Q4, and suggested it could more than double next year. Here's how she put it:Dr. Lisa Su, AMD CEOWe are a data center first company, that is our profile, and you know, peo…
Diamond Foundry Inc. today announced a major milestone in the history of materials technology: the creation of the first-ever D200mm single-crystal diamond, measuring 200 millimeters in diameter. The achievement marks a fundamental step forward in humanity's ability to manufacture diamond as a technology material at semiconductor-relevant scale. Diamond has long been recognized as an extraordinary material for techno…
ASUS today announced the XG Core Radeon RX 9060 XT LP 16 GB GDDR6, a compact external graphics solution that adds discrete graphics to compatible laptops, gaming handhelds and mini PCs through USB4 connectivity. Powered by AMD RDNA 4 architecture, it pairs 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with support for gaming, creative applications and compatible AI workloads. With the XG Core, users do not need to make any internal hardware…
When ASRock joined the group of AIBs patching Radeon RX 7900 XT/XTX GPUs late last month, everything seemed fine for a few days. However, multiple users are now reporting that their ASRock GPUs have been bricked after updating the firmware with the latest VBIOS. ASRock has released VBIOS updates for ten of its Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards, joining Sapphire and GIGABYTE. The new firmware, version 1.0.5, was ma…
Team Group Inc., a leading global memory brand, has obtained two new invention patents in Taiwan for its Team Group PD20M Mag Portable SSD and T-CREATE EXPERT P34F Find My External SSD, following patents previously granted in multiple countries. Covering magnetic attachment and device-tracking technologies, respectively, these patents underscore Team Group's R&D expertise while enhancing the convenience of portable s…
NVIDIA has released NVIDIA App 11.0.9.585, a small update that adds DLSS Override profiles for 19 games and Optimal Settings profiles for six. The list mixes older titles like PUBG: Battlegrounds, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Dragon's Dogma 2 with Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Gears of War: E-Day, and Star Wars: Galactic Racer, all of which were scheduled to launch in Septemb…
The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 "Blackwell" workstation card has shown up at a US retailer, and it surprisingly costs more than the flagship RTX PRO 6000. As spotted by Alex Ziskind on X and corroborated by Videocardz, SHI Government Solutions listed the PNY-built model (VCNRTXPRO5500B-PB) with an MSRP of $17,999 and a discounted price of $17,408.63. NVIDIA's own US marketplace, on the other hand, lists the RTX PRO 6000 for…
Epic Games's recent proclamation of significantly faster launch times on its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher, followed by a Steam update making similar performance improvements, seems to have inspired Microsoft's Xbox to put in the work to improve its Xbox app for PCs, with a new announcement making several claims about improved performance. Although the claims for the new Xbox App for PC are more ambiguous, with…
Keychron has been busy lately, whether it be with new gaming mouse launches, fancy steampunk keyboard designs, or the recently announced Nape Pro trackball mouse. The latest announcement from Keychron is the Orca Echo, a new split ergonomic keyboard that aims to be beginner-friendly while also providing more features than you can shake a stick at. At a surface level, the Orca Echo is a 49-key split ergonomic keyboard…
Nintendo isn't considering another price increase for the Switch 2, at least for now. Speaking at the company's financial results briefing on November 5, president Shuntaro Furukawa said there hasn't been any major change in the memory situation and that Nintendo is still able to secure "sufficient quantities," according to Reuters. That's welcome news for anyone still on the fence, since the console has already gone…
Corsair (Nasdaq: CRSR) is delighted to announce that the new Dark Cherry Blossom editions of the TC500 and TC100 RELAXED Gaming Chairs are now available for pre-order, with shipments beginning in early December. These special variations bring rich, deep blue fabric upholstery and intricate cherry blossom embroidery across the rear of the backseat to two of our most popular chair designs, adding a distinctive, elegant…
Sony says work on its next-generation PlayStation, presumably the PS6, is still on schedule despite the ongoing memory crunch. During the company's Q2 FY2026 earnings call, CFO Lin Tao said development is "progressing as scheduled," adding that investment in the new platform will ramp up from next fiscal year, which begins in April 2027. On the memory front, Sony says it has offset rising memory prices on the PS5 thr…
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) (Nasdaq: GFS) today announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Key Third Quarter Financial Highlights Revenue of $1.899 billionGross margin of 30.1% and Non-IFRS gross margin of 31.4%Operating margin of 12.1% and Non-IFRS operating margin of 17.9%Net income (loss) of $(270) million and Non-IFRS net income of $298 millionDiluted earnings (loss) per…
Beelink today announced the Kickstarter launch of the ME Pro, a modular NAS available in two-bay and four-bay configurations. Its swappable motherboard design lets users upgrade performance or add drive bays as their needs change. The ME Pro uses cooling and vibration damping to help reduce operating noise and comes with Fygo OS preinstalled for file sync, backup, and remote access. Modular Hardware for Flexible Upgr…
Officially licensed with KOEI TECMO, the GameSir Nova Vision Nioh 3 Edition combines dark mythical aesthetics with next-gen performance and a matching glowing dock. Inspired by Nioh 3, the design features the Guardian Spirit Kusanagi, swirling underworld embers, and golden calligraphy-carved ABXY buttons. The built-in LCD screen allows instant, visualized setting adjustments directly on the controller without needing…
Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches on Switch 2 today, but it looks like PC users got there first. A dump of the game was already making the rounds before launch, which Brazilian account Senhor Linguica Pro confirmed on X while noting that no emulator could run it properly at the time. That didn't last long. Footage now shows the remake running on PC through Lichii, a Switch 2 emulator tha…
CPUID has released CPU-Z 3.02, and the first line of its changelog simply reads "Intel Razor Lake support." Razor Lake is the processor family expected to follow Nova Lake, and Intel has yet to officially announce it. The changelog doesn't say which Razor Lake variants are covered or how deep that support goes, so this could be anything from basic detection to early groundwork. The November 4 update also adds the AMD…
Akasa, a leading provider of thermal solutions, has launched the Smart Black SC12, a 120 x 120 x 25 mm PWM fan with a strong cost-performance ratio for system integrators and PC builders. Rated for up to 88 CFM, it is the highest-airflow HD bearing fan in the Akasa range. It is suitable for case intake and exhaust positions, CPU cooler heatsinks and radiators. The Smart Black SC12 moves to a nine-blade sickle design…
Intel's "Nova Lake-H" SoC, part of the Core Ultra 4000 Series, has reportedly surfaced. This is a second instance of "Nova Lake-H" surfacing, but this time without third-party annotations, and only coming with the raw, low-resolution SoC picture. This variant features a 4+8+4 configuration with 4 P-Cores, 8 E-Cores, and 4 LPE-Cores on a compute die made using Intel 18A-P technology. The package measures about 12x23 m…
Members of the French video game union STJV (Syndicat des travailleureuses du jeu vidéo) at Arkane Lyon have accused Microsoft of sabotaging Marvel's Blade. In a statement published on November 4, the union claims a 19-month hiring freeze created the very delays and extra costs that Microsoft now cites as economic grounds for closing the studio. It also says work on Blade is going fine, with expected quality on par w…
AMD's "Medusa Point" APU has surfaced on Geekbench, showcasing a 10-core, 20-thread configuration divided into two clusters: four "Zen 6" cores and six "Zen 6c" cores. This suggests that AMD will continue its hybrid approach with two different core types. Each core is equipped with 32 KB of L1 instruction cache, 48 KB of L1 data cache, and 1 MB of L2 cache, while all cores share a single 16 MB L3 cache. The sample sh…
Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the MDR-3R, new USB-C-compatible wired headphones with a design inspired by the original MDR-3 model that debuted alongside the original Walkman TPS-L2 player. Introduced in 1979, the Walkman and MDR-3 helped create a new way of enjoying music freely on the go. Nearly half a century later, as listening styles have become more diverse, the value of wired headphones is being redisc…
Shortly after the official Fedora 45 launch, Bazzite 45 has launched, with a rebase to Fedora 45, Gnome 51.1, and KDE Plasma 6.8.2. The new Bazzite version lists updated OGC Linux kernels—7.2.15 for AMD and Intel, and 6.18.60 for NVIDIA users—and additional hardware support, including for the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20, but also for more peripherals, including the Logitech TrueForce racing wheel…
Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Razer Hammerhead V3 Chroma, premium wired USB-C gaming earbuds engineered for distraction-free immersion, tactile handheld control, and signature style. Designed for players who demand uncompromised, zero-latency digital audio on the go, the Hammerhead V3 Chroma brings active noise cancellation (ANC) and multi-platform versatility to mobile, ha…
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 27, 2026.Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated"We are pleased to deliver fourth quarter non-GAAP revenues at the high end of our guidance, along with 36% year-over-year growth in combined QCT Automotive and IoT revenues," "Fiscal 2027 marks the start of our non-handset revenue infle…
Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are finally getting machine learning-based upscaling technology with the latest FSR Upscaling 4.1.2. Microsoft's Game Development Kit (GDK) now officially includes FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 in two models. One is the full-scale upscaling model based on the INT8 data type, and the other is a new and efficient Lite INT8 model. Both models are compatible with both consoles, but the key…
Nintendo released its Q3 earnings data, revealing updated information on console shipments, including the original Switch and the updated Switch 2 console. During the fiscal second quarter, which Nintendo defines as the period between July and September instead of the traditional Q3, the company shipped 2.67 million Nintendo Switch 2 consoles. This marks a decrease of 41% from 4.54 million units a year earlier and a…
Intel today released the latest version of Arc GPU Graphics drivers. Version 101.9175 WHQL comes with optimization for "Football Manager 27," "Phantom Blade Zero," and "World of Warcraft: Forever." The drivers also address issues related to "Planet Zoo 2" experiencing intermittent application crash after modifying endurance gaming settings; "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4" exhibiting textures incorrectly; lower than…
Google has confirmed that Googlebooks with removable keyboards are on the way. During its Android Dev Summit 2026 keynote last week, the company said its Chromebook successor "spans across large screen form factors from clamshells, convertibles, and soon detachables." That's all Google said, so there's no date, price, or specific device attached to it yet. The current lineup is mostly made up of clamshells, and the A…
Today (November 4, 2026), Arm (NASDAQ: ARM) published a letter to its shareholders containing the company's results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2027, which ended September 30, 2026. The infographic below provides the key highlights for the quarter: Here are what the results mean and how they were achieved:Total revenue for Arm in Q2 FYE27 increased 27% year over year to $1.44 billion, representing Arm's hig…
Ubisoft has made an offer to buy Arkane Lyon, the French studio behind Dishonored, Deathloop and the upcoming Marvel's Blade, according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. At least two other gaming companies have put in offers of their own, though their names haven't come out yet. Apparently, Xbox is also weighing a sale to the studio's own management, much like how Double Fine and Compulsion Games went independent earlie…
Netgear, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global leader in intelligent networking solutions designed to power extraordinary experiences, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2026. Q3 2026Net revenue of $167.3 million, down 9.3% as compared to Q3 prior yearGAAP gross margin of 40.1%, up 100 basis points year over yearNon-GAAP gross margin of 41.3%, up 170 basis points year over yearGAAP ope…
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Here's a weird thought for your Friday, a functional Hello World program written entirely in emojis. It turns out that the UTF-8 byte sequences that make up some emojis translate directly to…
It's almost unbelievable to report this but it looks like AMD revenue will be overtaking Intel's in 2027; perhaps even by Q4 of this year. Sadly it's not because of their gaming…
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PDF files are a necessary component of our multi-platform world. With this convenient file format, users are able to view and share documents across various devices, using various operating systems and software programs. While tasks such as simple viewing and/or commenting on a PDF can be accomplished with free software, there are times when you need a broader range of tools for working with a PDF document. You might…
Microsoft recently rolled out Windows 11 26H2, a major fall update, which proved to be smaller than expected. This was not only due to its compact file size, but also because it introduced relatively few new features. This raises question about what the future holds for Windows 11 in 2027. BetaNews now reports that Microsoft is already working on the next version of the operating system. However, this will not be Win…
Windows’ Encrypted File System (EFS for short) is showing its age. Although it’s still very easy to use – just right-click on a file or folder and select Properties > Advanced > Encrypt contents to protect data – the risk of losing the decryption key is still pretty high. Unlike BitLocker, which encrypts an entire drive, EFS is designed to protect individual files and folders. This can be useful in some situations, b…
I’m finishing up my review of the Alienware AW3926QW, a massive 39-inch, 5K/2K OLED gaming monitor. With that resolution, it’s almost exactly the same amount of pixels as my triple-monitor desktop setup. So I tried to use it alone for a week. And I failed. That’s not to say it’s a bad monitor. But pure pixels, even on a large display, aren’t the same as actual utility. Pixels aren’t the whole picture To explain why t…
I’m not the kind of journalist who counts on encrypted email for protection. But if I were, I’d be reconsidering how much I trust services that market themselves that way. Welcome to Safe Mode, your weekly report for pressing security and privacy news—and what steps to take next. Want this newsletter to come directly to your inbox? Sign up on our website! The reason for this concern: A bit of drama involving Proton,…
If you’re looking for an affordable Windows machine under $500, a blazing fast gaming beast for those intense matches, or a portable 2-in-1 for school or work, you’ve got plenty of great choices right now. Why you should trust us: It’s in our name! PCWorld prides itself on laptop experience and expertise. We’ve been covering PCs since 1983, and we now review more than 80 laptops every year. We’re also committed to re…
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Great build quality Excellent battery life Lightweight Cons Only 8GB of RAM (non-upgradeable) Limited storage Expensive upgrade Our Verdict There’s a lot to love about the OmniBook 5, but I’d have a hard time overlooking the 8GB of non-upgradeable RAM at this price, especially if you plan on keeping it around for a few years. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pric…
There’s something incredibly relaxing about train rides. Just sitting by the window and watching the scenery go by, whether it’s rolling hills, quiet towns, or bustling cities, feels almost meditative. RailPass is a site that attempts to recreate that experience on any computer. It’s a free website that lets you take virtual train rides through countries all around the world. No tickets, schedules, or delays anywhere…
Headsets are the PC gaming default, but they can’t reproduce the full scale of a modern game or film soundtrack. A speaker system can, and the best way to connect is through HDMI® technology, using the Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC). Why speakers win for PC gaming Real dynamic range. Games now mix with film-like range, from footsteps to collapsing buildings. Speakers reproduce those swings naturally, while smal…
TL;DR: Get one year of Microsoft 365 Personal for $69.99, including Office apps, Copilot, 1TB of OneDrive storage Microsoft 365 Personal is $69.99 for one year (MSRP $99.99), combining premium Office apps, 1TB of OneDrive storage, and security tools for one person. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote handle the familiar work: drafting documents, organizing numbers, building presentations, and keeping notes somewhere…
At a glance Top AMD mini PC deal picks Bosgame E5—$230 (36% off on Amazon) Kamrui H1—$469 (16% off on Kamrui) Getorli Mini PC—$475 (19% off on Amazon with coupon) Top Intel mini PC deal picks Kamrui P2—$569 (39% off on Amazon) GMKtec K17—$550 (29% off on Amazon) Bmax B9 Power—$610 (14% off on Amazon) Whether you’re looking for a productivity mini PC, something for gaming, or just a budget-friendly machine with a smal…
TL;DR: Manage client books on Windows with a 1-year QuickBooks Desktop Accountant 2024 subscription for $549.99 (reg. $715). Accountants who keep the books for multiple small businesses end up spending a lot of time passing files back and forth, and every handoff means someone has to stop working. If you’d rather work in a client’s file while they keep using it, try QuickBooks Desktop Accountant. A 1-year subscriptio…
TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021, plus Windows 11 Pro, now $38.97 (reg. $418.99). Microsoft charges you every year for things you’ll likely use for years, whether it’s Microsoft 365 or licensing fees for an operating system. If you’d rather pay once, try this bundle of lifetime licenses to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 and Windows 11 Pro f…
A powerful gaming PC can still stutter like hell. Now imagine your processor having to translate the game’s instructions while you’re playing it. That’s one of the challenges Valve faces in its fascinating push to bring Windows games to Arm chips. And the company has a clever plan to tackle it before you even hit Play. “FEX code caching is vital for frame time consistency,” Valve software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffai…
TL;DR: PDF Agile Premium is a PDF editor and converter for Windows and Mac, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $29.97 (reg. $119). Converting a PDF to Word usually wrecks the formatting, and scanned pages often have to be retyped from scratch. A simpler fix is PDF Agile, a PDF editor for Windows and Mac, and a lifetime subscription costs $29.97 (reg. $119) this week. PDF Agile reads the text in scans, images,…
TL;DR: Give up to 20 people GPT, Claude, and more with a 1min.AI lifetime subscription on sale for $69.97 (reg. $540). Paying for an AI account for one person is manageable. Paying for your whole team is not, especially if you need more than basic models. If you’d rather pay one time for everyone, try a 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan lifetime subscription. A single account holds up to 20 members, gives each one acces…
It was 1979, and suddenly it was possible to take your favorite music with you wherever you went. Sony’s first Walkman, the TPS-L2, marked the start of a revolution. For those of us who were there, those slim headphones with their colorful ear pads remain a real trip down memory lane. Now, almost half a century later, the MDR-3 headphones are making a comeback as the MDR-3R. Thankfully, Sony hasn’t tried to modernize…
A monitor arm is a sure way to boost the effectiveness of a home office setup. A good-quality arm not only frees up usable space on your desk’s surface, it aids ergonomics by allowing you to move and position your display/s for optimal comfort. Plus, a monitor arm makes your office setup look really pro. The only catch is the price. Most monitor arms worth buying will cost close to $200, and heavy-duty arms capable o…
You may recall that just about a year ago, enthusiasts raised the alarm over an AMD driver behavior that was causing arguably unnecessary writes to the system disk. At the time, most reporting on the issue decided that it probably wasn't actually
Rtings, which is known for its thorough TV reviews, has been pushing LCD and OLED displays to their breaking points with its accelerated longevity tests, to provide readers with valuable reliability data. Its latest results indicate that some
Grand Theft Auto VI is now less than two weeks away from being released, and the hefty game download process is beginning in certain regions for those who already placed their pre-orders. Of course, this means that resourceful users now have
You may have seen reports around the web that Microsoft is going to replace the simultaneously beloved-and-beloathed Windows Registry Editor with a new version based on the WinUI 3 native UI framework, including screenshots like the one below.
Leaks of Samsung’s upcoming One UI 9.5 update indicate that the Korean tech giant is preparing to roll out a paid Galaxy AI Premium tier alongside major upgrades to DeX mode. If you have been enjoying Samsung’s AI suite without opening your
Can you imagine building a PC in this economy? If you can, there's a hot deal available on a high-end AMD Ryzen processor kitted with delicious second-generation 3D V-Cache to give your games a boost. And if not, well, we also found a compelling
If you've been yearning for a change of pace and don't mind a little weightlessness, NASA is opening up applications for its next wave of spacefarers who possess a Master's in a STEM field with no apparent age limitation. NASA is kicking
What if you were told that whenever you strap on a sleep tracker to fix your insomnia, your unconscious brainwaves were secretly moonlighting as an AI training gym for brain models? According to a Science.org study (spotted by our friends
When I splurged on a 128GB DDR4 memory upgrade for my main PC, I knew at the time that it was overkill and a needless expense. However, that was before the current AI craze stripped the consumer market of reasonably affordable, higher capacity
NVIDIA's Board has launched an investigation over the possibility that company co-founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, may have been the target of a foreign spy campaign. In a public letter, Jensen admitted to and apologized for having an extramarital
Now that the next-gen wireless dust has settled, it is no longer cost prohibitive to step into Wi-Fi 7 territory. Sure, there are premium models that cost a pretty penny, but as the holiday shopping season gets underway with early deals and
The folks at Bitdefender have discovered a new type of malicious Android app that can force a phone into a nigh-unfixable boot loop without the app even being launched. If the app is installation is kicked off and either Android 17 or a
The launch of Grand Theft Auto VI is just twelve days away, and I wouldn't fault you for being tired of hearing about the game if you're not interested in playing it. Still, as hardware and tech site, we have to admit finding the game fascinating
We're still waiting for Intel to formally introduce its next-generation Nova Lake-S lineup, which is rumored to crash the desktop party with up to 28 cores initially before eventually culminating in a 52-core monster gaming CPU with gobs of
This is the season of savings and rather than wait for Black Friday, Best Buy is hosting an "Early Black Friday Deals and Doorbusters" sales event this weekend. There are all kinds of markdowns across the retailer's vast selection of hardware,
As the cost of GPUs, memory, and storage keeps going up, PC enthusiasts could be forgiven for calling the current hardware market highway robbery. But in California, the expression took a more literal turn after thieves made off with half a
Another major The Legend of Zelda series release, another major emulation advancement made seemingly just so PC players aren't forced to accept Nintendo's hardware limitations. This time it's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake that's
A lot of people have said a lot of crazy things about the performance of AMD's Zen 6 CPU core. Absent third-party benchmarks, it's difficult to take the data we have about EPYC Venice at face value, and that's before we even consider that laptop,
Microsoft continues to refine the Xbox experience as it aims to provide a familiar interface for gamers regardless of what platform a player happens to be using. It’s an effort that began earlier this year with the refresh of the Xbox Cloud
Who says you should go big or go home? Not ASUS, which has unveiled a pint-sized graphics box for gamers and creators who want to flex more GPU muscle without lugging around a full-size desktop PC. This isn't the 1990s anymore and LAN parties
Earth has adopted a new second moon, though it won't be staying very long. Meet 2026 QQ8, a pint-sized asteroid that our planet’s gravity reeled in earlier this year. So no, it's not some dramatic, glowing second orb hanging in the night sky
Nothing can ruin a house party quite like a portable speaker igniting into a fiery blaze. Such is the risk that lithium-ion batteries sometimes face, and it's the reason why Bose has issued a voluntary, massive recall affecting more than 670,000
Just when you thought Tesla’s stainless-steel angular wedge-on-wheels couldn't generate any more drama, Elon Musk declared on social media that the company is "winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas" in 2027 to make way
If you remember the summer of 1979 (or just wish you did), get ready to clear some space in your gadget drawer. Sony has revived the iconic MDR-3 headphones, those featherlight, foam-padded classics that originally shipped with the very first
Given the lingering shortage of memory and storage components combined with rising supply-side costs, it's fair to wonder if Nintendo will end up issuing a second round of price hikes for its popular Switch 2 console. As much as we'd like to
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