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A developer has ported Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to x64 so it can now run natively on Windows…Two variants of Nvidia's RTX Spark show up on Geekbench, revealing a cut-down 18-core model — Full 20-core beats most x86 mobile chips across multi-core and single-core tests
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to ban drones with LiDAR obstacle-avoidance…Amazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US — custom 35-turbine gas plant authorized to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases
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A new Amazon data center is set to become the single largest source of environmental pollution in…Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D faceoff — battle of the upper mid-range CPUs
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The mid-range CPU segment has become more competitive than ever, with both Intel and AMD refreshing…Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive — 'Phantom Drive' appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data
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Champion coder Yusuke Endoh has been flexing their esoteric programming muscles on social media.…Micron reportedly offers pennies on the dollar for Crucial RAM return, only offers to reimburse original MSRP despite it being only 37% of market value — chipmaker later reverses course with a better solution
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Micron used to produce some of the best RAM available to mainstream users through its Crucial brand.…Owner of original Intel 8080 pre-production layout seeks restorer — handcrafted Rubylith mask shows 5,000 transistors and interconnect patterns of the fabled 2 MHz CPU
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The owner of what is claimed to be “the original engineering copy of the Intel 8080 rubylith…After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism
Aug 9, 2026, 6:40 am By NULL
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Aug 8, 2026, 10:06 am By NULL
A powerful processor is at the heart of every exceptional gaming PC, and nothing rivals the…Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window
Aug 8, 2026, 9:51 am By
The community of Gilroy, California, about 30 miles southwest of San Jose, was surprised when an…Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Review: Extra cool
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There are plenty of ultra-lightweight gaming mice in our best gaming mice picks — but there aren't…China's memory-making champion smashes DDR5-8800 barrier on AMD platform — CXMT chips close the gap with SK hynix
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The best RAM on the market generally utilizes integrated circuits (ICs) from industry giants such as…Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone — online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew
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An extensive Atari ST floppy disk database can now easily be accessed by all netizens. Originally…We tested the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance in 11 titles — we analyzed from SATA to PCIe 5.0 to see whether upgrading to a faster NVMe SSD would have an impact
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