Microsoft to force updates to Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready
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Windows 11 24H2 systems are being upgraded to 25H2 automatically, as Microsoft aims to streamline…'Every Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed — asserts that 'everything' was timed to ensure acceptable performance in the 1980s
Apr 4, 2026, 6:40 am By NULL
A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division has been reminiscing about the lean and…Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat
Apr 4, 2026, 6:20 am By NULL
A retro computing connoisseur has bare-metal installed and booted Microsoft Windows 3.1X on a Ryzen…New 'GeForge' and 'GDDRHammer' attacks can fully infiltrate your system through Nvidia's GPU memory — Rowhammer attacks in GPUs force bit flips in protected VRAM regions to gain read/write access
Apr 4, 2026, 6:00 am By
Two new Rowhammer attacks for GPUs have been discovered that can cause bit flips in VRAM to gain…Researchers 3D print robot the size of a single-cell organism — devices move and navigate even without a ‘brain,’ uses their shape and the environment to get going
Apr 4, 2026, 5:40 am By
Researchers from the Leiden University in The Netherlands used cutting-edge 3D printing technology…Intel's potent 18-core Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus CPU lands at retail for under $200
Apr 3, 2026, 2:55 pm By NULL
Intel's chip matches similarly-priced AMD parts in gaming and mercilessly wallops them in…Level up your gaming setup with this Core Ultra 5 250K Plus bundle for $299 — save $60 with ASRock's rock-solid B860 motherboard
Apr 3, 2026, 2:22 pm By NULL
Newegg puts up a new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and ASRock B860 Rock WiFi 7 bundle for grabs at $299.Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029 — x86 and RISC-V on the outside looking in
Apr 3, 2026, 1:36 pm By
As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and…Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases
Apr 3, 2026, 12:53 pm By NULL
Via LA, the patent pool administrator for H.264/AVC, restructured its streaming license fees earlier…Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC — at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components
Apr 3, 2026, 11:56 am By NULL
If you’re looking for a deal on a gaming PC, it tends to be cheaper these days to buy a prebuilt,…Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from China — the AI build-out flips the breakers
Apr 3, 2026, 11:09 am By
As cloud giants plan to spend $650 billion on AI infrastructure this year, the availability of power…Researchers build Wi-Fi chip that can operate inside a nuclear reactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of radiation for at least six months
Apr 3, 2026, 11:07 am By
This hardened Wi-Fi receiver is designed to work for at least six months in some of the most…Save $240 on Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 32GB of DDR5-6000 and Z890 motherboard — get Intel's newest, fastest gaming CPU in a bundle that's 23% off
Apr 3, 2026, 11:00 am By NULL
Score Intel's latest Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with a Z890 motherboard and 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory for…Anycubic Photon P1 Review: Dual Color/Dual Material, Tech Loaded
Apr 3, 2026, 10:05 am By NULL
Anycubic’s latest resin printer, the Photon P1, is packed with new tech for all your resin…Memory will consume 30% of hyperscaler data center spending this year, a 4X increase over 2023 — Nvidia gets preferential supply terms well below standard market rates, says analyst firm
Apr 3, 2026, 9:58 am By NULL
SemiAnalysis estimates on Thursday that memory will account for roughly 30% of total hyperscaler…Here’s what the FCC ban on foreign-manufactured routers actually means for consumers
Apr 3, 2026, 9:35 am By
Router manufacturers will now need to jump through some restrictive hoops to sell products in the…Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers tells users not to rely on it for important advice
Apr 3, 2026, 8:23 am By
Microsoft Copilot's terms of service explicitly say that it's "for entertainment purposes only," but…Asus ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor Wi-Fi 7 extender review: Great outdoor wireless performance, as long as you use an Ethernet backhaul
Apr 3, 2026, 8:00 am By
The ZenWiFi BD5 Outdoor shines with a wired backhaul, but is hit or miss with a wireless backhaul.TSMC reportedly plans to build 12 fabs, four packaging facilities in Arizona — plan purportedly part of Taiwan's agreed $500 million investment in the US
Apr 3, 2026, 7:55 am By
New rumor indicates that TSMC is looking forward to expand its presence in the U.S. to 12 fabs and…Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB — system features native microSD card & HDMI support
Apr 3, 2026, 7:00 am By
A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One…
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