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The USPS is working with the CBP to build a system that will efficiently check every arriving parcel from China to charge import duties. View the full article

We examine the new Trump tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico and consider their potential impacts on PCs, components, and peripherals. View the full article

Windows 95 and 98SE get a functioning open-source backport of Discord. View the full article

Asus plans to charge significantly more than Nvidia's MSRP for its GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5090 products. It has "special launch day pricing" on the base models that drops them $200, but of course those sold out, because everything did. View the full article

Intel delays key Xeon data center processor amid massive losses — Clearwater Forest pushed back to 1H 2026 View the full article

Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple. View the full article

MSI has pushed back RTX 5090 shipments by one week as it likely faces difficulties with supply. View the full article

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is a big step down from the 5090, at least in some cases. It's also a relatively small step up from the previous generation 4080 Super it replaces. Without multi-frame generation, it offers only minor gains, and with MFG, it's more about marketing than real performance benefits. View the full article

New filings at the EEC suggest that Nvidia might offer the RTX 5060 Ti in 8GB and 16GB flavors. View the full article

This maker has built a secure delivery box with a Raspberry Pi Pico to initiate a locking mechanism to keep packages safe. View the full article

Security experts warn that Microsoft's OneDrive for Business allegedly keeps private data in an unprotected format. View the full article

You can update upscaling and frame-gen DLLs across DLSS, FSR, and XeSS through DLSS Swapper. View the full article

Student Brian Huang builds a fully open-source laptop in six months as part of his senior school project. View the full article

Users have reported that Asus' Q-Release Slim mechanism is scraping off their GPU's PCIe connectors. View the full article

The Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology announced that the first chip will arrive in the second half of 2025 View the full article

Intel proposes using multiple boards in laptops and mini-PCs to enhance upgradability and repairability. View the full article

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition review embargo lifts tomorrow, January 23, at 6:00 AM PST. Add-in board partner card reviews can go live on January 24. View the full article

More details about the impact of Taiwanese earthquake impact on TSMC emerge: up to 20,000 wafers could be affected. View the full article

Geometric Future will make its Model 0 Flamingo PC case available on retailers starting January 30. View the full article

Sega introduces Sega accounts. View the full article

A retailer has claimed that the RTX 5070 Ti will be released on February 20, almost a month after the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 release date. View the full article

The RTX 5090 FE features eco-friendly, plastic-free, and inkless packaging. View the full article

If the new U.S. export rules become effective, they will affect sales of all Nvidia GPUs to most countries. View the full article

A Redditor 3D-printed a human rib model to help build a human model for practicing a complicated surgical procedure. View the full article

G.Skill Trident Z5 reaches a record-breaking DDR5-12054 frequency with a purely air-cooled system. View the full article

The Corsair MP600 Mini 2TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date—just $193 instead of its recommended $229. View the full article

Thermalright’s Grand Vision 360 is a surprisingly strong AIO cooler. Check out the review for our results with Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. View the full article

PCI-SIG just released PCIe 7.0 specifications draft version 0.7, and it expects to finalize the standard this year. View the full article

Apple could be finally entering AI hardware game as it joins UALink development. View the full article

TSMC confirms Arizona Fab 21 is making chips in volume, charges higher prices than Taiwanese fabs. View the full article

Save $200 on this 32- inch Alienware AW3225QF OLED gaming monitor. View the full article

The RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 both allegedly offer 16GB of memory alongside 4,096 and 3,584 shaders respectively. View the full article

Redditor shares a photograph and a GPU-Z screenshot of the allleged RTX Titan Ada GPU on Reddit. View the full article

Ongoing efforts to make the most efficient DOS port for Snake culminate (at least for now) at just 56 bytes. View the full article

Taiwanese ministry lifts bars that prohibit TSMC to build 2nm chips at its facilities overseas. View the full article

The Biden administration aims to restrict shipments of U.S.-developed AI GPUs to adversary countries, limit shipments to 'Tier 2' countries. View the full article

Zotac's RTX 50 series will feature a new "Safety Light" to prevent 16-pin power connector meltdowns. View the full article

Gamers Nexus tested and disassembled this massive RTX 4090 prototype that was once found in the trash. View the full article

Adata is looking to expand its range of products beyond storage and memory. View the full article

Micron to expand HBM3E and HBM4 output when its HBM assembly facility in Singapore start operations in 2026. View the full article

While the Blackwell GPU is impressive, DLSS 4 is what truly gets RTX 50-series to 2X better performance over 40-series View the full article

This mini-PC closely resembles the Apple Mac mini but actually runs on Windows View the full article

The all-aluminum Laminar RS1 stock cooler is no more as Intel discontinued it in late December, replacing it with the already existing Laminar RM1. View the full article

TSMC increases wafer pricing with each new node although transistor density increases slowdown, says analysis. View the full article

The upcoming LG Gram Pro 17 2025 has been taken apart by a reviewer ahead of launch. View the full article

Petawatt-class thulium lasers could replace CO2 lasers in lithography machines down the road. View the full article

Arm-based PCs won't enjoy a lot of momentum in 2025, according to a recently published report by ABI Research. View the full article

Koorui is using a TN panel with Quantum Dot enhancement for its 24-inch 750Hz gaming monitor View the full article

From large-scale datacenters, to leading-edge AI processors: Microsoft bets big on AI infrastructure. View the full article

EXO Labs has demonstrated a modern LLM running on a 26-year-old Windows 98 PC. View the full article

MNT's Reform Next open-source modular laptop crowdfunding campaign is now live. View the full article

This MSI Thin A15 gaming laptop is currently available at Newegg for just $779 —down from its recommended price of $1,199. View the full article

Despite major performance cut, Nvidia's H20 HGX brings the company billions in sales, according to a report View the full article

Just $49 for Das Keyboards' 5QS mechanical keyboard with novel software RGB notification system. View the full article

A report suggests that Intel is preparing a 24GB Battlemage GPU for professionals, expected to launch in 2025. View the full article

The first consumer-grade SSDs from Huawei are finally on store shelves and for a low price, at least in South Korea. View the full article

Dissatisfied with the jury's verdict, Arm seeks retrial in Qualcomm case. View the full article

Hardware leaker @momomo_us shares images for Gigabyte's lineup of B850 motherboards expected to come out in CES 2025. View the full article

Ever dreamed of an all-aluminum keyboard, down to the keycaps? Serene Industries' Icebreaker has got you covered. View the full article

Maxsun's upcoming Arc B580 graphics card with two M.2 slots has surfaced. View the full article

The Lexar Play is a gaming-oriented follow-up to the NM790. It keeps the good all-around performance and power efficiency but adds a heatsink and an 8TB SKU. The MSRP is far too high, but street pricing has already dropped to more reasonable levels. View the full article

The U.S. is passing a law that requires DJI to have it devices certified that it's not a risk to the U.S., or else it would face an automatic ban. View the full article

Elon Musk's digital ambitions are set to encompass one of the oldest most established forms of communication on the internet – Email. View the full article

Tachyum's new 1,600-page document to teach software developers to optimize performance. View the full article

Rapidus gets ASML's Twinscan NXE:3800E, almost completes its installation. View the full article

Arm claims Qualcomm's infringements of license payments have cost it $50 million, and wants the company to destroy the Nuvia designs. Qualcomm counters that Arm is trying to compete with its own customers and that its current license already covers the Nuvia portfolio. View the full article

Raspberry Pi 500 gets a hard-modded NVMe slot addition thanks to existing empty headers on the Pi 500 board. View the full article

HiSilicon is reportedly preparing a new Arm-based Kunpeng server chip featuring High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). View the full article

A team of developers has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cane for visually impaired people with GPS and notifications. View the full article

Specifications for the first Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC have leaked on the internet. View the full article

Lenovo is reportedly working on a new budget handheld with AMD's upcoming Ryzen Z2G APU, 16GB of RAM and an 8-inch 120 Hz IPS panel. View the full article

The best live deals on laptops, desktops, CPUs, SSDs and other key PC parts and systems this Cyber Monday. View the full article

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is on sale for Cyber Monday, giving AM4 users a great chance to upgrade. View the full article

Buy original and helpful tech gifts, without breaking the bank. Many choices are less than $25. View the full article

A budget gaming headset with a balanced audio profile for only $67 - now that's a good deal. View the full article

Chinese companies aggressively recruiting personnel from ASML and Zeiss to build their own wafer fabbing equipment. View the full article

NATO is investigating the Chinese ship suspected of deliberately damaging the undersea cables connecting some of its members. View the full article

As big PC suppliers aim to reduce their reliance on manufacturing capacity in China significantly, they ask their production partners in PRC for one last push before Trump comes back to power. View the full article

Maker and developer _Kniives has created two Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdecks that double as wearable portable arcades. View the full article

Copilot PCs make up less than 10% of laptop shipments in 3Q24. View the full article

Intel to get $7.86 billion under CHIPS & Science Act, $3 billion under Secure Enclave program. View the full article

Japanese PC enthusiasts have demoed Arctic’s new 8,000 RPM case fans running at max speeds. View the full article

Adata XPG introduces the XPG Hurricane Mag series of case fans alongside the XPG Starker Air BTF case. View the full article

Intel’s next generation Battlemage desktop cards are slated to land before 2024 ends according to ZDNet Korea, but gaming might not be the GPU’s primary focus. View the full article

Despite sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, YMTC is ramping up production of 3D NAND at a rapid pace. View the full article

Asus sets a high bar for game performance with its ROG Strix XG27UCS. A 27-inch 4K IPS panel with 160 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, ELMB Sync, premium video processing, HDR10 and accurate wide gamut color delivers a sharp and vivid picture. View the full article

Western Digital’s newly launched ePMR-powered UltraSMR HDDs can store up to 32TB, a new record for shingled magnetic recording-based drives. View the full article

Tiny11 has been used to shrink a Windows 11 24H2 install to just 3.5GB, making it small enough to run off of a standard DVD. View the full article

A semiconductor-focused market intelligence firm has charted the rise of the Arm architecture in the notebook market up to 2030. In a new research bulletin, TechInsights predicts that 40% of notebooks sold by the end of the decade will be based on SoCs using the Arm architecture View the full article

Nvidia teams up with Vertiv for GB200 NVL72 reference design for OCP. View the full article

Peak Gen 5 performance with 4TB of capacity, Crucial's T700 SSD is on a limited-time sale. View the full article

An MSI presentation says that AMD's Ryzen 9000X3D does not have substantially higher performance than the typical version. View the full article

Microsoft adds Gamepad keyboard to Windows 11 Preview Build 22631, among other tweaks. View the full article

PC cases, cooling, and power specialist SilverStone has launched its new Alta D1 workstation chassis, and it is a big one. View the full article

Minisforum just launched a 7-liter mini-PC with a Ryzen 9 7940HX and can be equipped with a low-profile desktop GPU. View the full article

Titan Army delivers terrific gaming performance, color, and value with its P32A2S2. It’s a 32-inch QHD IPS panel with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. And it's one of the quickest monitors available at any price. View the full article

Asus doesn't have a Z890 BTF motherboard available at launch, but it promises that it's working on View the full article

Vietnam outlines an ambitious plan for the semiconductor industry that spans 25 years, including building six fabs and establishing hundreds of semiconductor developers. View the full article

Intel announced the first five models of its Arrow Lake desktop processors, otherwise known as the Core Ultra 200S series, with prices ranging from the $294 14-core Core Ultra 5 245KF to the flagship $589 24-core Core Ultra 9 285K. View the full article

Canonical just released Ubuntu 24.10, which offers several visual and quality-of-life improvements. View the full article