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Fritz!Box 5690 Pro review: This unusual Wi-Fi 7 router has helped me future-proof my home network with support for every network device I own

Fritz!Box 5690 Pro review: This unusual Wi-Fi 7 ro...

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Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: twice as nice — for a price

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: twice as nice — fo...

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Intel Panther Lake laptop CPU review: call it a comeback

Intel Panther Lake laptop CPU review: call it a co...

1 week ago 15

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Premium Panther Lake

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: Premium Panther La...

1 week ago 16

Get rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic's MX-6, which just hit an all-time low price at Amazon — a cheap fix for what could turn into an expensive problem

Get rid of that ancient thermal paste with Arctic'...

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Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet

Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focu...

1 week ago 16

Best Budget Wi-Fi Routers roundup: Wi-Fi 6 versus Wi-Fi 7 benchmarked across seven low-cost routers

Best Budget Wi-Fi Routers roundup: Wi-Fi 6 versus ...

1 week ago 23

DDR5 RAM is actually discounted for the first time in months — Corsair's 32GB Vengeance kit at Amazon is now one of the cheapest available options

DDR5 RAM is actually discounted for the first time...

1 week ago 20

Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions

Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 securi...

1 week ago 20

PS4 Slim transformed into a handheld, powered by a miniaturized motherboard in a 3D-printed case — features a 7-inch OLED screen, HDMI out, and 3-hour battery life

PS4 Slim transformed into a handheld, powered by a...

1 week ago 19

Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in the Netherlands — data carriers, cash, cars, and house also seized as part of ongoing investigation

Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in ...

1 week ago 23

Ambitious 170 km long Saudimegacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design

Ambitious 170 km long Saudimegacity 'The Line' has...

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American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979 — man crushed by a robot’s mechanical arm at the Ford plant in Flat Rock

American factory worker Robert Williams became the...

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Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar

Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after t...

1 week ago 30

Trusting your phone to Abxylute’s mobile controller requires a big leap of faith

Trusting your phone to Abxylute’s mobile controlle...

1 week ago 27

Save $735 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop with an OLED screen and RTX 5070 GPU — Get your hands on the perfect mobile companion for just $1,259

Save $735 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop with...

1 week ago 21

Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 24 times faster than 5G connections, reaching blazing 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention that uses silicon chip to directly send and receive analog signals from digital data

Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 2...

1 week ago 20

The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are still using the WIMP GUI WYSIWYG computing paradigm in 2026

The Apple Mac turned 42 this weekend — we are stil...

1 week ago 22

Sony’s first clip earbuds don’t quite hit the mark

Sony’s first clip earbuds don’t quite hit the mark...

1 week ago 22

ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generated content — popular LLM uses content from Grokipedia as source for more obscure queries

ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generate...

1 week ago 22

HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless Review: 250-hour battery life and simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity

HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless Review: 250-hour bat...

1 week ago 22

Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months for i486 chips — M8SBC-486's goal was to achieve Linux and Doom compatibility, but it achieves far more than that

Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in u...

1 week ago 21

Modder turns RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame into a supercharged 900W Titan RTX with transplanted core and memory — fully unlocked TU102 die with a 900W power limit hits 18k on 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme

Modder turns RTX 2080 Ti Hall of Fame into a super...

1 week ago 18

Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions — $135 in tools and supplies, plus a lifetime supply of quarters to kick it old school

Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want...

1 week ago 16

Enthusiast strips GPU cooler to run sub-zero water through its heatpipes, drops temps to 13C — Modded, liquid-cooled RTX 2060 maintains 13C in gaming & unlocks higher boost clocks

Enthusiast strips GPU cooler to run sub-zero water...

1 week ago 15

I reviewed this compact Dolby Atmos soundbar from Klipsch, and it would be a true great if it weren't for this one flaw

I reviewed this compact Dolby Atmos soundbar from ...

1 week ago 20

I field-tested the best-selling Wandrd PRVKE backpack, and the hype is real — it's my new favorite camera bag that doesn't look like one

I field-tested the best-selling Wandrd PRVKE backp...

1 week ago 31

The PowerA Advantage Wireless Controller is an okay Switch 2 pick on sale — but it’s no Pro Controller

The PowerA Advantage Wireless Controller is an oka...

1 week ago 31

Screen-ripping 300 Hz gaming monitor crashes to just $229, touts 1440p resolution and 1ms response time — save $220 on the LG 27-inch UltraGear 27G640A-B

Screen-ripping 300 Hz gaming monitor crashes to ju...

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on your new build during the RAM crisis — CPU tech nearly eliminates the performance difference between cheap and expensive RAM

AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on y...

1 week ago 40

100W car amplifier hacked into a custom RTX 3080 heatsink — custom mod slashes GPU temps by 10°C and looks absolutely stunning

100W car amplifier hacked into a custom RTX 3080 h...

1 week ago 29

Shopper walks out with a $4.99 Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU from Goodwill — thrift stores are the hidden goldmines amid the AI-driven GPU crisis

Shopper walks out with a $4.99 Radeon RX 5700 XT G...

1 week ago 31

$3,000 RTX 5090 delivery brings rocks, a towel, and broken dreams — unboxing nightmare on an expensive GPU bought from Amazon Resale

$3,000 RTX 5090 delivery brings rocks, a towel, an...

1 week ago 29

Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations

Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSR...

1 week ago 32

New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project

New AI data center buildout being done in secret l...

1 week ago 32

MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti Wifi Review: Silver-white aesthetic meets budget X870E

MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti Wifi Review: Silver-white ae...

1 week ago 31

Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully familiar

Gemini with Personal Intelligence is awfully famil...

1 week ago 28

Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient

Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, ...

1 week ago 22

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders

Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption key...

1 week ago 27

Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents with Nvidia stock that would be worth $1.33 billion today — founder cashed out some stock after 1999 IPO to buy his parents a $135,000 S-Class

Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents wit...

1 week ago 24

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models' true might

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see...

1 week ago 27

Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units

Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA...

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China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing communication with operator

China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can b...

1 week ago 28

The Loch Capsule dishwasher is small, fast, and efficient — it even sanitizes gadgets

The Loch Capsule dishwasher is small, fast, and ef...

1 week ago 27

I tested Sigma's superb 17-40mm f/1.8 DC for a month – it's the ultimate zoom lens for APS-C cameras, and prime lens killer

I tested Sigma's superb 17-40mm f/1.8 DC for a mon...

1 week ago 35

Our favorite gaming headset gets a 50% price cut for a limited time — Razer's BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) drops to $100

Our favorite gaming headset gets a 50% price cut f...

1 week ago 36

GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis

GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every gra...

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The best instant cameras you can buy right now

The best instant cameras you can buy right now

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Alibaba plans IPO for chip-arm T-Head to help bankroll ambitious AI infrastructure investments — company to go up against Cambricon and Huawei to capture domestic accelerator market

Alibaba plans IPO for chip-arm T-Head to help bank...

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Nvidia reportedly cuts program designed to keep gaming GPUs near MSRP pricing — end of OPP pricing-support scheme does not bode well for gamers

Nvidia reportedly cuts program designed to keep ga...

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