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Nvidia wants China's market share to secure the future of CUDA in the region

By Jon Martindale published 6 November 25

Premium Misaligned goals put the U.S. and Nvidia at loggerheads.

Premium

American startup Substrate promises 2nm-class chipmaking with particle accelerators, at a tenth of the cost of EUV

By Anton Shilov published 31 October 25

If it can build a fab to match its tool.

Semiconductors

Blackwell GPU's exclusion from high-level trade talks highlights deepening AI ecosystem rift between nations

By Luke James published 31 October 25

Premium The trade war takes a breather, but Blackwell is still off the table while Beijing seeks better domestic compute capabilities.

Premium

OpenAI's Microsoft contract negotiation is a necessary step toward a future IPO

By Jon Martindale published 30 October 25

Premium Altman makes claims for the future, as OpenAI evolves

Premium

Musk says Samsung's Texas fab outclasses TSMC's US-based fabs

By Anton Shilov published 28 October 25

Premium AI5 is set to be deployed in cars, robots, and data centers

Premium

Jet engine shortages threaten AI data center expansion as wait times stretch into 2030 — the rush to power AI buildout continues

By Luke James published 27 October 25

Premium The greatest threat to AI datacenter expansion in 2026 might not be compute, land, or capital, but jet engines, as hyperscalers face multi-year waits for turbines earmarked for AI deployments.

Premium

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Reviews

MSI MPG271QR X50 27-inch 500 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Fast and colorful with premium cred

By Christian Eberle published 6 November 25

MSI brings another choice to the 500 Hz QHD OLED genre

Gaming Monitors

Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: Highly connected, but you'll sound worse

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 6 November 25

Razer's new BlackShark V3 Pro gaming headset features simultaneous dual wireless audio mixing, active noise cancellation, and a new microphone. But it's struggling to compete with its predecessor.

Gaming Headsets

TP-Link TL-WR3602BE Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router Review: Compact and packed with features, but average performance

By Brandon Hill published 5 November 25

The TL-WR3602BE is a well-rounded Wi-Fi travel companion, but it compromises on performance.

Wi-Fi Routers

Creality Falcon A1 Pro 20 Watt review: Enclosed diode laser for prosumers

By Andrew Sink published 5 November 25

Creality soars to new heights with the Falcon A1 Pro

Maker and STEM

ASRock X870 LiveMixer Wifi motherboard review: Connectivity for the creator

By Joe Shields published 4 November 25

Connecting the creator to all of their peripherals

Motherboards

Best Picks

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025

By Zhiye Liu last updated 6 November 25

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

microSD Cards

Best Portable Monitors 2025: Gaming and Laptop Productivity

By Brandon Hill last updated 6 November 25

These are the best portable monitors to ponder if you're looking to expand real estate for your laptop.

Portable Monitors

Best PC builds for gaming 2025: From $500 budgets to $4,000+

By Joe Shields last updated 5 November 25

We’ve picked out the perfect parts for your next PC build, whether you’re spending $500 or $4,000 on components. We have recommendations for budget, midrange, high-end, and extreme systems.

PC Building

CPUs

AMD's budget Ryzen 5 7500X3D leaks out in early benchmarks, scores hint at performance on par with existing 7600X3D

By Hassam Nasir last updated 6 November 25

The cheapest X3D chip on the AM5 platform.

CPUs

$5,000 Corsair pre-built keeps on frying Intel CPUs due to lack of BIOS update, tech alleges

By Jowi Morales published 6 November 25

Corsair still hasn't released the latest 0x12F Vmin instability fix for its pre-built computers, leading to multiple, repeated failures for some of its customers.

CPUs

AMD prepping new X3D chip with higher clock speeds

By Kunal Khullar published 5 November 25

AMD’s unreleased Ryzen 7 9700X3D appears on PassMark, hinting at a lower-cost alternative to the 9800X3D for gamers.

CPUs

Graphics Cards

This $234.99 Intel Arc B580 is a brilliant budget-friendly graphics card upgrade

By Ben Stockton published 6 November 25

Deals Save 25% on this Intel Arc B580 graphics card, fit for 1440p gaming on a budget.

Deals

Nvidia unexpectedly replaces a damaged RTX 5090 GPU despite user blunder

By Zhiye Liu published 4 November 25

A GeForce RTX 5090 owner damaged his graphics card while attempting to install a water block, but Nvidia agreed to replace it anyway.

GPUs

AMD clarifies its clarifications on controversial RDNA 1 and 2 driver note

By Jon Martindale published 3 November 25

So it didn't actually stop USB-C power, and it didn't actually stop driver optimizations...

GPU Drivers

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Laptops

Apple's latest MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini are on sale ahead of Black Friday

By Stewart Bendle published 6 November 25

Deals Is now the time to pick up a new MacBook with an M4 inside? Apple's iconic laptops are at their lowest-ever prices ahead of Black Friday

Deals

Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air slashed to $749

By Stewart Bendle published 6 November 25

Deals Save $50 on this MacBook Air's previous low price. Apple's 2025 MacBook Air with M4 is only $749 at Amazon

Deals

Features

USB Decoded: All the Specs and Version Numbers

By Brandon Hill last updated 3 November 25

We explain the difference between USB 2, 3.2, 4 and names like SuperSpeed and HighSpeed USB.

USB

$2,000 PC Build Spotlight: Rising Phoenix

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 30 October 25

A new beginning

Gaming PCs

Saying goodbye to Nvidia's retired GeForce GTX 1080 Ti — we benchmark 2017's hottest graphics card against some modern GPUs as it rides into the sunset

By Jeffrey Kampman last updated 25 October 25

We check in on Nvidia’s most famous graphics card ever as support ends.

GPUs

PC Components

Best MicroSD Express Cards For The Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025

By Zhiye Liu last updated 6 November 25

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

microSD Cards

Cooling system for a single Nvidia Blackwell Ultra NVL72 rack costs a staggering $50,000

By Anton Shilov published 5 November 25

More power, more expensive cooling.

Cooling

SK hynix reveals DRAM development roadmap through 2031

By Anton Shilov published 5 November 25

No, HBF will not replace DRAM.

DRAM

Desktops and PC Building

Passive-aggressive iPhone 17 pro Max cooling

Monstrous SSD cooling solution strapped to iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers unparalleled performance

By Mark Tyson published 2 October 25

A smartphone performance enthusiast has shown pictures of their PC SSD cooler-boosted iPhone 17 Pro Max on Reddit.

iPhone

Japanese city implements two-hour daily recreational smartphone usage limit

By Mark Tyson published 22 September 25

A draft ordinance, proposing a limit of two hours of recreational smartphone use, passed a vote in Toyoaki City, Japan.

Phones

Japanese city pushes two-hour daily smartphone limit to promote healthier sleep for its citizens, particularly school-age children

By Mark Tyson published 23 August 25

A city in central Japan is considering regulating smartphone use to improve the health of its citizens.

Phones

Deals

Apple's latest MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini are on sale ahead of Black Friday

By Stewart Bendle published 6 November 25

Deals Is now the time to pick up a new MacBook with an M4 inside? Apple's iconic laptops are at their lowest-ever prices ahead of Black Friday

Deals

Early Black Friday PC and hardware deals

By Stephen Warwick last updated 6 November 25

The best early Black Friday deals on PC hardware, accessories, and 3D printers.

PC Components

This $234.99 Intel Arc B580 is a brilliant budget-friendly graphics card upgrade

By Ben Stockton published 6 November 25

Deals Save 25% on this Intel Arc B580 graphics card, fit for 1440p gaming on a budget.

Deals

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