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AMD Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max

AMD's next-generation Zen 6 "Medusa Point" APUs could feature as many as 22 cores, claims leaker

Hassam Nasir published 16 May 25

AMD might construct its high-end Medusa Point APUs with an MCM design, placing a desktop-grade CCD with up to 12 Zen 6 cores next to standard 10-core mobile silicon.

Silicon Power XPOWER Cyclone DDR5 CUDIMM

Silicon Power launches its first CUDIMM high-performance DDR5 with speeds of up to 9200MT/s

Stephen Warwick published 16 May 25

Silicon Power has unveiled two new DDR5 XPOWER memory modules, its first to feature CUDIMM technology.

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Trump administration could add CXMT to export blacklist

Stephen Warwick published 16 May 25

A new report claims Washington is considering adding a number of Chinese chipmakers to its export blacklist.

Pliops

Pliops expands AI's context windows with 3D NAND-based accelerator – can accelerate certain inference workflows by up to eight times

Anton Shilov published 16 May 25

The PCIe add-in card functions as a memory tier for GPU servers

Silicon Motion

Silicon Motion's new SM2324 enables USB4 SSD control with up to 32TB supported

Anton Shilov published 16 May 25

Silicon Motion's new SM2324 single-chip controller for external SSDs enables high-capacity, low-power external SSDs with up to 32TB and 4,000 MB/s read speeds over a 40 Gbps USB4 interface.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2

Microsoft may have killed the Surface Laptop Studio

Andrew E. Freedman published 15 May 25

Microsoft is streamlining the Surface lineup, and the Surface Laptop Studio 2 reportedly won't get a successor.

Silicon Motion

Silicon Motion enables PCIe 5.0 SSDs at mainstream prices with SM2504XT controller

Anton Shilov published 15 May 25

Silicon Motion will showcase its SM2504XT PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD controller at Computex 2025, bringing high-end performance and efficiency to the mainstream SSD market.

RTX Pro 6000

RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell tested, performs roughly 10-15% faster than a stock RTX 5090

Aaron Klotz published 15 May 25

Nvidia's latest RTX 6000 Pro has been benchmarked by two outlets. On average, the GPU is allegedly 10-15% quicker than a stock clocked RTX 5090.

Linux

My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes

Avram Piltch last updated 15 May 25

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ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Doom Edition

Asus RTX 5080 Doom-inspired GPU costs as much as an RTX 5090

Zhiye Liu published 15 May 25

Asus has partnered with Bethesda to release a Doom-inspired RTX 5080 with an eye-watering price tag.

Intel

Intel reports wave of 10 new high-severity GPU vulnerabilities

Dallin Grimm published 15 May 25

While patched, the bugs point to another weak point in Intel's operation

SOCAMM

Nvidia postpones SOCAMM technology

Aaron Klotz published 15 May 25

Reliability and supply chain issues have allegedly forced Nvidia to delay SOCAMM to next-gen parts.

Antec Vortex View AIO CPU cooler

This bonkers Antec Vortex View AIO Cooler has a 360-degree rotatable 5-inch display

Jowi Morales published 15 May 25

Antec released a new version of its Vortex AIO cooler that comes with a 5-inch IPS display.

Tencent - Chinese internet giant

China’s Tencent boasts 'strong stockpile' of AI GPUs

Mark Tyson published 15 May 25

Tencent claims it has a strong stockpile of GPUs for AI development in the face of investor concerns.

AMD

AMD to split flagship AI GPUs into specialized lineups for AI and HPC

Anton Shilov published 15 May 25

But there is a major catch.

Tech Deals

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Deals Just $17 will provide your wrists with the comfort they deserve. HyperX's cool gel wrist rest is on sale.

Hacker

$400 million Coinbase hack was an inside job

Jowi Morales published 15 May 25

Some Coinbase employees stole customer information for hackers, causing some of its clients to fall victim to social engineering attacks.

Asus ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG and ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG

Asus rolls out glossy 32-inch OLED gaming monitors with up to 480Hz

Mark Tyson published 15 May 25

Asus has two new glossy OLED monitors on the way - the new ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG and ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG

Asus mobo x Apacer memory

Asus certifies Apacer NOX DDR5 memory for TUF Gaming Z890-Plus mobo

Jowi Morales published 15 May 25

Asus says that the Apacer NOX TUF DDR5 memory sticks will deliver the best compatibility and performance to its TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WIFI motherboard.

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Corsair mixes its high-quality components with some of the best hardware that AMD and Nvidia have to offer to deliver the impressive Vengeance a7500. — Corsair Vengeance a7500 review: High performance blended with high style Corsair mixes its high-quality components with some of the best hardware that AMD and Nvidia have to offer to deliver the impressive Vengeance a7500.

Lenovo is releasing a tiny AI workstation powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. — Lenovo unveils compact GB10 AI workstation Lenovo is releasing a tiny AI workstation powered by the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip.

While scrapping the AI Diffusion Rule, the U.S. government has banned Huawei's Ascend AI processors as they allegedly use American technologies without authorization. — U.S. issues worldwide crackdown on using Huawei Ascend chips While scrapping the AI Diffusion Rule, the U.S. government has banned Huawei's Ascend AI processors as they allegedly use American technologies without authorization.

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Reviews

Orbitalworks Pathfinder

Orbitalworks Pathfinder Review: Make your own mouse

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 15 May 25

Orbitalworks' Pathfinder mouse is a lightweight modular mouse that comes with a box full of pieces you can use to.

Corsair RM1000e ATX 3.1

Corsair RM1000e ATX 3.1 power supply review

By E. Fylladitakis published 14 May 25

The Corsair RM1000e delivers efficient performance and robust protection with a few calculated compromises for mid-range enthusiasts.

MSI MAG Pano 100R PZ

MSI MAG Pano 100R PZ Case Review: spacious, with extra PCIe slots and back-connect support

By Albert Thomas published 14 May 25

Wrap-around glass, with support for back-connect motherboards and four-slot vertical GPU installation. But does it deliver on performance?

Anycubic Kobra S1

Anycubic Kobra S1 Review: Good printer, bad slicer

By Denise Bertacchi published 13 May 25

Anycubic’s first Core XY color printer is great, but the software falls short.

Asus ROG Delta II

Asus ROG Delta II Review: Good, but not great

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 13 May 25

It's a solid gaming headset, but is it worth $200+?

Gaming Headsets

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CPUs

Qualcomm and HUMAIN Data Center deal

Qualcomm CPUs to feature in Saudi AI data centers

By Stephen Warwick published 15 May 25

Qualcomm and HUMAIN have signed a deal that will see Qualcomm's AI and CPU tech used in Saudi Arabia's AI cloud project.

AMD

AMD is allegedly working on Arm-based "Sound Wave" APUs for Microsoft's Surface laptops next year

By Hassam Nasir published 14 May 25

AMD is reportedly planning to integrate Arm-based cores in its Sound Wave APUs, in a bid to secure design wins for Microsoft's Surface laptops next year.

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Graphics Cards

RTX Pro 6000

RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell tested, performs roughly 10-15% faster than a stock RTX 5090

By Aaron Klotz published 15 May 25

Nvidia's latest RTX 6000 Pro has been benchmarked by two outlets. On average, the GPU is allegedly 10-15% quicker than a stock clocked RTX 5090.

ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 OC Doom Edition

Asus RTX 5080 Doom-inspired GPU costs as much as an RTX 5090

By Zhiye Liu published 15 May 25

Asus has partnered with Bethesda to release a Doom-inspired RTX 5080 with an eye-watering price tag.

Intel

Intel reports wave of 10 new high-severity GPU vulnerabilities

By Dallin Grimm published 15 May 25

While patched, the bugs point to another weak point in Intel's operation

Laptops

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 review: pricey and luxurious gaming laptop

By Charles Jefferies published 12 May 25

The Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 delivers solid performance and plenty of high-tech features, with only a few downsides.

HP Spectre x360 13 2019

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Raspberry Pi

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Spacerower is using a Raspberry Pi Zero to power this custom 3D-printed camera that instantly prints out photos using thermal paper.

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Goblinhan Yıkan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered fight stick that has extra buttons for throwing random combos while playing fighting games.

Raspberry Pi

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Dan McCreary shows off how to create your own FFT sound spectrum analyzer using our favorite microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.

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By Stewart Bendle last updated 15 May 25

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