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Amazon Saved Over 10PB of Vital Ukrainian Data Using Snowball Edge SSDs

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

Amazon saved 10 petabytes of crucial Ukrainian government data using briefcase sized SSDs.

Atari VCS in Jeopardy After Atari Pull Manufacturing Contracts (Updated)

By Brandon Hill last updated 20 December 22

Atari has ended its manufacturing contracts for the VCS console as its shifts its hardware strategy.

Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake Mobile CPU Outperforms 12900K in Geekbench

By Aaron Klotz published 20 December 22

The chip is a monster, at least in Geekbench

Samsung Raises 3D NAND Pricing Following YMTC Blacklisting

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

Samsung is raising its 3D NAND pricing, as PC makers reportedly cancel orders from YMTC following blacklisting by the U.S. DoC.

Lenovo Announces New ThinkVision Monitors Including 49-inch Dual QHD Monster

By Brandon Hill published 20 December 22

The ThinkVision P32p-30 and ThinkVision P49w-30 will arrive next spring, priced from $999.

Covid Outbreaks in China Could Affect New PC and Laptop Launches: Report

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

A report says that new PC and laptop product launches could be affected by Covid outbreaks in China.

Get These Tech Accessories to Organize Your Desk

By Stewart Bendle published 20 December 22

From cable management tools to monitor mounts, these accessories will help you keep your desk neat and organized.

Raspberry Pi 3A+, Raspberry Pi Zero W and Raspberry Pi 4

Raspberry Pi 5 Not Launching Until After 2023

By Les Pounder published 20 December 22

Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton talks to Explaining Computers about the impact of the pandemic and global chip shortage on the Raspberry Pi 5.

Apple Has Eyes on Vietnam to Diversify MacBook Production in 2023

By Brandon Hill published 20 December 22

Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China are partially to blame for Apple's decision to look to Vietnam.

Intel Core i5-13400 and 13400F Listed for $245 and $216

By Aaron Klotz published 20 December 22

Core i5-12600K performance at a discount.

Lenovo’s Updated ThinkPad X1 Lineup Will Bring New CPUs, Recycled Materials in April

By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 December 22

Lenovo announced updates to its ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Yoga and Nano, with the "latest Intel Core processors" and more recycled materials.

Raspberry Pi Pico's RP2040 Gives Brains to This Custom Lego Brick

By Les Pounder published 20 December 22

Embedding Raspberry Pi's RP2040 into a custom Lego brick merges our love of electronics and custom fabrication using 3D printed parts and engineering processes

Russia's CPU Substitution Plan Hits a Snag

By Anton Shilov published 19 December 22

Russia will only ship 15,000 PCs and 8,000 servers based on its own CPUs in 2022.

Apple Is Struggling to Build Mac Pro Based on Its Own Silicon: Report

By Anton Shilov published 19 December 22

Apple's own SoC-based Mac Pro is behind the schedule as company considers moving its production to Vietnam.

The Brilliant Dell S2721DGF Is Reduced to $269 : Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 19 December 22

It's an excellent day for monitors with two of Dell's fantastic panels on sale with reasonable price reductions.

More News

Raspberry Pi 5 Not Launching Until After 2023 Raspberry Pi Taking a "recovery year" in 2023

Covid Outbreaks in China Could Affect New PC and Laptop Launches: Report China's relaxing Covid restrictions cited by report

Alienware Aurora R15 Review: Playing it Cooler Alienware has finally upgraded its AIO cooler.

Samsung Raises 3D NAND Pricing Following YMTC Blacklisting Samsung reportedly trying to capitalize on YMTC's problems

Lenovo Announces New ThinkVision Monitors Including 49-inch Dual QHD Monster Lenovo's showstopper is the 49-inch ThinkVision P49w-30

Reviews

Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 Review: A New Level Of Extreme

By Christian Eberle published 19 December 22

Editor's Choice

Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G8 is a 32-inch curved VA panel with 4K resolution, 240 Hz, G-Sync & FreeSync certification, HDR2000, 1,196-zone Mini LED backlight and wide gamut color.

Angry Miao AFA Review: Right Shift Users Beware

By Myles Goldman published 18 December 22

The Angry Miao AFA (Adjustable Flex Alice) is a leaf spring mechanical keyboard with many expensive features that back its near $800, but if you use the right shift key, look away.

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 ARGB Review: Quiet Cooling Power

By Albert Thomas published 17 December 22

Editor's Choice

Arctic’s Liquid Freezer II 360 ARGB keeps CPU thermals under control, providing top-end, quiet performance.

Arduino Make Your Uno Kit Review: Build Your Own Microcontroller

By Les Pounder published 17 December 22

The Arduino Uno is intrinsically linked with maker electronics and this new kit primes new makers for a world of wonder.

Colorful RTX 4090 Vulcan OC Review: The Kitchen Sink

By Jarred Walton published 16 December 22

Lots of extras with the fastest current GPU

Best Picks

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2022

By Paul Alcorn published 18 December 22

Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.

Best Power Supplies 2022

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published 17 December 22

Here are the best power supplies for gaming PCs. These PSUs offer the best reliability, performance and protection for your PC components.

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2022

By Zhiye Liu last updated 15 December 22

Here are the best RAM kits we’ve tested: computer memory ideal for gaming, video editing, and graphics-heavy applications.

CPUs

Amazon Saved Over 10PB of Vital Ukrainian Data Using Snowball Edge SSDs

By Anton Shilov published 20 December 22

Amazon saved 10 petabytes of crucial Ukrainian government data using briefcase sized SSDs.

Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake Mobile CPU Outperforms 12900K in Geekbench

By Aaron Klotz published 20 December 22

The chip is a monster, at least in Geekbench

Meet The Team

Paul Alcorn

Deputy Managing Editor. Leading CPU Expert. Has more chips than a bag of Doritos.

Anj Bryant

Assistant Managing Editor. STEM kit expert, spreadsheet ninja and all-around TH MVP.

Matt Safford

Managing Editor. 15 years covering components -- and building PCs since the AMD K6-2 days.

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Senior Editor: Peripherals. Needs bigger desk for all these monitors.

Avram Piltch

Editor-in-Chief. Buildling PCs since they had floppies. Codes for fun.

Jarred Walton

GPU benchmarking guru, powered by 16-pin connector and Dr. Pepper.

Andrew E. Freedman

Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops. Needs the right screwdriver bit for this upgrade.

Brandon Hill

Senior Editor - Monitors and Networking

Les Pounder

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Graphics Cards

Nvidia Kills Off GameStream Feature On Shield Devices

By Zhiye Liu published 18 December 22

Nvidia has emailed Shield device owners that the GameStream feature will no longer be available starting in mid-February.

GPU Prices Won't Increase From Tariffs - at Least Not for Another Nine Months

By Zhiye Liu published 17 December 22

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has extended the tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import categories for nine months.

Colorful RTX 4090 Vulcan OC Review: The Kitchen Sink

By Jarred Walton published 16 December 22

Lots of extras with the fastest current GPU

Laptops

Apple Has Eyes on Vietnam to Diversify MacBook Production in 2023

By Brandon Hill published 20 December 22

Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China are partially to blame for Apple's decision to look to Vietnam.

Lenovo’s Updated ThinkPad X1 Lineup Will Bring New CPUs, Recycled Materials in April

By Andrew E. Freedman published 20 December 22

Lenovo announced updates to its ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Yoga and Nano, with the "latest Intel Core processors" and more recycled materials.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Alternative Banana Pi Seeks Community Input For Next Board

By Les Pounder published 14 December 22

Pocket Sized NAS

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This Christmas Decoration is Doomed

By Les Pounder published 12 December 22

Running Doom on smaller and less powerful hardware is a challenge that only few makers will achieve. This project does just that while hanging from our Christmas tree.