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Chinese Customs Busts Man Smuggling 84 SSDs in a Scooter

By Avram Piltch published 19 March 23

Customs agents in China report they have caught a man attempting to hide drives inside of an electric scooter.

AI Text Generation 4-bit mode running on RTX 4070 Ti and Core i9-12900K

How to Run Your Own Large Language Model Chatbot

By Jarred Walton published 19 March 23

It's nowhere near ChatGPT, but at least it can work on a single GPU

Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around

By Zhiye Liu published 18 March 23

Chinese forum user shares his experience with what he thought was a Samsung 980 Pro SSD, but it turned out to be a fake.

AMD Allegedly Testing Hybrid Processor with Zen 4 and 4c Cores

By Anton Shilov published 18 March 23

AMD's Phoenix 2 APU may pack two Zen 4 cores, four Zen 4c cores.

How to Overclock and Underclock a Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder published 18 March 23

Just two lines of MicroPython is all it takes to overclock your Raspberry Pi Pico. We show you how, and how to test how far you can push your silicon luck.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K Faceoff: Battle of the Gaming Flagships

By Paul Alcorn published 18 March 23

We put the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Intel Core i9-13900K through a six-round fight to see which chip comes out on top.

Despite Sanctions, Russians Still Obtaining Latest PCs From Major Brands

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Chinese, Taiwanese, and American brands dominated Russian PC market last year.

AMD Delays 7040HS 'Phoenix' Laptop CPUs to April

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 March 23

AMD's 7040HS "Phoenix" processors are being pushed into April, after originally being announced for March.

Intel Reportedly Cancels Thunder Bay Hybrid SoC

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Intel cancels hybrid SoC with Movidius VPU and general-purpose CPU for edge computing.

Dell’s S2722DGM 27-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor Is on Sale for $249: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 17 March 23

Pick up Dell's S2722DGM 27-inch gaming monitor in the Semi-Annual sale and save $50 off of it's usual retail price.

Razer Releases the Atlas, Its First-Ever Glass Mouse Mat

By Mark Tyson published 17 March 23

The Razer Atlas is the lifestyle gaming firm’s first glass mouse mat and is priced at $99, which seems like a big premium over similar culinary slabs.

M.2 NVMe SSD Support Comes to DSLR Cameras

By Zhiye Liu published 17 March 23

Icy Dock releases M.2 NVMe SSD to CFexpress converter with a removable SSD tray for DSLR cameras.

Pierre Couy's Raspberry Pi powered screen streaming project

You Can Add a Second HDMI Port to a Laptop with Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder published 17 March 23

With a Raspberry Pi 3, some Linux knowledge and plenty of effort, Pierre Couy has created their own DIY DisplayLink

Intel Rumored to Pull-in 2nm Arrow Lake-S Launch to H1 2024

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Report says Intel's Arrow Lake-S may replace Meteor Lake-S in desktops.

Custom USB Ports Add RGB Bling for Your Next Maker Project

By Les Pounder published 17 March 23

Add a little bling to your USB ports with these $6 RGB USB ports.

Report Claims Seagate, Hitachi HDDs Most Likely to Fail

By Aaron Klotz published 17 March 23

A new report from Secure Data Recovery suggests that a potentially bad hard drive will fail in just under three years. This is most likely to occur with Hitachi and Seagate drives.