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Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius. — Gigabyte's pressurized thermal pads lower SSD temperatures in M.2 slots by up to 12C Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius.

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

Avram Piltch last updated 10 May 25

Here's what it's like to live with Linux as my desktop OS.

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AMD RX 9060 XT GPU retailer listings start at $450

Jowi Morales published 10 May 25

We don't have official pricing yet from AMD, but according to various retailer listings, this will likely be the price range of the GPUs from AIB partners.

AMD 6th Gen EPYC 9006 Venice CPUs reportedly offer up to 96 Zen 6 or 256 Zen 6c cores

Hassam Nasir published 10 May 25

New details allege AMD's next-generation Zen 6 dense CCDs will carry up to 32 cores and 128MB of L3 cache, with 12 cores and 48MB for the standard CCDs.

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A new TikTok challenge has kids attempting to short-circuit school-issued Chromebooks

Jowi Morales published 10 May 25

The Chromebook Challenge had led to a hospitalization, class disruption, and property damage.

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Gigabyte's pressurized thermal pads lower SSD temperatures in M.2 slots by up to 12C

Anton Shilov published 10 May 25

Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius.

IBM

Apple reportedly readies Baltra processors for AI servers

Anton Shilov published 10 May 25

Apple is reportedly developing its data center-grade processor, Baltra, for its AI infrastructure as part of its broader effort to strengthen its Apple Silicon portfolio.

Tech Deals

Serious about your shooters? Pick up this 8K-polling ultra-lightweight Glorious Gaming Series 2 Pro wireless mouse for just $38

Stewart Bendle published 9 May 25

Deals This ultra-lightweight 55-gram mouse from Glorious is reduced to just $38, an insane price for an 8K polling wireless gaming mouse.

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Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 — claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years

Dallin Grimm published 9 May 25

Seagate claims that it is on track to sell a 100 TB hard drive by 2030, representing a 3x increase over its largest currently available model.

SMIC

China's premier chipmaker SMIC faces chip yield woes as equipment maintenance and validation efforts stall

Anton Shilov published 9 May 25

Sanctions finally hit SMIC.

Noctua NM-IMB8 offset mounting bars for Arrow Lake

Noctua NH-D15 G2 gains offset mounting bars for Arrow Lake CPUs to optimize cooling performance

Aaron Klotz published 9 May 25

Arrow Lake allegedly has a hotspot location north-east of the package, which Noctua's new mounting bars compensate for.

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RISC-V makes its way into DeepComputing's $349 AI PC

Ash Hill published 9 May 25

DeepComputing has released the new DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II for Framework Laptop at a starting price of $349.

Where to buy RTX 5060 Ti featuring a Zotac RTX 5060 Ti GPU

Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti graphics card as 16GB and 8GB flavors hit the shelves

Stewart Bendle last updated 9 May 25

Nvidia's new lower-end RTX 5060 Ti GPU is the latest graphics card to launch. Check our handy list for all the RTX 5060 Ti models on sale and retailer links.

Arm

Lenovo's in-house Arm chip could rival Qualcomm and MediaTek, spotted in Yoga Pad Pro 2-in-1 convertible

Hassam Nasir published 9 May 25

Lenovo is reportedly working on a custom in-house SoC for its Yoga Pad Pro family, rumored to be built on TSMC's 5nm process.

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Nvidia readies cut-down HGX H20 GPU for China to comply with export control rules

Anton Shilov published 9 May 25

Nvidia plans to launch a downgraded HGX H20 AI processor with reduced HBM memory capacity for China by July to comply with new U.S. export rules, if a new rumor is correct.

Lego Brick construction

LegoGPT creates Lego designs using AI and text inputs — tool now available for free to the public

Jowi Morales published 9 May 25

A Carnegie Mellon University research team builds an AI LLM called LegoGPT, which allows you to generate LEGO brick designs from text.

Huawei MateBook X Pro

Huawei's Kirin X90 may be the company's "Apple Silicon" moment

Hassam Nasir published 9 May 25

Huawei's upcoming Matebook Pro not only uses the homegrown HarmonyOS operating system, but rumors say it might also include its in-house Kirin X90 SoC.

Gigabyte RTX 5060/Ti lineup

Nvidia's RTX 5060 will launch without reviews since chipmaker opts not to supply press drivers to reviewers

Jowi Morales published 9 May 25

Nvidia confirmed that it will only release drivers for the RTX 5060 on May 19 and that reviewers won’t get access to a pre-release driver for testing.

GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Nvidia RTX 5090 can crack an 8-digit passcode in just 3 hours

Aaron Klotz published 9 May 25

Hive Systems discovers that 12 RTX 5090 graphics cards can crack a basic numerical eight-digit password in 15 minutes.

Hygon CPU

Chinese chipmaker readies 128-core, 512-thread CPU with AVX-512 and 16-channel DDR5-5600 support

Zhiye Liu published 8 May 25

Hygon shares processor roadmap, detailing the Chinese chipmaker's plans to launch the Hygon C86-5G, a 128-core, 512-thread processor soon.

Cadence Millenium M2000 Supercomputer

Cadence releases new AI supercomputer — uses Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 GPUs to improve simulation run time

Jowi Morales published 8 May 25

Cadence is releasing a new supercomputer that takes advantage of Nvidia's latest AI chips.

Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius. — Gigabyte's pressurized thermal pads lower SSD temperatures in M.2 slots by up to 12C Gigabyte’s new B850 Aorus Stealth Ice motherboard features pressurized thermal pads and a spring-loaded EZ-Flex backplate to improve SSD cooling by up to 12 degrees Celsius.

The Chromebook Challenge had led to a hospitalization, class disruption, and property damage. — A new TikTok challenge has kids attempting to short-circuit school-issued Chromebooks The Chromebook Challenge had led to a hospitalization, class disruption, and property damage.

Apple is reportedly developing its data center-grade processor, Baltra, for its AI infrastructure as part of its broader effort to strengthen its Apple Silicon portfolio. — Apple reportedly readies Baltra processors for AI servers Apple is reportedly developing its data center-grade processor, Baltra, for its AI infrastructure as part of its broader effort to strengthen its Apple Silicon portfolio.

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We visited the Asus HQ in Taipei for a technology briefing, to enjoy some NUC desktop and ROG laptop hands-on time, and to glean exclusive hardware design insights. — Inside the house that Asus built: New NUCs and powerful laptops We visited the Asus HQ in Taipei for a technology briefing, to enjoy some NUC desktop and ROG laptop hands-on time, and to glean exclusive hardware design insights.

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Elgato Stream Deck Neo

Elgato Stream Deck Neo Review: As plug-'n-play as a Stream Deck gets

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 10 May 25

Pretty accessible, but needs more customization

G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5-8800 C42

G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5-8800 C42 2x24GB Review: Top-Tier Performance With A Price Tag To Match

By Zhiye Liu published 10 May 25

The G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5-8800 C42 is one of the fastest retail DDR5 memory kits; however, can it beat the best of the best?

MSI Z890 Godlike

MSI Z890 Godlike Motherboard Review: All the features for all the money

By Joe Shields published 9 May 25

MSI’s Z890 Godlike offers next-level flagship-class features and a high-end aesthetic, but the price will be a turnoff for most.

Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM

Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: High-end in every way

By Christian Eberle published 8 May 25

27-inch 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, and wide gamut color.

Gaming Monitors

HP Omen Max 16

HP Omen Max 16 review: Hefty, premium

By Avram Piltch published 7 May 25

There’s a lot to like about the HP Omen Max 16, but it will weigh heavily on your back and your wallet.

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By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 9 May 25

Whether you're chatting with teammates or streaming on Twitch, these are the best gaming microphones to buy in 2025.

Best Build Plates

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By Denise Bertacchi published 9 May 25

The best aftermarket build plates to improve your 3D printer.

CPUs

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Noctua NH-D15 G2 gains offset mounting bars for Arrow Lake CPUs to optimize cooling performance

By Aaron Klotz published 9 May 25

Arrow Lake allegedly has a hotspot location north-east of the package, which Noctua's new mounting bars compensate for.

Arm

Lenovo's in-house Arm chip could rival Qualcomm and MediaTek, spotted in Yoga Pad Pro 2-in-1 convertible

By Hassam Nasir published 9 May 25

Lenovo is reportedly working on a custom in-house SoC for its Yoga Pad Pro family, rumored to be built on TSMC's 5nm process.

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Graphics Cards

Where to buy RTX 5060 Ti featuring a Zotac RTX 5060 Ti GPU

Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti graphics card as 16GB and 8GB flavors hit the shelves

By Stewart Bendle last updated 9 May 25

Nvidia's new lower-end RTX 5060 Ti GPU is the latest graphics card to launch. Check our handy list for all the RTX 5060 Ti models on sale and retailer links.

Gigabyte RTX 5060/Ti lineup

Nvidia's RTX 5060 will launch without reviews since chipmaker opts not to supply press drivers to reviewers

By Jowi Morales published 9 May 25

Nvidia confirmed that it will only release drivers for the RTX 5060 on May 19 and that reviewers won’t get access to a pre-release driver for testing.

GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Nvidia RTX 5090 can crack an 8-digit passcode in just 3 hours

By Aaron Klotz published 9 May 25

Hive Systems discovers that 12 RTX 5090 graphics cards can crack a basic numerical eight-digit password in 15 minutes.

Laptops

HP Spectre x360 13 2019

Best Ultrabooks and Premium Laptops 2025

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 10 May 25

Our picks for the best ultrabooks (super thin and light notebooks), along with other premium laptops now.

Ultrabooks and Ultraportables

RISC-V Laptop

RISC-V makes its way into DeepComputing's $349 AI PC

By Ash Hill published 9 May 25

DeepComputing has released the new DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II for Framework Laptop at a starting price of $349.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi Zero camera instantly prints photos using thermal paper

By Ash Hill published 30 March 25

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

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico fightstick randomly mashes buttons for fighting game combos

By Ash Hill published 27 March 25

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

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 FFT sound spectrum analyzer visualizes audio via OLED display

By Ash Hill published 24 March 25

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

Deals

Tech Deals

Serious about your shooters? Pick up this 8K-polling ultra-lightweight Glorious Gaming Series 2 Pro wireless mouse for just $38

By Stewart Bendle published 9 May 25

Deals This ultra-lightweight 55-gram mouse from Glorious is reduced to just $38, an insane price for an 8K polling wireless gaming mouse.

Where to buy RTX 5060 Ti featuring a Zotac RTX 5060 Ti GPU

Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti graphics card as 16GB and 8GB flavors hit the shelves

By Stewart Bendle last updated 9 May 25

Nvidia's new lower-end RTX 5060 Ti GPU is the latest graphics card to launch. Check our handy list for all the RTX 5060 Ti models on sale and retailer links.

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Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 microSD Express cards

By Stewart Bendle last updated 8 May 25

Where to buy the latest microSD Express cards for the Nintendo Switch 2.

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