Nvidia raises RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell price to a staggering $16,000
The card went on pre-order last year for under $8,000
This mouse splits in half to become a presentation remote
The detachable 35-gram controller works from up to 50 feet away
Cargo thieves are staging car crashes to steal AI data center hardware
Authorities have recovered millions in stolen equipment, including $550,000 in Meta server switches
TL;DR: Cargo thieves are targeting equipment used in AI data centers, from server switches to cooling systems and networking hardware. In two recent California cases, criminals appear to have used car crashes to separate trucks from their security escorts before the shipments vanished. The incidents highlight how organized groups are using carrier-identity fraud, GPS manipulation and, increasingly, aggressive roadside tactics to steal high-value tech moving through the freight network.
4GB vs. 8GB VRAM: The 1080p Benchmark
AMD is launching a 4GB GPU in 2026, so we revisited the Radeon RX 6500 XT to see how 4GB and 8GB versions compare in modern games. The results are predictably ugly.
AMD's TPM implementation includes two high-severity flaws, but fixes have been available since May
TPM was supposed to prevent these types of issues
Modders give the Steam Machine a Radeon eGPU and water cooling, because why not
Water block lowers temperatures by up to 30°C
A four-year-old budget CPU is outselling AMD's best gaming chip in some markets
AMD marketing director's tweet inadvertently shows how distorted the CPU market is
Samsung Odyssey G80HS 32" Review: Going 6K
Samsung's Odyssey G80HS combines a razor-sharp 6K 165Hz display with a 3K 330Hz dual mode, promising the best of productivity and gaming, but its hefty sticker price comes with compromises.
Lenovo's leaked ThinkBook shows a rollable OLED display that expands horizontally
Project Swan means to bring rollable displays to office laptops now
Noctua tested more than 100 PC cases and found over half had inaccurate CPU cooler clearance specs
Why it matters: Have you ever bought a CPU cooler and found it doesn't fit in your case, despite having first checked to ensure compatibility? Noctua says this can be a problem because many PC cases' actual measurements don't line up with manufacturers' official specs.
Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says
This chart shows just how badly AI demand has broken memory prices
I Gamed on a 4GB GPU in 2026: AMD is Repeating its Worst Radeon Mistake
AMD is bringing 4GB graphics cards back in 2026. We tested the Radeon RX 6500 XT across 12 modern games to see what that means for buyers, and the results are every bit as bad as we feared all along.
Asus' new monitor software lets you control brightness with your voice, or just let AI do it
New OLED Care tools aim to further reduce the risk of image burn-in
Modded Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti with 22GB VRAM is selling on eBay for $500
The 2080 Ti originally launched in 2019 with 11GB of VRAM at a $999 MSRP
Kioxia's new PCIe 6.0 SSDs want to feed GPUs data at a fraction of HBM's price
GP1 SSDs are optimized for direct GPU access through the PCIe interface
Thousands of server motherboards are vulnerable to controller flaws that could give attackers hardware-level control
Baseboard management controllers remain riddled with exploitable flaws
Corsair acquires Trak Racer, adding premium racing cockpits and flight sim gear to its lineup
The brand will work alongside Fanatec to improve Corsair's sim-related offering
Nvidia turns RTX 5000 GPUs at MSRP into one of QuakeCon's biggest attractions
Attendees can buy RTX 5070, 5080, and 5090 Founders Edition cards at their original prices
Apple's A20 Pro production is going smoothly, except DRAM supply is bottlenecking iPhone assembly
TSMC is sitting on $1 billion worth of finished iPhone chips with nowhere to go
Ripple effect: In the run-up to the launch of the foldable iPhone Ultra, iPhone 18, and iPhone 18 Pro, Apple and its assemblers are working to secure enough mobile DRAM. Apple leans heavily on Micron for these chips and also buys from SK Hynix and Samsung. People involved say they still expect to meet initial demand, but they worry online wait times could stretch and store inventory could run out quickly if the shortage continues.
Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs
Microsoft's post called 16GB "plenty" and 32GB ideal for demanding titles
Ripple effect: The global memory shortage is battering the entire IT industry, and PC manufacturing is feeling it most acutely. Microsoft is well aware of the problem – so aware, in fact, that it's now scrambling to walk back its own earlier guidance on how much RAM a gaming PC actually needs.
Samsung reveals next-gen memory with stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND
zHBM promises 8x the performance of HBM5
The first Googlebook shows us what Google's Android-ChromeOS merger actually looks like
Leaked Lenovo Googlebook 15 images reveal dedicated Gemini key, 14 function keys, dual USB-C ports
High Bandwidth Flash gets first technical specification for AI data centers
SanDisk and SK Hynix's new memory spec rethinks how AI chips access data
Michael Dell's son and a SpaceX alum want to put battery storage in every backyard
Base Power installs about 100 batteries a day, and plans to double that by the end of 2026
der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower
An old cooling myth actually works, but you'd need a meter-tall tower to notice it