Fake DDR5 sticks with dummy plastic chips are the latest RAM scam
The fake modules are another symptom of soaring DDR5 prices
Ukraine is testing an AI-guided laser weapon that can destroy drones in seconds
New footage shows the trailer-mounted Tryzub platform tracking and disabling aerial targets with AI-assisted precision
Intel roadmap leak reveals Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Moon Lake through 2028 with Nvidia RTX GPU tile integration
Nova Lake comes first with 52 cores on TSMC's N2 node
Apple and Intel are reportedly working on a chip manufacturing deal
TSMC capacity is tightening under AI demand – and the US government has been quietly pushing Apple toward Intel for months
How often do you upgrade your PC?
Rising prices and slower performance gains are reshaping the enthusiast upgrade cycle
Apple is reportedly working on a holographic iPhone, an AI pendent, and AirPods Pro with AI cameras
The pendant and AirPods Pro have both reached advanced testing, and could launch as soon as next year
Motherboard sales are collapsing because AI data centers made RAM too expensive to buy
Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI are all slashing 2026 motherboard forecasts
AMD's next Epyc server chip debuts this year with 256 cores and 70% better performance
Zen 7 is already in the works
PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s
PCIe is approaching the end of copper connections
Nintendo is selling the Switch 2 at a loss, so investors are asking for a hefty price hike
A $50 to $100 increase might only make the console "less of a burden"
Steam Controller sells out in 30 minutes as scalpers push prices to $300
Valve now requires eligible Steam accounts and is limiting reservations to one controller per user
Winners & losers: The Steam Controller is here! Well, it was here for a whole 30 minutes before it sold out. Predictably, the $99 device has already been grabbed by a slew of scalpers who are charging around $300, and sometimes more, for one on eBay.
A single Micron SSD can now store 245TB and use half the power of hard drives
The future of AI infrastructure can also be measured in rack space and power bills
AMD warns gaming revenue will plunge over 20% as memory prices drive up PC hardware costs
Higher RAM, SSD, and GDDR prices could make PC upgrades even less appealing in the second half of 2026
This startup just raised $140 million to build wave-powered AI data centers at sea
It plans to move from prototypes to commercial offshore compute nodes powered by ocean energy
DDR6 development begins as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron target 2028-2029 launch
The new standard promises major speed gains, but the current DRAM crisis could keep prices high
The Best CPUs: Gaming, Productivity, and the Best Bang for Your Buck
The CPU market looks very different from six months ago. Intel's back in the conversation, AMD's X3D chips still rule gaming, and there's genuine value at every price point.
The chip industry is booming again, but only for companies building AI infrastructure
Silicon wafer shipments jumped 13% last year, and AI data centers are taking nearly all of it
AMD Ryzen AI Halo mini PC is coming in June with 128GB of unified memory and a focus on local AI workloads
Powered by the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units and a 50 TOPS NPU, it's targeting the Nvidia DGX Spark
Next-gen MRDIMM standard nears completion targeting 12,800 MT/s DDR5 transfer rates for AI and data center workloads
MRDIMM is going to be even faster, although it's not for consumers
Steam Survey: AMD's CPU gains stall as Nvidia's final RTX 5000 desktop GPU appears
The Core Ultra 200 Plus effect?
What just happened? The latest Steam survey has dropped. Last month's results show that the final RTX 5000-series desktop card has now entered the main GPU chart, nearly one year after it launched. Elsewhere, Intel's excellent Core Ultra 200 Plus series may have started to influence the CPU results as AMD failed to move the needle in its favor during April.
This $170 retro-style dock gives your Mac mini a tiny screen and upgradeable storage
A dock that doubles as a tiny second screen
This is Why You Won't Buy a Steam Machine in 2026
Valve's Steam Machine was supposed to be an affordable gaming PC for the living room. Rising memory and storage prices have turned that dream into a pricing nightmare.
The Mac Mini is sold out for "several months" as AI developers snap them up for local agent workloads
Tim Cook admits Apple was caught off guard by Mac Mini demand
Nvidia could bring back the RTX 3060 12GB in July as memory crisis continues
Board partners are reportedly set to receive new GA106 chips ahead of a possible retail relaunch this summer.
Early tests show minimal performance impact from new budget HUDIMM DDR5 memory
The new memory standard should be "good enough" for gaming workloads