Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11 . We checked both Windows Media Player Legacy, and the latest Media Player app, and neither could connect to retrieve album artwork, track names, and other useful data like genre/composer, when an audio
US Department of Commerce lifts planned crackdown on Chinese drones, including DJI — company gets reprieve ahead of Xi-Trump meeting in April, but the FCC ban still stands
The U.S. Department of Commerce has stated that it is withdrawing its proposal to the White House to ban the import of Chinese drones into the country. According to Reuters , this move comes amid the thawing of relations between the United States and China , ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April of this year. This
AMD leaves the door open to experimental FSR Redstone support on RDNA 3
At CES 2026, AMD used an interview with PCWorld to restate its official position on FSR Redstone while softening the surrounding edges. During the interview, AMD Chief Software Officer and head of graphics software Andrej Zdravkovic said the full Redstone feature set remains tied to RDNA 4 hardware. At the same time, he stopped short of shutting down the idea
Upgrade your gaming PC with an RTX 5060 for just $259.99 and instantly pocket $50 in savings
Now is the perfect time to upgrade your gaming setup with the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WindForce OC 8G graphics card, currently available at Best Buy for just $259.99 . This limited-time deal saves you $50 off the regular $309.99 retail price—delivering over 1
Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot — classic shooter runs seamlessly after a full device firmware refresh
A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Me c smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware. Documented in a teardown and reverse-engineering video, the YouTuber shows the game running locally on the cooker’s display without modifying the electronics responsible for heating or safety systems.
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Nvidia’s Blackwell gaming GPUs go through blower-style transformation to fuel AI data centers — RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti blower GPUs up for purchase in China
Blower-style GPUs have mostly exited the mainstream due to how thermally inefficient they were in conventional setups. However, they still hold an important place in the server segment where clusters of GPUs are stacked next to each other in an open-air environment. China has been leading the wave for these for a while, and now Videocardz has spotted even more
Admins finally get the power to uninstall Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU versions — devices must meet specific conditions to allow the removal of the AI app
Microsoft just released a new feature to Windows Insiders that some people are going to love. According to the Windows Insider Blog , administrators who install Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7535 (KB5072046) from the Dev & Beta Channels can now uninstall the Microsoft Copilot App on managed devices.
GPU crisis hits Japan as RTX 5060 Ti and up are in short supply — GPUs sell out as soon as they arrive
Based on a machine translation, a January 10 report from ITmedia, retailers in Akihabara have resigned themselves to ongoing price pressure and supply issues across PC components. Multiple shops are reportedly saying that GPUs are selling out almost as soon as they arrive, with higher-end models becoming increasingly difficult to keep in stock, and there is little clarity on when replacements will
HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easily be replaced
A tech analyst said that HP is allegedly looking to source memory modules from Chinese suppliers to help address the ongoing shortage. According to Tae Kim’s X post , the tech giant reportedly told Bank of America that it’s “qualifying additional suppliers (China)” for products intended to ship to Asia and other parts of Europe. While it
Asus adds 64MB ROM to Strix Neo AM5 motherboards, following Gigabyte — capacity large enough to fit pre-installed Wi-Fi drivers
Asus is taking lessons learned from the AM4 era and has significantly improved the ROM capacity of its latest AM5 motherboards. In a blog post , the motherboard maker announced that its new Strix Neo AM5 boards feature a 64MB ROM, double the capacity of previous AM5 variants. The extra capacity is intended to support future Ryzen CPU