The Internet as we know it was born through a series of unexpected developments in networking technology. So it isn’t very surprising that, along its crooked growth trajectory, there were several rather fruitless branches. One such branch was the Internet Stream Protocol (ST) , which is also sometimes referred to as IPv5, as tech tidbits Twitterer Laurie Wired recently highlighted.
Everyone’s heard of IPv4 and IPv6.I bet you don’t know about IPv5.Designed
In 1983, writer and computer whizz Steven K. Roberts began his multi-year Computing Across America quest, which would eventually be the basis of a book of the same name . Armed with his recumbent Winnebiko pedal-powered vehicle, solar panels, and the best early 80s portable tech he could lay his hands on, Roberts' journey lasted about 17 months. On the way, he traversed 17,00
A sneak preview of a complete MCS-4 computer, built from discrete transistors, has been shown off to mark the recent Intel 4004 anniversary . In the picture below, you can see the calculator interface flanked by seven hand-wired ‘chips’ that implement the entire original Busicom 141-PF calculator logic in hardware. That means those framed PCBs you see are supersized remakes of the Intel 4004
If you've been looking for a storage upgrade for your handheld, we've spotted a deal on one of the best options: Samsung's P9 Express 512GB is just $74.99 on Amazon right now, down $25 from its list price.
SD cards may not be as glamorous as SSDs, but they're just as essential and have received a significant upgrade with the microSD Express standard. Used by the Nintendo
According to Fast Technology , on November 14, a company in Shanghai sent one of its interns on a business trip to Suzhou to attend an Nvidia Roadshow event. At the end of the function, a stamp-collecting raffle was opened to everyone — essentially a lucky draw — where you could participate to win exciting prizes. Our "victim" signed up for it and ended up winning a brand-new RTX 5060 , worth roughly 3000 RMB (
FidelityFX Super Resolution is going away—or at least the name is, because AMD is apparently dropping the full name in favor of simply calling it "FSR". The chipmaker has also renamed Fluid Motion Frames (FMF) to FSR Frame Generation.
If you're a PC gamer, you already know what AMD's FSR is. FidelityFX Super Resolution is ubiquitous in PC games because it's extremely easy to implement and works on almost literally any graphics card. The most common
Linux PC maker Tuxedo Computers has ceased development of a Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite -powered Linux laptop after more than 18 months of work. The company said in its announcement that the “first-generation X1E proved to be less suitable for Linux than expected.” Aside from that, the imminent arrival of the Snapdragon X2 Elite , announced last September and expected in the first half of 2026, meant the company would release an obsolete,
Dbrand and Jsaux Gaming, two companies known for making accessories for consoles and other gaming devices, have just announced custom covers and skins for the Steam Machine. Valve revealed the Steam Machine earlier this month, and the device's specifications and form factor have got everyone excited. Beyond that, the company also said it comes with a replaceable faceplate, allowing just about anyone to customize it however they see fit. To give people an idea, it showed off an example with a classic wood
Panther Lake is still a couple of months away from its public launch, with the first batch of laptops and mobile devices set to debut in early Q1 2026. Release windows have never stopped leakers from getting their hands on engineering samples, which, in this case, they're trying to flip online. We don't endorse these practices, but the listings reveal interesting details about Intel's upcoming mobile family, including a supposed power
Crypto mining rigs from Chinese manufacturer Bitmain are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to potential risks to U.S. national security. According to Bloomberg , the federal government launched an investigation, “Operation Red Sunset,” to determine whether Beijing can access these mining machines remotely and use them for cyberespionage or to sabotage the power grid. As part of this probe, the government intercepted some of Bitmain’s imports, dismantled the machines,