Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 last October 14, ending its reign as one of the most popular operating systems for PCs after nearly a decade . This happened about a year and a half after the introduction of Copilot+ PCs, and while some Windows PC makers were able to increase their shipments in the third quarter of this year, Apple seems to be one of the biggest winners, marching towards the end of the Windows 10 era. According to Counterpoint Research
8-bit PC Hercules Graphics Card from 1984 gets revisited — Hercules GPU from the IBM era shaped the modern graphics we know today
If you've been around long enough to remember a time before modern-day GPUs were a thing, the name "Hercules Graphics Card" (HGCC might ring a bell. It quietly revolutionized PC graphics back in the early 80s for businesses, ushering in a new era of innovation in display hardware; you could say, Hercules walked so Nvidia and ATI could run. Even though it looks primitive by today's standards, it's
Cooler Master apologizes for telling users to pry apart melting-prone 16-pin connectors to fix them, instructs customer support teams to stop recommending modifications — company also discontinues pro
Cooler Master has responded to Igor's Lab regarding the firm's highly problematic instructions to users to DIY repair the right-angled 12V-2x6 power connector. Igor's Lab received an email from the PSU maker stating that the right-angled connector has been discontinued and that all regional support teams have been instructed to immediately stop advising customers to pry their power connector apart to fix it.
The email also documented that all newly developed Cooler Master
Creator makes Wi-Fi sound like dial-up Internet — uses Raspberry Pi and 2-watt speaker to convert digital data into analog signals
The end of dial-up internet means future generations will no longer hear the iconic screech of the dial-up handshake. However, YouTube creator Nick Bild did not want this experience to be lost to history, so he used a Raspberry Pi 3 and a USB Wi-Fi adapter to gather network traffic and convert it into an analog signal that is blasted out of a small speaker. According to Bild’s Hackaday project, he had to add random amplitude and frequency
Nexperia's China parent Wingtech declares cash-flow risk despite massive 280% profit surge - car production shutdowns loom as Dutch state tightens grip
Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, has warned investors of a potential cash flow squeeze if it fails to regain operational control of its European subsidiary, despite posting a 280% surge in quarterly net profit. The company's woes and supply disruptions have multiple car makers worldwide preparing for shutdowns as the supply of critical semiconductors for automobiles dwindle.
The alert came via an earnings filing on Friday, in which Wingtech said that Nexperia “may face
Get nearly $600 off on this RTX 5090 gaming PC blowout sale — a high-end gaming setup featuring a Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, 64GB RAM, and a 2TB SSD
Still rocking that old Core i7 machine with your trusty GeForce GTX 1080 Ti? Dreading the inevitable Windows 11 update? Why don't you skip the update altogether and grab a whole new machine? You can move to both Windows 11 and the fastest gaming graphics card on the planet at the same time by snatching up this absolutely killer deal on a Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10, currently available for just $3,399 after using
Over-the-top Warhammer 40K edition gaming chair on sale, flagship gaming chair for under $600
If you've already got a nice setup going with a solid PC and peripherals, the next step in the upgrade path is your furniture essentials. A good table and chair can change how you interact with your computer, making it more pleasant to work (or game) on it for longer periods. What you sit on, in particular, is imperative to your health too, since it dictates your posture. To ensure your spine's longevity in style, we'
New stablecoin connects crypto investors to real-world Nvidia AI GPUs that earn money by renting out compute power to AI devs — USD.AI lets crypto investors make bank off AI compute rentals
USD.AI is a new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that connects crypto investors to real-world Nvidia AI GPUs that earn money by renting out compute power to AI developers. According to CoinDesk , DeFi has many stablecoins backed by Treasury earnings, while many smaller AI players are struggling to raise capital to acquire GPUs for compute. USD.AI aims to bridge these two markets by allowing stablecoin holders to lend their holdings to the protocol, which then uses them to purchase AI GPUs
This RGB PC in a plastic jug is uncomfortably beguiling — $150 build armed with an Xeon chip is literally bottlenecked
An RGB ‘gaming PC’ build in a translucent plastic jug can provide an uncomfortably beguiling proposition. The design, showcased by The87Player on Reddit , is simultaneously grotesque yet elicits nods of respectful approval in the Tom’s Hardware newsroom. Perhaps the PC industry, now stuck in a groove producing almost endless small variations of wood veneer and/or fish tank-style cases, needs to be disrupted. This won’t do it, of course, but
Skyrocketing costs for memory will jack up smartphone prices — Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi warns of higher prices for new devices
The increasing cost of memory chips seems to be slowly creeping into the smartphone industry. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi saw a disappointing response to its newly launched Redmi K90 range. According to a Reuters report , Xiaomi President Lu Weibing wrote in a social media post that cost pressure is being passed on to the pricing of the company's new and upcoming products.
For context, Xiaomi launched its budget-centric Redmi K90 series in China on Thursday. The base configuration featuring 1