Most modern gaming mice these days have at least five buttons — left, right, center (scroll wheel), and two thumb buttons. Even ultralight, performance-focused mice that ditch frivolous features such as Bluetooth connectivity and RGB lighting, like Logitech's G Pro X Superlight 2 and Razer's Viper V3 Pro have at least five buttons (and if you count the DPI switch button on the bottom, they actually have six). It's safe
Why you need a mouse with 19 buttons — and what you should use those buttons for
The MacBook Air M1 for $599 might be the best back to school laptop pick of the year
The Apple MacBook Air with the M1 chip, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage is currently available at a discounted price of $599 at Walmart. It may not be the latest M4 version, but it still delivers plenty of value, especially for students getting ready to head back to campus.
The MacBook Air M1 , launched back in 2020, was one of Apple’s
We loved the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 in our review, now you can buy one for less than $40 — get a cheap back to school headset while you can
Amazon has discounted the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 Multi-System Gaming Headset to $39.99 . The list price for this durable but ultra-light headset, compatible with PC, PS5/PS4, Switch, Xbox, and more (3.5mm), is normally $59.99. In fact, if you must have white peripherals, the higher price remains – this deal is for the headset in a black finish. We reviewed this
Get a blisteringly-fast and reliable Gen5 NVMe SSD for only 11 cents per gigabyte — Crucial T710 2TB returns to lowest price ever at just $230, a massive 36% discount
PCIe Gen5 NVMe drives are still largely in their infancy, having launched some two years ago, but they're quite expensive and simply too overkill for most people. That being said, prices have steadily declined, and Crucial's T700 lineup of Gen5 SSDs has been the frontrunner in the discount race for a while. We've covered their T700 and T705 models before, but now we're bringing you a
Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs — 82 staff let go after Intel sold majority stake for $4.46 billion earlier this year
Programmable logic developer Altra, a spin-off from Intel that is now controlled by Silver Lake , has announced plans to cut 82 positions at its San Jose base this fall. The decision was made as part of adjusting the company to the strategy defined by its majority owner, reports PeopleMatters .
The WARN notice filed by Altera indicates that 82 employees from Altera San Jose will be laid off on October 3, 2025, but fails to reveal whether these people
Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Microsoft — gets two years of probation and $34k fine for stealing 'thousands of files' that may have landed them a new job with the company
An ex-Intel employee has been sentenced to two years' probation and fined $34,472 for pilfering “thousands of files,” which were reportedly instrumental to him landing a new position at Microsoft . Oregon Live says that Varun Gupta, who had been a product marketing engineer at Intel for a decade, aided Microsoft in significant processor purchasing negotiations with Intel. A custodial sentence was offset by the fine and the judge’s belief that Gupta had suffered enough due to
Microsoft brings native Xbox app gaming to Windows on Arm PCs – hints at bigger hardware shift ahead
Microsoft has announced an update for its Xbox app for Arm-based Windows 11 devices, allowing users to download and play games natively. Arm users, including those on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X -powered machines like the Surface Laptop 7, were previously limited to streaming titles through Xbox Cloud Gaming. The latest preview update will now allow select compatible games from the Xbox app to be installed and played locally on these devices.
To access the new functionality, users must be part of both
Scientists 3D print a patch that can be embedded into heart tissue — provides alternative to animal-based tissues
A handful of scientists from ETH Zurich have developed a 3D printable patch known as the RCPatch (or Reinforced Cardiac Patch) that can help repair heart damage by integrating with the existing tissue. This is one of many developments in the medical industry to integrate 3D printing in recent years. The development suggests new possible options for patients with cardiac damage in which a heart patch is necessary.
The RCPatch is intended to help the heart on two key points. First
ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity
OpenAI's GPT-5 AI model is significantly more capable than predecessors, but it's also dramatically — about 8.6 times — more power-hungry than the previous GPT 4 version, according to estimates based on tests conducted by the University of Rhode Island's AI lab , reports The Guardian . However, OpenAI does not officially disclose the energy use of its latest model, which is part of what raises concerns about its overall energy footprint. That said, the published
40 years of Windows: How Windows 7 cleansed the sins of Vista
Microsoft released Windows 7 in October 2009 . The excitement was palpable. So many people stuck with Windows XP through the Windows Vista era. But this time was different: Windows 7 promised to be a worthwhile upgrade from Windows XP, complete with a shiny hardware-accelerated "Aero Glass" style that looked and felt smooth. Everyone I knew loved it — and wanted it.