Hardware

Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 Review: The Crown Jewel of Air Cooling
Is the Royal Pretor 130 Thermalright’s best yet? We go hands-on with its latest premium dual-tower air cooler, testing it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs!
2025-05-29 13:00
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xMEMS' fan-on-a-chip cooling can reduce SSD temperatures by up to 20%
xMEMS is expanding its fan-on-a-chip platform to include active cooling solutions directly installed in SSDs.
2025-05-29 13:00
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Team creates 3D-printed "soft robot" that walks off the machine that made it
The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.
2025-05-29 12:44
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IDC says PC shipments will increase because of tariffs, now expects 274 million PCs to ship in 2025
Market research and tech analyst firm IDC reckons that global PC sales will reach 274 million units in 2025.
2025-05-29 12:20
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9,000 Asus routers compromised by botnet attack and persistent SSH backdoor that even firmware updates can't fix
New botnet campaign exploits legitimate system features to establish deep persistence while remaining virtually undetectable
2025-05-29 12:14
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Nvidia RTX 5070 vs AMD RX 9070 Face Off
We pit the Nvidia RTX 5070 and AMD RX 9070, two of the more affordable current-generation graphics cards you can buy, to see which is the best option.
2025-05-29 12:00
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AMD to build export-compliant AI chips for the Chinese market, Radeon AI PRO 9700 to arrive by 3Q25
The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9700 is expected to launch in China as the company's competitor to Nvidia's B20 AI chip.
2025-05-29 11:52
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Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
2025-05-29 11:49
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Anthropic CEO says AI could cause up to 20% unemployment within five years, wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs
The CEO of Anthropic has claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs and spike unemployment by 20%.
2025-05-29 11:30
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Fanless AirJet Mini G2 cooler promises 42% more cooling performance in the same form-factor
Frore Systems launched its second-generation AirJet Mini solid-state cooling chip at Computex, delivering 50% greater heat dissipation in the same compact form factor.
2025-05-29 11:30
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China to ease rare earth export restrictions to benefit domestic and European semiconductor firms
China will ease rare earth export restrictions for domestic and European semiconductor firms, according to state media.
2025-05-29 11:25
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The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s SM2508-based SSDs were all around Computex
Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.
2025-05-29 10:32
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The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s new SSD controllers were everywhere at Computex
Silicon Motion is breaking Phison’s monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.
2025-05-29 10:32
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ASMedia and Via Labs are developing USB4 v2 controllers, still 18 months away from launch
ASMedia and Via Labs are working on their own USB4 v2 controllers, but don't expect them to come to market for at least 18 months.
2025-05-29 10:13
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U.S. Trade Court blocks President Trump's sweeping tariffs on countries including China
A U.S. trade court has blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs.
2025-05-29 09:40
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Nvidia posts record $44 billion revenue, H20 export ban bites as gaming rises
Nvidia reported a record-breaking Q1 FY2026 with $44.1 billion in revenue driven by strong AI and gaming demand, but its margins were significantly impacted by a $4.5 billion charge related to U.S. export restrictions on H20 GPUs.
2025-05-29 01:44
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TSMC reiterates it doesn't need High-NA EUV for 1.4nm-class process technology
TSMC reaffirmed that it will not use High-NA EUV lithography for its upcoming A16 and A14 process technologies, as Low-NA EUV tools combined with internal innovations provide sufficient scaling and performance benefits.
2025-05-28 20:27
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Gigabyte RX 9070 XT thermal gel replacement reportedly lowers VRAM temperatures by 7 degrees
A consumer sent his Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 9070 XT Elite 16G to a store to upgrade its thermal solution.
2025-05-28 19:01
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AMD acquires Enosemi to enter photonics race — chasing Nvidia into light-based interconnect tech
AMD has acquired photonics firm Enosemi, highlighting a desire to push into photonics and to become a full software stack supplier in the datacenter, chasing Nvidia in both respects.
2025-05-28 18:44
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