News Archive for January 2025

Sony controller patent aims to predict your button presses using AI and a camera

By Rob Thubron, January 14, 2025
Gaming community casts doubt on Elon Musk's Path of Exile 2 achievements

By Skye Jacobs, January 14, 2025
Coder shrinks classic Snake game down to a 56-byte QR code

By Zo Ahmed, January 14, 2025
Biden administration AI chip export rules trigger industry backlash and global concerns

By Skye Jacobs, January 14, 2025
Australian Open tennis tournament replaces players with Wii Sports-like avatars to stream live matches

By Rob Thubron, January 14, 2025
Nvidia RTX 50 series laptops listed at Best Buy with Arrow Lake HX and Strix Point CPUs

By Daniel Sims, January 14, 2025
In 1863, one man warned us about AI - how a 19th-century letter foresaw AI fears

By Skye Jacobs, January 14, 2025
China considers selling TikTok to Elon Musk

By Rob Thubron, January 14, 2025
Adobe's new bulk AI image tool can edit thousands of images in seconds

By Daniel Sims, January 13, 2025
Unbeatable deal is back: Get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $20

By TechSpot Deals, January 13, 2025
Unlock your productivity with the latest Microsoft Office 2024 for $119

By TechSpot Deals, January 13, 2025
Automattic retaliates against WP Engine with a significant reduction in free WordPress support

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 13, 2025
World's first carbon fiber metro train hits the tracks in China

By Zo Ahmed, January 13, 2025
DOJ clears path to sell $6.3B in Bitcoin seized from Silk Road marketplace

By Shawn Knight, January 13, 2025
ZenTimings lets you optimize your Ryzen system with detailed memory insights

By Ivan Franco, January 13, 2025
Meta AI's Llama language model modded to run on decades-old Xbox 360

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 13, 2025
Before Apple, iPod creator Tony Fadell had his MP3 player idea rejected by which two companies?

By TechSpot Trivia, January 13, 2025
OLED adoption soars: Gaming monitors beat TVs with 22% share

By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2025
Upgraded iPad Air and MacBook Air with M4 chip, Apple Intelligence coming in 2025

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 13, 2025
A racing heart didn't stop this speedrunner from achieving a new Super Mario Bros. record

By Zo Ahmed, January 13, 2025
Amazon shuts down Prime 'Try Before You Buy' program in favor of new AI features

By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2025
Microsoft DirectX embraces neural rendering for next-gen graphics

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 13, 2025
Activision keeps frighteningly granular data on your Call of Duty gameplay - here's how to see it

By Zo Ahmed, January 13, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook's total compensation rose 18% to $74.6 million last year

By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2025
Tetris has been crammed into a tiny 60KB PDF, works in any browser

By Zo Ahmed, January 13, 2025
Overclocker pushes Intel Core i9-14900KF to 9.12 GHz, setting new CPU frequency world record

By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2025
Pocket Power: The Game Boy's Legendary Journey

By Amir Shoam, January 13, 2025
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney blasts big tech leaders for cozying up to Trump

By Skye Jacobs, January 12, 2025
Nitro Concepts' latest sim racing build blows wind on your face for that open-cockpit feeling

By Zo Ahmed, January 12, 2025
Yes, video game budgets are skyrocketing, but the reason goes beyond graphics

By Skye Jacobs, January 12, 2025
VMware Workstation and Fusion now free for all, including commercial users

By Ivan Franco, January 12, 2025
Zuckerberg slams Apple for not "inventing anything great in a while"

By Zo Ahmed, January 12, 2025
Federal watchdog aims to extend bank-like protections to in-game currencies

By Skye Jacobs, January 12, 2025
Blue Origin's first-ever orbital launch is all set with New Glenn rocket

By Zo Ahmed, January 12, 2025
Mobile apps exploited to harvest location data on massive scale, hacked files reveal

By Skye Jacobs, January 12, 2025
Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs receive upgraded Laminar RH2 and RM2 stock coolers

By Zo Ahmed, January 12, 2025
JetZero aims to make commercial jets flatter (and more futuristic) by 2030

By Zo Ahmed, January 11, 2025
Hackers extend Toslink audio cables to 143 kilometers, achieve IP data transmission

By Skye Jacobs, January 11, 2025
Someone just traded a hat in Team Fortress 2 for a record-breaking $40,000

By Daniel Sims, January 11, 2025
Microsoft is apparently handing out big bonuses to prevent poaching of AI talent

By Zo Ahmed, January 11, 2025
Tesla unveils refreshed 2025 Model Y with bold design and upgraded features

By Skye Jacobs, January 11, 2025
Thermaltake unveils massive 2000W PSU, but it's too powerful for U.S. outlets

By Zo Ahmed, January 11, 2025
Intel Arc B580 GPU Re-Review: Old PC vs New PC Test

By Steven Walton, January 11, 2025
Ultra-thin "iPhone Air" expected in late 2025, foldable iPhone still years away

By Daniel Sims, January 10, 2025
Meet the Freewrite Wordrunner, a mechanical keyboard designed with writers in mind

By Shawn Knight, January 10, 2025
The PC market saw modest growth last year, and 2025 is looking uncertain

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 10, 2025
Startup claims world's first flying motorcycle, could go on sale next year for $60,000

By Zo Ahmed, January 10, 2025
Google, Microsoft, and others team up for Chromium browser alliance under Linux Foundation

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 10, 2025
Lenovo to establish major PC and server factory in Saudi Arabia with $2 billion investment

By Skye Jacobs, January 10, 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 expected to start at $479, available as soon as late January

By Zo Ahmed, January 10, 2025
2024 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the critical 1.5°C threshold

By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2025
New USB logos will simplify branding on hubs and cables

By Zo Ahmed, January 10, 2025
Study on medical data finds AI models can easily spread misinformation, even with minimal false input

By Skye Jacobs, January 10, 2025
AMD blames Intel's "horrible" CPUs for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages

By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2025
Arm considers acquisition of data center chipmaker Ampere

By Skye Jacobs, January 10, 2025
Thermaltake's latest CPU cooler sports ridiculous (but cool) curved screen functionality

By Daniel Sims, January 10, 2025
Judge refuses to let man search landfill for his lost $713 million Bitcoin hard drive

By Rob Thubron, January 10, 2025
Nvidia's secret weapon: It's the software, stupid

By Jonathan Goldberg, January 10, 2025
AMD FSR 4 upscaling shows much improved image quality, fewer artifacts, but it will be exclusive to newer GPUs

By Daniel Sims, January 09, 2025
Samsung 990 Evo Plus drops to $134 for 2TB, $79 for 1TB SSD

By TechSpot Deals, January 09, 2025
Tails OS runs from a USB drive to leave no trace behind

By Ivan Franco, January 09, 2025
Chrome extensions are abusing Google's lousy security policies to come first in search results

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 09, 2025
VLC celebrates 6 billion downloads, teases AI generated subtitles and translation

By Shawn Knight, January 09, 2025
Samsung unveils 98-inch 8K LCD TV with RGB microLED backlighting

By Rob Thubron, January 09, 2025
Nvidia CEO teases plans for consumer CPU following Project Digits and GB10 CPU unveiling

By Skye Jacobs, January 09, 2025
Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?

By TechSpot Trivia, January 09, 2025
Razer announces cheaper Iskur V2 X and "world's first heating and cooling gaming chair"

By Rob Thubron, January 09, 2025
Use Wireshark to identify and solve networking traffic and latency issues

By Ivan Franco, January 09, 2025
Stanford-led study reveals exercise is the most powerful medical intervention

By Skye Jacobs, January 09, 2025
AT&T offers customers bill credits for network outages with new guarantee

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 09, 2025
Early DLSS 4 test showcases cleaner images and multiplied framerates

By Daniel Sims, January 09, 2025
Alienware resurrects iconic Area-51 gaming PCs with monstrous $4,500 model

By Zo Ahmed, January 09, 2025
Apple denies using Siri recordings to serve targeted ads

By Rob Thubron, January 09, 2025
Toyota invests $44.3 million in Japanese startup to mass-produce rockets

By Skye Jacobs, January 09, 2025
Telegram's pivot to a law-abiding platform: fulfilled requests of user data have skyrocketed

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 09, 2025
Analyst says Nintendo Switch 2 will face supply constraints, PlayStation 5 will remain the best-selling console in the US

By Rob Thubron, January 09, 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 benchmarked in Call of Duty, could be a match for Nvidia's RTX 4080 Super

By Daniel Sims, January 08, 2025
Quantum computing stocks tumble after Nvidia CEO says "very useful" quantum computers are 20 years away

By Shawn Knight, January 08, 2025
Google Pixel 4A update could hamper battery performance for some owners

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 08, 2025
BMW Panoramic iDrive turns the entire windshield into a display

By Zo Ahmed, January 08, 2025
Nvidia brings GenAI to the physical world with Cosmos

By Bob O'Donnell, January 08, 2025
Corsair Xeneon Edge is a 32:9 secondary touchscreen display that mounts almost anywhere

By Rob Thubron, January 08, 2025
Insiders say TSMC's Arizona fab is now producing AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs

By Zo Ahmed, January 08, 2025
Sony's immersive gaming concept lets players sniff monsters in The Last of Us

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 08, 2025
Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 is the world's first rollable display laptop you can actually buy

By Zo Ahmed, January 08, 2025
Intel launches Core Ultra 200 laptop chips with a mix of architectures, CPU, GPU and NPU capabilities

By Skye Jacobs, January 08, 2025
Microsoft to merge Xbox and Windows features for better gaming on handhelds

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 08, 2025
Las Vegas police say man used ChatGPT to plan Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel

By Rob Thubron, January 08, 2025
Jensen Huang claims Nvidia's AI chips are outpacing Moore's Law

By Skye Jacobs, January 08, 2025
Tech association warns Trump tariffs could reduce US purchasing power by $143 billion

By Rob Thubron, January 08, 2025
New Lenovo wireless keyboard charges itself, concept mouse transforms into four devices

By Daniel Sims, January 08, 2025
Acer unveils comically large Nitro Blaze gaming handheld with 11-inch screen

By Zo Ahmed, January 08, 2025
Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes

By Rob Thubron, January 08, 2025
AI Agents Explained: The Next Evolution in Artificial Intelligence

By Brian O'Neill, January 08, 2025
SteamOS is coming to third-party handhelds, starting with the Lenovo Legion Go S

By Daniel Sims, January 07, 2025
In the 1930s, which country built an analog computer that ran on water?

By TechSpot Trivia, January 07, 2025
OnePlus 13 debuts to positive reviews as a $899 flagship

By Ivan Franco, January 07, 2025
Asus leverages Thunderbolt 5 to power its latest eGPU

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 07, 2025
Getty and Shutterstock announce $3.7B merger to dominate stock photos

By Shawn Knight, January 07, 2025
The wait is over: Displace's wireless 4K OLED suction TVs to ship in March

By Shawn Knight, January 07, 2025
AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ brings monstrous 40-core GPU, unified memory to laptops

By Zo Ahmed, January 07, 2025
Microsoft declares 2025 "the year of the Windows 11 refresh" in latest bid to leave Windows 10 behind

By Rob Thubron, January 07, 2025
Ugreen's 500W charger can juice up 5 laptops at the same time - even e-bikes

By Zo Ahmed, January 07, 2025
Sony and Honda open pre-orders for Afeela EV, starting at $89,900

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 07, 2025
Tencent added to DoD's list of Chinese military companies, shares take a hit

By Rob Thubron, January 07, 2025
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC requires GeForce RTX 20 or Radeon 6000 series GPU, 155GB of storage

By Daniel Sims, January 07, 2025
Activision poured nearly $1.8 billion into two Call of Duty: Black Ops games and Modern Warfare development

By Rob Thubron, January 07, 2025
New Intel co-CEO confirms the company is not exiting the graphics card market

By Skye Jacobs, January 07, 2025
HDMI 2.2 and DisplayPort 2.1b debut at CES, introducing higher bandwidth and longer cables

By Rob Thubron, January 07, 2025
Nvidia launches RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs: $2,000 RTX 5090, $1,000 RTX 5080, RTX 5070 / Ti are $549 and $749

By Tim Schiesser, January 07, 2025
Dell kills XPS, Inspiron, Precision, and Latitude brands, reworks PC offerings

By Daniel Sims, January 06, 2025
End of Windows 10 support this year threatens over 60% of active Windows PCs

By Daniel Sims, January 06, 2025
Microsoft's latest search trick: making people believe they are using Google instead of Bing

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 06, 2025
Sam Altman says he's confident OpenAI can now build and deploy AGI - artificial general intelligence

By Shawn Knight, January 06, 2025
AMD reveals RDNA4 architecture, Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, and Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs

By Tim Schiesser, January 06, 2025
An arm sticks out of this Roborock vacuum to move toys and socks out the way

By Zo Ahmed, January 06, 2025
MSI Afterburner preparing for GeForce RTX 5080 with expanded fan controller support

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 06, 2025
Apple's 3nm TSMC wafer costs soar to $18,000, more than tripling since the 28nm A7 chip

By Zo Ahmed, January 06, 2025
As Windows 10 end of support looms, Windows 11 upgrade pop-up is crashing PCs for some

By Rob Thubron, January 06, 2025
Drunk driving comes to e-bikes: Study shows 3x rise in ER visits due to accidents

By Zo Ahmed, January 06, 2025
Intel retires basic Laminar RS1 cooler, switches to RM1 for Pentium and Celeron CPUs

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 06, 2025
Curriculum overhaul at Northeastern sparks debate on the future of computer science education

By Skye Jacobs, January 06, 2025
Nvidia set to unveil the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards today at CES, watch it live here

By Rob Thubron, January 06, 2025
Bosch's new e-bike battery theft solution looks great, but it's locked behind a paywall

By Zo Ahmed, January 06, 2025
Watch this self-driving Waymo taxi circle a parking lot instead of taking its passenger to the airport

By Rob Thubron, January 06, 2025
Intel Arc B580 massively underperforms when paired with older CPUs

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 06, 2025
Some employees accept up to 15% lower wages for work-from-home flexibility

By Skye Jacobs, January 06, 2025
Better picture, sound, and features: Samsung's Vision AI promises to make Smart TVs even smarter

By Rob Thubron, January 06, 2025
iOS 18.2 doubles storage needs for Apple Intelligence - and users aren't thrilled

By Zo Ahmed, January 05, 2025
Widespread cyberattack targets Google Chrome extensions, compromises 2.6 million devices

By Skye Jacobs, January 05, 2025
System76's 128-core Thelio Astra desktop PC sets Arm performance benchmark, at a cost

By Zo Ahmed, January 05, 2025
A two-hour interview is enough to create an accurate AI replica of your personality, says Stanford study

By Skye Jacobs, January 05, 2025
Google searches for "free VPN" skyrocket in Florida after porn ban goes live

By Zo Ahmed, January 05, 2025
Samsung's AI fridges will soon order groceries for you via Instacart integration

By Zo Ahmed, January 05, 2025
Neutered: Federal court strikes down FCC authority to impose net neutrality rules

By Skye Jacobs, January 05, 2025
Samsung and Google take on Dolby Atmos with a new royalty-free audio format

By Zo Ahmed, January 04, 2025
Copilot on a budget: AMD's Krackan Point APUs to debut in budget-friendly ECS laptop

By Daniel Sims, January 04, 2025
Massive space debris crashes into Kenya, residents alarmed as 1,100-pound ring crashes from sky

By Zo Ahmed, January 04, 2025
Next-gen EV batteries could last decades, researchers show the potential of single-crystal electrode tech

By Skye Jacobs, January 04, 2025
Wooden side table is actually a sleeper gaming PC packing an RTX 3070

By Zo Ahmed, January 04, 2025
JMGO set to launch 4,600-lumen N3 Ultra Max projector in the US market

By Daniel Sims, January 04, 2025
Hyundai and Kia score big with their EVs now eligible for $7,500 tax credit

By Zo Ahmed, January 04, 2025
Atari teases handheld game system with a trackball and a numpad

By Shawn Knight, January 03, 2025
Microsoft designer shares Windows 11 "dynamic wallpaper" designs that never were

By Zo Ahmed, January 03, 2025
Orbit is Mozilla's wild attempt to turn AI into a privacy-focused summarization service

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 03, 2025
Developer sets Windows 11 record by running it on just 184MB of RAM

By Zo Ahmed, January 03, 2025
Cuneiform-inspired polymer could be the future of sustainable digital storage (or not)

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 03, 2025
Sip and shoot: Tea brand unveils Bluetooth gaming mug with integrated trigger and motion sensors

By Zo Ahmed, January 03, 2025
Latest Nvidia RTX 5080 leaks hint at DLSS 4 and GDDR7 ahead of CES unveiling

By Rob Thubron, January 03, 2025
Apple to pay $95 million to settle claims that Siri recorded private conversations

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 03, 2025
Samsung brings 3D back with AI-powered, glasses-free Odyssey 3D monitor

By Skye Jacobs, January 03, 2025
Canada aims to become a major player in rare earth mining for chips and batteries

By Zo Ahmed, January 03, 2025
MSI reveals 600Hz gaming monitor, Koorui one-ups with 750Hz model

By Rob Thubron, January 03, 2025
Nvidia's nostalgic giveaway offers fans legendary GPUs signed by Jensen Huang

By Skye Jacobs, January 03, 2025
New BTF 3.0 PC standard proposes no cables between PSU, motherboard and GPU

By Daniel Sims, January 03, 2025
Steam survey highlights AMD's amazing year – Ryzen CPUs now comprise 40% of participants

By Rob Thubron, January 03, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 alleged motherboard leaks, patent confirms DLSS upscaling-like tech

By Daniel Sims, January 02, 2025
Chrome Manifest V3 blamed for security risks as EditThisCookie extension becomes a victim

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 02, 2025
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D outsells entire Ryzen 9000 non-X3D series, says German retailer

By Shawn Knight, January 02, 2025
Intel's latest microcode update fails to fix Arrow Lake performance issues

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 02, 2025
Asus, Samsung, and MSI all reveal first 4K 27-inch OLED 240Hz monitors

By Rob Thubron, January 02, 2025
Cutting the cord again? Americans are spending less on streaming as fatigue and options grow

By Shawn Knight, January 02, 2025
Japanese store deploys remote workers as convenience store clerks for graveyard shifts

By Zo Ahmed, January 02, 2025
US Army soldier accused of selling stolen AT&T and Verizon customer data

By Rob Thubron, January 02, 2025
Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 02, 2025
Apple stops Vision Pro production amid weak demand and customer dissatisfaction

By Kishalaya Kundu, January 02, 2025
Belgium has become the first EU country to ban the sale of disposable vapes

By Zo Ahmed, January 02, 2025
Industry push could see barcodes replaced by QR-style 2D codes within two years

By Rob Thubron, January 02, 2025
DRAM manufacturers explore new designs to overcome 3D stacking hurdles

By Skye Jacobs, January 02, 2025
Think CAPTCHAs are frustrating? Try this new Doom version

By Rob Thubron, January 02, 2025
What Are Chiplets and Why They Are So Important for the Future of Processors

By Nick Evanson, January 02, 2025
Scientists wonder if robots can overtake human astronauts in space exploration

By Zo Ahmed, January 01, 2025
Kia is recalling 23,000 EVs over fears that a worker forgot to bolt the seats down

By Zo Ahmed, January 01, 2025
Despite Concord's failure, Sony says it isn't giving up on live-service games

By Rob Thubron, January 01, 2025
Apple M5 silicon could ditch unified memory for split CPU and GPU designs

By Zo Ahmed, January 01, 2025