Tech Reviews

Computer tech refurbs GPU clogged with tar and nicotine from 17 years of use by a smoker — 'I am not blowing on that; I’m getting cancer from this' says repair technician

Computer tech refurbs GPU clogged with tar and nicotine...

Nov 9, 2025 0 1

This is what 17 years of smoking could do to your graphics card.

No Longer Evil Thermostat hack strips Google from Nest thermostat to heat your home better — open source project revives sunsetted hardware, gives more precise control

No Longer Evil Thermostat hack strips Google from Nest ...

Nov 9, 2025 0 5

Google’s sunsetted Nest Gen 1 and Gen 2 thermostats have been given a new breath...

Laid-off Intel employee allegedly steals 'Top Secret' files, then disappears — ex-engineer downloaded 18,000 files before vanishing

Laid-off Intel employee allegedly steals 'Top Secret' f...

Nov 9, 2025 0 1

A former Intel software engineer who spent over a decade with the company allege...

DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years later — Magazine instructions had key component spec typos

DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years...

Nov 9, 2025 0 1

A three-decade old 'Amiga mystery' has been solved by an intrepid electronics-fo...

500 disposable vapes recycled into a powerwall to power a house and workshop — enough juice for up to eight hours of home usage or three days of work

500 disposable vapes recycled into a powerwall to power...

Nov 9, 2025 0 1

By salvaging rechargeable batteries from thousands of used disposable vapes, UK-...

This week in 1982, Compaq announced the first true IBM PC clone — it was portable, too, as long as you were comfortable lugging 28 pounds

This week in 1982, Compaq announced the first true IBM ...

Nov 9, 2025 0 0

Compaq took the wraps off its first product in November 1982, revealing the comp...

Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 QD-OLED review: A strong highlight among the greatest super ultrawide monitors

Philips Evnia 49M2C8900 QD-OLED review: A strong highli...

Nov 9, 2025 0 1

One of the most immersive displays I've used

OpenAI asks U.S. to expand CHIPS Act tax credit to cover AI infrastructure despite firm's denial wanting a government 'backstop' for its massive loans

OpenAI asks U.S. to expand CHIPS Act tax credit to cove...

Nov 8, 2025 0 0

OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to expand a major CHIPS Act tax credit...

Chipmaking industry pushes back on U.S. Patent Office considering imposing annual fee based on assessed value — “tax on innovation” draws strong opposition from Semiconductor Industry Association

Chipmaking industry pushes back on U.S. Patent Office c...

Nov 8, 2025 0 0

A proposal to change the USPTO's fee structure from fixed rates to a percentage ...

Corsair's premium SFF case sees a massive 70% price drop to $59 — iCUE Link 2500X hits a new historic low

Corsair's premium SFF case sees a massive 70% price dro...

Nov 8, 2025 0 0

Featuring support for m-ATX and mini-ITX boards, up to 11 fans, and massive GPU ...

Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P 27-inch 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Superb in every respect

Gigabyte Aorus FO27Q5P 27-inch 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming mo...

Nov 8, 2025 0 0

Gigabyte’s Aorus line begets a stunning new OLED, the 27-inch FO27Q5P. With extr...

Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed

Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed

Nov 8, 2025 0 0

Retro gaming is part hobby and part historical preservation, and DOSBox Pure Unl...

Samsung teases radical new modular SSD design with swappable NAND and SSD controller that can be detached independently — tiny 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 drive is also ready

Samsung teases radical new modular SSD design with swap...

Nov 8, 2025 0 1

Samsung teases the AM9C1 E1.A Detachable AutoSSD and PM9E1 M.2 22x42 SSDs that w...

AMD warns the Intel and Nvidia partnership is a risk to its business — quarterly report outlines risk from 'increased competition and pricing pressure'

AMD warns the Intel and Nvidia partnership is a risk to...

Nov 8, 2025 0 1

AMD lists the Nvidia's $5 billion investment in Intel as a specific risk in its ...

CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era ‘fish can’ chip to peer inside with multiple microscopes — K565RU3 was a Cold War-era clone of Western chips that powered Apple II, Commodore PET, and original IBM PC

CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era ‘fish can’...

Nov 8, 2025 0 1

A fascinating Soviet-era retro electronics artifact has been dissected and micro...

Radical gamer repurposes $1,700 ROG Atral RTX 5080 into a working DIY skateboard — rides graphics card down the street while walking dog

Radical gamer repurposes $1,700 ROG Atral RTX 5080 into...

Nov 8, 2025 0 1

A user on the PC Master Race subreddit has turned a ROG Astral RTX 5080, one of ...

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