Thermal paste (otherwise known as thermal grease) is mentioned a lot more than you might think in gamer forums and by PC builders, which is surprising considering it’s just a small addition to any rig.
But the fact is thermal paste does keep CPU and GPU temperatures down and aids performance when it’s applied properly, so getting it right is certainly worth
Time is running out for older PCs running Windows 10, with less than a year to go until the operating system gets the axe. If you’ve no interest in buying a new computer, an upgrade to Windows 11 may sound like the smartest, easiest choice… but you’d be wrong.
Despite the trend in shrinking PC sizes, larger desktop towers with ATX motherboards are still popular — and for fiends who want to get the most out of their systems, these have a secret weapon: PCIe slots.
If you built your PC, or if you ever took a peek inside at your gaming PC’s motherboard, then you’ve probably seen
Speed is king, but there are faster units for hundreds less than the Orbi 970.
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Intel says that retailers complain about high return rate of Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite-based Windows PCs, but expects more competition from the Arm camp next year.
Panther Lake using Intel's 18A node has powered on at eight customers indicating the node's promising health.
Pick up a 4TB Gen 4/5 SSD for only $239 with this Samsung 990 Evo Plus deal.
With over 60 million PS5s sold, Sony is so far dominating this generation of game consoles. Four years since the PlayStation 5 debuted, the company has rounded out its gaming lineup with the refined PS5 Slim (both with and without a disc drive) and the more powerful (and expensive) PS5 Pro.
At possibly the console’s midlife, up against the Xbox Series S and X, ever-increasingly powerful gaming PCs, and Nintendo’s Switch, it’s a good time to reassess what the PS5, in pole position, is
New iPhone 16 owners can pick up an Apple charger for cheap right now. The latest, more powerful
One of the highlights from The Game Awards last night was the moment Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and voice actor Laura Bailey took the stage to reveal Dispatch.
It’s been a few years since Samsung took a crack at making a premium Chromebook. In 2020, the company released the first Galaxy Chromebook, a $999 laptop with a gorgeous 4K OLED screen that barely lasted five hours away from a charger. The company fixed some issues with its 2021 model, which had a more pedestrian screen and a thicker design while costing $300 less — a fair compromis
Capcom has announced Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first new Onimusha game since the original 2001 PS2 version was remastered in 2019. Revealed a
Formovie’s Theater took the projector world by storm when it first arrived, offering a triple laser, 150-inch ultra short throw (UST) image and Dolby Vision for $3,000. That was a relatively unheard of price for such a feature set, especially from a brand that hardly anyone knew about.
That model helped make Formovie’s name, but $3,000 is still pretty e
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The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s
DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identities more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing.
DoorDash has been under pressure to ensure its drivers are operating legally. Over the summer, for example, it pledged to do a better job identifying and removing dangerous drivers aft
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Quite a few key mortgage rates moved down. Will rates continue to trend downward in 2024? https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/rates-decline-for-prospective-buyers-mortgage-rates-dec-13-2024/#ftag=CADf328eec
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The telecom giant is also the country’s biggest 5G home internet provider, yet over 1 million people nationwide are still on a waitlist. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/looking-to-sign-up-for-t-mobile-home-internet-you-might-need-to-wait-heres-why/#ftag=CADf328eec
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Apple reporter Bridget Carey shares some of her favorite accessories and gear that could make for great gifts — especially for iPhone and Apple fans who have everything. https://www.cnet.com/videos/gift-ideas-for-the-apple-fan-who-has-everything/#ftag=CADf328eec
Microsoft is removing Windows 11’s “Suggested Actions” feature, replacing it with AI-driven “Click to Do” for newer Copilot+ PCs
We'd previously heard that Apple could be going full 120Hz with the new iPhone lineup, and a new supply chain rumor seems to support this claim.
It might be time for a new addition to the PC hardware arena, with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite 2nd Gen chips reportedly heading to desktop PCs.
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature stumbles yet again: this time it’s been caught storing users’ credit card and social security information.
The new lock will use the unique pattern of blood vessels in your hand as a biometric key.
Obsidian Entertainment has officially announced The Outer Worlds 2, a sequel to its 2019 hit.
Final Fantasy 16's Clive Rosfield brings the force of the Eikons to Tekken 8 in just a few days.
Millions of people were tricked by fake promotional offers, and had personal details stolen.
A group that worked on behalf of Exxon Mobil allegedly hacked into the emails of environmental groups and leaked them to the press to hamper investigations and lawsuits.
Gearbox Software has unveiled the first official trailer for Borderlands 4.
Previously undocumented spyware is being used by Chinese law enforcement.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/chinese-police-found-using-spyware-to-monitor-android-devices
Word from the grapevine suggests Nvidia RTX 5090 could hit rumored 70% gen-on-gen uplift – but RTX 5070 might lag far behind.
Tired of reflections ruining your photos? Photoshop’s impressive new AI tool can now fix them instantly.
Project Moohan is revealed, but does Samsung have the wrong headset in its crosshairs?
Certain sensitive notifications will no longer appear in Windows Phone Link when connected to certain phones.
A report suggests Sora may have been trained on game content as it can reproduce uncanny clips of Super Mario Bros, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and more.
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/was-sora-ai-trained-using-youtube-and-gaming-content
On Windows 11, if the name of your Bluetooth peripheral is too long or confusing, you can change it in at least four ways, depending on the device, and in this guide, I will explain the process.
A limited-time sale on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets you three months of the gaming subscription for just $28.99.
Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are one of the most effective ways to keep your data private and secure while online. They encrypt and hide our confidential web activity and are a key component in helping us to navigate safely while connected to the internet.
As VPN usage continues to increase globally these apps are quickly becoming a cornerstone of our
Remember back when Windows 11 first came out and Microsoft gave everyone a free pass to upgrade? On the surface, it was a generous move; in actuality, it was a ploy to lure us away from Windows 10.
Nvidia has dropped the first teaser for its RTX 50 lineup alongside another small hint from CD Projekt in its trailer for Witcher IV.
ASRock’s Z890 Taichi Lite offers users high-end hardware at a more reasonable price point. You get a lot of storage connectivity, Dual LAN ports, and a flagship-class audio solution for $399.99.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-z890-taichi-lite-review
The Game Awards delivered. While the games I thought deserved to win did so (Astro Bot! Balatro! Metaphor!), we got some wildcard trailers, like an entirely new game from Last of Us studio Naughty Dog. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet takes place thousands of years in the
At long last, iPhone users have access to Apple's AI image generation tools, Genmoji (for customized emoji) and Image Playground. But based on our testing, these Apple Intelligence features aren't fully baked. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn discuss why these AI tools aren't very useful and dive into some of Apple's most egregious image generation fails.
Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the sh
As has been rumored for a while (and in line with Sony's promise to share exclusive titles in a timely fashion) PlayStation's
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From bricklaying robots to zero-carbon cement, startups are shaking up construction in a high-tech bid to build better, greener structures. One of these early-stage ventures is Finland-based Aisti. Founded in 2019, the company has come up with a wa
Rome-based venture capital firm Scientifica has launched a €200mn fund to support startups in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and other frontier technologies. The fund, set to launch early next year, will provide early-stage compani
Microsoft probably needs no introduction. But in case you are not familiar with the Microsoft for Startups program, it is an initiative that provides free licences and Azure credits to selected software entrepreneurs over the course of
YouTube was launched in February 2005 and soon adopted a simple motto: “Broadcast Yourself.” While we initially watched on PCs, and then smartphones, it seems that these days an increasing number of us are engaging with YouTube content on our televisions.
That’s one of the key findings of YouTube’s annual ye
Large language models typically perform so similarly that their differences can be measured by millimeters. But in some scenarios, these models are separated by miles.
After a chance discovery that ChatGPT seemed more likely to return strange and unlikely quotes from public figures than Anthropic’s Claude, I prompted 10 different models to provide quotes by famous people about random objects. I generated a data set of 450 public figures and 450 things with Claude, and used the temp
After years of advocating for actors’ collective rights, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland is finally getting his own close-up. Now executive director of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), Crabtree-Ireland has come a long way from his early days as a Los Angeles County prosecutor, transforming himself into one of Hollywood’s most influential behind-the-scenes players since joining the union in 2000. Now, as he leads 160,000 memb
Since Dart 3.6 (Flutter 3.27), you can use _ as a digits separator. This works with integers and floats, as well as custom formats (hex, scientific). https://codewithandrea.com/tips/digits-separators-dart-3.6/
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If you aren't regularly maintaining your robot vacuum, it's likely just pushing dirt around your home. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/yes-robot-vacuums-keep-your-home-tidy-but-you-also-need-to-keep-your-machine-clean/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Lightning-equipped model falls back to its Cyber Monday low just in time for the holidays. https://www.cnet.com/deals/we-found-all-time-low-airpods-max-pricing-but-the-deal-wont-last-for-long/#ftag=CADf328eec
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Tesla Powerwall is currently cheaper than most other batteries in the market. Here is a detailed cost breakdown and whether it's worth your investment. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/tesla-powerwall-cost/#ftag=CADf328eec
New Apple Intelligence features are here now. Is it too early to wonder when the next beta will arrive? https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/with-ios-18-2-now-out-for-iphone-when-can-we-expect-the-next-release/#ftag=CADf328eec
Sony's flagship noise-cancelling cans are down to their best price of the year right now. https://www.cnet.com/deals/our-favorite-sony-headphones-are-over-100-off-at-amazon-for-the-holidays/#ftag=CADf328eec
Renault has confirmed that it will put a 500hp Turbo version of its Renault 5 EV into production in 2026.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a standalone co-op game that looks like a mish mash of FromSoftware's greatest hits.
Naughty Dog's next game is an all-new sci-fi action title.
Nearly half of graduates want to work in AI, but it might just be because they think they can earn more money.
Witcher 4 trailer is powered by an ‘unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU’ apparently – which is surely the RTX 5090.
Apple Intelligence comes to iWork as Apple updates Keynote, Pages, and Numbers with AI features.
The Witcher 4 has been officially revealed at The Game Awards 2024.
More than half have faced an API security incident in the past year – it cost one-fifth more than $500,000.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/many-companies-have-already-faced-an-ai-based-security-alert
The next Apple TV could be powered by a custom-made Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip.
Black Hat event shines a light on some serious Skoda security vulnerabilities.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/skoda-security-flaws-could-let-hackers-remotely-track-cars
OpenAI Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sarah Friar recently indicated it would make sense if the company raised the monthly subscription price to its advanced AI models for business users to match the value the system furnishes companies.