
The new PNY CS2342 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD is a storage solution for gaming handhelds, laptops, and desktops. It offers super-fast transfer speeds for gaming.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/pny-cs2342-m-2-nvme-ssd-released

The reviews and scores for Assassin's Creed Shadows are in, and they're promising enough that I'm feeling hopeful about the open-world RPG.

Stoic and Xbox Game Studios' co-op brawling RPG Towerborne is coming to Xbox Game Preview on April 29, 2025.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/towerborne-xbox-game-preview-game-pass-april

Dell’s new Pro Max AI PCs boast the new Nvidia RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs, making them desirable to AI developers for that reason alone. But the new desktop and laptop lineup also include several nerdy new innovations that we haven’t seen before, including an “infinite turbo” mode that most gamers would pine for and 18-inch displays.
Dell’s “Pro Max” lineup isn

Laptops are great if you need portability, but these days you can get the same performance with a mini PC while saving a bunch of money and taking up less space on your desk.
Today’s deal is the perfect example. This Bosgame P3 mini PC is darn powerful and it’s only $339 ri

If you’re using a workstation-class laptop, odds are pretty good that you didn’t buy it. Your employer did. These things are only “portable” in the sense that it’s technically possible to carry a cinder block around, and they’re designed to be full-power desktop replacements for industrial or professional media applications. That said, HP’s new ZBook Fury G1i does so

26TB backup storage for just $299 with this Seagate Expansion HDD deal from Best Buy.

Nvidia teams up with TSMC for its first silicon photonics networking gear platforms that will open doors to datacenters with millions of GPUs.

Nvidia officially revealed its Blackwell Ultra B300 data center GPU, which packs up to 288GB of HBM3e memory and offers 1.5X the compute potential of the existing B200 solution.

Nvidia announced the upcoming Blackwell RTX Pro GPUs, which will power upcoming desktop and mobile workstations as well as data center inferencing platforms. The top solution will leverage the GB202 chip with up to 96GB of GDDR7 memory.

Nvidia provided its latest data center GPU roadmap update, showing the Rubin platform slated for release in the second half of 2026, with Rubin Ultra planned for the second half of 2027. The next generation architecture after Rubin will be named after Richard Feynman, a theoretical physicist.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-announces-r


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I never thought I’d be here—but I’ve hit a wall I can’t break through alone. I’m asking for help, advice, ideas—anything practical—to get off the streets and back into stability.
In the last year, I lost my mother (cancer), my grandmother (old age), and went through a divorce. I spiraled into depression, ended up living out of my car, barely functioning.
But I didn’t stay down. Through therapy, ketamine treatment, and building my own AI-assisted mental health tools (ChatGPT literally sav



The Fed's plan to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday won't provide relief for the housing market. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/will-tomorrows-fed-decision-matter-for-mortgage-rates-its-complicated/#ftag=CADf328eec

Check out the best streaming options for the men's and women's college basketball tournaments. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-watch-march-madness-without-cable/#ftag=CADf328eec

Protect yourself from spam calls, scammy texts and data breaches with one convenient app. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/surfshark-alternative-number-keeps-your-digital-life-safe-and-private/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 are arriving in July and December, and I love that they'll last forever on a charge. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/pebbles-two-new-watches-revealed-they-have-30-day-battery-life-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

No, you don't need a Prime membership to shop Amazon's Spring Sale. But if you want the best deals, use this trick. https://www.cnet.com/tech/score-the-best-spring-sale-deals-with-this-amazon-hack/#ftag=CADf328eec

Users with verified profiles will receive a special badge on the dating app. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/bumble-introduces-id-verification-to-make-online-dating-safer/#ftag=CADf328eec

Google is also introducing an interactive space called Canvas to create and refine docs and code. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-gemini-turns-your-docs-into-podcasts-with-ai-hosts/#ftag=CADf328eec

Xbox Game Pass Core subscribers can play Batman: Arkham Knight soon, too. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/explore-a-radioactive-england-in-atomfall-on-xbox-game-pass-soon/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some highly rated flicks to try, plus a look at what's new in March. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-movies-on-max-march-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

An apparent battery breakthrough could be good news for the EV industry from a Chinese company that previously pledged to work with Tesla. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/chinas-byd-claims-5-minute-ev-battery-charging-gives-250-miles-of-range/#ftag=CADf328eec

There's no telling where Matt Murdock will take things now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/daredevil-born-again-when-to-watch-episode-4-disney-plus/#ftag=CADf328eec

Audio Overview is rolling out to Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers.

The Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 are limited-edition Pebble OS smartwatches with insane battery life.
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/pebble-founder-announces-two-new-smartwatches

HyperX unveils the Cloud III S, a new wireless gaming headset with incredible battery life.

Gemini Canvas is the latest in a long list of upgrades that keep getting announced for Google's AI chatbot.

HP's new EliteBook 8 G1 series laptops take a modular approach, so you can easily upgrade and replace important components.

HP has launched a collection of AI laptops, and come up with a new branding structure for them.

Hackers are building on their salting technique to bypass email protection, track users, and redirect them to phishing pages.

HP has launched a new EliteBook 6 AI laptop powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor.

The final season of The Handmaid's Tale is just one of the many exciting new titles coming to Hulu in April 2025 – check out the full schedule here.
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hulu/everything-new-on-hulu-in-april-2025

New rumors suggest a delayed May 2025 launch for the Canon EOS R6 Mark III, but we're not so sure it'll come that soon.

HP has introduced a range of new business printers that can resist quantum computer attacks.

The revered and often controversial rage rap pioneer returned on March 14 with his first album in four years – but it didn’t take long for accusations of using AI vocals to gather momentum.

Zoom wants its AI agents to boost productivity at work.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/zoom-launches-ai-companion-2-0-with-a-major-agent-focus

Marvel Rivals' next update will add two new hero skins this week.

Apple TV+ has released an ominous new teaser for Severance season 2's final episode.

HP is comes out swinging with the slew of new laptops launching this year, and the one you should pay attention to is the OmniBook 7 Aero 13. Here's why.
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/hp-omnibook-7-aero-13-laptop-specs-price-release-date-size

On Tuesday, the company announced multiple refreshes to its gaming laptop lineup, alongside the new HP Omen Slim 16 and the HyperX Cloud III S wireless gaming headset.

Best Buy Tech Fest deal of the day drops the Lenovo Tab M9 to just $69.





The latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build includes a new actions menu in the Settings app, which lets you configure which suggested actions appear in Click To Do.

HP just announced a slew of new PCs from its OmniBook range, including OmniBook X laptops powered by AMD and Intel CPUs. In total, 18 OmniBook laptops were unveiled.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/hp-omnibook-x-flip-intel-amd

At GDC, Xbox has detailed how much more success Play Anywhere titles have over those without, and drop a casual nod to Hollow Knight: Silksong.

HP shared a bunch of new gaming hardware at Amplify 2025, including the OMEN 16 Slim designed for mobile gamers. Here's what you need to know.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/hp-omen-slim-amplify-announcement

HP's Amplify 2025 conference is underway, and a number of new and updated AI tools are on the way. Here's what you need to know.
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/hp/amplify-2025-ai-announcements

HP announced its new AIO EliteStudio PC and I got an engineering sample to take a first look.

Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard in full in 2023, and as we enter the second year of that acquisition, some fans have grown frustrated.

For many, Assassin's Creed Shadows is Ubisoft's last chance to prove itself, and the publisher may really have done it with this gorgeous, epic action-RPG.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/assassins-creed-shadows-review

The new EliteBook 6 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors and has me excited for one reason.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest flagship title from Ubisoft, and it's a truly massive action-RPG. Here's how it plays on gaming handhelds like Steam Deck.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/assassins-creed-shadows-on-gaming-handhelds

SteamOS is coming to PC handhelds other than Valve’s own Steam Deck. We heard a short but official confirmation last year, and then Lenovo confirmed a SteamOS-flavored version of its new Legion Go S design at CES 2025. We’ve got a vague idea of

I use a HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless as my personal PC headset, specifically because its battery life is bonkers at 300 hours. But it’s a bit barebones otherwise. It’s only 2.4GHz with a bulky dongle, not exactly cutting-edge, and it doesn’t work with my phone. The new Cloud III S brings that incredible longevity with a more premium design.
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If I had a nickel for every time I went to an NYC press event and got blown away by a super-light laptop, I’d have two nickels over the last four months. The first would be when Asus unveiled the Zenbook A14 before CES 2025. The second would be now, with HP d

When Major League Baseball starts its 2025 season on March 27, you can enhance your big-screen game-watching experience by enlisting the aid of your small screen; i.e., your smartphone or tablet laptop. A second screen adds context to the game by delivering everything from analysis, player stats, and interactive features, to tools for communicating with othe

HP is updating its OmniBook X line with new chips from Intel and AMD across its clamshell and convertible designs. Some of them also have Nvidia GPUs.

HP introduced its new Omen 16 Slim laptop with Intel's Arrow Lake and up to an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU inside. The company says it’s 16% slimmer than the regular Omen 16 at its thinnest point.

Asus announces the Ascent GX10, which leverages Nvidia's GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip.

Nvidia led the semiconductor industry in 2024 with $124.3 billion in revenue, driving AI-fueled growth that pushed the top 10 fabless chipmakers’ earnings to $249.8 billion, up 49% year-over-year.

Thanks to Linux RT emulation, ray tracing is playable on pre-RDNA2-based AMD graphics cards. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been recorded running at well over 30 FPS on multiple older AMD graphics cards that don't natively support ray tracing.

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A while back I was looking for a vector database that would work across Windows / Mac / Linux platforms. Some of the options required specific processors like Intel. I am curious if there are any alternatives to a Vector DB that can run cross platform and are easy to setup?
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In modern web development, animations are essential for creating engaging and interactive user experiences. They help convey meaning, provide feedback, and improve aesthetics. https://webdesignernews.com/exploring-anime-js-a-powerful-javascript-animation-library/

Explore and copy a wide range of HTML symbols to enhance your designs, improve readability, and add unique characters to your projects https://webdesignernews.com/symbl-your-ultimate-symbol-library-2/

I’m not fully committed to this model yet: I’m still on the lookout for more agents and inference-time scaling later this year. But Deep Research, Claude 3.7, Claude Code, Grok 3, and GPT-4.5 have turned out largely in line with these expectations[1], and this is my current baseline prediction. https://webdesignernews.com/my-predictions-regarding-ai-progress/

Yes, you are reading that correctly: This is indeed a guide to styling counters with CSS. Some of you are cheering, “Finally!”, but I understand that the vast majority of you are thinking, “Um, it’s just styling lists.” If you are part of the second group, I get it. Before learning and writing more and more about counters, I thought the same thing. Now I am part of the first... https://webdesignernews.com/styling-counters-in-css/

We’re giving every UI element a complete refresh, focused on better aesthetics, improved usability, and a more polished design system. https://webdesignernews.com/a-fresh-design-for-a-better-flowbite-experience/

Yes, Photoshop lost. Maybe you’re new around here, but Photoshop was THE design tool everyone used to design websites and apps. Everyone. But it lost out to Sketch and Figma and now hardly anyone designs these things in Photoshop. Of course some still do but most don’t. I still use Photoshop for certain things but never web design or apps. It’s dead to me there. https://webdesignernews.com/why-people-are-mad-at-figma/

Do you still need to worry about a tax refund delay if you claim the child tax credit? https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/if-you-claim-the-child-tax-credit-will-your-tax-refund-get-delayed/#ftag=CADf328eec

One in three shoppers feel pressure to make purchases now, with smartphones and laptops at the top of their lists. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/cnet-tariff-survey-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

A master plumber details how to unclog a shower drain at home, and -- most importantly -- how to prevent it from clogging in the first place. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/a-plumber-told-us-why-you-shouldnt-use-chemicals-to-unclog-a-drain/#ftag=CADf328eec

Feeling stressed? We asked experts about who should take ashwagandha to potentially help with anxiety, sleep, stress and more. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/should-you-take-ashwagandha-supplements-for-stress-anxiety/#ftag=CADf328eec

In order to bust (or bolster) some of the biggest pizza myths, we went straight to the source. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/we-asked-a-new-york-pizza-maker-if-nyc-water-really-makes-pizza-better/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Fed is weighing inflation, recession indicators and uncertain trade policies. Here's how that impacts mortgage rates. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgage-predictions-for-march-18-2025-markets-await-fed-decision/#ftag=CADf328eec

These apps, tips and products will help you take charge and feel confident going into the dreaded allergy season. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/pollen-season-allergy-hacks-and-apps-to-stay-ahead-of-the-game/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're dealing with a puffy or swollen face, you might think you have cortisol face. Here are the facts. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/face-puffy-have-cortisol-face-what-expert-say/#ftag=CADf328eec

Many hidden places in our homes could benefit from a deep clean. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/get-a-head-start-on-spring-cleaning-by-tending-to-these-15-forgotten-spots/#ftag=CADf328eec

Staffers at the US Department of Commence can no longer use Chinese AI model DeepSeek.