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• Nvidia's RAD-TTS generates realistic AI voices that are more expressive
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2021
• Indie game Selaco pushes the original Doom's tech to a whole new level
  By Daniel Sims, August 31, 2021
• Kaspersky stopped 5.8 million malware attacks 'disguised as popular PC games' in 2020
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 31, 2021
• Polaroid's latest instant camera blends old school usability with modern connectivity
  By Shawn Knight, August 31, 2021
• Spotify rolls out Blend playlists that combines the listening tastes of two users
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2021
• Bose's new QuietComfort 45 is a small, but welcome upgrade to the QuietComfort 35 II
  By Joao Silva, August 31, 2021
• Amazon is reportedly building a platform for live audio concerts and performances
  By Shawn Knight, August 31, 2021
• South Korea passes law forcing Google and Apple to open their app stores to alternate payment systems
  By Daniel Sims, August 31, 2021
• Motional reveals the Hyundai-built robotaxi coming to the Lyft app in 2023
  By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2021
• Microsoft's Windows 11 rollout starts on October 5
  By Shawn Knight, August 31, 2021
• Samsung shows off prototype Galaxy Fold that looks straight out of Westworld
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 31, 2021
• Witness the horror of Street Fighter characters turned human by Google's AI
  By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2021
• Renewed lockdowns in Asia threaten supply of important ceramic components in addition to chips
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 31, 2021
• Smartphone shipments keep growing thanks to emerging markets, 5G, and Apple
  By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2021
• Nintendo shuts down long-scheduled Super Smash Bros Ultimate tournament with less that two-week notice
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 31, 2021
• Razer Blade 14 Review: Gaming Laptop with Style
  By Mike Jennings, August 31, 2021
• AMD rumored to be working on a Radeon RX 6900 XTX to challenge the RTX 3090
  By Rob Thubron, August 31, 2021
• More rumors suggest Nvidia Lovelace a.k.a. RTX 4000 series will use TSMC N5
  By Daniel Sims, August 30, 2021
• GoPro's next flagship camera, the GoPro Hero 10 Black, leaks online
  By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2021
• Instagram will soon require you to share your birthday, for safety
  By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2021
• Pete Hines says PlayStation owners can still play Bethesda games, as long as they already exist
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 30, 2021
• New KMPlayer is optimized for 8K videos
  By Erik Orejuela, August 30, 2021
• Meltdown-like vulnerability disclosed for AMD Zen+ and Zen 2 processors
  By Daniel Sims, August 30, 2021
• Intel XTU 7.5.0 adds Alder Lake CPUs and DDR5 support
  By Ivan Franco, August 30, 2021
• PayPal is mulling over a stock trading platform for customers in the US
  By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2021
• Ragnarok ransomware group seemingly retires, releases decryption keys
  By Daniel Sims, August 30, 2021
• Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches are coming, but they won't feature Wear OS 3 at launch
  By Joao Silva, August 30, 2021
• TikTok owner ByteDance delves into virtual reality with Pico acquisition
  By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2021
• Fractal Design halts sales of its new Torrent case, offers fan hub replacement
  By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021
• Scientists recreate the chemical makeup of Saturn's largest moon in test tubes
  By Shawn Knight, August 30, 2021
• Apple Watch Series 7 rumored with a flat-edged case, larger display sizes
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 30, 2021
• Got a spare $4,300? You could buy this 43-inch statue of Devil May Cry 5's Dante
  By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021
• Lawsuit alleges Google's Play Store revenue share policy just copies Apple
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 30, 2021
• China limits the amount of time minors can play online games to one hour on Fridays, weekends, and holidays
  By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021
• Apple CEO Tim Cook could retire as early as 2025
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 30, 2021
• Nvidia and AMD graphics cards are getting more expensive, again
  By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021
• Windows 11 on unsupported PCs won't receive OS updates
  By Humza Aamir, August 30, 2021
• Watch the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 undergo some hardcore durability tests
  By Rob Thubron, August 30, 2021
• The Best CPU Coolers 2021
  By Amir Shoam, August 30, 2021
• Apple's iPhone 13 could support LEO satellite communications through a partnership with Globalstar
  By Shawn Knight, August 29, 2021
• The first hardware revision of the PS5 looks like a step backwards
  By Matthew Lee, August 29, 2021
• Chicago delivers legal action to DoorDash and Grubhub for dishing out deceptive business practices
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 29, 2021
• Apple announces service program to fix iPhone 12 sound issues
  By Matthew Lee, August 29, 2021
• Chinese court returns over 485,000 Radeon GPUs to cloud mining company
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 29, 2021
• Move over M.2, here comes the XFM memory specification
  By Matthew Lee, August 28, 2021
• Samsung is swapping parts in their 970 Evo Plus SSDs and sabotaging performance
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 28, 2021
• Halo Infinite minimum and recommended PC requirements revealed
  By Shawn Knight, August 28, 2021
• Rumors pick up about a monstrous GeForce RTX 3090 Super on the way
  By Matthew Lee, August 28, 2021
• Take screenshots and record your screen with Monosnap
  By Ivan Franco, August 28, 2021
• Making a Fast Quad-Core Gaming CPU
  By Steven Walton, August 28, 2021
• Steam's two-hour refund policy forces an indie developer into hiatus
  By Daniel Sims, August 27, 2021
• Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 shows up on Geekbench with Snapdragon 888 SoC powerplant
  By Shawn Knight, August 27, 2021
• AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX and 5945WX appear in the wild
  By Daniel Sims, August 27, 2021
• The internet reacts negatively to Saints Row reboot reveal, but developers say 'We are not backing down'
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 27, 2021
• Microsoft updates Windows 11 minimum system requirements, reinstates PC Health Check app
  By Shawn Knight, August 27, 2021
• AMD's new RDNA2 PCI IDs on Linux driver suggest a RDNA2 refresh might be coming
  By Joao Silva, August 27, 2021
• Amazon discounts Razer laptops and gaming gear up to 60 percent in one-day sale
  By Shawn Knight, August 27, 2021
• You can now watch the Pokémon TV series on your Switch
  By Joao Silva, August 27, 2021
• Microsoft warns customers that Azure Cosmos DB vulnerability exposed their databases for years
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 27, 2021
• Nintendo's latest Metroid Dread trailer highlights frenetic gameplay and familiar foes
  By Shawn Knight, August 27, 2021
• GPU shipments jumped 42% in Q2 as AMD's market share declined
  By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2021
• Google's Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have plenty of Samsung DNA, including an Exynos 5G modem
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 27, 2021
• The PC market jumped 17% in Q2, but tablet shipments stalled
  By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2021
• Apple will make changes to App Store rules to settle class-action lawsuit
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 27, 2021
• Japan is converting its bullet trains' smoking rooms into Zoom rooms
  By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2021
• Overwatch's McCree is being renamed amid Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit; company stops naming characters after employees
  By Rob Thubron, August 27, 2021
• Asus rolls out Windows 11 support on older Intel CPU motherboards, contradicting Microsoft's system requirements
  By Daniel Sims, August 26, 2021
• Microsoft's 'very' limited edition Halo Infinite Xbox Series X is already impossible to get at a reasonable price
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 26, 2021
• Hacker claims responsibility for T-Mobile breach in WSJ interview, says carrier has 'awful' security
  By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021
• The smartwatch industry is now 27 percent bigger than it was a year ago
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 26, 2021
• Netflix gaming kicks off in Android mobile app... if you're in Poland
  By Daniel Sims, August 26, 2021
• The Rock teams up with JBL and Under Armour on a pair of over-ear sports headphones
  By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021
• Gamescom roundup: All the must-see trailers from Opening Night Live
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 26, 2021
• Reddit moderators' open letter asks the administration to take action against Covid-19 misinformation
  By Joao Silva, August 26, 2021
• Nintendo designer responsible for NES and SNES retires after nearly 39 years
  By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021
• Google could pay Apple nearly $15 billion this year to remain the default search engine on iOS
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 26, 2021
• Biden Administration, private tech companies reveal initiatives to boost national cybersecurity in wake of recent attacks
  By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2021
• Early benchmarks show how Intel's Core i9-12900K is coming after the Ryzen 9 5950X's performance crown
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 26, 2021
• Amazon's New World gets an open beta next month; check out the latest trailer
  By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2021
• Alphabet's Wing on track to reach 100,000 drone delivery milestone by the end of this month
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 26, 2021
• All Samsung TVs have a remote kill switch to disable stolen sets, and the company just used it
  By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2021
• Possible AMD mining card with Navi 21 GPU spotted
  By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2021
• Must Have VR Games: Fun and Immersive Experiences
  By Sami Haj-Assaad, August 26, 2021
• The baby from Nirvana's 1991 Nevermind album is suing the band over alleged child pornography
  By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2021
• Western Digital reportedly in advanced talks to merge with Kioxia
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021
• South Korea may bar Google and Apple from forcing app developers to use their payment systems
  By Daniel Sims, August 25, 2021
• Best Buy will have Nvidia RTX 30 Series cards in stock at select stores tomorrow
  By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2021
• Volition announces Saints Row: Self Made, a unique reboot of the beloved franchise
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 25, 2021
• South Korea to end its controversial gaming curfew after nearly a decade
  By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2021
• CPU and GPU prices set to increase amid TSMC wafer price hike
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021
• Netflix to host global fan event 'Tudum' on September 25 with new trailers, interactive panels and more
  By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2021
• YouTube sends Groovy Bot Discord music app DMCA takedown notice
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 25, 2021
• Intel reveals more details on its answer to DLSS (updated)
  By Daniel Sims, August 25, 2021
• OnlyFans suspends ban on porn following user uproar
  By Joao Silva, August 25, 2021
• After phones and smart appliances, Xiaomi sets eyes on electric cars
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021
• CPU-Z 1.97 adds support for Alder Lake processors
  By Ivan Franco, August 25, 2021
• Fitbit's new Charge 5 tracker packs an ECG, a stress response sensor and more for under $180
  By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2021
• Man posing as Apple support rep scoured hundreds of iCloud accounts for nude images
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021
• What was the first web browser?
  By TechSpot Trivia, August 25, 2021
• Microsoft's cloud gaming service is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles this holiday season
  By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2021
• Unlocking the bootloader on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 kills camera access
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 25, 2021
• Chip shortage currently affecting "everybody but Apple," report says
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2021
• iFixit's Playdate teardown reveals magnetically-powered crank that shouldn't wear out
  By Daniel Sims, August 24, 2021
• PC and tablet shipments will continue to grow through 2021, but a slowdown is inevitable
  By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2021
• Intel Arc GPU drivers will include built-in overclocking tools
  By Joao Silva, August 24, 2021
• Western Digital caught swapping lower-grade NAND into budget SSD
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2021
• Nvidia details RTX and DLSS enhancements for Dying Light 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more
  By Daniel Sims, August 24, 2021
• Shipt may have just solved food delivery woes with new "Preferred Shoppers" feature
  By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2021
• New zero-click iMessage Pegasus attack can blast right through iOS 14's security protections
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2021
• Microsoft makes it easier to install Windows 11 with newly released ISOs
  By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2021
• AMD's Ryzen 5 5600X is down to $273, its lowest price so far
  By Ivan Franco, August 24, 2021
• Electronic Arts is making accessibility-minded patents free for all to use
  By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2021
• Rising Covid cases in Malaysia could exacerbate chip shortages
  By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2021
• Samsung will spend $205 billion in strategic plan to conquer semiconductors, robotics, and more
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2021
• Xiaomi decides it's now popular enough to drop the Mi branding
  By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2021
• Misconfiguration in Microsoft Power Apps portals expose 38 million records
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 24, 2021
• Steam's most-wishlisted games reveal the titles we can't wait to play
  By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2021
• Check out this AIO liquid cooler that features a 1440p display and HDMI input
  By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2021
• The Best Gaming Keyboards
  By Humza Aamir, August 24, 2021
• President Biden will reportedly meet with Cook, Nadella, and other tech leaders to discuss US cybersecurity
  By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2021
• Intel Foundry Services wins Pentagon contract for US-made chips
  By Daniel Sims, August 23, 2021
• PayPal rolls out its cryptocurrency service to the UK
  By Daniel Sims, August 23, 2021
• Twitch content creators will boycott the streaming platform for 24 hours over 'hate raids'
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2021
• Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 are outselling both the Galaxy S21 and the Galaxy Note 20
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 23, 2021
• PlayStation 5 SoC gets delidded in stunning photoshoot
  By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2021
• SpaceX's Starlink internet service demand is pushing wait times to "2023 or later" in some instances
  By Joao Silva, August 23, 2021
• Samsung shows off future-looking DDR5-7200 512GB RAM module
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 23, 2021
• T-Mobile is giving customers a free one-year subscription to Apple TV+
  By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2021
• Volition will reveal brand new Saints Row game this week at Gamescom
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 23, 2021
• Apple says it's already scouring your emails for child abuse material
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 23, 2021
• Google 'Backup and Sync' users should transition to Drive before September 2021
  By Ivan Franco, August 23, 2021
• Sony launches new PlayStation 5 disc and digital models, sort of
  By Joao Silva, August 23, 2021
• NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shares new panorama as it climbs Mount Sharp
  By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2021
• AMD's upcoming Ryzen AM5 processors may arrive with wider integrated graphics support
  By Daniel Sims, August 23, 2021
• Call of Duty rep explains why Activision's branding is absent from Vanguard trailer and store listing
  By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2021
• Visa dives into the metaverse with $150K NFT purchase
  By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2021
• Microsoft increasing price for Office 365 and Microsoft 365 next year
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 23, 2021
• Bitcoin passes $50,000 after second-largest mortgage lender in the US reveals plans to accept crypto
  By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2021
• Check out this tiny Simpsons TV that plays random episodes of the show
  By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2021
• A redesigned Mac mini with M1X chipset and more ports could land in the coming months
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 23, 2021
• Razer Synapse bug grants Windows admin privileges by plugging in a mouse or keyboard
  By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2021
• Nvidia RTX 3090 owner finds finger glove inside his Founders Edition card
  By Rob Thubron, August 23, 2021
• AMD shows off more 3D-stacking technologies at Hot Chips 33
  By Matthew Lee, August 22, 2021
• Claim these free PC games before August is over, including Battlefield V
  By Garrett Gosnell, August 22, 2021
• Intel accidentally spills the beans on their many, many Alder Lake chipsets
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 22, 2021
• Chevy expands Bolt recall, instructs owners not to charge overnight indoors
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 22, 2021
• Tetris Beat provides a fresh take on a timeless classic
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 21, 2021
• AMD's upcoming AM5 socket for Raphael processors appears to lack PCIe 5.0 support
  By Daniel Sims, August 21, 2021
• GPU Availability and Pricing Update: August 2021
  By Tim Schiesser, August 21, 2021
• Sakuu's 3D printed solid state battery could be a boon for electric vehicles
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 20, 2021
• Windows 11 recreated in a browser
  By Daniel Sims, August 20, 2021
• Apple may host multiple September events, cramming all fall product launches into a single month
  By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2021
• Samsung led the SSD market by a wide margin in Q2 2021
  By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2021
• Epic Store gained 7 million new users during the GTA V giveaway
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 20, 2021
• Verbatim and Microban are working on antimicrobial USB drives
  By Joao Silva, August 20, 2021
• Tesla is building an AI-powered humanoid robot called Tesla Bot
  By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2021
• Bethesda announces a 10th anniversary edition of 'Skyrim' set to launch in November
  By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2021
• Check out the all-new Clock app in Windows 11, now with added features
  By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2021
• Samsung jumps above Intel to become world's top semiconductor supplier
  By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2021
• Post WWII-focused Call of Duty: Vanguard arrives Nov 5, will integrate with new Warzone map
  By Humza Aamir, August 20, 2021
• Nvidia unveils new trailer for Black Myth: Wukong, now powered by Unreal Engine 5 and with DLSS support
  By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2021
• Another company relaunches the GeForce GT 730 amid graphics card crisis
  By Rob Thubron, August 20, 2021
• Companies shifting production away from China are facing major challenges in Vietnam
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 19, 2021
• Facebook releases Horizon Workrooms beta for Oculus Quest 2
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 19, 2021
• OnlyFans will ban sexually-explicit conduct starting in October
  By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021
• Toyota to slash production in Japan by 40 percent in September due to global chip shortage
  By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021
• Bethesda launches Quake remaster with improved graphics, a new expansion pack, and curated mods on all platforms
  By Daniel Sims, August 19, 2021
• Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network, is offered position as Chief Security Advisor
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 19, 2021
• Scientists have created a 2D supersolid for the first time
  By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021
• Microsoft introduces stylish and affordable Xbox wired headset
  By Joao Silva, August 19, 2021
• More Americans believe the government, tech firms should take steps to restrict false information online
  By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021
• Intel's DLSS competitor works on Nvidia and AMD GPUs, too, and will be open-source
  By Daniel Sims, August 19, 2021
• Amazon is planning to open larger retail locations to compete with department stores
  By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2021
• Nvidia is giving away free copies of Battlefield 2042 with its RTX 30 Series bundle
  By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2021
• Netflix rolls out support for Apple's Spatial Audio feature on iPad and iPhone
  By Cohen Coberly, August 19, 2021
• Intel lays out multi-chip architecture plans: 12th-gen Core, GPUs, next-gen datacenter SoC, and more
  By Bob O'Donnell, August 19, 2021
• Nvidia's quarterly revenue reaches an all-time high of $6.5 billion, but CMP sales miss predictions
  By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2021
• VHS store owner drives 600 miles to rescue 20,000 tapes destined for landfill
  By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2021
• Nvidia predicts graphics card supply issues will last "the vast majority" of 2022
  By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2021
• Windows 11 will make it harder to switch from Microsoft Edge to an alternative browser
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 18, 2021
• Among Us developers criticize Fortnite's new "Imposters" mode
  By Daniel Sims, August 18, 2021
• DS4Windows app lets you use DS4, DualSense and Switch controllers in Windows
  By Erik Orejuela, August 18, 2021
• BlackBerry finally discloses QNX OS vulnerability affecting cars, hospital equipment, and factories
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 18, 2021
• This emulator lets you run original PlayStation games on Microsoft's Xbox
  By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2021
• Epic Games Store is beta testing game self-publishing similar to Steam Direct
  By Daniel Sims, August 18, 2021
• What is Crypto Mining?
  By Abdulrahman Mahmoud, August 18, 2021
• Fractal Design's Torrent combines striking looks with max airflow
  By Ivan Franco, August 18, 2021
• Astronomers discover a previously undetected feature of our Milky Way galaxy
  By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2021
• Google is offering 3 months of Stadia Pro for free to YouTube Premium subscribers
  By Joao Silva, August 18, 2021
• Lamborghini's retro-inspired Countach hybrid has already sold out
  By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2021
• PNY says its DDR5-4800 XLR8 Gaming RAM will arrive in time for Intel's Alder Lake
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 18, 2021
• Samsung will remove ads from some stock smartphone apps later this year
  By Shawn Knight, August 18, 2021
• Amazon removes awkwardly placed Hub lockers from Chicago parks following public complaints, petition
  By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2021
• Google's latest midrange Pixel delivers flagship quality photos for $449
  By Humza Aamir, August 18, 2021
• T-Mobile says 48 million current and former customers impacted by hack, offers free identity theft protection
  By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2021
• Cyberpunk 2077's first DLC disappoints fans
  By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2021
• How CPU Cores & Cache Impact Gaming Performance
  By Steven Walton, August 18, 2021
• Latest Windows 10 update is breaking the Alt-Tab tool for some users
  By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2021
• Riot Games accused of delaying harassment investigation
  By Daniel Sims, August 17, 2021
• California utility regulators rule T-Mobile misled them during testimony over Sprint merger
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 17, 2021
• Deal alert: Cyberpunk 2077 is just $10 today at Best Buy
  By Shawn Knight, August 17, 2021
• Researchers disclose vulnerability for baby monitors and other IoT
  By Daniel Sims, August 17, 2021
• CES 2022 will require attendees to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination
  By Shawn Knight, August 17, 2021
• Boston Dynamics' robots master the art of parkour
  By Shawn Knight, August 17, 2021
• Google Pixel 5a debuts: if it ain't broke...
  By Ivan Franco, August 17, 2021
• Starting 2024, you won't be able to swipe your Mastercard credit and debit cards anymore
  By Joao Silva, August 17, 2021
• OnlyFans' first mobile app is available on Android and iOS, but you won't find any naked bodies
  By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2021
• This college student made his own processor in a home garage
  By Shawn Knight, August 17, 2021
• Noctua cooler owners can grab Alder Lake mounting kits for free once the CPUs launch
  By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2021
• HDD makers shipped a record amount of storage in Q2 2021
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 17, 2021
• Twitter is redesigning its redesign after users complain of headaches and eyestrain
  By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2021
• Did Intel's drone show reveal an Arc graphics card design?
  By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2021
• Intel Core i5-11400H Review: Mainstream Ryzen Challenger
  By Tim Schiesser, August 17, 2021
• Crypto market cap passes $2 trillion as Bitcoin bounces back
  By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2021
• Memorial Health System hit with ransomware attack, hospitals begin turning away patients
  By Daniel Sims, August 16, 2021
• Nintendo Switch held all 30 positions for best-selling games for the first week of August
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 16, 2021
• Gigabyte releases a statement on failing (and exploding) power supply models
  By Daniel Sims, August 16, 2021
• Jury orders Apple to pay $300 million in patent infringement case
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 16, 2021
• Valve's Steam Deck could double as a portable Xbox
  By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2021
• Pine64 introduces the PineNote, a $399 e-ink reader running Linux
  By Joao Silva, August 16, 2021
• Tesla's Autopilot is being investigated after nearly a dozen first responder scene crashes
  By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2021
• Reviews of the 'Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders' hit the web
  By Ivan Franco, August 16, 2021
• A hacker claims to be selling data on over 100 million T-Mobile customers; the company keeps investigating
  By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2021
• Arc is Intel's high-performance graphics brand, to take on GeForce and Radeon GPUs
  By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2021
• Test bench your PC with 3DMark Basic Edition
  By Erik Orejuela, August 16, 2021
• Google and Facebook are building a subsea cable system that will boost Internet connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region
  By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2021
• Valve pays researcher $7,500 for discovering exploit that could add unlimited funds to Steam wallets
  By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2021
• Valve's first YouTube video in eight months is a Steam Deck ad
  By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2021
• The Best Old-School PC Cases: Tried, True and Tested
  By Amir Shoam, August 16, 2021
• A pricing and availability update on the Radeon RX 6600 XT and how the GPU market is shaping up
  By Tim Schiesser, August 16, 2021
• Nvidia RTX 3000 LHR cards' limiter partially bypassed, increasing mining performance to 70%
  By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2021
• Confirmed: July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 15, 2021
• How to Move PC Games to a New Drive: Steam, Origin, Windows Store, Epic Games, Battle.net & GOG
  By Garrett Gosnell, August 15, 2021
• Samsung's vice chairman walks out of jail and returns to his office
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 15, 2021
• RomUniverse owner previously fined $2.1M, now ordered to destroy pirated Nintendo content
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 15, 2021
• Voltage manipulation can bypass hardware security on AMD's server CPUs
  By Matthew Lee, August 14, 2021
• Did you know the first video game was invented by a physicist from the Manhattan Project?
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 14, 2021
• DDR5-4800 trades blows with DDR4-3200 in leaked Alder Lake benchmarks
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 14, 2021
• Astro and US Army drop Call of Duty League sponsorship
  By Daniel Sims, August 13, 2021
• AMD captures 22.5 percent of the x86 CPU market, the highest share since 2007
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 13, 2021
• Lamborghini is bringing back the Countach as a limited-edition hybrid, and it's brilliant
  By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2021
• Apple's plan to scan devices for child abuse imagery sparks heated internal debate
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 13, 2021
• Apple patents a system that would alert iPhone users when their screens are cracked
  By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2021
• US lawmakers are not convinced about Amazon's ability to store palm prints safely
  By Joao Silva, August 13, 2021
• Optimize your Windows 11 experience with ThisIsWin11
  By Ivan Franco, August 13, 2021
• Wendy's is planning to open 700 'ghost kitchens' by 2025 to meet food delivery demand
  By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2021
• "Revitalized Quake" spotted in QuakeCon 2021 schedule
  By Daniel Sims, August 13, 2021
• Nine Inch Nails guitarist and Spec Ops: The Line creative director partner on new game studio
  By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2021
• Microsoft revamps several preloaded Windows 11 apps in latest Insider build
  By Humza Aamir, August 13, 2021
• Disney Plus now has 116 million subscribers, beating expectations
  By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2021
• Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas remasters are reportedly arriving in a few months
  By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2021
• Amazon planning to monitor customer service workers' keyboard and mouse strokes
  By Daniel Sims, August 13, 2021
• Intel has reportedly secured the majority of TSMC's 3nm production capacity
  By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2021
• Amazon Games Studios has stopped laying claim to its employees' independently created games
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 12, 2021
• Microsoft acknowledges yet another print spooler vulnerability
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 12, 2021
• Diablo IV director, other designers let go from Blizzard
  By Daniel Sims, August 12, 2021
• Senate proposes bill forbidding Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their payment systems
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 12, 2021
• Nvidia's GTC 2021 keynote was largely CGI and nobody noticed [Updated]
  By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2021
• Huawei hardware with Google services: Honor Magic 3 flagship marks a return to the global market
  By Joao Silva, August 12, 2021
• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to receive semiconductor industry's top honor
  By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2021
• Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Windows Explorer
  By Ivan Franco, August 12, 2021
• Games Workshop's streaming service arrives this month, offering animations, shows, magazines, and free miniatures
  By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2021
• UK antitrust authorities may force Facebook to sell Giphy
  By Daniel Sims, August 12, 2021
• Nestflix is an alternate reality Netflix where fake movies and TV shows exist
  By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2021
• Hyper-casual games continue to dominate the mobile market
  By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2021
• TikTok is adding more privacy protections for teens
  By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2021
• Instagram's new anti-abuse features protect accounts with trending posts
  By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2021
• Apex Legends developer fired over racist, sexist comments made in 2007
  By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2021
• Has the Radeon RX 6600 XT lived up to AMD's claim of improved availability?
  By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2021
• Long-awaited pixel art RPG Eastward set for September 16 release on PC, Mac and Switch
  By Daniel Sims, August 11, 2021
• NortonLifeLock to acquire Avast for $8 billion
  By Daniel Sims, August 11, 2021
• Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 11, 2021
• The Galaxy Watch4 is the first Samsung wearable with Google software
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 11, 2021
• Samsung's new Galaxy Buds2 feature active noise cancellation from $149.99
  By Shawn Knight, August 11, 2021
• Hacker who stole $611M in crypto assets has started to return it
  By Joao Silva, August 11, 2021
• Unity acquires streaming company Parsec for $320M
  By Daniel Sims, August 11, 2021
• Stalker 2 will run on Unreal Engine 5, developer confirms
  By Shawn Knight, August 11, 2021
• Apple settles copyright dispute with iPhone emulation software company
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 11, 2021
• Chip delivery times reach record levels of 20 weeks as shortage drags on
  By Shawn Knight, August 11, 2021
• Third time's the charm: Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 are faster, stronger, less expensive
  By Bob O'Donnell, August 11, 2021
• Coinbase smashes Q2 revenue estimates but is expecting a slower third quarter
  By Shawn Knight, August 11, 2021
• New Adrenalin driver adds support for Radeon RX 6600 XT
  By Erik Orejuela, August 11, 2021
• Dr Disrespect is starting a game studio so "mega influencers" can create their dream title
  By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2021
• OnePlus is revealing a dual-screen phone today
  By Humza Aamir, August 11, 2021
• Xiaomi is now the world's largest smartphone vendor
  By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2021
• Xiaomi's CyberDog is another slightly sinister quadrupedal robot
  By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2021
• Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Review: Fast, mini-LED, True HDR Gaming
  By Tim Schiesser, August 11, 2021
• All-Russian PCs featuring Arm SoC and Linux are now shipping
  By Rob Thubron, August 11, 2021
• Motherboard makers are releasing updates to help with Windows 11 compatibility
  By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021
• DRAM prices have stopped climbing, now expected to lower in the coming months
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 10, 2021
• Apple feature designed to protect children by scanning images kicks up controversy
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 10, 2021
• AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin by year's end
  By Shawn Knight, August 10, 2021
• Venmo now lets credit card holders automatically buy cryptocurrency using cash back rewards
  By Shawn Knight, August 10, 2021
• Samsung Exynos W920 is the world's first 5nm processor for wearables
  By Joao Silva, August 10, 2021
• Twitter's image crop algorithm prefers younger, lighter, more feminine faces, study finds
  By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021
• Google employees who choose to work from home could see pay cuts based on where they live
  By Shawn Knight, August 10, 2021
• Firefox 91 launches today, expands cookie protection, Microsoft login, and more
  By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021
• Apple iTunes 12.11.4 improves security, download it for Windows
  By Erik Orejuela, August 10, 2021
• The iPhone 13 will feature Apple's most impressive camera system to date
  By Shawn Knight, August 10, 2021
• A mini version of the legendary Amiga 500 is on the way
  By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2021
• AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Review: Diminishing Returns
  By Steven Walton, August 10, 2021
• Sony completes $1.175 billion acquisition of anime site Crunchyroll from AT&T
  By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2021
• Microsoft adds xCloud streaming to Windows PCs via the Xbox app
  By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2021
• Apple says it will reject government demands to expand new child protection image scanner beyond child abuse images
  By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021
• RTX 3000 series moves closer to MSRP as Radeon RX 6000 cards get more expensive
  By Rob Thubron, August 10, 2021
• X-NAND promises QLC memory that works at SLC speeds
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 09, 2021
• Hello Games teases 'Frontiers,' No Man's Sky's fifth anniversary expansion
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 09, 2021
• Restaurant operators are turning to robots as labor shortage drags on
  By Shawn Knight, August 09, 2021
• Apple claims the Epic Games Store won't see any profits 'until 2027, if ever'
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 09, 2021
• Valve says Steam Deck should meet Windows 11 requirements
  By Daniel Sims, August 09, 2021
• AMD is smashing Intel in retail desktop CPU sales
  By Shawn Knight, August 09, 2021
• First Tesla Cybertruck units will be shipped in 2022 as production is delayed
  By Joao Silva, August 09, 2021
• Back 4 Blood's closed beta attracted almost 100,000 concurrent Steam players
  By Rob Thubron, August 09, 2021
• Intellivision Amico gets delayed yet again, pre-order deliveries now expected by year's end
  By Shawn Knight, August 09, 2021
• Apple's new 14" and 16" MacBook Pros with Mini LED displays and M1 successor reportedly enter mass production
  By Rob Thubron, August 09, 2021
• Microsoft rolls out night mode for Xbox Insiders
  By Shawn Knight, August 09, 2021
• The Steam Deck's performance won't improve when docked
  By Rob Thubron, August 09, 2021
• Russian influencer under investigation for driving a Bentley with his girlfriend tied to the roof
  By Rob Thubron, August 09, 2021
• Intel says its US mega-fab will be a $120 billion "little city"
  By Rob Thubron, August 09, 2021
• Newegg briefly listed the Radeon RX 6600 XT for $1,100 a few days early
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 08, 2021
• Google considered silencing Epic's antitrust complaints... by buying them
  By Matthew Lee, August 07, 2021
• Razer releases its RGB face mask for a public beta test
  By Isaiah Mayersen, August 07, 2021
• Join the team! TechSpot is hiring news and feature writers
  By Julio Franco, August 06, 2021
• Gigabyte hit with ransomware attack by infamous RansomExx group
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 06, 2021
• PUBG is now officially PUBG: Battlegrounds for some reason
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 06, 2021
• Someone just paid $2 million for a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros.
  By Shawn Knight, August 06, 2021
• Corsair: DDR5 memory will need better cooling as VRMs move to the module
  By Joao Silva, August 06, 2021
• Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months
  By Shawn Knight, August 06, 2021
• Modder creates custom PlayStation 2 handheld using original console hardware
  By Shawn Knight, August 06, 2021
• Did you know that before developing Steam, Valve approached many companies to help them build it?
  By TechSpot Trivia, August 06, 2021
• Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflight ticket sales, starting at $450,000 per seat
  By Shawn Knight, August 06, 2021
• Huawei experiences largest-ever revenue fall as sanctions crush its consumer division
  By Rob Thubron, August 06, 2021
• EVGA is charging scalper prices for its Advanced RMA service
  By Rob Thubron, August 06, 2021
• Adata's upcoming Legend SSD can hit 7.4 GB/s speeds, SE920 external drive goes up to 4GB/s
  By Humza Aamir, August 06, 2021
• Apple to scan all iPhones and iCloud accounts for child abuse images
  By Rob Thubron, August 06, 2021
• 46 million people have left Firefox since 2018
  By Rob Thubron, August 06, 2021
• Microsoft Edge browser is getting a "Super-Duper Secure Mode" experiment
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 05, 2021
• The U.S. wants Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and others to join them in the fight against cybercrime
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 05, 2021
• Amazon's MMO New World is delayed again, release date pushed one more month
  By Joao Silva, August 05, 2021
• Sony reportedly revealed its next-generation VR to developers
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 05, 2021
• Amazon's ad-supported IMDb TV streaming service finally gets Android and iOS mobile apps
  By Shawn Knight, August 05, 2021
• Disney launches its Galactic Starcruiser Hotel next spring with stays starting at $4,809
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 05, 2021
• 1990s Amiga classic Zool returns this month
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2021
• Elon Musk says Walter Isaacson is writing his biography
  By Shawn Knight, August 05, 2021
• WhatsApp introduces view once photos and videos
  By Erik Orejuela, August 05, 2021
• Two PS5 dev kits appeared on eBay for a few hours
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2021
• Nintendo is expected to finish 2021 on a high note
  By Shawn Knight, August 05, 2021
• SpaceX looks to expand Starlink broadband internet with a high-performance, ruggedized dish for vehicles
  By Humza Aamir, August 05, 2021
• Amazon to sell returned items as part of waste-reduction plans
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2021
• Google fired dozens of employees for data misuse, accessing private user information
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2021
• AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Review: Cheapest Zen 3 CPU Yet
  By Steven Walton, August 05, 2021
• Nvidia's RTX 3090 may have outsold the entire Radeon RX 6000 series combined
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2021
• Sony's standard PS5 has become profitable, but the Digital Edition is still being sold at a loss
  By Joao Silva, August 04, 2021
• Apple further expands mobile student ID program on iPhone and Apple Watch
  By Shawn Knight, August 04, 2021
• Microsoft pauses free trial of Windows 365 following 'unbelievable response'
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 04, 2021
• Heatworks is now accepting orders for its connected countertop dishwasher
  By Shawn Knight, August 04, 2021
• Fandango rolls its streaming service into Vudu
  By Shawn Knight, August 04, 2021
• Samsung releases the cut-down Galaxy Tab S7 FE in the US, starting at $529
  By Joao Silva, August 04, 2021
• Is Robinhood having its own GameStop moment?
  By Shawn Knight, August 04, 2021
• T-Mobile will shut down Sprint's LTE network on June 30, 2022, but Dish isn't worried
  By Shawn Knight, August 04, 2021
• YouTube will now pay you up to $10,000 for creating popular Shorts
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2021
• Sony blames the pandemic for decline in PlayStation Plus subscribers and users
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2021
• Backblaze records zero failures for three HDD models in latest Q2 2021 drive reliability report
  By Humza Aamir, August 04, 2021
• Diablo Immortal delayed until 2022 for some extra polish
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2021
• Study: more people would buy crypto if they found it less confusing
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2021
• GTA V ships over 150 million copies, pushing the franchise to over 350 million sold in total
  By Joao Silva, August 03, 2021
• OnceLost Games drops teaser for The Wayward Realms open-world 'Grand RPG'
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 03, 2021
• Intel executive accidentally reveals that Thunderbolt 5 will achieve 80 Gbps thanks to new PAM-3 encoding
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 03, 2021
• Facebook is reportedly trying to analyze encrypted data without decrypting it
  By Shawn Knight, August 03, 2021
• Give Amazon your palm print and receive $10 in credit
  By Joao Silva, August 03, 2021
• Apple's new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is now available for all (who own an M1 Mac)
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 03, 2021
• Logitech's new wireless earbuds are built for business professionals
  By Shawn Knight, August 03, 2021
• Spotify is piloting a cheaper ad-supported tier starting at $0.99 a month
  By Shawn Knight, August 03, 2021
• Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down amid sexual harassment lawsuit against parent company
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2021
• Rufus hits version 3.15, introduces several fixes
  By Erik Orejuela, August 03, 2021
• JLab Audio's latest true wireless earbuds come in five colors and start at just $20
  By Shawn Knight, August 03, 2021
• Samsung loses top European phone vendor crown to Xiaomi
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2021
• Microsoft's business-focused Windows 365 Cloud PC subscription starts at $20/mo
  By Humza Aamir, August 03, 2021
• T-Mobile vanishes from Call of Duty and Overwatch websites as Activision Blizzard lawsuit draws controversy
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2021
• Tencent's value plunges by $60 billion after China calls online games 'electronic drugs'
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2021
• Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
  By Amir Shoam, August 03, 2021
• Sony stops the McDonald's PS5 controller giveaway; fast-food chain claims there were no release plans
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2021
• Microsoft accidentally leaked almost the entire plot for Halo Infinite
  By Cal Jeffrey, August 02, 2021
• Take remote control of your PC or phone with TeamViewer
  By Ivan Franco, August 02, 2021
• The first Star Wars Tamagotchi lets you take care of a digital version of R2-D2
  By Joao Silva, August 02, 2021
• AMD and Valve are developing an improved Linux CPU driver that will benefit the Steam Deck
  By Adrian Potoroaca, August 02, 2021
• Google teases Pixel 6 phones with custom-built Tensor SoC
  By Shawn Knight, August 02, 2021
• Gigabyte's 1200W Aorus power supply features an integrated LCD panel
  By Shawn Knight, August 02, 2021
• Klipsch T5 II ANC earbuds use Bragi AI to accept/reject calls and skip tracks
  By Joao Silva, August 02, 2021
• Astronomers spot light behind a black hole for the first time, reaffirming Einstein's theory of general relativity
  By Shawn Knight, August 02, 2021
• '3Dfx' account suggests the company is returning, but it's almost certainly a fake
  By Rob Thubron, August 02, 2021
• YouTube is testing a more affordable 'Premium Lite' subscription that only removes ads
  By Shawn Knight, August 02, 2021
• Check out the new look for Paint and Photos in Windows 11
  By Rob Thubron, August 02, 2021
• Google is ending sign-in support for Android Gingerbread and older devices next month
  By Humza Aamir, August 02, 2021
• Apple dominates as tablet shipments grow 4.2%, but sales are predicted to slow
  By Rob Thubron, August 02, 2021
• The Ascent is missing Nvidia RTX and DLSS features on Game Pass, but not on Steam's version
  By Jimmy Pezzone, August 02, 2021
• Valve says its experience with Steam Machines helped develop the Steam Deck
  By Rob Thubron, August 02, 2021
• 27 Years of Need for Speed
  By Humza Aamir, August 02, 2021
• Latest Steam survey shows AMD rebounding, an excellent month for Ampere, and a Windows 7 resurgence
  By Rob Thubron, August 02, 2021
• Intel's Itanium is finally dead
  By Matthew Lee, August 01, 2021
• Upcoming AMD CPU with RDNA1 graphics may be coming, spotted in Linux code
  By Matthew Lee, August 01, 2021
• Genshin Impact is the closest you can get to playing Breath of the Wild on PC
  By Julio Franco, August 01, 2021