We’re 6 months into the campaign to fix Windows 11 — here’s what I think Microsoft has got right, and what’s still in dire need of attention Computers & IT
Google Japan shows off wild conveyor-belt keyboard with keys that move to your fingers — 3D-printable Gboard features four belts with 29 keys each, built to make one-hand typing ‘easier’ Computers & IT
Bambu Lab launches Halloween 3D printer sale with up to 30% off — P1S plunges to $399 alongside $250 off the H2D with AMS bundle, plus bulk spool discounts and pumpkin-themed bundles Computers & IT
Find tech deals in Newegg’s Fantastech Sale ahead of Amazon’s Big Deals Day — early shoppers get automatic refunds if hardware prices drop lower Computers & IT
AMD’s secret Zen 3 gaming CPU had 128MB of game-boosting L3 cache but never saw the light of day — canceled Ryzen 9 5900X3D breaks free from the chipmaker’s vault Computers & IT
Grab an $80 discount on this TP-Link Wi-Fi 7 router with five 2.5G Ethernet ports — limited-time deal on the Archer BE550 nets a tri-band router with fast speeds to upgrade your home network Computers & IT
Memory shortages drive Raspberry Pi prices up by up to 23% — escalating LPDDR4, LPDDR5 costs trigger the third price hike of the year Computers & IT
Micron now has an 88% margin on consumer memory — price hikes drive revenue, client business is Micron’s only unit that shipped less memory this quarter Computers & IT
Asus, Lenovo, and HP are selling cheap AMD Athlon Silver 10 laptops — for your own sake, do not spend your money on inferior e-waste Computers & IT
First Intel Panther Lake mini PC cooled with solid-state AirJet tech operates at less than 21 dBA — Aaeon claims its fanless Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air is also slimmer, lighter than actively-cooled rivals Computers & IT
Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game — benchmarking 25 CPUs from Intel and AMD and investigating ‘low core mode’ Computers & IT
Micron lawsuit claims sanctioned Chinese memory maker YMTC poached its engineers, then sued it using its own stolen tech — ex-employees hid roles on LinkedIn, patented Micron tech, and won a German injunction Computers & IT
Grab a huge $520 saving on this RTX 5090 gaming laptop from MSI with 64GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD — Stealth A18 AI+ rig ships with 12-core AMD Ryzen AI 9 CPU, along with an 18-inch UHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate Computers & IT
Save 60% on your first month of Meshy 7 AI — streamline your 3D printing workflow for less Computers & IT
Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy — chip startup led by Apple and Nuvia legends plans to delay ISA selection for as long as possible Computers & IT
The Ethernet spec was first drafted on this day in 1980 — DEC, Intel, and Xerox defined the standard several years before the internet existed Computers & IT
