Computers & IT
Intel’s one-two punch plan in desktop CPUs is taking shape — Z990 spotted, Nova Lake detailed, ‘Raptor Lake Next’ teased
We learned a lot about Intel’s upcoming plans for desktop CPUs at Computex 2026. In classic →
AGI AI858 2TB SSD Review — High-end PCIe 5 speeds on a budget
AGI is probably not a brand you’ve heard of, but they make many memory products that →
MSI MPG Coreliquid P22 360 Review: Low noise, strong performance, budget price
The latest liquid cooler from MSI to land on our test bench is the new MPG →
SMI’s PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion’s SVP Nelso
The storage market in general, and the SSD market in particular, has changed structurally in a →
18 funky tech gift ideas for Father’s Day 2026 — get something a little different for dad this year
Celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, the 21st of June, by getting your pops a nice little →
‘The retail SSD market has almost disappeared,’ says Silicon Motion exec — PC OEMs are buying third-party drives as direct NAND supply dries up
As memory makers prioritize shipments of their products to the AI sector, prices of solid-state drives →
Logitech’s new G305 X Superlight weighs just 59 grams and costs $79 — company also releases hot-swappable G316 X 98 keyboard with pixel display, translucent control knob
Logitech has announced new gaming peripherals, including the $79. 99 G305 X Superlight wireless gaming mouse →
Build an elite AMD gaming PC around Gigabyte’s X870 motherboard for $70 off — Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 drops to $249
If you’re in the market for an X870 motherboard with a rich feature set, the Gigabyte →
SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 8TB SSD Review — the undisputed king of high-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSDs
What we have today is the WD Black SN8100 by another name, with one very important →
Intel’s performance-enhanced 18A-P process enters risk production — drop-in 18A upgrade promises 9% performance improvement at iso-power, cuts thermal resistance by 40%
Following a paper published earlier this year, Intel has provided more details on its optimized 18A-P →
AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs, leaving users unaware that they may be vulnerable — security feature vanishes after newer AGESA firmware, AMD engineers go radio silent
According to a report by Ars Technica, AMD has quietly stripped a critical security feature from →
SMI says Nvidia is driving its consumer PCIe 6.0 roadmap, not AMD and Intel — RTX Spark agentic AI platform fuels a hunger for storage bandwidth
Silicon Motion is aligning its plans for PCIe 6. 0 SSD controllers for client systems with →
This $339 Corsair 32GB DDR5 RAM kit is the cheapest on sale right now, $45 less than the next-best rival — secure overclockable RGB kit with 6,000 MT/s speeds for a new gaming PC build and beat inevit
Memory is expensive right now, and there’s just no escaping how AI has significantly pushed prices →
Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung’s brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April
It feels like a dystopian future, with all the apocalyptic pricing on memory and storage. Products →
Oracle slams report claiming a massive Microsoft cloud deal collapsed as ‘inaccurate’
Oracle says reports a Microsoft deal had broken down were “inaccurate” The two companies regularly explore →
How will the UK’s social media ban actually work? Here’s the full list of affected apps — and 5 things you need to know
Following on from Australia banning social media access for under-16s, a ruling which came into force →
Microsoft reveals new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with big graphics upgrades from Snapdragon X2 CPUs — but they’re seriously pricey
Microsoft has launched new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices They are built around the Snapdragon →
Newegg’s huge ‘Super Dad Super Savings’ sale is live — this 180Hz 27-inch IPS Gigabyte gaming monitor for just $159 is an absolute highlight
Gaming is getting more and more expensive in recent times, but there are some rays of →
Intel CPU with integrated Nvidia RTX GPU rumored to arrive early in 2028 — and I can’t wait to see this power up gaming laptops and handhelds
Rumor has it that Intel’s CPU with integrated Nvidia RTX GPU is planned to debut early →
DoorDash was down for many — here’s what happened in the major outage
Refresh A huge spike for both Welcome to this liveblog for the issues thousands are experiencing →
Microsoft 365 Copilot can be turned into a one-click data theft tool — inbox, OneDrive, and SharePoint data all at risk, so patch now
Varonis uncovered “SearchLeak,” chaining three flaws in Microsoft 365 Copilot to enable one‑click data theft Attack →
Over 1 million WordPress sites at risk after popular plugin hacked — OptinMonster among those hit in CDN supply-chain attack
Vulnerability in UpdraftPlus plugin on Awesome Motive’s marketing server enabled CDN compromise and malicious JavaScript injection →
Maine takes down its data breach notification portal after it is flooded by fake claims
Maine AG’s breach reporting portal abused with fake notices impersonating Discord and VRChat False reports submitted →
Hackers are hiding inside your own IT tools, and most security systems have absolutely no idea they are there
Legitimate software is now the most dangerous weapon in a hacker’s arsenal, HP warns Tax deadline →
RAM crisis or not, the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ should not cost anywhere near $1,800 — but I fear this is just the start of overpriced handhelds
Handheld gaming PCs have come a long way since Valve’s Steam Deck launched in 2022, back →
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, June 17 (game #1605)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 17 (game #836)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections →
Holiday season is here — but watch out, hackers are launching more phishing scams and attacks than ever before
Check Point Research warns summer vacation scams are surging, with hospitality/travel firms hit by 2,291 weekly →
Google says Chinese hackers attacked Workspace security, hit ‘a diverse set of national, state, and private medical entities’ including research and defense organizations
Google GTIG exposes UNC6508, a PRC‑linked group exploiting REDCap servers with custom INFINITERED malware Attackers stole →
Nvidia preps to sell its Vera CPUs into China as its GPU sales stay frozen — customers encouraged to place orders for CPU shipments as early as August
Nvidia has told Chinese clients that its Arm-based Vera server CPUs could be available as soon →