Kioxia Says Cheap 1TB SSDs Are History As Storage Production Sells Out

Kioxia Says Cheap 1TB SSDs Are History As Storage Production Sells Out
As Willie Nelson once said, “Turn out the lights, the party’s over, they say that all good things must end.” Those lyrics date all the way back to the 1950s, and so it’s safe to say he was not referring to solid state drive (SSD) storage. He might as well have been, though, because now Kioxia is singing the same tune about the days of cheap

BenQ’s New 28-Inch 4K 120Hz Monitor Takes Direct Aim At Programmers

BenQ's New 28-Inch 4K 120Hz Monitor Takes Direct Aim At Programmers
Most of the monitor announcements we see these days are targeted towards gamers, and for good reason—gaming is an ideal outlet for innovations like ultra-fast refresh rates, adaptive sync, and so forth. At first glance, you might assume that BenQ’s new RD280UG is another one of those displays, but in a surprise twist, it’s built specifically

Ayaneo Konkr Fit Handheld Debuts With 7-Inch OLED And Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

Ayaneo Konkr Fit Handheld Debuts With 7-Inch OLED And Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Ayaneo announced Konkr Pocket Fit today, marking the first Windows-based handheld model in Ayaneo’s Konkr sub-brand. While pricing and final storage and memory specifications are unknown due to the ongoing DRAM crisis and NAND shortage, this new OLED-equipped handheld seems set to compete with the OneXFly F1 Pro, but with a slightly souped-up

AMD MI455X Could Combine HBM4 And LPDDR For Massive AI Memory Capacity

AMD MI455X Could Combine HBM4 And LPDDR For Massive AI Memory Capacity
Let’s talk about transformers, dear readers. Not robots in disguise, but the neural network architecture that underpins basically every modern AI model. Transformers are smart, but they trade training efficiency for inference complexity. To help reduce the amount of compute needed for complex transformers, we use a thing called a Key Value

OpenAI’s Mysterious Hardware Device Finally Has A Launch Timeframe

OpenAI's Mysterious Hardware Device Finally Has A Launch Timeframe
OpenAI has been tight lipped about its upcoming AI native hardware after having acquired Jony Ive’s design firm last year. Although comments by the company’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane, which have been reported by Axios, point to the secretive device being released sooner rather than later.

During an event at the World Economic

Russia May Ban GTA 6 Over Claims Of Immoral Content And Child Influence

Russia May Ban GTA 6 Over Claims Of Immoral Content And Child Influence
To the surprise of few, leaked footage from the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 has incited a moral panic, but not from the usual Stateside suspects like disbarred attorney Jack Thompson. Instead, it is coming from Russia, with a recent interview from deputy chairman of the World Russian People’s Council Mikhail Ivanov decrying “destructive and

These Browser Extensions You’ve Used For Years May Now Be Spying On You

These Browser Extensions You’ve Used For Years May Now Be Spying On You
A few weeks ago, we covered DarkSpectre, a threat actor responsible for running numerous spyware campaigns that, combined, infected a total of at least 8.8 million Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox, and Microsoft Edge users. One of the key ways this was done was through malicious extensions, with the caveat that said extensions did have legitimate

Why A Giant Iron Bar Inside The Ring Nebula Could Reveal The Fate Of Earth

Why A Giant Iron Bar Inside The Ring Nebula Could Reveal The Fate Of Earth
Smack dab in the Ring Nebula, astronomers have stumbled upon a massive bar-shaped structure of iron that had previously eluded prior observations, potentially revealing the ghost of a vaporized world.

Led by a team from University College London (UCL) and Cardiff University, the discovery essentially uncovered a feature hidden in plain

Sony Hands Control Of Bravia TVs To TCL In Stunning 51% Takeover Deal

Sony Hands Control Of Bravia TVs To TCL In Stunning 51% Takeover Deal
In a development that’s no doubt going to send analysts and fans into a frenzy, Sony today announced that it’s ceding majority control of its iconic Bravia TV and home entertainment business to Chinese electronics giant TCL. Under a new strategic partnership, the two companies will establish a joint venture where TCL holds a 51% controlling

Microsoft Surface Laptop With Snapdragon X Is $350 Off But Only If You’re Fast

Microsoft Surface Laptop With Snapdragon X Is $350 Off But Only If You're Fast
Qualcomm continues to crank out new versions of its Snapdragon X silicon for PCs, and in doing so, there are opportunities to score enticing deals on last-gen releases. Now is one of those times. The caveat is that you’re not getting the latest and greatest silicon, but if you’re willing to go a generation back, you can save a wad a cash on

Samsung Raises New Galaxy Book 6 Pro Prices As Panther Lake Arrives

Samsung Raises New Galaxy Book 6 Pro Prices As Panther Lake Arrives
Samsung has just released a pricing guide for its upcoming Galaxy Book 6 series and it shows Panther Lake-powered models hitting shelves with a price premium that’s nearly 20% higher than its Lunar Lake predecessors. Can we thank the RAM-pocalypse for this?

The sticker shock comes directly from Samsung’s official countdown page (for South

This Macintosh-Style Retro Dock Turns Your M4 Mac Mini Into A Tiny All-In-One

This Macintosh-Style Retro Dock Turns Your M4 Mac Mini Into A Tiny All-In-One
We’re big fans of the Mac mini lineup around these parts (dating back to the M1 Mac mini we reviewed in 2020), particularly as Apple’s in-house M-series silicon has come into its own. The latest version of the Mac mini sports a choice between the M4 or M4 Pro, both of which are powerful and efficient, making the tiny Mac a viable workhorse

Redmagic 11 Air Gaming Phone Debuts With Snapdragon 8 Elite And Lots Of Cool Tech

Redmagic 11 Air Gaming Phone Debuts With Snapdragon 8 Elite And Lots Of Cool Tech
Thin is in when it comes to smartphone design, or so that’s been the recent trend with devices like Apple’s iPhone 17 Air and Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge. Does the same slim design philosophy translate to gaming phones, though? It does as far as Redmagic is concerned, which has launched its Redmagic 11 Air gaming handset in China.

While not

Ubisoft Hit With $1.3M Lawsuit In Boss Battle With Ex-Assassin’s Creed Head

Ubisoft Hit With $1.3M Lawsuit In Boss Battle With Ex-Assassin's Creed Head
When it rains it pours, and Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, is currently enduring a deluge. The company’s latest releases, which include its long running Assassin’s Creed franchise and tie-ins with popular IP such as Star Wars, have failed to make the splash it hoped for. Now, Ubisoft is facing a legal battle with

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Hits 5.75GHz On Every Core In Early Overclock Leak

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Hits 5.75GHz On Every Core In Early Overclock Leak
Over on Overclock.net, user OC_Beer posted what appear to be the first leaked overclocking results for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The chip isn’t even on shelves yet, as AMD only announced it at CES 2026 less than two weeks ago, but if these images are real, someone out there is already pushing it past its limits—5748 MHz on all eight

PS3 Emulation Hits Big Milestone As RPCS3 Achieves 70% Compatibility

PS3 Emulation Hits Big Milestone As RPCS3 Achieves 70% Compatibility
PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is one of the scene’s crown jewels, and the development team achieved several milestones in 2025, including 70.55% game compatibility, major performance improvements (including better utilization of AVX-512 than most modern games) and even improved steering wheel support. Improvements to the community-run PSN replacement

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Millions Of PCs To Fix These Major Issues

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Millions Of PCs To Fix These Major Issues
This past Saturday, Microsoft released an out-of-band Windows to address two serious bugs that it introduced itself with its January 2026 security updates, affecting a wide range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. The emergency patch fixes connection and authentication failures in remote access tools, including Remote Desktop

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Getting An Ad-Supported Tier For Timed Play Sessions

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Getting An Ad-Supported Tier For Timed Play Sessions
The current hardware landscape is a tough one for gamers, as even more price increases are likely to come this year. This challenging environment has meant that cloud gaming services have become a more enticing option, and it looks as if Microsoft is going to attempt to tap into this market by opening up its Xbox Cloud Gaming service to more

Take‑Two CEO Responds To Plea For Terminally Ill Fan To Play GTA 6 Early

Take‑Two CEO Responds To Plea For Terminally Ill Fan To Play GTA 6 Early
Life can be wildly unfair and at times immensely sad, but in a gracious act of kindness, Take-Two Interactive may be putting pieces in motion to allow a terminally ill gamer stricken with cancer to playtest Grand Theft Auto VI long before it comes out. While nothing has been confirmed, the latest update to a now-deleted LinkedIn post on behalf