For AI and similar enterprise workloads that are heavily reliant on GPU and storage resources, CPU bottlenecks can cause significant idle time, but enterprise storage leaders at HighPoint Technologies seem to have found a solution with its new HighPoint Rocket 7638D 48-lane (32 downstream, 16 upstream) PCIe Gen 5 switch adapter. Unlike its

Multi-billion dollar cash injections from NVIDIA, Japanese tech giant (and Arm owner) Softbank, and even the United States federal government haven’t stopped Intel from seeing suitors willing to stuff more money into its pockets. According to a report from Bloomberg, Intel apparently approached none other than Apple about securing an investment.

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Microsoft continues to bolster its offerings on PlayStation 5 after seeing some success with prior Xbox Studios titles. The company is bringing its storied Microsoft Flight Simulator to one of Sony’s consoles for the first time ever.

This isn’t just a plain old port, either. Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, notes that the

Renowned keyboard and mechanical key switch manufacturer Cherry, which acquired gaming hardware brand XTRFY two years ago, is now selling the Cherry XTRFY MX 10.1 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard that it showed off at CES 2025. The Cherry XTRFY MX 10.1 Wireless Gaming Mechanical Keyboard features an aluminum frame and slim Cherry MX Low Profile

Dell has a small (but growing) line of audio devices tailored for professionals, which has previously been relegated to speakerphones, headsets, and soundbars. Today, however, Dell added its first ever earbuds to its portfolio, the Dell Pro Plus Earbuds, which sport adaptive ANC, mics with AI-powered noise filtering, and Microsoft Teams Open

In a significant win for Google’s latest flagship smartphone, the Pixel 10 Pro XL has claimed the top spot in DxOMark’s highly-regarded (some might say superficial) display ranking, even if just by a hair. With an overall score of 161, the device has pipped its closest competitors, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and its sibling, the Pixel 10.

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The ever-busy James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently turned its gaze toward the core of our galaxy and revealed unprecedented details of the largest and most active stellar nursery nestled within. Webb’s target, the massive Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud, is a cauldron of star formation located a mere few hundred light-years from

How fitting that Raspberry Pi Foundation chose a throwback Thursday to unveil its Raspberry Pi 500+, an all-in-one PC that gives off some serious Commodore 64 vibes. Or as the Foundation puts it, the Raspberry Pi 500+ is a “love letter to the machines of our childhoods.” It’s also the company’s “most polished product yet,” which is not an

At its State of Play event, Sony announced the Pulse Elevate, its “first wireless speakers” designed for PC desktops and other platforms, including Mac and PS5. The twist here is that they’re portable, giving them more versatility than a standard set of 2.0 speakers. They’re also compatible with Bluetooth devices, allowing players to simultaneously

The major announcements out of this year’s Snapdragon Summit event have been focused on new Snapdragon silicon, including the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for flagship smartphones and Snapdragon X2 Elite for PCs. But not every bit of news has been expected. Towards the end of the opening keynote, Qualcomm CEO Cristian Amon chatted with Google’s

At Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2025, which is currently underway is Maui, we got to see the company’s newest high-performance chip for PCs, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, running in a couple of different form factors right on the show floor. Like last year, Qualcomm is determined to show how much its custom Arm-based PC processor architecture has

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has officially dropped today, and if you’ve been following our coverage on Qualcomm’s latest mobile platform, you’ll know that this SoC is a big deal. Unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is poised to redefine flagship Android smartphones with a blend of raw power, advanced on-device

In case you missed our other coverage from Snapdragon Summit 2024, new second-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite chips for Windows on Arm laptops, as well as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5—Qualcomm’s fastest mobile parts ever—are on the way. The company’s made some bold claims about performance, but of course, independent benchmarks tell the full

Last month, we reported that some users were unable to opt out of LinkedIn’s scraping of user data to train AI. Since then, LinkedIn has updated its terms of service to state that LinkedIn user data will be used not only for targeted advertisements, but also generative AI. LinkedIn informed customers outside of the US this change to its terms

One of the befits of being in the Apple ecosystem is how tightly integrated all the company’s devices are, which makes things more seamlessly work together. Of course, this comes at the cost of only being able to use Apple made accessories to get the maximum benefit. Although this might be about to change when it comes to third-party watches

Don’t let the recent partnership with NVIDIA fool you—Intel is still working on its own Arc graphics technology, and investigation of recent driver files indicate that Intel is bringing Multi-Frame Generation to its own GPUs via an update to XeSS. Multi-Frame Generation is one of the headlining features of NVIDIA’s RTX 50 Series GPUs, which

HP Z2 Mini G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 / 128GB / 2TB): $5,021 as tested, starting at $1,299 HP’s latest Z workstation packs 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, discrete-class GPU horsepower, and 128GB of RAM into a compact package barely bigger than an ATX PSU.   Professional, Understated Aesthetics Solid Single- And Multi-Core Performance Generous GPU…

Ah, the joyous cackling of a successful console modder—few things are more beautiful, and today we got to see it in the form of YouTuber James Channel creating perhaps the most deranged portable console mod we’ve ever seen, this time for the original Xbox.

Likely thanks to their more frequent forays into actually-portable consoles, Nintendo

An all-Purdue University crew is set to make history on a suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic. Scheduled for launch in 2027, the mission, dubbed “Purdue 1,” will see a professor, a student, and alumni from the university crew a Virgin Galactic spacecraft to conduct live experiments in the microgravity of space. In other news, Notre

For a limited time, the latest version of Razer’s Blade 14 gaming laptop is marked down to its lowest price ever, with Razer offering a $700 discount over MSRP. There are a few configurations available, all of which employ one of two mobile GeForce RTX 50 series discrete GPU options based on NVIDIA’s latest-generation Blackwell architecture.

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