Seasonic unveils 600W 12V-2X6 GPU power cable upgrade — company's earlier ATX 3.0 PSUs came with older 12VHPWR cables

Seasonic has released a new12V-2x6 600W power cablefor its outgoing ATX 3.0 compatible power supplies. The new cable is designed to replace its older 12VHPWR cables that came with all its originalATX 3.0power supplies. The newer 12V-2x6 cable is a more mature revision of the 12VHPWR cable that is less susceptible — dare we say immune? — to meltdowns.The cable itself is 700mm long and can deliver up to 600 watts to a connected GPU, and it uses 16 gauge wiring....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Steven Nguyen

TCL boasts about the 'image quality, power consumption, and lifespan' benefits of its latest inkjet-printed OLED displays

TCL CSOT, a display manufacturing subsidiary of TCL, isreportedlyadvancing rapidly in the field of OLED technology by investing heavily in inkjet-printed OLED panels. By adopting inkjet printing technology rather than traditional manufacturing methods, the company is aiming to simplify the OLED production process, thereby reducing costs and allowing for increased flexibility in screen sizes and designs. However, it has been seeing other important benefits. The traditional method for creating OLED screens relies on vacuum thermal evaporation (VTE), which involves vaporizing organic materials and depositing them onto a substrate in a carefully controlled environment....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Natalie Williams

Tencent reveals Lunar Lake-powered 11-inch handheld packing Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 2.5K 120Hz display, 32GB RAM, and 1TB of storage

If you weren’t delighted with the miniature screen size of existing devices, Tencent has something new for handheld enthusiasts.Videocardzreports that Tencent has announced a new handheld—which is less of a handheld and more of a portable console—the Sunday Dragon 3D One. An Intel Lunar Lake CPU powers this whopping handheld, alongside a massive 11-inch display for a more immersive viewing experience—provided you can hold the thing in your hands. The 3D One features the Core Ultra 7 258V - packing four P-Cores (Lion Cove), four E-Cores (Skymont), and the Arc 140V iGPU (Integrated GPU) with eight Xe2 cores....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Daniel Miles

The world's first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU

Chinese computer manufacturer Geekom is reportedly preparing the QS series of mini-PCs powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. According to the Lonely City Hardware (machine translated) onWeibo(h/tNeowin), this device will be the first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC, especially asQualcomm unexpectedly canceled the Snapdragon X Elite dev kit. However, we don’t know the mini-PC’s specifications, pricing, or additional information. All that we see in the leaked image is the device’s exterior case, which features the power button, two USB-A ports, and a 3....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Kevin Miller

Thermaltake unveils two mid-tower cases supporting motherboards with backside power delivery

Thermaltakehops on the hidden power connector bandwagon with its new CTE E550 TG and Ceres 350 MX cases. Unveiled atComputex 2024, both chassis are new mid-tower models featuring support for motherboards that come equipped withpower connectors on the backto improve cabling aesthetics. The Ceres 350 MX takes on the classic recipe of a traditional ATX mid-tower with a PSU shroud and spices it up with several unique traits to differentiate itself in the sea of mid-tower cases on the market today....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Brandi Davis

This small-form-factor Mini-ITX Asus ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming Wi-Fi motherboard just got a $90 discount ahead of Memorial Day

Who doesn’t love a good small form factor PC? The only big problem is that their miniature parts, such as Mini-ITX motherboards, cases, and power supplies often come at a premium cost, compared to their bigger ATX cousins. However, Newegg has discounted Asus’s ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming Wi-Fi motherboard by $70, with an additional $20 off when using the promo code “SSESA976”, for a limited time. There is also an additional combo saving if you pair the motherboard with theAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · David Brooks

Tiny GPD MicroPC 2 smashes crowdfunding goal – sequel to 2019 original improves mobile productivity yet remains under 500g

Hong Kong-based purveyor of tiny computers, GPD, has launched a refreshed version of its ‘true pocket-sized’ productivity powerhouse on Indiegogo. The newGPD MicroPC 2brings a multitude of upgrades to the 2019 original (and to the minor update ‘2021Ver’). As well as improved computing power and resources under the hood, the biggest change here is the new pivoting touch screen, capable of transforming this UMPC into a tablet. Other big changes for the GPD MicroPC 2 Sticking with screen-related details, the new MicroPC 2 features a 7-inch display, boosted from its predecessor’s 6-inch one....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 837 words · Dennis Martin

TSMC rumored to receive High NA EUV machines from ASML this year

Nikkei Asia’s sources say that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), the largest semiconductor fab in the world, is set to receive the ASML’s most advanced chipmaking machine this year. The high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet (High NA EUV) machine, which is said tocost more than $350 million apiece, will allow chip makers to print features smaller than before.Nikkei Asiareports that TSMC is considering using its High NA EUV lithography machines to make processors that use angstrom 10 (A10) technology, about two generations ahead of the 2nm node that it plans to put into production by the end of next year....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · George Robinson

U.S. ordered TSMC to halt shipments of advanced AI processors to China: Report

TSMC may not have voluntarily cut shipments of advanced AI processors to Chinese entities,as reported last week. Rather, it was ordered to do so by the U.S. government, according to aSouth China Morning Postreport published earlier today. The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice to TSMC imposing export controls on advanced AI processors and GPUs made on technologies that are produced on a 7nm-class or more advanced fabrication process. The regulation does not cover chips for automotive and consumer devices....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Brenda Preston

VPN Keeps Disconnecting? 10 Ways to Fix It

A VPN allows us to mask our online privacy and internet traffic through an encrypted connection. Having a VPN not work all of a sudden when you use it daily can be dreadful. Without a VPN, your IP address is exposed which can attract a lot of unwanted traffic and make you vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Usually, if your internet connection is too slow or hashigh trafficcan cause the VPN to disconnect....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Brian Tanner

What Are the Green Check Mark on Desktop Icons?

If you see a green check mark on desktop icons, there is normally no reason to be alarmed. This is not a virus and your pc is not vulnerable. In fact, it’s the opposite of that. The green checkmark on your desktop icon indicates that Microsoft’s OneDrive has successfully backed up your file to the cloud. This checkmark appears on Windows PCs where you have signed in to your OneDrive account....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Susan Lynch

What Computer Do I Have? How to Check Specs & Model

Even if you are a casual computer user, it is always ideal that you know your PC better. Besides this, if you know your PC specification, you can easily determine whether an application is supported on your computer before installing them. So today, we are here to give you a step-by-step guide on how to get computer details or check computer specifications. So, without further ado, let’s get right into it....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · Zachary Collins

$1,100 Meteor Lake-powered laptop features a removable camera — Honor MagicBook Art 14 also flaunts a 3.1K OLED 120 Hz display with 4,320 Hz PWM dimming

Laptop and phone vendor Honor recently released a new line of phones and laptops, with the MagicBook Art 14 2024 thin-and-light notebook receiving fanfare. The specs suggest it’s a wonderful productivity machine, but the real interesting gimmick is its fully removable camera. That’s right, Honor’s MagicBook camera will spend most of its life not staring at the user but hiding away in an SD-card-like push-push tray. The camera can be reversed for front-facing or rear-facing needs and appears to have a firm magnetic grip on the top of the laptop when deployed....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Patrick Burton