It’s getting closer to back-to-school time, and maybe you need to get your hands on one of thebest gaming laptopsfor your next term. Suitable for both coursework and some medium gaming, this laptop can be used for both work and play. At under 1000 dollars, this laptop is an affordable option if you’re looking for a well-priced gaming laptop for multiple uses. Head on over to Newegg to find theMSI Bravo 15 (model - C7VFKP) for just $999- reduced by $300 from its usual $1,299 MSRP....

We’re in the middle of testing a number of Windows laptops with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite CPUs inside. This is a major moment in PC history, becauseMicrosoftis pushing this new generation of computers so hard, calling themCopilot+ PCsand giving them exclusive features that Intel and AMD-powered laptops won’t get for months. Microsoft and Qualcomm have tried to make Windows on Arm laptops a successful part of the PC market for many years now and it has never worked out for a variety of reasons we could spend a whole article on – compatibility issues, mediocre performance and high prices....

Solidigm has officially discontinued its P44 Pro and P41 Plus SSDs, the only consumer SSDs the company has ever launched and likely ever will (viaITHome), finalizing its exit from the consumer SSD business. In addition to Solidigm’s two consumer SSDs being canned, the storage manufacturer’s website no longer lists consumer drives anywhere on the front page; even the products drop-down menu does not mention consumer storage. Instead, nearly the entire website is now dedicated to Solidigm’s data center SSD business, and onGooglesearch, the website is listed as “SolidigmEnterpriseSSDs....

If you’ve been waiting to upgrade your processor, now is a good time to jump in and see what’s available. Over atAmazontoday, we came across theAMD Ryzen 7 7700CPU at a great price. This powerful CPU usually goes for around $329. However, it’s slowly come down since launching in 2023 and today is listed at just $246—one of its lowest prices to date. So far, no expiration date has been specified for the offer, so we’re not sure how long it will be available at this price....

It’s the first big sales event of the summer—Memorial Day 2025—falls on the last Monday in May, which is Monday the 26th. Primarily a day honoring military personnel who lost their lives serving in the U.S. armed forces, it has also become a large sales event in its own right for a variety of retailers. Traditionally, a great time to pick up a deal on a new mattress, more and more tech companies and retailers have joined in on Memorial Day as the first big sales event of the summer....

Even though I prefer my desktop for gaming, there are many times when I wish to take my gaming machine with me or move it to another room temporarily. Although possible, it takes a lot of time and effort to disassemble my gaming rig and set it up again. One of thebest gaming laptopswould be the perfect answer, but to find a machine pokey enough to play the games I want to play at a decent graphical fidelity normally means splashing out thousands....

When it comes to demonstrating software at a convention, it can be tricky to develop something that’s efficient and appropriately attention-grabbing. Thankfully, the team at Expanso has Sean Tracey on board who threw together this really coolRaspberry Pi-powered cluster in a briefcase he calls theExpanso Football. We think it’s a super fun idea to throw so many Pis into one case so we’ve invited Tracey to show off his creation in our upcoming episode of The Pi Cast, linked below....

Escape from Tarkov is as hardcore as an FPS PvP can be. You go on30-minutes or so raids with whatever you pick on your initial loadout. You loot as much as you can and return to your offline interface. We’re looking at the best Escape from Tarkov alternatives you can play. Similar games could be free, console-available, easier, more challenging, or with a fantastic twist. Selecting Games Like Tarkov Our game selection process involved looking at the core elements of the Escape from Tarkov and identify similar titles with the best gameplay....

TSMC’s newexpansion into Arizonahas received serious scrutiny from engineers and industry insiders for its myriad examples of poor treatment of workers, reports nonprofit news siteRest of World. The article claims the company’s culture of chronic overwork, cruel managerial style, and poor treatment of its engineers in its Taiwanese plants has ported over poorly to an American labor force who are now leaving its new plant over perceived abuses. Taiwan’s darling comes to the US TSMC, the world’s leader in advanced chipmaking, has been a major recipient of the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act,receiving billions of dollarsfrom the US government in exchange for bringing semiconductor production to the United States....

Given how SRAM-intensive modern designs are, SRAM cell size and density are major characteristics of new fabrication technologies. Apparently, the SRAM density of Intel’s 18A manufacturing process (1.8nm-class) is considerably lower than that of TSMC’s N2 (2nm-class), and is closer to TSMC’s N3, according to theISSCC 2025 Advance Program. Still, Intel’s 18A could have other major advantages over N2. Intel’s 18A fabrication process features a high-density SRAM bit cell size of 0....

The recent release of Ubuntu 24.04 has seemingly gone well for most platforms, but on theRaspberry Pithere is one big issue which has come to light. The OS can be easily installed to the microSD cards, including thebest microSD cards, but it appears that users using a combination ofUSBdrives, micro SD cards and for some, NVMe SSDs are encountering installation issues. Ubuntu 24.04 is the first Long Term Support (LTS) release for theRaspberry Pi 5....

There are several potential causes for µTorrent not functioning properly or crashing, including using an outdated version of the application, the firewall blocking the application, and the application being incompatible with the version of Windows being used. Therefore, you may have to try several fixes mentioned below until your problem gets resolved. Restart the Application Using the Task Manager Even after exiting the application, it can still run in the background....

We don’t realize it, but most of us have our own set of keyboard habits. While we know we can change the volume with the taskbar, the keyboard way seems a little less complex. So, if your keyboard volume button isn’t working, it could be a little annoying. But there’s a simple solution to this minor inconvenience. Ifnone of the keys on your keyboard are workingthen this could be a hardware issue....