Following up on prior E-core-only Intel CPU designs like the N100, careful scrutiny of official Intel data reveals the name and existence of an Intel N250. This final bit of info was ultimately found by@InstLatX64on Twitter, though prior to that the general existence of Twin Lake was found by @OneRaichu, according toVideoCardz. There is a #TwinLake (CPUID B06E0, 4c/4th, 1.2GHz, w/o HTT) among the #Intel test machines:https://t.co/v6qc33SzVDBrand string is “Intel(R) N250” https://t....

Value priced Sleek aluminum design Multiple operating modes Single-cable USB-C setup for power and data OSD controls are still awkwardly positioned Below average brightness No case included to protect the dual screens Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. It’s been a year since we looked atKYY’s X90Aportable monitor, but the company is back with a new variant called the X90D....

Lenovo is blurring the line between gaming laptops and workstations. Its new 18-inch Legion 9i, announced at Lenovo Tech World in Shanghai, boasts up to an Nvidia RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, up to 192GB of RAM, and up to 8TB of storage. There’s also a 3D display option, which the company says should help with developing games as much as playing them. Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX GPU Up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop pGPU (24GB DDR7, 175W)...

Microsoftnow allows users to installWindows 11on unsupported hardware, but it warns of potential instabilities with this type of install and doesn’t guarantee official support, updates, or compatibility. Just a week back, the firm published ablog poststipulating TPM 2.0 as a compulsory requirement for Windows 11. This new guide from Microsoft notes that you can install the OS on devices that don’t support the OS, but warns of problems you’ll encounter when installing the operating system on devices that don’t meet the requirements while also providing instructions on how to undo the upgrade if you run into unforeseen problems....

Following criticism from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ofMicrosoft’splanned price and feature changesto its Game Pass subscription service, the software giant hasrespondedto allegations of product degradation. In a letter to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, Microsoft argues that its new least expensive Game Pass tier is a better product for gamers, not a degraded one, because it includes multiplayer functionality. The FTC alleged that constituted “the hallmarks of a firm exercising market power post-merger,” something the FTC claims it wasworried about from the beginningof the merger talks....

The Surface and Surface Pro lineups will get Lunar Lake models in 2025, areportfrom Windows Central claims. Citing his sources, Windows Central senior editor Zac Bowden claimsMicrosoftis set to launch a slew of new Surface devices, including Lunar Lake-powered Surface and Surface Pro laptops, a new Surface Laptop Studio model sporting a Snapdraon X Plus, and a new Surface device with an 11-inch screen. The Lunar Lake variant of the latest Surface Laptop 7 has been anticipated since October whena model sporting the Core Ultra 7 268Vwas spotted on Chinese e-tailer Goofish....

Microsoftreleased several updates related to the Xbox gaming ecosystem, including enhancements for theWindows 11Game Bar. In a recentblog post, the trillion-dollar software giant announced a UI refresh for Game Bar, its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform optimizations, and more. The Windows 10/11 Game Bar UI refresh consists of a newly “refreshed design” and improvements to its navigational functionality with game controllers in compact mode. In Game Bar’s “default” mode (compact mode disabled), most of the UI elements for the home bar, capture widget, performance widget, resource widget, widget store, and settings menu have been adjusted to have larger spacing, making them easier to manipulate....

Framework has been busyemailing customerswhose data has been leaked due to a recent phishing attack (h/tComputer Base). Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of Framework customers with outstanding balances for device purchases was shared by the firm’s primary external accounting partner, which fell victim to a phishing attack. Customers named in the leaked spreadsheets will receive the email reproduced in full at the above link. However, we are relieved to note that the leaked PII is claimed to consist solely of the following details: full name, email address, and the balance owed....

Almost all applications on computers need a mouse pointer to navigate them. However, you can sometimes face the problem of the mouse pointer disappearing, but only in specific applications like Chrome. In most case, the mouse pointer will reappear as soon as it is out of the Chrome window. This issue is usually caused due to misconfigured Chrome settings, corrupted sessions, or bugs and glitches. While the mouse disappearing makes it pretty hard to navigate Chrome, this issue is rather easy to fix....

MSIhas released a final, stable BIOS for the MSI MEG Z890 Ace, just days after ahandful of vendorsstarted to push beta versions of Intel PR5-compliant BIOSes for Intel’s Z890 motherboards (Credit:g01d3nm4ng0at X). While the underlying issues inherent in the platform have already been addressed, Intel promised additional gains through a BIOS update accompanying the 0x114 microcode and updated CSME firmware by January. With verification approaching completion, other partners will likely push their final BIOS updates shortly....

UPDATE 13-06-2025 3:20pm PT: MSI has reached out with a statement on the matter and is now replacing faulty units.You can read more about that here. Original article: Users have reported that their MSI Z790 motherboards are failing and refusing to boot. Upon further investigation, the PCH (Platform Controller Hub) chipset has cracks that have made the motherboards unusable. Reports have come in through Reddit and otherdiscussion posts, and repair technicians have noticed and diagnosed the issue, claiming that this issue is more widespread that at first believed....

Asus released a new BIOS that adds a setting aptly named ‘Intel Baseline Profile,’ which switches from the motherboard’s default settings to the ones recommended by Intel. It is in response to a widespread crash and another instability issue with certain games using Unreal Engine 5, precisely when it initiates shaders during the loading screen. With this setting, those with Intel 13th and 14th-generation CPUs should have stable gameplay. Once other vendors do the same, they may permanently address the issue....

In a post atX, Jacob Freeman of Nvidia has offered a small preview of what’s coming to the Nvidia Broadcast app in a future update. Both content creators and even average users will be able to take advantage of the new “Studio Voice” and “Virtual Key Light” features. The former enhances the quality of your mic to simulate a high-end studio, while the latter relights the output from your camera as if you had a virtual key light....