Dell QHD IPS gaming monitor drops to $199

We’ve featured this fantastic monitor several times when it’s been on sale, but now the price has dipped to just $199, which is a great value for money dollar price on what is the perfect mid-ranged specifications for a gaming PC setup. This monitor is a good choice and one of thebest gaming monitorswhether you’re using it for work/productivity tasks or gaming with its crisp resolution and high framerate capability....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Paige Miller

Dell XPS 16 laptops may finally use AMD CPUs for the first time in 18 years — major leak reveals Dell's 2027 roadmap

According to amassive leakdiscovered yesterday,Dellis considering AMD silicon for its flagship XPS 16 laptop, which will be released in 2027. This would mark the first AMD chip in an XPS laptop or desktop computer in over 18 years when a Phenom II shipped in the budget XPS 625 in 2009. Dell’s leak occurred whenVideoCardzdiscovered confidential documents inadvertently uploaded to a public download website. The presentation includes Dell’s roadmap for its XPS line for the next 3+ years, revealing its upcomingXPS 13 Plus’s performancewith Snapdragon X along with the mobile roadmaps ofQualcomm,Intel, and Nvidia....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Amy Hardy

Dicemaster 2000 is a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered dice roller for the visually impaired

TheRaspberry Pi Picohas proven to be an exceptionally capable microcontroller and many makers turn to it when they need to make something unique. If you may’t find what you’re looking for on the market, why not create it for yourself? That’s exactly what maker and developer Hiro has done with his latest project, theDicemaster 2000. This Pico-powered project is a handheld dice roller that Hiro explains is a gift for a friend who is slowly losing their sight....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Mary Cruz

Dutch government bans even simpler chipmaking tools from export to China — DUV lithography tools now get the axe

ASML announcedthat the Dutch government has revoked its export license for two of its lithography systems, and it can no longer ship these tools to Chinese clients. The impact on ASML won’t be significant as these machines are designed for advanced process technologies, while the vast majority of ASML’s customers in China are focused on mature production nodes. However, it further restricts China’s access to newer chip manufacturing technologies.The tools in question are ASML’s Twinscan NXT:2050i and NXT:2100i lithography systems, the company’s most advanced deep ultraviolet (DUV) machines....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Meredith Mclaughlin

Enthusiast builds a 3D printer that uses a hot glue gun — heavily modified Dremel glue gun surprisingly good at printing objects

Maker Jón Schone recently showcased a slick new design that bridges the chasm between his first love of3D printing- and hot glue guns. Earlier this week, on Schone’s YouTube channel ‘Proper Printing,’ we saw the maker conceptualize, iterate, and successfully build “a hot glue 3D printer.” The work as presented provides viewers with an enjoyable ride, with several false dawns. But the project comes together brilliantly in the end. His glue stick magazine drop-feed system probably deserves a video all its own....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Ebony Joseph

G.Skill launches DDR5-9600 CUDIMM RAM, can hit DDR5-10000 in dual-channel mode on air cooling

G.Skill has launched the Trident Z5 CK series CUDIMM RAM, which is rated for DDR5-9600 straight out of the box. The company made these memory components specifically for the upcoming Intel Core Ultra 200 and Z890 motherboards, allowing users to enjoy faster transfer speeds without needing to tinker with the advanced BIOS settings of their system if they have a compatible motherboard. However, you’ll need a compatible motherboard that supports Intel’s XMP 3....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Joyce Obrien

Galax confirms monstrous dual 16-pin RTX 5090D extreme overclocking GPU for the Chinese market

The in-development RTX 5090D Hall of Fame XOC (Extreme OC) from Galax is set to hit the Chinese market shortly, as confirmed by a post on the manufacturer’sFacebook page. As far as custom GPUs are concerned, this is the firstRTX 5090with a dual 16-pin connector layout — which, coupled with a custom vBIOS, could unlock power levels exceeding 1,000W. While the price hasn’t been disclosed, this GPU will likely be in the same tier as theAsus ROG Astral RTX 5090: north of $3,000, assuming you can find one in stock....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Nicole Clark

GamerTech's Magma Glove is a heated compression glove targeted at competitive gamers

Startup GamerTech has unveiled its Magma Glove, a self-heating, fingertip-less compression glove design aimed squarely at eSports professionals and other competitive gamers, as noticed byNotebookcheck. The design was made in collaboration with eSports teamOxygen eSports, a well-established eSports organization whose players primarily specialize in FPS titles likeValorant,Call of Duty, and more. But could a pair of gloves really make such a big difference? While eSports is a much larger industry today than it was in the golden era ofCS:S, the old tenets of comfort and consistency being the top priority for competitive players remain true today....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Molly Evans

Geekworm X1011 Review: The hidden NAS maker

Tom’s Hardware Verdict If you need capacity over performance, then the X1011 is a good choice. Building your own Pi-powered NAS just became a little easier. Compact size Space for four drives Easy to assemble Easy port access PCIe Gen 2 bandwidth Supplied spacers are too short SSD 1 and 2 screw points are under the Pi! 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....

July 2, 2025 · 7 min · 1351 words · Michael Richards

Get a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and SSD for $329 — Ryzen 5 7600X combo deal on Newegg saves $180

This Newegg bundle deal, which includes a Ryzen 5 7600X, a Gigabyte B650M Gaming Plus WiFi AM5 motherboard, 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM from G.Skill, and a 1TB Kingston NV2 SSD as a free gift, ison sale for only $329 for a limited time. This Newegg combo is $180 cheaper than buying the components at regular price. The bundle represents half of a fully built midrange gaming machine, with a graphics card, chassis, power supply, and CPU cooler being the only missing items....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Michelle Jones

Gigabyte releases AI software to help train your own AI — AI TOP utility taps Gigabyte motherboards, GPUs, SSDs, and power supplies to fine-tune local AI model training

Gigabytehas officially released its new local AI model training and fine-tuning utility to work with a new line of AI-targeted hardware. Using the new utility with Gigabyte’s recommended hardware, users can locally train and fine-tune AI models with up to 236 billion parameters or more. Previously, training an AI model this size would typically require the help of a remote data center. The new Linux-based AI TOP utility works with hardware Gigabyte and was explicitly designed to run AI models....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Justin Kennedy

Hacker plants three strains of malware in a Steam Early Access game called Chemia — security company found crypto-jacking infostealers and a backdoor to install yet more malware in the future

Sometimes getting more than what you asked for is nice. Finding cash in a jacket you haven’t worn in a while, getting an extra chicken nugget at the drive-thru, discovering a hidden track on an album — those are all pleasant surprises. This one isn’t: A cyber threat intelligence firm called Prodaft revealed that “Chemia,” a game previously available via Steam’s Early Access program, shipped with three strains of malware....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Bradley Edwards

How Can I See Previously Downloaded Apps on Mobile and PC

Every one of us has downloaded several apps in our lifetime, whether it’s on our PC or smartphone. Well, statistics say there are over 299 billion downloadable apps worldwide. Indeed, it’s impossible to remember all of them. Did you recently get a new phone? Or mistakenly deleted the app you love? Sometimes, we even download random games for fun but eventually remove them. Later, we forget their names and fail to get them back....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · James Oneill