Raspberry Pi 5 powered 'wall arcade' features a big, low-res RGB LED matrix display

There’s nothing like retro gaming on theRaspberry Pibut we haven’t quite seen a gaming rig like this. Leave it to the Pi community to blow our minds and expectations out of the water. This project, created by maker and developer John Park is using our favorite SBC — theRaspberry Pi 5— to drive a coolwall arcadefeaturing RGB LED matrix panels as the main display. According to Park, this setup doesn’t just look the part....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Heather Thompson

Raspberry Pi powered Picade Max brings two-player retro gaming to Pimoroni's Picade family

UK-basedRaspberry Pireseller Pimoroni hastoday announcedthe beta release of its long-anticipated Picade Max. This two-player cabinet is an upgrade of its previous Picade models and comes with a 19-inch IPS display. Right now, only 50 beta units are going out for £395 ($406 converted). The goal of the limited beta release is to gather feedback on the kit and the build instructions before a full production run is released. The official launch will happen a few weeks later, with a final RRP of £495 ($509 converted)....

July 25, 2025 · 5 min · 961 words · Robert Morales

RayNeo Air 2s Review: Truly basic AR glasses saved by affordable pricing

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The RayNeo Air 2s doesn’t come with many added features or pack-ins, but the price is right. Value pricing Attractive design that’s comfortable for long-term use Wide compatibility with USB-C devices Upgraded four-speaker audio is lackluster Lack of crispness near the edge of displays No included light blockers Somewhat cheap-feeling chassis 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 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1319 words · Nathan Compton

Report: Intel Battlemage arriving in 2024, Arrow Lake will consume 100W less power than 14th Gen, overclocking unaffected by latest Raptor Lake microcode updates

Intel has purportedly made some huge announcements in China surrounding its upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs and Battlemage GPUs, as well its Raptor Lake CPU microcode update. A Chinese reporter on Weibo (sourced viaVideoCardz) reports that Arrow Lake will have huge efficiency gains, consuming 100W less power than Raptor Lake, and that Intel’s next-gen discrete GPUs, codename Battlemage, will arrive within the year.Before going any further, it’s worth mentioning that we can’t verify any of Intel’s claims made by this reporter....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Tyler Long

RISC-V CPU arrives on a tablet starting at $149 — DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II features an octa-core CPU and up to 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage

DeepComputing, one of the leaders in RISC-V development, just announced its DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II tablet. This mobile device is powered by a SpacemiT Key Stone K1 SoC, the same processor found in itsupgraded DC-ROMA Laptop II.Thus, it is easier for developers already familiar with the system to use the new tablet. The Pad II runs Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 and supports touch inputs, too, allowing developers to test and develop RISC-V mobile apps directly on it....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Brian Sanders

Russia buys chips from Intel, AMD, and others to fuel war efforts — the country bought $1.7 billion worth of chips in 2023

Despiterestrictions imposed on exports to Russiato prevent technology from fueling its war with Ukraine, Russia has imported over $1.7 billion worth of chips from American and European companies in the first nine months of 2023, reportsBloombergciting classified customs data. Some chips were intended for client PCs; others could be used by Russia’s secret services, and the remaining were dual-use chips that could be used for weapons in its war. Over half of the chips originated from U....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Alyssa Garcia

Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPU trails Core i9-14900K in leaked benchmark — Granite Ridge 5.8 GHz CPU shows Core i9-13900K-like single-threaded performance in CPU-Z

As we’re a few days away fromComputex2024, the first screenshots and single-threaded benchmark score (viaHXL) of an allegedRyzen 9000(Granite Ridge) processor have surfaced. Many expect AMD to announce the newZen 5chips at the Taiwan event, which will compete with thebest CPUscurrently on the market.The Zen 5 chip is somewhat mysterious, as the user who posted the screenshot on theBaidu Tiebacommunity intentionally pixelated many of the processor’s specifications. Nonetheless, CPU-Z does confirm that the chip is from the Granite Ridge family and resides on the existing AM5 socket....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Michael Johnson

Sabrent is about to unleash a high-speed PCIe 5.0 SSD — Rocket 5 delivers over 14 GB/s read and 12 GB/s write speeds

Sabrent has unveiled a newPCIe 5.0 SSD, theRocket 5, worthy of competing with thebest SSDsof today. The drive is rated at read speeds of over 14 GB/s and will come in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. Sabrent says the new Rocket 5 will be available in its 1TB and 2TB variants shortly, while the more significant 4TB model will come later. According to Sabrent, the Rocket 5 can speed over 14 GB/s in read speeds and over 12 GB/s in write performance....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Erin Morgan

Samsung develops low-latency, low-power DRAM with performance that allegedly eclipses DDR5

Samsung isdevelopinga new type of memory called Low Latency Wide I/O (LLW) DRAM, which promises to bring together very high bandwidth, low latency, and low power consumption. The company positions its new memory for devices that need to operate large language models (LLMs) on-device, though such DRAMs could be used for a wide variety of client workloads. Samsung’s LLW DRAM is a low-power memory that features wide I/O, low latency and boasts a bandwidth of 128 GB/s, presumably per module (or rather a stack)....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Elizabeth Francis

Samsung Galaxy Not Turning On? Try These Fixes

Samsung has some cutting-edge features that help the brand live up to its name. But, frequent minor to severe issues, like the phone not turning on at all only overshadow them. Your Samsung Galaxy phone may not turn on due to either software or hardware-related issues. So, we’ll need to apply a variety of fixes to diagnose and fix the problem. Your Phone is Out of Battery The first indicator of a seemingly-dead phone is that it has run out of battery....

July 25, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Devon Smith

sudo apt-get Command Not Found? Here’s How to Fix It

Sudo apt-get is a frequently used command line to manage the Debian packages. However, if you use this on a non-Debian device or if the apt package is not installed, you will get the Command not found error when trying to execute it. Additionally, when this error pops up, users won’t be able to install, remove, update or manage the software packages. In this article, we will cover this issue and help you find a resolution to this command error....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Calvin Kirk

Surface Not Detecting Monitor? Here’re 9 Ways to Fix It

If your Surface device doesn’t detect a secondary monitor, it mainly indicates incompatibility issues with the monitor or the connection media. Microsoft Surface only works with certain monitors, cables, and adapters. If you use any others, the monitor either stays black/blank or shows some messages like “No Signal” or “Check Signal Cable.” Apart from compatibility issues, improper connection and outdated graphics drivers/firmware are also other potential causes. Restart Surface and Monitor Before you begin, first try restarting your Surface and monitor....

July 25, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Jamie Graham

TeamGroup's curious PCIe 5.0 SSD strategy: Adopt controllers from all makers

TeamGroup is a company that tends to adopt multiple SSD platforms to ensure it has relevant drives at competitive price points. Back in the day, the company would not even disclose the controller or memory producer for its SSDs to remain flexible. However, nowadays, the company has grown large enough to support multiple high-end PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD lineups based on four different controllers. Indeed, TeamGroup demonstrated six different SSD families offering different levels of performance based on controllers from Innogrit (IG5666), Maxio Technology (MAP1806), Phison (PS5028-E28), and Silicon Motion (SM2508) atComputex 2025....

July 25, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Natasha Cain