Nvidia may release the RTX 5080 in 24GB and 16GB flavors — the higher VRAM capacity will come in the future via 3GB GDDR7 chips

A shipping manifest has cropped up featuring different SKUs for Nvidia’s upcomingBlackwell RTX 50-series GPUs. Discovered byharukaze5719 on X, the manifest shows seven variants, meaning we could see multiple iterations of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 at the very least, possibly with varying VRAM capacities.The manifest showcases six GPU SKUs aimed at “development and testing purposes.” All seven feature varying codenames: 699-1G144-0030-TS1, 699-1G144-0050-TS1, 699-1G144-0045-TS1, 691-1G145-2030-TS1, 699-1G147-0070-TS1, 699-1G147-0050-TS1, 699-1G147-0045-EB1. 699-1G144-0030-TS1699-1G144-0050-TS1699-1G144-0045-TS1691-1G145-2030-TS1699-1G147-0070-TS1699-1G147-0050-TS1699-1G147-0045-EB1https://t.co/VfBUmrurmp https://t....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Wayne Harris

Nvidia's fabled Nintendo 3DS prototype has been leaked — Rare Gaming Dump reveals the MG20

Based on data gained from the Nintendo “Gigaleak” that spilled in 2018, YouTuber Rare Gaming Dump has effectively proven the existence of a previously only rumored Nvidia prototype of what would eventually become the Nintendo 3DS. This is particularly noteworthy because it dates Nintendo and Nvidia’s collaboration to before the birth of Nvidia’s Tegra mobile hardware, and the Nintendo Switch that would eventually bepowered by Tegra X1. According to the leaks, this Nvidia 3DS prototype was called the MG20, which we’ll be calling the Nvidia MG20 for the rest of this article for the sake of simplicity....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Dave Figueroa

OpenAI's new assistant makes Apple's Siri look primitive, also announces GPT-4o and new desktop PC client (Updated)

ChatGPT will soon become a Siri-killing personal assistant.OpenAIhas announced the GPT-4o model, its newest LLM, set to launch iteratively over the next few weeks. GPT-4o provides GPT-4 power refined to be much easier to use – much greater speeds and user-friendly features are the model’s focus – culminating in ChatGPT’s transformation into a class-leading personal assistant. The update will be released for all users of ChatGPT, paid and free, starting today....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Amber Levine

Outlook Slow to Load? Here Are 8 Ways to Fix It

As Outlook needs to manage numerous email messages, it’s normal for Outlook to suffer occasional hiccups. However, if you notice Outlook taking too long to open or load, it could be a severe issue. Also, you could face other issues like inbox taking too long to load and switching between them is painfully slow. Sometimes it’s a minor glitch, and restarting the application or your system can solve the problem. But if the problem persists, you may require advanced troubleshooting....

July 24, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Nicole Thomas

Phison intros 'world's fastest' high-capacity 128TB SSD — Pascari D205V hits 3 million IOPS and 14,600 MB/s with PCIe 5.0

Phison has introduced its Pascari D205V datacenter SSD with a capacity of up to 128TB and a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. The drive is aimed at AI training as well as media streaming applications that demand both high capacity and high performance. In an emailTom’s Hardwarereceived, Phison said the SSD will be available in the second quarter of next year and its clients can use the platform to build their own drives....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Dominique Hicks

Phone Charging But Carplay Not Working? 15 Ways to Fix It

When you connect your iPhone to your car, you see the phone is charging, but your car’s multimedia player does not recognize your device. If that happens, you can’t access your iPhone’s function in a car, making it difficult to get directions, use Siri, and more.Phone Charging is a basic part that most cars handle without any issues. However, Modern feature like Apple CarPlay needs some extra software to run flawlessly....

July 24, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Cody Hernandez

Prototype 'Steam Machine' dusted off and tested — running Windows on an old AMD APU ten years later

One of the first Steam Machine prototypes has been detailed and tested by YouTuberBringus Studios. Unlike pretty much every other Steam Machine prototype and final product, this Xi3-made PC ran Windows instead of the Linux-based SteamOS operating system. The PC, which Xi3 later launched as the Piston, has middling gaming performance according to Bringus Studios’benchmarks, and even in its own time wasn’t very fast. When Bringus Studios first acquired this strange mini-PC, the YouTuber actually didn’t quite know what he had, because it didn’t have a product name, just the logo of Xi3....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Mason Scott

Raptor Lake 9.1 GHz overclockers share secrets behind eclipsing a 17-year-old CPU frequency world record

Not long ago, we covered a world record-breaking overclock of anIntel Core i9-14900KS reaching a whopping 9.1 GHz. In the time since, the team responsible were invited to Intel to hold an extended presentation on how they did it [h/tSkatterbencher]. It’s also worth noting that this impressive 9.1 GHz overclock was only achieved on a single P-Core of theCore i9-14900KSCPU in question. The full video presentation is embedded below, and also includes additional historical context and technical information on the achievement....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Andrew Foster

Razer Iskur V2 Gaming Chair Review: Attractive, well-built, with glorious lumbar support

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Razer’s Iskur V2 is a highly configurable game chair with standout lumbar support Pros Attractive design available in three color schemes Lumbar support is highly configurable to conform to your body type High-quality materials and sturdy construction Seat depth is a little on the short side Pleather surfaces don’t breathe very well 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 24, 2025 · 10 min · 2020 words · Jennifer Brown

Researchers build a 3D printer optimized for space applications — Designed to work in a vacuum, the printer could be used to rapidly prototype components while in space

Dr. Gilles Bailet and his team at James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow received a patent for a prototype 3D printer that has been tested to work in zero gravity. Aside from that, this system is also designed to work in the vacuum of space, allowing for its use outside of spacecraft and space stations. According tothe University of Glasgow, the research team has taken the kit on three test flights that allowed for more than 90 22-second periods of weightlessness, allowing them to test how it works in microgravity....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Edward Rodriguez

Rumors swirl about a 24GB Intel Arc B580 — but OEM swiftly strikes down claims

The GPU rumor mill has been spinning like crazy this morning. The whole thing kicked off when Sparkle’s Bilibili account supposedly confirmed the existence of a 24GB variant of the Intel Arc B580 (viaITHome). A media manager also alluded to a potential release window between May and June. But this was short-lived as Sparkle hasofficially retractedthese comments. Perhaps this is a move to manage fallout after a potential NDA breach? It’s hard to say for certain, but this isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a 24GB spinoff of Battlemage....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Heather Schwartz

Ryzen 7, RTX 4070 gaming laptop goes on sale for just $879

An excellent gaming laptop deal has surfaced: theLenovo LOQ ARP9retailing for $879.99. Even with Black Friday deals applied, every other RTX 4070 laptop is priced very close to or sometimes hundreds above $1,000; based on that alone, this is a pretty stellar bang for your buck, but the rest of the laptop is no slouch, either. TheLenovo LOQ ARP9costs $879.99 and is equipped with a mobile Nvidia RTX 4070, 16 GB of RAM, and a Ryzen 7 7535HS....

July 24, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Mrs. Heather Drake

Samsung quietly launches 61.44TB SSD, talks about a 122.88TB model

Samsung has quietly introduced its newBM1743 solid-state drive, designed for datacenter-grade read-intensive storage applications and offering a combination of capacity of up to 61.44TB and a relatively high performance enabled by a PCIe 4.0/5.0 x4 interfaces. In addition to its first 60TB-class SSD, Samsung also envisions 120TB-class drives using the same type of 3D V-NAND memory. Samsung’s BM1743 is based on the company’s proprietary controller that supports both PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5....

July 24, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Billy Gardner