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Famous handheld console maker Ayaneo announced its latest flagship device, the Ayaneo 3. This builds upon the success of its predecessor, retaining a similar shape and button layout but comes with several hardware improvements. According to theAyaneoblog, the Ayaneo 3 can be purchased with either an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor or the more powerful AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. It also features a seven-inch high-refresh LCD or OLED HDR display, delivering the ultimate immersion....

AMD’sRyzen 5 7600X3Dprocessor for mid-range gaming PCs will not be exclusive to the U.S. and Micro Center. AsAndreas Schillingnoticed, the CPU is now available in Germany as well. But just like in the U.S., a string is attached: it is only available atMindFactory. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is designed to be a solid game performer while not being too pricey. The CPU comes with six Zen 4 cores and runs at speeds between 4....

The topic of an Intel Arrow Lake CPU refresh has been arecurring topicof discussion among leakers for several months, though these rumors have largely been inconsistent.Jaykihn, who has a very strong track record when it comes to Intel, reports that an Arrow Lake refresh is back in development after the first concept was scrapped. This supposed Core Ultra 300 series will allegedly feature only unlocked (K/KF) variants, which typically carry a premium price versus their non-K counterparts....

In the mid-90s, the seminal Apple Macintosh PowerBook 500 series arrived, changing the laptop market forever— albeit with fairly cheap plastic and internals that were quickly aged out of modernity by progress. Fortunately for fans of the PowerBook 500 series, and specifically the PowerBook 520C, YouTuberBillyTheKidCENTURIONhas successfully taken a classic PowerBook 520C shell and completely overhauled the internals with a new iPad display and components from a 2015 MacBook Pro....

On March 1st, engineer Zakwan Ahmad launched his concept for “The One Smart AI Pen” onKickstarter, debuting a device that looks on a surface level like a standard ballpoint pen but actually packs a battery, microphone, and Bluetooth radio for integration with HearIt.AI mobile control and ChatGPT. Among the smart pen’s many functionalities includeaudiorecording for translation in 52+ languages, voice dictation, setting reminders, and ChatGPT-4.0-Mini conversing. A “Writing Mode” also exists to convert handwriting into digital text, which could be useful for those who want to increase their writing time away from screens....

A pair of newRadeon RX 7900 GREgraphics card models from ASRock have been spotted through German outlet Proshop. The new models include theRadeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger OCand theRadeon RX 7900 GRE Steel Legend. The two new aftermarket cards have not appeared on ASRock’s official site yet marking Proshop’s two listings as the first listings we’ve seen of these GPUs in the wild. The Steel Legend variant is being sold for £599....

AMD’sRX 6600is now three years old, but that hasn’t stopped it from being one of theBest Graphics Cardson the market, thanks to its current $200 price point. Due to its ongoing appeal, Asus has introduced athird iteration of its RX 6600 Dual entry-level card, sporting a newly refreshed shroud (that is also smaller than its predecessor. Known as the RX 6600 Dual V3, all the changes Asus has made to the card surround the shroud and the fans....

Animal owners seeking a deeper understanding of their beloved Fido or Tiddles have new hope after a recently filed patent from Chinese search giant Baidu wasunearthedby the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The Hong Kong-based organ reports that Baidu’s patent seeks to translate animal communications leveraging machine and deep learning with a mix of inputs including “voice, body language, behavioral changes and other biological signs.” However, this isn’t quite Dr Doolittle ‘talk to the animals’ territory....

Despite the rise of cloud-based storage, USB flash drives have been the go-to option for those who need local, pocketable access to important files for decades. These tiny drives are still sold nearly everywhere (including at chain drug stores, often at highly inflated prices), despite companies likeMicrosoft,Google, and Dropbox making online storage a convenient and often free (depending on capacity) alternative. But because flash drives often work just fine for a decade or more, you could be hanging onto one that’s pitifully slow by today’s standards, and too cramped to hold all the data you need here in 2025....

Huawei this week announced a new high-end MateBook X Pro laptop that packs Intel’s latest Core Ultra ‘Meteor Lake’ processor with built-in AI accelerator, reportsNikkei. This was surprising: The U.S. government has blacklisted Huawei, and the company cannot get the latest processors from AMD and Intel without the approval of American authorities. The Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 can be based on the Core Ultra 7 155H or the Core Ultra 9 185H processor with built-in graphics that are programmed to support up to 40W TDP....

This week atCES2025, numerous major hardware announcements are being unveiled — but in the long history of CES, these events also echo the bygone era of Commodore announcements at CES, particularly the Commodore 128 announcement at CES 1985. The Commodore 128 was a direct follow-up to C64 that only ever sold a few million units versus the C64’s mighty estimated peak of 17 million units. By the time Commodore 128 launched, it was the last 8-bit PC in an era of 16-bit PCs, thanks to the existence of Intel 8086....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The ND75 LP is a surprisingly great-sounding budget-friendly keyboard that will give you the full custom keyboard experience in a low-profile package. Sounds great out of the box Solid, premium build Low-profile, yet still feels like a mechanical keyboard No dongle storage Short battery life Heavy and not travel-friendly Bluetooth connectivity is iffy Power switch is under right shift key 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....

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced it has received complaints from domestic companies about unfair subsidies provided by the Biden administration to U.S. chipmakers under the CHIPS and Science Act, reports state-ownedGlobalTimes. As a result, China launched an investigation into U.S. government subsidies, claiming they harm Chinese chipmakers that produce chips on mature process technologies,Reutersreports. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce alleges that subsidies under the CHIPS and Science Act, which allocated $52....