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When it comes to buying a gaming laptop, it pays off to invest in one with good quality specs all around. That’s why we were excited to come across this 2024 edition of theAsus ROG Strix G16gaming laptop. This offer is for the G614JV-AS74 model which usually retails for around $1399 but right now you’re able to buy it for just $1099 atAmazonas part of Cyber Monday deal. This version has plenty to get excited about, including an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 GPU....

TheDellAlienware m18 R2 featuring Nvidia’s flagship RTX 4090 mobile GPU alongside Intel’s 24-core i9-14900HX has dropped to$2,999this Black Friday. Whether it be heavy workloads, gaming, or internet browsing, the m18 carries 64GB of DDR5-5200 RAM, a 4TB SSD, and a stunning 18-inch 480 Hz display to fulfill all your needs. The RTX 4090 laptop GPU - based on AD103 silicon - offers 9728 CUDA cores and 16GB of VRAM. We see Intel’s i9-14900HX on the CPU end in action - with a massive 24-core count (eight P-cores and sixteen E-cores) and 32 threads....

Linux runs on hardware as diverse as theRaspberry Piand powerful supercomputers, making it a flexible choice of operating system. Linux can be used via a graphical user interface similar to Windows or macOS. Or it can be used via a powerful terminal / command line. The command line interface provides you with a lot more control over the computer than you can get using the GUI. Many important tasks are easier, quicker or only possible via commands....

Nintendo’s Alarmo alarm clock was hacked and made to run the shareware version ofDoomby Twitter userGaryOderNichts, who uploaded a gameplay video of the completed job to a Twitter thread earlier this week. Within the thread, Gary details that there is currently noaudiosupport and that theDoomshareware .wad needs to be compressed and then uncompressed to the memory on boot to circumvent USB loader memory size restrictions. Gary also claims you shouldn’t need to modify your Alarmo if you want to test this for yourself—the project files you need are all hosted on GitHub....

If you’ve got a powerful gaming rig, you’ve got to pair it with a capable gaming display to get the most out of your investment. High-performance gaming monitors can cost a pretty penny, but today, we’ve got a deal on theAOC Agon Pro Tournament AG274QZMgaming monitor that’s too exciting to pass up. This gaming monitor has been going for around $550 lately, but it is now discounted to just $419. Moreover, it is purportedly 60% off its MSRP....

If one thing is for sure, theRaspberry Picommunity can make some seriously cool robots. Today, we’ve got an example of another great robotic creation to share, this one from Larry over at the YouTube channelLarry’s Workbench. Over the last month, he’s documented the creation of his autonomous talking rover, Floyd, which uses our favorite SBC, the Raspberry Pi, as its main board. Thanks to the integration ofChatGPT, Floyd is given the gift of gab....

Huawei’s ambitions for the AI market have faltered as the chipmaker struggles to procure bleeding-edge EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) equipment from ASML - leaving its Ascend AI chips stuck at 7nm for many years, a significant disadvantage versus Nvidia, perBloomberg. This major setback for China also portends that the technological gap will only widen in the coming years. To put this in perspective, while not entirely directly comparable, TSMC’s 7nm node debuted back in 2018....

On Wednesday, the U.S.State Department announcedsanctions on Beijing DeepCool Industries, a popular manufacturer of PC cases, cooling devices, and power supplies. DeepCool is alleged to have supplied Russia with more than $1 million worth of goods on the Common High Priority List (CHPL), which could help it in itswar efforts against Ukraine. According to the press release,DeepCool sold goodsto two Russian companies known to support war efforts. These companies are Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Taskom and OOO Novyi Ai Ti Project....

While printing documents, you must have come across the term “Collated” and “Uncollated” on the applications like MS Word and WordPad. The general meaning of collate is to arrange or assemble the data. In printer’s lexicon, collate defines the sequence in which the papers will assemble after getting out of your printer. With collate, your printer can automatically create multiple copies without altering the document’s page number. What Does Collating Do?...

If you’ve ever faced hardware compatibility, booting, or even performance issues, you’ve likely been advised to update the firmware. On a lot of devices, performing a firmware update is as simple as using a utility program and pressing theUpgrade Softwarebutton. But if this process is so simple, why are there so many warnings and disclaimers regarding firmware updates? In this article, we will drill down all your concerns. Whether you should update the firmware or not, and if you do then, how to update it....

Wi-Fi Protected Setup, more commonly known as WPS, is a wireless security setup protocol. This standard was introduced to allow easy setup of a home Wi-Fi network, even by people who aren’t tech-savvy. Using WPS, you’re able to connect devices (computers, phones, printers, cameras, etc.) to your network by simply pressing a button on your access point (router) and station (device). The WPS Button is a button that you can press on your router and device to connect to the Wi-Fi without entering the password....

TheZerowriter Inkis an eInk typewriter and word processor that features a 5.2-inch e-paper display, a low-profile mechanical keyboard, and a 5,000mAh battery - enough for one week of daily use. The Zerowriter Ink is the follow-up to theRaspberry Pi-powered Zerowritertypewriter that launched late last year. The biggest change that the Zerowriter Ink brings to fans of the format is that it already comes fully assembled and works right out of the box....

TechTuber Der8auer has highlighted the plight of one of his fans who was scammed into buying a fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor, normally one ofthe best CPUsfor gaming. The expert overclocker talks viewers through some of the outward signs that this chip was a fake, which could prevent others from falling for scams like this. He also purchased the “mindblowing” counterfeit from the scam victim to take a closer look, delid it, and deliver a thorough analysis....