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It’s pretty impossible to complete your daily task if your keyboard is unresponsive. For mac users, a misbehaving apple keyboard causes a whole lot of problems, mainly because there are not many alternatives available. Usually, an apple keyboard malfunctions due to a corrupted keyboard preference file. Either that, or it might be just a simple case of misconnection. Nevertheless, a suitable settings configuration generally gets the Apple keyboard working at its best....

Some of Apple’s best and most affordable computers have seen impressive discounts for Amazon Prime Day, but the event is now winding down as we are in the final hours, so these deals won’t be available for much longer. TheMacBook AirandMac Mini, both of which are excellent machines for both enthusiasts and entry-level users, are seeing discounts both on Amazon and at other retailers. These systems all use Apple’s M4 chip, its latest ARM-based processor....

AMD’s announcement of its first RDNA4-basedRadeonRX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards was somewhat uninspiring as the company never mentioned these products at itsCES2025 event and did not reveal their actual specification in itsannouncement for press. But this did not stop Asus fromannouncingits TUF Gaming and Prime-series Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics boards. As AMD itself targets performance mainstream market segment with its Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT products, Asustek’s first RDNA 4 graphics cards belong to its entry-level Prime and performance mainstream TUF Gaming line-ups....

Asus has revealed the TUF Gaming B850-BTF WiFi W onsocial media. The ATX motherboard, powered by the AMD B850 chipset, can house some of thebest CPUs. Part of the “Back To (the) Future” (BTF) product lineup, the B850-BTF WiFi W features hidden connectors while also carrying Asus' proprietary graphics card high-power slot. Equipped with the AM5 slot, the TUF Gaming B850-BTF WiFi W supports all recent AMD Ryzen processors, includingRyzen 7000(Raphael),Ryzen 8000(Phoenix), andRyzen 9000(Granite Ridge) parts....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Asus ROG Ally X is the best Windows gaming handheld out there right now, with a big battery, solid ergonomics, and lots of RAM to help boost performance. But Windows still isn’t perfect, and $799.99 is a lot to ask, especially when the Steam Deck is priced competitively. 24GB of RAM improves performance Higher power profiles than original ROG Ally Bright, colorful display Better build quality and comfort than original...

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Asus Zenbook S14, with Intel’s “Lunar Lake” processor, has better battery life than the previous generation of Intel chips, packed into a beautiful design. But its multi-core performance is weak, and the laptop has a lackluster webcam. Improved battery life Beautiful design Vivid display Asus software pushes trials and accounts Weaker multi-core performance than competitors Lackluster webcam Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Huaxia Chip was a rising star among China’s original computer processor intellectual property (IP) designers. However, despite a voracious appetite for all things IT, the company now appears to be bankrupt and set to be liquidated. Obviously, something must have gone wrong, and machine translations of variousChinese news reportshint that the courts will find “dishonest persons subject to execution.” Don’t worry though, as we looked more carefully at the original wording and translations, and the people involved will more likely face consequences such as equity and trading freezes – nothing fatal....

Simple, fun, and family-friendlygames like Overcookedshould be on every console. After all, not everything is about the shooting, slashing, looting, crafting, and leveling up. Sometimes, you may want a different type of experience, something you could share with your family and friends. However, sharing the experience requires easy-to-learn games rather than challenging mechanics. So, we’re looking at games like Overcooked and Overcooked 2. There are great alternatives to Overcokked’s casual yet chaotic co-op gameplayacross various genres....

If you’re printing with an FDM-style 3D printer (the most popular and user-friendly type), your printer feeds a roll of plastic (or other material) filament through a hot extruder and then deposits it on the print bed in layers. You can have one of thebest 3D printersor thebest budget 3D printerson the market, use all the right settings in your slicer, and still end up with a print failure or ugly output if you don’t use the right filament....

Installing Linux is a great way to breathe life into that decade old laptop that is sitting doing nothing in the corner of the room. Linux is generally lighter than Windows (sure you can slim Windows down) and its open and free nature means that there are a myriad of distros on offer. But herein lies the problem. Which distro do we try? The answer is subjective. What do you want to do?...

It is getting harder and harder to increase transistor density with every new generation of chips, so chipmakers are looking for other ways to increase performance of their processors, which includes architectural innovations, larger die sizes, multi-chiplet designs, and even wafer-scale chips. The latter has only beenmanaged by Cerebrasso far, but it looks like Chinese developers are looking towards them as well. Apparently, they have already built a 256-core multi-chiplet design and are exploring ways to go wafer-scale, using an entire wafer to build one large chip....

China Telecom claims it has built the country’s first supercomputer constructed entirely with Chinese-made components and technology (viaITHome). Based in Wuhan, the Central Intelligent Computing Center supercomputer is reportedly built for AI and can train large language models (LLM) with trillions of parameters. Although China has built supercomputers with domestic hardware and software before, going entirely domestic is a new milestone for the country’s tech industry. Exact details on the Central Intelligent Computing Center are scarce....

Chinese chipmakers have been gradually shifting some of their production to tools made in China in a bid tosupport the local wafer fab equipment ecosystemandreduce reliance on tools produced abroad. China already has several well-known manufacturers of chipmaking tools that specialize in one or two types of equipment, whichset sales records in 2024. However, there is a little-known Huawei-linked company, Si Carrier Technologies, that has revealed it has almost all types of wafer processing tools in its catalog published at Semicon China and re-published byZhininren....