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Before you try to figure out why your laptop won’t connect to Wi-Fi, you should restart your router, restart your computer, and try to connect to another network. Sometimes there’s a problem with the network you always connect to, and if no others are in range, it may seem like a problem with your laptop. Restarting yourrouter and modemcan refresh the connection and reappear. You can also check with your ISP to ensure they aren’t experiencing network issues....

WhileDelland probably some other Nvidia partners haveinitiated early production of their GB300-based servers, large-scale shipments of such machines are expected to begin only in September 2025, reportsDigiTimes. The rollout is expected to proceed more smoothly than prior generations due to strategic design reuse and improved coordination across the supply chain. Yet, liquid cooling still represents a challenge for original design manufacturers (ODMs). Transition to Blackwell Ultra One of the major factors enabling the faster transition is Nvidia’s decision to retain the motherboard design used in the current GB200 platform, according to DigiTimes....

Update 29-06-2025:The source report originally stated that Lenovo planned to move all PC production to India. However, that article was amended to reflect that Lenovo is only increasing PC production in India to serve the local market. Lenovo plans to produce all PCs for the Indian market in the country within the next three years. Lenovo’s other operations remain unimpacted. We have corrected the article below accordingly.Lenovo is expanding its PC manufacturing in India over the next three years, the company announced at Tech World India 2025, and is preparing to do the same for its AI GPU servers in Pondicherry, India....

QR codes during kernel panics could soon be coming inversion 6.12 of the Linux Kernel. This interesting optional feature will see kernel panics now show a QR code of the kernel message. This isn’t the first time that Linux received a QR code. In2014, there was talkof adding QR codes into kernel panics. Linux also saw its own “BSOD with a QR code” viaversion 255 of systemd, a Linux management system, added this feature....

MicrosoftDefender, Windows’ built-in antivirus tool, is widely considered robust enough to mean that an average user no longer needs a third-party antivirus orsecuritysuite. However, a bug brought to light by Twitter/X useryappyshows that there are times when Microsoft Defender can be extremely overzealous in its attempts to defend your computer. A false positive can be observed when you type ‘This content is no longer available.’ or ‘This content is no longer available!...

Microsoft’s search services have been offline for several hours now, with Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Copilot unavailable across the world. Even Microsoft’s AI-powered Designer isn’t working and can’t produce images.Bleeping Computerreported the outage at 4:44 am (ET) today, and Microsoft’s services remained down as of 9:33 am (ET). Downdetector.com first saw Bing’s issues at 1:37 am (ET), which coincided with the time that DuckDuckGo started experiencing problems. We’ve checked locally and across the world, using VPNs and via staff reporting, and can confirm the issue is widespread....

Amidst the chaos of October, Minisforum launched the MS-A1 AM5 mini-PC with both barebones and aRyzen 7 8700Gconfiguration— but earlier this morning,Minisforumalso added a new variant withRyzen 9 9950X. Compared to other mini PCs, which usually don’t come in alternative barebones forms, MS-A1 may be the most price-accessible, customizable mini-PC on the market, especially keeping that AM5 socket and OCuLink eGPU support in mind. Every configuration of the device comes in the same 189....

Part of our coverage ofMini PCshere at Tom’s Hardware often includes fanless PCs— but rarely ones as custom as this build fromReddit user TheJiral, which features a suitably beefy heatsink and an external SSD enclosure running over two USB 4 ports. The heart of this build is theASRock Industrial Box-7640UMini PC, which previously used a fanless cooler with a much smaller heatsink. The replacement heatsink, which can be seen as the tallest point of the new build, is the Wakefield-Vette PADLED-13080, which TheJiral acquired fromDigiKey....

Mouse cursor freezing indicates a problem with the driver or the software side of the peripheral. This problem affects not only the mouse but also thetouchpads on laptops. This problem could be caused by connectivity issues, such as a faulty wire or a dead battery. If the mouse settings are misconfigured, this can also cause the mouse to freeze. This is very likely if you are using a mouse control software....

Popular PCs and components maker MSI has a curious new promotion for buyers of its barebones PC kits. The firm is attempting to lure budget buyers by offering tobundle a free 500GB hard disk drive(HDD) with its chassis, motherboard, and PSU combos. Who is going to be drawn in with the offer of a half terabyte of spinning rust in 2024? Your PC, Your Rules! 🖥️⚡ Assemble the perfect budget system with our Barebone PC Kits + for a limited time get a free 500GB HDD!...

A new type of memory has been demonstrated running at an astounding 600C for over 60 hours. Non-volatile ferroelectric diode (ferrodiode) memory devices can offer outstanding heat resistance and other properties that should enable cutting-edge data and extreme environment computing, claim researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in a Nature Electronics article,A scalable ferroelectronic non-volatile memory operating at 600°C. Ferrodiode memory devices use a 45-nanometer thin layer of a synthesized AIScN (l0....

According toBloomberg, the outgoing Biden administration is preparing new rules to slow down or limit advancements in China’s semiconductor industry. Still, the new restrictions will not be as severe as initially expected. While the new measures will reportedly hit select chipmakers, their main purpose is to curb the development of China-based producers of chipmaking equipment and limit the supply of fab tools that could be used to advance China’s AI sector....

Noctuaunveiled its pumpless thermosiphon CPU cooler projectat Computex last year. Now, the company is back at the Taipei-based tradeshow, showcasing updates to the cooler prototype.The science hasn’t changed. The device is still using two-phase cooling that causes the liquid to boil and vaporize at the CPU heat spreader, go up to the radiator, and then condense back into cool liquid to start the process again.This creates a cooling system with no moving parts or pump noise, except for the spinning fans....