If you have a gaming handheld like theSteam DeckofROG Ally, you should strongly consider expanding your storage. These handhelds are limited in how much you can take with you, so snagging a quality SSD can make a huge difference when gaming on the go. Today, we have a wonderful discount to share onWestern Digital’sWD_Black 1TB SN770M SSD. It usually goes for around $129, but today, it’s listed at $84—its lowest price to date....
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. has set his sights on eliminating 3D printed “ghost guns” — firearms manufactured illegally using 3D printers that lack serial numbers to allow tracking or registration. This caused Thingiverse, the world’s largest platform for 3D models for printing, toinstitute new restrictionsin an effort to combat designs that can be used to manufacture ghost guns. We spoke with Thingiverse about its new policies and how it plans to enact them....
You should upgrade your motherboard toadd compatibilityto the new CPUorwhen it’s bricked/damaged. It also depends on personal preference and if some hardware parts experience extreme bottlenecking. Only go for a new motherboardafter you’ve exhausted all other options. Try replacing your video card, RAM, and the processor first. These are generally cheaper and easier options than tobuild a PC from scratch. But how would one know whether it’s time to upgrade? Worry not!...
The U.S. government on Thursday revoked U.S. export curbs that required American companies to obtain licenses to provide chip design software to customers in China, as part of an agreement intended to ease bilateral trade tensions around advanced technologies, reportsBloomberg. In exchange, China will ease export controls on rare earth materials. The Commerce Department formally informed Cadence Design Systems, Siemens EDA, and Synopsys that they no longer needed government approvals to offer their electronic design automation (EDA) products to Chinese entities....
Amidst the excitement of the ongoingWindows 112024 Update rollout, one particular feature has caught the eye of the development community and evenWindows Latest— the addition of ReFS Block Cloning. ReFS, formerly exclusive to Windows Server operating systems, was first spotted in Windows 11 in July as a hidden option within Build 25276 of the Windows Insider Program Dev Channel. Launched in 2012, ReFS, which stands for “Resilient File System,” is an alternative to NTFS, which stands for “New Technology File System,” and debuted in 1993....
One of the main drawbacks of thin and light laptops, as well as tablets, is their limited number of I/O ports. This often requires you to carry extra adapters or docking stations, which can be inconvenient for travel or daily use. To address this issue,Sanwa Supply has introduceda wireless mouse with a receiver that doubles as a compact docking station. The mouse is available in two models: the 400-MAWBT209BK in black and silver and the 400-MAWBT209BK2 in black and blue....
The original Macintosh 128K was released in 1984—and now after 40 years, you can make your own for less than $20 on a board that can fit in your pocket. This project comes to us from maker and developer YouTube channelAction Retrowho is using our favorite microcontroller, theRaspberry Pi Pico, to recreate the old school Macintosh experience. This project was possible thanks to the work of several makers who we’ll be sure to highlight throughout this article....
Gaming hardware YouTuber ETA Prime’s has posted a demonstration of “the world’s first-ever single-slot Intel Arc A380”. Now of course, this isn’t an actual single-slot A380— instead, ETA PRIME utilized a near-identical single-slot Arc A310 cooler on his previously dual-slot Arc A380. Since both Intel Arc cards were from Sparkle, the coolers ended up being basically interchangeable. The subsequent testing of the functioning single-slot Intel Arc A380 was done inside aMinisforum MS-01, which has a dedicated PCIe slot but only has room for a single-slot GPU, like the Intel Arc A310 and ETA Prime’s modded Arc A380....
Chinese device maker N-one has revised its NBook Fly laptop series with a newComet Lake-based Xeon processor, but it’s arguably not a significant upgrade from earlier specifications, as revealed byNotebookcheck. If you crave more visual workspace for multitasking, this laptop’s dual-screen design is sure to appeal. At just $899, it’s quite reasonably priced given the features, but the dated processor and lack of a dedicated GPU might be a significant compromise, depending on your workflow....
You need your HP printer password if you are planning to print wirelessly from your laptop or smartphone via Wi-Fi Direct. With this feature, the printer creates its own Wi-Fi network and you don’t need to rely on other Wi-Fi networks. You can simply go to your device’s Wi-Fi settings, connect it to Wi-Fi Direct and start printing right away. However, it requires a password for connecting to the printer....
Whether you’ve clicked on phishing links, had your data breached, or set an easy-to-guess password, all these can lead to your email being hacked. Once a hacker is able to access your account, they can compromise your password, send inappropriate messages to your contacts, or in the worst case, gain access to your banking information. You won’t get a message like, “Your account has been hacked!” after your account is compromised....
While attempting to watch a video, sudden errors on Disney plus could really ruin our streaming experience. Many Disney Plus users have reported encountering error code 39 with the message “We’re sorry, but we cannot play the video you requested. Please try again. If the problem persists, contact Disney+ Support.“ If you have also faced such a problem, it is possible that you are trying to access the content from an unsupported device or you are repetitively trying to access geographically restricted content on Disney plus....
The “windows resource protection could not perform the requested operation” error appears when you run the System File Checker (SFC) command in the Command Prompt. The SFC command is generally used to scan and fix various underlying issues within the computer thatcause it to crashor not perform certain functions. If users are running into this error and cannot perform the SFC program, It will be difficult to point out and recover corrupted system files, responsible for causing system malfunction....
