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On December 27, Creative3DP launched aKickstarter campaignfor PETFusion 2.0 — and within three hours, the device was fully funded. PETFusion 2.0 is both a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle recycler and a custom 3D printing filament maker, with the ability to even apply your own ink/pigments to the filaments you make, allowing you to create a wide spectrum of 3D printing materials, should you please. Compared to the original PETFusion, the biggest improvement is likely the included PET bottle cutter, powered by the same single motor that handles everything else but is helpfully included with the unit....

AtCES, AMDunveiledits Ryzen AI 300 flagship lineup codenamed Strix Halo with a beastly configuration of 16 cores, 40 Compute Units, and 128GB of unified memory. New first-party benchmarks assert that the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ 395 - that’s a mouthful - is up to 68% faster than Nvidia’s RTX 4070 mobile graphics in gaming. The slides also showcase how Strix Halo holds up versus Apple’s M4-series chips in productivity and even dare to mention the desktop RTX 4090....

An unreleased 16-core offering from AMD based on Zen 5 has surfaced onGeekbench. The CPU was equipped on the Asus ROG Strix G16, presumably the upcoming 2025 edition. Hardware leakerOlraksuggests that this leaked processor is part of AMD’s flagship Fire Range lineup for high-end gaming laptops. Since we don’t have much to back this information up apart from an OPN code, it’s best to approach this leak skeptically. The leaked processor, reportedly boasting 16 cores, was tested as an Engineering Sample under the OPN Code “100-000001028-42_Y”....

AMD has published thefirst episodeof a new YouTube video series dubbed Advanced Insights, withAMD CTO Mark Papermasterserving as the host. This episode centered on AMD’s disruptive entry and seemingly inexorable growth in the data center. However, it hasn’t been all plain sailing, as the two execs publicly discussed some early teething troubles with bootingEpyc NaplesandRomeprototype chips for the first time. During the series' first outing, Mark Papermaster chatted with the EVP & GM of the Data Center Solutions Business Unit at AMD,Forrest Norrod....

AMD CEO Lisa Su has stepped into soothethe publicly voiced concerns of George Hotz’sAI server startup Tiny Corp. The company has been preparing its new TinyBox server for release but has been experiencing issues with itsRadeon RX 7900 XTX-powered systems and is now asking for AMD to open source its GPU firmware. Several Tweets by Tiny Corp expressed frustration with bugs in AMD’s AI acceleration toolkit and provocatively tagged rivals like Intel and Nvidia....

Chinese PC gaming peripherals specialist Angry Miao (AM) is vigorously promoting its new Infinity Mouse on social media platforms. Its latest innovation is an ultra-light gaming mouse hewn from metal but weighing under 50g, with premium features and a headlining “infinite battery.” The tri-mode rodent is currently around halfway through a very successfulKickstarter campaign. However, a previously teased infinite battery explainer has missed its advertised Feb 26 reveal, and we will have to wait until March 10 for this important info....

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.Find out more about how we test. Brightness and Contrast To read about our monitor tests in-depth, please check outDisplay Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors.We cover brightness and contrast testing onpage two. Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level The PG27QFT2A is on par with the brightest monitors in its class....

A new promotion called the ‘Asus AMD VGA Cashback Q1-2024’ is introduced to certain EU countries, giving discounts of up to £110 ($108) with selected TUF Gaming and Dual ModelRX 7000-seriesproducts, which are among thebest graphics cards. Buyers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, and France are the ones who will have this offer. Buyers can redeem these cards by purchasing them from selected retailers mentioned on their EU, French, and UK websites....

Beelink, a mini PC manufacturer, open sourcing its docking station.On X (formerly Twitter), the company postedthat it was releasing the specifications, patents, and other details related to the EX Docking Station meant for use with its own PCs.“Beelink is committed to continuing this trend by open-sourcing verified and mature technical specifications and patents, fostering collaboration with developers and peers to advance the entire industry,” the company wrote. The original dock was soldfor $159 from Beelink’s website....

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If your Brother printer is not printing, it is probably offline due to a connection issue. As a result, the printer can not communicate with your computer and eventually fails to print. Similarly, your Brother printer can stop printing if the print queue is overloaded with print jobs. In such cases, you should wait till the pending jobs get completed before starting another print. In addition, crashed spooler service or corrupted printer drivers may also prevent your printers from printing....

Smart TVs these days come with advanced features like USB and Internet support. Although convenient, they have made our TVs more vulnerable to virus attacks. In general, when viruses get into your TV, they mainly slow down the boot time and degrade the performance of your TV. Further, hackers can use viruses to get into your system and steal your login credentials. Although the chances are very slim as TVs are less susceptible to viruses, there are times when you need to be vigilant....

Chinese Society of Computer Science haspublisheda list of the Top 100 highest-performing supercomputers in the country, but the country’s intentional obfuscation of its true computing power seems to have been taken to a new level.Just like last year, Chinese entities were too cautious to include their alleged ExaFLOPS-class supercomputers in the list. However, even more surprising is that the list contains no new systems. The only difference between the 2023 and 2024 Top 100 lists of China’s most powerful supercomputers is their cumulative power, which indicates minor upgrades....