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Hark, heroes! Your time has come. You wouldn’t think a game that came out over 20 years ago would be more popular today, but that’s the power of Old School RuneScape. Whether you were one of the participants at the Falador Massacre or just started playing recently, you already know the thrill provided by the risk-it-all mechanics of this retro MMO. Just because you like old-school gameplay, though, doesn’t mean you want an old-school machine....

The U.S. Government is reportedly planning to add “a number of Chinese chipmaking companies” to its ever-expanding export blacklist, a move that could only be prevented by the prospect of a long-trade agreement with China. As reported by theFinancial Times, the commerce department has compiled a list of companies to add to its list, notably including China memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory (CXMT). The Financial Times claims the information comes from five people familiar with the matter, all of whom say the commerce department is proposing the addition of CXMT and others to the dreaded entity list....

During President Trump’s first address to the joint session of Congress since taking office in January 2025, he said to the present senators and representatives, “You should get rid of the CHIPS Act, and whatever is left over, Mr. Speaker, you should use it reduce debt or any other reason you want to.” He also said during thetelevised speechthat the CHIPS Act was a “horrible, horrible thing” and that the US has given “hundreds of billions of dollars, and it doesn’t mean a thing; they take our money, and they don’t spend it....

TSMC is on track to qualify its ultra-large version of chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology that will offer an interposer size of up to nine reticle sizes and 12 HBM4 memory stacks in 2027, the company announced at its European Open Innovation Platform (OIP) forum this month. The new packaging method will address the most performance-hungry applications and let AI and HPC chip designers build processors the size of the palm of a hand....

Applied Materials was denied funding from the U.S. CHIPS & Science Act for its proposed $4 billion research and development center in Sunnyvale, California, reportsBloomberg. This decision is significant setback to the company’s efforts to establish a major facility in Silicon Valley. Applied Materials had been promoting this project for over a year, hoping to secure U.S. government support to build a large-scale R&D center that would develop next-generation chipmaking tools....

Starting from USB 1.0 with a minimal transfer speed, it has now released to USB 4.0 with an incomprehensible transfer rate. In our present day, however, we are most familiar with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 as they are the ones available for our PC right now. The major difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 is the speed at which they transfer data. In this article, we are going to talk about these two most used versions of USB and discuss their difference in detail....

Earlier this morning on Twitter, the unofficial but trusted SteamDB took note ofValveremoving official partner documentation for Steam Coupons after a long period without them dropping for users at all. While the relevantSteam Support pageand non-expired coupons still exist, it seems that Valve is steadily moving toward phasing them out entirely in favor of limiting promotional pricing to sales or publisher key distribution outside of Steam. Is this a major blow to Steam’s user base?...

For today’s Black Friday deal, you can grab aWDeasystore 20TB external drive at an incredibly low price, knocking off $200 from its $449.99 retail price, allowing you to allow you grab one for a mere$249.99. This effectively brings its price down to around 1 cent per GB — $0.0125 if we’re being precise. Despite being a mechanical drive, you’re getting a large storage space for cheap, with a two-year warranty. No discount code is needed for this purchase....

The reason why your Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting can range from poor signal quality to misconfigured settings, or even damaged hardware. Since there are a lot of possible causes, we’ll cover the most probable ones, then detail how you can fix this problem in this article. Please note that we’re specifically targeting cases where the Wi-Fi outright disconnects with these fixes. If your device loses network access while staying connected to the Wi-Fi, you’ll likely see some error message (e....

Wi-Fi calling is an impressive feature that can help you call or text over Wi-Fi instead of the network carrier. However, with Wi-Fi calling feature turned on, most Android users have reported getting frequent notifications on their phones. Even worse, some of these notifications keep popping up even when you remove them. Usually, this issue occurs due to software bugs or if your phone (dialer) app has a problem. But there are a few methods to get rid of this issue....

Microsoftalready enables BitLocker by default inWindows 11 23H2, but starting withWindows 11 24H2, Microsoft is apparently implementing a new setup process that automatically activates BitLocker encryption during reinstallation (as reported byDeskmodder.de). The new encryption process not only affects Windows 11 Pro users but also impacts Windows 11 Home users.The caveat with Windows 11 Home is thatBitLockerencryption is only applied through the device manufacturer, and only if the manufacturer enables the encryption flag in the UEFI....

Starting up a Windows 7 PC used to be slower for users who favored simple solid color backgrounds overextravagant desktop wallpapers. The delayed startup issue was present back in 2009, for about four months, when Windows 7 was the newest OS on the block. This bewildering phenomenon recently caught the eye ofMicrosoftveteran Raymond Chen, who ponders over the underlying code problems in his latestOld New Thingblog post. Chen is a solid color deskto pbackground devotee, favoring a bluish-green background hue, and has retained this preference since Windows 95....

Adata XPG has a new PC case with extra DIY and maker appeal. The newXPG Dynamic BTF caseis designed to cradle the latest reverse connector motherboards, for the ultimate in cable management. Meanwhile, the front opens up possibilities for pegboard chaos, allowing for the creative and convenient placement of peripherals, dongles, and a multitude of geeky clutter. XPG’s product pages boast of a “Unique perforated board design that breaks the dullness of a traditional chassis....