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Many of us got our start in computers through a joint venture between Tandy and Radio Shack stores, the TRS-80. Joe Pasqua relives those days witha 40%-scale replica he builtusing 3D printing and a Raspberry Pi to emulate the ancient operating system. It even includes a cutout for a working keyboard and trackpad. Pasqua designed the project to capture the feel of the TRS-80 Model 3 or Model 4 but acknowledges it’s not a replica....

An enthusiast recently “jailbroke” a laptop used by prison inmates for educational courses, ultimately resulting in sensitive passwords being posted online. This has now spurred prison officials to confiscate 1,200 laptops from incarcerated students. When we reported on the infamous"prison laptop" (or Securebook 5)in February, it was covering Twitter user @zephry_wenting busting open the device by painstakingly replacing the BIOS without removing power to the board and then replacing the default OS by soldering a USB hub onto the laptop....

Patriot Memory has revealed a slew of memory devices atCES2025 commemorating its 40th Anniversary. Founded in 1985, Patriot started as PDP Systems, named after its founders, primarily focusing on supplying PC manufacturers with DRAM modules. PDP launched a new lineup of DDR SDRAM memory in 2003, dubbed “Patriot Memory” which later transformed into the Patriot we know today. At Las Vegas, Patriot showcased several products including new CAMM2, LPCAMM2 modules, CFExpress 2....

Donald Trump’s new “liberation day” tariffs, announced in a splashy White House event on Wednesday, will have a huge impact on the price of virtually all consumer goods. But PCs, particularly those built by smaller, boutique vendors may be hit hardest of all, makers and resellers tell Tom’s Hardware. Large OEMs such asDelland HP may be able to limit their exposure by moving production to less-tariffed countries. U.S. brands such as Maingear, iBuyPower and Falcon Northwest assemble their products in America — using parts that come almost exclusively from Asia....

After starting your computer, the BIOS runs a Power On Self Test (POST) to check all the hardware components. And if they are working properly, the BIOS looks for the boot loader in order to load the operating system (OS) and handle your PC’s control to this software. During this transferring process, you will see the boot screen on your display. But if the screen gets stuck on the boot screen, it means the BIOS can’t handle the control to the OS....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict PNY’s 20 Gbps rugged external drive performs well in bursty tasks, but doesn’t handle sustained writes as well as competing drives that cost the same or less. Fast sequential performance Nice flat USB cable Lackluster sustained write performance Feels a bit light and flimsy 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....

External disk drives are easy to use. You can plug and remove them in seconds, but the PS4 may not recognize the unit in some cases. Typically, the console displays the following message when the problem occurs: “The USB storage device is not connected.” In some cases, though, the PS4 won’t display any message, or it could stop responding when you connect the HDD. PS4 Extended Storage Not Working Causes The PS4 has a limited internal hard drive, so most users prefer an external HDD....

We’re coveringhow to fix PS4 mic, which is luckily an easy matter. It’s still a pain, though;a PS4 mic not workingdamages your opportunity to enjoy online gaming. Overall, you’re probably dealing with one of two broad issues. Either it’s about hardware issues or wrong PS4 settings. Why is my PS4 Mic Not Working? Here’re the possible reasons why your PS4 mic is not working. How to Fix PS4 Mic Not Working?...

All-flash data storage solutions provider Pure Storage has some new 150TB SSD modules in testing. The firm’s General Manager of Hyperscale Solutions, Bill Cerreta recentlyannouncedthat his firm has started volume shipments of 75TB modules. Cerreta added some sauce to the post, by including an image of “something brewing in the lab,” a 150TB SSD module. What is all this talk about modules? Pure sells what it calls a pioneering flash management solution to enterprises, into which itsDirectFlash Modules(DFM) are fitted....

In recent years, Razer has moved away from showcasing traditional gaming peripherals atCES, and has instead focused on lifestyle accessories such as chairs, desks, and lights. The trend continued this year at CES 2025, where the gaming company announced a handful of Chroma-infused desktop accessories, including a sleek aluminum desktop monitor stand, standalone vertical lightbars, and “Project Arielle,” a concept gaming chair with integrated cooling and heating systems. The $200 Razer Monitor Stand Chroma (yes, that’s what it’s called) is a sleek, minimalist desktop monitor riser made of anodized aluminum and has a matte black finish....

A team of scientists split between the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, the University of Southern California, and ETH Zürich were behind the vastly improved imaging technique dubbed PyXL, reportsIEEE Spectrum. Initially, PyXL could resolve details as small as 19nm. Still, its fidelity has been tuned via burst ptychography to eliminate jitter, and now the system can have a resolution of 4nm. Researchers have detailed a new X-ray technique that can see inside computer chips to reveal crisp and clear 3D images....

An engineer in the U.S. recounts being “stressed out for the two weeks” after someone bought their usedNvidia GeForce RTX 4090graphics card on eBay, then had the audacity to return it with the GPU and memory chips removed from the board. Piscian19told fellow Redditorsthat a “pristine” used RTX 4090, sold on eBay, was almost immediately returned for the reason of “no video.” Thankfully, the story has a happy ending, as eBay eventually refunded the emotionally frazzled seller....

Right now at Newegg, you can purchase theAMD Ryzen 5 9600XCPU for the lowest price we’ve seen since it first launched in August of last year. It usually goes for around $279, but today, it’s available for $229. Using promo codeSSER2A34at checkout will take an additional $10 off, bringing it down to $219. This offer comes with some free gifts that further sweeten the deal. When you buy this processor from Newegg, you also get a Patriot P400 500GB M....