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Today atAmazon, theSamsung 990 EVO SSDhas dropped to one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the drive since it was first released. This SSD usually costs around $89, but Amazon offers it for just $79. As of this writing, Amazon has not specified an expiration date for the discount, so we’re not sure how long the new price will be available, although it is marked as a limited offer. We had the opportunity to review theSamsung 990 EVOand found it reasonably run-of-the-mill, rating it at 3 out of 5 stars....

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology promises to increase areal density and hard disk drive capacity by at least two times compared to standard perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. However, recently demonstrated dual-layer HDD media, which records data bits stacked atop each other in layers, coupled with multi-level heat-assisted recording, promises to at least double what current-generation HAMR technology is capable of. How about a 60 TB HDD now and well over 120 TB in 10 to 15 years?...

UsingWindows 11these days is like living with Vince the ShamWow guy as your roommate, and he won’t shut up until you buy his wares.Microsoftmakes the world’s most popular desktop operating system, but apparently just being there on your computer isn’t enough for the Redmond software giant. It has to leverage that position to show you ads, push its subscription services, and do nearly everything in its power to distract you from your work....

Right now atAmazon, you’re able to find the2TB Seagate Storage Expansion Card SSDavailable for one of its lowest prices ever since launching. It has a recommended price of $359 but today it’s been marked down to just $199. As of writing, it’s not clear for how long this deal will be made available, or if it’s a new floor for the drive. The discount is also available atBest Buyand on the officialSeagate web store....

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. Benchmarks and Conclusion CPU Thermal results without power limits Without power limits enforced on Intel’s i7-14700K, the CPU will hit its peak temperature (TJ Max) and thermally throttle with even the strongest of air coolers. When the CPU reaches its peak temperature, I’ve measured the CPU package power to determine the maximum wattage cooled to best compare their performance....

Wu Cheng-wen, Taiwan’s new science and technology minister, expressed confidence that TSMC can protect its proprietary advanced technology and keep building its leading-edge fabs in Taiwan while expanding internationally. Wu reassured that despite TSMC’s global growth, its most advanced technological developments would remain secured in Taiwan, reportsBloomberg. TSMC, which produces the majority of the world’s most advanced processors in Taiwan, recently changed its strategy to keep its manufacturing primarily on the island, is building fabs to build advanced chips in the U....

TheRaspberry Picommunity has become well known over the years for developing some of the most useful projects from scratch with fit and finish that rivals many professional equivalents. Today, we’ve got a wonderful example of such a creation put together by maker and developer Ajith Kumar B. He created a sleekdual clockbundled with some fun bonus features by using two of our favorite microcontrollers, the Raspberry Pi Pico. Each Pico is connected using an I2C connection and has a dedicated RTC module....

Joining the club with other weird and wacky pieces of modern tech relating to typewriters, the “Toaster-Typewriter” created by a college student is a fully functioning typewriter where your bread becomes your paper. This unique Toaster-Typewriter was initially brought to our attention byHackaday’s coverage. Still, the meat of this project’s information is available on a Creative Applications webpage, dubbed “An investigation of humor in design.” As noted by the creator of the Toast-Typewriter, Ritika Kedia, “Design is too serious....

The U.S. government hasshed some lighton TSMC’s plans concerning the new Fab 21 complex near Phoenix, Arizona, and revealed the foundry’s plans to eventually build chips on its A16 (1.6nm-class) and N2 (2nm-class) process technologies in America by the end of the decade. Also, TSMC and the U.S. government today finalized funding of TSMC’s Fab 21 under theU.S. CHIPS and Science Act. TSMC and the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized the deal under which the contract chipmaker gets $6....

Recent reports have revealed that the U.S. government agency responsible for export licensing controls meant to keep sanctioned technology from reaching certain countries is old and incredibly outdated. TheBureau of Industry and Security (BIS)said Tuesday that it’s struggling under a massively increased workload thanks to an outdated and almost entirely manual system. In areview of its recent work(PDF) overseeing trade with China and other countries, BIS outlined its struggles to keep up with the work....

Whenever you try to connect an external USB device to your system, you may come across the“USB Device Not Recognized”error message instead of showing the device. But the error could still pop up repeatedly on your system even if you haven’t connected any external devices. While sometimes, it’s the external device that’s causing the error to pop up, some port-related issues can also lead to this issue. Why Does the “USB Device Not Recognized” Keep Popping Up?...

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. Conclusion The purchase of any computer monitor should be decided by what you plan to do with it. Every display has strengths and weaknesses, especially when low price is a high priority. If you have the budget, a 240 Hz OLED can’t be beat....

We loveRaspberry Piprojects here atTom’s Hardware, and we especially love ones that take us back to theretro history of computing. Coming across one that makes the single-board computer look and act just like the Macintosh Quadra 700 made me check the calendar to make sure Christmas wasn’t already here.The maker,Branchus Creations, not only took the time to build his own baby Macintosh Quadra 700 but also to document it so anybody else could follow in his footsteps....