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The day is finally here. The first group of laptops that meetMicrosoft’s new Copilot+ PC standard are hitting store shelves today, complete with their Qualcomm Snapdragon X series processors. This is a big day for Windows on Arm and for Qualcomm. There’s been a ton of hype over the last few months and no shortage of controversy. Microsoft and Qualcomm claim that these PCs will have longer battery life than Intel and AMD-powered laptops....

Where most would buy a dedicated water block for their processor, crafty Chinese YouTuber octppus machined a cold plate directly from their CPU’s IHS, viaUNIKO’s Hardwareat X. Testing this approach to yield tangible data required some rather unwieldy strategies, like drawing water from a bucket to ensure a controlled environment. While the idea of carving a water block from your IHS seems ingenious, it carries the obvious risk of destroying your CPU and presents some quirky thermal characteristics....

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a number of keyboards withanalog switchesthat allow you to adjust their actuation points with software. Want a very sensitive key press so you can shoot faster in games? Set your actuation point to 0.5mm. Want a lower point so you don’t end up with a slew of typos? Change it to 2mm. Most of these analog keyboards use Hall Effect sensors that detect changes in magnetic fields as you depress each switch....

RedditorJamesFerg650recently bought a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 Solid OC from a Micro Center store in Santa Clara. However, the unfortunate buyer received several backpacks within a box in lieu of aGeForce RTX 5090, recognized as one of thebest graphics cardson the market. The incident prompted Micro Center to initiate a swift investigation, during which the U.S. retailer allegedly uncovered 31 additional tampered boxes. Micro Center reportedly provided user JawaOfficial with the following statement in the Reddit thread:...

When wereviewedthe Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro, we gave it 4.5 stars and the coveted Editor’s Choice, and for good reason. This direct drive FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) 3D printer boasts linear rods, synchronized dual Z-axis threaded rods and a Klipper-based firmware. Now with $122 off the price, this $240 3D printer is fast, cheap and produces great quality prints. Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro 3D Printer: now $239 at Newegg(was $362)Use code: MKTC2GSFYBL9...

Taiwan’s Taichung City Fire Department was dispatched to Micron’s Houli plant in Taiwan yesterday, as there was a fire due to a leak in the high-pressure gas cylinder in the supply room. Investigations are underway, but there are no injuries or casualties reported. According to thereportsfrom the Taichung City Fire Bureau, dozens of firefighters were dispatched to the Micron plant which had its emergency response team working onsite. The workers wereimmediately evacuated....

Sometimes while Windows initiates, you might encounter the “repairing disk errors this might take an hour” message on the boot screen. This error generally occurs when there are issues on your hard disk and Windows tries to troubleshoot disk problems during the boot process. Many minor issues are automatically fixed by Windows but it might take time. But in most cases, the issue can be more critical and won’t be solved even after leaving your computer alone for hours or even days....

Intel’s financial situation has recently been in trouble, mainly due to themassive losses of its foundry division. Because of this, several reports say that the company isconsidering spinning off manufacturingas a completely different entity, similar to what AMD did with GlobalFoundries. However, former Intel CEO Craig Barrett wrote onFortunethat doing so would hurt Intel and impair America’s goal of semiconductor leadership. Barrett argues that chip manufacturers require massive investments to remain competitive....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The FSP Hydro Ti Pro 1000W excels in efficiency, thermal performance, and reliability, ideal for high-end systems. However, its premium price may deter budget-conscious users. Despite the cost, it offers excellent long-term value backed by a solid 10-year warranty. Brilliant efficiency (95%) Quiet operation Robust build quality Premium components 10-year warranty Cons High price 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....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 C32 combines speed with capacity to help you tackle demanding workloads. Great performance on AMD High capacity White color More costly than the competition Needs 1.4V 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. The Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 C32 has the specifications on paper to contend for a spot on the list of thebest RAM....

Corporations and investors have been spending billions of dollars on building AI. The current LLM models we use today, like GPT-4o, already cost hundreds of millions of dollars to train, and the next-generation models are already underway, going up to a billion dollars. However,Goldman Sachs, one of the leading global financial institutions, is asking whether these investments will ever pay off. Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, recently examined AI investments and computed that the entire industry needs to make $600 billion annually just to break even on its initial expenditure....

This week,Googleis adding to its Gemini AI model with the introduction of Gemini 2.0. One of many new Gemini features highlighted in the2.0 Update blog postpoints toward a potential future where Google’s AI assistant even helps you while you’re playing games. Project Gemini 2.0 agents have been tested with games likeClash of Clansand trained with the help of developers to recognize scenarios and be able to give advice and input based on what’s currently happening onscreen....

@yuuki_ans on X (Twitter)shared a CPU-Z screenshot of an 80-core Granite Rapids Intel Xeon engineering sample, displaying several major specifications of the new chip. The chip comes with 80 cores and also features 672MB of L3 cache, a 2.5 GHz max frequency, and a 350W TDP. Sadly we have to take most of these specifications with a huge grain of salt, it’s obvious thatCPU-Zis not reporting some of the CPU specifications correctly....