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Why you may 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 P32A2S2 delivers plenty of light output for SDR content with a peak white level of 377 nits....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Two Trees’s SK1 is a familiar looking open frame Core XY 3D printer that uses vanilla Klipper for quality prints at remarkable speeds. The hardware is well-built, but there are typos in the control screen and documentation is sparse. Auto bed leveling Easy assembly Direct drive Doesn’t require the Cloud Documentation is hard to find Screen has typos Fans stay on all the time 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....

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued legally binding subpoenas to Nvidia and third-party companies as part of its antitrust investigation into Nvidia, reportsBloomberg. The move does not mean that the government is launching a formal complaint, but it is a step forward from initial inquiries as the DOJ looks into whether Nvidia’s dominance in the AI processor market has led to anti-competitive practices. Anti-trust officials are particularly concerned that Nvidia is limiting competition by making it harder for customers to switch to other AI processors....

Field tests of the British Army’s newest drone-destroying mobile laser weapon have reportedly enjoyedgreat success. The Wolfhound high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) is an armored troop-carrying vehicle with an integrated laser, leveraging “advanced sensors and tracking systems” to target and knock out drones with surprising speed. Drones are an increasing threatin war zones, around airports, and in places likeNew Jersey, so the development of quick and capable anti-drone weapons is increasingly essential....

Vaio Corporationhas announced that it has created the world’s lightest portable monitor. The Japanese firm says the new Vaio Vision+ 14 weighs just 0.72 pounds (325g). Despite the lightweight, Vaio insists its new portable USB Type-C monitor features a sturdy construction. Taken at face value, the Vaio Vision+ 14 may thus be a compelling choice for tech road warriors. The CEO of Vaio Corporation announced the Vaio Vision+ 14 as part of the firm’s 10th anniversary celebrations....

A simple and fast way to check which browser you’re using is by hovering over thebrowserlogo on your taskbarif you’re on a PC.Each browser also has a specific color palette and design. For example, Google Chrome’s logo is made up of red, green, and yellow colors. Microsoft Edge is a mix of blue and green. Besides that, there are a few more ways to find out the exact browser you are using....

1% lows determine how much yourgame stutters. You want your average FPS, 1%, and 0.1% lows in a similar range, or at least over 60. If the lows deviate too much from the average FPS, the game stutters even if the average FPS is high. By definition, a 1% low FPS is the average value of your worst 1% FPS. Another name for it is the99th percentile. This means that 99% of the time, your FPS remains above the 1% low FPS....

Ring doesn’t just manage your doorbell. The app handles so many essential functions that it can prevent you from overseeing everything from your Amazon key delivery to your lights and temperatures when it stops working. Since it’s such an essential app for so many services, Ring has excellent uptime, and there are rarely problems with the service itself, so you should be able to fix most problems on your end....

The GTC 2024 show floor was teeming with interesting tech demos as Nvidia’s partners looked to capitalize on the glitz and glam of what will probably be thelargest bevy of AI GPU announcements of the year. Astera Labs' demo of its working PCIe 6.0 connectivity with its new Aries retimers was among the most interesting — the company had a demo of a working PCIe 6.0 retimer that reduces the amount of energy required per bit to less than half that of the preceding generation....

El Cosmico, a hotel and campground site in Marfa, Texas — about an eight-hour drive from Dallas — is building two model units using a giant 3D printer. These examples will form the basis of the site’s 40-acre expansion, including 43 rooms and 18 residences, all built using ICON’s Vulcan 3D printer. While many buildings have already been built using 3D printing techniques,Reuterssays these structures would be the first to be deployed in the hospitality setting....

If you want a good gaming rig, you’ll need a good gaming monitor as part of your kit. There’s no point in splurging on the latest and greatest hardware if you don’t have a quality screen to output all that performance to, and one that can keep up with the pace. Thankfully, we’ve come across an awesome deal on a mid-level gaming monitor that should be more than suitable for most modern gaming needs....

According toa report from 9 To 5 Googleand a number of users on Reddit and other platforms, YouTube is once again trying to discourage the use of ad-blocking extensions — using any means possible. We’ve already seenYouTube forcibly extending initial page loading timefor ad-block users, and even eventually blocking video playback outright if you’re detected playing three videos while using an ad-blocker. This behaviorhas resulted in criminal complaints being filed— and it isn’t even the only major issue YouTube has faced recently....

New research into the proliferation of generative AI being used to develop games on Steam has revealed a staggering 681% increase in the number of titles that disclose the use of the technology. In fact, there are now over 7,500 titles that disclose GenAI usages, up from barely 1,000 in 2024, according toTotally Human Media. Ichiro Lambe, a veteran game developer who authored the study, noted that around 1,000 Steam titles disclosed the use of generative AI just over a year ago....