Third-party mod delivers the Start Menu Windows 11 deserves
All app menus to the forefront
Uber sues DoorDash, alleging anti-competitive practices in food delivery war
Uber claims customers say they feel as if they have a "gun to their head"
Deal alert: AMD Ryzen 5 5600T now just $99 on Amazon
If you're looking for a solid budget processor, this Ryzen 5 5600T deal is worth checking out. Packing 6 cores and 12 threads, just like the 5600, but with a higher base clock of 3.7 GHz. It also keeps the same 65W TDP and 32MB L3 cache, making it an excellent value pick for gaming and productivity at this price point.
Scientists use crystals to cram terabytes of data into millimeter-sized memory
Crystal defects create ultra-dense memory
Noise-canceling headphones may be rewiring young brains, experts warn
Balance and moderation are key
Intel wants to take on AMD in the handheld gaming PC market, preps Panther Lake chips
Roadmap includes Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, and Panther Lake
SanDisk's new Gen5 SSD offers blistering 14,000 MB/s speeds at just 7W
Built on Western Digital's latest 3D BiCS8 NAND flash
The iconic Nokia N97 gets resurrected as a retro-inspired gaming handheld
The N97 lives again, but with D-pads instead of a keyboard
Microsoft Office is down to $59 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without breaking the bank, Microsoft Office 2021 is now available for just $59 – a significant price drop and the lowest we've seen this year. This offer provides all the essentials you need for work or personal projects, and it's over 70% off the regular price.
The world's largest mobile LED screen measures a whopping 767 inches
The screen is made wind-resistant to prevent it from toppling over
Western Digital targets 100TB disk drives with HAMR and HDMR advancements
Roadmap for next-generation HDD technology
Stephen Curry's new shooting partner is a robot that never gets tired
High-tech hoops: AI-powered robots make their NBA debut
Arm wants to build its own chips, so it may be poaching from chip-making clients
"We don't build chips." Not yet, at least.
Happy birthday to You(Tube): Google's video-sharing platform turns 20
YouTube has forever changed how we share and consume video
DARPA begins testing phase for in-orbit space construction
In-space manufacturing, a new frontier
Intel's 18A found to be faster but TSMC's N2 is denser in process node showdown
Bottom line: Intel and TSMC are both gearing up to launch their respective 18A and N2 process nodes, each offering significant advancements. On one side, Intel claims 18A will deliver much higher generational performance gains. On the other, TSMC is emphasizing N2's impressive transistor density. But which one is truly superior? As it turns out, the answer isn't so straightforward.
Asus unveils NUC 15 Pro mini PC with Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs and up to 96 GB of memory
Price and availability yet to be announced
Astro Bot dominates DICE Awards 2025, wins Game of the Year
Check out all the winners and nominees
SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory combines 3D NAND capacity with HBM-like bandwidth
Offers 8-16x more capacity per stack than current HBM implementations
What just happened? At its first big investor event since breaking off from Western Digital, SanDisk unveiled something it's been cooking up to take a bite out of the hot AI market. The company has a new memory architecture called high-bandwidth flash that fuses the massive storage capacity of 3D NAND with the kind of bandwidth offered by HBM.
AMD to unveil RX 9000 series February 28, leaked specs and prices emerge
Radeon RX 9070 XT might retail for $700
AMD debunks claims of 32GB Radeon RX 9070 XT variant
But will there be a different RDNA 4 card with 32GB of VRAM?
Samsung set to unveil tri-fold phone that transforms into 10-inch tablet
G-shaped tri-fold design opens into a 9.96-inch tablet display
Intel may team up with TSMC to strengthen US chip production
Meanwhile, Trump is pushing hard to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the US
Nvidia confirms GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for February 20, beats 4080 Super in OpenCL benchmark
Vanilla RTX 5070 arrives March 5
Highly anticipated: Official announcements from Nvidia and AMD have set the stage for a mid-range GPU showdown in late February and early March. While technical specifications and release details for AMD's upcoming graphics cards are still forthcoming, Nvidia has fully revealed its plans for the RTX 5070 Ti and 5070. Expect TechSpot's review of the 5070 Ti once the review embargo lifts next week, on February 19.
Breakthrough 3D NAND flash etching technique could turbocharge SSD production
Cryogenic hydrogen fluoride plasma etches 3D NAND layers at least twice as fast
US cyber defense agency urges developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities
"Secure by design" is the new way forward
PlayStation 5 surges past 75 million as Sony dominates the console race
Keeping pace with PS4 sales and leaving Xbox in the dust
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth - Webb is on the case
Further observations are required to properly gauge risk
Honda and Nissan call off merger talks, ending $60 billion deal discussions
One proposal involved Nissan becoming a subsidiary of Honda
Europe enters the AI race with $207 billion InvestAI initiative
The AI battle is just heating up
AI adoption is on the rise, with 3 in 5 Americans saying it improves their lives
Here are the states that rely on AI the most
Software engineer exploits Unicode quirks to conceal information within emoji characters
There are a lot of ways this technique can be abused