NVIDIA's ongoing effort to expand its GeForce NOW cloud game streaming service to more devices just kicked up a notch with the addition of Amazon's Fire TV platform to the fold. The expansion follows the recent roll out of native support on Linux, which for the time being includes PCs running Ubuntu version 24.04 and later distributions. "The

NASA's trusty old Hubble Space Telescope has captured the death throes of the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula from us, offering the most detailed view yet of the Egg Nebula's outflows of glowing gas, light, and dust. This newly processed image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula.

Scientists have successfully resurrected and supercharged a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison, turning a 120-year-old concept into a modern pack capable of charging in mere seconds and with 12,000 charging cycles. In the early 1900s, Edison bet on a nickel-iron battery to power the burgeoning electric vehicle market (that made

Soaring memory and storage prices have you down? Yeah, we feel that. These are tough times indeed, as AI-driven demand for memory chips is putting data center clients front and center, leaving consumers to watch from the sidelines. It's not all sour grapes, though. There are deals to be had, including an enticing offer on an affordable HP

Even with a conservative rollout, Samsung's nearly $3,000 Galaxy Z TriFold sold like hot cakes, with limited runs in South Korea being restocked six times and, just as impressively, selling out in less than half an hour after release here in the United States. For those of you missed out, more units are reportedly on the way. Quite literally

Samsung Display is touting its new QD-OLED Penta Tandem technology as a major advancement in premium displays, claiming that its proprietary five-layer structure brings with it numerous benefits compared to its four-layer QD-OLED, not the least of which is double the lifespan. It also purportedly improves luminous efficiency by 1.3 times to

Microsoft is addressing nearly 60 CVEs with its upcoming "Patch Tuesday" update for Windows 11, six of which are actively-exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Per KrebsOnSecurity, the most sever CVEs are CVE-2026-21510, CVE-2026-21513, CVE-2026-21514, CVE-2026-21533, CVE-2026-21519, and CVE-2026-21525. The issues outlined in these Common Vulnerabilities

Biwin Black Opal DW100 (48GB, DDR5-6000): Currently $589 The new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a clone of the existing 8-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but with higher clocks to boost performance and solidify its gaming leadership.   Excellent Timings Out Of The Box RGB LED Accents With LED Sync Supports Both EXPO And XMP Minimal Overclocking Headroom...

Microsoft introduced Secure Boot back in 2011, and made it a key requirement for installation of Windows 11. And now some users will have to update their certificates in June of this year. Microsoft will handle most Secure Boot updates through Windows Update, meaning most people won't have to worry about this. But you should still double check

Google Pixel users who enjoy being on the bleeding edge and participating in Google’s Android Beta program will be happy to hear that an Android 17 beta will be rolling out sooner than they anticipated. It’s only a few weeks since the release of the latest Android 16 beta, which included a new feature intended to help get more battery life

If you read this site regularly, you probably know about AMD's Ryzen AI Max series. Codenamed Strix Halo, this is AMD's massive mega-chip with up to 16 CPU cores and Radeon RX 7600 XT-level integrated graphics. The next-generation version is thought to be codenamed Medusa Halo, and while we've heard some wild rumors about these parts in the

Samsung has fired the starting gun for the 2026 smartphone wars, confirming its next Galaxy Unpacked event for February 25 in San Francisco to unveil an "agentic AI" S26 series that promises to make mobile intelligence truly personal and adaptive. According to Samsung’s event invitation, the Galaxy S26 series is being marketed not just

Apple is reportedly preparing to eliminate cellular dead zones once and for all with the iPhone 18 Pro's next gen C2 modem by way of 5G satellite connectivity, i.e. New Radio Non-Terrestrial Networks (NR-NTN). Based on a recent leak, Apple's upcoming C2 modem, slated for a 2028 release, could take the current emergency satellite feature

Heads up, time is quickly running out to secure a Valentine's Day gift for your significant other, especially if you're looking to shop online. If you're on the hunt for a last-minute gift idea that will arrive in time, however, we have good news—we found several deals on wireless earbuds from brands big and small, with savings of up to 46%

There's been a lot of attention paid to how rising memory chip costs are affecting PC parts, particularly DRAM and discrete graphics cards equipped with video RAM, but the situation has implications that extend well beyond the PC. One segment in particular that is feeling the squeeze is the smartphone market, and things are about to get worse,

A dramatic ring-of-fire solar eclipse is set to grace the skies on February 17, although this time, most of the globe will have to settle for watching the spectacle via livestream than from their own backyards. That is, unless you live in Antarctica. Otherwise known as an annular solar eclipse, the ring-of-fire eclipse occurs when the moon

Razer shocked many of its fans when it announced pricing for its Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition mouse, limited to just 1,337 serialized collector sets priced at $1,337 each. But despite the wisecracks suggesting Razer was early for an April Fool's Day gag, it's a real product and Razer is the one laughing all the way to bank after the

Discord has committed to a global rollout of "teen-by-default" settings. That means users who change some specific settings or attempt to access age-restricted content on the platform, may be prompted to verify their age. Discord age verification currently uses facial age estimation or a scanned government ID, but the company says more options

Sapphire has announced a special Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT Crimson Desert Edition, and it's very clearly meant to be more than just a sticker-swap SKU. This is a full-on collaboration card tied to developer Pearl Abyss's upcoming single-player action RPG Crimson Desert, but it's also a waving a flag to signal where AMD wants its high-end PC

Researchers at the security firm iVerify have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed ZeroDayRAT, which can be used to compromise both Android and iOS devices. The company describes it as a “complete mobile compromise toolkit” typically associated with well-resourced attackers, such as nation-state backed hackers, but is available to anyone

Black Myth: Wukong drew high critical acclaim for its top-notch production values and well-adapted Souls-like gameplay, and now its sequel Black Myth: Zhong Kui is being shown off ahead of its eventual release. The new Black Myth: Zhong Kui trailer that just hit the web isn't typical, though. While it is using the engine and presumably at

Intel's current Core Ultra 200-series processors offer excellent productivity performance, competent gaming performance, and solid power efficiency. A lot of fans are banking on the company's next-generation Nova Lake parts to be its true return to form, though, and the first generation to provide a credible challenge to AMD's X3D-powered

Apple is once again (reportedly) preparing to equip the upcoming AirPods Pro 4 with infrared cameras designed to let the earbuds "see" the world around you. Most likely, and assuming if this rumor holds out, this could enable hand gestures and enhanced spatial audio capabilities with VR integration being a possibility. Next AirPods Pro

Building a new PC these days can be a financial challenge due to soaring memory prices, though if you're willing to bite the bullet anyway or already have RAM that you can apply to a new build, then do yourself a solid and check out this deal on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor. Available at Woot (owned by Amazon), we've never seen it listed