Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Pure Power 12 M 650W excels in efficiency, reliability, and future-proofing with ATX 3.0 compliance and a 10-year warranty. Its solid electrical performance and low noise under moderate loads are commendable, but high-load acoustics and pricing may deter budget-conscious builders. For enthusiasts prioritizing durability and balanced performance, it’s a worthy investment…. Read more
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DAREU A950 Wing Review
By: Tech Power Up
Introduction DAREU is a gaming peripheral company based in China. Also sold under the name A950 Air, the ambidextrous A950 Wing is exceptionally light at 35 g, despite not featuring holes or an open-bottom design to save weight. Dubbed “AIM-750,” PixArt’s PAW3950 sensor capable of 30,000 CPI sees use, along with Omron D2FC-F-7N switches rated… Read more
read more...HBO’s The Last of Us had to speed up Abby’s reveal
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In The Last of Us Part II, it takes a long time before players understand just who Abby is. A new character introduced as both an antagonist and protagonist, Abby is locked in a violent game of revenge with Ellie, but her reasoning and history don’t become clear until around midway through the game, when… Read more
read more...China’s Moore Threads polishes homegrown CUDA alternative — MUSA supports porting CUDA code using Musify toolkit
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(Image credit: Moore Threads) The first traces of Moore Threads’ GPU programming software stack, dubbed MUSA, have surfaced online, furthering the nation’s pursuit of tech-autarky. MUSA serves as an alternative to Nvidia’s CUDA environment, compatible with the domestic MUSA MTT GPU lineup. Any open-source pedigree of the SDK has not been mentioned, so it is… Read more
read more...Ocypus Iota A62 Digital CPU Cooler Review: A stylish debut, effective debut
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Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our 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. Today’s review features a cooling newcomer I’d never heard of until recently – Ocypus, which was founded in Shenzhen in 2023. We’ll be… Read more
read more...New high-fidelity brain-computer interface is so small it can fit between hair follicles
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(Image credit: W. Hong Yeo at Georgia Tech) Researchers from Georgia Tech have developed a tiny, minimally invasive, brain-computer interface (BCI). The device is small enough to fit between hair follicles, and need only be inserted very slightly under the skin. It is thought that this super-compact new “high fidelity” sensor will make continuous everyday… Read more
read more...Apple’s picked a very fitnessy way to mark a decade of smartwatches
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Victoria Song is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. April 24th will be the 10th anniversary of the day the first Apple Watch shipped to customers. A decade is a major milestone in the… Read more
read more...Chipolo’s colorful new trackers now work with Apple’s and Google’s networks
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Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Chipolo has announced a new Bluetooth tracker called the Pop, featuring the same bright color options as its Chipolo One but with support for both Apple’s… Read more
read more...Samsung pauses One UI 7 rollout worldwide
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Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Samsung has, by all accounts, halted the rollout of its long-awaited One UI 7 update following the discovery of a bug that prevented some Galaxy S24 owners from unlocking their phones. The pause… Read more
read more...Leaked RTX 5060 Ti 16GB benchmarks show a 20% uplift over the 4060 Ti 16GB
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(Image credit: Nvidia) Preliminary test results of the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in 3DMark have leaked, thanks to VideoCardz, where we see the new GPU stride 20% ahead of the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. This data was likely sourced from a reviewer, so it should be indicative of the card’s performance in these specific synthetic… Read more
read more...Crosswalks in Silicon Valley hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg sound-a-likes
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A number of Silicon Valley crosswalks were hacked to sound like U.S. big-tech broligarchs, according to reports published by local media this weekend. Palo Alto Online reports that folks pressing crosswalk wait buttons in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto areas heard messages featuring Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg sound-a-likes. It isn’t just the… Read more
read more...Charred RTX 4070 fell victim to a PSU without protection feature
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One of the most horrifyingly burned graphics cards that we have seen has been featured in a components salvage video. Software developer and hobbyist graphics card repairer Patryk runs the DIY Repair Hour YouTube channel, where work on this seriously charred Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 was uploaded. It is worth highlighting that this isn’t a… Read more
read more...AMD’s latest ROCm 6.4 release continues to lack RDNA 4 support
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(Image credit: AMD) AMD released ROCm 6.4, bringing along several improvements, including framework enhancements, broader OS support, and enhancements to several performance and profiling tools. What it continues to lack is enablement for RDNA 4 GPUs, which may discourage developers from shifting to AMD’s latest architecture. When RDNA 4 hit shelves last month, day-one ROCm… Read more
read more...Old-school Creative Sound Blaster cards repaired and demoed
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(Image credit: Necroware) Two ancient Creative Sound Blaster cards have been repaired and demonstrated by TechTuber Necroware. The 1994 vintage Creative Sound Blaster 16 (CT2230) fix was a relatively simple affair, with a single broken trace needing attention. However, the Creative Sound Blaster 16 IDE (CT2290) was a much more involved repair, but it still… Read more
read more...Wool, water, Wi-Fi: Modernizing an ancient business at the final frontiers of e-commerce
By: The Verge
One night in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a felting artisan ended her day with a prayer. May our partners have good health. May they be ambitious, and successful, and may their businesses grow. The next morning, sisters-in-law Chinara Makashova and Nazgul Esenbaeva, and the people they worked with awoke to what seemed like a miracle: Shopify orders…. Read more
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