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Intel SSD 670p M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Scaling QLC to New Heights

Our Verdict Intel’s SSD 670p delivers on both speed and security with faster throughput and hardware encryption support. While Intel’s SSD 670p leverages QLC flash, it is tweaked and tuned where it matters, making it a stellar consumer-oriented PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD. For Solid performance Large dynamic SLC cache with fast recovery AES 256-bit hardware… Read more

Elecrow’s Crowbits Uses Programmable Blocks to Promote STEM Learning

Home News (Image credit: Elecrow) Just days after Elecrow launched its Kickstarter campaign for Crowbits on February 24th, the company has already received pledges 3x over its goal of $9,994 thanks to strong community support. But it’s not too late to send in your pledge since there are still 40 days left before the end… Read more

Raspberry Pi’s Ninth Birthday: 9 Things You Might Not Know

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) One of the world’s most popular and innovative computers officially launched on February 29, 2012. Nine years and 38 million units sold later, the Raspberry Pi powers a huge community of makers, students and businesses. What started as a small project, meant to increase applications for Cambridge University’s computer science… Read more

You Can Mine Ethereum With Apple’s M1: Here’s How, but You Probably Shouldn’t Bother

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Ethereum mining is most profitable on high-end graphics cards, but enthusiasts are often willing to use whatever they have on-hand, especially as the cryptocurrency’s value continues to rise. Now they’ll have another option: Apple’s new M1 chip. Zensors software engineer Yifan Gu found a way to make the ethminer utility… Read more

Pimoroni Keybow 2040 Review: Programmable Keyboard with Pi Silicon Inside

Our Verdict The Keybow 2040 is a well made board that does exactly what it sets out to do. The CircuitPython library provides all of the functionality that we need in an easy to use manner. For Ease of use Compact size Clicky Keys Against Pricey Lacks MicroPython support Programmable keyboards are nothing new. Gamers… Read more

FCC authorizes $50 discounts for low-income households’ internet bills

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a program that provides emergency discounts of up to $50 per month toward broadband internet service for low-income households. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program also provides up to $75 per month for households on Native American land and a one-time discount of up to $100… Read more

Security researcher recommends against LastPass after detailing 7 trackers

A security researcher is recommending against LastPass password manager after detailing seven trackers found in the Android app, The Register reports. Although there is no suggestion that the trackers, which were analyzed by researcher Mike Kuketz, are transferring a user’s actual passwords or usernames, Kuketz says their presence is bad practice for a security-critical app… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077’s February 1.2 Patch Has Been Delayed

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) It looks like CD Projekt Red’s string of bad luck is continuing. Today, the developer announced that while it had originally planned to release Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 this February, the recent cyber attack against the company has delayed the update until March. Patch 1.2 would have… Read more

How to Mine Cryptocurrency with Raspberry Pi

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) With Bitcoins trading at almost $50,000 per bitcoin, perhaps it is finally time for me to get into the cryptocurrency game? Instead of buying bitcoins, could I use my Raspberry Pi to mine for bitcoins instead? What is Cryptocurrency mining? Crypto mining is the digital version of mining for… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch delayed to second half of March after studio hack

Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch has been delayed following developer CD Projekt Red’s disclosure that it fell victim to a ransomware attack earlier this month. The next big patch, 1.2, is now scheduled for a release sometime in the second half of March. “While we dearly wanted to deliver Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 in… Read more

There’s a hidden message in the parachute of NASA’s Mars rover

The parachute that helped NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars last week unfurled to reveal a seemingly random pattern of colors in video clips of the rover’s landing. But there was more to the story: NASA officials later said it contained a hidden message written in binary computer code. Internet sleuths cracked the message within… Read more

SNES hacker speeds up a game that originally ran at 4 frames per second

The Atari arcade cabinet game Race Drivin’ was ported to the Atari ST in the summer of 1991, and then ported again to the SNES a year later. It was the sequel to 1989’s Hard Drivin’, and while it boasted numerous improvements over its predecessor — it could model a car with four wheels, as… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Use DMCA to Stop Stolen Code Spread

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) Only weeks ago, CD Projekt Red was the victim of a cyberattack that saw the source code for several of its titles stolen and eventually sold via an auction. The Polish developer is now looking to mitigate some of the damage by filing DMCA takedowns against anyone posting… Read more

Google struggles to fix its new Stadia game after shutting down own studios

Google is struggling to fix one of its new Stadia games, after closing down its own in-house game studios earlier this month. Journey to the Savage Planet debuted on Stadia on February 1st, the same day Google shut down its Stadia studios and fired a number of developers. Journey to the Savage Planet was developed… Read more

AMD Investigating USB Connectivity Issues with Ryzen PCs

Home News (Image credit: Fritzhez Frenz) A slew of complaints has been posted to Reddit and user forums regarding USB connectivity bugs with Ryzen systems. AMD has announced via a forum post that it is investigating the matter, but for now, the breadth of the issue remains unknown and AMD says it impacts a “small… Read more