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Vergecast: Windows 11 leaks, RCS encryption, and this week in antitrust policy

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. In this episode, the show is split into three sections. First, Nilay and Dieter talk to Verge senior editor Tom Warren about this… Read more

Montech Air 100 Review: A Case and 4 RGB Fans for $70?

Our Verdict Montech’s Air 100 offers a tidy Micro-ATX package with lots of RGB, but it could use a bit more refinement. For + Great Looks + Compact Size + Includes 4 A-RGB Fans + Affordable Against – A few unsightly details – No PWM support – No intake air filtration – Tight cable management… Read more

Homemade Synth as Easy as Pi

Home News (Image credit: Simon Martin/Raspberry Pi Foundation) Guitars are 3,000 years old and the piano dates back to 1700, so musical instruments are facing a serious crisis of modernity. Why not, then, create your own, new, musical instrument, and show Mozart what for? This is precisely what design engineer Simon Martin has done, by… Read more

TeamGroup’s DDR5 Modules to Arrive Late June: Specs & Price Revealed

Home News (Image credit: TeamGroup) TeamGroup said on Friday that it would start sales of its DDR5-4800 memory modules in late June, early July in a bid to address demand from enthusiasts who plan to adopt Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake processors as soon as they become available later this year. The initial modules from Team… Read more

SilverStone SX1000 SFX-L Power Supply Review

Our Verdict The SilverStone SX1000 is the strongest small-form factor PSU available in the market today. It offers high efficiency and good performance, keeping its noise output low under normal operating conditions. For + Full power at 47 degrees Celsius + Extremely high power density + High build quality + Efficient platform + Highly efficient… Read more

New Benchmarks Show Intel’s Iris Xe DG1 Is a Legit Budget 1080p Gaming GPU

Home News Asus DG1-4G (Image credit: ETA PRIME/YouTube) A new review of Intel’s Iris Xe DG1 graphics card has popped up, putting Intel’s new discrete GPU through its paces and showing that it is surprisingly capable. While the Xe DG1 is far from being one of the best graphics cards on the market, the review… Read more

MSI Demoes Intel ATX12VO Connector’s Power Savings

Home News MSI Z590 Pro 12VO (Image credit: MSI) In the latest installment of the MSI Insider show, MSI has revealed the brand’s Z590 Pro 12VO motherboard that employs Intel’s 10-pin ATX12VO power connector. Besides the motherboard’s feature set, the vendor also shared the benefits of the ATX12VO power connector. Despite Intel promoting the ATX12VO… Read more

Western Digital to Settle SMR HDD False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) WD has moved to settle one of its ongoing class-action lawsuits for false advertising associated with its SMR WD Red hard drives, according to a report from LawStreet. The proposed settlement comes after widespread criticism from WD’s customers about its surreptitious use of slower shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology in some of… Read more

Sorry, You Won’t Be Able to Buy a Radeon RX 6900 XT LC

Home News (Image credit: Maingear) AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled launched earlier this week, and in theory it should place near the top of our GPU benchmarks and earn a spot on our list of the best graphics cards. It has a one significant advantage when compared both to the company’s air-cooled reference design as… Read more

Oculus to Test In-Headset Ads in Select Games

Home News (Image credit: Oculus VR) Looks like immersion doesn’t quite beat monetization — Facebook is going to start putting in-headset ads in certain Oculus games within the next few weeks. Welcome to the digital frontier! Instead of the Gateway Arch, we have a McDonald’s billboard. Don’t expect to have to karate kick pop-ups quite… Read more

Xbox Design Lab Returns With Series X and S Controllers

Home News (Image credit: Microsoft) The Xbox Design Lab, which allows gamers to design their own controllers, is back online. While it had previously been using the Xbox One controller, the new Design Lab is based on the Xbox Series X and Series S controllers. Currently, you can place orders in the United States, Canada… Read more

Vigilante Malware Blocks Pirated Software

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) A piece of malware is spreading across the internet that doesn’t behave like your usual suspects. Strangely, this malware acts as a vigilante of sorts as the software prevents your system from accessing sites known for redistributing pirated data. BleepingComputer and Sophos News first reported on the malware. When run,… Read more

Falling Europe GPU Pricing Suggests Shortage is Easing

Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) According to ComputerBase, graphics card prices have begun to drop as much as 50% in Europe. Availability has also improved significantly, with sales of most GPU models from both AMD and Nvidia doubling month-over-month. This report comes on the heels of ASRock, a GPU maker, noting that GPU pricing is… Read more

Raspberry Pi Zero Robot Arm Works With PS4 Controller

Home News (Image credit: Dr2mod) Redditor Dr2mod is at it again; We recently shared Dr2mod’s SDR airplane monitor and today we’re excited to share another cool Raspberry Pi project they’ve created—a 3D-printed robotic arm operated wirelessly by a PS4 controller. According to the Dr2mod, the robotic arm was printed a while ago and gathering dust,… Read more

ASUS ROG Enters the Snack Business

Home News (Image credit: ASUS ROG/Taiwan TTL) Everybody loves the CG characters prominently used in ASUS ROG products’ marketing videos. Don’t they? Well, now the gaming brand is egging them on by teaming up with Taiwan TTL to stick its characters all over pots of instant noodles. This all comes from a Google translation of… Read more