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Fish tank PC case sales explode in 2024 — Korean retail data claims tenfold growth for this style of chassis

Fish tank-style PC cases gained mind share and momentum through 2024, with many new entrants hitting the market. A new report out of Korea helps us quantify the scale of the popularity of these panoramic window pane PC cases among DIYers. Danawa Research notes that sales of fish tank-style PC cases have multiplied 9.85 times… Read more

DaMAgeCard SD Express card vulnerability leverages the privileged access that PCIe provides — bypasses traditional software-based security mechanisms

(Image credit: Lexar) A critical vulnerability in SD Express memory cards, called DaMAgeCard, has been uncovered, enabling attackers to exploit the PCIe interface for direct access to system memory. Discovered by Positive Technologies, this flaw can potentially give attackers unauthorized access to system memory, bypassing typical software defenses. The DaMAgeCard exploit leverages the PCIe interface… Read more

Raspberry Pi Monitor Review: Well-built portable monitor that works with any HDMI-capable device

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The first official Raspberry Pi Monitor is a good one. It brings a great quality screen, low power consumption, and portability. You can enjoy it with a Pi or even with your laptop or game console. Pros + Lightweight + Fantastic kickstand + Bright screen + Versatile power options + Raspberry Pi… Read more

Raspberry Pi 500 Review: The keyboard is the computer, again

Tom’s Hardware Verdict A superb update to the Raspberry Pi 400, we get the power of the Raspberry Pi 5 in a convenient form. Thermal performance is excellent, and we easily overclocked it to 3 GHz. Pros + Awesome thermal performance + Convenient form factor + Fast, and can be made faster! Cons – GPIO… Read more

Microsoft preparing Lunar Lake Surface and Surface Pro laptops for 1Q25, says report – new Surface Laptop Studio and an 11-inch Surface also on the horizon

The Surface and Surface Pro lineups will get Lunar Lake models in 2025, a report from Windows Central claims. Citing his sources, Windows Central senior editor Zac Bowden claims Microsoft is set to launch a slew of new Surface devices, including Lunar Lake-powered Surface and Surface Pro laptops, a new Surface Laptop Studio model sporting… Read more

Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party —credentials can be hijacked by merely viewing a malicious file in File Explorer

Back in June 2023, Microsoft officially announced it had deprecated support for its New Technology LAN Manager authentication protocol, which debuted in 1993 with Windows NT 3.1. It advised users to upgrade to Windows Negotiate but unfortunately, modern TLM vulnerabilities are still targeted at machines from Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 to Windows 11 Version 24H2… Read more

Russian Ex-ASML employee indicted for stealing critical trade secrets — currently in custody, faces 20-year Netherlands entry ban

The Ministry of Asylum and Migration of the Netherlands has imposed a 20-year entry ban on an ex-ASML employee. A Russia-connected individual is currently under investigation, suspected of potential espionage and theft of vital microchip documents from ASML, reports Dutch outlet NOS. Per the report from local media, the Netherlands rarely imposes such prohibitions, and… Read more

Intel XeSS 2 DLL files leaked days before launch — Frame Generation and Low Latency libraries surface at Nexus Mods

With the Arc B580 and B570, Intel introduced a new suite of upscaling and interpolating technologies under XeSS 2 – now sub-divided into XeSS-SR, XeSS-FG, and XeSS-LL. Modders over at Nexus Mods (h/t VideoCardz) have somehow managed to obtain the DLL files for these new modules possibly from leaked game patches that support XeSS 2…. Read more

U.S. House set to vote on $3B funding for the replacement of Chinese telecoms equipment — but swapping out all the Huawei and ZTE equipment will cost more

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the 2025 defense budget this week, which includes a $3-billion allocation to replace telecommunications equipment previously acquired from Huawei and ZTE. According to Reuters, the equipment provided by these companies comes with security risks, especially as People’s Republic China (PRC)-affiliated hackers have been conducting a… Read more

Windows 11 battery indicator revamp delivers color coding and more pixels

A welcome redesign of the Windows 11 battery indicator is on the way with more pixels and colors. Windows sleuth PhantomOfEarth has tested this UI tweak and shared some images of the new look on Twitter/X. The new icons can be enabled in Insider build 26120.2510 which was released to the dev channel recently. Windows… Read more

NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables — Admiral expects drone fleet patrols to begin from June 2025

Following a spate of undersea cable disruptions in the recent weeks, with the most recent happening in November, NATO is drawing up plans for a fleet of naval surveillance drones to monitor the major bodies of water surrounding Europe — specifically, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean. French Admiral Pierre Vandier, the current Supreme Allied… Read more

Intel looks beyond silicon, outlines breakthroughs in atomically-thin 2D transistors, chip packaging, and interconnects at IEDM 2024

(Image credit: Intel) Today, the Intel Foundry Technology Research team announced technology breakthroughs in 2D transistor technology using beyond-silicon materials, chip interconnects, and packaging technology, among others. The company will unveil its research in seven of its own papers, along with two more papers in collaboration with industry partners like imec, at the IEEE International… Read more

iFixit now sells genuine Xbox replacement parts but at ridiculous prices — $599 for an Xbox Series X motherboard when a new console costs $499

Yesterday, iFixit partnered with Microsoft to “bring official repair parts for Xbox Series and Xbox Series X consoles to gamers everywhere” to “keep Xboxes running longer and out of the waste heap.” The collaboration includes repair part store page listings for disc and digital models of both Xbox Series consoles and accompanying guides for installing… Read more

US govt says Cisco gear often targeted in China’s Salt Typhoon attacks on 8 telecommunications providers — issues Cisco-specific advice to patch networks to fend off attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidelines for network engineers, defenders, and organizations with enterprise-grade networking equipment as part of its continuing investigation into the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) massive cyber espionage campaign. While the agency has released general guidelines for increased visibility and hardening that apply to any network, it… Read more

Legendary video game developer imagines a future where GPUs don’t need PCs — John Carmack envisions a GPU with Linux onboard, so you would just add power and a display

Earlier today, legendary video games developer John Carmack, the leader programmer for iconic titles such as Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, made the case for what one might casually describe as a standalone graphics card. Imagine connecting a graphics card to a display and a power source and running diagnostics before installing it or running… Read more