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Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. There are several ways to squeeze additional performance out of an aging PC. Replacing a traditional disk drive with a faster SSD, or upgrading the graphics card (GPU) can deliver noticeable speed improvements, especially for gaming, video editing, or running large applications. However, for a […]

The big picture: The semiconductor industry’s landscape is evolving rapidly, with countries around the world vying for technological supremacy. Taiwan is determined to remain at the center of the industry and is carefully balancing its desire for global expansion with the protection of its most advanced tech. Taiwan is making it clear that it will

TL;DR: A now-deleted YouTube ad from Sony has revealed early that the PlayStation 5 Slim will be selling at a discounted $380 until December 24 (down from the regular $449). Sony quickly replaced the video with a new ad containing no pricing information, and the company’s website still lists all consoles at standard prices. The

In a nutshell: Genetics company 23andMe has had a brutal 2024. The tech economy has not generally been good, but the firm also suffered a data leak. It then blamed its customers for the breach, followed swiftly by accusations to the FTC of running an auto-renewal scam. To avoid bankruptcy, the company is restructuring, laying

In a nutshell: Independent game studio Crowbar Collective has announced a new four-person, cooperative first-person shooter with a rogue-lite structure. Rogue Point revolves around the recent death of the world’s richest CEO, and the ensuing battle to capture his vacant kingdom. Cutthroat businessmen are hiring private mercenaries to win the corporate war but as a

In a nutshell: For many, modern high-end overclocking is arguably more about the sport of it than gaining much of a sustained performance edge. These days, throwing obscene amounts of voltage at exotic-cooled hardware is how the big boys play and is almost always a recipe for success – key word, “almost.” Pieter-Jan Plaisier, better

It’s been a week since AMD released the highly anticipated Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and it’s fair to say that virtually everyone was excited about what this new processor had to offer. It was challenging to predict where the 9800X3D would stand relative to the 7800X3D, and while we anticipated around a 10% performance boost on

Facepalm: Microsoft occasionally releases rare, out-of-band security updates for its older operating systems when a vulnerability is particularly severe. In contrast, companies like D-Link seem content to leave former users exposed to potentially disastrous network security risks. A recently disclosed security vulnerability impacting D-Link NAS devices will remain unpatched, as the Taiwanese manufacturer confirmed these

In context: The AI boom has had its share of controversy. Whether it’s the accuracy of large language models or companies rushing shoddy AI products just to be the first with something, no matter how bad, there are two sides to every issue. The fears over AI replacing human labor are arguably one of the

Editor’s take: A security feature introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system is reportedly causing headaches for law enforcement officials. It’s a controversial issue among some, but one that Apple likely isn’t going to compromise on. 404 Media reported last week that some iPhones in the possession of law enforcement were mysteriously