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BenQ’s LH830ST projector (pictured) is a house mapping model. (Image source: BenQ, edited)

BenQ launches new LH830ST laser house mapping projector

The BenQ LH830ST Short-Throw Laser House Mapping Projector has been officially unveiled. Designed to help you decorate your home, or for commercial experiences, this model is said to offer up to 4,000 ANSI lumens brightness. Other...

Polly Allcock, 07 Aug 2025 17:46

President Trump has called for Lip-Bu Tan to resign (image source: Intel)

President Trump calls for resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan

President Donald Trump has called for the resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him “Conflicted”. It comes shortly after a US Senator expressed concern about Mr Tan's prior investments.

Anil Ganti, 07 Aug 2025 17:32

Sony released the PS5 Pro, a mid-gen refresh of the PS5, in November 2024. (Image source: Sony, Unsplash, edited)

Sony PS5 vs Xbox Series sales are not even close as Sony sells 80+ million PS5 units

Sony has revealed the latest PS5 sales figures, and the gap between the PS5 and the Xbox Series consoles is tremendous. According to Sony's Q2 2025 financial report, the company has sold more than 80 million PS5 consoles.

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Aug 2025 12:40

No backdoors or spyware: Nvidia fiercely rejects US proposal for export chips

Following a three-month-ban, Nvidia got the green light to sell its H20 chips to China last month. But the chipmaker is once again in rough waters as it has come under the scrutiny of the Cyberspace Administration of China, follow...

Chibuike Okpara, 07 Aug 2025 08:35

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7 (image source: Notebookcheck)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 & ThinkBook 14 - Business vs. prosumer in comparison

It looks like Lenovo offers two very similar and affordable laptops ThinkPad E14 series as well as the ThinkBook 14. So where are the differences between the real business laptop and the prosumer device? We compare the two current...

Andreas Osthoff, 06 Aug 2025 20:08

A promotional hero shot for Apple's Safari browser, showcasing it on three different platforms. (Image source: Apple)

Japan officially orders Apple to drop iOS browser restrictions by December 2025

As per the Smartphone Act, Japan has now officially ordered Apple to end browser engine restrictions on iOS. According to the new Mobile Software Competition Act guidelines, Apple would have to remove them by December 2025.

Rohith Bhaskar, 06 Aug 2025 15:52

The project used 762 car batteries from Merces-Benz, Stellantis, and Nissan. (Image source: Enel)

Reused car batteries power an energy storage facility in an airport in Italy

Enel used 762 battery packs from Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Nissan to build an energy storage system for the Aeroporti di Roma. According to Enel, this kind of project can be modular and scalable to reuse car batteries.

Daniela Morales Soler, 06 Aug 2025 15:30

A screenshot from the horror game VILE: Exhumed, depicting a paused and glitched VHS video of a woman. (Image Source: DreadXP/Final Girl Games)

Banned Steam game VILE re-released as a free Shareware title

After Cara Cadaver's game was banned in the sweeping censorship tide hitting digital storefronts, the solo developer has now re-released the game as a free shareware title under the Creative Commons license.

Rohith Bhaskar, 06 Aug 2025 13:36

OpenAI's new open-source models can run on your PC

For the first time in six years, OpenAI has released two new models with open weights that can be downloaded, for free, and run locally on your PC or laptop. The last model the company open-sourced was GPT-2 in 2019.

Rohith Bhaskar, 05 Aug 2025 23:21

The OCO-3 (pictured) on ISS above Earth. (Image source: NASA)

New White House proposal could terminate NASA satellites tracking CO2 and crop health

NASA’s OCO-2 and OCO-3 satellite missions are facing potential shutdown despite their current value to climate and agricultural research, as political decisions are casting shadows on their future funding.

Anubhav Sharma, 05 Aug 2025 20:35

The A329S 3CH dash cam. (Image source: Viofo)

Deal | Dash-cam system with low-light fisheye cabin camera lands on Amazon with discounts

Viofo asserts that its latest dash cam is ideal for ride-share drivers as well as those who are simply worried about the security of their car in general, as it can surveil the inside of a car as well as its front and rear views. ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 05 Aug 2025 20:07

Amazon announces job cuts. (Image source: RichardsDrawings on Pixabay)

Replacing workers with AI: Amazon announces job cuts

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has announced that generative AI will likely lead to a significant reduction in office jobs in the coming years. The company aims to increase efficiency through automation, though Jassy is yet to provide spec...

Ulrich Mathey, 05 Aug 2025 18:46

Intel's upcoming Panther Lake CPUs might have to be sold at a loss due to sub-part 18A yields (pictured: Intel semiconductor wafter; image source: Intel)

Intel Panther Lake CPU profitability reportedly afflicted by low 18A yields

A report from Reuters states Intel is struggling to get good yields out of its 18A node. While the exact yield figures aren't available, Intel may have to sell some chips at a loss to maintain a steady Panther Lake supply.

Anil Ganti, 05 Aug 2025 16:06

Starlink phone service rivalled by Boost Mobile with own satellite constellation

America's fourth-largest carrier, Boost Mobile, is preparing its satellite connectivity service to rival undertakings like the T-Satellite offer by T-Mobile and Starlink. T-Satellite is currently available for $10/month and recent...

Daniel Zlatev, 05 Aug 2025 13:03

TSMC identified the leakage in a routine monitoring. TSMC headquarters (Image source: TSMC)

Suspected leak of TSMC’s next‑gen 2 nm chip secrets prompts legal action

Three suspects were arrested in a case of trade secret involving the TMSC’s 2-nanometer chip (2N), two of whom were former employees. The chip manufacturer said that the leakage was detected in a routine monitoring.

Daniela Morales Soler, 05 Aug 2025 12:58

Intel plans to have a new chip plant in Ohio in 2030. (Image source: Brecht Corbeel on Unsplash)

Desperate measures to save Intel: US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief for Taiwan

A new report out of Taiwan has revealed that the current US administration is tying the reduction on trade of trade tariffs on Taiwan to significant TSMC investment in the US. This investment includes a 49% stake in Intel.

Fawad Murtaza, 05 Aug 2025 12:33

Two fans (image source: GamersNexus YouTube channel)

Noctua's attempt to make the perfect fan — Noctua engineer outlines limitations in current fan design

In a technical discussion hosted by Gamers Nexus, Noctua’s Jacob Dellinger offers a detailed breakdown of PC cooling fan design fundamentals, from blade geometry and acoustics to airflow and heatsink resistance. While current desi...

Sebastian Jankowski, 05 Aug 2025 03:45

Microsoft Copilot study: AI automation influences knowlege workers more than is commonly assumed. (Image source: Alexandra Koch on Pixabay)

Microsoft Copilot study: Knowledge-based jobs more affected by AI automation than expected

Generative AI isn't really replacing simple, manual tasks. Instead, AI automation is primarily affecting traditional knowledge-based jobs, according to a nine-month analysis of real-world user interactions with Bing Copilot.

Ulrich Mathey, 04 Aug 2025 20:35

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Image source: Reuters)

Tesla grants CEO Elon Musk $29 billion stock award amid leadership retention strategy

EV maker Tesla has awarded Elon Musk $29 billion in shares. The compensation is intended to reward the company boss pending the resolution of the court case on his 2018 CEO Performance Award and to incentivise him to stay.

David Odejide, 04 Aug 2025 20:14

Google signs first deals to reduce AI energy use in high-demand hours

To help ease pressure on the U.S. power grid, Google will begin cutting back electricity use at its AI data centers during times of high demand. The company has signed its first agreements with utility providers to temporarily slo...

Anmol Dubey, 04 Aug 2025 20:00

A game controler that's falling apart and a bewildered man (image source: Stop Killing Games YouTube channel)

One man vs the games industry: Stop Killing Games pushes governments to act, then burns out

Ross Scott’s Stop Killing Games initiative, credited with catalyzing global action against the deletion of paid digital games, is winding down its direct activism. With key legislative and regulatory efforts now in motion across t...

Sebastian Jankowski, 04 Aug 2025 19:52

Apple quietly builds its own generative-AI search engine

Apple has formed the Answers, Knowledge and Information (AKI) team to build a proprietary conversational search engine that crawls the web and delivers chat-based results.

Nathan Ali, 04 Aug 2025 15:54

Watches of Switzerland store in Melbourne. Reference image (Image source: Watches of Switzerland)

Prices of Swiss watches could face a rise after the imposition of higher tariffs

The Trump administration announced a new change in tariff rates for certain countries, Switzerland included. From August 7, if no agreement is reached, the Central European nation would face a 39% tariff on exports, affecting indu...

Daniela Morales Soler, 04 Aug 2025 15:14

Lip-Bu Tan (Image source: Intel corporation)

Cadence export violations cast shadow over Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s tenure

Cadence Design Systems has admitted to violating U.S. export control laws by selling chip design tools to Chinese military-linked entities during Lip-Bu Tan’s time as CEO. With Tan now leading Intel—and with no personal consequenc...

Sebastian Jankowski, 04 Aug 2025 09:23

The UK retail price for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is £1,049 (~$1,395), while the Z Fold 7 (pictured) starts at £1,799 (~$2,393). (Image source: Notebookcheck)

$10.6 million heist: Nearly 12,000 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 phones stolen

A truck near London Heathrow Airport was hijacked, with 12,000 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 phones reportedly stolen. The estimated loss is expected to be nearly $10.6 million.

Anubhav Sharma, 04 Aug 2025 08:40

Lenovo finally offers a better 120 Hz display for the affordable ThinkPad E14

Affordable office laptops are usually equipped with pretty bad screens because the cost is a major factor and office laptops are often connected to larger external screens anyway. Lenovo now finally offers a high-resolution IPS sc...

Andreas Osthoff, 03 Aug 2025 23:59

Xbox and PlayStation consoles shown with dollar symbol (Image source: Microsoft Xbox Gaming, Sony PlayStation with edits)

Insider claims Xbox Series X and S console sales are below 30 million, lower than other estimates

Gamers are debating whether the current generation of Xbox consoles is successful. A pair of insiders has offered conflicting sales estimates ranging from less than 30 million to 37 million units. Using an AMD fiscal report, leake...

Adam Corsetti, 03 Aug 2025 22:12

14-inch office laptop with great maintenance options: ThinkPad E14 G7 offers 2 SSD and 2 RAM slots

It seems like manufacturers of office laptops are finally prioritizing maintainability once again. The new Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7 can accommodate two SSDs and two RAM modules, which means that the memory can be easily upgraded to ...

Andreas Osthoff, 02 Aug 2025 19:06

Samsung warns of softer HBM3E pricing as supply races ahead of demand (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung’s HBM3E ramp outpaces demand, pressuring prices and margins

Samsung cautioned investors that its rapid expansion of fifth-generation HBM3E production is outstripping end-market demand, likely putting downward pressure on prices.

Nathan Ali, 02 Aug 2025 11:22

Tesla Model 3 autopilot prohibited (image source: ChatGPT DALL·E)

Tesla hit with 200 million dollar verdict over fatal Autopilot crash as damning evidence emerges

Tesla’s Autopilot, long marketed as a step toward full self-driving, has been exposed in court as dangerously misleading. A Florida jury found the system bore partial blame in a 2019 fatal crash, awarding over 200 million dollars ...

Sebastian Jankowski, 02 Aug 2025 02:48

Mastercard comments on Steam games ban, claiming payment processor only objects to illegal adult content

A major credit card company is attempting to distance itself from a controversial ban on Steam games. Mastercard claims it didn’t seek to remove specific titles from any marketplace. While the payment processor opposes unlawful ad...

Adam Corsetti, 01 Aug 2025 21:42

The SSD and CPU have limited cooling likely due to the very low target weight of the Dynabook laptop (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Dynabook Portege Z40L-N exhibits similar SSD throttling issues as its predecessor

SSD transfer rates can start out as high as 7000 MB/s before falling down to just 2300 MB/s when stressed. Users who constantly transfer large files between systems may want to keep this in mind about the Dynabook Portege.

Allen Ngo, 01 Aug 2025 20:07

Itch.io has begun reindexing free NSFW games after banning them

After removing NSFW games from search results site-wide due to pressure from payment processors, Itch.io has now begun restoring access to NSFW games listed as free on the platform.

Rohith Bhaskar, 01 Aug 2025 19:29

The Unifi OS server can now control Unifi environments via its own hardware. (Image source: Ubiquiti)

Ubiquiti's new Unifi OS Server allows users to run UniFi OS on their own Windows, macOS or Linux hardware

Ubiquiti Networks has introduced the Unifi OS Server, a new option that allows users to experience UniFi OS in full on their own Windows, macOS or Linux hardware. The company promises that there are no functional limitations when ...

Andreas Sebayang, 01 Aug 2025 18:59

Rising sales have resulted in a record quarter for Apple. (Image source: Apple)

Apple iPhone selling like hot cakes thanks to Trump

Whatever you think of the tariff policies of incumbent US President Donald Trump, they're currently helping Apple CEO Tim Cook achieve new record sales figures. iPhone sales have increased by over 13% year-on-year.

Matthias Zellmer, 01 Aug 2025 18:35

Previously, low-value tech imports could bypass duties and detailed customs declarations. Now, things could change. Pictured - Dollar signs overlaid on a blurred image of a Beelink GTI13 Mini PC. (Image source: Allen Ngo/Notebookche

Mini PCs get caught in the crossfire as new U.S. tariff order imposes flat $80-$200 duties

The U.S. will impose flat $80-$200 duties on all overseas mini PCs and SBCs starting August 29. The sudden de minimis repeal will likely raise costs sharply for developers, hobbyists, and makers.

Anubhav Sharma, 01 Aug 2025 14:04

The Airbike can achieve a speed of upt to 102 kiometres per hour. (Image source: Screenshot of Volonaut testing video)

A flying bike: Airbike released, promising speeds up to 102km/h

By 2026, the company Volonaut expect to send the first orders of the Airbike. The bike uses a jet propulsion system and an onboard stabilisation system that allows for a vertical takeoff and landing and manoeuvrability.

Daniela Morales Soler, 01 Aug 2025 12:23

Turning mercury into gold (image source: ChatGPT DALL·E)

Gold from mercury? How a tokamak fusion reactor may generate precious metal through neutron transmutation

Fusion startup Marathon Fusion claims its theoretical reactor design could generate up to 3000 kg of gold per year by converting mercury inside a layered neutron blanket. The process would also produce tritium fuel for deuterium-t...

Sebastian Jankowski, 01 Aug 2025 01:48

One of Dynabook's lightest laptops trades away performance to be less than 1 kg in weight (Image source: Dynabook)

Dynabook Portege Z40L-N is one of the lightest 14-inch laptops available with some hidden drawbacks

The Portege Z40L-N is about 20 percent lighter than the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14, but it can also run up to 25 percent slower despite carrying the same Core Ultra 7 258V CPU.

Allen Ngo, 31 Jul 2025 20:05

An illustrative image depicting the situation with recent censorship (Image source: Logos-world and Vecteezy; edited)

Petition against payment processors who pushed Steam games ban surpasses 205,000 signatories

A rapidly growing Change.org petition targeting Visa, Mastercard, and influential activist groups has now exceeded 205,000 signatures. The movement, which gained significant traction after a repost by Elon Musk, protests the power...

Chibuike Okpara, 31 Jul 2025 18:26

Zhaoxin showcases KaiXian KX-7000N AI-PC chip and 96-core Kaisheng KH-50000 server CPU at WAIC 2025 (Image source: Zhaoxin)

Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025

At WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, Zhaoxin introduced the KaiXian KX-7000N client CPU with an integrated NPU for offline AI workloads and the Kaisheng KH-50000 server chip delivering 96 cores, PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 384 MB L3 cache. Together,...

Nathan Ali, 31 Jul 2025 18:01

OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is backing Helion Energy’s efforts to bring commercial nuclear fusion to life—linking AI innovation with sustainable energy infrastructure. (Image Source: OpenAI)

Helion begins work on world’s first fusion power plant backed by Microsoft and Sam Altman

Sam Altman-backed Helion begins construction work on a commercial fusion plant in Washington, USA, aiming to provide clean power to Microsoft by 2028. Here is why this is a big deal.

Darryl Linington, 31 Jul 2025 14:57

The NEC VersaPro J UltraLite Type VY laptop is designed to be long-lasting and rugged for use by business people.(Image source: NEC)

NEC launches VersaPro J UltraLite Type VY business laptops with Lunar Lake, AI power management, and all-day runtimes

NEC has launched the 13.3-inch VersaPro J UltraLite Type VY Lunar Lake business laptops. These ultralight notebooks can use large user-swappable batteries coupled with AI power management to achieve runtimes of over 16 hours, base...

David Chien, 31 Jul 2025 03:14

The 2025 Lenovo ThinkPad workstation lineup (source: Lenovo/ITMedia)

Powerful Nvidia RTX Pro laptops incoming: Lenovo Japan teases ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 with RTX 5070 and 2025 ThinkPad P series

Better late than never: Lenovo is finally going to release their 2025 workstation lineup. Their Japanese branch teased the upcoming lineup, which includes the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 with the Nvidia RTX Pro 5000, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1...

Benjamin Herzig, 30 Jul 2025 22:35

A missing skip button and new floating ads on YouTube are causing strife among users. (Image source: DallE3)

YouTube: Missing skip button and annoying ad formats cause frustration

YouTube seems to be tightening its advertising policy, and it's not doing viewers any favors. On Reddit, a growing number of users report that the "skip" button for ads is no longer showing up as it used to. On top of that, new ad...

Marius Müller, 30 Jul 2025 16:39

Tallgrass and Crusoe plan 10 GW AI data center near Cheyenne, Wyoming (Image source: Crusoe)

Wyoming’s upcoming AI campus could draw five times more power than its homes

Tallgrass and Crusoe propose a 1.8 GW AI data center campus just south of Cheyenne that could expand to 10 GW—surpassing the combined electricity use of every home in Wyoming.

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 14:43