MSI’s older laptops have notoriously terrible build quality, but one victim didn’t end up discarding the hardware after the display was separated from the assembly. Instead, the owner decided to pursue extreme resourcefulness and repurposed the bare motherboard with RAM and storage to make a server that controls his lights, AC, and more. By wall mounting the MSI motherboard and enabling “Wake on Power,” the repurposed server automatically switches on to maintain connectivity The inventive setup was shared on the r/homelab community by user “u/noobakw,” who notes that his MSI notebook’s display was physically hanging on by a thread, so instead of […]

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Update - The latest word on the street is that TSMC hasn’t just been tapped to mass produce NVIDIA’s NVHBM base die, but the GPU manufacturer has reportedly requested the Taiwanese firm to begin 3D DRAM production. It didn’t take long for TSMC to comment, as it denies any plans to mass produce 3D DRAM, choosing to stick with logic chip manufacturing. Samsung has typically adopted a “turnkey” approach when developing HBM’s core and base dies, but according to the latest report, NVIDIA’s custom NVHBM requires a more streamlined approach in manufacturing involving Samsung and TSMC. Both firms have seemingly joined forces […]

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Driving through unpredictable city traffic or leaving your car parked in poorly lit lots carries constant risk, especially when standard dash cams leave massive blind spots around your vehicle’s sides and cabin. There’s also the problem of poor image quality that delivers subpar performance in low-light surroundings, but VANTRUE has scaled these obstacles with its top-end Nexus dash cam lineup. The N5S, N4 Pro S, and N4S are currently up to 17 percent off on Amazon, but that’s not all. You have a rare opportunity to reduce the price by an additional 15 percent. VANTRUE’s Nexus series utilizes Sony STARVIS 2 sensors […]

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2026's N7 Day may be sad (albeit with a tinge of hope provided by a Canadian petition to the government) for Mass Effect fans following BioWare's closure, but the ME3Tweaks group (the same folks behind the Pinnacle Station and Happy Ending mods, for example) have a long-awaited gift in store for the community: Legendary Edition Multiplayer, now available for download on Nexus Mods. As you can easily guess, it is the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer ported to 2021's Legendary Edition, which included the entire original trilogy but skipped the cooperative multiplayer mode that BioWare had introduced with the third installment. […]

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NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 6000 might cost $16,000 a pop, but for running top-end local AI models, it’s a PC builder’s dream, and when you have two units running at a time, there’s really no need to give companies like OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others your hard-earned cash. However, since these GPUs cost as much as a brand-spanking-new sedan, it’s imperative that you monitor their operations closely. One owner did, and that’s exactly how he potentially saved both of his RTX PRO 6000 units, as the frayed 12V-2x6 cables were caught before any irreparable harm could be done. Crumbling 12V-2x6 wire sleeving […]

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Today is N7 Day, the annual day that celebrates BioWare's Mass Effect franchise. This year, though, it might very well be the saddest N7 Day to date, given that the studio was just shut down by Electronic Arts and its new Mass Effect Universe game was canceled as part of that process, with the publisher choosing to fund Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead. As someone once said in a beloved movie trilogy, though, there is still hope. Global fans have been pouring their love through the Change.org petition, which is now closing in on 310K signatures, but it is a […]

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Intel's Razor Lake-S Desktop CPUs are reportedly going to arrive in 2028, a year after the launch of Nova Lake-S on the same LGA 1954 platform. Intel Razor Lake-S Desktop CPUs To Extend Multi-Generational Support On LGA 1954 Platforms It looks like Intel is preparing a slew of Razor Lake chips for 2028. While we wait for Nova Lake to launch next year in the form of Nova Lake-S, Nova Lake-HX, and Nova Lake-H configurations, the Razor Lake lineup will span all of these and a higher-end AX configuration, which was talked about last month. According to Jaykihn at X, […]

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Intel Panther Lake & Wildcat Lake MoDT motherboards are arriving soon, targeting the NAS market with a wide array of features. Maxsun Deploys NAS-Focused Intel Panther Lake & Wildcat Lake MoDT Motherboards Back at Computex 2026, we spotted the first Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake MoDT designs. These were made by Maxsun and were aimed at the NAS market. Now, Maxsun has shared more information on these two products, which are arriving soon. The company is preparing two options, one with Intel's Panther Lake "Core Ultra Series 3" SoCs and up to 4+8+4 configurations, and the other with Intel's […]

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Worrying about hit-and-runs or vandalism while your vehicle is parked in an unfamiliar spot can create constant anxiety, especially when setting up traditional 24-hour surveillance requires tearing open your car interior to hardwire messy cables into the fuse box. Those standard dash cams can often deliver blurry nighttime recordings and unreadable license plates when an incident actually occurs. Thankfully, with Baseus’ VD1 Pro 4K, you won’t have to face these terrible outcomes, not when you have a dual dash cam setup that not only supports incredibly crisp image quality but ships with all the necessary features you’ll need to maintain […]

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Benchmarks of several next-generation AMD Medusa APUs based on the Zen 6 architecture have leaked within the Geekbench database. AMD Medusa APUs With Zen 6 Cores Impress In Single-Core & Multi-Core Benchmark Leaks, And These Are Still ES Numbers Several benchmarks of AMD's Medusa APUs have appeared in Geekbench. These listings were made on Lenovo devices, which will be part of their upcoming 2027 "AMD" portfolio. As the OEM continues to test these devices, we are getting an early look at the performance of AMD's next-generation chips, which will power mainstream laptops. The Medusa Point APU configurations include 10-core, 8-core, […]

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Hunching over a low laptop screen while juggling a phone and tablet across a tiny coffee shop table is an easy recipe for neck strain and daily clutter. The situation doesn’t improve when you’re forced to carry bulky dedicated mounts for each piece of tech. Fortunately, Amazon has an affordable solution for you, and it’s the MoKo 4-in-1 portable foldable laptop stand. For only $19.99, you’ll rid yourself of all these problems with a single purchase. The MoKo clever 4-in-1 transforming aluminum stand is as durable as they come and is MagSafe compatible Engineered from durable aluminum, the MoKo stand […]

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There’s unprecedented attention on cutting-edge AI chips, data centers, and DRAM, but one of the most overlooked components of this supply chain happens to be the mechanical side of stacking the entire hardware inside. Yes, we’re talking about the physical server racks, and when you think of this paraphernalia, the last company that comes to mind would be a manufacturer responsible for kitchen cabinet drawer slides. However, here’s the most surprising bit. Taiwanese manufacturer King Slide Works, a company originally known for engineering everyday household drawers, currently commands an estimated 70 to 90 percent market share in precision slide rails […]

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Yesterday we reported that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake was booting on PC at 15 to 30 FPS within hours of its official Switch 2 launch, albeit with heavy visual glitches. Just a day later, the situation has already massively improved. DSOGaming reports that the Lichii emulator has fixed most of the remake’s visual issues in a single day, with the starting area and the Great Deku Tree now running at 60 FPS rather than the 20-30 FPS of launch day. One user on X went further, describing the latest build as running at a stable 4K […]

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SpaceX is gearing up to try to retrieve all parts of its orbital rocket in a manner that would render them eminently reusable on multiple missions, significantly ratcheting up the efficiency of its missions. Meanwhile, Elon Musk has just revealed that SpaceX's exposure to government-derived revenues is all set to shrink to a negligible proportion of its total cash haul by next year, which should dampen the leverage that the Democrats might hold in pursuing retaliatory measures. Elon Musk: "SpaceX contracts with the government are BOTH the best product AND the lowest price!" Currently, the Super Heavy booster, which houses […]

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GTA 6, much like Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, will launch on PC some time after its PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launch. However, the rise of generative AI that is making it extremely easy for anyone to port games to PC or improve emulation is likely going to pressure the studio and its parent company Take-Two Interactive into releasing the game officially on PC sooner than expected, as former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij believes some will cross any hurdle to get it on PC as soon as possible, even if it would […]

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The astronomical value of NVIDIA’s AI GPUs will attract the wrong kind of attention. Just last month, we reported that an RTX 5090 shipment worth almost $500,000 was stolen from a Brazilian airport. Now, a similar theft has taken place, one where the value of these graphics chips reaches a mammoth $11.4 million. According to the latest report, pallets loaded with NVIDIA hardware mysteriously disappeared while en route to data center facilities in Texas. As for where they’re potentially headed, a UC Berkeley professor thinks they can fetch almost double the price outside of the U.S. A domestic NVIDIA chip […]

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Windows 11’s optimizations don’t just include making the operating system more responsive and more suitable for 8GB RAM systems, but also providing a refined experience for users without forcing them to use or rely on certain features. The company learned this the hard way when its Copilot strategy failed miserably, forcing the software giant to backtrack on its decision and introduce a more subtle approach. Windows 11’s Search UI will be integrated with Copilot, but unlike last time, users can opt out. Copilot efforts are still being made, but they will be less intrusive The Windows 11 Search UI redesign represents […]

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Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT's market share in the DRAM memory chip industry is coming under pressure as behemoth Samsung scales its production and the market starts to focus on high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. The latest statistics come courtesy of Counterpoint Research, and they outline that CXMT's market share in the DRAM market grew to 9% in Q3 2026 for a four percentage point jump over the year-ago figure. Samsung Scales Memory Production & CXMT's DRAM Market Share Slips From 10% To 9% Sequentially In Q3, Says Counterpoint Research The latest figures from Counterpoint follow the firm's earlier report covering […]

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Following the so-called Blue Wave that swept through the U.S. Capitol as the Democrats gained control of the entire Congress, gaming industry analyst Joost van Dreunen believes that Xbox is closer than ever to being divested by Microsoft. In a Substack blog post eloquently titled 'The election that could break up Xbox', the former founder of SuperData Research, now a professor at NYU Stern, argues that Democrat voters showed their displeasure with the growing number of data centers being built across the United States. van Dreunen cites a Wall Street Journal report alleging that voters in more than 40 towns […]

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If you have ever played any competitive game, you should be well aware of the smurfing phenomenon that ruins the experience for anyone who isn't a top player. By creating alternate accounts, high-rank players return to the bottom of the competitive ladder, stomping through less experienced players for all sorts of reasons, often not very good ones. However, next-generation systems like the PlayStation 6 may solve this long-standing issue (while also improving cloud gaming), as Sony has patented new technology to detect players using secondary accounts to make ranked modes in competitive games fairer. "Systems and methods for using gameplay characteristics to […]

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