Laptops, PC hardware, components and platforms.
Rumors suggest Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 GPU may be discontinued, with no replacement expected before 2028. This potential scarcity is driving up standalone GPU prices, making prebuilt gaming PCs a more viable option to acquire the powerful card before it becomes unavailable.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
A developer has forked the PS5LM project to run language models natively on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 GPU, achieving high speeds for local AI.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Epic Games is developing Easy Anti-Cheat Linux V2 to close capability gaps with Windows, introducing strict security requirements for competitive Linux gaming.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra pairs a luxury hardware design with Nvidia's RTX Spark processor, offering powerful local AI capabilities and solid performance.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 12 min read
Newegg has reduced the price of an all-AMD CyberPower gaming desktop featuring a Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card to $2,299.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Ukraine has targeted Yandex data centers with drones, disrupting Russian national applications and metropolitan digital services. These attacks highlight the fragility of Russia's digital infrastructure and its reliance on internal systems.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 10 min read
Thai authorities have reportedly busted an 'audacious' criminal gang scheme involving hundreds of meters of fiberoptic cable running across the border into Myanmar. The cable was found to be serving an online scam compound, including an illegal casino and a suspected scam center.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 1 min read
Linus Torvalds has released his first Linux kernel patch developed with the assistance of a large language model (LLM). This patch addresses a long-standing cache contention issue, showing a 23x performance boost in synthetic tests for server workloads.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Corsair's Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 32GB memory kit has received a significant $108 price reduction, making it available for $409 directly from Corsair. This deal offers a rare opportunity for PC builders amidst rising RAM prices driven by the AI boom.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 2 min read
A two-year electron microscope test by der8auer reveals that liquid metal thermal interface material (TIM) doesn't dry out but chemically reacts with copper to form a solid compound. This discovery impacts understanding of long-term cooling performance in high-power density components.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 5 min read
Taiwan is investing at least $4 billion through the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association to establish an industrial park in Texas. This initiative aims to bolster the US chipmaking supply chain by supporting smaller manufacturers crucial to giants like TSMC and Foxconn.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min read
Google's new AI-focused Googlebook laptops, with a 16GB RAM requirement and starting prices near $1,000, are launching into a challenging market. High RAM costs and limited Android 17 phone compatibility could hinder their success, mirroring Valve's Steam Machine struggles.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 4 min read