Intel's long-anticipated 2-nanometer 18A manufacturing process is finally in production, powering the company's new Core Ultra Series 3 chips, code-named Panther Lake. The processors, unveiled at CES 2026, are targeted primarily at laptops and compact PCs and mark Intel's first mass-produced chips built on this advanced node. Read Entire Article
Razer just revealed a desktop AI waifu hologram that coaches you while gaming
We've seen several AI game coaches over the last 12 months. Project Ava was a concept Razer unveiled at CES 2025, when it called the AI an eSports coach. One year later, Ava has a more physical form. Read Entire Article
SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models
The transition marks the unspooling of the 2015 merger between the two firms, when Western Digital paid $19 billion for SanDisk to combine hard drive and flash memory technologies under one roof. The 2023 corporate separation effectively undoes that union, dividing the business along technological lines: Western Digital for spinning......
Nvidia says its updated G-Sync Pulsar can make 360Hz monitors look like 1,000Hz
It's been two years since Nvidia unveiled G-Sync Pulsar. It combines variable refresh rate with adaptive backlight strobing, synchronizing the panel refresh, GPU output, and strobe timing to improve motion clarity across a wide range of frame rates. Read Entire Article
Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark
YouTuber TrigrZolt ran several tests pitting six generations of Windows - from XP to Windows 11 - against one another to see which one can complete a range of tasks the fastest. Surprisingly, Windows 11 came dead last in most of the tests, including boot speed, battery life, app opening......
Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin early, signaling a faster AI hardware cycle
The Rubin launch, now slated for mid-2026 availability, marks a shift in Nvidia's traditional rollout cadence. The company typically reserves major chip announcements for its spring developer conference, but Huang said the pace of AI development is forcing the entire semiconductor industry to move faster. Read Entire Article
Office 2021, Windows 11 24H2, and other Microsoft products reach end-of-life in 2026
Microsoft's 2026 end-of-support documentation outlines a wide range of programs and Windows versions slated for retirement over the coming months. While these products will continue to function after support ends, users will no longer receive critical security updates. Read Entire Article
The US Army’s formerly bulky laser weapon, Locust, is now a mobile drone-killer
The US Army is now mounting defense contractor AeroVironment's second-generation Locust Laser Weapon System on some of its vehicles. The advanced system marks a shift from static, bulky directed-energy defenses to mobile, battle-tested protection against unmanned aerial threats. The Army's Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is the first to......
Gravitational microlensing reveals new Saturn-sized rogue planet drifting through the cosmos
Two separate research teams have observed a previously unseen microlensing event, confirming the existence of a particular type of rogue planet. The event – designated KMT-2024-BLG-0792 by the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMT) and OGLE-2024-BLG-0516 by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) – was likely caused by a wandering exoplanet......
The Clicks Power Keyboard brings physical keys – and extra power – to your mobile device
The new Power Keyboard builds on the foundation of the original, which was a basic keyboard case for the iPhone, Motorola Razer, and Google Pixel. According to co-founder Kevin Michaluk, the company shipped more than 100,000 first-gen models. Read Entire Article