President Trump stirred up global trade tensions by slapping hefty tariffs on international partners and dubbing it a "Liberation Day" economic maneuver. Techies and hardware nerds are scrambling to understand how these moves might wallop consumer wallets and impact critical semiconductor supply chains.
Goldman Sachs dropped a key insight, revealing that semiconductor products will sidestep immediate tariff impacts. However, semiconductor manufacturing gear faces a punishing 32% tax rate. Taiwan currently matches comparable import penalties on American goods.
TSMC faces a tricky navigation through these economic rapids. Current production lines rely on Dutch ASML and American companies like Lam Research and KLA Corporation. Existing...
Exciting developments emerged from Cooler Master as they rolled out their custom GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card in China. A tech enthusiast who goes by 51972 shared detailed insights on Bilibili after experimenting with the card's modular cooling system. He discovered some clever engineering tricks when exploring fan compatibility.
The blogger noticed designers had strategically placed screw holes at various heights. After trying different cooling options like the Phanteks T30 fan, he realized the card could balloon up to an impressive nine centimeters thick. When comparing the card against the ASUS ROG Astral and MSI SUPRIM models, Cooler Master's design clearly stands out as a bulky powerhouse.
Hardware watchers remain curious about...
AMD released their Radeon RX 9070 Series cards back in March, finishing what they called "phase one" of RDNA 4. After these launch events, both American and Asian AMD staff hinted at cheaper RX 9060 Series models coming next quarter. Many board partners have already registered different versions of the Radeon RX 9060 XT cards with both 16GB and 8GB memory, making people think these cards will arrive very soon.
A new leak suggests that AMD might release something else using the Navi 48 GPU before those RX 9060 XT cards show up. IT Home reported talk about a mystery Radeon RX 9070 GRE model. Zhongzheng Computer posted on WeChat, saying buyers who can't afford the RX 9070 XT should wait for the RX 9070 GRE because it offers better value...
Lexar just won awards for two great products at the iF DESIGN contest. This big award selected winners from about 11,000 entries. A team of 131 judges from 23 different countries chose the best designs based on their ideas, shapes, uses, uniqueness, and earth-friendly features.
The Lexar Professional Workflow dock helps speed up your work after shooting photos or videos. It has six spots where you can add different readers or SSD units that match your needs. This dock connects with Thunderbolt 4 for super-fast 40 Gbps transfers and works with 8K screens when you have the right monitor. All six spots work at the same time to make things faster.
The dock stays cool, thanks to its aluminum case and special air channels. It includes extra...
Audio-Technica has teamed up with Disney and Lucasfilm to make Star Wars earbuds for fans who love both music and the galaxy far, far away. They created wireless earbuds based on four famous characters from the series. You can pick between the Mandalorian, Baby Yoda (Grogu), Darth Vader, or R2-D2 designs. These special ATH-CKS50TW2 earbuds bring great sound plus fun Star Wars touches.
Each character version makes different noises when you use certain functions. The Grogu earbuds laugh, whine, and make pram-opening sounds. Darth Vader's version plays breathing noises and lightsaber effects. The Mandalorian design features Amban rifle and jetpack sounds. R2-D2 earbuds beep and whistle just like the droid does in the movies. These earbuds...
Microsoft brings live patches to Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 systems. These patches fix security issues right away without making you stop what you're doing. They work on computers with AMD or Intel chips and install much faster than regular updates.
These new "hotpatches" protect your computer from threats instantly. You can keep working because they don't need your computer to restart. Instead of twelve restarts each year, you'll only need four with this new system. That saves time and keeps work flowing smoothly.
The updates follow a three-month plan. You'll restart after updates in January, April, July, and October. These bigger updates add features and fixes. During the other months, you'll get hot patches that fix security...
GeForce NOW adds 21 fresh games to its massive library this April. The cloud gaming service already lets you play over 2,000 titles. You can stream eight new games right away. Members who buy the Premium Edition of South of Midnight can play early before the official launch date.
South of Midnight comes from Compulsion Games. This action-adventure takes place in a magical version of the American South. Players mix melee attacks with magic during combat. The game features deep lore, interesting characters, and plenty of areas to explore. Ultimate or Performance members can enjoy the highest frame rates without needing fancy hardware.
Call of Duty fans will love the comeback of Verdansk in Warzone's third season. This famous map has...
Intel released new drivers for its Arc graphics cards today. These beta drivers help The Last of Us Part II Remastered run better. Players can also expect Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to speed up by 15% when using balanced settings at 1080p resolution. The update fixes several annoying problems that gamers faced before.
The latest release fixes Returnal running slower than it should on Arc A-series and B-series cards. It also fixes weird screen-corruption issues in FragPunk for people using Core Ultra Series 2 graphics. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition used to show white screen problems in windowed mode, but not anymore. The update even stops those random crashes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered.
Despite these fixes...
OWC just launched SoftRAID 8.5 for Mac and Windows computers. This storage management program helps creative pros and business users protect their data better than before. The fresh update brings many improvements to make your storage faster and more reliable. Anyone from video editors to IT staff can benefit from these changes.
Apple included the new SoftRAID 8.5 driver in macOS 15.4. This helps RAID 4/5 storage handle failing hard drives or SSDs much better. The system marks disks as failed at the first sign of trouble instead of waiting. Your work continues without stopping because the RAID system rebuilds data on the fly.
SoftRAID 8.5 keeps your system stable when drives fail or disconnect. The program stops read and write errors...
