Tech Reviews

40-year-old Arcade classic shoot ‘em up Gradius gets pure ASCII PC remake — you can even save your gaming screenshots as .TXT files

40-year-old Arcade classic shoot ‘em up Gradius gets...

Mar 15, 2026

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A developer has rebuilt the classic Gradius arcade game from the ground up, u...

‘Clean-room reimplementation’ of DR-DOS hits early beta, modernizing the operating system 38 years after its debut — runs Doom, Warcraft, SimCity, and other period-appropriate titles

‘Clean-room reimplementation’ of DR-DOS hits early b...

Mar 15, 2026

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DR DOS version 9.0 is now in beta testing, with Revision 291 recently release...

Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface of a LaserDisc, discovers Techtuber — a 12-inch vinyl-like disc that stores SD analog video

Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface...

Mar 15, 2026

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Images representing the contents can clearly be seen when studying the surfac...

Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' project was real — 1996-era plans revealed by engineer for the first time

Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' projec...

Mar 15, 2026

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An ex-Hitachi, ex-Sega, and ex-Sony engineer has confirmed that he proposed a...

I tested the tiny Russell Hobbs coffee maker that uses grounds or Nespresso pods — but I discovered one infuriating drawback

I tested the tiny Russell Hobbs coffee maker that us...

Mar 15, 2026

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Forget creamy cappuccinos, the Everyday Espresso Machine makes so many bubble...

The RedMagic 11 Air is no looker, but you won't find better gaming performance for the money

The RedMagic 11 Air is no looker, but you won't find...

Mar 14, 2026

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RedMagic doubles down on gaming performance with its latest budget device, at...

AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its historic low again — Ryzen 7 9800X3D offers unmatched value for gamers at $429

AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its h...

Mar 14, 2026

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The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is down to an all-time low price, making it a more entici...

Shopper scores $1,000 in PC hardware for just $86 in a shocking pricing glitch — Newegg shrugs off massive loss and responds with a thumbs-up emoji

Shopper scores $1,000 in PC hardware for just $86 in...

Mar 14, 2026

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A Redditor only paid $86.98 for a Ryzen 5 7600X, a Gigabyte B850 Eagle mother...

Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos and VS Code — Glassworm attack uses blockchain to steal tokens, credentials, and secrets

Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos an...

Mar 14, 2026

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The technique exploits Unicode Private Use Area characters, which render as z...

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard review: Sharpening the Tomahawk’s blade

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard review...

Mar 14, 2026

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The B850 Tomahawk Max Wifii II refines the popular budget AM5 board with addi...

US gov't revokes controversial AI hardware export rule that would mandate investments from foreign companies — new export rules are still in the works, though

US gov't revokes controversial AI hardware export ru...

Mar 14, 2026

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U.S. Department of Commerce withdraws draft export rule for AI accelerators t...

Noctua teases upcoming PC case with brown color scheme and bundled fans — appears to be Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition with NF-A14x25 G2 fans

Noctua teases upcoming PC case with brown color sche...

Mar 14, 2026

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The case builds on the standard Flux Pro design with enhanced cooling hardwar...

Chocolate 3D printer startup Cocoa Press levels up with former Prusa executive

Chocolate 3D printer startup Cocoa Press levels up w...

Mar 14, 2026

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David Randolph brings 10 years of manufacturing experience to the chocolate p...

Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextuples run time to 30 minutes with 64 batteries — uses three voltage regulators in parallel to achieve stability, runs computer for over 30 minutes on 64 AA cells

Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextuples...

Mar 14, 2026

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YouTube creator ScuffedBits re-did their experiment and was able to eke out 3...

DoJ dismantles botnet made of 360,000 infected routers and IOT devices spread across 163 countries that ran for 16 years — SocksEscort proxy network eliminated in joint operation with Europol

DoJ dismantles botnet made of 360,000 infected route...

Mar 14, 2026

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Long-running SocksEscort proxy network brought down by US-EU operation

CPU fraud scandal erupts as another Chinese laptop busted with a fake chip — second device sporting a disguised Ryzen 5500U uncovered after vendor threatens legal action

CPU fraud scandal erupts as another Chinese laptop b...

Mar 14, 2026

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Notebookcheck has uncovered yet another case of a Chuwi laptop allegedly feat...