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Gigabyte is considering a handheld gaming PC, but only if it can stand out from the crowd
Gigabyte CEO Eddie Lin spoke to PC World about several subjects at CES last week, including the company’s stance on joining the handheld PC market.
Scientists create a spray-on powder that seals life-threatening wounds in seconds
The agent, known as AGCL powder, was developed through a cross-disciplinary collaboration between materials science and biological engineering, with input from an active-duty South Korean Army Major whose battlefield experience shaped the design’s real-world focus.
AMD is adding a one-click AI tools installer to Radeon GPU drivers
AMD has confirmed that the next version of its Adrenalin software, set to arrive on January 21, will introduce new features to streamline the installation of local generative AI development tools. The announcement follows a multi-front AI development push that the company teased at CES last week.
DDR3 is making an unexpected comeback now that DDR4 is also too expensive
According to a post on the China-based PC hardware forum Board Channels, people looking to build relatively affordable workstations with lots of memory are buying old Intel X99 HEDT motherboards along with DDR3 RAM. These boards natively support DDR4 modules, but Chinese vendors are reportedly selling modified versions that work…
The open-source Mentra Live smart glasses are built for livestreaming to platforms, including OnlyFans
Entering a market dominated by the likes of Meta’s Ray Bans isn’t easy, but the Mentra Live does have several features helping them stand out. They use an open-source OS called, fittingly, MentraOS, the SDK of which developers have had access to since early 2025.
OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate to take on Google Translate
At first glance, ChatGPT Translate looks familiar: a large input box for typing or pasting text, two dropdown menus for selecting the source and target languages, and a copy button to retrieve the translated result. But its most distinctive feature sits beneath the surface – literally. The interface offers users…
Former Tripwire CEO says working from home contributed to industry-wide game delays
Gibson is now the owner and founder of Templar Media. The first game it’s publishing couldn’t be further from the gore-filled horrors of the Killing Floor: an upcoming title called Gate Zero, an adventure game where players travel back in time to explore ancient Judea & Galilee and “experience the…
Why the future of data centers might be smaller than you think
For most of the last decade, data centers have been synonymous with size. These sprawling, warehouse-scale installations consume vast amounts of power to support everything from online banking to the surge of artificial intelligence processing. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has described them as “AI factories,” underscoring how critical they have become…
Laptop makers have about a year of memory stock to ride out the RAM crunch, Intel says
In a recent interview, Intel said the laptop market is likely to emerge mostly unscathed from the memory chip shortage driven by the AI data center craze. Some analysts had predicted sharp price increases or the possibility of downgraded specs for upcoming laptop models. According to Intel, however, things should…
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