TechSpot PC Buying Guide: 2025 Update
Ready to build a new PC in 2025? Our updated TechSpot PC Buying Guide features four builds for four budgets, covering everything from entry-level to high-end, with smart picks for today's market.
AI could soon consume more electricity than Bitcoin mining and entire countries
Unchecked AI growth could double data center emissions
Gaming makes a comeback in Nvidia's AI-dominated empire
Blackwell GPUs drive surprise record in gaming revenue
Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $15
Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time
Java turns 30 and shows no signs of slowing down
Three decades on, Java remains a cornerstone of the software world
Amazon Fire Sticks are enabling billions in video piracy, report finds
Facebook and Google are also playing a major role
Why it matters: It's somewhat ironic that arguably the biggest piracy enabler today is a device that comes from Amazon, a $2 trillion tech giant with a streaming service. According to a new report, jailbroken Amazon Fire Sticks are used to watch billions of dollars worth of pirated streams, and Google, Meta and Microsoft are exacerbating the situation.
Notepad gets bold, italics, and Markdown support in latest update
Notepad is becoming more like a word processor
Gmail now shows AI-generated summaries by default on mobile
Gemini will decide when AI summaries are useful, typically for long threads
Microsoft Office is down to $49 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without breaking the bank, Microsoft Office 2021 is now available for just $49 – a significant price drop and the lowest we've seen this year.
Ultra-fast fiber sets global speed record: 1.02 petabits per second over continental distance
Petabit-scale data transmission outpaces previous records by more than 14x
Why it matters: A technological leap in fiber optics has shattered previous limitations, achieving what experts once considered impossible: transmitting data at 1.02 petabits per second – enough to download every movie on Netflix 30 times over – across 1,808 kilometers using a single fiber no thicker than a human hair.
German roads thrown into chaos after Google Maps mislabels highways as closed
Terrorism, hackers, natural disaster? No, just a Google Maps glitch
Windows 11 security update leaves virtual machines unable to boot
Another Windows update, another problem: KB5058405 causes startup failures
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Review
Gaming Keyboards That Punch Above Their Weight: Redragon Eclipse K720 Pro and K686 Pro SE Anime Review
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Review
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Review: They Didn't Want This Out
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Best Of
The Best Phones for Every Budget - 2025 Update
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Best Of
The Best 4K Gaming Monitors: No Longer a Luxury
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Feature
Fake MSRP: AMD's Radeon 9070 XT $600 Launch Price Was a Fantasy
Apple hasn't given up on haptic buttons for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
Accidental touches remain the biggest obstacle in Apple's buttonless ambitions
You have 30 minutes: Where would you hide a USB drive from the FBI?
Weekend Open Forum returns with a challenge
Dell, Nvidia, and Department of Energy join forces on "Doudna" supercomputer for science and AI
Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform anchors the ambitious project
Unknown object in Milky Way found emitting both X-rays and radio waves
Located 15,000 light-years from Earth
Western Digital's plans for HAMR hard disk drives will materialize in 2027
Is Western Digital finally ready to embrace heat-assisted magnetic recording?
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SECURITY
These are the most common PINs you should absolutely avoid using
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THE WEB
The CIA used a Star Wars fan website to secretly communicate with spies
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TECH CULTURE
More workers say they'll quit instead of going back to the office full time
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ROBOTS
China hosts world's first mechanical MMA tournament
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"LIKE AN ASSEMBLY LINE"
Amazon software engineers feel squeezed by AI-driven workflow
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BROWSERS
Firefox 138 turns the address bar into a command center
A Russian military-endorsed "propaganda game" has just landed on Steam
Invade Ukraine and Crimea from the Russian military's perspective
Microsoft pauses work on Xbox handheld to focus on third-party Windows gaming devices
The project is not canceled, though
Intel wins crucial verdict in legal fight against patent troll VLSI
$3 billion in VLSI awards could be overturned following Intel ruling
DDR5 price surge slows as DRAM market heads for stabilization in Q3 2025
DDR4 sees renewed interest as DDR5 prices plateau
This stick-on e-tattoo tracks mental fatigue in real time
A potential aid for air-traffic controllers, drivers, pilots, and other high-focus jobs
Hubble reveals 20-year time-lapse of Uranus' changing atmosphere
A 20-year-long study providing new insights into Uranus' complex seasonal changes
China's first 6nm GPU boots up, targets performance parity with RTX 4060
Lisuan's G100 enters validation as China pushes closer to GPU self-reliance
Fake math-puzzle event becomes one of Facebook's most-viewed posts
Do you know the answer?
In a nutshell: There's a simple reason why you see so many baity Facebook posts that have headlines like "only for geniuses," or "only people with high IQs will get this": they attract a lot of engagement. One of them, for a fake competition that supposedly took place last year, has been one of the platform's most popular posts over the last 6 months.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang applauds US trade moves and warns of China's AI advances
He said using tariffs to re-industrialize the US was "an incredible vision"
Asrock confirms Ryzen 9000 failures caused by its BIOS settings, offers to fix motherboards
Asrock recommends returning faulty CPUs to AMD or the retailer
New mods give Morrowind a Baldur's Gate-style isometric makeover
23 years on, Morrowind continues to receive fresh mods
Thousands of Asus routers compromised by "ViciousTrap" backdoor
Someone is building an army of compromised routers, for reasons we still have to discover
How North Korea infiltrated remote US jobs through a TikTok user in Minnesota
American freelancers unwittingly enable North Korean tech scheme
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