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The Best 4K Gaming Monitors: No Longer a Luxury

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, 38 minutes ago TechSpot Gaming

Pick Your Poison: 27-inch or 32-inch 4K gaming monitors are no longer a luxury. With falling prices, OLED advances, and better tech across the board, 2025 is a great time to upgrade – whether you're on a budget or chasing the best.

Gaming Hardware

F1 25's path tracing demands an RTX 5080 just to hit 1080p with upscaling

Are system requirements charts getting out of hand?

By Daniel Sims, May 14 18 comments

Security Software

European Union public vulnerability database enters beta phase

Europe has a backup plan in case the CVE system tanks

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14

Tech Deals Microsoft

Grab a full Windows 11 Pro license for just $15

Unbeatable deal, available for a limited time

By TechSpot Deals

Gaming Hardware

Nintendo's full Switch 2 tech specs confirmed: Nvidia Ampere chip with 1,536 CUDA cores, 12GB RAM

A custom Arm Cortex A78C, running the ARMv8 64-bit instruction set

By Cal Jeffrey, May 14 10 comments

Mobile Security

Android is making stolen phones unusable with enhanced theft protection

New and improved Factory Reset Protection

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 14

Software Hardware

John Carmack suggests the world could run on older hardware – if we optimized software better

A "fun thought experiment" with some truly enticing practical suggestions

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14 32 comments

Car Tech Industry

New GM EV battery tech promises extended range and lower production costs by 2028

GM hopes to gain the upperhand in the electric truck market with "game-changing" manganese battery cells

By Skye Jacobs, May 14 7 comments

Tech Deals Software

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.

Full story By TechSpot Deals

Hardware Gaming

Sony PS5 sales hit 77 million units, almost on par with PS4's at same point

But can the PS5 ever catch the PS4's lifetime sales?

By Rob Thubron, May 14

Microsoft Software

Microsoft unveils a new "human-centric" Start Menu redesign for Windows 11

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 14 13 comments

Download of the Week Software

Photoshop Express is a free and fast editor for Windows and mobile

Adobe Photoshop Express is a simplified photo editing app built for quick fixes and social media-ready images. Available for free on Windows, iOS and Android, it offers one-touch tools for cropping, filters, retouching, and more.

By Erik Orejuela, May 14

Security News Around the Web

Qatar's $400 million jet offered as free Air Force One stop-gap, but security and tech overhauls would cost millions

It could take years to retrofit the "flying palace" for presidential security

By Rob Thubron, May 14 21 comments

Science Tech Culture

CERN researchers create gold from lead in breakthrough nuclear experiment

Scientists achieve ancient alchemists' dream using the world's most powerful particle accelerator

By Skye Jacobs, May 14 17 comments

Industry Hardware

Sony considers PS5 price hikes to cover Trump's tariffs

Sony is also considering moving PlayStation manufacturing to the US

By Rob Thubron, May 14 9 comments

Gaming Hardware

Zotac's new OLED handheld gaming PC runs a Linux-based OS

A new Manjaro OS fork powered by AMD's Radeon 890M iGPU

By Daniel Sims, May 14 7 comments

Industry Microsoft

Microsoft slashes 6,000 positions globally amid AI spending spree

Microsoft: thousands of jobs cut, billions spent on AI

By Rob Thubron, May 14 7 comments

Software Gaming

Modders use reverse engineering to bring Nintendo GameCube games to PC

Mario Party 4 is the first decompilation, Metroid Prime may be next

By Daniel Sims, May 13

Trivia Electronics

Trivia: How much did the first CD recorder cost?

Made by Denon, presented at the NAB Show in 1991

By TechSpot Trivia, May 13

Mobile The Web

United becomes largest airline to deploy fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi

Say goodbye to Airplane Mode and hello to endless doom scrolling at 30,000 feet

By Cal Jeffrey, May 13 12 comments

Microsoft Software

Microsoft gives Windows 10 users three extra years of Office support

The transition to Windows 11 appears slower than expected

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13 8 comments

Download of the Week Software

AnyDesk offers a secure solution for remote access

AnyDesk is a simple, yet free, option for secure remote access or screen sharing. This portable app is lightweight, and all data is encrypted using TLS 1.2 and 256-bit AES.

By Erik Orejuela, May 13

Software Apple

Apple will use AI and user data in iOS 19 to extend iPhone battery life

Apple will showcase iOS 19 at WWDC next month, biggest UI redesign since iOS 7

By Kishalaya Kundu, May 13 7 comments

Hardware Industry

Western Digital bets on ceramic nanolayer tech for ultra-durable storage

WD announces 'strategic' investment in Cerabyte's ceramic glass storage tech

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13

Science

Groundwater loss causes Earth's surface to rise in South Africa

Satellite and GPS data reveal surprising drivers of ground movement

By Skye Jacobs, May 13 12 comments

Hardware Product Finder

WD Black SN8100 debuts with PCIe 5.0, blazing-fast performance

The WD Black SN8100 marks Western Digital's entry into the PCIe 5.0 SSD market, offering significant performance improvements over PCIe 4.0 models. Reviewers praise the performance and power efficiency, while noting the steep price and the need for compatible hardware to fully benefit from it.

By Ivan Franco, May 13

Drivers Hardware

Nvidia GeForce driver adds DLSS 4 optimizations for Doom: The Dark Ages

Nvidia's GeForce Graphics Driver version 576.40 includes DLSS 4 optimizations for Doom: The Dark Ages and New World: Aeternum. The update also introduces several fixes for the RTX 50 series GPUs.

By Erik Orejuela, May 13

Mobile Apple

The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air: where Apple may cut corners – and where it won't

Battery life could be the biggest disappointment

By Rob Thubron, May 13

Electronics Tech Culture

Philips Fixables program lets you 3D-print spare parts at home

Philips Fixables starts with a shaver comb, promises more printable parts to come

By Skye Jacobs, May 13

The Web Security

YouTube cracks down harder on fake movie trailer channels with new demonetizations

Don't expect a lot of sympathy

By Rob Thubron, May 13

Hardware Gaming

New SteamOS labels show game compatibility beyond Steam Deck

Lenovo Legion Go S and other handhelds receive Steam Deck verification alternative

By Daniel Sims, May 13

The Web Software

VPN service cancels customers' lifetime subscriptions after takeover, says new owners didn't know they existed

Lifetime subscriptions rarely last a lifetime

WTF?! When you see an advertisement for a "lifetime" subscription to something, always remember that it rarely means your lifetime. Those who took out lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure discovered this when the company was taken over by new owners who promptly canceled the subs. Their excuse? They didn't know some customers had them.

Full story By Rob Thubron, May 13 16 comments

Fake MSRP: AMD's Radeon 9070 XT $600 Launch Price Was a Fantasy

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, May 13 TechSpot Hardware

Two months after launch, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is still nowhere near its advertised $600 price. With global supply stabilizing, it's time to examine the real cost of AMD's top GPU across key markets.

Gaming Hardware

Samsung's Odyssey OLED G6 is the world's first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor

Now available in Southeast Asia, with a Western release expected in late 2025

By Daniel Sims, May 12 18 comments

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TECH CULTURE

John Carmack suggests the world could run on older hardware – if we optimized software better

SCIENCE

CERN researchers create gold from lead in breakthrough nuclear experiment

DECOMPILATION

Modders use reverse engineering to bring GameCube games to PC

PICK YOUR POISON

The Best 4K Gaming Monitors:No Longer a Luxury

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SOFTWARE

Microsoft unveils a new "human-centric" Start Menu redesign

FAKE MSRP

AMD's Radeon 9070 XT $600 Launch Price Was a Fantasy

WTF

VPN cancels lifetime subscriptions, says didn't know they existed

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.

Review

Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is Even Slower than the Intel Arc B580

Review

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Feature

Apple iPhone: The Gadget That Rewired Modern Life

Feature

The Science of Keeping Your Chips Cool

Feature

AMD FSR 4 vs Nvidia DLSS 4 at 4K

EOL

Microsoft gives Windows 10 users three extra years of Office support

SECURITY

Ransomware could run directly on the CPU, researcher warns

BIG STORAGE

Sandisk's Stargate SSDs target 512TB drives by 2027

TECH TRIVIA

Who coined the term "nanotechnology"?

HARDWARE

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs are slowing down PCIe 5.0 SSDs

SPACE

Wandering supermassive black hole spotted devouring star

The Best 4K Gaming Monitors:
No Longer a Luxury

Doom: The Dark Ages
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