We visited the Asus HQ in Taipei for a technology briefing, to enjoy some NUC desktop and ROG laptop hands-on time, and to glean exclusive hardware design insights.
Hive Systems has released the 2025 edition of its password crack time estimate table, and it’s a doozy. Among many other findings, the company’s researchers calculated that all random passwords around 8 characters in length are easily brute-forced with only consumer-grade hardware.
Hive Systems used only 12 RTX 5090 cards for this experiment.
With the gaming world is buzzing over the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play announced some new additions. The new inductees for this year are Defender, Goldeneye 007, Quake, and Tamagotchi. This group of games had some serious competition to make the final cut, which included
Somewhere out in the cosmic deep—about 600 million light-years away—a wayward monster has been caught in the act. Using a combo of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Hubble, and the NRAO Very Large Array, NASA has identified a ‘wandering’ supermassive black hole snacking on an unlucky star. The scene unfolded in what scientists call a Tidal Disruption
Gaming accessories maker Razer has released the Razer Basilisk Mobile mouse and Razer Joro keyboard that meld ultra-portability with reserved and (dare we say it) professional looks. Even though they’re made for working on the go, both have Razer DNA through and through, so gamers on the go are not left out. The mouse sports lightweight ergonomics,
SMIC has begun to feel the effects of U.S. export controls on chipmaking tools, as disruptions from issues with maintenance and equipment installation led to yield losses and output shortfalls that will reduce its Q2 revenue by up to 6%.
Noctua has introduced a new offset mounting solution for the NH-D15 G2 optimized for Arrow Lake processors. The new mount provides up to a three-degree drop in temperatures with a specific variant of the G2.