This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9
There’s a great deal on the Acer Predator Helios Neo at Newegg right now.
Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies.
Relive the PC magazine cover disk era with 758-strong archive.org CD-ROM collection — 1.2TB treasure trove also includes Floppy Disks from as early as 1993
If you miss the old cover-mounted demo disks of yore, take a look at the Internet Archive’s extensive collections.
Tokyo court rules movie and anime ‘spoiler articles’ are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison
The Tokyo District Court has ruled that “spoiler articles” that describe the plot of a movie/show in detail now count as copyright infringement. The prosecution argued that these articles are “adaptations” made without permission, and that they earn ad revenue, further taking away fair compensation for IP holders.
Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task
Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC’s CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).
Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft’s nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures
NASA’s JPL turned off one instrument aboard the Voyager 1 space probe after it experienced an unexpected drop in power levels. Scientists are working on a fix to swap onboard powered devices with low-power alternatives to make the spacecraft last longer.
Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans
Someone thought it was a good idea to put a sticker that covered their laptop’s vents.
New Windows 11 Build Fixes Storage Lag and Lifts Old 32GB FAT32 Limit
In Microsoft’s latest plan to clean up and optimize Windows 11 and make it the premiere gaming platform, even minor system functionality is getting a second look. For the latest Insider Preview build, that means improvements to how Windows manages storage volumes. One of the most notable changes is behind the scenes, but resolves a longtime
Russian-made Shahed drones are ‘disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets’ due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran’s drones ‘flying garbage’
Video footage captured by Ukrainian Sting interceptor drones shows that Russia’s endless drone assault is now powered by what some commenters have described as ‘flying garbage.’
Bambu Lab overtakes Creality as the world’s top-selling budget 3D printer brand — resurgence in 3D printer market fueled by budget options
Bambu Lab claimed the top spot in global entry-level 3D printer shipments during 2025, overtaking longtime leader Creality.