TechSpot Review
DDR5 Prices Are Broken, So We Tested
Cheaper Chinese RAM
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With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese
RAM to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.
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With DDR5 prices quadrupling as AI demand drains supply, we tested CXMT Chinese
RAM to see how it stacks up against premium and budget kits in gaming.
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Extreme upscaling: What happens
when DLSS turns 38x22 pixels into 4K?
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YouTuber 2kiliksphilip recently demonstrated how Nvidia DLSS behaves when
upscaling from absurdly low resolutions to 4K. While games are not playable in
this form, the experiment highlights...
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YouTuber 2kiliksphilip recently demonstrated how Nvidia DLSS behaves when
upscaling from absurdly low resolutions to 4K. While games are not playable in
this form, the experiment highlights...
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Featured Story
Microsoft tests new Windows AI in
the taskbar and File Explorer
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At the center of this effort is a new feature called Ask Copilot, which
effectively turns the traditional Windows search bar into a gateway for Microsoft
365's...
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At the center of this effort is a new feature called Ask Copilot, which
effectively turns the traditional Windows search bar into a gateway for Microsoft
365's...
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Harmful chemicals found in dozens
of popular headphones
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According to The Guardian, the TOX-Free Project tested 81 pairs of in-ear and
over-ear headphones available from Shein, Temu, and retailers in the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,...
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According to The Guardian, the TOX-Free Project tested 81 pairs of in-ear and
over-ear headphones available from Shein, Temu, and retailers in the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,...
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Featured Story
Judge warns smart glasses wearers
of contempt charges as Zuckerberg testifies in Meta trial
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The case, K.G.M. v. Meta et al., involves a 20-year-old Californian identified as
Kaley who claims that years of using Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat as
a...
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The case, K.G.M. v. Meta et al., involves a 20-year-old Californian identified as
Kaley who claims that years of using Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat as
a...
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Project Silica breakthrough lets
Microsoft store digital data in glass for 10,000 years
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Microsoft has been developing Project Silica for years, transforming glass into
permanent storage media capable of retaining digital data for up to 10,000 years.
The company recently...
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Microsoft has been developing Project Silica for years, transforming glass into
permanent storage media capable of retaining digital data for up to 10,000 years.
The company recently...
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Dutch defense chief claims F-35
could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval
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In an interview with NR Nieuwsradio, Tuinman was asked if the F-35's software
could be altered by European forces without the United States' consent should
they lose...
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In an interview with NR Nieuwsradio, Tuinman was asked if the F-35's software
could be altered by European forces without the United States' consent should
they lose...
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The Trump administration wants
Silicon Valley to fix federal tech
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Tech Force – spearheaded by the Office of Personnel Management and led by Scott
Kupor, a former Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist – has secured partnerships
across the...
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Tech Force – spearheaded by the Office of Personnel Management and led by Scott
Kupor, a former Andreessen Horowitz venture capitalist – has secured partnerships
across the...
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Featured Story
Etching the world's smallest QR
code in ceramic pushes data storage to the nanoscale
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A team of researchers at TU Wien recently announced that they have "etched" the
smallest QR code ever on a ceramic film. Covering an area of just...
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A team of researchers at TU Wien recently announced that they have "etched" the
smallest QR code ever on a ceramic film. Covering an area of just...
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Only one of these tech "sports" is
real. Can you guess which?
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Have you heard of the Quantum Cable Untangling Contest, or the VR Headset
Balance Race? How about the World Server Throwing Championship?
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Have you heard of the Quantum Cable Untangling Contest, or the VR Headset
Balance Race? How about the World Server Throwing Championship?
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Suddenly Toto's most valuable
business isn't toilets, but chipmaking ceramics
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Behind the investor interest is a highly specialized component: electrostatic
chucks, or ESCs, used in semiconductor etch tools to hold wafers flat, clean, and
thermally stable while...
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Behind the investor interest is a highly specialized component: electrostatic
chucks, or ESCs, used in semiconductor etch tools to hold wafers flat, clean, and
thermally stable while...
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The rise of delivery robots is
sparking vandalism, protests, and debate
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Serve Robotics, a San Francisco-based startup spun out of Uber, has emerged as
one of the most aggressive players in the race to automate local delivery.
Just...
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Serve Robotics, a San Francisco-based startup spun out of Uber, has emerged as
one of the most aggressive players in the race to automate local delivery.
Just...
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Google Chrome adds split view, PDF
annotations, and Drive saves
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Chrome has received a trio of new productivity upgrades on the desktop. The
browser's new built-in split view lets you run two tabs side by side without
juggling windows, while its PDF viewer can now handle highlights, notes, and
even signatures. There's also a new 'Save to Google Drive' option that sends
docs to the cloud into a dedicated folder.
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Chrome has received a trio of new productivity upgrades on the desktop. The
browser's new built-in split view lets you run two tabs side by side without
juggling windows, while its PDF viewer can now handle highlights, notes, and
even signatures. There's also a new 'Save to Google Drive' option that sends
docs to the cloud into a dedicated folder.
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Featured Story
Researchers uncover firmware-level
backdoor installed on several Android tablet brands
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The Moscow-based security company reported that Keenadu was found in Android
tablets sold by several mostly unnamed brands. Similar to Triada, the threat
infects the firmware during...
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The Moscow-based security company reported that Keenadu was found in Android
tablets sold by several mostly unnamed brands. Similar to Triada, the threat
infects the firmware during...
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Need a fresh start? This Windows
11 ISO download makes clean installs easy
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Microsoft's Windows 11 ISO is the most flexible way to install or reinstall the
company's latest desktop OS, whether you're setting up a new PC, fixing a...
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Microsoft's Windows 11 ISO is the most flexible way to install or reinstall the
company's latest desktop OS, whether you're setting up a new PC, fixing a...
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Featured Story
The hidden risk of driving a car
that runs on someone else's code
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The value of a modern vehicle no longer lies primarily in mechanical reliability
but in software continuity. Increasingly, the difference between "runs" and
"doesn't run" depends on...
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The value of a modern vehicle no longer lies primarily in mechanical reliability
but in software continuity. Increasingly, the difference between "runs" and
"doesn't run" depends on...
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TeamSpeak sees massive surge as
frustrated Discord users jump ship
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TeamSpeak is suddenly back in the spotlight after a wave of users fled
Discord over its new age-verification rollout. The voice-chat veteran says
demand has spiked so hard that hosting capacity is maxed out in several regions
as newcomers pile in looking for a simpler, more private alternative. Download
TeamSpeak
Classic or TeamSpeak 6
Beta here.
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TeamSpeak is suddenly back in the spotlight after a wave of users fled
Discord over its new age-verification rollout. The voice-chat veteran says
demand has spiked so hard that hosting capacity is maxed out in several regions
as newcomers pile in looking for a simpler, more private alternative. Download
TeamSpeak
Classic or TeamSpeak 6
Beta here.
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Robots run up walls and perform
martial arts in China's most-watched TV event
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The gala has long reflected the state's ambitions in aerospace, 5G, and
semiconductor research. This year, humanoid robots took center stage. More than a
dozen of Unitree's...
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The gala has long reflected the state's ambitions in aerospace, 5G, and
semiconductor research. This year, humanoid robots took center stage. More than a
dozen of Unitree's...
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Meta patents AI that could
continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users
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According to the patent document, the LLM can create a "digital clone" of social
media users to simulate their online activity, posting messages, photos, and
videos on...
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According to the patent document, the LLM can create a "digital clone" of social
media users to simulate their online activity, posting messages, photos, and
videos on...
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Enterprise software experiments
with task-based pricing in the AI era
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For decades, the predictable rhythm of the per-seat licensing model shaped the
industry. Businesses paid fixed subscriptions based on headcount, and software
makers enjoyed stable, recurring revenue.
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For decades, the predictable rhythm of the per-seat licensing model shaped the
industry. Businesses paid fixed subscriptions based on headcount, and software
makers enjoyed stable, recurring revenue.
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Amazon quietly cancels Blue Jay
warehouse robot months after debut
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The discontinuation marks a major course correction in Amazon's robotics strategy
– and underscores the persistent gap between AI's rapid progress in software and
its slower, costlier...
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The discontinuation marks a major course correction in Amazon's robotics strategy
– and underscores the persistent gap between AI's rapid progress in software and
its slower, costlier...
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Refurbished PC sales surge in
Europe as memory shortages drive up prices
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According to market intelligence firm Context, sales of refurbished PCs in the
United Kingdom doubled in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period
the...
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According to market intelligence firm Context, sales of refurbished PCs in the
United Kingdom doubled in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period
the...
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New study finds security gaps in
Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane
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The research, led by ETH Zurich's Applied Cryptography Group, tested core
encryption systems in the three most widely used cloud password managers.
Together, these services manage credentials...
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The research, led by ETH Zurich's Applied Cryptography Group, tested core
encryption systems in the three most widely used cloud password managers.
Together, these services manage credentials...
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