Bitcoin launderer hands over $400 million as he heads to prison — offender sentenced to three years in prison for laundering money for drug dealers By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 16 November 24 Sentencing was deemed 'lenient' as the defendant cooperated with the authorities and pleaded guilty.
Garbage truck driver finds a working 32-core Threadripper, RTX 2080 Ti gaming PC in the trash — the PC powered on after a good cleaning and a few days to dry By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 16 November 24 Redditor found a functioning gaming PC with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X, 32GB DDR4 RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU.
Microsoft persuades Mail and Calendar users to migrate to Outlook — Mail and Calendar app will cease to work after December 31 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 9 November 24 Microsoft is notifying its Mail and Calendar app users to switch to free cloud-based Outlook.
Research team uses the human body to power wearables — addresses major obstacle of conventional batteries By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 5 November 24 Future wearables won't need to get under your skin.
SMART Modular Technologies readies the T6EN series of hardware-level Self-Encryption SSDs with a conformal coating — SSDs made for aerospace, defense, and other industrial applications By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 5 November 24 California-based integrated memory and storage maker Smart Modular Technologies is introducing its T6EN SSDs for aerospace, defense, and industrial purposes.
Lucky buyer scores ten Nvidia GTX 1070 GPUs for $100 — nine out of 10 are working after a good bath By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 19 October 24 Youtuber Bryan, who runs Tech Yes City, picked up ten untested Inno3D GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 graphics cards that are likely from a mining farm.
Next-gen Lunar Lake ThinkPad laptop will hit the market in February 2025, starting at $2,199 — ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition sports 32GB RAM and up to 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 17 October 24 Lenovo showcases the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition at Tech World 2024 in Seattle.
Chinese and Iranian hackers use ChatGPT and LLM tools to create malware and phishing attacks — OpenAI report has recorded over 20 cyberattacks created with ChatGPT By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 12 October 24 Since last year, threat actors from China and Iran have utilized ChatGPT and LLM tools to launch a series of malware attacks.
Passive M.2 SSD heatsink features a dual ultra-thin vapor chamber — Cooler Master Kaze cools double-sided M.2 drives By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 12 October 24 Cooler Master has launched a brand new passive M.2 heatsink with a low-profile vapor chamber intended for use in tight spaces. It's also compatible with the PlayStation 5.
Lenovo Legion Go goes on sale for $533, 24% off its regular price By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 11 October 24 Amazon has reduced the price of the Lenovo Legion Go gaming system from the default $699.99 to $533.31 while the offer lasts.
Undeletable 8.63GB cache emerges in latest Windows 11 24H2 update — checkpoint updates were the culprit, and Microsoft is working on a fix By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 10 October 24 Users who upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 found that it created a cache that cannot be deleted. Disk Clean-up identified it as an 8.63GB Windows Update cache.
Internet Archive hacked and 31 million user accounts leaked — hacking group 'SN_Blackmeta' claims responsibility By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 10 October 24 User data was leaked in a 6.4 GB SQL file
Crucial's P310 2TB M.2 2230 SSD hits an all-time low of $176 — one of the best SSDs for the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and other portable devices By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 8 October 24 Big space in a tiny form factor with excellent speed.
Microsoft 365 Word bug deletes your document if you use a specific file name By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 8 October 24 The bug that ate your homework!
Radeon RX 7900 XT hits all-time low of $624 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 7 October 24 Newegg has a good deal on an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card made by Sapphire.
Akasa’s USB4 enclosure delivers speeds over 3.5 GB/s — heatsink and 8,000 RPM fan keep PCIe 5.0 drives cool By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 7 October 24 Support for up to PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs
Save big on Intel 14th Gen CPUs at Newegg By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 5 October 24 Newegg offers Intel's 14th-generation Core processors at very attractive prices.
RX 7700 XT GPU sells for $349 and even includes two free games By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 3 October 24 Newegg is now selling the PowerColor Fighter RX 7700 XT 12GB at the cheapest rate so far, bundling it with two free games.
Microsoft retires WordPad after 28 years — app no longer available as of Windows 11 24H2 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 2 October 24 The Windows 11 24H2 rollout formally removes support for Wordpad as Microsoft formally adds in its deprecated feature, ending its 28 years of product lifespan.
You may not 'knead' the DataToaster 3000, but this custom NAS is the 'toast of the town' By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 25 September 24 The best thing since sliced bread?
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB is down to $279.99, the SSD's lowest price this year By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 24 September 24 For a limited time, Newegg has issued promo codes for the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs, shaving off $10 for the bare drive and $15 for the heatsink version.
iPhone 16 battery needs a good zapping to debond the adhesive — the process takes a minute and a half when using a 9V battery By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 23 September 24 iFixit demonstrates a unique property in the adhesive used in the iPhone 16. A 9V battery can debond the adhesive for easy battery removal without affecting other components.
Intel Core i5-12600KF drops to an all-time low price of $124.99 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 21 September 24 Amazon is currently selling the Intel Core i5-12600KF at an all-time low price.
Intel Optane 905P 1.5TB SSD goes on sale for $299 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 20 September 24 This drive was once called "the fastest SSD ever."
Save $450 on this Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra 7 OLED laptop By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 19 September 24 Dell offers a deal on its XPS 14 notebook, which utilizes an Intel Ultra 7 155H CPU, Arc graphics, a touch OLED screen, and a memory/ storage configuration of 32GB LPDRR5X/1TB SSD.
