The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages
Premium If you can't make the chips and you can't run the turbines, you can't run an industry.
How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse
Premium If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.
IBM and Lam's new partnership paves the way toward sub-1nm logic using High-NA EUV
Premium Under the new agreement, the focus will shift to validating full process flows for nanosheet and nanostack device architectures and backside power delivery.
OpenClaw AI agent craze sweeps China as authorities seek to clamp down amid security fears
Premium The agentic AI boom comes under scrutiny by Beijing
Reviews
Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning on the go
3D scan straight to 3D model, no computer required.
Keychron Q16 HE 8K Review: All-ceramic, but not all good
The Keychron Q16 HE 8K is an all-ceramic keyboard with an 8K polling rate, but it doesn't feel as premium as the price suggests.
HyperX Origins 2 65 Review: 8,000Hz and Customizable
The HyperX Origins 2 65 is a solid 65% mechanical keyboard that does an OK job at trying to implement the o-ring mount style.
Best Picks
Best AIO Coolers 2026
After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop cooler options to keep your PC cool and quiet.
CPUs
11-month old Russian outfit claims it has developed 16-core and 32-core chips, flaunts Cyrillic-badged processors
Russia-based Tramplin Electronics obtains samples of Loongson's LS3C6000 processors with Cyrillic inscriptions, claims these are its own CPUs.
Graphics Cards
Nvidia promises a 1-million-times improvement in path tracing, thanks to AI progress
Thanks to rapid AI progress.
Features
How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse
Premium If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.
PC Components
Best AIO Coolers 2026
After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop cooler options to keep your PC cool and quiet.
Desktops and PC Building
How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
Deals
Save over £40 on the latest SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite audiophile-grade headset
Deals SteelSeries' Elite Arctis Nova wireless gaming headset is discounted by over £40. This audiophile-grade headset features the world's first Hi-Res audio certification in a wireless gaming headset.
More from 3DTested
The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages
Premium If you can't make the chips and you can't run the turbines, you can't run an industry.
ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld to get Auto Super Resolution boost in April
Auto Super Resolution, an OS-level AI upscaling feature for Windows 11, is heading to the ROG Xbox Ally X and could deliver noticeable frame-rate improvements.
Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning on the go
3D scan straight to 3D model, no computer required.
Iran conflict delays Meta’s 2Africa undersea cable project
The Iran war is going to be costly for the tech sector.
Save over £40 on the latest SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite audiophile-grade headset
Deals SteelSeries' Elite Arctis Nova wireless gaming headset is discounted by over £40. This audiophile-grade headset features the world's first Hi-Res audio certification in a wireless gaming headset.
Grab this £59.99 TP-Link wireless router with Wi-Fi 7 support at its lowest ever price
Deals Score a 31% discount on this TP-Link Archer BE3600 router, offering Wi-Fi 7 capability to your existing LAN for just £59.99
China bans OpenClaw from government computers and issues security guidelines amid adoption frenzy
China's central government warned state enterprises and agencies not to install OpenClaw on office computers this week as multiple government bodies moved to rein in the AI agent.
