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Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * First video of the working "Open Printer" prototype has surfaced online. * The inkjet printer promises user-repairability, zero DRM, and no mandatory ink subscriptions. * Nine months after its initial reveal, pricing, print speeds, and shipping dates are

China-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models

China-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * MSI's new BIOS for AMD motherboards brings advanced validation for China-made CXMT memory. * Dual-DIMM memory configurations are now supported at ultra-fast DDR5-8200 speeds. * Quad-DIMM motherboard setups can now reliably achieve speeds up

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

💡 Verdict: Microsoft is initiating a massive "reset" of its Xbox division by cutting 3,200 jobs and divesting five studios to combat severely lagging profit margins. Check Price: Xbox ⚡ Quick Hits * Microsoft is eliminating 3,200 jobs within its Xbox gaming division this year. * Five game studios are

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

💡 Verdict: Germany's ambitious public archive designed to preserve 60,000 video games has abruptly collapsed due to drained funding, dealing a massive blow to gaming history just as physical media is being phased out. Check Price: Game Preservation Project ⚡ Quick Hits * A massive German video game archive containing

SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

💡 Verdict: SpaceX's disposal of 260 massive Starlink satellites in Earth's atmosphere over a six-month period has sparked new environmental concerns, even as the FCC considers exempting satellite operators from strict ecological regulations. Check Price: Starlink Satellites ⚡ Quick Hits * Massive Deorbiting: SpaceX successfully vaporized 260 Starlink

Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases

Inside the history of DRAM price-fixing lawsuits — how HBM allocations could make a difference after two decades of failed cases

💡 Verdict: A retrospective on two decades of failed DRAM price-fixing lawsuits reveals how modern High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) allocations might finally disrupt the market's historical pricing dynamics. Check Price: DRAM ⚡ Quick Hits * Over the past 20 years, lawsuits attempting to tackle DRAM price-fixing have largely failed

Intel confirms price hikes on select consumer and server CPUs citing supply costs and demand — select Xeon processors now over $1,000 more expensive

Intel confirms price hikes on select consumer and server CPUs citing supply costs and demand — select Xeon processors now over $1,000 more expensive

💡 Verdict: Intel has officially confirmed price increases across select consumer and server CPUs, pushing some Xeon processor prices up by more than $1,000 due to rising supply costs and soaring demand. Check Price: Intel Xeon ⚡ Quick Hits * Intel is raising prices on specific consumer and enterprise-level processors. * The