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Promotional photo of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card.

Graphics cards are still more than double their list price, report finds

Graphics cards for both Nvidia and AMD have now reached prices that are nearly 100% over the GPUs' manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Intel Iris Xe DG1 graphics card.

Intel Arc Alchemist might make sub-$200 GPUs a reality again

Intel’s upcoming Arc Alchemist graphics card could introduce a sub-$200 GPU to the market, according to a leak from Moore's Law Is Dead.
A pile of RAM sticks.

DDR6 is already in the works, and it’s four times as fast as DDR4

Samsung has confirmed that it has begun the development stages for the next generation of memory, which includes both DDR6 and GDDR7.
Passwords locked on Mac.

Are you using one of these passwords? If so, it’s time for a change

NordPass has revealed the most common passwords used in 2021, confirming that “123456” remains the most popular password for the second year in a row.
A teardown of the MacBook Pro.

Apple is finally backtracking in its war on Mac repairability

Apple has announced a new self-service repair program that will allow M1-powered Mac owners to fix their devices by themselves.
Windows 11 blue error crash screen.

Windows 11 brings back a familiar ‘friend’ to accompany your PC crashing

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be changing the color of the new black screen of death (BSOD) in Windows 11 back to the original blue.
IBM has announced its 127-qubit “Eagle” quantum processor.

IBM’s new 127-qubit processor is a major breakthrough in quantum computing

IBM has announced its latest quantum processor, named Eagle, which achieves a major breakthrough in the quantum computing industry.
RTX 3080 Ti in front of a window.

Nvidia says the GPU shortage will continue its rampage through 2022

Nvidia expects the worldwide chip shortage (including GPUs) to continue for the foreseeable future, with supply issues predicted to continue through 2022.
Empty folders on Windows 11.

Windows 11 is blocking an app that lets you switch browsers to Google Chrome

Microsoft has blocked an app providing users with a workaround to a URL scheme that forced them to use its Edge browser instead of others like Google Chrome.
OWC has announced the Accelsior 8M2 SSD, the world’s fastest and highest capacity PCIe SSD.

This is the world’s fastest, highest-capacity PCIe SSD ever made

OWC has announced the launch of the Accelsior 8M2 SSD. With its features, it becomes the world’s fastest and highest-capacity PCIe SSD available on the market.