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AMD Bringing Back Ryzen 7 5800X3D to Save the World from DDR5

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Apr 20, 2026 | General Tech | 5

Is Anyone Buying DDR5 at These Prices Right Now?

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Apr 14, 2026 | General Tech | 2

AMD Announces Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Pricing and Availability

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Apr 8, 2026 | Processors | 1

Raptor Lake Still Big Part of Intel’s Plan in 2026 – DDR4 Options Available

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Apr 7, 2026 | Processors | 0

HP Gets A Bit Of A Fine For Their ‘Cartelization’ Of Printer Cartridges

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 17, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Printer ink cartridges and have been a sore spot for years thanks to the over the top behaviour of the companies that sell them. They are priced so high it usually makes…

C-Beams Could Bring Back Memories Of Escape Velocity

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 15, 2026 | General Tech | 0

If you have been looking for games that aren't part of the AAA group of developers, either because of the quality of the games lately or perhaps in solidarity for the numerous…

For It’s 25th Anniversary Google Image Search Gifts You With More AI

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 15, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Google introduced their image search 25 years ago and it was amazing. Previously there was no way to search using an image and Google figured out a way to let you drag…

Microsoft Is Sending Happy Mail To Windows 10 Users

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 14, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Windows 10 users that opted to set up an online Microsoft account instead of a local account are now getting emails from Microsoft informing them of another year of Extended Security Updates. …

The Epomaker RT100 Pro Looks Like A Retro Keyboard But Definitely Isn’t

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 13, 2026 | General Tech | 0

KitGuru wanted to love the Epomaker RT100 Pro keyboard but ran into serious issues with the software, however kudos to Epomaker for listening to their feedback and making some improvements. ...

A Measured Reflection On The Death Of Physical Media

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 13, 2026 | General Tech | 1

Sony were the ones to trigger the most recent outcry over customer's desire to actually own the games they buy instead of just renting them for an indeterminate amount of time. They…

The Horrors Of Windows 95 Program Installation Revealed

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 10, 2026 | General Tech | 0

setup, install, inst, imposta, ayarla, and felrak. According to one of our favourite Microsoft old times, Raymond Chen, those were the magic words that Windows 95 looked for when deciding if a…

Windows Market Share Is Falling

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 9, 2026 | General Tech | 0

StatCounter tracks online OS usage via their tracking code, so their stats are for page views and is not a perfect measure of the actual computers and the OS they use. However…

Get Proton 11 If You Don’t Want A Steam Machine, Or Pray You Already Bought A Cube To Put It In

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 8, 2026 | General Tech | 0

The good news for those not wanting to get a Steam Machine is that Proton 11 has arrived. This update does quite a bit, perhaps one of the biggest is bringing your…

Surprise! Windows Backup Will Soon Exfiltrate Your Corporate Data

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 8, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Along with the arrival of Windows 11 26H2, unless you are in the EU, comes yet another way Microsoft will help you violate your client agreements. Unless you have specifically disabled Windows…

Sorry, Microsoft’s GitHub On A CD Isn’t A Thing

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 7, 2026 | General Tech | 0

If you hadn't heard, GitHub made an offer that may or may not have been real at one point, but definitely isn't anymore. The original claim was that for the first 1000…

Lian Li B4-mATX, Great Things Come In Small Form Factor Packages

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 6, 2026 | Cases and Cooling | 0

The Lian Li B4-mATX measures a mere 420 x 191 x 288mm (16.5 x 7.5 x 11") so only Mini-ITX and M-ATX motherboards need apply. It ships with a pair of 120mm…

Another Monday, Another Major Adobe Vulnerability

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 6, 2026 | General Tech | 0

If you are running Adobe ColdFusion and haven't patched since last Tuesday, you are not just a tempting target, you might already be a victim. This particular vulnerability is a...

The Newest DRAM-less SSD Controller, Phison’s E37T

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 3, 2026 | Storage | 1

Phison showed off their E37T controller at CES 2026, and now TweakTown received an engineering sample to test out. The controller is supposed to provide 14,900 MB/s sequential reads...

PamStealer Is Coming To Infect Your Mac

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 3, 2026 | General Tech | 0

Those who are running a Mac with an Apple built CPU should be very careful when installing a clipboard manager app called Maccy, as there is a rather nasty infection being distributed. …

Populate That Empty PCIe Slot With Creative’s Sound Blaster AE-X

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 2, 2026 | General Tech | 0

You know you have plenty of empty PCIe slots in your system, and if you occasionally run into grounding issues with your microphone or the onboard audio doesn't do surround properly then…

Notepad- -, An Old Microsoft Engineer Brings Back Simplicity With TinyRetroPad