Samsung is raising SSD prices — but it could be for a good reason, as AI boom starts to reach its peak

[ad_1] Samsung Electronics has announced plans to raise the price of its enterprise SSDs by 20-25% in Q2 of 2024. This is a significant increase from the initially projected 15%, with the price hike being attributed to the booming AI industry. The past few weeks have seen a global shortage of NAND flash enterprise SSDs, … Read more

Gigabyte GS34WQC review: a good curved gaming monitor for a great price—with caveats

[ad_1] Gigabyte has consistently been making gaming monitors primarily focused on the budget PC Gaming experience and the GS34WQC successfully leans into the ultrawide tier. The 34-inch 1440p display comes with a 120Hz refresh rate in addition to the ability to overclock to 135Hz. Performance aside, SDR image quality is quite stunning and looks great.  … Read more

Good sleep can improve your athletic endurance, speed, and recovery

[ad_1] Whether you’re a casual exerciser or a seasoned athlete, you probably wouldn’t mind adopting foolproof, healthy hacks to improve your physical abilities. Perhaps you already have a few in your toolkit, such as cross-training and staying on top of your protein intake and hydration status.  Yet there’s one in particular that’s completely free and … Read more

Microsoft’s dimming tech for displays might do more harm than good

[ad_1] A new patent from Microsoft has popped up, revealing a concept called Pixel Luminesce for Digital Display technology. This product would, theoretically, allow users to control every pixel on a display, essentially allowing you to selectively dim your display based on preferences and needs. Though this concept sounds like an accessibility dream for those … Read more

Nvidia’s fastest AI chip ever could cost a rather reasonable $40,000 — but chances that you will actually be able to buy one on its own are very, very low and for a good reason

[ad_1] In a recent interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared details about the company’s upcoming Blackwell chip which cost $10 billion in research and development to create. The new GPU, which is built on a custom 4NP TSMC process and packs a total of 208 billion transistors (104 billion per die), … Read more

Want to skip to the good bit of a video? YouTube is testing a smart AI feature for that

[ad_1] I’ve been increasingly driven to distraction by YouTube’s ever-more-aggressive delivery of adverts before, during and after videos, which is making it a challenge to even get to the bits of a video that I want to see without having some earnest voice encourage me to trade stocks or go to Dubai. Until now I’ve … Read more

Prepared to save: The latest versatile portable power station from Anker is an undeniably good deal

[ad_1] You may already be familiar with the brand Anker if you’ve purchased power banks or other battery-charging devices for your favorite electronics in recent years. Did you know that this popular brand for charging smart devices can also power your entire home? Anker’s SOLIX line of portable power stations and accessories are versatile and … Read more

Good Lock’s ClockFace module now offers more customization

[ad_1] Last updated: March 25th, 2024 at 11:52 UTC+01:00 Samsung has released an update to ClockFace, a module for Good Lock that gives you additional options to customize clock face for the lock screen and always-on display over what Android and One UI offer.  The update changes the app’s version to 3.1.7 and according to … Read more

I shop Amazon for a living, and these are the 15 best spring deals too good to pass up

[ad_1] If you haven’t heard, Amazon has launched a six-day ‘Big Spring Sale’ event with thousands of deals on tech gadgets, cleaning supplies, clothing, smart home devices, and kitchen appliances. With so many items on sale, it’s hard to weed out the good offers from the bad because not everything discounted is a genuine bargain. … Read more