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Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads could arrive in the coming weeks
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Sources recently told The Verge that Xbox Insiders will soon be able to test a free, ad-supported tier of Microsoft's cloud gaming service. While Microsoft previously confirmed plans for ad-supported cloud gaming, concrete details remain limited.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Windows 95 had a secret restart trick most people never knew
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
Raymond Chen recently shared another interesting tidbit about the inner workings of Windows 95. The original 32-bit consumer operating system had a "secret" fast-restart feature, which users could activate by holding the Shift key while restarting through the OS GUI. If everything worked as intended, the system would restore a...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Why Silicon Valley is losing faith in the American dream
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
In Silicon Valley, the servers are humming again – and so is the unease. Massive data centers packed with Nvidia GPUs are fueling the artificial intelligence boom, generating extraordinary wealth for chipmakers, cloud providers, and startups racing to train large-scale models. But beneath the boomtime exuberance, investors and engineers increasingly...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TCL will take over Sony's home entertainment division, including Bravia TV line
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The new company will operate globally, we are told, and will be responsible for handling everything from product design and development to manufacturing, logistics, sales, and even customer service. The as yet unnamed venture will handle both televisions and home audio equipment, and is expected to carry on the Sony...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
New chips, new designs, and bold prototypes defined PCs at CES 2026
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
In some ways, it's easy to see why. After all, it has become the show where the biggest PC chip suppliers (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm) all announce their latest generation SoCs and all their largest customers (Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung among others) debut the latest systems housing these...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
TSMC struggles to meet surging AI chip demand amid data center boom
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The industry is slowly coming to the realization that AI is not a magic spell for automatically boosting revenue and efficiency, but the tech world shows no signs of slowing down the AI train. According to a recent report from The Information, two of the biggest IT corporations in the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
NYSE is testing a new blockchain platform for 24/7 trading
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The platform would operate separately from the traditional exchange floor. The project, which is still awaiting regulatory clearance, marks ICE's most direct step yet into tokenization.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
PowerToys adds new CursorWrap utility, upgrades Command Palette
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
PowerToys 0.97.0 focuses on expanding the Command Palette with deeper customization and new built-in extensions. The release also introduces CursorWrap, a new mouse utility aimed at improving navigation on multi-monitor setups.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Anthropic's Dario Amodei says allowing Nvidia H200 sales to China is like "selling nuclear weapons to North Korea"
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The Trump administration formalized the 25% duty on Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325X chips shipped to China last week, creating a new revenue stream for the US government.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Acer's Predator X27U gaming OLED sees significant price drop to $429
Posted on Tuesday January 20, 2026
The Acer Predator X27U OLED is a 27" 1440p gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. It delivers excellent motion clarity, deep contrast, and fast response times. When we reviewed it two years ago, its $1,000 MSRP limited its value, but at $429, the X27U is far easier to recommend.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »