From PC World: The three biggest memory producers on the planet are Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix. The latter just announced that it’s investing 19 trillion Korean won, approximately $13 billion USD, into a gigantic new memory fabrication facility. But if you’re hoping it’ll make RAM for PCs or...

From CNET: Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers, it might be time to dust off that Nintendo Switch and head back to the island. On Wednesday, Nintendo dropped its long-awaited 3.0 free content update a day early.

The free version 3.0 update includes a new resort hotel, run by the family of Kapp...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake introduces the TH V3 Series ARGB Sync AIO Liquid Coolers, a streamlined liquid cooling lineup designed for builders who prioritize clean aesthetics, dependable performance, and flexible display customization. Available in Black and Snow with three pump...

From PC Mag: Roblox is running into significant challenges with its new age-verification system.

As Wired reports, the system has trouble estimating a user’s age correctly and is causing some of them to lose contact with their friends after verification. More importantly, it is mislabeling some...

From PC World: Rising DRAM prices have pushed the price for the Framework Desktop upwards as well, the company said this week.

“We held off on it as long as we could, but with LPDDR5x memory prices from our suppliers continuing to increase rapidly, we’ve had to update the pricing on Framework...

From CNET: The Google Pixel 9a is one of Google's most affordable Pixel phones, and it includes one of the most frequently requested colors -- bright pink. With the Google Pixel 10a rumored to launch in February, we're already getting a hint at the colors the new model will come in.

According to...

From PC Mag: Nintendo's president says a recent increase in the price of RAM has "no immediate impact" on the company's earnings, but he believes it's something it "must monitor closely."

Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about Nintendo's profits in an interview with Kyoto Shimbun. A machine-translated...

From PC World: Last week at CES 2026, AI-capable Copilot+ PCs were all over the convention show floor, with many PC makers promoting their so-called “AI PCs” with NPUs and other cutting-edge features. AI PCs have been hyped since 2024 as the next evolution of home computing, but it appears consumers...

From CNET: The CEO of the networking company Cloudflare is lashing out at Italy in response to regulatory anti-piracy fines, threatening to withdraw from the country and potentially the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Italy announced on Jan. 8 that it had issued a fine of 14.2 million euros (approximately...

From CNET: Speediance unveiled its new Gym Nano and Speediance Strap products at CES 2026. The smart fitness equipment manufacturer, which previously developed its own smart home gym, the Gym Monster 2, designed the Gym Nano and Speediance Strap to complement its current equipment ecosystem....