AMD launched the Ryzen 7 9800X3D as the best processor for gamers in 2024, but we had a feeling the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D would be just around the corner and here they are. For CES 2025, AMD unveiled the most powerful gaming CPU the company has released yet, offering 16 Zen 5 cores, a maximum boost frequency of 5.7 GHz, and a whopping 144 MB of 2nd-gen AMD V-Cache. AMD is positioning the Ryzen 9 9950X3D as the best choice for those seeking high-fidelity gaming experiences and those who wish to work with content creation toolsets.

AMD is proud of its 3D V-Cache technology, so much so that we're now seeing it move to the company's mobile CPU family. For CES 2025, AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, which is quite the mouthful and has the highest cache on any AMD mobile chip. As well as some new AMD Ryzen 9000 series mobile processors, AMD also announced AMD Ryzen AI 300, Ryzen AI Max, Ryzen 200, and Ryzen Z2 chips. There's almost enough chips here for a classic British staple takeaway meal. The highlight of the show is the mighty AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, which is where our coverage begins.

Compared to watching your favorite TV shows, web series, and movies on a third-party streaming platform, building a media server may seem like a hassle. But for tinkerers willing to spend some time putting together a private streaming machine like Jellyfin, you’ll gain full control over your media collection. Plus, hosting your media server frees you from the scourge of subscription fees – and you don’t have to deal with region-locked content either.

OWC has released two new super-long active optical USB4 cables, available in lengths of nearly 10 feet (3 meters) and 15 feet (4.5 meters) and offering up to 40Gbps of data throughput. According to OWC’s press materials, they’ll set you back $98.99 and $129.99, respectively, though its website currently lists them for slightly less. That’s a bargain, compared to what Apple is charging.Data throughput aside, OWC says you can also expect the 3m option to provide up to 240W of power, while the 4.5m cable manages 60W. The cables are covered with braided nylon, too, which hopefully means they’re nice and flexible. And although they aren’t Thunderbolt 4 cables, they’ll work the way you’d expect with other Thunderbolt 3- or- 4-capable devices, including docks and hubs. Image: OWC Intel generally guarantees Thunderbolt 4 performance at up to 2 meters over traditional copper cables. Those cables need special tech inside to keep throughput up over longer runs, which is likely part of why Apple’s 3-meter 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 cable costs $159. You can find some USB4 cables as long as OWC’s for much less than that, but the longer ones don’t tend to offer the same high throughput, which OWC credits to the electromagnetic interference immunity of fiber-optics. OWC’s cables are a bit of a throwback to Thunderbolt’s roots as Light Peak, which was initially codeveloped by Intel and Apple as a fiber optic cable standard that made its way to a Sony laptop just as the companies decided to go with copper, instead. Optical, data-only Thunderbolt lives on at companies like Corning, which has you covered if you need a $480 164-foot (50 meters) 5K optical display cable in your life.Cables aside, OWC also recently announced a $189.99 Thunderbolt 5 hub, which went up for preorder in November and is available now. It’s got four Thunderbolt 5 ports and a single USB-A port and supports three simultaneous 8K displays at 60Hz.

When it comes to productivity software, Microsoft 365 and Google Docs are household names. They dominate the market, offering cloud-based document creation and collaboration with integrated services. But there’s a growing interest in alternatives that don't lock you into proprietary ecosystems. That’s where ONLYOFFICE Docs steps in.

Gaming handhelds are a newer form factor segment that's still being fleshed out and while current-gen devices are excellent for enjoying the latest games with decent results, there's always room for improvement. That's where AMD's Ryzen Z2 processors come into play for CES 2025. The new Z2 family has the Ryzen Z Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and Ryzen Z2 Go. The latter has just four cores, offering a more affordable CPU that should get slightly more battery life out of a device. AMD is taking advantage of the reliable growth seen with hardware from Asus, Lenovo, and Valve.

CES 2025 is here, and HP is bringing the heat with a new range of business laptops including a brand-new EliteBook Ultra powered by Intel Lunar Lake, which is very different from the Qualcomm model launched last summer. There's also the first convertible EliteBook since HP's big rebranding back in June 2024, with the new EliteBook X Flip.

CES 2025 is almost here, and we're expecting Nvidia to unveil the RTX 5000 series, AMD to show us what the next generation of Radeon GPUs will be called, and a bunch of other PC hardware that'll be ripe for upgrading to this year. It should be a wonderful time with the future of PC gaming on display with everything consumers will be able to buy later on in stores. But this year isn't normal, and really, no technology release for a while has.

The Verge LG and Samsung have both announced their 2025 smart TVs at CES this weekend, and some of them will include access to Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant. Both TV manufacturers are chasing the artificial intelligence hype train with dedicated AI sections on their smart TVs that include a shortcut to a Copilot web app.LG is adding an entire AI section to its TVs and rebranding its remote to “AI Remote,” in an effort to sell consumers on the promise of large language models. While it’s not clear exactly how Copilot works on LG’s latest TVs, the company describes access to Copilot as a way to allow users to “efficiently find and organize complex information using contextual cues.”LG hasn’t demonstrated its Copilot integration just yet, but it has shown off its own AI Chatbot that’s part of its TVs. It appears Copilot will be surfaced when LG TV users want to search for more information on a particular subject. Image: Samsung Samsung is showing off its AI Vision features at CES this week. Samsung also has its own Vision AI brand for its AI-powered TV features this year, which include AI upscaling, Auto HDR Remastering, and Adaptive Sound Pro. There’s also a new AI button on the remote to access AI features like recognizing food on a screen or AI home security features that analyze video feeds from smart cameras. Microsoft’s Copilot will be part of this Vision AI section. “In collaboration with Microsoft, Samsung announced the new Smart TVs and Smart Monitors featuring Microsoft Copilot,” says Samsung in a press release. “This partnership will enable users to explore a wide range of Copilot services, including personalized content recommendations.”I asked Samsung for more information or images of Copilot in action, but the company doesn’t have anything more to share right now. I’ve also asked LG and Microsoft for more information about Copilot on TVs and neither company has responded in time for publication. Without any indication of exactly how Copilot works on these TVs, I’m going to chalk this one up as a gimmicky feature that LG, Samsung, and Microsoft clearly aren’t ready to demo yet.

It's harder than ever to stay organized in today's world. Students, educators, and busy professionals are all facing the same struggle: managing information from various sources, including work, school, and personal life. You need a tool that not just stores information but truly understands it. And here is where TiddlyWiki comes into play.

CES 2025 is the flagship tech extravaganza of the year, a place where many companies from around the globe gather to show off their upcoming offerings. This time around, Acer has taken to the stage to announce its range of new Copilot+ PCs, updated laptop hardware, and several peripheral devices focused on improving internet connectivity. The firm has boasted that all of its latest Swift Go and Aspire laptops come fitted with integrated neural processing units (NPUs) for AI workloads.

Most CES pre-briefings consist of a short rundown of the products followed by stations where you get to go hands-on with them, but Dell's was different this year. This time around, the company held a full-on keynote with Michael Dell himself, where the firm announced that it's killing off all of its branding on its laptops, consolidating them into one brand. And the brand is...Dell.