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hardware 17.04.2026

Artemis II concluded: the Orion crew returned home after the lunar expedition

The Orion spacecraft completed a successful lunar flyby NASA’s shuttle *Orion*, which participated in the crewed Artemis II mission, returned to Earth more than nine days after la...

hardware 17.04.2026

Scientists have discovered an astonishingly simple method for detecting gravitational waves that is almost unbelievable

New Approach to Detecting Gravitational Waves Scientists from Stockholm University, Nordita and the University of Tübingen have proposed a completely different way to detect gravi...

hardware 17.04.2026

New Big Battlemage finally appears in a photo: the internet has revealed a detailed test of the Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card

Intel Big Battlemage — a new “large” graphics processor Recently YouTube user Tech Guy Beau posted a detailed teardown of the single‑fan video card Arc Pro B70 32 GB. In the video...

hardware 17.04.2026

Apple increased iPhone shipments in a declining smartphone market, taking leading positions.

Brief summary - In the first quarter of 2024 the global smartphone market shrank by 6%, mainly due to a shortage of memory chips and their price increase. - Despite this, Apple b...

hardware 17.04.2026

Xiaomi released a budget version of the MacBook Pro with an Intel Panther Lake chip

Xiaomi launches a new line of laptops: Redmi Book Pro 2026 Parameter 14‑inch model 16‑inch model Display 14″ 16″ Processor Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (4P + 8E + 4LPE, up to...

hardware 17.04.2026

DDR4 spot dropped 5%, the first decline in a year.

Spot price for 16‑Gbps DDR5 fell about 5% over the last month to $74.10 – the first decline since February 2025. During the same period, prices for 16‑Gbps DDR5 dropped almost as...

hardware 17.04.2026

OpenAI identified a vulnerability in an external module in its products—user data security was not compromised

OpenAI reports a detected security threat and measures taken to mitigate it OpenAI announced the discovery of a potential vulnerability in the third‑party component Axios used in...

hardware 17.04.2026

Xiaomi 15T, Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G and Poco M8 – powerful and reliable smartphones

Xiaomi‑Upgrade package – three models, each with its own target audience The Xiaomi company has launched a trade‑in program for those who want to switch to a more modern smartphon...

hardware 17.04.2026

Framework predicts the end of modern PCs.

Framework announced a presentation on April 21 and released a manifesto The company Framework plans to hold an official presentation on April 21. In anticipation of the event it i...

hardware 17.04.2026

Samsung does not guarantee the production of high‑quality 2‑nm chips, a concern for Qualcomm.

Brief overview of the situation Qualcomm traditionally does not rely on a single contractor for manufacturing its own chips. Over time partners have included TSMC, Samsung, and ev...

hardware 17.04.2026

"Wish you success in assembly" – EK Water Blocks increased the cost of liquid cooling components

EK Water Blocks raises prices on its online store The company EK Water Blocks (EKWB) announced a price review for most of its products. The new rates took effect on April 9 and re...

hardware 17.04.2026

Space "Escape from Tarkov": a new hardcore sci‑fi shooter has been announced by Fragmentary Order

New game from Rant Gaming Studios – “Fragmentary Order” A small gaming company, Rant Gaming Studios, backed by publisher Cor3, announced the release of its first shooter – *Fragme...