computing articles published June 12, 2025

June 12 articles

• Nvidia RTX 5050 GPU leaks suggest a generational leap at a budget price
• Google Cloud down: The GCP outages explained
• Wi-Fi too slow? As a tech expert, I'd try this bestselling $15 fix before buying a new laptop
• This mini monitor makes a stellar second screen — it's just $70 (nearly 50% off)
• AMD EPYC Venice boasts 256 cores and bandwidth galore — next-gen server CPUs arrive in 2026
• I Finally Added USB-C Ports to My PC, and It Was Harder Than I Expected
• AMD RX 9070 XT GDDR6 sources have a small effect on performance — testing reveals 1 - 2% delta
• [UPDATED] AMD says Instinct MI400X GPU is 10X faster than MI300X, will power Helios rack-scale system with EPYC 'Venice' CPUs
• Qualcomm's next Snapdragon 8 Elite allegedly outperformed the first in a test
• Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for life for just A$23
• Boox reveals stunning color ePaper tablet that's just 5.3mm thin
• How To Delete Files and Directories via the Linux Terminal
• All colorways of the 13-inch Macbook Air M4 are on sale for $849 at Amazon
• MSI's latest BIOS update hints at new AMD CPUs and I'm hoping it's Strix Point APUs coming to desktop
• Micron starts to ship samples of HBM4 memory to clients — 36 GB capacity and bandwidth of 2 TB/s
• Denmark Wants to Dump Microsoft Software for Linux, LibreOffice
• How to Run a Linux OS on your Chromebook
• PCIe 7.0 Officially Ratified, Brings 512GBps, Improved Efficiency
• Ubuntu vs. Kubuntu: How Different Are They Really?
• Lian Li's new PC fans are completely wireless — cableless speed and RGB controls show promise, but the battery only lasts 30 minutes
• How to Actually Back Up Your iCloud Photo Library Offline
• Save Your Files While Saving Lots of Money: HDD and SSD Deals for June 2025
• PNY's Latest Flash Drive Is Really, Really Fast (For a Flash Drive)
• You Can Try macOS 26 Tahoe (for Free) Without Risking Your Current Device
• How To Move and Rename Files in the Linux Terminal
• Floppy Disks and Windows 95: The FAA Needs New Tech
• BenQ GW2486TC: An Exceptionally Feature-Rich Budget Monitor
• 4 Ways iPadOS 26 Will Finally Turn My Tablet Into a True Laptop Replacement
• Your Internet Deserves Better Than That Dusty 2014 Router and This TP-Link One Is 35% Off
• PCIe 7.0 spec finalized with up to 512GB/s speeds — PCI-SIG targets 1TB/s for 8.0 as 'exploration' phase begins
• SMI CEO says no PCIe 6.0 SSDs for PC 'until 2030', Nvidia demands SSDs with 100 million IOPS — Wallace C. Kou on the future of SSDs
• Some RTX 50-series gamers with EVGA motherboards are having to physically tape their graphics cards to boot up their PC