YouTuber and Thermal Grizzly founder der8auer examined a two-year-old liquid metal thermal paste application under an electron microscope and found it hadn't dried out as commonly assumed. Instead, the gallium reacts with copper surfaces to form a solid compound, with crystals visible by the two-month mark and no further change after two years. He also showed the same gallium-based alloy corrodes and weakens aluminum within minutes by traveling along grain boundaries.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-16
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop Ultra, a premium Windows-on-Arm laptop built with Nvidia to showcase its new RTX Spark chips, which are designed to run AI models locally alongside demanding games and creative software. The top-spec model costs $5,900 and features a 15-inch 3:2 MicroLED touchscreen reaching 2,000 nits, an all-aluminum design, and a new Magnetic Connect charging port built into a USB-C port.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-16
Micro Center has changed the listing status of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 to 'Not Carried,' a classification indicating the retailer does not plan to restock the card, rather than a temporary out-of-stock label. Custom RTX 5090 models from partners like Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte remain listed on the site but are sold out at all physical stores, with the sole exception of a $11,000 Asus ROG 20th Anniversary bundle. The change follows recent rumors that Nvidia has halted production of the card.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-15
With DDR5 memory, NVMe SSDs and GPUs all seeing sharp price increases online, Micro Center's roughly 30 U.S. brick-and-mortar locations are reportedly offering better value through bundled component deals than major online retailers like Newegg, Amazon and Best Buy. The report notes an Nvidia RTX 5090 currently sells for $6,549.99 from a third-party Amazon seller, far above its $1,999.99 launch MSRP.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-15
NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform pairs a Blackwell GPU with large unified RAM, targeting AI developers who want to run large local models like a 125B-parameter Qwen3.8-Flash-Next variant. NVIDIA says the chips deliver RTX 50-series gaming features including DLSS 5, with performance comparable to an RTX 5070 at 1440p, and a new DLSS Frame Generation mode that pushed Cyberpunk 2077 to 280fps. Being Arm-based, RTX Spark relies on Microsoft's Prism emulator for x86 compatibility, with NVIDIA naming supported titles like Gears of War: E-Day, NBA 2K27 and World of Warcraft: Forever, and says it is working with anti-cheat vendors on multiplayer support.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-15
Nvidia has introduced RTX Spark PCs, compact desktop systems built around its chips, which reviewers note resemble a shift PC makers may follow in laptop design going forward. The devices run on an architecture requiring emulation for some software and are built with AI workloads as a core consideration, rather than an add-on.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-15
Tom's Hardware obtained an early unit of Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra equipped with Nvidia's new RTX Spark Superchip, featuring 20 CPU cores, 6144 CUDA cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X-9400 RAM. The outlet compared its performance against a 14-inch MacBook Pro with Apple's M5 Max chip, though launch embargoes restricted disclosure of battery life, build quality, and display details until full reviews arrive later.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-15
Nvidia is launching RTX Spark laptops on October 16th, its first major push into Arm-powered Windows PCs since the ill-fated Surface RT. The company says these machines will run existing Windows software including Adobe, Office, Blender, and games with kernel-level anti-cheat, alongside local AI workstation capabilities with up to 128GB of RAM.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Adobe VP Deepa Subramaniam said the company has rearchitected Photoshop, Premiere and Substance 3D Painter to run on NVIDIA's new RTX Spark system-on-chip, which brings local AI processing to Windows laptops and small desktops aimed at creatives. Subramaniam claims the optimized apps run twice as fast on AI-driven tasks and general editing workflows, with improvements including real-time previews in Photoshop, faster rendering and color-grading in Premiere, and quicker texturing and file handling in Substance 3D Painter.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-15
Nvidia released Broadcast 2.3, introducing a beta Eye Contact effect that adjusts a speaker's gaze to simulate eye contact with the camera, plus a new Vignette effect that can be paired with Background Blur for a bokeh-style look. The update also brings enhanced Virtual Background effects usable directly in OBS, Streamlabs and Elgato Camera Hub via updated redistributables. Nvidia says Broadcast's active users have doubled year over year, with over 20 partners integrating its effects and several laptop makers preinstalling it.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-15
Nvidia and Microsoft launched the RTX Spark line of laptops, which pair an Arm-based CPU with a Blackwell GPU and unified memory to run AI models locally. Microsoft built a new 'Get Started' flow in Windows that lets users find, install and launch an AI agent in two clicks, with agents distributed and updated through the Windows Store. Hermes, Perplexity, and OpenClaw are the first supported agents, with more expected to follow.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-15
Walmart has discounted the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) gaming laptop by $600, bringing it down from $1,999 to $1,399. The 16-inch laptop features an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB VRAM, 16GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, and a 165Hz FHD+ display.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-15
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