DefenseNews

China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?

September 24, 2025
Chinese and Russian submarines have conducted a joint patrol, in the latest step in a growing Sino-Russian partnership. While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance. “I’d say this is simply an effort at deterrence,” Lyle Goldstein, director of the Asia Program at the Defense Priorities think…
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ComputersNews

I ditched my laptop for a mini PC and couldn’t be happier

September 24, 2025
Sometime after my social feeds started to fill up with ads for mini-PCs, I realized that there’s a silent revolution going on in desktop PCs. Welcome to the era of the mini-PC, where you can do all your computing from a PC smaller than a box of Pop-Tarts and much cheaper than a fully fledged desktop PC in many cases. Naturally, I wanted one, so I bit the bullet and bought a GMKtek G5 mini-PC…
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ComputersNews

Tiny new YTX motherboard format trims the fat, adds M.2 slots

September 24, 2025
Motherboards come in various standard sizes, but for most of us, the choice boils down to ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX, from largest to smallest. But that’s mostly variations on how many PCIE cards it can hold. There’s now a new standard that swaps a few things around…
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'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

September 23, 2025
Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars. As interest in Mars Sample Return (MSR) resurfaces, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck says his company already has experience with the spacecraft and hardware needed to get the interplanetary job done. The MSR mission has taken on new urgency since a Sept. 10 NASA announcement that a Martian surface sample…
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MobileNews

Oppo Find X9 Series Global Launch Confirmed: What We Know So Far

September 23, 2025
Oppo Find X9 Series global launch has been confirmed to take place soon, and the company has already confirmed that the series will feature the newly announced flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset. The Find X9 series China launch will take place on October 16. While the Oppo Find X9 series global launch date hasn’t been confirmed, the devices will now officially come to markets outside…
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