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on (#72AJA)
NIST has warned that several of its Internet Time Service servers could be providing inaccurate time following a failure of the primary atomic time scale at its Boulder, Colorado campus.
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| Updated | 2025-12-22 06:45 |
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on (#72AH4)
IMEC has successfully demonstrated the full wafer-scale fabrication of nanopores using ASML's state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72AH5)
The ABS Flux II Aqua Gaming PC is on sale for $999.99, slashing $400 off its regular price. This pre-built comes with an Intel Core i5-14400F, an RTX 5060, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of RAM.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72AH6)
Ars Technica took four popular coding agents available today and asked them to make a Minesweeper clone, to see which one comes out on top. OpenAI's Codex produced the closest to a ready-to-shop version, while Mistral and Anthropic both performed respectably well. It was Google's Gemini that just completely gave up.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72AFM)
Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues.
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The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships final in Las Vegas has been won by Irishman Diarmuid Early.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72AED)
If you have a short attention span and money to blow, the RayNeo X3 Pro might be up your alley, as it's expensive and has short battery life.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72AEE)
The Switch 2's Game-Key Card controversy has a burning new development, and we might finally have a middleground between expensive 64 GB Game Cards and digital-only releases. Smaller capacity cartridges, such as 16 or 32 GB, are reportedly in production but industry-wide shortages might disrupt their adoption and make them more expensive.
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A massive, multi-year project to recover Sega Channel games from the mid 1990s has been a resounding success, with many exclusives saved.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72AEG)
The Amazon CSO reported that the company has seen over 1,800 applicants that it suspects are North Koreans posing as Americans.
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Pioneering search engine AltaVista opened its service to the public 30 years ago.
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Imagery of spools carrying 65km (~40.4 miles) of optical fiber, for FPV drone control, have been shared on Russian social media channels.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72ADJ)
Moore Threads has just revealed its next-gen GPU architecture coming in 2026, dubbed "Huagang," which will bring new gaming and AI GPUs. The "Lushan" gaming GPU is promising up to 15x increase in AAA gaming performance, while the "Huashan" AI GPU is gunning for a spot between Nvidia Hopper and Blackwell lineups.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#72A3K)
The G502 Hero continues to attract gamers years after launch and at its current price, it delivers strong value for those looking for a customizable, well-built gaming mouse.
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Valve has begun the final phase of its plan to end Steam support for 32-bit versions of Windows, with a December Steam client update that changes how the platform runs on modern systems.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72A2E)
AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS 4 seemingly works on older hardware but is currently not officially supported.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72A2F)
After 18,000 hours of simulated use, RTINGS' longevity test reveals fascinating insights into the TVs that dominate our markets today. While OLED has clearly overcome its reliability woes to become the least vulnerable panel type, LCDs with local dimming are still competitive and fare better than their unified-backlight brethren.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72A2G)
Valve announced on the Steam page that it's discontinuing the $399 LCD Steam Deck, saying that it's only available until stocks last.
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China has brought online a national experimental research network designed to support experimentation on future network designs and to improve data transmission quality.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72A0Z)
The Windows Server 2025 registry tweak that activates native NVMe support can also be activated in Windows 11, but at your own risk.
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Learn the secrets of the USB PD specification as we delve into how the specification has changed in over a decade of revisions
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The Thermal Grizzly Der8enchtable with an active PCB improves the open-air test bench by adding USB, storage, and integrated fan controls for easier extreme overclocking and hardware reviewing.
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The Sega Dreamcast's ancient pack-in internet browser was killed by Google earlier this week.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#729ZW)
MSI adds several auto overclocking features, including BLCK overclocking profiles and DDR5 sub-timing overclocking profiles that boost performance up to 15% on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#729ZX)
AMD's Zen 6-based CPUs may be number crunching monsters, given their core design that is partially revealed in a performance counters document.
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From gift cards to streaming services, these digital gifts can be purchased and delivered at any time, even on Christmas Day.
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On December 18, 2013, a cryptocurrency investor felt compelled to pen a message rallying his fellow shellshocked troops on the Bitcointalk forums. Thus, the 'HODL' strategy was born.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#72A00)
The GTX 1660 Super remains a usable gaming GPU, making this $8.40 Goodwill purchase an exceptional value compared to typical secondhand prices.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72A01)
DOS Zone launched an online, open-source version of GTA: Vice City, allowing you to play the classic game from practically any browser.
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NitroGen is 'an open-source foundation model trained to play 1000+ games.'
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Samsung has announced its own SOCAMM2 LPDDR5-based memory module designed specifically for AI data center platforms, pitching it as as a way to bring the power efficiency and bandwidth advantages of LPDDR5X into servers.
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AI's appetite for high-bandwidth memory is reshaping the global DRAM and NAND market, diverting wafer capacity and advanced packaging away from consumer products and driving sharp price increases across markets.
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LG has clarified how Microsoft Copilot appears on its webOS smart TVs following recent coverage that described the feature as a non-removable app bundled into the operating system.
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Elegoo has slashed the prices on its 3D printers for the holidays, with up to 53% off.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#729G4)
Taiwan's government is considering imposing N+2 export rule on TSMC's advanced process technologies, which would make it significantly harder for the foundry to develop overseas.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#729D3)
Full STEP and Fusion CAD files for the CORE One+ and CORE One L are now available on Printables under the new OCL license.
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Save $119 when you pick up this Newegg motherboard and RAM bundle: Asus's X870E-H motherboard and G.Skill DDR5-6000 32GB RAM kit paired together to save you money.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#729D5)
Multiple reports indicate that YouTube, YouTube TV, and Google are all down.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#729D6)
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the 1.4-gigawatt contract between DTE Energy and a Stargate data center, raising fears that energy prices will spike for residents in the area.
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HP brings solid performance and value to the 34-inch ultra-wide segment with the Omen 34c G2. It's a VA panel with WQHD 3440x1440 resolution, 1500R curve, 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, MPRT backlight strobe, HDR400 and wide gamut color.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#729AV)
SK hynix first to validate 32Gb-based 256GB DDR5 module with Intel: up to 32.4W power savings per server, or millions of dollars per hyperscale data center.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#729AW)
A Chinese court sentenced 27 individuals for illegally exporting antimony ingots without licenses, with authorities saying more than 166 metric tons were smuggled earlier this year.
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French authorities have arrested a Latvian national suspected of installing malware aboard an Italian passenger ferry while it was docked in southern France.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#7298Y)
Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis says DPRK has set a record for 2025, with the regime expected to execute more sophisticated attacks in the future.
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The 2TB Acer Predator GM7000 is a good all-rounder SSD, and priced at 137.96, this is the most affordable 2TB drive you can buy right now in the UK.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72903)
Riot Games discovered a vulnerability in several motherboards that potentially allowed cheating DMA devices to run before protections kicked in after boot.
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Windows Server 2025 gets native NVMe with massive I/O and CPU gains
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Save 60 on the price of the Meta Quest S3 VR headset, back down to its lowest ever price, with delivery still possible before Christmas.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#728QE)
As DDR5 memory prices skyrocket, demand for AMD's two-generation-old Ryzen 7 5800X3D has increased, causing second-hand prices to climb as high as $800 on eBay.
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A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations concludes that Huawei's AI chip capabilities lag behind Nvidia's by a wide margin, and that the gap is growing exponentially.
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