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There's a huge discount on two Acer Nitro V gaming laptops right now with one of Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX GPUs, starting from an impossible-to-beat $549.
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China is considering investing up to an additional $70 billion in its domestic chip manufacturers in an effort to better compete with US firms like Nvidia. Although exact figures and investment strategies have yet to be decided, this move would be in line with China's "whole nation" approach to tackling its chip shortages.
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The 34-inch ultra-wide genre gets a new member from Acer, the Predator X34 X0 200 Hz Mini LED Gaming Monitor. It sports 3440x1440 resolution, Adaptive-Sync Quantum Dot color, HDR 1000, and a 1500R curve.
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Grab an RTX 5070 from MSI for just $499, $50 below the MSRP launch price. Limited stock available at Walmart.
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PowerShell is a powerful tool and if you want to be a Windows power user, you need to learn it, so here are the top ten PowerShell commands to get you started.
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Rivian's ACM3 module and RAP1 chip outshine Tesla with LiDAR support
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Nintendo loses $14b market cap thanks to RAM shortage
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Cambricon Technologies is preparing one of the most aggressive production ramp-ups attempted by a Chinese AI chipmaker.
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Japanese retailer Sofmap offloads Crucial's Pro DDR5-5600 C46 64GB (2x32GB) memory kit for $602.74.
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Grab this impressive Hoto NEX O1 Pro mini electric screwdriver set with 12 bits at a record-low price
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China has called on the Netherlands to move quickly to resolve the dispute surrounding Nexperia after months of supervision measures and a retaliatory export freeze disrupted shipments of components.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#723CY)
Asus is betting on overpriced GPUs in this ultra high-res and high refresh rate pairing, dubbed the "XG27JCG," a new 5K 180 Hz monitor that can only run on Nvidia's RTX 50-series, officially, or AMD's RX 7600 and up. It supports all the gaming features you could ever want, along with solid color accuracy and HDR support.
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Procure yourself a gaming PC before the RAM prices push prebuilt rigs beyond reach. CyberPower's Supreme gaming PC with RTX 5080 and 64GB of DDR5-6400 RAM is reduced to $2499.
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ASRock's X870E Taichi OCF is a well-designed motherboard full of high-end features and tools for manual overclocking.
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Intel lost its challenge to overturn an EU antitrust ruling on Wednesday, meaning it now faces a fine of $278 million.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#7239Y)
TSMC reportedly mulls making 4nm chips in Japan amid putting construction of Fab 23 phase 2 on pause.
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Biwin launches a very special DDR5-6000 192GB memory kit from its OC labs. Can the spacious memory kit outperform the current competition on the market?
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PhD student rivalry extends to repeated physical laptop damage, hidden camera shows.
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Save on these top 3D printers this Christmas in Bambu Lab's end-of-year sale
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Scalpers exploit the memory shortage to sell memory kits at exorbitant prices on platforms like eBay.
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The world's leading AI firms are collaborating on a new Agentic Artificial Intelligence Foundation managed by the Linux Foundation to build open standards around AI agents. The move will focus on three key open source tools to begin with, sharing findings on technical problems.
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This used Nvidia Grace Hopper system price seemed unbelievable. But it required a lot of cleaning and intricate work to get it running smoothly.
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Prusa releases Noctua color-matched 3D printing filaments
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Conduit says it has collected roughly 10,000 hours of noninvasive neural data from thousands of unique individuals" in a basement studio.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#722P8)
Chinese government began to add government-approved AI suppliers to the Information Technology Innovation List in a bid to accelerate deployment of domestic hardware. But can Chinese semiconductor industry satisfy the needs of domestic AI industry?
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#722P9)
A multitude of AMD GPU owners claim the December security update for Windows 11 has fixed GPU hanging and driver crashing, primarily on RX 9000 series GPUs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#722PA)
Memory prices are rising everywhere, and the latest to be hit in the aftermath of this crisis is modular laptop manufacturer Framework, which just announced its own price hike in a very interesting fashion. The company replied to a tweet showing Dell's allegedly insane markup on RAM upgrades that later turned out to be incorrect.
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Save on some of the best 3D printers in Bambu Lab's end-of-year sale
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The U.S. government has formally approved the export of Nvidia's high-performance H200 AI chips to China, reinstating access to a class of silicon previously barred under national security rules.
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DeepSeek is allegedly involved in a "phantom data center" smuggling scheme to get Blackwell GPU servers into China as part of training its newest LLM generation. While Nvidia refutes the claims as "farfetched", some proof indicates otherwise.
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China convened emergency meetings with its largest technology companies on Wednesday to assess how many of Nvidia's H200 accelerators they intend to buy.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#722FP)
Nvidia has quietly developed a software-based location-verification system for its Blackwell-generation GPUs that can approximate where the hardware is operating, which could prevent smuggling of AI GPUs to China.
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MSI's Codex R2 gaming PC is just $929, an unbelievable value in the current climate.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#722FR)
Prusa Research releases a roomy new bed size.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#722D3)
Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more.
by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#722D4)
According to a new report, the Trump Administration's U-turn on allowing exports of the Nvidia H200 AI accelerator chip is down to competition from China's native Huawei, which offers comparable power.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#722D5)
Snapmaker rides its U1 tool changer to the big leagues.
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This 16-inch Asus V16 gaming laptop features an RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD, and all for just 849.99.
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Avoid outlandish DDR5 prices in this tremendous deal from Newegg. $649.99 buys an enthusiast-class Gigabyte Z890 motherboard, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a 360mm AIO, and free Star Wars Outlaws game
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Superpower gas turbine will efficiently feed AI datacenters
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Save up to $249 in Secretlab's Christmas Holiday sale.
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Corsair ensconces a Xeneon Edge touchscreen in its Frame 4000D case
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The Dawn and Dusk demo PC, an enchanting artifact dating back to when Nvidia was very firmly a gaming-first company, has resurfaced many years on.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72297)
YouTuber turns 2012 AMD FirePro S10000 dual-GPU workstation graphics card into a gaming GPU, capable of running Arc Raiders at more than 40 FPS.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#721SR)
Intel's Panther Lake family is still awaiting release, but the possible flagship chip of the bunch has been spotted on Geekbench. The Core Ultra X9 388H scores 3,057 points in the single-core test and 17,687 points in the multi-core test, racing past its Arrow Lake-H predecessor and AMD's Strix Halo.
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You can save up to 200 on Secretlab gaming chairs, desks, and accessories, ready for Christmas.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#721PF)
Whether you're shopping for a beginner with their first machine or a seasoned hobbyist with a crowded workbench, this list highlights practical, high-impact gifts that every 3D printer owner will appreciate.
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Qualcomm's recent acquisition of Arduino has introduced the Arduino Uno Q, a board that combines a Linux SBC powered by Qualcomm's Dragonwing with an STM32 microcontroller. But are two brains better than one?
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A growing body of forecasts from AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, and major research firms now points toward a semiconductor market that passes the trillion-dollar threshold before the decade closes.
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Gaming enthusiast Eazy Black has backported the latest Steam beta client (December 4, 2025 build) to support Windows 7 and Windows 8.
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