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Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the basics, literally.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74JPZ)
South Korean researchers have developed a new underground communication technology that uses magnetic induction to achieve a 100-meter range. The tech could help rescuers reach those trapped or lost underground.
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A tech tinkerer has shared the full plans and resources necessary to build a compact, low-power desktop laser engraver.
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The Hbada X7 Smart Ergonomic Chair is a premium offering that blends sophisticated design with cutting-edge "AI" features, which include a smart lumbar support. The X7 is an innovative, supportive, and highly configurable ergonomic experience, positioning it as a strong competitor against established high-end brands.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74JDE)
The HDMI standard can often be unclear, with the same version number referring to completely different capabilities across products. You can technically pay your way out of this confusion by going with an expensive fiber-optic HDMI cable that maintains its full bandwidth over much longer distances. That's what this Twitter user did, and their cable has one more trick up its sleeve.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74JDF)
The new Core Ultra 200S Plus series has received widespread acclaim within the community, and we liked it as well for rejuvenating Intel's otherwise underwhelming CPU generation. Part of the reason they're getting good reviews is their excellent price-to-performance ratio, which seems to be slightly undone at the moment.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#74JDG)
Samsung's Odyssey G9 OLED G91SD hits $799.99 again, offering strong value for a 49-inch ultrawide gaming and productivity monitor.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#74JBJ)
AMD's RX 9070 XT drops to $699 with bundled extras, offering better overall value in a volatile market.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74JBK)
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is currently on sale, offering a 63% discount and saving you nearly $350 off its MSRP.
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The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74JA3)
The "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign was met with severe backlash from pretty much everyone outside Microsoft's top brass. Now, it seems like the brand is course-correcting with new Xbox chief Asha Sharma leading the charge for a rejuvenated Xbox, and personally killing the controversial campaign.
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Sony Japan has announced that it will no longer accept orders for almost its entire lineup of CFexpress and SD memory cards as of March 27.
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by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#74J88)
Enter your build to the Tom's Hardware Rig Rundown for a chance of winning a $100 / 75 gift card, and have your setup reviewed by our team of experts.
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Asus embraces RGB Stripe OLED tech in its new ROG Swift PG34WCDN. It's a 34-inch curved ultra-wide panel with 360 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR500 and Quantum Dot color. It raises the bar for speed and brightness in the WQHD segment.
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Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74J8B)
Public documents revealed that four Chinese universities, including two that worked on military research for the PLA, were able to acquire servers with Nvidia A100 AI chips despite the U.S.'s export controls.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#74J70)
Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords under penalty of imprisonment
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Minisforum's AI X1 Pro 470 mini PC is just an incremental update to last year's well-regarded AI X1 Pro 370, but the barebones model isn't much more expensive.
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The Kiyo V2 is a 4K / 30 fps webcam with a large sensor, a built-in privacy shutter, and a USB-C cable that you absolutely must use for that resolution.
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Trashbench decided to take an Arctic WS360 360mm server AIO cooler and strap it directly to a GeForce RTX 3080
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74J74)
Nvidia launched the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at $379 but you've been able find it for lower for around $350 ever since. That's what Walmart was selling an MSI Ventus 2X variant for, before slapping an insane clearance sale on it and letting it go for just $80. You can't get this GPU for less than $420 anywhere else right now.
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This week Apple's Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary.
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There's at least one trucker in the U.S. who looks forward to getting stuck in traffic.
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Your old, unwanted, PC PSU could enjoy a new life as a bench power supply, after a bit of DIY.
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RTX 5060 gaming laptop brings epic power for under $1,500 — save $580 on Dell's Alienware 16X Aurora
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Best Buy is selling the Dell Alienware 16X Aurora with a Core Ultra 9 275HX and GeForce RTX 5060 for $580 off its normal price.
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French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide opened a new factory near the port of Taichung, Taiwan, on Wednesday, as the semiconductor industry faces a worsening helium shortage.
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We tested DirectStorage with GPU decompression on Blackwell GPUs to see if they perform better than prior generations.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74HMR)
PlayStation 5 consoles are once again receiving price hikes due to the global economic crisis. The disc and digital editions of the base console are $100 more expensive now, while the PS5 Pro is up $150, now costing $900. You still have a few days to secure these consoles before the new pricing comes into effect from April 2.
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The officials said the collaboration "almost certainly included technical training on SMIC's semiconductor technology."
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74HMT)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Sony Music Entertainment in its case against Cox Communications alleging that the ISP is liable for its users' illegal sharing of copyrighted content.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#74HMV)
The HP Omen Max 45L's $6,499 configuration throws in almost every technology available, if you can afford it.
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Pick up a Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite gaming mouse for the all-time low price of $49 in Amazon's Big Spring Sale.
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Amazon has slashed the price of this Creality Ender 3 V3 SE 3D printer down to just $186.15 right now, a record low for this retailer, and cheaper than you'll find it at Creality's own store, making it one of the most affordable options on the market.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74HJF)
A U.S. federal judge ruled that the Pentagon cannot brand Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" simply because it refused to give in to its demands.
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The Logitech G522 Lightspeed Wireless is a mid-range flagship that's worth its price for comfort as much as sound. I wish it felt a little sturdier, but it's a pick you won't be disappointed in.
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Epomaker's RT82 is a retro-inspired all-plastic wireless mechanical keyboard with a detachable mini LCD screen and ultra-quiet keypresses.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#74HGR)
While designed for basic tasks, the MacBook Neo shows clear thermal constraints that can be solved with better cooling.
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Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74HGT)
If you've been putting off buying a QD-OLED monitor because of your room's lighting setup, Samsung Display might have solved your dilemma. The company's new "QuantumBlack" coating finally cuts down on black level raise, reducing purple tint and improving contrast under ambient lighting, among other upgrades.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74HGV)
The BRINC Guardian has a built-in Starlink module, allowing operators to continue operating the drone even if it falls outside the range of its base station, cellular networks, and other terrestrial signals.
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Apple has discontinued its Mac Pro tower, which hasn't been updated since a version with the M2 Ultra processor arrived in 2023.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74H1X)
Intel has confirmed it has scrapped the Core Ultra 9 295K Plus, and will not be releasing a Special Edition "KS" part for its Core Ultra 200S series lineup.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#74GW4)
The new flagship packs a total of 208MB cache, helping deliver modest gains in gaming, rendering, and content creation.
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Two of Intel's latest CPUs, the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, are now available to buy.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74GW6)
Wildcat Lake is the successor to Twin Lake, which itself was a refresh of Alder Lake-N. These are ultra-budget CPUs aimed at embedded devices, cheap laptops, mini-PCs, NAS devices, and more, where efficiency is key. The Core 3 304 is part of the Wildcat Lake family and represents a huge jump over its predecessors in early Geekbench results.
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As the Super Micro smuggling scandal unfolds, U.S. senators have urged the government to halt Nvidia GPU exports to China, as the Foreign Affairs Committee prepares the Chip Security Act, which will impose location tracking for all exported AI accelerators.
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Gamers are finally buying OLEDs thanks to bumps in durability and brightness as well as drops in prices.
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Nvidia is back in court over whether a significant chunk of its revenue through 2017 and 2018 was reliant on the whims of the cryptocurrency market.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74GSG)
Supermicro shareholders argue that the company committed securities fraud because it did not tell them that illegal activities made up a huge portion of its sales and that it had issues with export controls compliance.
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Gigabyte's Aero X16 is a solid productivity machine, but its screen and audio hold it back from true creative credibility.
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