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South Korean media has noted a surge in spending on luxury goods following big bonus payouts to semiconductor workers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#76284)
Noctua is officially entering the AIO market on June 16 with its new "NL-LC1" liquid cooler that starts at 220 EUR (around $250) for the 240mm variant. It features a customized Asetek Emma V2 pump with a lot of soundproofing, NF-A12x25 G2 or NF-A14x25 G2 fans and SecuFirm2+ mounting.
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As Computex 2026 fully kicks off, our team finally enters the halls of the Nanggang Exhibition Center in Taipei in the latest in our series of daily blogs.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#76286)
32GB of DDR5 RAM can now no longer be found for less than $374.97.
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Corsair showed off its Stream Deck-integrated gaming mouse, the Nightsword v2 Wireless SD, which has a dedicated Stream Deck launch button.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#76288)
Higher memory costs and lower sales is hitting GoPro hard. The company isn't filing for bankruptcy yet, but it might end up doing that if it does not resolve the issue sooner.
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AMD provides us with a bit more detail about its upcoming EXPO Ultra Low Latency mode, which should be available from leading memory partners soon.
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Intel has unveiled the Xeon 6377P, a 12-core Bartlett Lake server processor featuring a 5.7 GHz boost clock, ECC support, and a 95W TDP. The unusual Xeon targets entry-level enterprise workloads where single-threaded performance matters more than massive core counts.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#7628B)
Github Copilot customers suffer from sticker shock syndrome as Microsoft switches to usage-based pricing - customers reporting ten- to hundred-fold price hikes
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#76265)
Astera Labs has shown off the Scorpio X-Series 320-lane PCIe switch that promises to enable vendor-agnostic scale-up capability for AI infrastructure and disaggregated data center infrastructure.
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Cherry XTRFY launched the first 8K ultra-wideband wireless gaming keyboard at Computex 2026. The keyboard features a 70-percent layout, low-profile switches, and a gasket mount design.
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Intel knows that Arrow Lake dealt a blow to its reputation among enthusiasts. Arrow Lake Refresh was an effort to correct that issue, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake later this year.
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Microsoft announces Majorana 2 quantum computing chip — claims a practical machine will come in 2029
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Microsoft's Majorana 2 quantum computing chip switches to lead-based materials. Microsoft is accelerating its roadmap and expects a practical machine in 2029.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#761TP)
Wi-Fi 8 is aimed at improving real-world performance over Wi-Fi 7
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Reputable Intel hardware leaker Jaykihn reveals new information about Intel's next-generation LGA1954 socket.
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At Microsoft Build, the company debuted its Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a system for developers to come up with new AI applications.
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MSI have revealed three new gaming routers with WiFi 7 support at Computex, with its flagship BE19000 model featuring a built-in SSD slot, eight antennas and a sci fi-esque translucent design.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#761MT)
Our team is on the ground in Taipei bringing you the latest from Computex 2026
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Cooler Master has new power supplies and a GPU Shield adapter on display at Computex.
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Mainland Chinese companies among the 219 listed mainland exhibitors at Computex 2026 in Taipei have been kept off the show floor by stalled entry permits.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#761MX)
Intel is still on schedule to at least announce Nova Lake at the end of the year, even if all rumors say the timelines have moved to next year. Apparently, the lowest-end 6-core Nova Lake mobile part targeted at budget markets won't be a part of that launch as the company is prioritizing Wildcat Lake for this segment.
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AMD says that six-core X3D chips don't make sense for a broad market for a number of reasons, but a six-core X3D chip with the Zen 5 architecture is something the company is considering.
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Cooler Master had a lot of things to show off at Computex 2026.
by palcorn@outlook.com (Paul Alcorn) on (#761JB)
Phison's booth at Computex 2026 had its new PCIe 6.0 SSD controller, dubbed the X3, on display, with claims of up to 28 GB/s of sequential throughput and 6.8 million IOPS in random read/write workloads.
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Intel launched its Xeon 6+ processors at Computex, and on Monday, two of the individuals responsible for the product sat down with the press to answer questions.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#761FQ)
The U.S. Senator is arguing that since AI companies use public data to generate a lot of revenue, the public should benefit from it as well. He also said that the people should have a say in the direction of AI by giving them a 50% direct stake in the biggest companies that develop this technology.
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Save $210 on this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the all-impressive RTX 5070, alongside a 1TB SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, all for just $1,959.99.
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Gigabyte showcases stunning new Infinity products for its 40th anniversary
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SK hynix will double its memory wafer capacity within five years, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won told reporters at Computex in Taipei on June 2nd.
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In a press Q&A held at Computex 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed why the company is entering the PC market now and its ambitions for the future of computing.
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by palcorn@outlook.com (Paul Alcorn) on (#761D8)
The Tom's Hardware team in Taipei reports back on what they've been up to as Computex 2026 begins to gather momentum. Take a look at how we're making
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#761D9)
The Australian, UK, and U.S. governments just announced a cooperation to develop new technologies to protect underwater cables. The move comes after recent incidents of damages to undersea cables across the world, as well as the Russian Navy's surveying of areas near where undersea cables run.
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Gigabyte's Aero X16 packs 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a powerful Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU all for $1389.99 in this Best Buy deal.
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AMD just reintroduced the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, but it wasn't as simple as spinning up the old manufacturing process, as the original bonding method TSMC used was no longer available.
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Intel's Nish Neelalojanan spoke to us at Computex 2026 about Intel's new G3 chip line, how it impacts the burgeoning handheld gaming market, and how Intel is responding to rising chip and memory prices the world over.
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Frore has worked with Intel to feature its AirJet solid-state cooling chip inside its much-hyped Wildcat Lake reference laptop. These laptops will need to stay slim, quiet, and affordable if they want to compete with the MacBook Neo, and the AirJet should help Intel fight Apple on at least two of those fronts.
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Intel sat down with Tom's Hardware at Computex 2026, and the company says it recognizes the importance of Raptor Lake and DDR4 platforms as the memory crunch continues.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#761BJ)
A business-intelligence researcher said that the Chinese military has been actively acquiring Nvidia AI chips, even after the U.S. put export controls on them. Public documents show that some institutions ask for these chips either through the specifications they demand or by directly asking for Nvidia chips by name.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to take the stage at Computex 2026 for a keynote address at 10:30 pm PT on June 1
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Asus' latest gaming keyboard celebrates two decades of ROG with gold-plated accents, 8K polling, transparent switches and keycaps, an OLED touchscreen, and a hefty $599 asking price to match its 4.6-pound weight with its wrist rest.
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Asus ROG celebrates its 20-year run with a gold-and-black gaming mouse with a see-through backside and impressive / excessive specs.
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Here at Computex 2026 in Taipei, Asus held an early press event to showcase its updated Zenbook, Expertbook, and Strix Scar laptops, along with the new TUF T700 gaming desktop.
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AMD's $549 Radeon RX 9070 GRE offers strong high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming performance as it launches globally at Computex 2026. But a lower price tag could have truly changed the midrange game.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#7612H)
Gigabyte Aorus Elite gaming monitors include a multi-mode 5K monitor
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#76102)
Noctua has entered the thermal pad market in partnership with thermal pad maker Carbice, featuring the new NT-CP1 designed for AM5 and AM4 Ryzen CPUs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#760XS)
9.8-rated Windows Server vulnerability can grants system privileges with just a malformed packet - domain controllers being exploited in the wild
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Anthropic, the AI company that makes Claude, confidentially filed to go public with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#760XV)
Here's the best of what was announced during the opening hours of Computex 2026
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Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark superchip on May 31st ahead of its GTC Taipei event, putting a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single package.
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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C Platform on May 28th, ahead of Computex 2026 in Taipei.
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