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AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D, MSI MAG X870, and Corsair Vengeance RAM are just $999 in today's Newegg combo deal.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#7411J)
The lack of storage capacity on the Nintendo Switch 2 and increasing game sizes are forcing some Switch 2 owners to reconsider shopping for game titles, especially as microSD Express Card prices skyrocket due to the global memory and storage chip shortage.
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OpenAI is building its own code repository, prompted by a rise in GitHub outages and disruptions that left its engineers unable to work for hours at a time.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7411M)
Nvidia is reportedly working on a new RTX 5050 with 9GB of GDDR7 VRAM, up from 8GB GDDR6 on the existing model. Moving from 20 Gbps chips to 28 Gbps chips, the memory interface is also said to be reduced to 96-bit, from 128-bit on the original. Moreover, an RTX 5060 with a cut-down GB205 die is also said to be in the works, with otherwise same specs.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#7411N)
Intel sees 'inbound interest' for 18A-P process technology despite 18A process variability.
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Publication Notebookcheck reports that Chuwi is shipping a different processor in the Chuwi CoreBook X than the one advertised.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#7411Q)
The European Space Agency has successfully tested a 2.6 Gbps data transmission from a laser satellite orbiting Earth 36,000 km away.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#740CM)
A new job listing for a Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer has revealed that EA is working on bringing its Javelin anti-cheat software to Arm-based devices. The timing aligns nicely with the purported launch of Nvidia's N1/N1X SoCs that are also Arm-based. The role also involves future development for Linux/Proton.
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The Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is innovative and excellent for competitive players of every age. Its high price will put it out of reach for many players, but if you're older or looking for a mechanical advantage, it's definitely worth considering.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#740CP)
New semiconductor fabs and data centers are fueling Taiwan's growing power demand, with the island expected to require more than 5GW of new electricity sources and power infrastructure to keep up.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74095)
Some of the U.S.'s biggest AI tech companies are expected to go to the White House to sign the "ratepayer protection pledge" that promises they will pay for all of their electricity usage and not pass on the burden of increased rates to the average American.
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Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip
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Nvidia has invested a combined $4 billion USD in photonics and networking companies Lumentum and Coherent in a deal that will see both building U.S. facilities, while locking down access rights and capacity for future technologies.
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The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#7406X)
Malaysia's anti-corruption body is investigating the former Economy Minister who spearheaded the $250-million Malaysia-Arm Holding deal, raising concerns that the probe will impact the agreement.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#7406Y)
Get a 1440p monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate for just $210 at Amazon.
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This premium Asus ROG Strix mobo, 9850X3D, and 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM bundle is yours for just $1109.99.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#7404X)
Users report that Nvidia's latest 595.71 driver is creating artificial voltage limits on many RTX 40- and 50-series GPUs, causing some products to lose as much as 200MHz in overclocking headroom.
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Micron is now sampling 256GB SOCAMM2 units, enabling capacities of up to 2TB of LPDDR5X per CPU in AI servers.
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A Google Gemini user has taken to Reddit 'in a state of shock and panic' after getting an $82,314 bill.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73ZVB)
The man who tried to split Intel retires from the board of directors.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73ZPP)
Seagate has begun shipping its 44TB Exos HDDs based on its HAMR technology to two hyperscale customers as others qualify the all-new Mozaic 4+ hard drive platform.
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According to DigiTimes, these companies began struggling to absorb soaring memory costs in the second half of 2025.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73ZGH)
Intel formally announces Xeon 6+ CPUs with up to 288 cores that are made on 18A process technology.
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Multiple manufacturer listings show a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile graphics card with 12GB of GDDR7 memory.
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The forecast puts 2026 on track for the steepest device shipment contraction in over a decade, according to Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at Gartner.
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Apple today announced updates to its best-selling laptop, the MacBook Air.
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Amazon's data center business in the Middle East has been adversely impacted amid the 2026 Iran Conflict.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#73ZDC)
Apple's MacBook Pros get a healthy uplift in performance for CPU, graphics, and storage, but prices also increase across the board.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73ZDD)
A U.K. study suggests that AI data centers can reduce their power demands during peak hours instead of running at maximum capacity at all times.
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The Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro is a monster of a drive and a compelling alternative to the 8TB Samsung 9100 Pro.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Z9X)
South Korea's National Tax Agency added a photo of a hardware wallet in a press release, which also listed its mnemonic seed phrase. This led to an unknown user using the code to recover the wallet and steal over US$4.8 million in crypto seized by the government.
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The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is developing a 'DNA hard drive,' which 'moves the field closer to a practical, rewritable system.'
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Z9Z)
Online security firm DataDome just reported that it has stopped a massive scalping effort to buy memory modules and resell them at inflated prices, turning the memory situation from bad to worse.
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Grab Newegg's GPU and RAM bundle to make savings on a new gaming PC build.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#73Z7M)
Get AMD's 9800X3D processor along with a B850 motherboard and 32GB of RAM for less than $1,000.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73Z7N)
Microsoft has officially brought Shader Execution Reordering (SER) and Opacity Micromaps (OMMs) out of preview with the latest DXR 1.2 update, as part of DirectX Agility SDK 1.619. With SER and OMM now standardized, more game developers and GPU makers will be able to adopt it to make ray/path-traced scenes run much faster.
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Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines
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The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for February 2026 has shown that the GeForce RTX 5070 has become the platform's most popular gaming graphics card, but there are some doubts about the survey methodology.
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A new Nvidia GPU driver, 595.71, has been released which resolves issues in its since-recalled 595.59 driver which reportedly caused some graphics card fans to stop working.
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The Transcend 260S is not a record-setter but it does deliver consistent performance in what should be a reliable package.
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The world of AI is getting more complex, and we assess the current state of LLMs, what makes them tick, and explore the risks and features that companies are looking to integrate in the future.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73YKC)
Rebellions details how it developed one of the world's first quad-chiplet AI accelerator with UCIe interconnects and how it did not use all of the technologies that the UCIe 1.0 specifications includes.
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A 130% surge in combined DRAM and SSD prices by the end of 2026 will push PC prices up 17% compared to 2025 levels and wipe out the sub-$500 PC market.
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Starlink's official social media channels are boasting about an incredible performance update on the way to mobile customers.
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Save $150 on this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and our favorite gaming GPU right now, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, alongside a 2TB SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, all for just $1,749.99.
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Construction of the first government approved two-story 3D printed home has been completed in Japan. The design is 'cave-inspired.'
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Newegg's latest combo bundle slaps a 1TB WD Black SN850X SSD in with a Gigabyte X870 motherboard and Ryzen 7 9850XD processor.
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After announcing Ryzen AI 400 APUs earlier this year, AMD has finally revealed the specifications for the chips. However, they're targeting OEM systems, and they top out lower than AMD's Ryzen AI 400 mobile lineup.
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Lenovo's Legion Go Fold handheld concept has four screen modes ranging from 7.7 to 11.6 inches, and doubles as a small laptop. It uses Intel Core Ultra Series 2 and detachable controllers, but this early prototype needs some work to make it more stable.