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Dev creates a quintet of UEFI games with the premise of Win -> Boot, Lose -> Shutdown.
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| Updated | 2026-01-17 21:30 |
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Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as a water heater that pays for itself." Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner.
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In a press Q&A at CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed everything from Rubin's design philosophy to inference economics, power constraints, open models, and more.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72Q84)
As the AI hardware market is about to change, Nvidia is hiring its first chief marketing officer.
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At this year's CES, AMD felt like a dominant force, too focused on AI potential to talk about (or to) consumers. Intel looked more like a laser-focused startup, confidently pitching its Panther Lake chips to gamers, laptop users, and even robot makers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72Q4W)
The 6GW will come from various suppliers - both existing and upcoming - to deliver the estimated 1GW that Meta's Prometheus site will require in 2026, and the 5GW its Hyperion data center will need by 2028.
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by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#72Q4X)
Following Intel's keynote at CES 2026, we attended a press Q&A at CES in Las Vegas, featuring some of the senior staff behind Intel's Panther Lake architecture, with some illuminating commentary about the new products.
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This work turns what would otherwise be an agricultural liability into a potential input for advanced manufacturing.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72PZS)
President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went on their respective social media platforms to praise Intel and its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, for the launch of the first chips made using the Intel 18A process node. They also said that it's another step towards the U.S. regaining its lead in cutting-edge chip manufacturing.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72PZT)
Intel's CEO says he expects 'great momentum in terms of yields and IP' on the company's 14A process technology.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72PZV)
Chinese researchers have demonstrated a 4F^2 dual-gate 2T0C capacitor-less, DRAM-like memory cell with multi-bit storage, fast writes, and long retention. In theory, the technology could be used as embedded or stacked 3D memory, but questions remain about its manufacturability and commercial viability.
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An auction featuring 191 lots of historic Apple Computer artifacts, some with estimates of $500,000+, has begun.
by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#72PXT)
Woot is flogging a range of reconditioned MSI pre-built PCs.
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Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1
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HBM4 memory is now expected to reach volume production no earlier than the end of Q1 2026 due to Nvidia's decision to revise its memory specs upward for its next-gen Rubin GPU platform.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72PXX)
Sandisk and other key suppliers of 3D NAND are projected to significantly increase prices of enterprise-grade 3D NAND memory in the coming months due to overwhelming demand from the AI sector.
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Audeze launched its new Maxwell 2 planar magnetic gaming headset at CES 2026, with improved audio and mic technology, and swappable side plates.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72PC4)
Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company yet has to make.
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MSI showcases the long-awaited MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard for Ryzen processors at CES 2026.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#72PC6)
Keychron's Nape Pro made an appearance at CES 2026.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72PC7)
AMD jabs Intel for calling its Z2 chips "ancient". Claims its Panther Lake mobile chips carry too much "baggage" for handheld gaming use.
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CES 2026 was constrained by the RAM and storage demands of AI hyperscalers, limiting consumer GPU and storage launches. But there was still plenty of innovation to be found, including Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 laptop CPUs, brighter, bigger, and faster monitors, and exciting new PC cases and peripherals.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#72PC9)
Creality's newest bedslinger is not an Ender, or is it?
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72PCA)
Cooler Master showed off a desktop coolant distribution unit at CES 2026. This unit is designed to deliver 900 to 2,500 watts of cooling performance, letting users maximize the power of high-performance desktop systems.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72PCB)
After numerous delays, Micron is about to start building its $100 billion site in New York to produce 40% of its DRAM output in the U.S. in the 2040s.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72P8A)
Day 2 coverage from CES 2026 is here.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72P8B)
SmartPower HDR will use up to 22% less power, leading to 30-40 minutes of extra battery life on Panther Lake laptops. Co-developed by Samsung and Intel, this tech enables dynamic voltage control on OLED laptop screens where the panel only draws more voltage when explicitly needed for high-brightness HDR content, even if HDR is on system-wide in Windows.
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In China's spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly 5 million yuan,
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A major Japanese PC and electronics store is pleading with customers to sell it their old PC gear.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72P5B)
Beijing is reportedly allowing its tech giants to acquire H200 chips, even as the Chinese government is still deliberating how to go about balancing the AI processing needs of its AI tech giants and the local semiconductor industry.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72P30)
Patriot showed off a host of its latest SSD and RAM kits at CES 2026, and the company also offered a sneak peek of its rapid DDR5-10000 RAM kit, which is currently under development.
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Be Quiet showcases Light Loop AIO cooler, Dark Perk mouse, and more at CES 2026
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This affordable Newegg deal on an ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC for New Year's unlocks 1080p gaming for just $979.99. This pre-built rig comes with a ten-core Intel Core i5-14400F CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of RAM.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72NSC)
AMD's Rahul Tikoo claims that the company has a better selection of products compared to Panther Lake that are better suited to the needs of graphics-intensive customers and mainstream consumers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72NQ9)
An AMD executive says that they're not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available "for all kinds of price points."
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Panther Lake's 12 Xe3 cores can deliver some serious gaming horsepower, but the software still needs work
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Frore Systems' LiquidJet and AirJet Pak cooling system live demos at CES 2026
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72NHB)
AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip exists. Moreover, a UK-based system integrator has also put up the 9950X3D2 on its website as part of a workstation.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72NHC)
Beijing doesn't want tech companies stockpiling H200 chips while it's still figuring out how to balance the needs of its AI industry and its push for homegrown semiconductors.
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At CES, Jensen Huang was pressed on margins, memory costs, and whether Nvidia's growing use of SRAM and open AI models might finally loosen the company's grip on expensive HBM.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72NHE)
Rumors claim that Nvidia will be launching its next-generation RTX 60 series graphics cards in 2H 2027 and building its next-gen GPUs on the Rubin architecture.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NEF)
The MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 features all-new QD-OLED panel tech
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Asus launches new ROG Strix LC IV series of AIO liquid coolers that don't need any cables, thanks to a proprietary AIO Q-Connector.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#72NEH)
Dell has this week unveiled a massive 52-inch 6K monitor, the first curved ultrawide of that size and resolution.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NEJ)
CES 2026 is in full swing with a flood of announcements from key players in the tech industry
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72NB0)
Elon Musk says that modern cleanrooms are built wrong, and if Tesla builds its own fab, he will be able to eat and smoke in that facility.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NB1)
The MSI MPG CoreFrozr features 8 heat pipes, a nickel-plated copper base, and a 6-inch LCD.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#72N89)
Designed to prevent heat crossover between components, Phanteks' Exo 626s supports massive GPUs and a 360mm AIO, but remains exclusive as a CyberPowerPC pre-built
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72N8A)
MSI's GPU Safeguard tech will detect power surges and current fluctuations and help prevent them from damaging your GPU by giving a warning sound and forcing a black screen.
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There are three incredible Newegg RAM and Motherboard combos on sale right now, allowing you to score 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM for the equivalent price of just $60.