on (#706KD)
Often cited as the world's first lethal software bug, at least three people died between 1985 and 1987, after receiving doses of radiation that were 100x too powerful.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#706KE)
A Redditor just showcased themselves receiving a brick instead of the PNY GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card they ordered. The brick came wrapped in an anti-static bag, which further suggests that it was possibly a return item that Amazon didn't check the contents of. As long as the weight matched, the bricked 5080 shipped...
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on (#706H1)
Commodore 64 Ultimate sales eclipse the 10,000 units sold milestone.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#706H2)
Flashing the XT BIOS breathes new life into the RX 9070, though stability isn't guaranteed.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#706H3)
An AI-generated image posted by President Trump depicts him buying Intel stock at $20 and selling it at $30 to make a considerable profit. These prices are mostly accurate, given that the real-life purchase occurred at $20.47 per share, and Intel stock reached over $30 just two days ago, although that rise can be attributed to the Nvidia deal instead.
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on (#706H4)
Postage stamp sized second screen is cheap but of questionable value.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#706H5)
Microsoft is reviving a fan-favorite feature after decades of dormancy. DreamScene, a utility from the Vista days is making a spiritual comeback in the latest Windows 11 Insider build where you can now select any video to use as your desktop background.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#706H6)
An incident at Collins Aerospace shut down the cloud back-end for its cMUSE platform this weekend, crippling kiosks and forcing manual fallback at Heathrow, Berlin, and Brussels.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#706FR)
Northwest Repair is back with another legendary fix, this time it's an RTX 4080 Super being transplanted onto an RTX 4080's body. The core and memory from an otherwisen dead 4080 Super was salvaged to be put onto a very similar-looking 4080 non-Super donor board. The task was far from simple, but Tony made it work by the end.
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on (#706FS)
ComMarker has launched its new Omni X, delivering several advantages over its predecessor, the Omni 1.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#706FT)
The Vectrex has just time travelled from the 80s to today, reimagined with a modern twist. The Vectrix Mini is half the size of its original counterpart, features an OLED screen, wireless controllers, MicroSD Card slot, TV output and a modest price that may just make it the perfect retro gaming console.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#70639)
AMD re-releases the Zen-based Athlon 3000G for the third time, this time overseas, with a price tag of around $40.
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on (#70638)
Apollo Computing stepped forward to reveal its 'Proper next-gen Amiga' to the masses earlier this week.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#70621)
Microsoft has began rolling out its new Gaming Copilot assistant to Windows users as part of a public beta, following a previous rollout to Xbox Insiders in August.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#70622)
The monitor comes with a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate and a 0.03 ms response time.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#70600)
The TUF Gaming F16 needs more than stout gaming performance to justify its price tag.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#70601)
Prusa Research is now working with studios to offer fans authentic 3D printed cosplay pieces.
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on (#705WD)
Ukraine has finished testing a new kamikaze strike drone design, which it says can overcome the hurdles presented by Russian electronic warfare.
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on (#705WC)
A PC repair professional was sent a system which had seen some 'baffling' modifications.
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on (#705PD)
Microsoft jacked up the price of its Xbox Series lineup by $20 to $50, placing the Series X at a cool $649.99.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#705M1)
OpenAI has signed a manufacturing agreement with Luxshare to build its first consumer hardware product, according to a report by The Information on September 19.
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on (#705M2)
How long should your gaming headset, keyboard, and mouse last before you should think about replacing them?
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on (#705M3)
A report from Jon Peddie Research highlights an unusual PC hardware spending surge in the first half of 2025.
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by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#705HD)
After building in the Thermaltake Tower 250, I found that the ITX PC case has one issue that drove me mad: the Motherboard I/O is difficult to access.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#705HE)
Asus teases a new concept design that pushes a PCIe slot to 250 watts of power delivery through modifications to its five 12V pins. The concept could make cableless GPUs more mainstream if it becomes widely adopted in the future.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#705HF)
Nvidia's long-rumoed N1 SoC, featuring ARM-based CPU cores from MediaTek and Blackwell-based GPU cores, has now been confirmed as the same chip as the GB10 Superchip. They both share similar, if not identical, specs and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has just said that DGX Spark (which has the GB10) is powered by N1.
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on (#705EZ)
Pricing for some of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) gaming graphics cards has stabilized.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#705CH)
AMD has just launched the RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB memory and binned down specs compared to the RX 7700 XT. It's considerably slower in gaming, takes more power than the RX 7700 XT, but has increased VRAM that could make it a hit for AI. Pricing and availability are up in the air.
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on (#705CJ)
Intel issued a press statement stating that it remains committed to developing its Arc GPUs.
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on (#7059D)
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark have created a 3D printing process that creates efficient, lightweight fuel cells that could transform the aerospace industry.
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on (#7059E)
Ubuntu Linux has formed a large part of my Linux journey, and I think it is the best Linux for all levels of users.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#7059F)
Nvidia is reportedly pressing its memory vendors to push beyond JEDEC's official HBM4 baseline, reportedly requesting 10Gb/s-per-pin stacks for its 2026 Vera Rubin platform.
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on (#70582)
A British National has been arrested and accused of helping to facilitate over $155 million in exploitation and blackmail attacks against U.S. and British companies. The 19-year-old has ties to the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#70583)
I have a $1,000 sit-stand desk designed for gaming, so why do I never stand up to game?
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on (#70561)
Nvidia has hired the CEO of AI networking chip company, Enfabrica, alongside a number of other staff for $900 million. The deal will also give Nvidia a license to use the unique technology, which the developers claim can link up 100,000 GPUs.
on (#70562)
Using some custom scripts and a base Windows 11 ISO install image, just how much can you remove and keep a functional operating system?
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#70563)
Huawei has outlined its roadmap for Zettascale AI systems that will rely on hundreds of thousands and then millions of AI accelerators.
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Flyoobe offers a convenient way to install Windows 11 on computers that don't meet Microsoft's requirements. But that's not all. Flyoobe can also be used to tweak Windows 11, remove AI components, and get the best Windows 11 experience on even elderly hardware.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#704SH)
Intel and Nvidia have quietly spent the past year co-developing custom x86 processors and SoCs for data center and client PCs with deep architectural collaboration across three joint teams.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#704Q6)
According to a new report from SemiAnalysis, Elon Musk's AI startup already has 460MW of natural gas generation either installed or under construction.
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on (#704Q7)
Someone scammed Amazon out of a Core i7-14700, but I got a 13th Gen Core i5 for $10 as a result.
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on (#704Q8)
A Xiaomi device in Geekbench packing a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip posted a single-thread score of 3831 points.
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on (#704M6)
Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#704M7)
Gigabyte is a reliable name when it comes to PC hardware, and this laptop deal is no different. The Aero X16 features excellent specs, like an RTX 5070 and Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU, along with 32 GB of memory and 1 TB SSD - all while costing less than $1,500. It features a clean design and weighs under 2KG.
on (#704M8)
Microsoft's new datacenter in Wisconsin will use "hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GB200s, connected by enough fiber to circle the Earth 4.5 times," CEO Satya Nadella wrote.
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on (#704GT)
The Tube T31 is an M.2 SSD on a USB-A stick, with the best performance we've seen from a USB-A drive.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#704GV)
Steam will stop supporting 32-bit versions of Windows from next year. Valve says the libraries and drivers needed for core client features are no longer compatible with 32-bit architecture, and therefore need to be left behind. Upgrade to Windows 10 64-bit, or Windows 11, to keep receiving timely updates and assistance.
on (#704DR)
NetRise has revealed that wireless devices from several manufacturers remain vulnerable to the Pixie Dust exploit disclosed in 2014, even though companies have had over a decade to harden their products against the well-known security flaw.
on (#704DS)
Research suggests that your DeepSeek AI results can be of drastically lower quality if you trigger China's geopolitically sensitive tripwires.
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by lukejamesalden@gmail.com (Luke James) on (#704B2)
Speaking at the Huawei Connect conference on September 18, rotating chairman Xu Zhijun outlined the company's first official long-range Ascend chip strategy.
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