by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73A20)
Western Digital reveals hard disk drives tailored for higher performance and lower power consumption, targeting QLC NAND-based solid-state storage.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73A21)
Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day.
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Intel and SoftBank subsidiary, Saimemory, have signed a new collaborative agreement to advance the development and manufacture of a new type of vertical-stacked memory known as Z-Angle Memory, or ZAM.
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The MSI MAG Pro X870E-P WiFi is a sub-$300 X870E motherboard with PCIe 5.0, fast networking, and EZ DIY features, built for productivity-focused users.
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Take advantage of this Newegg deal on an ABS Kaze II Aqua gaming PC, down to just $1994.99 with discount code DEAL5ABS. This 26% saving nets you a PC with a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, a 2TB SSD, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
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Crucial's 32GB Pro Overclocking DDR5-6000 kit is now the cheapest 32GB kit in its class.
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The latest Steam Hardware Survey is out, and a single AMD RDNA4 architecture GPU has charted in the PC Video Card Usage tables.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#739YP)
Elon Musk merges SpaceX and xAI to help achieve his dreams of putting AI data centers in orbit, with a goal of hitting 100 gigawatts of compute in space.
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on (#739YQ)
Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid developer linked the world of BASIC to the simulated world of Kerbal Space Program using Python and Serial.
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on (#739YR)
The power supply unit touches every part of your PC, and that means an older PSU poses a unique risk to your precious components if it fails. If you're trying to get more life out of an old PC or pulling an older computer off the shelf during today's RAMpocalypse, consider a proactive PSU replacement as cheap insurance.
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Generative AI is pushing demand in all areas of the industry, and data interconnects, such as Silicon Photonics, may well be the next big bottleneck that hyperscalers need to be paying attention to.
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on (#739WV)
The Notepad++ project yesterday disclosed that its update server was covertly hijacked in a targeted supply chain attack that began in June 2025,
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on (#739WW)
A Brazilian modding team has improved its resurrected RTX 5070 Ti with a hole in it by recycling parts from an RTX 2080 Ti and an AMD RX 580 to break a benchmark world record.
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on (#739GE)
Intel is returning to desktop workstations with Xeon 600. Granite Rapids WS CPUs deliver up to 61% better multi-threaded performance, according to Intel, sporting up to 86 cores and 4TB of memory.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#739GF)
As Nvidia is ramping up production of the Rubin platform, other 3nm-class process suffer
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Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are teaming up to block memory hoarding.
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The Trump administration will soon launch a $12 billion critical minerals stockpile designed to insulate U.S. manufacturing from supply disruptions tied to China's dominance of mining and refining.
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on (#739AN)
A Redditor recounts his experience with a Samsung 990 Pro clone that looks like the real deal.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#739AP)
Panther Lake chips with Arc B370 and Arc B390 iGPUs will require RAM running at 7,467 MT/s or higher since integrated graphics rely on shared system memory. If the RAM config is any slower, those impressive iGPUs will be relabeled to generic "Intel Graphics" in Task Manager in an effort to prevent vendors from under-equipping machines.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#739AQ)
Binning data from 13 Ryzen 7 9850X3D samples was published online, showing the average required voltage the 9850X3D needs to achieve its peak single-core clock speed.
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on (#739AR)
Apple is beginning to feel the downstream effects of the AI infrastructure boom, as surging demand for data center hardware pushes up component costs and weakens its leverage.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7397J)
As Intel gears to launch its Arrow Lake refresh, leaks for the lineup keep pouring in left and right - the latest one being a Geekbench spotting for the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus. The chip scored 10.5% higher in single-core and 11.29% higher in multi-core tests compared to the existing Core Ultra 9 285K.
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AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture
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Raspberry Pi is increasing its prices again.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#7394H)
A professional modder has replaced the ROG Xbox Ally X's soldered LPDDR5X chips and modified the BIOS to unlock 64GB of memory
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Upgrade to 4K UHD on the cheap with Samsung's 43-inch M7 M70F 4K UHD monitor. For $299.99, you get a smart display that works well for TV, movies, and productivity.
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The venerable Z80 microprocessor has its own micro language model, and its quite terse in its responses
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The Lexar Play SE is a capacious but strange NVMe SSD with rare hardware. It puts up meager numbers.
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Save $200 on MSI's Katana 15 HX gaming laptop with RTX 5070 GPU in today's deal.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#7391Y)
The RayNeo Air 3s Pro continues to offer great value in the AR glasses space.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#7391Z)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says TSMC needs to work very hard to expand capacity in order to keep up with AI demand.
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Amazon-owned Woot has slashed the price of this 256GB Samsung USB-C NAND flash drive to just $24.99, securing you a cheap backup drive with a better-than-half-price saving.
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on (#738ZJ)
A recently published video shows real-time raytraced shadows in a game environment running within the improbable confines of a mid-1990s Sega console.
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As the cost of RAM, GPUs, and storage climbs, do what you can to help make sure your existing PC keeps working as expected until prices drop.
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A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted a former Google engineer of stealing confidential AI infrastructure data and transferring it to benefit Chinese interests.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#738JF)
Chinese researchers developed a salt solution that absorbs large amounts of heat when depressurized, making it a potential substitute to traditional, power intensive cooling solutions used in data centers.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#738JG)
New OLED and Mini-LED monitors sure look enticing, but they often come with eye-watering demands and sometimes you just need something simple. Samsung's G50D is about as straightforward as it gets with a 32-inch Fast IPS panel featuring 1440p resolution and 180 Hz refresh rate that supports both G-Sync and FreeSync.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#738GN)
SpaceX said in an FCC filing that it plans to launch a million satellites to serve as AI data centers that would deliver 100 gigawatts of compute capacity.
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Asus ROG Strix GS-BE18000 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router — Good overall performance and a wealth of LAN ports
by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#738GP)
The Asus ROG Strix GS-BE18000 hits all the right notes when it comes to hardware and software, and brings the performance to back it up on the 6 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
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A computing enthusiast has assembled one of the most bizarre low-capacity USB drives we have ever seen.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#738ET)
The Ukrainian government has successfully blocked unauthorized Starlink terminals from operating within its borders, stopping Russian drones from using the internet service to strike targets deep within the country.
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PicoIDE is touted as 'an open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers.'
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on (#738EW)
Researchers say they have built a computer chip in a flexible fiber that is thinner than an average human hair.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#738EX)
Puget System just released its annual reliability report for 2025, noting which computer components suffered the least number of failures in testing and deployment.
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Security researchers are warning that the growing ecosystem around OpenClaw,' the self-hosted AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot, has already become a target for malware distribution.
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Today, in 1982, Intel introduced its showstopping" 80286 processor. This 16-bit fully x86 software compatible CPU delivered some major performance and architectural advancements over the 8086 and 8088, and would continue to be produced and feature in PC systems well into the 1990s.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum has added some beautiful PCB Metro Map bookmarks to its souvenir store.
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HANX, the first NDAA compliant drone, has been announced by the U.S. Marine Corps.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7384H)
If you're looking for a cheap but straightforward solution to access your old media locked behind an outdated storage medium, or just want to respect tradition and hold onto DVD/CDs, this external disc drive is the perfect tool for you. For just $10, you can read and write all your old discs with a USB connection on any computer or laptop.
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At least four Wisconsin municipalities are understood to have signed underhanded nondisclosure agreements concerning new data centers while negotiating their development.
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