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Save $600 on this RTX 5080-powered Alienware gaming PC, down to its best price in months — just $2,399.99 for 4K-capable rig equipped with a 24-core Intel CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 02/18/2026 07:12 EDT

This Alienware Aurora pre-built gaming PC is back down to near-Black Friday pricing right now, scoring you an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 24-core Intel Core Ultra 285 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD for just $2,399.99, saving you a huge 20%. Read more ›

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Data storage Guinness World Record broken by QR code pixels measuring just 49nm — 1.98 sq micrometer size is smaller than bacteria, can only be read with an electron microscope

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/18/2026 07:05 EDT

A collaboration between TU Wien and Cerabyte has established a new Guinness World Record for creating and reading the smallest ever QR codes. Read more ›

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$1,000 bought an RTX 5080 in November 2025, now it only buys an RTX 5070 Ti — report shows 15% average global price hike across Nvidia, AMD & Intel GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 02/18/2026 06:40 EDT

Nvidia's RTX 5090 is the most overpriced GPU in the world, selling at 65% above its MSRP while AMD's RX 9070 XT saw the smallest price hike of just 7% worldwide. India has been hit the worse with extreme price surges, while Australia has been largely stable. On average, GPUs are now 15% more expensive around the world. Read more ›

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Meta will deploy standalone Nvidia Grace CPUs in production, with Vera to follow — company sees perf-per-watt improvements of up to 2X in some CPU workloads

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Tom's Hardware · 02/18/2026 06:20 EDT

As part of a broad partnership announced today, Nvidia says Meta will deploy its Arm-powered Grace server CPUs as standalone platforms in production data centers to boost performance-per-watt in certain workloads. Read more ›

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Dutch Secretary of Defense threatens to 'jailbreak' nation's F-35 jet fighters — says it's just like jailbreaking an iPhone, in response to questions over software independence

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Tom's Hardware · 02/18/2026 06:00 EDT

Is Dutch Sec. Gijs Tuinman alluding to a European effort to continue using their F-35 jets even if the U.S. stops supporting them? Read more ›

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Phison CEO thinks NAND shortages could shut down entire consumer electronics companies in 2026 — claims at least one foundry demands three-year cash payment upfront

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Tom's Hardware · 02/18/2026 05:00 EDT

Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026 Read more ›

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AMD denies report of MI455X delays as Nvidia VR200 systems are rumored to arrive early — company says Helios systems 'on target for 2H 2026'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 15:56 EDT

AMD's Helios rack-scale solution based on the MI455X accelerators, the company's major hope for AI market, may slip to 2027, whereas Nvidia may speed up roll out of the Vera Rubin platform if the latest market rumors are to be believed. Read more ›

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High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 13:53 EDT

Cyberpunk 2077 may have required a powerful gaming PC to enjoy at its 2020 release, but YouTuber ETA Prime has shown that the game can now be played on a high-end smartphone with decent performance with x86 emulation. Read more ›

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New report shows RAM prices are continuing to fall in Germany, U.S. trends less certain — SSDs and HDDs are more expensive than ever

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 12:07 EDT

Memory prices have stabilized in Germany, with some kits even experiencing price cuts over the past month, showing decent progress towards normalization. They're still over 300% more expensive than they were five months ago, though. In contrast, HDDs and SSDs have become more expensive, and their prices continue to rise. Read more ›

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OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 12:06 EDT

OpenAI has hired the creator of popular agentic AI tool OpenClaw, but has decided to keep the project open source. Despite its old Claude-inspired name, Anthropic threatened Steinberger with legal action ahead of multiple name changes. Read more ›

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Brace for a barren landscape of new hardware launches, as AI demand reshapes the world of consumer electronics — trillions in AI investment threaten to derail entire industries

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 11:16 EDT

Amid the ongoing DRAM supply squeeze, the world of consumer electronics is evolving, and it threatens to derail entire industries with its sheer scale and monetary backing. Read more ›

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NZXT unveils new H2 mini PC with 9800X3D, Intel 285K configurations — H2 Flow Mini-ITX case and C850 SFX power supply for builders

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 11:00 EDT

NZXT has unveiled a new H2 Mini Pc for the U.S. market, as well as a compact power supply and H2 Flow Mini-ITX case. Read more ›

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Dell XPS 14 (2026) review: Two steps forward

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 10:52 EDT

The Dell XPS 14 is a significant improvement over previous revisions, with an attractive design and a physical function row on the keyboard. There are also solid speakers and long battery life on the 1080p version. But the low-travel keyboard takes some getting used to. Read more ›

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Japanese toilet maker 'the most undervalued and overlooked AI memory beneficiary,' investors claim — shares up nearly 40% in first two months of 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 10:29 EDT

A company most famous for toilets and bidets is seeing meteoric stock growth due to demand for its advanced ceramics products. Read more ›

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This Corsair RAM and Gigabyte AM5 motherboard bundle is just $67 more than buying the RAM alone – 32GB of RAM and B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 shaves $133 off buying separately

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 09:20 EDT

Score 20% off at Newegg on a Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 + 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 bundle—under $505 for AMD AM5 support, Wi-Fi 7, PCIe 5.0 M.2/slot, and eye-catching RGB. Read more ›

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Sony considering PlayStation 6 delay to 2029, while Nintendo could hike Switch 2 price, according to report — memory and storage chip shortage now impacting products outside of RAM, storage, and GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 08:21 EDT

The two gaming giants are reportedly taking widely different approaches to the memory chip shortage as the situation is starting to affect consumer electronics outside of PCs. Read more ›

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SATA SSD cheated death from failed attempt at data destruction with a drill — drive emerges victorious in face-off against IT worker

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 07:00 EDT

An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing of it. Read more ›

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Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:47 EDT

Valve is blaming memory and chip shortages as Steam Deck availability becomes intermittent in several regions. Read more ›

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Tech tinkerer gets Gemini to help him 'vibe code' an x86 motherboard design — bot help was impressive, but project still required human awareness and intervention

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:40 EDT

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Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves due to poor software security — superpower granted via poor-quality software with hardcoded high-level credentials

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:20 EDT

Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves Read more ›

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