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FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks

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Tom's Hardware · 05/09/2026 10:35 EDT

The FCC has extended waivers allowing certain covered foreign-produced drones, drone components, and routers to continue receiving software and firmware updates until at least 2029, citing cybersecurity and consumer protection concerns. Read more ›

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TSMC’s Christmas Card evokes a retro 8-bit winter wonderland — ‘pixelated’ kids play Breakout with snowballs, carving out a festive scene

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:40 EDT

TSMC has shared a super-cool digital greetings card with a retro-nostalgic 8-bit style gaming animation. Read more ›

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This $299 Asus 4K gaming monitor is back to its lowest ever price — save $170 on this budget-friendly IPS display with fast 160Hz refresh rate and Nvidia G-Sync support

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:32 EDT

This impressive Asus ROG gaming monitor, with a 4K resolution and HDR support, along with a decent 160Hz refresh rate, is back at its lowest ever price on Amazon for just $299. Read more ›

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Floppy disk pre-paid cash card launched in Taiwan — NFC payment method 'only has a card function' warns supplier, so keep it out of your FDD

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:20 EDT

Taiwan’s iPass has released a new custom payment card that looks just like a Floppy Disk. Read more ›

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New $110 Intel Z790 motherboard with DDR4 support is a Christmas gift to the world amid the memory pricing crisis — an affordable home for Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:00 EDT

Chinese manufacturer Onda launches the Z790PRO WiFi B4 motherboard with a sub-$100 price tag. Read more ›

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AMD EXPO 1.2 could supercharge Ryzen CPUs with CUDIMM support amid global DRAM crunch — full AMD CUDIMM support is on the horizon

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 06:40 EDT

AMD prepares EXPO 1.2 revision that could bring CUDIMM support to next-generation Ryzen processors. Read more ›

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The Christmas Present Peeker Trap uses an ESP32 Cam board, photoresistor, buzzer, and connected app to catch even the sneakiest of gift glimpsers

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 05:20 EDT

Here's a project for makers who suspect that they have a Christmas present peeker in their home. Read more ›

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Motherboard, CPU, and RAM bundle deal for $629.99 makes it feel like there’s no memory shortage — nearly $240 in savings

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 15:45 EDT

Newegg is offering a massive discount when you purchase this motherboard, processor, and memory bundle. Read more ›

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SK hynix expands U.S. presence with new Bellevue, Seattle office in efforts to get closer to its largest customers — offices near Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft highlight co-designed HBM efforts

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 12:56 EDT

SK hynix is expanding its U.S. presence with a new office in the Seattle metropolitan area, placing the world’s leading HBM supplier within minutes of Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft. Read more ›

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Researchers discover that some biodegradable electronics produce microplastics as they degrade — the investigated material is commonly used in medical research

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 12:52 EDT

Researchers from Northeastern University discovered that PEDOT:PSS, which is typically used in medical research, breaks down into harmful microplastics. Read more ›

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Microsoft forced slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows, but expects to nearly double storage performance and improve battery life with new CPU hardware-accelerated crypto — new feature requires new CPUs that aren't available on the market yet

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 12:27 EDT

The new BitLocker implementation offloads encryption and decryption to dedicated crypto engines on supported SoCs, delivering faster storage performance and reduced CPU usage. Read more ›

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Study shows playing Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games fights burnout and can 'enhance happiness in life' — popular titles are proven to ‘instill childlike wonder’ among young adults

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 12:22 EDT

A study revealed that games like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi can bring back good childhood memories. Read more ›

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Asus' new high-end ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 monitor leaks with a 240 Hz QD-OLED display and a BlackShield coating — new coating should offer 40% deeper black levels

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 10:43 EDT

ROG Swift 4K 240 Hz display with a QD-OLED panel and BlackShield coating breaks cover Read more ›

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LG Display reveals world's first 4K 240Hz OLED gaming monitor with a true RGB "striped" subpixel layout — New panel succeeds WOLED with multi-stack Tandem OLED

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 10:31 EDT

OLED screens, while the pinnacle of display tech today, still aren't perfect, and one area where OLED monitors in specific have struggled is text clarity. Either due to the unorthodox subpixel layout of these panels or the addition of a white subpixel, fringing around text has been a persistent issue, but LG has seemingly solved both at one go. Read more ›

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China's reverse-engineered Frankenstein EUV chipmaking tool hasn't produced a single chip — sanctions-busting experiment is still years away from becoming operational

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 09:20 EDT

A reported attempt by a covert Chinese lab to reverse-engineer an EUV lithography scanner underscores that, despite access to scattered components, replicating ASML's EUV tools is effectively impossible without recreating the company's entire global supply chain, optics ecosystem, and proprietary software built over decades. Read more ›

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HP Omen 27qs G2 27-inch QHD 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Reference-level video and color

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 09:00 EDT

HP delivers reference-quality color and speedy gameplay with the Omen 27qs G2. It’s a 27-inch QHD IPS panel with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, MPRT, HDR400 and wide gamut color. It also brings superb video processing for super smooth motion. Read more ›

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Samsung to delay its planned DDR4 end-of-life due to signing a long-term 'non-cancellable, non-returnable' contract with key customer — agreement will not alleviate consumer shortage, supply earmarked for server clients

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 08:57 EDT

Samsung has delayed the end of its DDR4 production line due to increased demand, and is expected to earmark output for a client signing an NCNR contract with the company. Read more ›

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Lucky Brit scores flagship PC worth almost $5,000 for just ~$2,400 at Costco, even comes armed with $700 worth of DDR5 memory — Marked-down build also has an RTX 5090 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 08:41 EDT

Someone in the UK has just pulled off a heist — only, that it was completely legal and at a Costco. A prebuilt PC worth $4,863 was bought for just $2,431, featuring flagship parts all around like an RTX 5090, a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 64 GB of DDR5 6000 MT/s RAM that costs at least $700 just on its own. Read more ›

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'Twas The Night Before Tom's Christmas 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 08:00 EDT

Enjoy the 2025 holiday poem from the editors of Tom's Hardware. Read more ›

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Samsung's CES monitor lineup includes 6K 3D display with eye-tracking — plus a dual-mode QHD panel with a blistering 1080p 1040Hz option

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 07:30 EDT

Samsung announced new 27-inch and 32-inch displays for gamers featuring refresh rates from 165 Hz to 1,040 Hz. Read more ›

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Trump administration announces new tariffs on Chinese chips and electronic components — but fresh sanctions won't take effect until 2027, and rates remain unknown

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 07:00 EDT

The United States has slapped a fresh set of tariffs on Chinese electronic components, but their implementation has been delayed until 2027. Read more ›

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