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Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 06:48 EDT

Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028. Read more ›

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Asus revised the liquid metal application on its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 cards — der8auer says retail versions come with 'much more professional' spread

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/11/2026 11:05 EDT

The retail versions of the ROG Matrix RTX 5090 shipping out to customers will come with an updated TIM application that should help against accidental liquid metal leakage. Previously, sample GPUs showed a poor spread that would barely seal the metal in, with a crooked ring around the core. Now, we see several neatly-organized lanes that are much closer to the IHS, too. Read more ›

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Newegg bundles 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with Asus AM5 B850 mobo for under $240 — get 41% off and save $169.99 with this all-white combo

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Tom's Hardware · 01/11/2026 10:41 EDT

Newegg is basically throwing in an Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi motherboard for $10 if you get this 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM as a combo. Read more ›

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FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites — service will benefit from higher throughput and lower latency worldwide

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Tom's Hardware · 01/11/2026 10:29 EDT

The FCC has partially approved a significant expansion of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink constellation, authorizing 7,500 additional LEO satellites under a partial grant. Read more ›

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MetalPrinting Gauss MT90 3D printer offers office‑safe metal printing without powders — uses paste based metal extrusion (PME) tech

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Tom's Hardware · 01/11/2026 09:58 EDT

MetalPrinting was at CES 2026 with its next-generation metal paste 3D printer dubbed the Gauss MT90. Read more ›

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Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory — donor modules soldered to bare PCB flashed with custom firmware even run XMP

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/11/2026 09:33 EDT

DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218. Read more ›

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Windows Media Player’s ‘find album information’ functionality has been removed — you’ll have to find other software for playing and ripping CDs with relevant track information

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/11/2026 08:45 EDT

Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11. Read more ›

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US Department of Commerce lifts planned crackdown on Chinese drones, including DJI — company gets reprieve ahead of Xi-Trump meeting in April, but the FCC ban still stands

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Tom's Hardware · 01/11/2026 08:15 EDT

The U.S. Department of Commerce has retracted its proposal to stop the import of DJI drones, but the FCC's ban means that the U.S.'s doors are closed to new DJI models anyway. Read more ›

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AMD leaves the door open to experimental FSR Redstone support on RDNA 3

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Tom's Hardware · 01/11/2026 07:58 EDT

At CES 2026, AMD used an interview with PCWorld to restate its official position on FSR Redstone while softening the edges around it. Read more ›

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Upgrade your gaming PC with an RTX 5060 for just $259.99 and instantly pocket $50 in savings

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 12:27 EDT

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WindForce OC 8G is currently on sale at BestBuy, giving you a 15% discount off Nvidia's $299 MSRP. Read more ›

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Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot — classic shooter runs seamlessly after a full device firmware refresh

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 11:51 EDT

A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Mec smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware. Read more ›

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Nvidia’s Blackwell gaming GPUs go through blower-style transformation to fuel AI data centers — RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti blower GPUs up for purchase in China

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 11:40 EDT

China's underground GPU operations have birthed a few more spectacles, new Nvidia RTX 50-series SKUs with blower-style coolers, aimed at data centers and server farms. Listed on Taobao, the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, 5060 Ti & more are all priced higher than their retail counterparts, and that's for their stock VRAM versions. Read more ›

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Admins finally get the power to uninstall Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU versions — devices must meet specific conditions to allow the removal of the AI app

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 11:03 EDT

Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions. Read more ›

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GPU crisis hits Japan as RTX 5060 Ti and up are in short supply — GPUs sell out as soon as they arrive

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 10:52 EDT

Multiple shops are reportedly saying that GPUs are selling almost as soon as they arrive, with higher-end models becoming increasingly challenging to keep in stock. Read more ›

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HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easily be replaced

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 09:59 EDT

A tech analyst claims that HP told the Bank of America that it's considering buying memory chips from China to help alleviate the ongoing shortage. Read more ›

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Asus adds 64MB ROM to Strix Neo AM5 motherboards, following Gigabyte — capacity large enough to fit pre-installed Wi-Fi drivers

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/10/2026 08:00 EDT

Asus has incorporated a 64MB ROM into its all-new Strix Neo AM5 motherboards to support future Ryzen releases. For now, though, Asus is using the extra capacity to hold an integrated Wi-Fi driver, handy for new Windows 11 installs. Read more ›

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Steam Machine pricing soars past PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X in new retailer listing — 1TB SKU shatters $1,000 barrier

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 01/10/2026 07:30 EDT

Czech retailer Smarty has listed Valve’s highly anticipated Steam Machine at $950 for the 512GB version and $1,070 for the 1TB model—both before taxes. Read more ›

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Dev creates UEFI games compendium you have to beat in order to boot your computer — 10-month project will shut down your PC if you lose

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/10/2026 07:00 EDT

Dev creates a quintet of UEFI games with the premise of Win -> Boot, Lose -> Shutdown. Read more ›

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This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims — can rake in $1,000 a year in BTC, offset 80% of electricity and water costs

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/10/2026 06:50 EDT

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. Read more ›

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Jensen Huang discusses the economics of inference, power delivery, and more at CES 2026 press Q&A session — 'You sell a chip one time, but when you build software, you maintain it forever'

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Tom's Hardware · 01/09/2026 12:26 EDT

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. Read more ›

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