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Linux kernel 7.0 finally abandons the 28-year-old Intel 440BX chipset — driver removal marks goodbye to the legendary motherboard chipset

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/15/2026 06:00 EDT

Linux kernel 7.0 does away with 440BX EDAC driver Read more ›

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Tiny Mac look-a-like alarm clock transformed to run real Mac software

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Tom's Hardware · 02/15/2026 05:00 EDT

A vintage technology enthusiast has turned a miniature Mac-a-like desk toy alarm clock into a real Mac software running computer. Read more ›

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Save $700 on this gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti & Ryzen 9 8940HX CPU — Get MSI's Vector 16 featuring a 240Hz 1600p display for just $1,299 at President's Day sale

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 14:38 EDT

MSI has put its Vector 16 gaming laptop on sale for just $1,299 at Walmart, offering a 35% discount for a beastly hardware combo. You get a Ryzen 9 8940HX, an RTX 5070 Ti, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD, all backed up with a 90Wh battery. As far as RTX 5070 Ti laptops go, it has never gotten any cheaper. Read more ›

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Unbeatable Presidents Day deal slashes $580 off powerful OLED RTX 5080 Lenovo Pro 7i Gen 10 gaming laptop - comes armed with 64GB of memory and 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 14:31 EDT

Lenovo's Legion 7i Pro Gen 10 is 18% off ahead of Presidents Day, dropping its price all the way down to just $2,619.99. Read more ›

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"Like new" Ryzen 9 9900X3D Amazon order turns into a shocking CPU bait-and-switch scandal — shopper duped in outrageous Ryzen 9 3900X scam

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 13:10 EDT

To save a few bucks, someone ordered a used Ryzen 9 9900X3D worth $530 from Amazon but received a $150 Ryzen 9 3900X instead. The CPU had been replaced inside the box to deceive any inspection and was likely resold to the unlucky buyer, who ended up getting much less valuable silicon than they paid for. Read more ›

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Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent dispute — Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 11:55 EDT

Acer's and Asus's use of HEVC on their laptops and desktop PCs is allegedly infringing on Nokia's patent. Because of this, a German court ruled that they cannot sell their products in Germany until the matter is settled. Read more ›

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Sony-led program offers PS5 rentals starting at $13.50 a month in the UK across 12, 24, or 36-month leases — console has to be returned at the end of the contract

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 11:08 EDT

Sony is offering PlayStation 5 hardware for rent to customers in the UK. The selection includes PS5 consoles, controllers, PSVR 2, and even the PlayStation Portal. The cheapest offer starts from £9.50 per month for a base PS5 Slim, with leases for 12, 24, or 36 months. You can also pay a flat £19.50/month to get the console on a rolling basis with no commitments. Read more ›

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Enthusiast scores watercooled dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs for $86 — $1,000 older flagship graphics card with custom water cooling for a bargain

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 10:34 EDT

These dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs in SLI are a solid upgrade for the user's current GTX 1650 GPU, provided they can make it work. Read more ›

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Intel fined $3 million by India’s antitrust regulator over discriminatory CPU warranty policy — says Intel abused its dominant position in the boxed processor market.

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 10:17 EDT

Following a complaint filed in 2016, the Competition Commission of India concluded that Intel’s India-only warranty rules were discriminatory compared to policies in other countries. Read more ›

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President's Day GPU bonanza brings RTX 5060 Ti 8GB back to $379 MSRP — score a Blackwell GPU at MSRP, and get a free 650W power supply

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 08:59 EDT

While the 8GB VRAM does impose limits at higher settings and resolutions, MSI’s RTX 5060 Ti 8GB makes sense for 1080p gaming. Read more ›

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Ponzi schemer behind $201 million Bitcoin scam sentenced to 20 years in federal prison — promised 3% daily returns on Bitcoin investments, left investors reeling

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 07:40 EDT

BTC Ponzi scheme yields 20 years in prison for mastermind Read more ›

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7x increase in memory costs fueling price increases in ISP-provided routers, gateways, and set-top boxes — home fiber rollouts may slow, and installations could become more expensive

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 07:20 EDT

7x DRAM price jump affecting ISP routers, gateways, and STBs Read more ›

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First PCIe 6.0 SSD enters mass production with 28GB/s speeds, 5.5 million IOPS, and liquid cooling — Micron 9650 Series SSDs support air and liquid cooling

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/14/2026 07:00 EDT

Micron is the first SSD maker to introduce the world's first mass-produced PCIe 6.0 datacenter SSD. The Micron 9650 series is capable of speeds of up to 28 GB/s. Read more ›

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Budget RGB Fan Roundup: Are cheap PC fans always this bad?

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 07:00 EDT

We pit five budget-friendly RGB fans against each other, in tests that don’t quite lead us to a clear winner. The most complete isn’t the best performing. There is, however, one clear loser that might be worth avoiding. Read more ›

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In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 02/14/2026 06:40 EDT

An experiment revealed that people cannot differentiate between audio signals sent through premium audio cables, wet mud, and a banana. Read more ›

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iFixIt calls BMW’s new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' Adafruit 3D prints a solution — BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 02/14/2026 06:20 EDT

Automaker BMW has filed a patent for a new fastener which takes design cues from the its iconic segmented roundel logo. but it has been accused of creating this design for service and repair gatekeeping. Read more ›

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ENIAC, the world’s first general-purpose digital computer, turns 80 years old today — legendary hulking machine was 1,000x faster than its nearest rival

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 06:00 EDT

The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was unveiled to the public today in 1946. Read more ›

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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D faceoff — an extra $30 buys you very little performance

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 06:00 EDT

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D are the fastest gaming CPUs around, but which one is better? We tested both in a head-to-head gauntlet on in games, productivity apps, overclocked scenarios, and more to find out. Read more ›

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Newegg is about to drop 64GB of DDR5 for $499, 9850X3D for $399, and more — ridiculous Doorbuster deals are back for Presidents' Day, but you'll only have seconds to buy one

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 05:40 EDT

Newegg is hosting Doorbuster sales over Presidents' Day weekend. Read more ›

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Save up to $1,250 off an Alienware gaming computer in the President's Day weekend sale — laptop and desktop gaming PCs show massive discounts

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Tom's Hardware · 02/14/2026 05:20 EDT

Check out these great Presidents' Day deals on Alienware gaming Laptops and Desktop PCs. Read more ›

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