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‘Most of you steal your software’ — Bill Gates complained about software piracy 50 years ago, and was openly irked by community's Altair BASIC ‘theft’

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 10:05 EDT

50 years ago ‘An Open Letter to Hobbyists,’ typed by William Henry Gates III, bellyached about software piracy among the hobbyist community. Read more ›

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Cornell research shows that underwater 3D printing can be used to build or repair ocean structures in place — DARPA-funded project aims to make underwater construction faster, cheaper, and safer

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 08:03 EDT

Researchers based at Cornell University have developed a method for 3D printing concrete structures on the seafloor. Read more ›

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GMKtec Evo X2 AI Mini PC review: Compact Strix Halo Powerhouse

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 08:00 EDT

GMKtec’s mini PC delivers impressive performance and 1080p gaming in a compact size, though it’s pricey next to a larger system and not as upgradeable. Read more ›

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China’s CXMT and YMTC to memory output — two new fabs could close the gap with the ‘big three’

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 07:18 EDT

China’s two largest memory manufacturers, CXMT and YMTC, are said to each be embarking on an unprecedented expansion spree as they see an opportunity to close the gap with the big-three incumbents. Read more ›

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Grab this 27-inch Acer Nitro gaming monitor for a record-low $199.99 — save $100 on IPS display with an ultra-fast 300Hz refresh rate

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 07:06 EDT

This 27-inch Acer Nitro XV27U gaming monitor has just hit a record low price on Amazon, scoring you an IPS display with a super-fast 300Hz refresh rate for just $199.99, saving you $100. Read more ›

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Apple's latest 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 with 24GB of RAM is only $1499 — the lowest price we've seen and $300 cheaper than buying direct from Apple

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 06:48 EDT

Apple's latest 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 processor has had a hefty $300 knocked off the list price. Read more ›

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Gamer scores Nvidia’s $999 powerhouse RTX 5080 for a jaw-dropping $289 — the Walmart clearance aisle is the secret weapon to beat the AI-driven GPU shortage

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/04/2026 06:30 EDT

Shoppers share their best GeForce RTX 50-series purchases in a Reddit thread from Walmart's electronics clearance aisle. Read more ›

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These Thunderbolt 4 Docks add versatility to my laptop and desktop

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 06:00 EDT

From two ports to 20, how adding a Thunderbolt dock can expand your connectivity options. Read more ›

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HetCCL makes clustered Nvidia and AMD AI accelerators play nice with each other via RDMA — vendor-agnostic collective communications library removes an obstacle to heterogeneous AI data centers

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 06:00 EDT

HetCCL, a proposed computing library, could make Nvidia and AMD AI accelerators play nicely with one another in the same cluster by bridging the two companies' hardware over RDMA. Read more ›

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Western Digital reveals new software platform to manage hundreds of petabytes of storage — as-yet-unnamed tool gives users powerful management capabilities at the price of lock-in

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 05:30 EDT

Western Digital to give large customers a tool to manage storage fleets of 200+ PB consisting of SSDs, HAMR HDDs, and UltraSMR drives. Read more ›

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Corsair Galleon 100 SD Review: The combo is good, but is it necessary

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 05:00 EDT

Corsair's Galleon 100 SD is a premium gaming keyboard with a built-in Stream Deck. We like the way it feels, but is it worth $350? Read more ›

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Researchers use agentic AI to monitor and correct 3D prints — system catches errors in real time, uses modular design to work on different makes and models

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Tom's Hardware · 02/04/2026 05:00 EDT

A group of researchers has built an AI-powered system that uses five agents to monitor 3D printers and correct for errors after each printed layer. Read more ›

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AMD CEO downplays PC memory crunch, saying 'our focus areas are enterprise' — company wants to focus on growing 'higher-end of the market'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 18:27 EDT

AMD's CEO doesn't seem concerned with current memory prices, suggesting the company is focusing its efforts on the enterprise. Read more ›

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AMD reveals next-gen Xbox could launch in 2027 — CEO says semi-custom SoC ready to 'support launch in 2027'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 17:22 EDT

AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su let out a hint about the next-gen Xbox, which will sport a semi-custom SoC that should be ready next year. Read more ›

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Purported Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs might bring extra performance with no price premium — early retailer listings show practically no price hike for some Core Ultra 200K Plus chips

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 15:02 EDT

An overseas retailer has listed Intel's forthcoming Core Ultra 200K Plus (codenamed Arrow Lake Refresh) processors along with pricing, suggesting that the refreshed family will carry practically no premium over existing products. Read more ›

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China-made Loongson 12-core chip is approximately three times slower than six-core Ryzen 5 9600X — 3B6000 hampered by low clock speeds in Linux benchmarks

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 12:12 EDT

One of Loongson's 12-core CPUs has been benchmarked by Phoronix. The Linux outlet discovered the chip is three times slower on average than AMD's latest six-core CPU the Ryzen 5 9600X. Read more ›

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DDR5 RAM begins to stabilize in Germany, January saw only a 0.1% increase in pricing across the month — some kits even saw price cuts as volatility begins to plateau

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 09:52 EDT

German retailers' inventory saw DDR5 memory prices stabilizing for the first time in months, with some kits even miraculously seeing price cuts compared to the start of January. This doesn't indicate that the crisis is over, or even that there will be no more price hikes, but rather that the unpredictability is finally starting to wither. Read more ›

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Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase — Power-Optimized HDDs will reduce power by 20 percent

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 09:36 EDT

Western Digital reveals hard disk drives tailored for higher performance and lower power consumption, targeting QLC NAND-based solid-state storage. Read more ›

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Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD that records data using lasers — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 09:32 EDT

Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day. Read more ›

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Intel is co-developing new Z-Angle Memory to compete with HBM used in AI data centers — vertically-stacked memory touts 2 to 3x more capacity, greater bandwidth, and half the power consumption

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Tom's Hardware · 02/03/2026 09:04 EDT

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. Read more ›

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