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AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot

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Tom's Hardware · 06/06/2026 12:29 EDT

A couple of new add-in cards exemplify the trend of slapping AMD's Promontory 21 chipset onto a card for extra I/O expansion. Read more ›

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Qualcomm’s Ventana acquisition points to a long-term RISC-V strategy to complement its Arm lineup

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Tom's Hardware · 12/16/2025 07:00 EDT

Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Ventana Micro Systems, a RISC-V CPU specialist whose engineers have spent several years pushing the open instruction set toward high-performance server and edge designs. Read more ›

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Intel appoints Trump economic advisor as head of government affairs — announces broader leadership shakeup, new interim CTO

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Tom's Hardware · 12/16/2025 06:59 EDT

Intel has tightened its ties with the current US administration, appointing an economic advisor to President Trump as its new head of government affairs. Read more ›

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Dual-PCB Linux computer with 843 components designed by AI boots on first attempt — Project Speedrun was made in just one week and required less than 40 hours of human work

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Tom's Hardware · 12/16/2025 06:54 EDT

LA-based startup Quilter has outlined Project Speedrun, which marks a milestone in computer design by AI. Read more ›

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Roomba maker iRobot announces bankruptcy — brand will live on under ownership of former supplier

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Tom's Hardware · 12/16/2025 06:00 EDT

Roomba maker iRobot goes bankrupt; now owned by former supplier Picea Read more ›

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The data center cooling state of play (2025) — Liquid cooling is on the rise, thermal density demands skyrocket in AI data centers, and TSMC leads with direct-to-silicon solutions

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Tom's Hardware · 12/16/2025 06:00 EDT

The rise of AI and hyperscale computing is driving a global shift from air-based to liquid and embedded cooling as various companies are developing silicon-integrated systems capable of handling multi-kilowatt system-in-packages that can be commercialized by 2027. Read more ›

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HKC announces world's first RGB Mini LED monitor — M10 Ultra will have 4,788 addressable full-color backlight zones

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 14:35 EDT

HKC has announced its M10 Ultra, a new monitor from China that will be the world's first RGB Mini LED panel in a monitor. RGB Mini LED screens put a sea of addressable RGB backlights behind their panels, reaching the best color accuracy that any screen has ever seen. Read more ›

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Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design — wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 14:34 EDT

PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions. Read more ›

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Asus swaps out the PCIe x16 connector for x8 on new RTX 5060 Ti GPUs — Gigabyte does the opposite with x16 upgrade to its WindForce Max card

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 12:02 EDT

Asus and Gigabyte have released revised versions of the companies' GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards, powered by Nvidia's Blackwell architecture. Read more ›

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The 'ExtrudeX' machine wants to turn your 3D printing waste into reusable filament, all at home — this Kickstarter project is itself 3D-printable with minimal hardware costs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 11:52 EDT

Your 3D printing costs are about to go way down with the ExtrudeX, an extrusion machine claiming to recycle 3D printing waste into new filament. The project is live on Kickstarter, and should you choose to pledge it, you'll get STL files to 3D print the machine at home yourself, along with a list of minimal hardware required to complete the build. Read more ›

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HDD prices spike as AI infrastructure and China's PC push collide — hard drives record biggest price increase in eight quarters, suppliers warn pressure will continue

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 12/15/2025 10:41 EDT

Despite continual predictions that SSDs will fully displace HDDs, demand for spinning rust is on the rise. Read more ›

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Commodore 64 Ultimate Review: 21st Century Computing from a 1982 perspective

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 09:23 EDT

After a 30-year wait, the new FPGA-based Commodore 64’s are coming off the production line, and we’ve got one for review. It does not disappoint! Read more ›

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Don't miss out on this $32.99 all-time record low price for Samsung's latest P9 microSD Express card for the Nintendo Switch 2 — selling out fast

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 08:29 EDT

A limited-time deal on Samsung's P9 Express sees the speedy card hit an all-time low price of just $32.99 — grab yours before it's gone. Read more ›

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LG TV users baffled by unremovable Microsoft Copilot installation — surprise forced update shows app pinned to the home screen

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 08:28 EDT

LG smart TV owners are reporting that a recent webOS software update has added Microsoft Copilot to their TVs, with no apparent way to remove it. Read more ›

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ASRock's blazing fast 27-inch 520Hz monitor is only $238 — at $290 off, ASRock's IPS 1080p Phantom Gaming panel is its lowest price ever on Newegg

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 08:13 EDT

Buy an ASRock PG27FFX1B 27-inch, 520Hz, FHD IPS panel for $237.99. At over $290 and 55% off, you get a high-quality IPS panel with a wide color gamut that's great for gaming and productivity Read more ›

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Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 08:08 EDT

There was a notably 'dangerously close' approach between a newly launched Chinese satellite and Starlink-6079 a few days ago. Read more ›

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Lenovo's powerful Steam Deck rival handheld just hit a record-low price on Amazon UK — 8-inch Legion Go S running SteamOS now under £428, with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 07:41 EDT

Save 21% on this Lenovo Legion Go S handheld gaming PC, running with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Go APU and the great-for-gaming SteamOS, all for less than £428 Read more ›

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2,800 RGB drones turned into the world's largest-ever game of Tetris — Red Bull Tetris world final lights up Dubai night sky

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 06:51 EDT

Thousands of RGB drones lit up the Dubai Frame to create the largest ever playable Tetris game. Read more ›

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Amazon unveils 192-core Graviton5 CPU with massive 180 MB L3 cache in tow — ambitious server silicon challenges high-end AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon in the cloud

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Tom's Hardware · 12/15/2025 06:00 EDT

AWS's new 192-core Graviton5 processor with a massive 180 MB L3 cache marks the company's most ambitious in-house CPU yet, which could enable it to replace more AMD and Intel servers in its cloud. Read more ›

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5D glass storage 'memory crystals' promise up to 13.8 billion years of data storage resilience, which is also the age of the universe — crams 360 terabytes into 5-inch glass disc with femtosecond laser

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 12:15 EDT

SPhotonix says it has moved its so-called 5D Memory Crystal technology out of the lab and closer to real-world deployment. Read more ›

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This bundle is a smart way to dodge rising RAM prices, provides nearly enough for entire build for $300 – 32GB of DDR4 memory, B550 motherboard, 360mm AIO, and a case

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 12:04 EDT

If you’re willing to use an older AM4 platform, this Newegg deal pairs a B550 motherboard with 32GB of DDR4 RAM, a full-size liquid cooler, and a case, offering a strong foundation for a Ryzen 5000 gaming PC at a reduced cost. Read more ›

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