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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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Unreleased RTX Titan Ada prototype gets taken apart to reveal complex internal design and assembly — Nvidia's mythical GPU is engineered to the max with dual 12VHPWR connectors

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 11:41 EDT

Following prior benchmarks, the man himself, der8auer, has disassembled the RTX Titan Ada prototype he's had for months. Inside, the card is a maze of wires, connections, and side-plate wizardry, holding together a beastly quad-slot design that had not one but two 12VHPWR (600W) connectors and a side-mounted PCB. Read more ›

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First truly 3D chip fabbed at US foundry, features carbon nanotube transistors and RAM on a single die — future devices could have up to 1000x improvement in energy-delay product

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 10:25 EDT

A collaborative research team has demonstrated what it says is the first monolithic 3D integrated circuit manufactured at a commercial U.S. foundry. Read more ›

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New fabric speakers use flexible electronics to be thin, light, and flexible — AIST Japan's latest breakthrough; audiophile ready, or only suitable for cloth ears?

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 09:47 EDT

Thin, light, and flexible electronics technology commercialized in new ‘Fabric Speaker Portable’ product. Read more ›

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MSI X870E Godlike X Motherboard Review: 10th anniversary edition brings more exclusivity, numbered placard, and a Lucky plushy

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 09:00 EDT

The Godlike X is an excellent flagship motherboard offering the best of what’s available. The X’s limited run and included goodies make it collectible, but the price for exclusivity could be prohibitive. Read more ›

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Commodore International challenges Italian rival’s trademarks in escalating brand dispute — firm says clarity needed to clear the path for new licensed products

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 08:45 EDT

Commodore International Corporation has initiated legal action against Italian start-up Commodore Industries, claiming that a set of Commodore trademarks registered in Europe in 2017 were improperly granted. Read more ›

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id Software released its first game 35 years ago today — Commander Keen title showcased John Carmack’s breakthrough side-scroller engine

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 08:20 EDT

35 years ago today, Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Episode 1: Marooned on Mars was released by a dev team including John Carmack and John Romero. Read more ›

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Russian media finally admits Putin is under fire from angry citizens, but it's for the recent Roblox ban — Kremlin says kids have written 63,000 complaint letters, half said they wanted to leave Russia due to the ban

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 12/14/2025 08:00 EDT

There's been a Russian youth uprising, with tens of thousands of kids writing to say they want to emigrate because Roblox has been blocked. Read more ›

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53 years later, bus standard launched by HP in 1972 gets stable Linux driver — General Purpose Interface Bus has blistering 8 MB/s of bandwidth

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Tom's Hardware · 12/14/2025 07:42 EDT

HP's GBIP interface will finally receive stable drivers for Linux (6.19 kernel release), 53 years after its debut. Read more ›

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