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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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Asus $1,299 OLED gaming monitors are arriving with cracked panels for many buyers — cut-down packaging with no protection for the panel gets the blame

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Tom's Hardware · 04/03/2026 06:00 EDT

Multiple users report that the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Gen3 (PG32UCDM3) gaming monitors are damaged in transit due to poor packaging. Read more ›

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America’s AI chip rules keep changing — and the rest of the world is paying the price

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 12:58 EDT

We interview experts, including Chris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former senior director in the U.S. National Security Coundil on the Trump Administration's shifting stance toward AI accelerator export control rules. Read more ›

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Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, call on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working’

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 12:11 EDT

'Two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working,' complains Artemis II astronaut. Read more ›

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Denuvo has been broken, company promises countermeasures against new DRM bypasses — zero-day game releases become norm as security concerns mount over hypervisor-based bypass

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 11:41 EDT

Denuvo promises countermeasures against the recent hypervisor-based DRM bypasses Read more ›

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China's homegrown silicon suppliers gain traction as Nvidia struggles to get its chips into the market — Huawei, Cambricon and more step up to fill crucial market gap

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 11:26 EDT

Nvidia's market share in the Chinese data center market has shrunk, with a wealth of options coming from Huawei, Cambricon and more, bringing their total share up to 41%. Read more ›

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IBM spruces up its mainframes with new support for modern Arm workloads — firm teams up with Arm to run Arm workloads on IBM Z mainframes

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 11:07 EDT

Cloud-native AI and data intensive workloads coming to IBM Z and LinuxONE systems as IBM wants to make its machines more relevant for today's workloads. Read more ›

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Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage — one giant step beyond the S-band radio comms of the Apollo era

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 10:38 EDT

Brace yourselves for exciting high-resolution 4K footage live-streamed from the surface of the moon via NASA's cutting-edge O2O system. Read more ›

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Ubunto Linux raises minimum system requirements to 6GB of RAM — it was previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 09:15 EDT

The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%. Read more ›

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1Hz laptop display reportedly helps deliver outstanding 43-hour battery life on the XPS 14 during web browser use — beats the M5 MacBook Air by more than 28 hours in the same test

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 08:54 EDT

The Dell XPS 14 achieved battery life that's nearly three times as long as the M5 MacBook Air thanks to its 120Hz VRR display that can go as low as 1Hz. Read more ›

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GameStop NVMe SSD 2TB SSD Review: A surprisingly capable budget drive for the PS5

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 08:00 EDT

The GameStop NVMe SSD is a decent gamer-oriented drive with good performance and a nice heatsink at a reasonable price. SMI and Samsung hardware come together for a compelling package. Read more ›

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Save a massive $950 on this epic Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with an RTX 5090 and 9950X3D — grab this liquid-cooled 4K gaming powerhouse with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for just $5,299 while you can

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 07:56 EDT

Grab this Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with performance that few can rival. It's on sale with a huge $950 discount right now, shipping with an RTX 5090, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for only $5,299.99 Read more ›

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Amazing $490 Newegg combo includes an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, 16GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM, MSI Pro B850-S motherboard, and 240mm MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 AIO CPU cooler — all for under $500

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 07:02 EDT

Grab the core components of a new AM5 PC build for under $500. Newegg combo bundle includes a CPU, motherboard, RAM, and AIO CPU cooler. Read more ›

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Modders use jumper wires and a custom BIOS to save a damaged RTX 4090 from the trash — resurrected Nvidia gaming GPU loses 4GB of VRAM to overcome terminal PCB sagging

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 07:00 EDT

A YouTuber resurrects a damaged RTX 4090 with a bent PCB, using a custom BIOS to disable one of its memory channels, reducing its VRAM to 20GB but stabilizing it in the process. Read more ›

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Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:40 EDT

In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 billion premium to the financial company. Read more ›

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Why Nvidia just poured $2 billion into AI ASIC competitor Marvell — NVLink Fusion turns into soft ecosystem lock-in

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:30 EDT

Nvidia has announced that it has invested $2 billion in Marvell and entered a partnership through NVLink Fusion. Read more ›

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Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:20 EDT

The global semiconductor foundry market generated a record $320 billion in revenue in 2025, growing 16% year-over-year, according to Counterpoint Research's Foundry Market Supply Tracker. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi flagship 500+ model now costs almost as much as a Mac Mini — firm Pi launches 3GB model to fight increasing DRAM prices

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Tom's Hardware · 04/02/2026 06:00 EDT

Raspberry Pi prices for various models have increased yet again, with the flagship 500+ 16GB model increasing by nearly 50% thanks to the DRAM shortage. Read more ›

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Nvidia market share in China falls to less than 60% — Chinese chip makers deliver 1.65 million AI GPUs as the government pushes data centers to use domestic chips

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:33 EDT

Local chip makers take 41% of the Chinese AI semiconductor market, while Nvidia's market share falls to 55% — down from the company's claimed high of 95%. Read more ›

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Save $100 on the gaming powerhouse AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, now $246 on Amazon — budget-friendly X3D processor with 96MB cache, low power draw, and excellent gaming performance

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:23 EDT

The Ryzen 5 7600X3D delivers X3D-level gaming performance at a significantly lower cost than higher-end models Read more ›

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Nvidia App adds 'Auto Shader Compilation' for faster load times in games — beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update

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Tom's Hardware · 04/01/2026 11:18 EDT

The Nvidia App can now automatically recompile shaders for you in the background after every GPU driver update. This should save gamers several minutes across different titles, especially blockbuster ones, where shader compilation can often delay your session. You still need to compile shaders for the first time after a new install, however. Read more ›

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