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Customer orders two Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs, receives 20 SSDs worth over $5,100 instead — lucky score of two boxes packed with ultra-fast 2 TB PCIe 5.0 drives

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Tom's Hardware · 12/26/2025 06:00 EDT

In what could only be described as an extremely timely Christmas miracle, a Redditor has received two full boxes of expensive, flagship SSDs worth $5,100, even though they paid for just two. A tale of Amazon's packaging error turned into relief amidst the ongoing component crisis. Read more ›

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Google is allowing users to change their Gmail address, per official Google support doc — experimental @gmail feature rolling out in India first, no official announcement yet

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 12:20 EDT

Google is finally adding a much-awaited feature to Gmail, allowing to change your old @gmail addresses without needing to create a new account. After switching to a new Gmail, you'll receive emails on both addresses, and all your existing data will remain intact. Read more ›

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Laptop maker Framework announces another memory price hike, says another increase is coming within a month — encourages buyers to bring their own memory and check PCPartPicker for better deals

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 10:38 EDT

Framework is increasing the prices of its memory modules in response to market pricing once more. Also encourages its buyers to look for better deal elsewhere as the memory market crunch bites into the PC building industry. Read more ›

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Startup proposes using retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines for AI data centers — firm asks U.S. DOE for a loan guarantee to start the project

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 10:04 EDT

A Texas energy startup proposes repurposing retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in AI data centers. Read more ›

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This AMD-powered iBuyPower prebuilt has 32GB of DDR5 memory, Ryzen 7 CPU, and an RX 9060 XT GPU for just $1000 — $250 off provides pricing relief during RAM pricing crisis

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 09:56 EDT

As memory prices remain stubbornly high, this $999 iBuyPower Slate gaming PC delivers a well-rounded AMD configuration. Read more ›

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Nvidia buys AI chip startup Groq's assets for $20 billion in the company's biggest deal ever — Transaction includes acquihires of key Groq employees, including CEO

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 09:35 EDT

Groq, a rival to Nvidia in the AI chip race, has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with the Green Team, with a deal valued at $20 billion, roughly $13 billion more than Groq's last evaluation. Nvidia will also hire the firm's founder and CEO, along with its President, as part of the biggest purchase it's ever made. Read more ›

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Arch Linux kills off Nvidia Pascal GPU support - users still running GTX 10-series graphics cards will have to manually install older drivers

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 09:30 EDT

Arch Linux is one of the first Linux distros to officially axe Pascal GPU support after Nvidia cancelled support in July. Arch is now using the 590 Nvidia Linux driver as its default Nvidia driver, which lacks Pascal support. Read more ›

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite's latest Linux benchmarks show significant regressions, perform similarly to five-year-old Intel Tiger Lake chips — promising chip continues to be plagued by software support issues

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 09:00 EDT

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite's latest Linux benchmarks show significant regressions Read more ›

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Russian enthusiasts are planning to build their own DDR5 RAM amidst the worldwide shortage — do-it-yourself RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 08:52 EDT

What are you willing to do to get your hands on DDR5 memory these days? Whatever it is, it probably doesn't match the lengths these Russian modders are reaching by trying to build their own RAM. You can actually follow along with your own parts, along with a bit of time to solder the memory ICs to the PCB. Read more ›

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China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 08:42 EDT

The adjustment comes as China’s largest foundry runs near full utilization and faces sustained demand from domestic customers building inventories of memory and logic chips. Read more ›

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Starlink satellite pictured ‘tumbling’ after recent ‘anomaly’ in space — it will be incinerated when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere in a few weeks

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 08:30 EDT

Starlink satellite 35956 suffered from a serious anomaly on December 17. It has been pictured largely intact, tumbling in space, but it will be weeks before it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. Read more ›

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Pi-calculating record shattered at 314 trillion digits with a four-month run on a single server — StorageReview retakes the crown, thanks to storage bandwidth

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 08:05 EDT

StorageReview takes the Pi crown again with 314 trillion digits calculated Read more ›

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Corsair RM850x SHIFT 850W power supply review: Platinum performance at Gold pricing

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 08:00 EDT

An innovative power supply that relocates modular connectors to the chassis side for superior cable management, delivering Cybenetics Platinum efficiency under a Gold-level marketing badge for builders willing to verify case compatibility. Read more ›

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TSMC’s Christmas Card evokes a retro 8-bit winter wonderland — ‘pixelated’ kids play Breakout with snowballs, carving out a festive scene

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:40 EDT

TSMC has shared a super-cool digital greetings card with a retro-nostalgic 8-bit style gaming animation. Read more ›

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This $299 Asus 4K gaming monitor is back to its lowest ever price — save $170 on this budget-friendly IPS display with fast 160Hz refresh rate and Nvidia G-Sync support

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:32 EDT

This impressive Asus ROG gaming monitor, with a 4K resolution and HDR support, along with a decent 160Hz refresh rate, is back at its lowest ever price on Amazon for just $299. Read more ›

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Floppy disk pre-paid cash card launched in Taiwan — NFC payment method 'only has a card function' warns supplier, so keep it out of your FDD

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:20 EDT

Taiwan’s iPass has released a new custom payment card that looks just like a Floppy Disk. Read more ›

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New $110 Intel Z790 motherboard with DDR4 support is a Christmas gift to the world amid the memory pricing crisis — an affordable home for Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 07:00 EDT

Chinese manufacturer Onda launches the Z790PRO WiFi B4 motherboard with a sub-$100 price tag. Read more ›

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AMD EXPO 1.2 could supercharge Ryzen CPUs with CUDIMM support amid global DRAM crunch — full AMD CUDIMM support is on the horizon

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 06:40 EDT

AMD prepares EXPO 1.2 revision that could bring CUDIMM support to next-generation Ryzen processors. Read more ›

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The Christmas Present Peeker Trap uses an ESP32 Cam board, photoresistor, buzzer, and connected app to catch even the sneakiest of gift glimpsers

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Tom's Hardware · 12/25/2025 05:20 EDT

Here's a project for makers who suspect that they have a Christmas present peeker in their home. Read more ›

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Motherboard, CPU, and RAM bundle deal for $629.99 makes it feel like there’s no memory shortage — nearly $240 in savings

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Tom's Hardware · 12/24/2025 15:45 EDT

Newegg is offering a massive discount when you purchase this motherboard, processor, and memory bundle. Read more ›

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