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California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 02/20/2026 06:20 EDT

California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models Read more ›

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G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C34 2x64GB Review: The Sweet Spot For 128GB

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Tom's Hardware · 02/08/2026 08:00 EDT

G.Skill unleashed a big 128GB memory kit from its Trident Z5 Neo RGB lineup, explicitly designed for AMD Ryzen CPUs. Is it worth your hard-earned cash? Read more ›

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Developer creates real-time 3D shader demo for the Game Boy Color — you can download the ROM or interact with the 3D teapot online

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Tom's Hardware · 02/08/2026 06:30 EDT

A canny developer has managed to coax a Game Boy Color into running an interactive, user-controlled, real-time 3D shader demo. Read more ›

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Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo studio Blizzard Entertainment hits 35 years old — marks its first milestone under Microsoft Gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 02/08/2026 06:00 EDT

Blizzard Entertainment is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Read more ›

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OLED gaming monitor shows only light burn-in after 3,000-hour torture test — 500 hours of Overwatch gameplay leaves a faint scar on the premium panel

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 13:04 EDT

Optimum Tech has shown the faintest burn-in on its OLED monitor after 3,000 hours of use over two years, primarily from close to 500 hours of Overwatch. All that gameplay burned in the player card and health bar in the bottom-left corner, only really visible on specific colored backgrounds if you pixel peep. Read more ›

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Microsoft purges Windows 11 printer drivers, putting millions of devices on borrowed time — legacy printers face extinction as Microsoft stops distributing V3 and V4 drivers

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 12:20 EDT

Microsoft is preparing a significant change to how printers are supported in Windows 11, ending support for drivers that primarily support older hardware. Read more ›

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Intel XeSS 3 MFG mod triples Arc A380 triples performance in Cyberpunk 2077 — supercharged 6GB GPU pumps out 140 FPS at 1080p on low preset

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 12:08 EDT

Intel XeSS 3 Frame Generation is shown to work effectively, even on entry-level GPUs. Cyberpunk 2077 increased from 55 to 60 FPS to as high as 140 FPS with MFG enabled. Read more ›

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Snag this premium WD Black SN850 2TB for a mere $199 while it lasts — 2TB SSD hits lowest price in months

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 11:46 EDT

This rare price drop brings one of WD’s most popular PCIe 4.0 SSDs below $200, even as memory and storage prices trend upward Read more ›

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Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh judgment day is reportedly on March 23 — missing Core Ultra 9 290K Plus from U.S. retailer listings spurs cancellation rumor

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 10:59 EDT

New leaks point toward a March 23 embargo lift for review of Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake refresh. However, this batch appears to include only three chips, with the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus absent from the lineup. Early pricing for these three processors has also leaked out, showing reductions across the board. Read more ›

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3D printing legend Josef Prusa takes emergency command of Printed Solid after CEO exit — Prusa holds the fort as successor hunt begins

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 10:59 EDT

David Randolph announced his resignation on X. Read more ›

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MSI's RTX 5090 Lightning storms in at a thunderous $5,200 — limited edition GPU shatters everything from world records to your bank account

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 10:32 EDT

MSI has launched a lottery offering 10 winners the chance to purchase the limited-edition RTX 5090 Lightning. Read more ›

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Builder's dream PC case vanished from stores, so they 3D printed a masterpiece and shared the design — SFF case benchmarked, recreated to fit new GeForce RTX 50-series GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 09:30 EDT

Redditor u/AudiblyTacit shared their custom 3D-printed SFF case based on the Xikii FF04, equipped with an RTX 5070 Ti. Read more ›

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20-gigawatt Chinese microwave weapon touted as ‘Starlink’s worst nightmare’ by country's media — portable 5-ton device can deliver full-minute destructive bursts

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 09:07 EDT

Scientists in China have developed an incredibly powerful microwave weapon capable of disrupting or damaging low-Earth orbit satellites. Read more ›

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Crypto disaster sends $44 billion in bitcoins to random users — exchange accidentally makes funds vanish thanks to a typo

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/07/2026 09:04 EDT

Only 0.3% of cryptocurrency exchange transaction clients got rich as a result of a major error. Read more ›

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Minisforum MS-02 Ultra mini workstation hands-on — can it replace my hulking desktop PC that is 11 times larger?

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 09:00 EDT

I wanted to see if the diminutive new Minisforum MS-02 Ultra could replace my very bulky but capable DIY desktop PC. Read more ›

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Asus ProArt PA32KCX 32-inch 8K professional monitor review: A reference for color, pixel density, and brightness

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 08:00 EDT

Asus leads the way with its reference standard ProArt PA32KCX. It’s an 8K 7680x4320 pixel Mini LED 32-inch professional monitor with 4,032 dimming zones, 1,200 nits peak brightness, and support for every major color spec. Read more ›

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Legendary Windows dev codes demos and games for ancient ‘War Games’ monitor — interfaces with the HP1345a vector display using an ESP32 microcontroller

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 07:30 EDT

The ancient HP1345a vector display is now usable with a PC to USB serial connection and code shared on GitHub. Read more ›

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Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the device fully

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/07/2026 07:15 EDT

Canada-based VPN company Windscribe says that Dutch law enforcement took their server in Europe without a warrant, claiming that law enforcement will return it after they "fully analyze it." Read more ›

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Nitrogen ransomware programmers lock themselves out of a payment — key management bug encrypts victims' data forever

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 07:00 EDT

Bug in Nitrogen ransomware locks victims' data way forever Read more ›

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Security researcher says AMD auto-updater downloads software insecurely, enabling remote code execution — company rep reportedly said man-in-the-middle attacks are "out of scope," ignored bug

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 06:54 EDT

AMD auto-update delivers software insecurely, company says MITM attacks are "out of scope" Read more ›

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Sandisk's rebranded Optimus SSDs now available at $999 for 2TB, $1,799 for 4TB PCIe 5 — Optimus brings a 5% MSRP over previous models, but WD Black predecessors can still be found for less

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Tom's Hardware · 02/07/2026 06:40 EDT

Sandisk Optimus SSDs are finally available for purchase, but they come with a hefty premium over already hiked-up prices. Read more ›

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