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Tom's Hardware · 08/17/2025 10:00 EDT

The first commercial Compact Disc was created 43 years ago, today — nearly one billion CDs were shipped per year in early 2000's

Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/17/2025 08:55 EDT

Steam's new Performance Overlay is more accurate than Task Manager, says Valve — GPU utilization monitoring comes directly to Steam in latest client beta

Valve’s Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games. Early rollout is inconsistent, but once stable, it could give gamers real-time, reliable performance stats without extra apps, rivaling tools like MSI Afterburner. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/17/2025 08:30 EDT

Nvidia's midrange GPUs through the years revisited — pitting the RTX 5070 versus the 4070, 3070 and 2070 in an all-encompassing gaming showdown

From the RTX 2070 to the 5070, Nvidia’s midrange GPUs show impressive leaps: 1080p ray tracing climbs from 56 to 130 FPS, while 4K performance grows from 36 to 107 FPS. The 4070 strikes the best balance of speed and efficiency, while the 5070 delivers raw power—though at a higher cost. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/17/2025 08:15 EDT

Is Wi-Fi bad for the environment? Eye-catching London ad suggests our digital habits are ‘damaging the climate’

The University of East London just put out an ad that seemingly says that Wi-Fi is bad for the environment, but it just wants you to look closer. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/17/2025 07:56 EDT

Asus ROG’s lavish RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition surfaces at a UAE retailer which offers worldwide shipping — currently discounted 11%, to $9,205

Asus’ gold-plated ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition has surfaced on UAE retailer Microless for $9,205 with global shipping, alongside the $2,589 RTX 5080 Dhahab Core. Both feature lavish Middle Eastern-themed designs, real 24K gold, and identical specs to their standard counterparts. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/16/2025 12:24 EDT

Intel's unannounced Core Ultra 7 254V Lunar Lake chip leaks out in new benchmarks — scores worse than entry-level Core Ultra 5 228V in early multi-core tests, but on par in single-core

A new Lunar Lake chips has leaked, the Core Ultra 7 254V, showing up on PassMark with middling multi-core benchmark scores that place it even below the base Core Ultra 5 228V. Single-core scores are on par with other Core Ultra 7 chips but we don't get any specs revelation. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/16/2025 11:37 EDT

Nvidia says H20 export controls didn’t stop China’s AI progress — claims 'they only stifled U.S. economic and technology leadership'

Nvidia shared an opinion piece by Aaron Ginn, co-founder of AI company Hydra Host, stating that despite the U.S.’s export controls on Nvidia’s H20 chips, China continued to achieve AI breakthroughs. Read more

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 08/16/2025 06:30 EDT

Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop — authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans

Seagate's security team from Singapore and Malaysia and local Malaysian authorities have raided a counterfeiting hard drive warehouse located outside Kuala Lumpur. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/15/2025 13:21 EDT

Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky

A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/15/2025 13:17 EDT

The 4K Samsung Odyssey G70B is only $300, a massive $400 discount from its original price — perfect for back-to-school shoppers

Samsung is known to make some of the best gaming monitors on the market, and the G70B is no exception. With its 4K resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate, it's a perfect combination of specs and price, at just $300. It even has local dimming, G-Sync support, and a whole smart TV built in, thanks to Tizen OS support. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/15/2025 13:07 EDT

This 15.6-inch IPS portable monitor is 36% off — at only $69, this is a cheap answer to your Back to School second screen needs

The Arzopa S1 Table portable monitor checks a lot of boxes with its 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution IPS display, convenient USB Type-C (power and display) and HDMI options, and even built-in speakers, for an alluring $69.99. The regular Amazon list price is $109.99. Read more

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Tom's Hardware · 08/15/2025 12:56 EDT

Early RTX 5090D V2 benchmarks suggest that maybe 384-bit memory is just fine after all — 'nerfed' China-market GPU runs within 2.2% of 5090D in some tests

Early benchmarks of Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 in games reveal that the GPU's neutered 384-bit interface and 24GB of GDDR7 memory don't downgrade its gaming capabilities at all. The RTX 5090D V2 performs on par with the RTX 5090D. Read more

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