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AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot

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Tom's Hardware · 06/06/2026 12:29 EDT

A couple of new add-in cards exemplify the trend of slapping AMD's Promontory 21 chipset onto a card for extra I/O expansion. Read more ›

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We tested 20 wall chargers, from cheap to expensive, to see what we would find - from 15-140W, with screens and without, to arm you with the knowledge to pick a good one out of a sea of mediocrity

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Tom's Hardware · 05/16/2026 06:20 EDT

We tested 20 wall chargers, from cheap to expensive, to see what we would find - from 15-140W, with screens and without, to arm you with the knowledge to pick a good one out of a sea of mediocrity Read more ›

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Asus enters the RAM market during the largest memory shortage in history, 48GB kit lands at $880 — brand's first DDR5 kit makes the RTX 5070 Ti look like a bargain

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Tom's Hardware · 05/16/2026 06:20 EDT

Asus has revealed the company's first ROG "幻刃" DDR5 RGB 20th Anniversary Edition memory kit at ROG Day 2026, which will retail for $880. Read more ›

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Apache helicopter 'loyal wingmen' support drones to be used for precision strikes, other duties — British Army's Project NYX funding money goes to four firms as effort hits new milestone

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Tom's Hardware · 05/16/2026 06:00 EDT

UK Ministry of Defence shortlists four firms to develop 'loyal wingmen' autonomous drones for British Army Apache helicopters. Read more ›

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus drops below MSRP for the first time — grab the 24-core Arrow Lake Refresh chip for just $279 for a limited time

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 14:34 EDT

Intel's latest Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 24-core CPU is $20 off on Amazon, bringing its price down to just $279. Read more ›

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Google floats reduced initial 5GB free cloud storage limit, users claim — 15GB to require extra security measures, company confirms it is 'testing a new storage policy for new accounts'

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 11:13 EDT

While Google has not publicly announced the change, the company confirmed that it is testing a new approach designed to improve account security and data recovery. Read more ›

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Pennsylvania residents complain they are being 'bulldozed' over AI data center concerns — lambast Gov. Shapiro in two-hour town hall, say he is losing support base

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 10:46 EDT

Pennsylvania residents blame Governor Josh Shapiro for the large number of data center projects in the state, despite his efforts to introduce policies that will balance development with the welfare of the people. Read more ›

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Trump says China is blocking Nvidia H200 purchases despite US approval — says country 'chose not to' sanction purchases, pushing homegrown chips instead

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 10:17 EDT

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Beijing is refusing to let Chinese companies buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips. Read more ›

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Save a huge $229 on a two-year NordVPN subscription and get three extra months free — massive 73% saving for privacy-focused VPN with no-logs policy unlocks access to over 7400 servers across 118 different countries for just $83

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 09:06 EDT

NordVPN has a huge sale right now that drops the cost of a two-year subscription to just $83, the equivalent of just $3.09 a month, with three extra months thrown in for free. Read more ›

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Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 08:11 EDT

Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun throttling semiconductor output by cutting new wafer input and placing lithography, etching, and cleaning equipment on standby. Read more ›

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TP-Link Archer BE770 Wi-Fi 7 router review: Prioritizing wireless performance over wired connectivity

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 08:00 EDT

The Archer BE770 impresses with wireless performance, but stumbles with LAN port specs. Read more ›

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Acer's monster 18-inch Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptop drops to $1799 — save $400 on this 5070 Ti desktop replacement

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 07:23 EDT

Save $400 on a monster 18-inch gaming laptop with RTX 5070 Ti. Acer's Predator Helios Neo 18 AI falls to just $1799. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses pre-orders start today at $849 — 240 Hz virtual gaming at 171 inches on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 07:14 EDT

Asus is aiming at hardcore gamers with the ROG Xreal R1 glasses. Read more ›

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Musk's Colossus 1 AI supercomputer's inefficient mixed-architecture design couldn't be used to train Grok, so Anthropic's using it for inference instead — Musk readies unified Blackwell-only Colossus 2 for frontier training and potential IPO

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 06:08 EDT

Anthropic has leased xAI’s entire 220,000-GPU Colossus 1 supercluster from SpaceX to ease Claude’s growing compute bottlenecks, in a deal that may reveal far bigger ambitions around AI infrastructure, orbital data centers, and Musk’s IPO strategy. Read more ›

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Australian who smuggled 50 pounds of cocaine hidden inside printers get nine years behind bars — five devices intercepted by border forces had compressed powder stuffed in the paper trays

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Tom's Hardware · 05/15/2026 05:40 EDT

A member of a crime syndicate that tried to smuggle cocaine hidden inside printers has been sentenced to nine years behind bars. Read more ›

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AMD GPU owners take to Reddit to report fan problem with driver update — Zero RPM feature could cause GPU temperatures to rise unexpectedly

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 14:39 EDT

Reddit users report that the AMD Adrenalin 26.5.1 graphics driver causes the Zero RPM feature to malfunction when the monitor goes to sleep or when turned off. Read more ›

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Microsoft is working on a fix to downgraded GPU drivers in Windows Update — new system uses multiple IDs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 13:41 EDT

Microsoft has finally confirmed that Windows Update downgrades GPU drivers in certain circumstances. A partial fix is coming later this year to reduce the chances of driver downgrades occurring on newer devices. Read more ›

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AMD makes FSR 4 upscaling official for Radeon RX 7000- and 6000-series cards — RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 chips will soon enjoy improved visuals

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 12:59 EDT

After a source code leak last year that allowed the community to unofficially enable FSR 4 on Radeon RX 7000- and 6000-series cards, AMD is officially bringing this formerly RX 9000-series-exclusive feature to older Radeons in the coming months. Read more ›

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Unlock a 50% saving on Hoto's 25-bit electric screwdriver set for PC building and DIY — $29 Amazon deal is on a timer, so act fast

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 12:52 EDT

Save 50% off this $59 Hoto Electric Screwdriver with 25 included bits. Limited-time Amazon countdown sale drops the price to just $29. Read more ›

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Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II review: Impressively versatile

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 12:18 EDT

Turtle Beach's second-generation Stealth Pro II headset is the first headset that lets you connect to multiple devices over 2.4GHz wireless with USB-A dongles instead of wires. If you want a headset that can connect to everything, no matter where it is, this is the most versatile headset we've seen. Read more ›

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Intel announces McLaren F1 partnership, will battle AMD-powered Mercedes — deal includes chips for aerodynamic analysis, vehicle-dynamics simulation, race strategy analytics, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 05/14/2026 10:38 EDT

Intel has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with F1's legendary McLaren Racing team. AMD has been Mercedes-AMG's partner for six years. Read more ›

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