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California man sues Microsoft for discontinuing Windows 10 — says company is doing this to “monopolize the generative AI market”

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 13:10 EDT

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 by October 2025, but someone is suing the company to stop it from doing so. Read more ›

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Retailer ships RTX 5090 with missing GPU and memory chips to customer — defaced GPU took over a year to ship

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 12:56 EDT

Another victim has been scammed out of an RTX 5090 from Amazon's French location. Despite buying an RTX 5090 from an Amazon-hosted listing, the buyer received a card with a missing GPU core and missing memory modules. Read more ›

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Fully working PC fished out from a dumpster and rehabbed — trash-binned system can still run Linux and light games

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 12:19 EDT

The PC, which was rescued from a dumpster, has an Intel Core i5-6600 CPU and an AMD Radeon R9 380 GPU. Read more ›

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Battlefield 6 keeps crashing on Intel Arc GPUs — here are some workarounds until Intel releases a fix

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 11:32 EDT

Battlefield 6’s open beta is crashing on Intel Arc A-series GPUs, with issues tied to the game’s default Borderless mode. Intel is working on a driver fix, but players can avoid crashes by switching to Full Screen/Windowed or using a risky legacy control panel tweak. Read more ›

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Award-winning 1440p 300 Hz gaming monitor drops to a new all-time low of $269

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 11:30 EDT

The AOC CQ27G4ZH, our favorite gaming monitor and Editor's Choice, is currently available at Amazon for $269, its lowest price to date according to data from CamelCamelCamel. Read more ›

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Enthusiast builds 'AMD gaming PC' entirely made of cardboard — specs include unreleased AMD 5800GT CPU, DDR8 RAM, PCIe 6.0 SSD, and 2,400W power supply

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 11:27 EDT

A Redditor built several PC components out of cardboard with intricate detail to build a cardboard PC that spins and lights up. It's not a real computer, though. Read more ›

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$3 keychain lets you carry a functioning keyboard switch and keycap with you wherever you go — fidget toy is compatible with Cherry MX switches and keycaps

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 10:43 EDT

A Japanese company has started selling the My Key Keychain that accepts Cherry MX-compatible switches and keycaps, allowing you to bring your favorite keyboard feel wherever you go. Read more ›

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3D-printed PCB made with PVA and liquid metal is fully recyclable — dissolves and separates when immersed in water, allowing for later re-use

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 09:32 EDT

Researchers have developed a fully recyclable 3D-printed PCB that utilizes PVA and liquid metal. Read more ›

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AMD quietly launches Radeon RX 7400 8GB budget gaming GPU — RDNA 3 goes another rung lower on the ladder

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Tom's Hardware · 08/09/2025 07:00 EDT

AMD has launched the Radeon RX 7400 for budget gamers and the Radeon Pro W7400 for workstation users. Read more ›

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Thermal Grizzly and der8auer launch the "der8enchtable" — enthusiast test bench boasts an open design, integrated PCB for storage and cooling

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 14:56 EDT

Thermal Grizzly’s der8enchtable, co-developed with der8auer and ElmorLabs, brings an integrated PCB, centralized power delivery, and built-in I/O to the open test bench market, slashing setup times for overclockers, reviewers, and serious PC enthusiasts. Read more ›

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Intel's chairman reportedly tried to broker a deal to sell fabs to TSMC, CEO Lip-Bu Tan opposed

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 14:44 EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's push to retain in-house chip manufacturing has put him at odds with chairman Frank Yeary and other directors who explored spinning off or selling Intel Foundry to TSMC. Read more ›

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TSMC’s 2nm leak is considered ‘not critical’ — senior gov’t official says company secrets are compartmentalized and unusable in parts

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 13:21 EDT

The Taiwanese government wants to get to the bottom of this industrial espionage case. Read more ›

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Samsung's revived Z-NAND targets 15x performance increase over traditional NAND — once a competitor to Intel's Optane, Z-NAND makes a play for AI datacenters

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 13:02 EDT

Samsung is reviving its Z-NAND memory technology with a next-generation version that could be up to 15x faster than today's PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 NVMe SSDs, aimed at AI applications. Read more ›

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LG unveils world's first 540 Hz OLED monitor with 720p dual mode that can boost up to 720 Hz — Features a 27-inch 4th Gen Tandem OLED panel with QHD resolution and up to 1,500 nits of peak brightness

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 11:21 EDT

LG has just launched its 540 Hz OLED gaming monitor featuring 4th Gen Tandem OLED technology that results in a brighter picture. As such, this monitor has a peak brightness of 1,500 nits, along with 99.5% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. And did we mention it can actually go up to 720 Hz if ran at 720p? Read more ›

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AMD FSR 3.1.4 update lays a Redstone foundation — new version improves image quality, eases future developer integrations

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 11:02 EDT

AMD’s FSR 3.1.4 update sharpens image quality, streamlines future upgrades, and adds the hooks for its upcoming Redstone suite. Launching later this year, Redstone will bring ML-powered upscaling, ray tracing, and frame generation to RDNA 4 GPUs, targeting parity with Nvidia’s DLSS 4. Read more ›

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The best RTX 5070 GPU deal yet, grab an MSI Ventus 2X OC for a record-low $529

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 10:33 EDT

MSI's Ventus 2X OC GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card is now $529 in this Newegg deal, $20 below MSRP. Read more ›

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Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 10:30 EDT

Microsoft really wants you to sign up for an account. Read more ›

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan responds to Trump allegations in letter: 'I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 10:04 EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan defended his record and pledged cooperation with the U.S. government in a letter to employees after President Trump called for his resignation citing conflict of interests. Read more ›

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Google to kill Steam for Chromebook beta in 2026 — Installed games will 'no longer be available to play'

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 08:58 EDT

Google is discontinuing Steam on Chromebook by 2026, with devices losing installed games. Read more ›

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Silicon Motion announces new devices at Future of Memory and Storage summit 2025: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 256 / 512 TB drives, and next-gen 16K LDPC

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Tom's Hardware · 08/08/2025 08:54 EDT

At FMS 2025, Silicon Motion unveiled PCIe 6.0 SSD controllers, including the 512 TB MonTitan SM8466 with a new 16 KiB CoCo LDPC for reliability. Silicon Motion also previewed its PCIe 6.0 Neptune SSD controller for client PCs, and added 256 TB support to the SM8366. Read more ›

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