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Microsoft tests Xbox app with Battle.net integration — updated app brings third-party game library aggregation

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 15:01 EDT

Microsoft has announced a new aggregated gaming library for Xbox app on PC that will see installed games from third party storefronts show up in the Xbox app. Read more ›

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Asus RTX 5090 BTF 2.5 GPU successfully pulls over 1,900W in extreme test — proprietary metal power connector kept its cool, unlike plastic 16-pin alternative

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 14:50 EDT

Tony Yu, the General Manager of Asus China, explained how the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 BTF GPU's power connectors work. Read more ›

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RTX 5070 Ti falls below MSRP in the UK — grab one for less than £700 for the first time

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 12:42 EDT

The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti has fallen below MSRP for the first time in the UK. Read more ›

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Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigations boosts compute performance — 20% uplift from setting change that even Intel employs, despite unknown security risk

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 12:38 EDT

Disabling security mitigations for Intel GPUs in Intel's GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can allegedly boost performance by up to 20%. Read more ›

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Intel's laptop version of its Nova Lake processors will use Panther Lake-HX BGA2540 packaging — will smooth over transition for notebook makers moving to the next generation

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 12:16 EDT

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-HX processors will share the same BGA2540 packaging as Panther Lake-HX, simplifying platform transitions for notebook makers. Read more ›

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Someone turned a Steam Deck shell into a DIY PC controller using 3D-printed connectors — features dual touchpads and Nintendo Switch 2-esque split design

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 11:57 EDT

Bored waiting for an official Steam Controller 2, an engineer has taken things into his own hands, and shared the resources so you can do it too. Read more ›

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Rubin telescope to collect up to 500,000 TB of data from 3,200-megapixel camera over ten years — each image is 6.4 GB, facility has its own data center for data storage

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 11:32 EDT

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is collecting so much data it might end up with 500 million billion bytes worth of image data over the course of a decade. Read more ›

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PC gaming figures fall again in Germany, down to just 13.1 million — marking a 20% decline since 2019

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 10:33 EDT

The latest figures out of Germany suggest that the popularity of PC gaming has declined by a fifth since 2019. Read more ›

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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek reportedly using shell companies to try and evade U.S. chip restrictions — allegedly procured unknown number of H100 AI GPUs after ban, but Nvidia denies the claim

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 10:00 EDT

Nvidia says DeepSeek lawfully acquired H800 chips, not H100 Read more ›

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Power utility built $95 million 500-megawatt power substation for Intel's $100 billion Ohio fab, but six-year delay leaves substation capable of powering 500,000 homes idle

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 09:05 EDT

Intel has once again postponed the launch of its Ohio chip plant, which is now expected in 2031, leaving utility AEP Ohio with an idle $95 million substation. Read more ›

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Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, but Samsung's 2TB 990 Pro SSD is already selling for $149

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 08:35 EDT

Amazon Prime Day is on the near horizon, but you don't need to wait to get a great price on Samsung's 2TB 990 Pro SSD. Read more ›

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Gigabyte's latest RGB firmware upgrade is bricking some motherboards, including Z790 series — dynamic lighting and RGB failures, rogue CPU fan usages, and more reported

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 07:51 EDT

Users report widespread failures after installing the IT5701/5702 RGB controller update, with some motherboards refusing to boot. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5090 beats RTX Pro 6000 in tests after shunt mod to a staggering 800W — consumer flagship barely scrapes past the $10,000 Pro despite eye-watering power modification

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Tom's Hardware · 06/23/2025 07:33 EDT

An Asus ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 has been shunt modded, resulting in its performance eclipsing the $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 Read more ›

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Intel details 18A process technology — boosts performance by 25% or lowers power consumption by 36%

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 06/23/2025 05:59 EDT

Intel has fully detailed its 18A (1.8nm-class) process at VLSI 2025, highlighting major performance, power, and density improvements enabled by RibbonFET transistors and PowerVia backside power delivery. Read more ›

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Iconic Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX hits 20 years old today — PS3 GPU forbearer was 'graphics champion' of performance and efficiency in its day

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Tom's Hardware · 06/22/2025 12:03 EDT

The Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX launched 20 years ago, today, and it marked a ground-breaking achievement at the time for the green team. Read more ›

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MIT researchers repair bridges by 3D printing steel onto corroded beams — Tech uses compressed gas to heat and accelerate powdered steel particles

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Tom's Hardware · 06/22/2025 11:27 EDT

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst worked with MIT researchers to create a cost-effective way to repair bridges and extend their lives until they can be replaced. Read more ›

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New US restrictions could prevent leading chip manufacturers from installing chipmaking tools in their China fabs — TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix potentially impacted

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Tom's Hardware · 06/22/2025 10:12 EDT

The U.S. government may cancel a program for multinational chipmakers, with impacts to firms like Samsung, SK hynix, and TSMC which operate in China. Read more ›

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Long-time rivals Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time, have dinner — 'No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner'

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Tom's Hardware · 06/22/2025 09:10 EDT

Photo shows the first meeting between two legends of the tech world, Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, standing together after a dinner. Read more ›

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Unreal Engine 5.6 up to 30% faster than the the infamously bad version it succeeds -- better graphics fidelity promised, too

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Tom's Hardware · 06/22/2025 08:15 EDT

Unreal Engine 5.6 has been benchmarked, revealing up to a 30% performance improvement over version 5.4 of the same engine while boasting improved visual fidelity. Read more ›

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Authorities saw open Bitcoin ATM to recover scammed money — almost $32,000 seized from machine

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 06/22/2025 08:00 EDT

A Jasper County citizen was scammed out of $25,000, and the authorities used a power saw to seize the deposited amount from a Bitcoin ATM. Read more ›

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