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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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Unpowered SSD data retention test shows promising results after six years — results show no data corruption on USB sticks, challenging conventional wisdom

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Tom's Hardware · 03/10/2026 07:00 EDT

A long-term data retention test on unpowered flash drives shows promising results, with multiple drives of the same make showing no signs of corruption after six years. Read more ›

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$500,000 gold RTX 5090 is now worth $830,000 thanks to rocketing commodity prices — Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition was actually a savvy investment, worth over 50% more than at inception

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Tom's Hardware · 03/10/2026 06:40 EDT

Asus’ special one-off ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition has been a great investment, and is currently worth an estimated $830,000 based on its scrap gold value alone. Read more ›

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RPCS3 Emulator boasts over 1500 FPS on the Minecraft title screen — platform hails performance landmark, one frame rendered every 0.00064 seconds

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Tom's Hardware · 03/10/2026 06:00 EDT

The RPCS3 emulator team brags of immense optimization even as fans whine that many titles remain unplayable without the latest hardware. Read more ›

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Nexperia China claims to be making chips using 12-inch wafers — subsidiary deepens split with Dutch parent as it builds out 'mass production capabilities'

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 18:40 EDT

In a statement posted to its Chinese social media account, Nexperia China said it had reached a new milestone in its "independent R&D and mass production capabilities". Read more ›

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America and Japan may join forces to manufacture displays in the US — New $13 billion fab proposed by Japan Display Inc. to counter Chinese dominance

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 17:38 EDT

The Japanese and American governments are considering setting up a new display factory in the U.S. that would cost $13 billion, a small part of a bigger $550 billion investment framework. This factory is being proposed by Japan Display Inc., a struggling display firm that has seen better days since Apple switched to using OLED screens in the iPhone. Read more ›

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Intel Panther Lake-H high-res die shot emerges — image show 18A compute tile, Xe3 GPU tile in new X-series processors

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 16:15 EDT

An enthusiast blogger published annotated die shots of Intel Panther Lake-H CPU: 16-core mobile processor with 12 Xe3 clusters and two Thunderbolt 5 ports examined. Read more ›

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Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation, citing free speech and due process violations — company refused to allow its AI to be used for autonomous attacks, mass surveillance

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 16:05 EDT

Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits against the Pentagon and other U.S. federal agencies, seeking to overturn the Department of War's decision to designate the AI company a "supply chain risk." Read more ›

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Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) review: Blazing-fast super cores

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 16:00 EDT

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max is a portable powerhouse with a fast CPU and a massive integrated GPU that can share 128GB of RAM. Read more ›

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EA lays off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as game bleeds players — billions in revenue and record sales figures not enough to save staff from the axe

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 15:43 EDT

EA has laid off staff across Battlefield-related studios in "alignment" move as the game continues to lose players, despite the most recent Battlefield 6 topping an estimated 20 million copies sold. Read more ›

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New Windows-native NVMe driver benchmarks reveal transformative performance gains, up to 64.89% — lightning-fast random reads and breakthrough CPU efficiency

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 15:35 EDT

StorageReview evaluated the performance benefits of Microsoft's native NVMe driver on Windows Server 2025 and found substantial performance increases, particularly in random reads. Read more ›

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New Commerce Department AI export rules could be seismic change for CSPs and data center operators — buying American GPUs at scale means committing to building American infrastructure

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 13:43 EDT

The Trump administration is considering new export controls for high-end AI chips, with the suggestion that it may start requiring investment in U.S. Read more ›

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Why AMD motherboards now come with bigger BIOS chips—and why it matters to you

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 13:36 EDT

We take a quick look at the evolution of BIOS chip capacities on AMD motherboards over the years. Read more ›

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Oracle hits back at Stargate data center cancellation reports — claims 4.5GW Oracle-OpenAI agreement still on track

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 13:28 EDT

In a statement posted to X today, Oracle said it and developer Crusoe are “operating in lockstep” to deliver one of the world’s largest AI data centers at the Abilene campus. Read more ›

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Sony takes aim at Steam with dynamic discounts on the PlayStation Store — new report claims over 150 games in 50+ regions are showing varying lower prices for some users

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 13:25 EDT

A new report from PSprices claims that Sony has been experimenting with cheaper prices on a variety of titles for certain users. Since November 2025, gamers in at least 68 regions have been getting personalized, discounted prices across 150+ games, including Sony's first-party exclusives. Read more ›

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Grab a Creality 3D printer for as little as $199 in this discount-heavy Spring sale — limited-time deals include Creality K1C down to just $399, with filament spools slashed in price by nearly 50%

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 13:12 EDT

It's time for a new 3D printer, with Creality's Spring Sale offering a discount of up to 40% on its range of printers, with the K1C, K2 Plus, and Ender 3 V3 all on sale at reduced prices. Read more ›

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First solar-powered rugged laptop announced — features a solar panel on the back of the display and a backup battery with 5,200mAh of capacity

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 12:59 EDT

A Chinese laptop manufacturer has announced the world's first rugged industrial laptop with a solar panel. The device is geared towards professionals who need a device that can work for long periods of time away from a power outlet. Read more ›

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Intel keeps socket LGA 1700 alive with new P-core-only CPUs — 'Bartlett Lake' is official, but targets embedded applications with up to 12 cores

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 12:30 EDT

Intel’s heavily-rumored Bartlett Lake 12P CPUs are finally official, with a P-core-only design that is compatible with LGA 1700 motherboards. However, they’re targeting embedded and edge applications, not a broad consumer release. Read more ›

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'Borderline scam' 1.1TB HP laptop deal on Amazon draws consumer ire, laptop has 128GB SSD and 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage — 'generous' $499 third-party laptop deal sounds too good to be true, because it is

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 11:44 EDT

A number of third-party sellers are selling laptops with descriptions that claim over 1TB of storage, despite only physically containing a 128GB SSD, despite public disapproval over the practice. Read more ›

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Shortages of crucial chip packaging material threatens AI accelerator supply chains — Nittobo's Fukushima plant is tripling capacity, but it'll take years before market

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 11:22 EDT

One Japanese company called Nittobo controls roughly 90% of the global supply of specialist glass-fiber cloth (T-glass), which sits inside every advanced AI chip package — and demand is now so high and supply so squeezed that it’s causing issues. Read more ›

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Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba metals suppliers — company spread the risk across two copper and aluminum suppliers, only for both to send cheaper, fake materials

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Tom's Hardware · 03/09/2026 10:42 EDT

Thermal Grizzly (TG) has been stung by fake materials sellers based in China, with nearly $50,000 down the drain. Read more ›

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