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Get an RTX 5060 gaming laptop loaded with Ryzen 7 CPU and 32GB RAM for $1,099 — mobile gaming upgrade just got $300 cheaper

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2026 13:10 EDT

The Gigabyte Aero X16 positions itself as a compelling mid-range gaming laptop offering a smooth high-refresh display, capable RTX 5060 graphics performance, and future-ready upgrade options. Read more ›

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Taiwanese govt clears TSMC to make 2nm chips abroad — country lowers its 'Silicon Shield'

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 13:57 EDT

Taiwanese ministry lifts bars that prohibit TSMC to build 2nm chips at its facilities overseas. Read more ›

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AMD's current flagship Ryzen 9 9950X processor falls to its lowest-ever price

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 13:49 EDT

Grab AMD's flagship processor with 16 cores and 32 threads for its lowest-ever price. Read more ›

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Lenovo led global PC shipment in 2024 with 61.8 million units — Apple is gaining PC market share with a 17.3% growth

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 13:46 EDT

PC market grew modest 1% in 2024 as Lenovo maintained its lead Read more ›

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Intel's Core Ultra 9 285H outperforms the Ryzen AI 9 365 in user review — Alchemist+ offers a nice bump in synthetics, but gaming performance remains similar to Meteor Lake

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 12:38 EDT

The Core Ultra 9 285H and 225H have been put to the test against AMD's Strix Point APUs. Read more ›

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Nvidia mobile Blackwell RTX 50 gaming laptops listed on Best Buy from $1,800 to $4,200 — paired with Intel Arrow Lake-HX and AMD Dragon Range Refresh CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 12:26 EDT

The listing includes gaming laptops featuring the new Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 mobile GPUs Read more ›

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Truck with $1.8M in smuggled electronics seized by Hong Kong Customs — 670,000 undeclared chips and 80,000 PC hardware components

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 12:10 EDT

Hong Kong Customs recently stopped a truck containing a mixed load of undeclared electronic components with an estimated market value of $1.8M. Read more ›

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ROG NUC offers powerful performance in a smaller package than a PlayStation 5 — Asus pairs the RTX 5080 laptop GPU with a Core Ultra 9 mobile CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 11:43 EDT

Asus has updated its ROG NUC design for 2025 featuring an updated chassis packing RTX 5080 laptop graphics and a Core Ultra 9 285HX CPU. Read more ›

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Maker designs custom Raspberry Pi 5 case using CNC machined aluminum for the ultimate cooling

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 10:14 EDT

Ideatracker took matters into their own hands by designing and creating a solid aluminum Raspberry Pi case from scratch and manufacturing it with a CNC machine. Read more ›

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Nvidia blasts Biden’s new AI restrictions as ‘misguided’ – GPU giant praises Trump’s hands-off approach to tech industry

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 09:20 EDT

The Biden administration unveiled new AI regulations just a week before Trump’s second inauguration, and Nvidia isn’t happy about it. Read more ›

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AMD RX 9070 XT allegedly tested in Black Myth Wukong and Cyberpunk 2077 — RDNA 4 flagship purportedly lands 4% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti Super per limited testing

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/13/2025 08:22 EDT

Leaked data indicates that AMD's RX 9070 XT can beat the RTX 4070 Ti Super in some games. Read more ›

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GMK shows off Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 powered EVO-X1 mini PC with OCuLink port for GPU — hints at future Ryzen AI Max+ 395 version

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 08:01 EDT

GMK shows off its EVO-X1 mini-PC that sports a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chips. The company hints that it might soon release a version with the more powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. Read more ›

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Aorus FO27Q2 40 Hz QHD QD-OLED review: Blinding speed and stunning color

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 08:00 EDT

The Aorus FO27Q2 blends incredible speed for gaming with a 27-inch 240 Hz QD-OLED panel sporting Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. It set more than one record in benchmark testing. Read more ›

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Qualcomm is hiring a data center chip architect for Snapdragon-based reference server designs

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2025 07:37 EDT

Qualcomm is looking for a server SoC security architect, according to a job listing. Read more ›

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Chinese university applies for undersea cable cutter patent — device developed by coastal university located across the sea from Taiwan

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/13/2025 07:21 EDT

Chinese patents for tools to cut undersea cables have been discovered. Read more ›

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Microsoft prepares DirectX to support neural rendering for AI-powered graphics — a key feature of the update will be Cooperative Vector support

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 13:14 EDT

Microsoft plans to introduce cooperative vector support to DirectX, enabling cross-platform implementation of next-generation neural rendering techniques Read more ›

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Intel i9-14900KF overclocker clinches CPU frequency world record at 9.12 GHz — Wytiwx joins Elmor as the only person to push a CPU past 9 GHz

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 12:30 EDT

The i9-14900KF has been pushed past 9.12 GHz; topping the CPU frequency world-record chart. Read more ›

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Maker builds a Raspberry Pi 5 powered stereoscopic 3D video camera

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 12:05 EDT

Sridhar Rajagopal has put together a cool stereoscopic 3D camera using a Raspberry Pi 5 and two camera modules. Read more ›

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Researchers 3D-print fully-functioning microscope in less than 3 hours — total system costs around $60, including lenses, camera, and Raspberry Pi

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 11:54 EDT

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland built the world's most affordable 3D-printed microscope that has a total production cost of around $60. Read more ›

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Modular AMD Hawk Point mini PC showcased at CES — its easy to swap the case panels, RAM, and dual-SSDs but the CPU is soldered

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 11:24 EDT

Chinese rugged PC manufacturer Emdoor introduces its own modular mini PC design. Read more ›

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You can buy this AOC 27-inch Mini-LED 2K gaming monitor for just $249 at Amazon

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2025 10:11 EDT

The AOC Q27G3XMN gaming monitor is currently available at Amazon for $249, its lowest price to date instead of its usual $279. Read more ›

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