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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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Enthusiast builds his own RAM in garden shed cleanroom — fledgling array of memory cells groundwork for much larger future project

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Tom's Hardware · 04/22/2026 06:00 EDT

This is the ‘first time ever RAM has been made at home’ boasts a garden shed-based semiconductor maker. Read more ›

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Framework’s overhauled Laptop 13 Pro brings a redesigned chassis — Intel Core Ultra Series 3 system aims to be a 'MacBook Pro for Linux users'

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 14:10 EDT

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the company's first redesign of its chassis, with CNC aluminum, a haptic touchpad, larger battery, and an option for pre-loaded Ubuntu. Read more ›

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Intel teases wider range of overclockable CPUs for future platforms — VP Robert Hallock says budget builders 'deserve the same level of features' as more well-heeled enthusiasts

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 13:25 EDT

In a new interview, Intel VP Robert Hallock unveiled a renewed focus on the entry-level enthusiast market with a commitment to release more budget-friendly unlocked CPUs over time. Read more ›

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Microsoft announces surprise Xbox Game Pass price cuts, ends day one Call of Duty inclusion — Ultimate down to $22.99 while PC Game Pass drops to $13.99

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 13:00 EDT

Microsoft surprise-drops significant Xbox Game Pass price cuts Read more ›

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Showstopper Build: Greyscale — custom-looped ITX PC pushes the form factor to its limits

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 11:27 EDT

Building an ITX PC can be challenging in and of itself, so naturally, we decided to amp up the difficulty factor and see if we could build something uncoolable. Read more ›

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 review: More cache, more cash

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 09:00 EDT

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is one of the most unique CPUs we’ve ever reviewed, and although its price feels like a kick in the gut, it offers some interesting, highly specialized improvements in certain workloads based on our testing. Read more ›

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TP-Link seeks to secure conditional approval from FCC following router import ban — company stresses it is no longer Chinese-owned

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 08:15 EDT

TP-Link, one of the most popular consumer router brands in the U.S., met with FCC officials to discuss how it can secure a conditional approval to continue introducing and selling new routers. Read more ›

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Save a huge $460 on this RTX 5080 gaming PC with a 9800X3D, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD — $3,039.99 sale price nets you this Newegg ABS pre-built powerhouse that's made for 4K gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:41 EDT

Snag a huge bargain on this ABS Kaze II gaming rig from Newegg, fitted with a 9800X3D, RTX 5080, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for just $3,039.99 using a coupon code. Read more ›

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Cerebras files for IPO — company remains unprofitable despite 20x revenue growth

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:31 EDT

Cerebras' sales hit half a billion dollars in 2025, but 86% of its revenue comes from Abu Dhabi-based G42 and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, which represents major risks. Read more ›

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Save $500 on Lenovo's Legion 5i gaming laptop at only $1,599 — bright OLED display, 32GB of RAM, and powerful RTX 5070 GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:24 EDT

A powerful RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a crisp OLED display are highlights of this $1599 Lenovo Legion 5i deal at B&H Photo Read more ›

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Scientists solve decades-old 2D physics puzzle — Chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system obeys statistical laws

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:20 EDT

Physicists have confirmed for the first time that chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system follows precise statistical rules, validating a 40-year-old mathematical model that describes how random, uneven surfaces evolve over time. Read more ›

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Polymega Remix can digitize retro games for Windows 11 PCs and handhelds, USB peripheral accepts games CDs, cartridges — $199 units finally ship next month following years of production delays

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 07:00 EDT

Playmaji has opened pre-orders for its $199 USB peripheral that lets owners digitize and play physical retro games on Windows 11 PCs, laptops, and PC gaming handhelds Read more ›

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Anthropic nuked a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks — support via Google Form is the only recourse for vague usage policy violation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:40 EDT

Anthropic nukes a company's access to Claude, stopping 60 employees dead in their tracks on the back of a "usage policy violation." Read more ›

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Biohacker claims to have sequenced their own genome at the kitchen table with M3 Ultra Mac Studio, Claude, and a $3,200 sequencer — DIY project requires 100GB of data storage per run, oodles of RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:20 EDT

A tinkerer has sequenced their own genome at home, hoping to uncover secrets behind a family history of autoimmune disease. Read more ›

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Enthusiasts build an interactive online ‘Listening Museum’ of iconic mechanical keyboard audio samples — 36 mechanical masterpieces available for you to audibly try out

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Tom's Hardware · 04/21/2026 06:00 EDT

The Listening Museum presents a collection of 36 iconic to modern classic keyboards that have been multisampled and uploaded into an interactive site. Read more ›

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Apple CEO Time Cook steps down, company names Ternus as incoming CEO

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 16:44 EDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down on September 1. He will be replaced by hardware engineering lead John Ternus. Read more ›

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New cost-effective DDR5 memory 'HUDIMMs' show around 50% reduction in throughput with single subchannel — Two HUDIMMs are as fast as a single stick of regular DDR5 RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 15:28 EDT

HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in half too, alongside the expected capacity reduction. Two HUDIMMs running in dual channel perform similar to a single regular DDR5 stick. Read more ›

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New Jersey datacenter expansion got $77m in tax breaks to create exactly one permanent job — JPMorgan's site already scored $35m and currently employs just 25 workers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 14:53 EDT

A New Jersey data center expansion saw a tax break of $77,000,000, despite the fact that it would create exactly one new permanent job in the state. Read more ›

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Testing PC games using FEX on a high-end Android tablet can yield playable results — but the early tech is still not ready for prime time

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 13:10 EDT

We take a brief look at FEX, the translation layer that allows PC games to run on ARM64 devices, such as Android Tablets. While the results are promising, it still has a long way to go. Read more ›

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Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins — U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts

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Tom's Hardware · 04/20/2026 12:06 EDT

Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA booked a combined $19 billion in China revenue across their fiscal 2025 reporting periods. Read more ›

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