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50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine — dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller

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Tom's Hardware · 07/04/2026 12:58 EDT

An enthusiast is DIYing his own Steam Machine through ancient, lost methods known as cables that turn his existing PC into the perfect couch gaming setup. As expected, the Steam Controller 2 is also involved, alongside Bazzite. Read more ›

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Quest 3S Review: Most of the same thrills as the Quest 3 for $200 less

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Tom's Hardware · 12/07/2024 08:00 EDT

The Meta Quest 3S is a remarkable mixed reality bargain that brings over many of the features that we loved with the Quest 3. Read more ›

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Huawei preps new Kunpeng CPU with HBM — Linux patches point to an unannounced Kunpeng Arm server SoC

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 14:09 EDT

HiSilicon is reportedly preparing a new Arm-based Kunpeng server chip featuring High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). Read more ›

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Team builds Raspberry Pi smart cane to help the visually impaired

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 13:55 EDT

A team of developers has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cane for visually impaired people with GPS and notifications. Read more ›

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Geekom QS1 Pro mini-PC wields Snapdragon X Elite 4 GHz CPU and up to 64GB LPDDR6-5600

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 13:08 EDT

Specifications for the first Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC have leaked on the internet. Read more ›

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Ryzen Z2G CPU reportedly powers new $650 gaming handheld — Lenovo Legion Go S packs 8-inch display, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 12:50 EDT

Lenovo is reportedly working on a new budget handheld with AMD's upcoming Ryzen Z2G APU, 16GB of RAM and an 8-inch 120 Hz IPS panel. Read more ›

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China fires back at Trump’s 10% tariff proposal with a 20% price cut on domestic products — Beijing's policy will negatively affect chipmakers, including Nvidia and Intel

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 11:58 EDT

China is putting a 20% price evaluation advantage on its own products when bidding for government contracts. Read more ›

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Samsung's 4K Odyssey G70B gaming monitor plummets to $299 — all-time low is a whopping $300 savings

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 11:24 EDT

For just $299 you can pick up this Samsung 4K Odyssey G70B and play your favorite games in Ultra High Definition. Read more ›

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Chinese companies are reportedly reluctant to adopt homegrown chips — domestic solutions are technologically too far behind

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 11:20 EDT

Chinese companies are reluctant to adopt domestic silicon from automotive and computing to AI and HPC sectors. Read more ›

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Maxsun makes a GPU with two built-in M.2 SSD ports — Intel Arc B580 graphics card leverages unused PCIe lanes on the PCIe x16 slot

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 10:21 EDT

Intel Arc B580 uses only eight PCIe 4.0 lanes, giving enough lanes for two M.2 slots Read more ›

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Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 10:07 EDT

Supermicro plans build local operations in Memphis, Tennessee to support Musk's expansion of the xAI Colossus supercomputer. Read more ›

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC performance testing and settings analysis — we tested 23 GPUs, the game is even more demanding than its predecessor

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 09:51 EDT

Microsoft Flight Simulator has been the quintessential CPU gaming benchmark for a while, and the 2024 release mostly keeps that pattern. Maxed-out settings tend to be more core-friendly than the prior release, and you'll still want a potent GPU for higher resolutions and settings. Read more ›

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US lawmakers fire back at government's chip sanctions against China, alleging glaring loopholes that let China access the latest technology

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 09:32 EDT

The primary weakness of the new export rules lies in their reliance on a fab-specific approach instead of an entity-wide strategy, asserts John Moolenaar, the chairman of House Select Committee on the CCP. Read more ›

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Crucial P310 (2280) SSD Review: Same great taste, but with a new look

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 08:00 EDT

The Crucial P310 is back, but this time in a longer form factor. Performance and power efficiency are still good, but it’s also still QLC-based. Read more ›

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Seagate's HAMR HDDs qualified by customers — volume shipments imminent

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Tom's Hardware · 12/06/2024 06:16 EDT

Qualification of Seagate's HAMR hard drives by major customers is complete, mass shipments due in coming weeks. Read more ›

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Intel appoints two new board members with semiconductor backgrounds following Gelsinger exit

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 16:37 EDT

Intel strengthens board of directors with two new members from ASML and Microchip. Read more ›

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Polysoft offers $849 8TB SSD upgrade module for Mac Studio — reverse-engineered SSD vastly undercuts Apple's $2,220 price

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 14:39 EDT

Polysoft's custom SSD PCBs allow users to easily upgrade the storage on their Mac Studio at a fraction of what Apple charges. Read more ›

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Nvidia bids goodbye to GeForce Experience — Nvidia App officially replaces it in the latest driver update

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 13:07 EDT

The GeForce Experience app won't receive updates anymore. Read more ›

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TSMC is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to make Blackwell GPUs in Arizona — Blackwell silicon needs to be shipped back to Taiwan for assembly

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 11:49 EDT

If TSMC reaches a deal with Nvidia, it could reportedly produce Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs at its Fab 21 in Arizona. Read more ›

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Valve publishes Powered by SteamOS brand guidelines — logo readied for third-party hardware bundled with this Linux-based OS

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 11:12 EDT

Valve has published branding guidelines which make its intentions to deliver SteamOS 3 to a wide range of third party hardware platforms clearer than ever. Read more ›

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Jobs eviscerated at Chinese Arm chip design firm in wake of restrictions from TSMC — lack of access to 7nm node could cause 150 employees to be laid off

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 11:00 EDT

Half of Hongjun Microelectronics Technology’s 300 workers might be fired after the server CPU firm lost access to TSMC’s 7nm node. Read more ›

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