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Score an RTX 5070 prebuilt with a Ryzen 7 7700X & 16 GB of DDR5 for $650 off — Stack these promo codes to save on Skytech Gaming's high-end systems

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Tom's Hardware · 04/25/2026 15:42 EDT

You don't need to spend upwards of $1,500 to build and RTX 5070 system anymore as Skytech has two great prebuilts ready for you. Whether you're rocking a stealthy black setup or a minimal white one, the Shadow 5 and Archangel 5 are both ready to level it up. Read more ›

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‘Mad scientist’ visualizes Atari 2600 fetching data from ROM for mesmerizing light show — signal propagation through the 8-bit circuits animated

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Tom's Hardware · 02/21/2026 06:40 EDT

A spectacular new CMOS FET level visualization of an Atari 2600 loading data has been shared by a 'mad scientist.' Read more ›

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Several PC games run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Android device with 16GB RAM and emulation — The Witcher 3, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Cyberpunk 2077 playable at 720p

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Tom's Hardware · 02/21/2026 06:20 EDT

YouTuber tests several PC games on Android with high-end Snapdragon-powered devices, showing how good PC emulation is on Android. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at over 60 FPS on liquid-cooled Red Magic 11 Pro. Read more ›

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27 years after launch, Apple's decades-old iBook lineup can still get legacy updates from the company's servers — 21-year-old iBook G4 seamlessly connects to Wi-Fi, downloads updates with no mods

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 02/21/2026 06:00 EDT

A Redditor has passionately shown off their 21-year-old iBook G4 on the r/MacOS subreddit, arguing that Apple's extensive software support goes against the planned obsolescence accusations they get. In the post, OP's vintage iBook can be seen ready to download updates after connecting to the internet, even today. Read more ›

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AI craze leaves only one Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU at MSRP — RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is the final stand, as even the RTX 5050 falls

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 13:57 EDT

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8G Ventus 2X OC Plus and the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G are the only Blackwell-based graphics cards still at their MSRPs. Read more ›

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The great Bench GPU retest begins — how we're testing for our GPU Hierarchy in 2026, and why upscaling and framegen are still out

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 13:18 EDT

Here's how we're updating our GPU Hierarchy and Bench database for 2026, with a breakdown of our setup, the current state of play, and our test suite, which includes many new games—but no upscaling or framegen. Read more ›

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U.S. Supreme Court shoots down President Trump’s tariffs — Consumer Technology Association hails 'victory for all Americans,' calls for swift refunds to retailers

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 12:26 EDT

The Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the term "regulate" in the IEEPA does not give White House authority to impose tariffs on imports. Read more ›

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Microsoft's Project Silica write-once storage could store terabytes of data for over 10,000 years — company explores two physical glass storage methods, so the glass-clad future of storage isn't coming anytime soon

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 12:12 EDT

Microsoft's Project Silica now explores two different methods to store data on glass medium, but neither is close enough for commercialization. Read more ›

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Acer and Asus shut down support for PC and laptops in wake of patent dispute ruling, drivers and updates inaccessible to existing customers — German website finds a workaround (Update)

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 11:58 EDT

Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec. Read more ›

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Thermal Grizzly's delidded Ryzen 7 9850X3D is twice the price but packs a two-year warranty — pre-tested chip is covered for nearly any chip failure

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:50 EDT

The chips come with an assurance of functionality and a 24-month warranty, which ain't bad all things considered. Read more ›

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Multiple AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims — Amazon says both incidents were 'user error'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:29 EDT

Amazon suffered from a couple of small outages driven by actions of AI agents. The company insists that these are user errors because it accidentally gave the AI permission to execute actions without approval from another user. Read more ›

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OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 10:18 EDT

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future. Read more ›

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Zuckerberg cuts Meta employee bonuses by 5%, follows 10% reduction last year, despite AI splurge — $130 billion capex vision and eye-watering AI pay packages force efficiency elsewhere in the business

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 09:38 EDT

Meta reportedly cuts its stock option bonus rates for the second year in a row. 5% reduction follows 10% cut from the year before. Read more ›

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Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra review: Premium creator pick

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 08:00 EDT

Upscale design and top-notch performance come together in the Galaxy Book6 Ultra, though be prepared to spend for it. Read more ›

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$20 million lost in 'jackpotting' ATM malware attacks in 2025, FBI reports — scheme forces machines to spit out cash, targets banks and ATM operators

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:50 EDT

The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM "jackpotting" incidents have exponentially increased in 2025. Read more ›

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UALink roadmap plots course to optimized AI data center interconnects — examining the open standard designed to combat vendor lock-in while offering cost and performance optimization

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:49 EDT

Despite broad industry support, UALink's adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec. Read more ›

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PC novice hits the jackpot with free RTX 3090 PC from kindly neighbour — potent build features $1,500 GPU paired with liquid-cooled i9-10850K and Asus Maximus motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:28 EDT

A redditor is enjoying a great first PC for free, thanks to a very generous neighbor. Read more ›

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Save $379.99 on this Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB of DDR5 RAM — Newegg combo deal is cheaper than buying the memory separately

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:25 EDT

Newegg's Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM bundle is only $449.89, saving you $379.99 Read more ›

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This iBuyPower gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti is an absolute steal for just $1,999 right now — huge $450 saving on this 4K-capable rig with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:09 EDT

Just $1,999.99 right now can you score you this iBuyPower gaming PC withan epic set of specs, including an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Read more ›

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Corsair's new "Vault" series FRAME 4000D cases have color-shifting paintjobs — Priced at $140, these limited-edition towers also feature upgraded front panel I/O

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 07:00 EDT

The FRAME 4000D from Corsair was already a great case and if you couldn't justify the $400 LCD version, the company has another looker on the market now. Dubbed the "Vault" series, these new limited-edition FRAME 4000D towers feature two color-shifting paintjobs, revised front I/O and corner to corner tempered glass side panel. Read more ›

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30 years later, the iconic 'Bliss' green hill from Windows XP is still thriving — lucky passerby captures the hill looking almost identical to the 1996 photograph in 'super rare' event

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Tom's Hardware · 02/20/2026 06:40 EDT

A Redditor travelling through Napa Valley on 18th February 2026 was lucky enough to see the iconic "Bliss" hill in a form close to the original wallpaper. This terrain is usually covered in vineyards, so it doesn't look as picturesque, but during rare times of the year, you can catch glimpses of its unaltered beauty. Read more ›

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