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Tom's Hardware Β· 05/02/2026 12:57 EDT

This must-have miniature Macintosh retro dock gives your M4 Mac Mini a 1980s makeover β€” equipped with a 5-inch HD display and M.2 NVMe SSD slot

The Wokyis M5 Retro Dock Station will add USB ports, memory card readers, and an external SSD enclosure to your Mac mini while giving you a small '80s Macintosh on your desk. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/12/2026 07:06 EDT

Using AI actually increases burnout despite productivity improvements, study shows β€” data illustrates how AI made workers take on tasks they would have otherwise avoided or outsourced

A new study published in the Harvard Business Review suggests that although AI has the potential to marginally improve productivity, it also leads to workers taking on more pressure, resulting in unforced errors and an increase in employee burnout. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/12/2026 06:40 EDT

Memory hoarding and skyrocketing prices hit entry-level electronics demand, foundry orders β€” China's top chipmaker points to supply chain pressures squeezing out consumers

Rising DRAM and NAND prices driven by AI megatrend and amplified by memory overbooking are hitting sales of inexpensive consumer electronics and smartphones, which affects orders of entry-level processors to foundries, according to SMIC. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/12/2026 05:50 EDT

U.S lawmakers demand sales ban on chipmaking tools to China β€” bipartisan group targets ASML's Dutch exports of lithography machines used to create advanced chips

Bipartisan group of lawmakers want the U.S. government to impose export controls on all wafer fab equipment bound to China except those that can be made locally and make allies do the following. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 12:56 EDT

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 will be for Arm devices only at launch β€” Snapdragon X2-powered devices officially shipping with 26H1

Microsoft has released an all-new version of Windows 11, 26H1, that is designed only to support the Snapdragon X2 and unnamed future bleeding-edge hardware. 26H1 will be device-specific, and PCs running Windows 11 25H2 can't upgrade to it. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 11:38 EDT

Best RAM combo deals 2026 – make PC builds and upgrades more affordable with the best RAM bundle deals available

Find the best RAM bundle deals for your next PC build. We track top combos with motherboards, CPUs, coolers, and more β€” updated regularly as prices and stock change fast. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 11:13 EDT

Intel Nova Lake die sizes leak, signaling higher cost β€” smaller compute tile still demands higher price on TSMC N2

The compute tile of Intel's Nova Lake CPU will be slightly smaller than compute tile of Arrow Lake CPU, but will likely be more expensive to make at TSMC. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 10:44 EDT

MSI Afterburner adds 16-pin power connector warning for its MPG AI PSUs β€” new update could save your expensive GPU from melting

The incendiary woes of the 16-pin power connector keep birthing new ways to prevent the inevitable. MSI's latest attempt is to sync its power supplies' active monitoring system with MSI Afterburner to deploy emergency power profiles on the go. If the PSU detects a faulty connection, it instantly triggers a 25% reduction in GPU power limit in the new Afterburner update with a pop-up warning. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 08:30 EDT

Our testing shows the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D with simple PBO settings β€” AMD's latest CPU can't leverage extra clock speed in games

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the fastest gaming CPU around, but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match it if you simply flick on PBO. Our benchmarking shows that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can make up the performance gap without manual overclocking in games. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 08:23 EDT

U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC, if it follows through on American investment β€” $165 billion already pledged to increase production capacity, but details of the deal are still murky

Following the announcement of impending chip import tariffs in January, the Trump Administration is now planning to offer major U.S. tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon the ability to circumvent them. However, the number of TSMC-made chips exempt from the tariffs may be directly tied to the Taiwanese chipmaker's scale of investment in American operations. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 08:00 EDT

Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood Motherboard Review: Wood and leather make it better

The Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood is a unique, stand-out white motherboard with wood-themed accents and a comprehensive hardware list that performs well. Read more β€Ί

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Tom's Hardware Β· 02/11/2026 07:37 EDT

Samsung and SK hynix shorten memory contracts as pricing power shifts back to suppliers β€” both companies now at 40-50% operating margins

Samsung and SK hynix have begun moving away from long-term, fixed-price supply contracts, replacing them with shorter agreements and post-settlement pricing mechanisms. Read more β€Ί

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