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FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 — agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks

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Tom's Hardware · 05/09/2026 10:35 EDT

The FCC has extended waivers allowing certain covered foreign-produced drones, drone components, and routers to continue receiving software and firmware updates until at least 2029, citing cybersecurity and consumer protection concerns. Read more ›

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Samsung refutes claims of '80% price hike' across all memory products — leaks and rumors denied by Samsung PR amidst historic RAM shortages

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 11:51 EDT

Samsung today refuted claims from the internet that it was set to raise prices on all memory products by 80%. The claims, circulating on X, were quickly refuted by Samsung itself, but the messy RAM market still doesn't look any better for it. Read more ›

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AMD's next gaming champ to debut at $499, and you can already buy it ahead of launch — Ryzen 7 9850X3D is $30 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 11:24 EDT

AMD has confirmed that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D will hit retail on January 29 at an MSRP of $499. Read more ›

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Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 devices — Microsoft says ‘more than 85% of Game Pass catalog is compatible with these PCs’

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 10:03 EDT

Microsoft is making the Xbox app compatible with Arm-based processors, giving gamers more options when it comes to gaming laptops and practically opening the road for Arm-powered handheld gaming PC consoles. Read more ›

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Grab an MSI 4K 144 Hz monitor for less than $200 — Newegg discount is an affordable entry into high-end gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:28 EDT

The MSI MAG 275UPD E14 isn’t a flagship monitor, but at $199 it delivers impressive value with dual-mode refresh rates, good color coverage, and console compatibility Read more ›

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Ubisoft's share price plummets following internal restructure announcement, pivot to heavier use of AI — Developer falls below $1 billion EUR market cap amidst game cancellations and layoffs

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:12 EDT

Ubisoft just announced a massive internal restructuring that involves gutting the company of a few studios and cancelling six games, including a Prince of Persia remake. The news caused Ubisoft's stock price to fall to a historic low, wiping hundreds of millions off its market cap, reducing the company's worth to less than a billion Euros. Read more ›

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Congress wants veto power over Trump administration for AI chip exports — new proposed AI Overwatch Act would shift ultimate control of high-performance chip exports

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 09:08 EDT

U.S. lawmakers have advanced the AI Overwatch Act, a bill that would lock the highest-performance AMD and Nvidia data center AI processors behind Congressional approval and veto power for exports to China and other adversaries. Read more ›

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Windows Phone makes a spiritual comeback thanks to NexPhone, which can triple-boot Windows, Android, and Linux — three-in-one device is powered by Qualcomm chipset and even has external monitor support

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 08:22 EDT

Designed as an all-in-one computing device, NexPhone lets users switch between Android, Linux, and Windows 11 depending on the task Read more ›

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NASA taps popular PC hardware performance tool for cockpit simulations — CapFrameX enters government software approval process

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 08:02 EDT

NASA has started the government software approval process to use CapFrameX on its simulators to benchmark the performance of its systems. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Strix XG27AQWMG 27-inch 280 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: Premium piece and performance at a lower price point

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 08:00 EDT

Asus brings premium OLED imagery and performance to a lower price point with the ROG Strix XG27AQWMG. It’s a 27-inch QD-OLED with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR500 and wide gamut color. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO expects AI to create more jobs for construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and many others

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 07:40 EDT

AI is set to wipe out many routine white-collar jobs while simultaneously fueling a historic infrastructure boom that boosts demand and wages for skilled blue-collar workers, believes Jensen Huang from Nvidia. Read more ›

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SSDs now cost 16x more than HDDs — hybrid SSD + HDD datacenter deployments are now significantly cheaper to deploy than SSD-only equivalents

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 07:20 EDT

A new report reveals that enterprise SSDs now cost a whopping 16x more than hard drives. Read more ›

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Customer buys ROG Astral RTX 5080, cancels order but receives GPU and $1,850 refund anyway — Amazon tells him to keep GPU and the $1,850 refund

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 07:00 EDT

Amazon ended up shipping an RTX 5080 that the customer had already been refunded for. The cancelled order was received by a lucky Redditor who was told to keep the GPU worth $1,850 along with the original refund money, marking one of the more positive Amazon delivery "fails" in recent memory. Read more ›

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GameStop patches 'infinite money glitch' for Nintendo Switch 2 trade-in — crafty YouTuber trades $415 console in for $472 with purchase of pre-owned game multiple times

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:40 EDT

YouTuber RJCmedia exploited a loophole in GameStop's trade-in system that allowed him to get back store credit exceeding the retail value of a Switch 2. He managed to accumulate $150 in trade credit, along with a basically a free console and a bunch of games across a two-day haul. GameStop has now patched this "infinite money glitch." Read more ›

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Chinese companies reportedly considering sourcing H200 chips from the black market as chips held at the border — demand for Nvidia AI GPUs remain high despite political uncertainty

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:34 EDT

Days after Beijing stopped the entry of H200 chips at the border, Chinese tech companies are reportedly considering purchasing them from the black market at a higher price just to get their hands on the powerful AI GPU. Read more ›

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AMD ROCm CES 2026 press Q&A roundtable transcript — 'ROCm from 2023 is completely unrecognizable to ROCm today' company details, as it seeks to break down barriers to AI development

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:29 EDT

We had the opportunity to sit down with AMD at CES 2026 for a press roundtable discussion, where we discussed ROCm and other AMD software, as captured in this transcript of AMD's Q&A session. Read more ›

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This absurdly fast five-star 540Hz ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor is now available for pre-order — 27-inch QHD panel packs eye-searing 1500 nits of peak brightness and 720Hz mode

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:26 EDT

If you're on the hunt for a new premium monitor, the new Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W could be a winner. Read more ›

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3D-printed fan-less and pump-less liquid cooler can deliver 600 watts of cooling for data centers — passive design provides reusable heat, exceeds project performance expectations by 50%

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:20 EDT

3D-printed passive cooler can pull 600 W off a datacenter chip Read more ›

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Alien fan builds a better Raspberry Pi cyberdeck — The MU/TH/UR of all homages to a classic movie series

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Tom's Hardware · 01/22/2026 06:00 EDT

Powered by the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, Jeff Merrick's slab of 1970 / 1980s aesthetic screams the "charm" of the worn and broken Alien universe that belies the powerful single board computer within. Read more ›

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Elon Musk's xAI Colossus 2 is nowhere near 1 gigawatt capacity, satellite imagery suggests — despite claims, site only has 350 megawatts of cooling capacity

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Tom's Hardware · 01/21/2026 13:00 EDT

Despite Elon Musk's claim that xAI’s Colossus 2 has already reached a 1 GW scale, satellite analysis by Epoch AI indicates the supercomputer is still far below that level due to limited cooling capacity. Read more ›

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V-Color Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6400 C32 2x64GB Review: Two-Module Powerhouse

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Tom's Hardware · 01/21/2026 12:51 EDT

The Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6400 ranks among the fastest 128GB memory kits available today. But does it truly live up to the hype? Read more ›

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