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Everyone's favorite file archiving utility isn't often in the news, but today is an exception. The WinRAR archiving utility has been the target of a couple of large-scale attacks that leverage a 0-day security vulnerability.
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The foremost Dutch tech site, Tweakers, is reporting that AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D has now reached End-of-Life (EOL). That means that any stock remaining in the channel is what's left, so if you want one of these chips, you'd better pick it...
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The Xbox has been taking some lumps this year. There has been a wave of layoffs and various headlines claiming that its hardware division is dead. The latter looks like a bad take though, with rumors circulating that there will be a next...
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A team of astronomers just discovered FRB 20240304B, a fast radio burst (FRB) from 11 billion years ago. It is the farthest FRB we now know, dating just about 3 billion years after the universe began.
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Drivers who rely on the popular navigation app Waze for their daily commute may soon need to consider a hardware upgrade. The Google-owned company is in the process of discontinuing updates for older Android devices, particularly for loyal...
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Apple could be incorporating an interesting structural/design tweak to the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro series. Latest supply chain whispers indicate that the device's antenna system may be relocated to wrap around the camera module, an idea inspired by the dual frequency band antenna design of the...
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A purported Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge prototype has appeared on Geekbench revealing very strong performance figures from the unreleased Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip. Set to launch next year, the phone's blistering scores (especially...
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Having trouble deciding between a fancy Android tablet one of Apple's iPad Pro models? Well, if you're looking for a higher end tablet with a big display and are willing to spend good money on one, there's a fantastic deal available right...
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The new Battlefield 6 beta may have been hot, but we don't think it should be hot enough to incinerate your GPU. That's what one gamer is alleging happened to his NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 while playing the popular preview of the game. It...
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New leaks are strongly suggesting that Samsung's latest Galaxy S25 Fan Edition (FE) is blurring the lines between its budget-friendly and premium flagship tiers, at least visually. Ironically, it's the adequate specifications on the inside...
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As its name implies, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced is an enhanced version of the mega-popular title with a bunch of visual upgrades for the PC platform, including some exclusive ray tracing features such as ambient occlusion and global...
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MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC: MSRP $1,299 The MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Expert OC has unique styling and goosed-up specs that allow it to outperform standard RTX 5080 series cards. Strong Performance Blackwell Architecture Unique Styling Cool And Quiet Tons Of Overclocking Headroom DLSS4 And RTX...
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is back in U.S. President Donald Trump's good graces after a "very interesting" joint meeting between the two, along with Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent. The meeting...
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At SIGGRAPH 2025 today, Arm pulled the wraps off Neural Super Sampling (NSS), its first AI-driven upscaling technology designed for mobile GPUs. It's the debut application of "Arm neural technology," a planned set of features for future...
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Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed that you don't even need to update your...
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Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD: $429.99 The Samsung 9100 Pro marks the company's entrance into the high-performance PCIe Gen 5 consume SSD market and it's a force to be reckoned with. Excellent All-Around Performance Configurable Via Samsung...
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We have a one-two combo of juicy Apple rumors today, about a new cost-optimized MacBook, along with the headwinds faced by the Apple Intelligence team in charge of enabling Siri with superhuman capabilities. Get your pinch of salt ready...
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EA is hoping that Battlefield 6 can turn the series’ fortunes around after playing second fiddle to Call of Duty for the last decade. The game’s explosive debut trailer and multiplayer reveal event succeeded in getting gamers hyped to jump...
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Dear friends, it is time to pour one out for the iconic, screeching sound of a modem connecting to the internet. AOL, a name synonymous with the early days of the world wide web, has announced it will officially end its dial-up internet...
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A frantic race is underway across the United States as consumers scramble to purchase electric vehicles before the $7,500 EV federal tax credit expires. With a hard deadline of September 30, a last-minute buying frenzy has taken hold. For...
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is only a few months old, but interesting accessories are already popping up that are compatible with the device itself. Among them is Turtle Beach's new Airlite Fit, a wired gaming headset with an affordable price...
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Nintendo is on a mission to normalize $80 for first-party Switch 2 games, and while there are some exciting titles available like Mario Kart World, you don't have to drop a fistful of cash to have a good time on the Switch platform. Case...
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