Paul Lilly
Paul is a seasoned geek who was first seduced into the world of computers and technology by the Commodore 64, and through the years he’s courted a number of OSes and platforms from DOS on up to the latest version of Windows. Having joined the HotHardware team in 2011, Paul is now a mainstay of the site covering the news beat and reviews, and resident wiseguy who keeps the mood light. He’s also an experienced freelance technology writer whose work has appeared in a number of online and print publications.
Opinions and content posted by HotHardware contributors are their own.
Recent posts
After more than a decade of service, Windows 10, once pitched as the last monolithic version of Windows ever, is just hours away from officially reaching end of life (EOL) status, which Consumer Reports deemed a national security threat...
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Here's a secret that every DIY PC builder knows -- piecing together a system is not that difficult. The real challenge comes in selecting the parts, and of course some setups require more effort than others, like a small form factor (SFF)...
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If you want to buy an Xbox console, be it an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, chances are good you can waltz into your local Target or Walmart and pick one up. And if not, there's always the online route. Despite some recent hysteria...
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You may have missed out on Amazon's two-day Prime Big Deal Days event last event, but don't go kicking yourself in regret. Amazon pretty much always marks down items, and we keep a constant pulse on the more interesting deals...
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We recently highlighted an all-time low price on LG's 75-inch C5 OLED TV, which saw a 46% markdown from its MSRP to $1,999.99, and along with several other OLED bargains as part of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event. While those discounts...
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Corsair's newest desk chair has high unstated hopes of unseating Herman Miller (and its BFF Logitech) as the go-to option for creators and professionals who need more comfort that what is usually found on racing-themed gaming chairs...
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Listen here, Mac. If you want to be wealthy, you can work hard, grind your whole life, and make wise investments that you hope will pay off in time for retirement, or get lucky and pick a set of winning lottery numbers. Barring those...
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Today is Battlefield 6 launch day and while the minimum and even recommended system requirements to play on PC are not all that stringent, you can also play the title on NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. It's one of half a dozen...
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A whole bunch of Apple products are still discounted a day after Amazon's two-day Prime Big Deal Days event concluded. We're not sure if Amazon or Apple (or both) didn't get the memo, but whatever the case, we're not telling them. Instead...
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AMD's next-generation Instinct MI450 AI accelerator for the data center will tap into TSMC's 2-nanometer (N2) process technology, at least for part of the GPU's construction. Company CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed as much during an interview...
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The looming deadline for Windows 10 support contributed to a buying spree in the PC space, with the auditors at IDC Research reporting a 9.4% year-over-year surge in PC shipments to 75.8 million units during the third quarter of 2025...
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Remember when buying a TV without paying a king's ransom meant deciding between a big display or a premium OLED panel? Those days are over. Sure, OLED in general still costs more than regular LCD and even mini LED. But buying a big screen...
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Fall is in the air and before long, the winter months will be upon us. That means buckets of hot cocoa, warm blankets, crackling logs in the fireplace, and spending more time inside gaming! Or at least, that's how it should be. If your...
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Today is your last chance to take advantage of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event with discounts on practically anything you can think of, from SSDs for handhelds to gaming laptops under $1,500, and everything in between. It's also your...
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The sea of PC gaming handhelds has seen a rapid expansion since Valve popularized the category with its Steam Deck. Even Microsoft, which is invested in its Xbox consoles, jumped into the fray with a collaborative effort with ASUS. With...
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The debate between PC and console gaming is not one that is likely to be settled any time soon, but we'll say this—while console price hikes have become an unfortunate reality these days, including multiple ones in the same year (we're...
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Today marks the start of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event, a two-day affair that sees big markdowns on a whole bunch of items across nearly every conceivable product category. That includes gaming accessories. To that end, Razer is...
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Not to be outdone by Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event that kicks off this Tuesday, Best Buy is holding a sales bonanza of its own. As part of the retailer's Techtober Sale, as it's called, a bunch of Acer desktops and laptops are marked...
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AMD and OpenAI have come to terms on a multi-year agreement that will see OpenAI buy several generations of Instinct GPUs, as well as invest in a 10% stake in the Santa Clara chip designer. The bombshell announcement comes on the heels of...
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We are expecting a bunch of deals to emerge this week, especially once Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event gets underway on Tuesday, October 7. Even though the sales event has not officially started yet, we're still tracking bargains. To...
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Most of the attention on PC and console gaming controllers gets centered on Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's DualSense wireless gamepads, but those are not the only options. One that flies under the radar is Amazon's Luna wireless controller...
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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed unprecedented demand for data center hardware, both in terms of graphics chips capable of powering large language models and large-scale data analytics (among many other tasks) , and...
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