Paul Lilly
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It may not be the best time in the world to build a new PC, but every indication is that things are not going to get much better for the foreseeable future. While that may sound bleak, it also means that shopping for deals is more...
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Upgrading to Samsung's latest generation of foldables and smartwatches doesn't necessarily mean paying the full sticker price. Best Buy is rolling out substantial trade-in promotions across the new Galaxy Z8 series and companion wearables...
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In the middle of a global memory crunch that has driven up hardware prices across the tech industry, a former employee at a "big" technology company claims their ex-employer is physically destroying more than a hundred high-end MacBook...
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We are down to the last few weeks of launch pricing for the Switch 2 before Nintendo officially raises the MSRP to $499.99, up from $449.99 for the standalone console. If you want to get ahead of the upcoming price hike, now is the time to...
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Dolby Vision 2 is finally moving beyond trade show demonstrations and into consumer living rooms. Dolby Laboratories and Hisense announced that the next-generation high dynamic range (HDR) format is officially rolling out to select 2026...
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SK hynix isn't waiting around to see if the AI boom cools off. The South Korean chipmaker's board of directors has approved a 54.3 trillion won (around $38.1 billion in U.S. currency) investment to build two massive new fabrication plants...
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Building a PC is not difficult, but it does require a series of checks for compatibility, including size and space constraints. This is especially true for small form factor (SFF) or mini-ITX builds. When it comes to cooling, whether a...
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AMD is making a big bet on the future of AI hardware. The Santa Clara chip designer announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto-based startup Taalas, a company taking an unconventional approach to inference by...
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The early response to Samsung's newest foldables has been spectacular. According to Samsung, global preorders for its new Galaxy Z8 lineup comprised of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip 8, are up 30% compared to...
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At this point, Rockstar Games hardly needs to promote Grand Theft Auto VI, arguably the most anticipated video game of all time, and certainly the most anticipated game of 2026. The first two trailers have racked up a combined 464 million views on Rockstar's official YouTube channel, and that...
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Bose is giving its core noise-canceling headphone line a major mid-cycle upgrade. The new QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen), priced at $359 MSRP, pack several features previously reserved for the pricier Ultra lineup, while tweaking the...
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AI clusters are running into massive hardware bottlenecks: High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is fast, but it's far too expensive to scale indefinitely. Enter Kioxia, which is proposing a performant middle ground with its GP1 series of 'Super...
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Remember when AMD appeared on rocky ground? That was forever ago, and these days, the chip designer has successfully transformed itself into an enterprise hardware powerhouse. This is reflected in a string of strong earnings reports, the...
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Microsoft is quietly rewriting its hardware guidance for Windows 11. Not long ago, the company made headlines for calling 32GB the "no worries" sweet spot for gaming on Windows. Now that recommendation has vanished into thin air as...
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PC memory is expensive these days, and the same is true of discrete graphics cards. The AI-driven shortage of key components has made building a PC from the ground up or even upgrading an existing one a tough proposition. It's not all bad...
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TCL is bringing its signature glare-reducing display tech to a larger and more productivity-focused footprint. The new TCL TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER hits store shelves in the U.S. today, and it brings with it two notable upgrades over the base...
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Valve's latest audit of gaming PCs on Steam suggests that if you are not running a graphics card with 16GB of VRAM, then you are in the minority. For the first time, 16GB of VRAM tops the chart at 25.90% of systems that participated in the...
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Every time we blink, it seems there is another price hike on something or other. However, if you have been holding out for a capable mid-range gaming laptop that will not break the bank, then check out Best Buy's 'deal of the day' on a...
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MSI is pitching its new Pro Max OLED 271UPJW12 as the world's first 27-inch inkjet-printed (IJP) OLED display with a 4K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Calling it the "ultimate display," it arrives nearly two years after TCL began...
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Microsoft's latest round of price hikes for its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles has hit Europe and they are steeper than some may have been anticipating. Depending on the region and specific model, official Xbox console prices are...
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There is still time to preorder a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, or Galaxy Z Flip 8 series smartphone and take advantage of pre-release offers, both direct from Samsung or at Amazon. If ordering from Samsung, the...
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Ayaneo has unveiled a retro gaming handheld inspired by Nintendo's popular Game Boy Advance that released in 2001 and went on to sell over 81 million units. Releasing through its Konkr brand, the same that brought the Game Boy-inspired...
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