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.
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It looks as though Atari is finally getting to release a handheld game console that it first showed off at last year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). At the time, it was called the Gamestation Portable, and you can still find references to it on Atari's website. It never actually released (to our knowledge), though...
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You may not have realized it, but 'tis the season of teasers, apparently. There's no mistaken what NVIDIA's GeForce LAN 50 announcement last month was foreshadowing, but it's not the only one with new GPUs on the horizon. AMD recently posted a series images on Reddit to promote its CPU and GPU hardware during the...
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We keep saying it, but the wait is almost over for NVIDIA to officially introduce its GeForce RTX 50 series, which it is undoubtedly planning to do at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week—company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to deliver an opening keynote on Monday, January 6 at 6:30pm PT...
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At present moment, AMD can't supply its retail partners with enough Ryzen 7 9800X3D models to meet the insatiable demand by gamers. It's the first (and so far only) desktop processor based on Zen 5 to wield AMD's second-generation 3D V-Cache solution, which is great for gaming, and it's frequently sold out (save for...
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Think about how many displays you stare at on any given day. There's your computer or laptop (or both), your tablet, your smartphone, your smartwatch, your gaming handheld (c'mon Nintendo, release the Switch 2 already!), and of course your television. You might even own a refrigerator with a built-in display. Maybe...
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There has been a ton of talk about NVIDIA's upcoming GPU launch, which we're expecting when company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers an opening keynote. Most of the talk has centered on NVIDIA's desktop GeForce RTX 50 series that is inbound, including the GeForce RTX 5090 that will supplant the GeForce RTX...
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One can only speculate why Nintendo has not yet gotten around to formally introducing its promised Switch successor, which we're calling the Switch 2 until told otherwise. If the increase in leaks is any indication, however, a launch is not far off. The latest leak purportedly gives us several views of the upcoming...
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ASRock is racing into the new year with a couple of high-speed 27-inch flat-screen gaming displays under its Phantom Gaming brand, the PG27FFX1B and PG27FFX2A. In addition to being the same size, both new monitors also sport a blistering-fast 520Hz refresh rate. They also both utilize In-Plane Switching (IPS) panels...
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Gamers and technology enthusiasts are not the only ones eagerly waiting for NVIDIA to unveil its next-generation GeForce RTX 50 series, so are some of its hardware partners. Adding to a growing number of leaks, iBuyPower, a popular builder of custom gaming PCs, went live a little early with multiple listings equipped...
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Having trouble deciding how to spend your Amazon gift card(s) that you scored for Christmas? You won't find a shortage of options on the mega e-commerce site, that's for sure. If, however, you're in need of a new gaming chair, now is a good time to go shopping. There are a handful of models on sale, including ones...
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Even though the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) doesn't begin in earnest until next week (Tuesday, January 7 through Friday, January, 10), LG isn't waiting around to tease and unveil some of its upcoming products and product refreshes. Earlier this week, for example, LG teased the first bendable 5K2K OLED gaming...
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Once upon a time, cutting the cord could equate to major savings compared to traditional cable and satellite TV packages. That is no longer necessarily the case these days thanks to a combination of market saturation and persistent price increases. However, you can still save money by being strategic and subscribing...
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2025 is calling and if you need a new smartphone to ring in a brand new year, we have good news—there are lot of good options out there. Granted, there will be new models coming out next year too, but there is always something newer, faster, and shinier on the horizon, no matter when you're ready to pull the trigger...
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Intel earned itself some high praise for its Arc Battlemage B580 graphics card, which we dubbed a "mighty midrange gaming GPU" in our review. Not only is it relatively affordable at $249 (when you can find it in stock from a first-party seller, that is), but it boasts 12GB of GDDR6 memory. That's notable, given the...
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We're now just a week away from the next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, an annual expo for product manufacturers to show off their latest creations and concepts. Not everything shown off at CES will come to fruition, but one product that almost definitely will is what LG is calling the "world's first...
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We're not less than two weeks away from NVIDIA unveiling its next-generation GPUs, with company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang on the schedule for an opening keynote at CES a day before the event officially commences. The closer we get to a product launch, typically the more reliable the leaks become. With that in...
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The holiday season is quickly wrapping up and you know what that means: a brand new year looms, and with it another Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. For the 2025 CES event, NVIDIA co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang is scheduled to deliver an opening keynote, which is sure to be packed with some interesting
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AMD made some key changes to its second generation 3D V-Cache design that allows it to be more flexible with clock speeds, and rumor has it that both the upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D will feature the same top speeds as their non-X3D counterparts. While still not official, a leaked CPU-Z screenshot...
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There has been a noticeable increase in leaks and rumors pertaining to Nintendo's next-generation handheld, which is widely referred to as the Switch 2 (until Nintendo says otherwise). From purported specs to interesting design language changes (including magnetic Joy-Con controllers), there is a fair amount of...
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Hopefully everyone reading this had a wonderful Christmas, and if you managed to unwrap a PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Pro game console from the jolly old fellow dressed in a big red outfit, then it was surely a happy holiday indeed! The PS5 a great game system, and it's also easy to upgrade the storage, should you...
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Did you receive an Amazon gift card for Christmas? If so, and if you're looking to upgrade or build a new gaming PC, AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D should be on your short list of options. Yes, it's a previous generation part at this point, but it's available at a great price and, just as importantly, it's actually in stock...
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Samsung is releasing a new set of Pro-branded microSD storage cards in collaboration with Sega (which is considering a Netflix-style game subscription), which will ship in four different capacities, each one featuring a different character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It's a logical pairing, with the Sonic...
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