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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Once again, Samsung is teasing an upcoming foldable with yet another animated silhouette image, providing a second glimpse of a new Galaxy device that is "thin, light, and built to last." More than that, Samsung claims its next foldable—presumed to be called the Galaxy Z Fold Ultra—has been "meticulously crafted" to...
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Okay, here's the situation, your parents went away on a week's vacation and...wait, my brain went elsewhere for a moment and it's not even throwback Thursday! The actual situation (which as nothing to do with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) is that you managed to snag a Switch 2 console (contributing to it setting...
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Gigabyte is rolling out an ultra-burly desktop built around AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors, though curiously enough, it opted to stick with the previous generation Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000 series lineup rather than the recently-introduced Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Pro series based on Zen 5. Even so, this is...
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Your monitor might be fast, even exceptionally speedy with a crazy-high refresh rate. But can it hit 720Hz? The answer is no, because no monitor on the market can achieve such a blistering refresh rate. Not yet, anyway, but perhaps soon—a Chinese display maker called Super Display Company (SDC) has lifted the wraps on...
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Following weeks of anticipation filled with leaks, rumors, and teasers, Microsoft and ASUS have jointly revealed the first official Xbox gaming handhelds called ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. At first glance, it may seem like these are simply re-badged ASUS ROG Ally / Ally X handhelds with Xbox branding, but...
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The Switch 2 has a very long way to go before it can become a contender for Nintendo's best-selling game console of all time (an honor that currently belongs to the Nintendo DS, followed by the original Switch family), but it's off to a hot start. How hot, exactly? Reportedly, the Switch 2 has outsold every other...
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Father's Day is only a week away at this point, and if you're struggling for a gift idea to show your pops how much he's appreciated, we have a suggestion—how about a fancy new set of AirPods? Yes, premium earbuds costs more than a tie and/or a 'World's Greatest Dad' mug, but with some models discounted to all-time...
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We're seeing a trend with some recent deals, which is to offer a secondary TV (or gaming monitor) for free when purchasing a specific model. Sony recently did this with its 65-inch and 55-inch Bravia 8 II QD-OLED models during Memorial Day weekend (that deal is still going, by the way), and now the electronics maker...
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Everybody and their uncle wants a Switch 2 console (see our first impressions), though there are only so many of Nintendo's new handheld to go around, and they all pretty much disappeared from store shelves on day 1 (yesterday). What's a gamer to do? Well, if you're platform agnostic or prefer to game on PC anyway...
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The last thing you want to see when cruising down the highway is a bunch of metal bits being flung in your direction from the vehicle in front of you. It sounds like something straight out of a Final Destination movie, but is actually a risk on around half a million older Ford Explorer models, which prompted Ford and...
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MSI is rolling out a new and blazing-fast gaming monitor for players who are looking to have an edge-up over their esports opponents. Offering more sheer speed than almost ever other display on the market, MSI's new MPG 242R X60 is capable of hitting a blistering 600Hz refresh rate, along with a nominal 0.1ms...
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I don't know which is the worse scenario—lining up for the midnight launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 console and having it sell out before you can get your hands on one (womp womp), or scoring one of the most anticipated consoles of all time, only to discover that the clerk damaged it by stapling a receipt to the retail...
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As of this moment, NVIDIA's stack of desktop graphics cards for gamers based on Blackwell stands six models high, or seven models if you count the 16GB and 8GB variants of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti separately. However you want to audit the lineup, you can add one more to the mix, as rumors are swirling of a GeForce RTX...
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One of our favorite PC gaming handhelds is finally in stock at several U.S. retailers, though the timing of its release means it will be going up against Nintendo's Switch 2 console. We're talking about MSI's recently-minted Claw 8 AI+, which as we stated in our review "sits in the top tier of gaming handhelds on the...
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Jensen Huang, the head honcho at NVIDIA, poured on the praise for Nintendo's soon-to-be-released Switch 2 console in a video posted to YouTube, saying it signals the beginning of a "bold new chapter" in gaming. A big part of that claim lies with the custom silicon inside, which NVIDIA designed, just as it did with the...
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NVIDIA has released yet another out-of-band GeForce hotfix driver to resolve persistent crashing issues in a handful of games. Curiously, one of those games is Dune: Awakening (as pictured above), which doesn't actually release to the public at large for another six days. Even the 'Advanced Access' period for those...
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Microsoft is making a pitch to buy a new PC before Windows 10's support lifecycle expires, and ASUS is echoing the same sentiment. But what if all you really need to give your PC a jolt is some fast, new storage? Then you're in luck. Forget about tariffs and supply shortages and everything else—there are still...
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ASUS has a message for Windows 10 users and it's similar to the one Microsoft has been shouting from a mountaintop for the past several months (and longer): Your days are numbered. Or more precisely (and less ominously), "your computer's days of regular updates and supported are numbered." So, go ahead and start...
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Nintendo's Switch 2 figures to be one of the hottest console launches of all time. If you managed to secure a unit via preorder, you should be able to sit back, relax, and not have to worry about trying to track one down on launch day. In theory, anyway. In practice, there are reports of Walmart cancelling preorders...
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This year for Father's Day, may we suggest shaking things up a bit? Skip the tie or the dress shirt (button-up or polo), and ditch the customized coffee mug—he already knows he's the 'World's Best Dad'. Instead, consider making a splash with a soundbar so he can ditch your TV's built-in speakers for fuller audio that...
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Don't expect Qualcomm to pump the brakes as it accelerates further into laptop and desktop form factors with its Snapdragon X silicon. Just the opposite, Qualcomm has stated time and again that it plans on expanding its Windows on Snapdragon initiative, and so it's likely no coincidence that a reputable leaker has...
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We're having flashbacks of Samsung's original Galaxy Fold released back in 2019. Why is that? The manual for Nintendo's soon-to-be-released Switch 2 console explicitly warns against peeling off protected film that comes pre-applied to the handheld. It's not clear if you could damage the handheld if attempting to...
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