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- Intel Nova Lake 16-Core CPU Allegedly Packs A Beastly 40W Xe3P iGPU
- Microsoft Jacks Up Windows OEM Fees Driving Up PC Retail Costs
- Steam Deck Can Now Stream PS5 Games Without Owning Sony's Console
- Valve Warns Steam Hardware Owners After Vendor Data Breach
- TSMC Reboots 1.4nm Chip Fab Plan As Local Resistance Evaporates
- Dodge Revives American Muscle With 600 HP 2027 Super Bee Charger
- HP Omen 16 OLED Gaming Laptop With Ryzen 9 Hits A Low $1,425
- Apple Explores Ceramic Material And Screenless Apple Watch Models
- Corsair Nightsword V2 Wireless Mouse With Stream Deck Button Debuts At $130
- Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Part Costs Explode 38% On Soaring Memory Prices
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D And 7800X3D Hit Lowest Prices In 3 Months
- Forget Expensive GPUs, This DIY AI Chatbot Cluster Runs On E-Waste
- Save Up To $1200 On Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 & Flip 8 With Best Buy Trade-In Deals
- Ex-Employee Claims Tech Firm Is Destroying 48GB RAM MacBooks
- Beat Nintendo's Price Hike: Grab A $399 Refurb Switch 2 At Woot
- Dolby Vision 2 Debuts On These 2026 Hisense TVs With Free Update
- ASUS Launches $3,117 ROG NUC 16 With RTX 5070 Ti And 32GB RAM
- LG Responds To Gamer Outrage Over Monitor Bloatware Installer
- Quake's 30th Anniversary Brings A Free 19-Map Brutal Campaign Launch
- Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 Review: An Ultralight Laptop Built For Business
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All News for August 2026
Intel hasn't released a graphics-focused desktop processor since the beloved (but not for its graphics) Broadwell-C family back in 2015. Since then, AMD has completely cornered the market for budget desktop gaming and SFF PC builds with...
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Windows 11 laptop - Image: Microsoft
According to the Taiwan-based United Daily News (UDN,) OEMs are reporting an unusually high surge in annual Windows license pricing, which scales even higher for PCs with higher-end CPUs. This...
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The Steam Deck might be getting long in the tooth, but this maturity means there are a lot of software projects that support the device with interesting and new features. The latest addition is an app that recently became available in the...
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European Steam Hardware customers, beware. If you made your order at any point in the three-month period leading up until roughly August 1st, 2026, your information has likely been compromised. This is because a cyberattack hit CEVA Logistics, Valve's shipping partner for customers in EU...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured the groundwork for its 1.4-nanometer chipmaking hub expansion in Taiwan after local landowners underwent a dramatic, economically driven change of heart.
The breakthrough...
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Dodge has revived its legendary Super Bee moniker for the 2027 model year, fitting the badge onto the most powerful SIXPACK Charger ever produced.
Coinciding with the Charger's 60th anniversary, the 2027 Dodge Charger Super Bee Launch...
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If you have been looking to upgrade to a gaming laptop with a premium OLED panel without paying flagship prices, Best Buy is currently offering a significant price drop on a custom-configured HyperX HP Omen 16. It's the deal of the day...
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Apple is laying the groundwork for a sweeping re-imagining of the Apple Watch lineup, exploring a new form factor and bringing back a fan-favorite material to capture a shifting wearables market.
While the upcoming Series 12 and Ultra 4...
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After teasing the Nightsword V2 Wireless SD gaming mouse at Computex earlier this year, Corsair has officially launched to retail what it's calling the first rodent to feature a dedicated Stream Deck launch button, which is accessible via...
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Apple is experiencing a record rise in the costs of the components that go into its next-generation flagship hardware. TrendForce, a market research firm, has stated that the cost of the components for the 256GB model of the iPhone 18 Pro...
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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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How much hardware do you need to run a large language model (LLM) locally? You need a massive GPU, or a powerful AI-targeted machine like the HP Z2 Mini G1a, right? That's certainly one way to go. Alternatively you could grab a handful of...
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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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If you're looking for a small form factor gaming PC and want more performance than devices like the Steam Machine can offer, look no further than the recently launched ASUS ROG NUC 16. This diminutive device packs some serious hardware in...
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Back in July, it came to light that LG monitors could actually install bloatware on your machine (specifically, an LG app that shilled McAfeee security software at you) through Windows Update. Understandably, gamers were furious, with many...
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Quake's 30th anniversary is here, and to celebrate MachineGames has released a new Dawn of the Machine expansion, which includes a full 19-map campaign with an original soundtrack and new Deathmatch map. Dawn of the Machine is meant to...
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Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 Rear Lid - Image: HotHardware Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6: Starting At $1,244 Lenovo's sixth generation ThinkPad X13 delivers a refined, quiet, and highly portable business laptop experience without compromising the...
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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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Google’s AI-powered search hit a snag when users asking about Flock Safety license plate cameras were told the devices were literal gold mines stuffed with precious metals—information that was not based on facts, but fake data from viral...
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