<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>HotHardware Editor’s Picks</title><link>https://hothardware.com</link> <description>Top stories from HotHardware selected by our editors</description><image><url>https://hothardware.com/content/images/logo-transparent.png</url><title>HotHardware Editor’s Picks</title><link>https://hothardware.com</link></image> <language>en-us</language><webMaster>davea@hothardware.com (Dave Altavilla)</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[X670E Users Get AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency Support Via ASUS And MSI]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/x670e-users-get-expo-ull-support</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/x670e-users-get-expo-ull-support</guid><description><![CDATA[It flew under the radar a little bit, but one of the few very exciting announcements at Computex was AMD's announcement of the new EXPO Ultra Low Latency standard for PC memory. This is, essentially, RAM that has been pre-qualified for operation at high speeds with relatively tight timings, which will improve gaming performance, especially ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70855/thumbnail/default/thumb-amd-expo-memory.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airra Rotary Mouse Ditches The Scroll Wheel For A Dial To Fight Finger Fatigue ]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/airra-rotary-mouse-ditches-the-scroll-wheel-for-a-dial-to-fight-finger-fatigue</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/airra-rotary-mouse-ditches-the-scroll-wheel-for-a-dial-to-fight-finger-fatigue</guid><description><![CDATA[Airra Labs just introduced what it claims is the world's first "Rotary Mouse." Airra's Rotary Mouse looks like a standard modern wireless mouse except for its scroll wheel, which uses a six-segmented rotary wheel in lieu of a traditional scroll wheel.

Scroll wheels have remained largely unchanged for the past few decades. While gaming mice ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70854/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-rotary-mouse.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightmare-Eclipse Drops Another BitLocker Bypass After YellowKey Patch]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nightmare-eclipse-drops-another-bitlocker-bypass-after-yellowkey-patch</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nightmare-eclipse-drops-another-bitlocker-bypass-after-yellowkey-patch</guid><description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity researcher and current Microsoft nemesis, Nightmare-Eclipse, has released a new pair of zero-day Windows exploits following this week's Patch Tuesday, which had patched the last of Eclipse's initial six zero-days.

The new exploits are called "RoguePlanet," which corresponds to a Windows Defender vulnerability, and "GreatXML," ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70853/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-winsecurity2.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox CSO Matthew Ball Floats Cheaper Ad-Supported Subscription Tiers]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/xbox-ad-supported-subscription-tiers</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/xbox-ad-supported-subscription-tiers</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is altering its strategy under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma, in the hopes of winning back gamers. This includes exploring more options to make the Xbox ecosystem more accessible to the masses. To that end, chief strategist, Mathew Ball, says that ads can play a role in accomplishing this goal in an ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70851/thumbnail/default/xbox-ad-supported-tiers-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog Warns Of 'Potentially Lethal' Phone Chargers On Amazon And Ebay]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/watchdog-warns-of-potentially-lethal-phone-chargers</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/watchdog-warns-of-potentially-lethal-phone-chargers</guid><description><![CDATA[Bargain hunters scrolling online marketplaces for a cheap phone charger might want to pause before clicking the buy button. A consumer watchdog purchased fifteen USB chargers from seven major online marketplaces and found every single one illegal to sell in the UK, and even worse, some of the knock-off models were deemed "potentially lethal." ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70852/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_charging-brick-sparking.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Link 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Strike To Dawn Of Life On Earth  ]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/scientists-link-35-billion-year-old-asteroid-strike-to-dawn-of-life-on-earth</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/scientists-link-35-billion-year-old-asteroid-strike-to-dawn-of-life-on-earth</guid><description><![CDATA[A small stone discovered in the sands of Mali is reimagining what we know about the early solar system. By examining this rare lunar meteorite, planetary scientists have mapped out a sequence of cosmic collisions that retell the history shared by Earth and the Moon.

Thanks (or no thanks) to plate tectonics, erosion, and volcanic activity ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70850/thumbnail/default/thumb-nwa-scan.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secure A Nintendo Switch 2 For $434 Before The September Price Hike]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/secure-nintendo-switch-2-434-before-september-price-hike</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/secure-nintendo-switch-2-434-before-september-price-hike</guid><description><![CDATA[Like everything else in the realm of gaming, the Switch 2 is going up in price. Nintendo said it plans to raise the price of the Switch 2 to $499.99 in September, which is a $50 increase over the current MSRP, with other regions seeing price hikes as well. That being the case, the time to buy is now, and even more so if you're new to Woot, ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70849/thumbnail/default/thumb-nintendo-switch-2.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaming PC Catches Stray Bullet In Bizarre Incident Involving Neighbor's Dog]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gaming-pc-catches-stray-bullet-in-bizarre-incident</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gaming-pc-catches-stray-bullet-in-bizarre-incident</guid><description><![CDATA[For one lucky gamer, her well-spec'd PC graduated from a gaming rig to a literal life-saving shield when the machine deflected a bullet fired straight through her bedroom wall by a neighbor. According to local authorities, the projectile was on a direct trajectory toward the resident’s body if it had not been redirected by the PC's internal ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70848/thumbnail/default/thumb-bullet.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Is 100% All-In On A Touchscreen MacBook, Leaker Says]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-100-percent-all-in-touchscreen-macbook</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-100-percent-all-in-touchscreen-macbook</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple is without a doubt planning to launch a MacBook that finally incorporates touch support on its display, according to a prominent leaker on Weibo. The long overdue feature would bring parity to a litany of Windows laptops and Chromebooks that have used touchscreen displays for years, and would likely be a popular selling point on future ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70847/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-apple-macbook-laptops.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA GeForce NOW Summer Sale Slashes Annual Plan Prices By Up To $70]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-summer-sale-slashes-annual-plan-prices</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-summer-sale-slashes-annual-plan-prices</guid><description><![CDATA[In what NVIDIA is pitching as the "best deal of the year," you can score a 12-month GeForce NOW cloud game streaming membership for up to $70 off the regular price. The full discount applies to the Ultimate tier and requires a yearlong commitment. Alternatively, NVIDIA is also discounting its Performance membership tier by $35.

"The GeForce ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70846/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-nvidia-geforce-now.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Claims 256-Core Zen 6 EPYC CPU Smokes NVIDIA Vera In AI Servers]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-claims-zen-6-epyc-smokes-nvidia-vera</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-claims-zen-6-epyc-smokes-nvidia-vera</guid><description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, NVIDIA gave Linux blog Phoronix exclusive access to a Vera system to run a few benchmarks on it. Vera is of course NVIDIA's next-generation CPU intended to be paired with its Rubin GPUs, and it features the company's in-house "Olympus" CPU cores, making it something of a wildcard in the market. However, the benchmarks ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70845/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-amd-epyc-cpu.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Framework Laptop 13 Pro Runs Into Delay Over Two Key Defects]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/framework-laptop-13-pro-runs-into-delay-over-two-key-defects</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/framework-laptop-13-pro-runs-into-delay-over-two-key-defects</guid><description><![CDATA[In an email to those who pre-ordered the Framework Laptop 13 Pro, Framework has confirmed that the first shipments originally planned for late June have slipped to "late July, with risk of some units in early August." This delay is being done to address two key defects on the laptop's screen and haptic touchpad, rather than anything relating ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70844/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-framework13pro.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honda Issues Massive Recall Of Nearly 900K Vehicles Over Winter Road Threat]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/honda-issues-recall-of-900k-vehicles-over-winter-road-habit-threat</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/honda-issues-recall-of-900k-vehicles-over-winter-road-habit-threat</guid><description><![CDATA[Honda of America has issued a major voluntary safety recall affecting roughly 880,000 SUVs and pickup trucks in the U.S. due to a defect that can cause severe rear subframe rust and potential suspension failure.

The recall impacts several popular high-volume models across both the Honda and Acura lineups. Models specifically included are ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70842/thumbnail/default/thumb-mdx.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Razer Launches $250 Seiren V3 Pro Hybrid USB And XLR Microphone]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/razer-seiren-v3-pro-hybrid-usb-xlr-mic</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/razer-seiren-v3-pro-hybrid-usb-xlr-mic</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone who has spent time in streaming circles knows that having a quality mic is essential to a good setup. A USB mic is dead simple. Users plug it in and start talking. Still, veterans of the industry swear by XLR rigs that demand a separate audio interface, a fistful of cables, and a tolerance for fine-tuning. Razer, known for its gaming ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70843/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_razer-seiren-microphone.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox's Matt Booty Shares Elder Scrolls 6 Update That Will Get Gamers Excited]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/xboxs-matt-booty-elder-scrolls-6-update</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/xboxs-matt-booty-elder-scrolls-6-update</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is hot off the heels of its excellent summer games showcase that included all new titles alongside its long running franchises. However, the next entry in the popular The Elder Scrolls series was nowhere to be seen, leaving many players wondering about its status. In an interview with Variety, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70841/thumbnail/default/xbox-matt-booty-elder-scrolls-6-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JWST's New Black Hole Star Discovery Changes Early Space Timelines]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/jwst-discovers-new-evidence-of-black-hole-star</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/jwst-discovers-new-evidence-of-black-hole-star</guid><description><![CDATA[With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet that mysterious, early-universe objects known as "little red dots" are actually black hole stars, i.e. rapidly growing supermassive black holes enshrouded by dense, cosmic clouds.

Ever since Webb began capturing the cosmos in 2022, astronomers ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70840/thumbnail/default/thumb-black-hole-star-close.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AirPods Pro 3 Plunges To All-Time Low $179 Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/airpods-pro-3-plunge-all-time-low-179-ahead-amazon-prime-day</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/airpods-pro-3-plunge-all-time-low-179-ahead-amazon-prime-day</guid><description><![CDATA[Amazon's next big Prime Day sales event is right around the corner, but one deal that will be tough to beat is a new all-time low price on Apple's flagship AirPods Pro 3 earbuds. There is always a chance they will drop even lower when Prime Day rolls around on June 23 (it runs through June 26), but we wouldn't bank on it, given that the current ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70838/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-apple-airpods-pro-3.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Phone Teardown Exposes Gold-Painted Phone As A Recycled HTC Handset]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/trump-phone-teardown-exposed-as-a-recycled-htc-handset</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/trump-phone-teardown-exposed-as-a-recycled-htc-handset</guid><description><![CDATA[The long overdue Trump Mobile T1 has finally been stripped down, and we were wrong: it's not T-Mobile's REVVL 7 Pro 5G, but something no less... unimpressive? A detailed teardown by the good folks at iFixit have confirmed that the device built with "American values" is almost entirely an identical, albeit gold-painted clone of a Taiwanese-brand ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70837/thumbnail/default/thumb-trump-phone.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox CEO Sharma Triggers 100-Day Reset Plan Amid Component Crisis]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/xbox-ceo-sharma-triggers-100-day-reset-plan-component-crisis</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/xbox-ceo-sharma-triggers-100-day-reset-plan-component-crisis</guid><description><![CDATA[It's fair to say that even as beloved by fans as Phil Spencer was at the helm of Xbox, his replacement after leaving Microsoft in Feburary, Asha Sharma, inherited a mess. Many would argue that Xbox lost its way over the years, from focusing too heavily on game streaming and not enough on exclusives. Both are issues Sharma has promised to resolve, ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70836/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-xbox-logo.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Tablet With Battery-Less Mode Arrives In US For $500]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lenovo-thinktab-x11-tablet-battery-less-mode-arrives-us-500</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lenovo-thinktab-x11-tablet-battery-less-mode-arrives-us-500</guid><description><![CDATA[After making a debut during Mobile World Congress (MWC) three months ago, Lenovo's rugged ThinkTab X11 Android tablet is now available to purchase in the United States, starting at $499.99. That gets you 128GB of onboard UFS 3.1 storage, while an upgraded $579.99 model bumps the storage up to 256GB. Both feature a microSD card slot that supports ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70835/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-lenovo-thinktab-x11-tablet.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Zen 6 Leak: Next-Gen Ryzen Processors Tipped To Clear 6.5GHz Barrier]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-zen-6-leak-next-gen-ryzen-cpus</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-zen-6-leak-next-gen-ryzen-cpus</guid><description><![CDATA[You read that right: the latest leak claims that AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture could push Ryzen clock speeds beyond 6.5GHz while significantly increasing core counts across desktop and mobile products. This information comes, as it usually does, from YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead, who has published an extensive summary of ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70834/thumbnail/default/thumb-amd-zen6-logo-edited.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[A GTA 6 Fan Is Monitoring Rockstar HQ Oxygen Levels To Predict Trailer 3]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gta-6-fan-monitoring-rockstar-hq-predict-trailer-3</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gta-6-fan-monitoring-rockstar-hq-predict-trailer-3</guid><description><![CDATA[The gaming world has been absolutely obsessed since the initial trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 dropped over a year and a half ago. Industry analysts have pondered price points, publishers have gone out their way to ensure their games don’t release anywhere near the same date, and fans have been turned into internet sleuths. It’s often been ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70833/thumbnail/default/redditor-rockstar-games-hq-data-collection-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday Smashes Record With Over 200 Security Fixes]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsofts-june-2026-patch-tuesday-smashes-record-with-over-200-security-fixes</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsofts-june-2026-patch-tuesday-smashes-record-with-over-200-security-fixes</guid><description><![CDATA[Another month, another Patch Tuesday for Windows users. This one's a bit bigger than usual, though: Microsoft has released a record-breaking Windows 11 patch addressing a whopping 206 vulnerabilities. The former record-holder was this past October's Patch Tuesday, which fixed 175 vulnerabilities. 

As I touched on just yesterday with Google ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70832/thumbnail/default/thumb_windows_update.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Is Rethinking The Entire Xbox Business As Console Costs Surge]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-rethinking-xbox-business</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-rethinking-xbox-business</guid><description><![CDATA[Just days after Microsoft unveiled an exciting slate of games and celebrated the 25th anniversary of Xbox, the gaming division’s CEO, Asha Sharma, addressed its next-generation console. In an interview with Fortune, Sharma discussed the difficulty of bringing a new product to market in the current environment and how the company is exploring ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70831/thumbnail/default/microsoft-xbox-business-model-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Taps NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs In Google Cloud To Power Next-Gen Siri AI]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-taps-nvidia-blackwell-gpus-in-google-cloud-to-power-siri-ai</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-taps-nvidia-blackwell-gpus-in-google-cloud-to-power-siri-ai</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple has formed a powerful tech triumvirate by partnering with Google and NVIDIA to supercharge its next-generation AI ecosystem. Announced at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the partnership integrates NVIDIA Blackwell B200 hardware into Google Cloud, which allows Apple to scale its proprietary cloud infrastructure while ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70829/thumbnail/default/thumb-nvidia-confidential-computing-apple-pcc.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>