<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[Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Packs NVIDIA RTX Spark And Mini LED Display]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-nvidia-rtx-spark-mini-led-display</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-nvidia-rtx-spark-mini-led-display</guid><description><![CDATA[It's not taking long for device makers to embrace NVIDIA's entrance into the consumer PC market with RTX Spark, an Arm-based chip introduced at Computex and designed to power a new wave of systems for the agentic AI era. Count Microsoft among them, and not just because of its Windows platform. On the hardware side, Microsoft announced an RTX ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70745/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA Officially Enters PC Market: RTX Spark Unveiled At Computex 2026]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-announces-rtx-spark-at-computex-2026</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-announces-rtx-spark-at-computex-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Computex 2026 and GTC Taipei will go down in history as the moment NVIDIA used to officially announce its entrance into the PC market. During his keynote at the Taipei Music Center, CEO Jensen Huang announced the RTX Spark – formerly codenamed N1 and N1X – which will power an array of premium laptops and small form factor systems coming this ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Marco Chiappetta</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70742/thumbnail/default/jensen-computex.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Unveils 18A-Built Xeon 6+ Data Center CPUs, Clearwater Forest AI Chips And More At Computex]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-computex-2026</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-computex-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Intel brought along a pile of products to Computex, and while the one that got this writer most excited was the early announcement of the Arc G3 series, the company's data center group has some pretty darn big news, too. Today marks the launch of the Intel Xeon 6+ processors, codenamed Clearwater Forest, but they're not the only news, just ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70743/thumbnail/default/thumb-intel-xeons-cropped.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Courts Gamers At Computex With New X3D CPUs, GPUs, And EXPO ULL RAM]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-computex-2026-consumer</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-computex-2026-consumer</guid><description><![CDATA[At Computex 2026, AMD isn't letting up on its recent AI-heavy message, but it threw gamers a bone with a few announcements targeting the crucial performance-sensitive but budget-conscious gamer demographic. There's also an unfortunately-timed memory technology launch, some Radeon AI PRO graphics news, and then a number of announcements we've ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70741/thumbnail/default/thumb-amd-lisa-su-ryzen-5800x3d-onstage.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DuckDuckGo Search Traffic Spikes As Users Flip Google AI Search The Bird ]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/duckduckgo-search-traffic-spikes</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/duckduckgo-search-traffic-spikes</guid><description><![CDATA[Google's I/O keynote spurred much discussion, though perhaps not entirely in the way the company hoped. During its I/O event, Google unveiled a reworked search experience packed with generative AI, replacing standard autocomplete with AI-driven suggestions, adding conversational follow-up questions, and connecting search results to Gmail and ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70740/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_duckduckgo-logo-image.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skip The Steam Deck: Lenovo Legion Go S Is A Killer Deal At $549.99]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/skip-steam-deck-lenovo-legion-go-s-killer-deal-549</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/skip-steam-deck-lenovo-legion-go-s-killer-deal-549</guid><description><![CDATA[The PC handheld space is suddenly topsy-turvy with Valve jacking up the price of its Steam Deck by as much as $300. Valve's price increase in the wake of an AI-driven shortage of key components like memory and storage effectively turned one of the better values in the handheld segment into just another piece of premium-priced hardware. Fortunately, ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70739/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-lenovo-legion-go-s.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Faces Backlash Over Criminal Probe Threat Against Security Researcher]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-faces-backlash-over-criminal-probe-threat-against-security-researcher</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-faces-backlash-over-criminal-probe-threat-against-security-researcher</guid><description><![CDATA[Windows 11 has been hit by a series of zero-day exploits recently, which were brought to light by aggrieved cybersecurity researcher Nightmare-Eclipse. In response, Microsoft published a blog post threatening legal action against the researcher, after taking his exploits down from GitHub. And that move has spurred widespread outcry from the ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70738/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-windef-redsun.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 007 First Light Is Being Praised As James Bond's Best Game Yet]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/why-007-first-light-is-being-praised-as-james-bonds-best-game-yet</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/why-007-first-light-is-being-praised-as-james-bonds-best-game-yet</guid><description><![CDATA[IO Interactive's 007 First Light has already proven to be among the most successful Bond games of all time, launching to critical acclaim and 1.5 million day-1 sales. The only better launch this year was the long-anticipated Crimson Desert, which launched with 2 million sales in 24 hours, though the lack of 24-hour sales data for Resident ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70737/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-firstlight-title.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA, Microsoft And Arm Hint That A New Era Of PC Is Coming]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-microsoft-hint-new-era-of-pc-coming</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-microsoft-hint-new-era-of-pc-coming</guid><description><![CDATA[NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Arm synchronized their social media feeds with a single cryptic message: "A new era of PC. 25.0528, 121.5990." It was a carefully coordinated, understated tease, but pointing somewhere very specific.

Plug those coordinates into Google Maps and they point straight to the Taipei Music Center, the venue where Jensen ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70736/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_jensen-gpu.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooler Master And G.Skill Team Up On Actively Cooled MasterDIMM AC DDR5 Memory]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/cooler-master-gskill-team-up-actively-cooled-ddr5-memory</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/cooler-master-gskill-team-up-actively-cooled-ddr5-memory</guid><description><![CDATA[Cooler Master and G.Skill have joined forces on fan-cooled memory modules that they plan to showcase at Computex next week. In the meantime, we get some teaser shots posted to X of the MasterDimm AC DDR5 memory, as it's called, which is basically a DDR5 memory module tucked inside a thick cooler with a fan attached for active cooling.

The ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70735/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-cooler-master-gskill-masterdimm-ac-ddr5.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bose Blowout Sale: Big Savings On Dolby Atmos Soundbars, QuietComfort Earbuds, And More]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/bose-sale-savings-dolby-atmos-soundbars-earbuds-more</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/bose-sale-savings-dolby-atmos-soundbars-earbuds-more</guid><description><![CDATA[A big sale on Bose audio gear is happening right now, with significant savings on a range or products including earbuds, headphones, soundbars with Dolby Atmos support, and portable speakers. If you're looking to get a head start on Father's Day, or just want to treat yourself to an audio upgrade, then check out what's on tap at Amazon and ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 08:46:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70734/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-bose-quietcomfort-ultra-earbuds-2nd-gen.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OneXPlayer 3 Packs Intel Arc G3 Extreme Into A 144Hz OLED Gaming Handheld]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/onexplayer-3-arc-g3-extreme-handheld</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/onexplayer-3-arc-g3-extreme-handheld</guid><description><![CDATA[When Intel announced its Arc G3 series handheld gaming system processors yesterday, it vaguely mentioned OneXPlayer alongside the names of Acer and MSI as companies that would be launching devices based on the chips. Well, now we know what that OneXPlayer devices is: the OneXPlayer 3. Contrary to the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and the upcoming ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70733/thumbnail/default/thumb_onexplayer-3-promo-image.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spectrum Owner Charter Says Data Breach Exposed 4.9 Million Accounts]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/spectrum-charter-data-breach</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/spectrum-charter-data-breach</guid><description><![CDATA[The hacker group ShinyHunters has been on a tear this year, having compromised several organizations and leaking the information of those that refused to pay up. The latest data breach involves Charter Communications, which offers consumers and businesses broadband internet services through its Spectrum brand.

The intrusion into Charter’s ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70732/thumbnail/default/charter-spectrum-shinyhunters-hack-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Announced For October Launch With Korea Campaign And DMZ Return]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-announced-for-october-launch-with-korea-campaign-and-dmz-return</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-announced-for-october-launch-with-korea-campaign-and-dmz-return</guid><description><![CDATA[It has been confirmed that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will be the first of the series to land on a Nintendo console since Ghosts (2013) hit the Wii U, and it's dropping support for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well. Developer Infinity Ward is promising major graphical improvements with the new entry too, and will be partnering ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70731/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-mw4-ghost.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Unveils Major Microsoft 365 Copilot Redesign To Streamline Office Workflows]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-unveils-microsoft-365-copilot-redesign</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-unveils-microsoft-365-copilot-redesign</guid><description><![CDATA[New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma may have just shown Copilot the door on gaming consoles, but Microsoft isn't pumping the brakes elsewhere with its AI companion. The company is rolling out a sweeping design and performance overhaul across both the standalone Copilot app and the broader Microsoft 365 suite, riding the momentum of its recent Windows ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70730/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_microsoft-365-copilot.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Brings Gemini Nano AI To Mid-Range Android Phones]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/mediatek-dimensity-8550-brings-gemini-nano-to-mid-range-android-phones</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/mediatek-dimensity-8550-brings-gemini-nano-to-mid-range-android-phones</guid><description><![CDATA[High-end mobile AI features are trickling down to more affordable smartphones thanks to MediaTek's new Dimensity 8550 chipset. MediaTek built it specifically to bring Google’s Gemini Intelligence platform to the mid-range Android market, though the SoC doesn't seem to have brought upgrades in other key areas compared to the 8500 donor chip, ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70729/thumbnail/default/thumb-8550-close.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin Rocket Erupts In Massive Fireball During Engine Test At Florida Launch Site]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/blue-origin-rocket-erupts-in-massive-fireball-during-engine-test</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/blue-origin-rocket-erupts-in-massive-fireball-during-engine-test</guid><description><![CDATA[A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket suffered a catastrophic explosion during a routine ground test in Florida on Thursday night, delivering a blow (pun totally intended) to Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight ambitions. The cause of the failure is still being investigated.

Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70727/thumbnail/default/thumb-glenn-explosion.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Ships Industry-First HBM4E Memory For Next-Gen AI Chips]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-ships-industry-first-hbm4e-memory-next-gen-ai-chips</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-ships-industry-first-hbm4e-memory-next-gen-ai-chips</guid><description><![CDATA[Shares of Samsung are surging after the South Korean chip maker revealed it has begun shipping samples of its 12-layer HBM4E to major customers around the globe, giving it temporary bragging rights over rivals Micron and SK hynix. The cutting edge memory chips will help fuel the next round of AI hardware with Samsung touting stable speeds ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70728/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-samsung-hbm4e-memory.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSI MPG 322URDX36 Debuts: Triple-Mode QD-OLED Monitor Hits FHD 680Hz]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-mpg-322urdx36-triple-mode-qd-oled-monitor-hits-680hz</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-mpg-322urdx36-triple-mode-qd-oled-monitor-hits-680hz</guid><description><![CDATA[MSI just sent a message to every other monitor maker to the effect of, 'I see your dual-mode display and raise you to triple mode!'. In doing so, MSI is laying claim to the industry's first triple mode gaming monitor, the MPG OLED 322URDX36, which can hit a blistering 680Hz if dropping down to Full HD 1080p. It also supports 520Hz at 2K and ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70726/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-msi-mpg-oled-322urdx36.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi 8 Arrival: TP-Link Readies Archer 8 Router Blitz For Next-Gen Connectivity]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/wi-fi-8-arrival-tp-link-readies-archer-8-router-blitz</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/wi-fi-8-arrival-tp-link-readies-archer-8-router-blitz</guid><description><![CDATA[Are you ready for Wi-Fi 8? Probably not, especially given how fast new and updated Wi-Fi protocols are emerging these days. Nevertheless, companies are moving full steam ahead into next-generation wireless territory, including TP-Link, which has announced its first Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn) router platform dubbed Archer 8, scheduled to release in ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70725/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-tp-link-archer-8-router.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computex 2026: Acer Debuts Next-Gen Intel And AMD Laptops, A Streaming Handheld, And More]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/acer-gaming-computex-2026</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/acer-gaming-computex-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Acer is debuting a staggering spread of hardware across its consumer, gaming, and enterprise portfolios at Computex 2026 this year. Today, I've narrowed my focus on the gaming highlights, which range from a PlayStation Portal-like cloud handheld dubbed the Acer Nitro Blaze Link to truly high-end gaming laptops from Intel and AMD.

Acer Nitro ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70712/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-acer-gaming-computex26.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LG Targets Premium Gaming Monitors With Industry's First 240Hz RGB Stripe OLED Panels]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lg-first-240hz-rgb-stripe-oleds</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lg-first-240hz-rgb-stripe-oleds</guid><description><![CDATA[It looks like LG Display is finally tackling one of the most stubborn complaints dogging the desktop OLED revolution: text fringing. In a press release out of its Seoul HQ, the display giant has announced that it has officially kicked off full-scale mass production on the world's first 240Hz RGB Stripe OLED panel. Initially rolling out in ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70724/thumbnail/default/thumb-lg-oled-stripe-display.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum Unbreakable Breakthrough: 'Perfect Randomness' Could Revolutionize Data Encryption]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/quantum-unbreakable-breakthrough-perfect-randomness-to-revolutionize-data-encryption</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/quantum-unbreakable-breakthrough-perfect-randomness-to-revolutionize-data-encryption</guid><description><![CDATA[The problem with most existing encryption methods is that since they are bound to machines reliant on binary code composed of 1s and 0s, and apparently-random sequences of numbers are not fully random. This reality makes a looming scenario of quantum computing "Q-Day" for compromising at least current encryption technologies inevitable. But ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70723/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-binary.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI Issues Urgent Warning For Microsoft 365 Users: Kali365 Phishing Kit Bypasses MFA]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/fbi-issues-urgent-warning-for-microsoft-365-users-kali365-phishing-kit-bypasses-mfa</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/fbi-issues-urgent-warning-for-microsoft-365-users-kali365-phishing-kit-bypasses-mfa</guid><description><![CDATA[A particularly ingenious phishing attack against Microsoft 365 users has caught the FBI's attention, courtesy of Kali365. The new attack, which utilizes the Kali365 Phising-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform, bypasses multi-factor authentication (MFA) without the need to steal user credentials at all. The way it's done is through a phishing email ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70719/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-ms365-phishing.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roku Unveils Massive Smart TV Home Screen Revamp Built For More Ads]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/roku-unveils-massive-smart-tv-home-screen-revamp</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/roku-unveils-massive-smart-tv-home-screen-revamp</guid><description><![CDATA[Roku is rolling out its most radical home screen redesign in over a decade to more than 100 million streaming households, bringing heavy AI curation and an unmissable new addition—a large, permanent advertisement. Color us not surprised on both counts.

For years, the Roku interface stood out for its grid-based simplicity, offering a straightforward ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70722/thumbnail/default/thumb-roku-homescreen.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>