<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[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 Chinese smartphone ]]></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><item><title><![CDATA[PlayStation DualSense Edge Controller Drops To $169 For Father's Day]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/playstation-dualsense-edge-controller-drops-169-fathers-day</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/playstation-dualsense-edge-controller-drops-169-fathers-day</guid><description><![CDATA[For a limited time, you can score Sony's DualSense Edge wireless controller for a near all-time low and it will arrive in plenty of time for Father's Day on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The current sale price is also not that far off what it costs to pick one of these controllers up in renewed condition. In other words, if you've had your eye on ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70830/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-playstation-dualsense-edge-wireless-controller.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JWST Solves Mystery Of Early Galaxies That Live Fast And Die Young]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/jwst-solves-mystery-of-early-galaxies-that-live-fast-and-die-young</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/jwst-solves-mystery-of-early-galaxies-that-live-fast-and-die-young</guid><description><![CDATA[Astronomers may have finally pinned down why some galaxies stop making stars. At a specific mass, they appear to build a self-supporting halo of hot gas that cuts off the cool fuel needed for new star formation, which results in the galaxy slowly starving itself.

Galaxies do not all age the same way. Some keep forming stars for billions ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70828/thumbnail/default/thumb-galaxy-stars.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logitech Mobi Fold Travel Mouse With On-Device AI Folds Shut Like A Flip Phone]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/logitech-mobi-fold-travel-mouse-on-device-ai-folds-shut</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/logitech-mobi-fold-travel-mouse-on-device-ai-folds-shut</guid><description><![CDATA[It's almost a given that any new product announcement these days is going to tout some form of artificial intelligence wizardry (including gaming PCs), and Logitech's new $79.99 Mobi Fold mouse is no exception. However, the bigger emphasis is on the rodent's clamshell folding design. Built for road warriors, the Mobil Fold is Logitech's first ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70827/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-logi-mobi-fold-mouse.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valve Is Phasing Out Physical Steam Gift Cards After Years Of Scam Abuse]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/valve-phasing-out-physical-steam-gift-cards-years-scam-abuse</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/valve-phasing-out-physical-steam-gift-cards-years-scam-abuse</guid><description><![CDATA[Physical gift cards for Valve's popular Steam platform are about to go the way of the dodo bird, and you can thank scammers for their years of abuse. In an update to a Steam support document, Valve confirmed it will not be restocking retailers with more Steam gift cards once they run out of their existing inventories, and that it anticipates ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70826/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-valve-steam-gift-cards.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Foundry Challenges TSMC Dominance With Massive Google AI Chip Order]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-foundry-challenges-tsmc-dominance-report</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-foundry-challenges-tsmc-dominance-report</guid><description><![CDATA[Intel's foundry ambitions may have just received their biggest validation yet. According to a report from The Information, Google has placed an order with Intel to manufacture more than three million Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) in 2028 after months of testing Intel's advanced packaging technology. The deal, if accurate, would represent ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70825/thumbnail/default/thumb-intel-tsmc-composite.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Unveils Siri AI With Supercharged Agent Capabilities At WWDC 2026]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-unveils-siri-ai-wwdc-2026</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-unveils-siri-ai-wwdc-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Apple just unveiled an overhaul of its digital assistant, officially rebranding it as Siri AI. Powered by the next generation of Apple Intelligence, Siri AI isn't just a minor tune-up. Apple says it rebuilt its assistant from the ground up, for a more conversational experience with better contextual awareness.

During the WWDC 2026 keynote, ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70823/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_siri-ai-on-iphone.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chrome Users Need To Update Now As Google Patches Another Active Zero-Day  ]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/chrome-users-need-to-update-now-as-google-patches-another-active-zero-day</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/chrome-users-need-to-update-now-as-google-patches-another-active-zero-day</guid><description><![CDATA[Google's latest Stable Channel update for Google Chrome on desktop includes a whopping 74 security fixes, including a patch for major zero-day (CVE-2026-11645) that is currently being exploited out in the wild.

CVE-2026-11645 was reported to Google two weeks ago and relates to a Chrome V8 JavaScript engine vulnerability that allows attackers ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70822/thumbnail/default/thumb-google-chrome-logo-tools-update-image.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[iOS 27 Beta Code Exposes Apple's Secret Foldable iPhone Blueprint]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/ios-27-beta-code-foldable-iphone</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/ios-27-beta-code-foldable-iphone</guid><description><![CDATA[The rumor mill has been swirling for years about the possibility of Apple delivering its first foldable iPhone, but hints found in iOS 27’s code base point to these rumors finally becoming reality. Although fans should brace themselves as the device will likely carry a considerable price tag after the amount of time and resources the company ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70824/thumbnail/default/foldable-iphone-ios-27-code-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geekom GeekBook M16 Laptop Packs Intel's Core Ultra 9 And Massive 24-Hour Battery For $799]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/geekoms-first-laptop-packs-intels-core-ultra-9-and-24-hour-battery-for-799</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/geekoms-first-laptop-packs-intels-core-ultra-9-and-24-hour-battery-for-799</guid><description><![CDATA[Geekom, a brand typically known for its ultra-compact mini PCs, has launched its first high-performance business laptop, the GeekBook M16. Priced to disrupt the entry-level side of the market, this 16-incher sports processing power and massive battery capacity that don't scream budget.

Impressively, the GeekBook M16 comes standard with ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70821/thumbnail/default/thumb-geekbook-top.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venus And Jupiter Will Form A Stunning 'Cosmic Kiss' In The Sky Tonight]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/venus-and-jupiter-will-form-a-cosmic-kiss-tonight</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/venus-and-jupiter-will-form-a-cosmic-kiss-tonight</guid><description><![CDATA[If you step outside tonight (June 9) and look toward the western horizon shortly after sunset, you could witness a celestial hookup as Venus and Jupiter appear side-by-side in a rare planetary conjunction.
Due to their striking proximity, the Venus-Jupiter kissing couple will be separated by less than two degrees, a distance so small that ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70820/thumbnail/default/thumb-venus-jupiter.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT OC GPU Drops To $650, Beating Street Prices]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gigabyte-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-gpu-drops-650</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gigabyte-radeon-rx-9070-xt-oc-gpu-drops-650</guid><description><![CDATA[If you missed out on the last time Gigabyte's Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC graphics card went on sale, now is your chance for a do-over. It's not quite back down to its all-time low or even AMD's baseline MSRP for the Radeon RX 9070 XT for that matter, but it's not far off either one and is currently the least expensive model around, along ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70819/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-gigabyte-radeon-rx-9070-xt.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[2007 Nokia N95 Surprisingly Runs Half-Life At A Playable 30 FPS]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/2007-nokia-n95-surprisingly-runs-half-life-at-30-fps</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/2007-nokia-n95-surprisingly-runs-half-life-at-30-fps</guid><description><![CDATA[Argentine developer Dante Leoncini has successfully ported Valve’s Half-Life (the 1998 OG version) to run on a now-ancient 2007 Nokia N95 smartphone. Even more impressive, the port manages to hit a stable 30 frames per second complete with Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support to boot. 

Half-Life 1 on the Nokia N95 finally reached 30 FPS! ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70818/thumbnail/default/thumb-half-life-close.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>