<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[Intel Z990 Motherboard? Surprise Gigabyte Reveal Looks Ready For Nova Lake]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-gigabyte-motherboard-surprise-reveal</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-gigabyte-motherboard-surprise-reveal</guid><description><![CDATA[There's been a lot of chatter recently about the fact that Intel's next-generation platform is expected to last for at least three CPU generations, and possibly four. Of course, you're still going to have to buy the next-generation platform in the first place, and naturally, that means all new motherboard designs. None of the ODMs are talking ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70766/thumbnail/default/thumb-gigabyte-z990-motherboard.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabe Newell Shoots Down Steam Monopoly Claims As Valve Faces Antitrust Scrutiny]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gabe-newell-shoots-down-steam-monopoly-claims-as-valve-faces-antitrust-scrutiny</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gabe-newell-shoots-down-steam-monopoly-claims-as-valve-faces-antitrust-scrutiny</guid><description><![CDATA[Gabe Newell is one of the few CEOs in tech who is largely viewed favorably by gamers, but critiques of Steam's ubiquity have spurred antitrust lawsuits both Stateside and overseas. The Stateside class action lawsuit initiated by Wolfire Games started in 2021 argues that through Steam, Valve has been allowed to stymie competition and punish ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70764/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-gaben-valvehq.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SK Hynix Vows To Double Wafer Capacity To Combat AI Memory Shortage]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/sk-hynix-vows-double-wafer-capacity</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/sk-hynix-vows-double-wafer-capacity</guid><description><![CDATA[If you're struggling to justify new PC parts at current pricing, the top brass at SK hynix has some news for you, though you might want to take it with a healthy dose of salt. Speaking to reporters in Taipei, SK hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won announced that the memory giant plans to double its chip production capacity over the next five years. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70765/thumbnail/default/thumb-sk-hynix-chey-tae-won-2023.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony Details PlayStation Monitor With Built-In Controller Dock And FlexStrike Fight Stick]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/sony-details-playstation-monitor-with-built-in-controller-dock-and-flexstrike-fight-stick</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/sony-details-playstation-monitor-with-built-in-controller-dock-and-flexstrike-fight-stick</guid><description><![CDATA[Sony is poised to launch its previously-teased and highly-anticipated PlayStation Gaming Monitor, complete with a built-in DualSense charging hook, alongside the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick in August. But what actually sets these peripherals apart from other options available to PlayStation and PC gamers, and are they worth your hard-earned ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70763/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-flexstrike.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Pixel Watch 5 Prototype Found On Ocean Floor In Bizarre Leak]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/google-pixel-watch-5-prototype-leak</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/google-pixel-watch-5-prototype-leak</guid><description><![CDATA[Leaks of unannounced products are nothing new, with hardware makers finding it almost impossible to keep upcoming devices under wraps. The latest casualty comes by way of a completely unexpected source as CEO of video game studio Gearbox, Randy Pitchford, appears to have outed Google’s Pixel Watch 5 months before it’s officially unveiled.

In ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70762/thumbnail/default/randy-pitchford-google-pixel-5-thumb.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corsair Showcases Hall Effect Keyboard, Stream Deck Upgrades And More At Computex 2026]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/corsair-hall-effect-keyboard-and-more-computex-2026</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/corsair-hall-effect-keyboard-and-more-computex-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[Following its recent announcement of its robust Pro AI workstation lineup, Corsair is kicking off Computex 2026 with a fresh batch of gaming peripherals, and the lineup is a solid mix of competitive-focused hardware and smarter ecosystem integration. There is a compact Hall Effect keyboard, a wireless mouse with a built-in Elgato Stream Deck ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70761/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_corsair-computex-2026-products.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android Phone Blowout: Woot Slashes Pixel Fold By 75%, Plus Deep Galaxy S25 Deals]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/woot-slashes-pixel-fold-75-percent-deep-galaxy-s25-deals</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/woot-slashes-pixel-fold-75-percent-deep-galaxy-s25-deals</guid><description><![CDATA[There was a time when buying a foldable smartphone meant a hefty investment. That is no longer the case. If you're looking to score a folding phone at a reasonable price, then head on over to Woot (owned by Amazon) and check out the site's new sale on a small range of smartphones, including a big 75% discount on the Pixel Fold.
Google Pixel ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70760/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-google-pixel-fold.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honda Recalls Nearly 100K Vehicles Over Dangerous Airbag Deployment Risk]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/honda-recalls-nearly-100k-vehicles-over-airbag-deployment-risk</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/honda-recalls-nearly-100k-vehicles-over-airbag-deployment-risk</guid><description><![CDATA[Honda is recalling roughly 100,000 vehicles across its Honda and Acura lineups due to a front passenger seat defect that could cause airbags to deploy unintentionally during a crash, even if a child is in the seat. The recall covers a wide array of popular models spanning from 2016 through 2026.
The recall centers around the front passenger ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70759/thumbnail/default/thumb-acura-mdx.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[230-Ton TNT Meteor Explosion Rattles New England, NASA Confirms]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/230-ton-tnt-meteor-explosion-rattles-new-england</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/230-ton-tnt-meteor-explosion-rattles-new-england</guid><description><![CDATA[A rare daytime fireball broke the quiet afternoon over New England when a 5-foot-wide meteor violently recently exploded in the sky. The high-altitude blast generated a powerful sonic boom that shook buildings across multiple states and two Canadian provinces, leaving thousands of startled residents wondering what had just occurred.

UPDATE: ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:16:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70758/thumbnail/default/thumb-meteor-fall.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel Says Its Paranoia Over NVIDIA RTX Spark Threat To x86 Is At The Right Level]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-says-paranoia-over-nvidia-spark-threat-x86-at-right-level</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/intel-says-paranoia-over-nvidia-spark-threat-x86-at-right-level</guid><description><![CDATA[For perhaps the first time ever, Intel is facing an existential threat to its dominance in the PC space, which it built on the back of x86 designs over the course of several decades. Whether this threat began in earnest when Apple ditched Intel's silicon for its own in-house designs based on Arm or when Qualcomm wooed Microsoft with a big ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70757/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-intel-sign-headquarters.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASUS Ascent QN10 Brings Snapdragon X2 Elite To Mini PCs For The First Time]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-ascent-qn10-snapdragon-x2-elite-mini-pc</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-ascent-qn10-snapdragon-x2-elite-mini-pc</guid><description><![CDATA[ASUS once picked up right where Intel left off when the chip maker decided to shift is Next Unit of Computing (NUC) platform to a licensing model, so it's not surprising that ASUS is also first in line to inject Qualcomm's Snadragon X2 Elite into a mini PC form factor. In doing so, the new ASUS Ascent QN20 is the first AI mini PC to feature ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70756/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-asus-ascent-qn10-mini-pc.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 11 Update Failing At 35%? Microsoft Releases Fix For Error 0x800f0922]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/windows-11-update-failing-at-35-microsoft-releases-fix-for-error-0x800f0922</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/windows-11-update-failing-at-35-microsoft-releases-fix-for-error-0x800f0922</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has been trying to optimize Windows as of late, offering performance improvements and introducing suggested feature additions, but things are still a work in progress. Case in point, Microsoft has confirmed that some users are experiencing Windows Update failures, which fail at 35% with an error code of 0x800f0922.

Fortunately, ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70754/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_laptop-windows-11-on-desk.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alienware AW3926QW Debuts As World's First 39-Inch 5K RGB Stripe OLED Display]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/alienware-aw3926qw-5k-rgb-stripe-oled</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/alienware-aw3926qw-5k-rgb-stripe-oled</guid><description><![CDATA[How's your monitor looking these days? Mine's getting pretty long in the tooth, and I'm pondering an upgrade. One such upgrade target might be the new Alienware AW3926QW, which is the company's new flagship gaming display. Dell promises that this new screen can solve all of the problems of OLEDs, and given the technology in use, that might ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70755/thumbnail/default/thumb-dell-alienware-gaming-monitor.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSI MEG Vision X2 AI+ Gaming PC Puts An AI Voice Assistant In A Holostage Display]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-meg-vision-x2-ai-gaming-pc</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-meg-vision-x2-ai-gaming-pc</guid><description><![CDATA[This year’s Computex is in full swing and as expected AI is playing a dominant role in the announcements, with companies looking to stand out by implementing neural networks in unique ways. MSI is hoping that it has found a winning formula by turning its lovable mascot Lucky into an AI agent as part of the MEG Vision X2 AI⁺, which the company ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70751/thumbnail/default/msi-meg-vision-x2-ai-thumb.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Debuts With Intel Arc G3 Extreme For June 23 Launch]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-debuts-with-intel-arc-g3-extreme-for-june-23-launch</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/msi-claw-8-ex-ai-debuts-with-intel-arc-g3-extreme-for-june-23-launch</guid><description><![CDATA[Following a recent leak, the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ has officially debuted at Computex 2026 with a $1500 MSRP. While the existence and pricing of other configurations has yet to be been clarified, the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ does look to be a powerful alternative to other high-end handhelds easily costing $1500-$2000+.

This is thanks to its Intel ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70747/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-msiclaw-8aiex.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ModRetro M64 Uses AMD FPGA Tech To Revive And Revamp The Nintendo 64]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/modretro-amd-fpga-n64</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/modretro-amd-fpga-n64</guid><description><![CDATA[In collaboration with AMD, ModRetro has formally announced that its upcoming FPGA Nintendo 64 clone, the ModRetro M64, is finally set to launch on July 27th. ModRetro is best known for its Chromatic handheld, an FPGA-based Game Boy/Game Boy Color clone flaunting "the world's only 160x144 backlit display."

The Chromatic launched to moderate ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70753/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-modretro-m64.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[17 Million Devices Just Got Rescued From A Massive Global Botnet]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/17-million-devices-just-got-rescued-from-global-botnet</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/17-million-devices-just-got-rescued-from-global-botnet</guid><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement in the Netherlands has dismantled a massive global botnet that hijacked more than 17 million consumer devices worldwide. The coordinated strike targeted 200 command-and-control servers physically hosted within Dutch borders, cutting off a sprawling infrastructure used to mask major cybercriminal operations.

The joint operation, ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70752/thumbnail/default/thumb-botnet-pic.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA DGX Station For Windows Puts Trillion-Parameter Blackwell AI Supercomputing On The Desktop]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-dgx-station-windows-blackwell-ai-supercomputing</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-dgx-station-windows-blackwell-ai-supercomputing</guid><description><![CDATA[NVIDIA just announced something that would have sounded absurd a few years ago: a supercomputer that sits beside your desk, runs on Windows, and can handle AI models with up to a trillion parameters. It's called the DGX Station for Windows, and it was built in partnership with Microsoft with one clear goal in mind, which is to bring the kind ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70750/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_nvidia-dgx-station-for-windows.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualcomm Unveils Dragonwing IQ10 Advanced AI Robotics Reference Design]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/qualcomm-unveils-dragonwing-iq10</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/qualcomm-unveils-dragonwing-iq10</guid><description><![CDATA[At a Computex 2026 keynote in Taiwan, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon showed off the upgraded Dragonwing IQ10 Robotics Reference Design (RRD), a fully enclosed development blueprint claiming to eliminate hardware bottlenecks currently slowing down the robotics industry.

For the most part, building an autonomous mobile robot or a complex humanoid ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:47:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70749/thumbnail/default/thumb-iq10-poster.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell’s Lightest XPS 13 Ever Unveiled At $599: Powered By Intel Wildcat Lake]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/dell-lightest-xps-13-ever-intel-wildcat-lake</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/dell-lightest-xps-13-ever-intel-wildcat-lake</guid><description><![CDATA[Dell is calling out Apple's MacBook Neo with the launch of a retooled XPS 13 laptop starting at $699, or $599 with an education discount. Like Apple, Dell is aiming to make its premium laptop more accessible, but is turning to Intel and its new Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake processors based on the same 18A node as Panther Lake to make it happen, ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70748/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-dell-xps-13-laptops.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Smart Glasses Launch Delay Pushes Meta Showdown To Late 2027]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-smart-glasses-launch-delayed-till-late-2027</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-smart-glasses-launch-delayed-till-late-2027</guid><description><![CDATA[According to recent reports, Apple has officially made the development of its pair of connected smart glasses a top priority, aiming for a late 2027 release after facing minor developmental delays. 

When Cupertino's smart glasses finally drop, it'll be a direct challenge to the likes of Ray-Ban Meta, which has experienced a massive surge ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70746/thumbnail/default/thumb-apple-glasses.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASUS Unveils 20th Anniversary ROG Xbox Ally X20 OLED And AR Glasses Bundle]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-20-anniversary-rog-xbox-ally-x20-oled-ar-glasses-bundle</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-20-anniversary-rog-xbox-ally-x20-oled-ar-glasses-bundle</guid><description><![CDATA[ASUS is celebrating 20 years of its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand by launching an upgraded version of its ROG Xbox Ally X handheld. The new ROG Xbox Ally X20, as it's called, trades the regular X model's 7-inch IPS-type display for a slightly bigger and more premium 7.4-inch OLED panel, making it the first Ally handheld to feature what ASUS ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70744/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-asus-rog-xbox-ally-x20-handheld.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><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></channel></rss>