<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[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 roadmap allegedly ]]></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><item><title><![CDATA[Gigabyte Z890 Motherboard Cranks Corsair DDR5 To Record 13,556 MT/s Overclock]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gigabyte-motherboard-cranks-corsair-ddr5-record-13556-mts</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gigabyte-motherboard-cranks-corsair-ddr5-record-13556-mts</guid><description><![CDATA[Overclocking in pursuit of achieving world records has very much become a team sport, and so there are plenty of kudos to around with the DDR5 memory frequency record now set at precisely 13,556.8 MT/s. User 'Saltycroissant' achieved the blistering-fast speed with a single Corsair Vengeance DDR5-7200 UDIMM module installed in a Gigabyte Z890 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70817/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-corsair-ram-gigabyte-motherboard-ln2-overclocking.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Slams The Brakes On G-SYNC Stutters, DX11 Jitters And More]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-hotfix-g-sync-stutters-dx11-jitters</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-hotfix-g-sync-stutters-dx11-jitters</guid><description><![CDATA[NVIDIA has released a GeForce hotfix display driver to resolve over half a dozen issues, one of which is causing stutters on certain monitors when G-SYNC is enabled. The new hotfix, labeled as 610.52, is based on NVIDIA's latest 'Game Ready' 610.47 driver package that went out to GeForce GPU owners a couple of weeks ago, and which is optimized ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70816/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-geforce-driver-download-arrow.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulging Ryzen 9 7950X3D Puts AMD's Warranty Policy In The Spotlight]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/bulge-ryzen-9-7950x3d-amd-warranty-denied</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/bulge-ryzen-9-7950x3d-amd-warranty-denied</guid><description><![CDATA[A Ryzen 9 7950X3D failure reported by a Taiwanese user is drawing attention after AMD allegedly denied the warranty claim despite the processor still being within its three-year warranty period at the time of failure. The incident first surfaced on Taiwan's PTT bulletin board system, where the user claimed his system suddenly shut down after ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70815/thumbnail/default/thumb-bulging-cpu.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master Chief Lands On PS5 As Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July Release Date]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/ps5-halo-campaign-evolved-release-date</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/ps5-halo-campaign-evolved-release-date</guid><description><![CDATA[As Xbox celebrates 25 years of gaming, recently installed CEO Asha Sharma is working to reinvigorate the brand, and according to Asha, they're full speed ahead with its next-generation Project Helix console. As part of this effort, the company has been announcing games that will exclusively be available on Xbox, but it’s still a transitionary ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70814/thumbnail/default/halo-campaign-evolved-thumb.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations Unleashes Hell With New Demons And Chain Spear]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-unleashes-hell-with-new-demons-and-weapons</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-unleashes-hell-with-new-demons-and-weapons</guid><description><![CDATA[Doom The Dark Ages' DLC expansion, Revelations, is due to arrive on July 7th. The date was confirmed as part of yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase during Summer Games Fest 2026, and the DLC will be available for free to players who already bought the Premium or Collector's Editions of Dark Ages. The expansion can also be bought for $19.99, though ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70808/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-doom-darkages-dlc.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE Leak Points To The Biggest Design Change In Years]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s26-fe-leak-shows-biggest-design-change-in-years</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-galaxy-s26-fe-leak-shows-biggest-design-change-in-years</guid><description><![CDATA[Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE has leaked ahead of its expected late-summer launch, giving us an early glimpse at the company's next affordable flagship. Uncovered in a Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) listing under model number SM-S741, the leaked image shows a visual departure from its predecessor, particular with the rear camera island.

While ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70813/thumbnail/default/thumb-s26-fe-front.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gears Of War: E-Day Goes Exclusive On Xbox As Microsoft Details Future Strategy]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/gears-of-war-e-day-exclusive-on-xbox</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/gears-of-war-e-day-exclusive-on-xbox</guid><description><![CDATA[Xbox gamers have a lot to look forward to after Microsoft had its biggest event of the year, where fans were treated to a slew of games including a new entry in long running Gears of War franchise. It also served as an opportunity for the company to reset its release strategy, shifting from making its games available on every platform possible ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70812/thumbnail/default/xbox-exclusivity-gears-of-war-e-day-thumb.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 11 Will Soon Let You Disable Bing Search With A Single Toggle]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/windows-11-disable-bing-search-single-toggle</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/windows-11-disable-bing-search-single-toggle</guid><description><![CDATA[Windows Search has been a sore spot for users going on years, and the frustration is easy to explain. At some point, Microsoft decided that searching for a local app or a buried folder was also a great opportunity to serve up Bing suggestions and MSN news links. Spoiler alert: users disagreed. Users just wanted to find their stuff without ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70811/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_bing-search-microsoft.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>