<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[New Xbox Dashboard Mockup Hints at Potential UI Overhaul for 2026]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/new-xbox-dashboard-mockup</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/new-xbox-dashboard-mockup</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division has seemingly turned on a dime under the leadership of new CEO Asha Sharma. One of the big shifts has been to nix the “this is an Xbox” campaign that sought to make anything and everything into "an Xbox." However, the company is still looking to give players a more consistent experience in the various devices ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70554/thumbnail/default/xbox-ui-changes-gdc-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resident Evil Requiem DLC Mini Game Leon Must Die Forever Is Out and It's Free]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/resident-evil-requiem-leon-must-die-forever</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/resident-evil-requiem-leon-must-die-forever</guid><description><![CDATA[Resident Evil Requiem has been a hit for Capcom, becoming the fastest selling game in the legendary franchise. To keep the momentum going the company announced that it would continue to release updates that include story DLC and a secret mini game. While fans will need to wait a bit longer for the new story content to hit, they can jump in ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70550/thumbnail/default/resident-evil-requiem-leon-must-die-forever-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASUS ROG Ally Refurbished Handheld Drops to $370 in Limited-Time Woot Deal]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-rog-ally-refurbished-handheld-drops-370-limited-time-deal</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/asus-rog-ally-refurbished-handheld-drops-370-limited-time-deal</guid><description><![CDATA[The handheld gaming market has become incredibly crowded lately, but the ASUS ROG Ally remains a solid pick for those looking to jump into portable PC gaming without breaking the bank. While newer, flashier handhelds often command a premium, a limited-time offer from Woot pushes the entry price down to a tantalizing level, so long as you're ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70552/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-asus-rog-ally-handheld.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple AirPods with Built-In Cameras for Hands-Free AI Hit Key Milestone Ahead of Launch]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-airpods-with-built-in-cameras-for-hands-free-ai-hit-key-milestone</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-airpods-with-built-in-cameras-for-hands-free-ai-hit-key-milestone</guid><description><![CDATA[In the upcoming AirPods refresh, Apple may be adding a piece of hardware that could prove to be a bigger story than the earphones themselves. Ongoing reports point to Apple upgrading its next round of AirPods with cameras that can “see” the world around them and feed that visual data to Siri, therefore helping the device answer questions and ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70551/thumbnail/default/thumb-airpods-pro-3.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA’s Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Blades Break Sound Barrier in Record Test]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nasas-next-gen-mars-helicopter-blades-break-sound-barrier</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nasas-next-gen-mars-helicopter-blades-break-sound-barrier</guid><description><![CDATA[Ingenuity's little-helicopter-that-could proved that flight on another planet isn't just a one trick pony, but something that can be expanded upon. Enter NASA's next-generation Mars helicopter blades that have passed Mach 1 in ground tests, which could mean that future rotorcraft can carry more cargo and fly further, faster, and higher in ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70548/thumbnail/default/thumb-super-rotor.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perplexity’s Personal Computer AI Agent Is Now Available to All Mac Users]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/perplexity-personal-computer-ai-mac</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/perplexity-personal-computer-ai-mac</guid><description><![CDATA[Perplexity has opened up its Personal Computer feature to all Mac users through a new desktop app, the company announced on Thursday. The app lets AI agents work across your local files, installed applications, and the web, handling multi-step tasks that would normally require a lot of manual switching between programs.

Personal Computer ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70549/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_perplexity-ai-mac.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo Switch 2 Price Hike Confirmed: Handheld Console to Hit $499 in September]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-price-hike-confirmed-499-september</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-price-hike-confirmed-499-september</guid><description><![CDATA[Our recent advice to purchase a Switch 2 before investors convince Nintendo to hike the price has proven prophetic, as the cost is officially going up in September. Alongside its latest earnings release, Nintendo announced plans to raise the price of the Switch 2 to $499.99 in the United States effective September 1, 2026. It also revealed ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70545/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-nintendo-switch-2-retail-display.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[iFixit Crowns Fairbuds XL the 'Repairable King' in New Wireless Headphone Rankings]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/ifixit-crowns-fairbuds-xl-the-repairable-king</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/ifixit-crowns-fairbuds-xl-the-repairable-king</guid><description><![CDATA[The folks at iFixit have now started scoring wireless headphones for repairability, and its first big winner is a pair built by none of the major brands. In a  teardown of 14 popular models, the Fairphone Fairbuds XL took home a perfect 10/10, while most mainstream rivals landed far lower for the usual sins, such as glue, solder, buried batteries, ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70547/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-fairbuds-xl-headphones.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steam Controller Restock: Valve Opens Reservations Today to Stop Scalpers]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/steam-controller-restock-valve-opens-reservations</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/steam-controller-restock-valve-opens-reservations</guid><description><![CDATA[Valve is implementing a reservation system for its retooled Steam Controller after the the initial wave of available units sold out in minutes. There is still no word on when the next restock will happen, but beginning today (May 8) at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (1:00 p.m. Eastern), interested buyers who have a Steam account in good standing will ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70546/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-valve-steam-controller.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD X970E Chipset Leaks: PROM21 Silicon May Return with Native CUDIMM Support]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-x970e-chipset-leaks</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-x970e-chipset-leaks</guid><description><![CDATA[It probably won't surprise you to hear that AMD might be announcing new products at Computex. What might surprise you is that it's all but confirmed thanks to a slip-up at Biostar PR. The company posted a press release announcing its presence at the show, and included in the PR was the phrase "BIOSTAR will present its next-generation AMD and ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70544/thumbnail/default/thumb-biostar-mainboards-blue.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switch 2 Exploit Lets You Watch YouTube on Nintendo's Handheld, But There's A Catch]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/switch-2-exploit-lets-you-watch-youtube-on-nintendos-handheld-but-theres-a-catch</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/switch-2-exploit-lets-you-watch-youtube-on-nintendos-handheld-but-theres-a-catch</guid><description><![CDATA[An unexpected feature buried within free Nintendo Switch 2 game Super Animal Royale caught the Internet's attention this week. Specifically, some web pages viewable within the game and Nintendo Switch 2's system-level browser contain external links to YouTube, which allow access to the entire site on the Nintendo Switch 2. Since the Switch ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70542/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-super-animal-royale.png" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Settles iPhone Lawsuit Over Misleading AI Claims for $250M and You Could Get a Cut]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-settles-iphone-lawsuit-misleading-ai-claims</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/apple-settles-iphone-lawsuit-misleading-ai-claims</guid><description><![CDATA[When Apple Intelligence debuted back at the 2024 Worldwide Developer’s Conference, the company claimed it would provide a vastly more useful Siri digital assistant, which was something Apple pushed hard to promote the iPhone at the time. However, these AI efforts simply haven’t come close to matching the original promises, leading to a class ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70543/thumbnail/default/apple-siri-lawsuit-settlement-thumb.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Watch Predicts Fainting with 85% Accuracy in New Clinical Study]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-galaxy-watch-predicts-fainting-with-85-accuracy</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-galaxy-watch-predicts-fainting-with-85-accuracy</guid><description><![CDATA[In an ongoing clinical study, Samsung has been able to use bio-data from the Galaxy Watch 6 to predict fainting episodes up to five minutes before they happened. No word on if or when this feature will be ready for public release, however.

The sort of fainting the watch is able to detect is VVS (vasovagal syncope), the most common kind ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70541/thumbnail/default/thumb-fainting-galaxy-watch-hand.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lian Li Launches DK-07 Wood: A $1,400 Motorized Standing Desk That Houses Two PCs]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/lian-li-dk-07-wood-motorized-standing-desk-houses-two-pcs</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/lian-li-dk-07-wood-motorized-standing-desk-houses-two-pcs</guid><description><![CDATA[Building a PC isn't cheap these days, but if you're ready to say 'Screw it, I'm all in! and then some', then Lian Li has you covered with its new DK-07 WOOD, a motorized standing desk that costs $1,399.99 and is capable of housing up to two Extended ATX (E-ATX) builds. It can also fit up to two 480mm or 420mm liquid cooling radiators or up ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70539/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-lian-li-dk-07-wood-desk.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic Leases SpaceXAI’s 220,000 NVIDIA GPU Colossus Cluster in Surprise Partnership]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/anthropic-leases-spacexais-220000-nvidia-gpu-colossus</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/anthropic-leases-spacexais-220000-nvidia-gpu-colossus</guid><description><![CDATA[In a surprise move, SpaceXAI and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership that grants the latter access to the former's Colossus supercluster. This agreement, which positions Anthropic as a primary user of one of the world's most powerful computing environments, aims to scale the capabilities of the Claude AI model while setting the ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70540/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_spacexai-colossus-data-center.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 and 4 Gen 5 Debut with Faster Gaming and UI Enhancements]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-6-and-4-gen-5-debut</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-6-and-4-gen-5-debut</guid><description><![CDATA[Qualcomm just widened its mobile roadmap with two new chips that aim to make cheaper phones feel less cheap. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 promise faster app launches, better gaming, and longer battery life, while pushing Wi‑Fi 7 and newer AI features deeper into the midrange and entry tiers.

According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70538/thumbnail/default/thumb-qualcomm-gen-5.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars Emergency: How NASA Engineers Remotely Unstuck Curiosity’s Drill Bit]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/how-nasa-engineers-remotely-unstuck-curiositys-drill-bit</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/how-nasa-engineers-remotely-unstuck-curiositys-drill-bit</guid><description><![CDATA[Here's a small little reminder that space exploration is still full of messy, unexpected surprises. A sample rock nicknamed Atacama clung to the Curiosity rover’s drill for days before the Mars robot finally shook it free, giving its mission handlers yet another test of patience and improvisation. 

Late last month, Curiosity drilled into ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Aaron Leong</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70537/thumbnail/default/thumb-nasas-curiosity-rover-1.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buy a Switch 2 Now Before Investors Convince Nintendo to Raise the Price]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/buy-switch-2-before-investors-convince-nintendo-raise-price</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/buy-switch-2-before-investors-convince-nintendo-raise-price</guid><description><![CDATA[If you've been thinking about buying a Switch 2 handheld, you may want to pull the trigger sooner than later. Nothing is etched in stone, but according to Bloomerberg, Nintendo could end up raising the price of its popular console after the company posts its earnings at the end of this week, a move that would be intended to appease investors ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70536/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-nintendo-switch-2.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 Surfaces in Benchmark Leak with 8 Cores for Business PCs]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-7-pro-9755-surfaces-benchmark-leak</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-7-pro-9755-surfaces-benchmark-leak</guid><description><![CDATA[AMD is getting ready to expand its modest lineup of Ryzen PRO 9000 series Zen 5 processors for the enterprise, according to multiple recent leaks. The latest one highlights a not-yet-announced Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 processor with the same core and thread configuration as AMD's existing Ryzen 7 PRO 9745, but with presumably faster clocks.

As ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Paul Lilly</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70535/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-amd-ryzen-9000-pro.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bartlett Lake-S Benchmarked: 12 P-Core Intel CPU Shines In Gaming]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/bartlett-lake-s-beats-raptor-lake-in-gaming</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/bartlett-lake-s-beats-raptor-lake-in-gaming</guid><description><![CDATA[A German hardware enthusiast and streamer managed to get his mitts on an Intel Bartlett Lake-S Core 9 273PQE processor and put it through its paces in some informal gaming tests. The results? A modest gain against Intel's mainstream desktop Core i9-14900K it's based on. That said, those gains likely aren't enough to validate the price point ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70534/thumbnail/default/thumb-bartlett-lake-test-bench.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Quasar Linux Malware Is Stealing Developer Credentials with a Hidden Rootkit]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/new-quasar-linux-malware-is-stealing-developer-credentials-with-a-hidden-rootkit</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/new-quasar-linux-malware-is-stealing-developer-credentials-with-a-hidden-rootkit</guid><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Trend Micro have identified a frightening new Linux rootkit, dubbed Quasar Linux (QLNX,) and developers should be especially concerned. Per the report (which we spotted through Bleeping Computer's coverage,) QLNX is a Linux implant "designed for stealth and long-term persistence" that hides in memory and uses seven distinct ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70533/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-linux-red.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Chrome Accused of Secretly Installing 4GB AI Model, Raising Privacy and Legal Concerns]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/google-chrome-accused-of-secretly-installing-4gb-ai-model-raising-privacy-and-legal-concerns</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/google-chrome-accused-of-secretly-installing-4gb-ai-model-raising-privacy-and-legal-concerns</guid><description><![CDATA[Google is the latest company to generate negative headlines for its AI integration, due to its Gemini AI integration into Chrome announced back in September of last year. In the months since, the feature has rolled out to users' PCs, and since you have to opt out, most people are now using Chrome with AI features enabled by default. Privacy ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Chris Harper</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70529/thumbnail/default/thumbnail-chrome-gemini-integration.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteelSeries Unveils Arctis Nova Pro Omni with Hi-Res Wireless and OmniPlay]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/steelseries-unveils-arctis-nova-pro-omni</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/steelseries-unveils-arctis-nova-pro-omni</guid><description><![CDATA[SteelSeries has announced the Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a high-fidelity wireless gaming headset engineered to serve as a universal hub for multiple gaming platforms. Launching on May 5, 2026, for $399.99, the headset is available in Midnight Blue, White, and Graphite. This release follows a growing trend of premium, multi-platform gaming headsets ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Tim Sweezy</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70532/thumbnail/default/thumbnail_arctis_nova_pro_omni_white.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti: Is the 2-Gen Upgrade Worth it Today?]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/geforce-rtx-3070-ti-vs-rtx-5070-ti</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/geforce-rtx-3070-ti-vs-rtx-5070-ti</guid><description><![CDATA[There's probably a lot of you gamers out there on older graphics card pondering an upgrade. Is it worth it? Or is it a waste of money? Well, in an attempt to answer that question for a fair few of you, we decided to do a head to head: the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti against the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. In the process, we might be able to answer that question ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Zak Killian</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70530/thumbnail/default/thumb-asus-prime-rtx-test-bench.jpg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox's New CEO Punts Copilot AI on Console as Microsoft Reworks Gaming Strategy]]></title><link>https://hothardware.com/news/xboxs-ceo-punts-copilot-ai-on-console</link><guid>https://hothardware.com/news/xboxs-ceo-punts-copilot-ai-on-console</guid><description><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is undergoing a major shift in strategy as recently installed CEO Asha Sharma has been implementing changes big and small. While many expected her to lead a push to more deeply integrate AI into the Xbox ecosystem, she has surprised many by announcing that the technology won’t be playing as big a role in the ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Alan Velasco</author><media:content url="https://hothardware.com/contentimages/newsitem/70531/thumbnail/default/copilot-ai-no-longer-coming-to-xbox-thumb.jpeg" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /></item></channel></rss>