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Why this 16-inch gaming laptop is a smarter buy than a desktop in 2026 (zdnet.com)

2026-05-05 | by Kyle Kucharski | get ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 → | tags: alienware, dell, xps 16

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Save $1,100 on this prebuilt gaming rig with Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, Intel 14900KF, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB of storage — AB Kaze II Aqua on deep discount (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Joe Shields | tags: nvidia, intel, abs kaze ii

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I spent three hours gaming on the OnePlus Nord 6, and the 9,000mAh battery surprised me (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-03 | get OnePlus Nord 6 Smartphone → | tags: oneplus nord 6, 9000mah battery, android authority

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Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760 — GPUs were damaged during transport, but include all components on the PCB (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia geforce rtx 5090, ldlc, msiventus 3x oc

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Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X Motherboard Review: CQDIMM support with Arrow Lake Refresh (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Joe Shields | get Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Motherboard → | tags: gigabyte, z890, aorus

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We tested supercharging the RTX 5090 in PhysX games using an RTX 5060 as a secondary GPU — SLI may be dead, but how much can dual GPUs boost performance in classic PhysX titles? (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Dan Mateescu | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: nvidia, physx, rtx 5090

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Show HN: Perfect Bluetooth MIDI for Windows (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | get Bluetooth MIDI Adapter → | tags: bluetooth midi, windows 11, roland fp-90x

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Berkshire Has a Website From the ’90s and Buffett Fans Say Don’t Mess With It (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-01 | get Vintage Berkshire Website Poster → | tags: berkshire hathaway, buffett, website

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Newegg finally has a worthwhile Intel combo that includes memory, saving almost $240 — snag an Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, ASRock Z890 motherboard, and 32GB of GSkill Trident Z5 DDR5 RAM for only $768.34 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-30 | by Joe Shields | get Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Bundle → | tags: intel, asrock, gskill

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Behold the crown jewel of outrageous gaming laptops (theverge.com)

2026-04-28 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | get ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 → | tags: asus rog zephyrus duo, nvidia rtx 5090, intel panther lake

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Save a colossal $1,184 on a 9950X3D2, 64GB DDR5, and a 4TB Samsung SSD for a powerhouse gaming PC build — epic Newegg deal comes with AMD's first dual X3D chip and a flagship Asus ROG board for $2,899 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Ben Stockton | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D → | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d2, asus rog crosshair x870e, samsung 990 pro

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Repair shop discovers near-perfect fake RTX 4090 with laser-etched VRAM and GPU core (techspot.com)

2026-04-27 | get Fake RTX 4090 Graphics Card → | tags: asus rog strix, rtx 4090, gpu core

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RTX 4090 sent for repair is a sophisticated fake with laser-etched VRAM and core, 'This is the best scam I've ever seen' — Scammers pulled a factory-level job to sell a dud to unsuspecting customer (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Hassam Nasir | get RTX 4090 Repair Kit → | tags: nvidia, rtx 4090, asus rog strix

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QNX on the Commodore 900 – Raiders of the lost hard drive [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: commodore 900, zilog z8000, amiga

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Tomora’s Come Closer is an ecstatic love letter to 90s dance music (theverge.com)

2026-04-26 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: coachella, aurora, chemical brothers

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APL\? (1990) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: apl, 1990, programming language

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The RAM shortage could get even worse if Samsung labor protests cut production (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Samsung DDR4 RAM Kit → | tags: ram, samsung, sk hynix

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I tried a new Android camera phone that should make Samsung and Apple terrified (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-22 | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: oppo find x9 ultra, sony lyt-901, omni vision ov52a

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GIGABYTE's X870E AORUS Elite X3D Is Built to Be the Ultimate AMD Gaming Foundation (cnet.com)

2026-04-21 | by Cnet Brandx For Gigabyte | get GIGABYTE X870E Motherboard → | tags: gigabyte, amd, rx 9070

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Sennheiser launches HD 480 Pro, the closed-back headphones fans have been waiting for (engadget.com)

2026-04-21 | get Sennheiser HD 480 Pro → | tags: sennheiser, hd 480 pro, hd 490 pro

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NZXT customer to sue after AIO leak damages Asus RTX 5090, payout won't cover replacement costs (Updated) (techspot.com)

2026-04-21 | get NZXT Kraken Z63 → | tags: nzxt, asus rtx 5090, aio leak

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We got 207 tok/s with Qwen3.5-27B on an RTX 3090 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | get RTX 3090 GPU Cooling Fan → | tags: qwen3.5, rtx 3090, hugingface

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Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Stewart Bendle | get Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Bundle → | tags: intel, core ultra 7 2700k, asrock z890

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Never mind S26 Ultra, this new Pro Max has the first 200MP camera of its kind (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-20 | get 200MP Camera Smartphone → | tags: huawei, pura 90 pro max, 200mp camera

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Flagship Rematch: Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. Core i9-12900K (techspot.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: ryzen 7 5800x3d, core i9-12900k, ddr4

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Flagship Rematch: Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs. Core i9-12900K (techspot.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: ryzen 7 5800x3d, core i9-12900k, ddr4

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40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get IBM 1 Megabit DRAM → | tags: ibm, dram, megabit memory

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Hisense U7SG TV Review (2026): Better Design, Great Value (wired.com)

2026-04-19 | by Ryan Waniata | get Hisense U7SG 4K TV → | tags: hisense, u7sg, samsung qn90

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How Motorola’s 2N2222 and 2N3904 transistors became the default NPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Electronics Starter Kit → | tags: motorola, 2n2222, 2n3904

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Get an entire Lenovo Legion Pro 7i RTX 5090 gaming laptop with OLED screen for $3,199, less than the price of a desktop RTX 5090 graphics card — save $800 while stocks last on this monster machine (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Laptop → | tags: lenovo legion pro 7i, nvidia rtx 5090, intel core ultra 9 275hx