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Intel's OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Core 9 273QPE → | tags: bartlett lake, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, intel core i7-14700

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen Max 45L Gaming PC → | tags: hp omen max 45l, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, rtx 5090

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computing Floppy Disk Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, asus motherboard

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Windows 3.1X Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, rtx 5060 ti

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Save $240 on Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 32GB of DDR5-6000 and Z890 motherboard — get Intel's newest, fastest gaming CPU in a bundle that's 23% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Bundle → | tags: intel, core ultra 7 270k plus, asrock z890

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Save a massive $950 on this epic Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with an RTX 5090 and 9950X3D — grab this liquid-cooled 4K gaming powerhouse with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for just $5,299 while you can (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Ben Stockton | get Alienware Area-51 Gaming PC → | tags: alienware, rtx 5090, amd ryzen 9950x3d

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New Progress ShareFile flaws can be chained in pre-auth RCE attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-02 | get ShareFile Security Patch → | tags: sharefile, progress, cve-2026-2699

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It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake? (techspot.com)

2026-03-30 | tags: john carmack, quake, 15-inch monitor

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AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 launched 15 years ago — power, heat, and noise monster was crowned the fastest graphics card in the world (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-29 | by Mark Tyson | get AMD Radeon HD 6990 → | tags: amd, radeon hd 6990, cayman xt

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 arrives as Intel scraps Core Ultra 9 290K Plus (techspot.com)

2026-03-29 | get AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 → | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d2, intel core ultra 9 290k plus, v-cache

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Do Emergency Microsoft, Oracle Patches Point to Wider Issues? (slashdot.org)

2026-03-29 | by Posted | get Microsoft Security Patch Kit → | tags: microsoft, oracle, patch tuesday

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The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-28 | get Ghost in the Shell Blu-ray → | tags: ghost in the shell, science saru, anime

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Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks (techspot.com)

2026-03-28 | get Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssd, akiba pc hotline

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-28 | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, 3d v-cache

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HP Omen Max 45L review: Flagship desktop gaming PC performance with a price tag to match (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-27 | by Brandon Hill | get HP Omen Gaming Desktop → | tags: hp omen, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, nvidia geforce rtx 5090

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-27 | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, 3d v-cache

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Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-27 | by Zhiye Liu | get Fake SSD Detection Kit → | tags: samsung 990 pro, akiba pc hotline, maxio map1602

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Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators? (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-26 | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, cpu

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AMD makes the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official — first dual-cache X3D CPU arrives in April, with 208MB cache, 200W TDP, promising modest performance gains (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-26 | by Kunal Khullar | get AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Processor → | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, zen 5

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AMD's Ryzen 9950X3D2 chip features an incredible 208MB of on-chip cache (engadget.com)

2026-03-26 | get AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Processor → | tags: amd, ryzen 9950x3d2, 3d v-cache

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Price drop: TCL slashes 30% off its impressive NXTPAPER Android tablets (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-25 | get TCL NXTPAPER Android Tablet → | tags: tcl, nxtpaper, android 15

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Start your AM5 build off right with an incredible deal on a Ryzen 9 9900X processor — get $185 off and walk away with the centerpiece of your new or upgraded PC for only $314.99, an all-time low (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-25 | by Joe Shields | tags: ryzen 9 9900x, amd, am5

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There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984, 1 million in 1992, by 2025 that figure reached... (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | tags: internet devices, 1984, 1992

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Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-24 | get Opera Browser Software → | tags: opera, web, 1996

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Oracle pushes emergency fix for critical Identity Manager RCE flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-20 | get Oracle Identity Management Toolkit → | tags: oracle, identity manager, web services manager

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The Spy Film ‘If Looks Could Kill’ Was an Oddly Formative Moment in My Film Fandom (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-19 | get Spy Camera Pen → | tags: richard grieco, if looks could kill, linda hunt

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A city in Southern Spain holds an ancient secret to fighting extreme heat (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-16 | get Portable Mini Fan → | tags: seville, underground aqueducts, middle eastern cooling system

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Want to spend under $100 on a gaming handheld? MagicX has a new one you should keep an eye on (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-12 | get Anbernic RG351V Handheld → | tags: magicx, helio g99, dimensity 7300

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Michael Faraday: Scientist and Nonconformist (1996) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-11 | tags: michael faraday, scientist, nonconformist

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UNIX99, a UNIX-like OS for the TI-99/4A (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get TI-99/OS → | tags: ti-99/4a, unix, rust