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Corsair acquires Trak Racer, adding premium racing cockpits and flight sim gear to its lineup (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: corsair, fanatec, racer

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Three major PC makers now using Chinese memory to fight 'unprecedented memory shortage,' report claims — HP, Asus, and Acer using 'small amounts' of CXMT chips in limited number of notebooks for non-US market (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: cxmt, asus, acer

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PSA: Your watch band may be messing with your laptop – magnetic clasps can cause lid sensors to lock your PC (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Matt Safford | tags: acer, swift go 16 ai, lid sensors

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DRAM chip supply to module makers could drop by more than 70% year-on-year in 2027, says Apacer CEO — demand for HBM and server RAM continues to devour manufacturing capacity (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Etiido Uko | tags: dram, apacer, samsung

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An affordable OLED laptop for just $699 — Acer's Swift Go 16 AI is the perfect back-to-school deal (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: acer, swift go 16 ai, oled display

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Acer ProDesigner PE320QXT professional monitor review: Touchscreen functionality with a 6K resolution (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Christian Eberle | tags: acer prodesigner pe320qxt, touchscreen, quantum dot

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Bad Apple but It's Traceroute (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: traceroute, nftables, ipv6

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Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: echo, open-weight models, glm-5.2

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This Low-Price Acer Phone Has a Rear Display Like a $1,000 Flagship (cnet.com)

2026-07-21 | by Antuan Goodwin | tags: acer mobile latam, sospiro a15, senwa global

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Acer’s First New Phone in Years Has a Screen on the Back (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: acer, acer new, new phone

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Lenovo Legion 7i Gaming Laptop Review: It Has the Looks, but Not Quite the Value (cnet.com)

2026-07-03 | by See Full Bio | tags: lenovo, legion 7i, rtx 5060

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Ray Tracer in SQL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get SQL-based Ray Tracer Kit → | tags: clickhouse, sql, ray tracer

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Acer’s Swift Go 16 is a lot of laptop for $900 (theverge.com)

2026-06-30 | by Brad Bourque | get Acer Swift Go 16 → | tags: acer swift go 16, intel core ultra 7 355, lpddr5x memory

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Prime Day gaming monitor deals live 2026 — hot sales on the best monitors from Amazon, Newegg, Dell, Best Buy, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-25 | by The Editors Of Tom'S Hardware | get Dell Ultrasharp Gaming Monitor → | tags: predator x27u, acer, oled

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MacBook Neo vs. Acer Swift Air 14: I've used both midrange laptops - there's a clear winner (zdnet.com)

2026-06-25 | by Kyle Kucharski | get MacBook Neo Case → | tags: macbook neo, acer swift air 14, apple a18 pro

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The ONEXPLAYER 3 is the cheapest console with Intel’s best handheld chip (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-24 | get ONEXPLAYER 3 Gaming Console → | tags: onexplayer 3, intel arc g3, indiegogo

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Acer's 4TB GM7 PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to $470 for Prime Day — 2TB and 4TB models are both on sale for up to 23% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | get Acer GM7 PCIe SSD → | tags: acer predator gm7, pcie 4.0, wd black sn850x

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Don't let the Star Wars branding put you off Galactic Racer (engadget.com)

2026-06-23 | by Mat Smith | get Star Wars Galactic Racer Game → | tags: star wars, galactic racer, fuse games

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This 16-inch Acer is the best gaming laptop deal I've found for Prime Day (zdnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop → | tags: acer, prime day, gaming laptop

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The founder of Eidos-Montréal says the game industry has been taken over by spreadsheets and lost its soul (techspot.com)

2026-06-22 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Game Development Notebook → | tags: eidos-montreal, deus ex, embracer group

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The best UK Amazon Prime Day tech deals 2026 — epic savings on premium gaming PCs and laptops, peripherals, 3D printers at Currys, Argos, Scan and CCL, too (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Ben Stockton | get Gaming Laptop RGB Keyboard → | tags: amazon prime day, acer nitro v16, amd ryzen

22.

Court Records Should Be Free (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Joe Mullin | get Legal Document Access Software → | tags: pacer, open courts act, ecf

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Save $500 on this Acer 16” Predator Helios Neo 16 IPS Gaming laptop — just $1,499.99 gets you a powerful portable gaming rig with an RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275 HX processor (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Joe Shields | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 → | tags: acer predator helios neo 16, nvidia rtx 5070, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations (wired.com)

2026-06-17 | by Luke Larsen | get Dell XPS 13 → | tags: macbook air, lenovo ideapad, hp omnibook

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Get an RTX 5090 gaming laptop for less than $3,000 — Acer's 16-inch Predator with 2TB of storage and 32GB of RAM is now $500 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Stewart Bendle | get Acer Predator Gaming Laptop → | tags: rtx 5090, acer predator, geforce rtx 5090

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Google Chromebook marks its 15th anniversary — slow feature rollouts and a canceled Steam beta leave it largely stuck in classrooms (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Mark Tyson | get Chromebook 15th Anniversary Edition → | tags: chromebook, google, acer

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Show HN: I wrote a C++ ray tracer from scratch without AI (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Ray Tracing C Kit → | tags: c++20, ray tracer, luz

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This free Wear OS watch face is a must-have for World Cup fans (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-11 | get Wear OS World Cup Watch Face → | tags: face, facer, kick

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MacBook Neo vs. Acer Swift Air 14: I've used both budget laptops - this model clearly wins (zdnet.com)

2026-06-09 | by Kyle Kucharski | get MacBook Neo Accessories → | tags: acer, camera, macbook

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Acer Swift Air 14 vs. MacBook Neo: I compared both budget laptops - this model wins (zdnet.com)

2026-06-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Acer Swift Air 14 → | tags: acer, acer swift, macbook