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U.S. posts official H200 and MI325X AI GPU export rules to China, but with plenty of caveats — a string of requirments greatly limits the total number of GPUs that can be shipped to China (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Anton Shilov | get GPU → | tags: bandwidth, china, hardware

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Steam Machine to have fewer 'Verified' badge constraints — Valve says Verified on Steam Deck titles expected to run smoothly on upcoming PC console (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Steam Deck → | tags: deck, gaming, hardware

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Phison demos 10X faster AI inference on consumer PCs with software and hardware combo that enables 3x larger AI models — Nvidia, AMD, MSI, and Acer systems demoed with aiDAPTIV+ (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Anton Shilov | get AI DAPTIV → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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This HP Omen 45L gaming PC at $1,245 off is the cheapest way to bag an RTX 5090 graphics card — massive New Year code saving makes the whole PC cheaper than buying the card by itself (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Stewart Bendle | get RTX 5090 → | tags: card, deals, gaming

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SK hynix shows 16-Hi HBM4 memory for AI accelerators — 48 GB at 10 GT/s over a 2,048 interface (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-14 | by Anton Shilov | get NAND → | tags: backside, memory, power

276.

Show HN: Liberty – Hardware-bound secret manager (no more .env files) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Vault → | tags: bound, features, hardware

277.

Asus SFF-ready RTX 5070 falls below MSRP — deal saves $70 and gives you a GPU for small PC builds (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Jowi Morales | get GPU → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

278.

The Tulip Creative Computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-13 | get Tulip Computer → | tags: hardware, midi, music

279.

3D Printing for consumers at CES 2026 — Creality, Snapmaker, AtomForm and Protopasta show their latest systems (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Denise Bertacchi | get 3D Printer → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Australian modder solves PC in a freezer conundrum with sheer size, socks filled with silica gel powder — condensation conquered and minimal overclocking gains on display at minus 28C (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Zak Killian | get Modular PC → | tags: cold, didn, freezer

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Australian modder solves PC in a freezer conundrum with sheer size, socks filled with silica gel power — condensation conquered and minimal overclocking gains on display at minus 28C (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Zak Killian | get Modular PC → | tags: cold, didn, freezer

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U.S. House passes bill to stop Chinese companies from accessing export-controlled American AI chips using offshore rental loophole — Remote Access Security Access Act effectively extends export controls to the cloud (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-13 | by Stephen Warwick | get Artificial Intelligence Chips → | tags: access, chips, cloud

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Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consume hundreds of gigawatts over time (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Anton Shilov | get Compute → | tags: compute, gigawatts, hardware

284.

Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consumer hundreds of gigawatts over time (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Anton Shilov | get Compute → | tags: compute, gigawatts, hardware

285.

Nvidia's elusive N1X SoC leaks out again — shipping manifest reveals Dell may have explored putting it on next-gen XPS laptops (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Hassam Nasir | get Nvidia GPU → | tags: dell, hardware, nvidia

286.

Asus ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W 27-inch 540 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Every piece of performance tech in a single display (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Christian Eberle | get ROG Swift → | tags: asus, brightness, color

287.

Get an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for the same price as the GPU alone — $3,599 rig includes 9700X, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD in MSI's PC deal (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-12 | by Stewart Bendle | get RTX 5090 → | tags: card, deals, gaming

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Windows Media Player’s ‘find album information’ functionality has been removed — you’ll have to find other software for playing and ripping CDs with relevant track information (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-11 | by Mark Tyson | get CD Ripper → | tags: hardware, legacy, media

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This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims — can rake in $1,000 a year in BTC, offset 80% of electricity and water costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-10 | by Mark Tyson | get Bitcoin miner → | tags: credit, hardware, image

290.

What to expect from Apple in 2026, and when (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-10 | get I can't provide information on upcoming events or products → | tags: affordable, affordable ai, ai enhanced

291.

Apple’s big 2026 plans (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-10 | get Smartwatch → | tags: affordable, affordable ai, ai enhanced

292.

Nvidia hires first-ever CMO, snatches former Google exec for the tough job of helping sell more chips — Alison Wagonfield spent nearly 10 years at Google building its Cloud project (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-09 | by Anton Shilov | get GPU → | tags: google, hardware, marketing

293.

Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes Ntsync Kernel Driver (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | get Ntsync → | tags: articles, author, hardware

294.

Cloudspecs: Cloud Hardware Evolution Through the Looking Glass (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-09 | by Visit Profile | get Cloud Specs → | tags: cloud, gains, hardware

295.

Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1 — retro shells conceal Ryzen AI 9 465, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of SSD storage (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-09 | by Bruno Ferreira | get RetroShells → | tags: credit, credit future, future

296.

I spent 30 minutes with the Clicks Communicator, and it’s now my most hyped 2026 Android phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-09 | get Smartwatch → | tags: android, clicks, clicks communicator

297.

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin is months away — Blackwell is getting faster right now (venturebeat.com)

2026-01-09 | get GPU → | tags: blackwell, hardware, nvidia

298.

Finally, a 16-inch Windows laptop that I'd actually bring for work (even though it's for gamers) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-09 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: hardware, laptop, series

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Audeze launches Maxwell 2 headset, with better spatial immersion and bass — plus, of course, improved AI noise-canceling mic tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-08 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Maxwell 2 Headset → | tags: audeze, hardware, headset

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MSI's new 16-inch laptop has a hybrid form factor that's right up my alley (zdnet.com)

2026-01-08 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Gaming Laptop → | tags: hardware, laptop, series