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Grab 32GB of Corsair DDR5 for an effective $230 right now in this 9950X3D combo deal —Newegg RAM bundle ships with 16-core AMD X3D chip alongside an MSI X870E board and a free 240mm cooler for $1,308 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Ben Stockton | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d, corsair vengeance ddr5, msi x870e

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Is There a Way to Promote Open Document Formats Instead of 'MS Office' Format? (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: ms office, ooxml, ecma

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Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium era (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: windows nt, microsoft, windows 95

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3D Pinball for Windows (1995) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: 3d pinball, windows, 1995

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D is now available at a record-low $569 (techspot.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d, techspot, future plc

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So Bright the Vision (1956) – a story about machines writing instead of humans [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: machines, vision, so bright

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So bright the vision (1956) a story about machines writing instead of humans [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: machines, vision, 1956

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I tested the LG C6 OLED for a week, and the colors made me question my Mini LED loyalty (zdnet.com)

2026-07-02 | by Taylor Clemons | tags: oled, lg c6, best buy

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I tested the LG C6 OLED for a week, and its color accuracy and contrast levels left me in awe (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get LG C6 OLED TV → | tags: lg c6 oled, lg g6, samsung s95h

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Confirmed: This highly-anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 8 rival is getting a global launch (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-29 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 → | tags: vivo x fold 6, samsung galaxy z fold 8, dimensity 9500

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Intel's next-gen 52-core Nova Lake CPU could pull up to 474W — high-end LGA1954 motherboards may need three 8-pin power connectors to feed the monster (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Kunal Khullar | get High-Performance CPU Power Supply → | tags: nova lake, lga1954, intel

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Micro Center Tech Days Delivers Big Savings on PC Building Essentials (cnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Cnet Brandx For Gigabyte | get PC Building Starter Kit → | tags: micro center, amd ryzen 9 9950x3d, gigabyte x870e aorus master

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America’s 250th birthday has many in the U.S. feeling conflicted about celebrating, Gallup poll shows (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | get American Flag Wall Art → | tags: founding fathers, 1954 chevrolet, donald trump

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Last year's Samsung S95F OLED TV is $1,100 off right now - and I'm seriously considering it (zdnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Taylor Clemons | get Samsung S95F OLED TV → | tags: samsung, s95f, oled tv

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A human postmortem of the 1996 AOL outage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | by Mac Chaffee | tags: aol outage, site reliability engineering, ngrok

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Why Windows 95 Was Tech's Last True Revolution (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | by Comuniq Team | get Windows 95 Retro T-Shirt → | tags: windows 95, microsoft, rolling stones

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Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and your PC's stability (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Windows 11 Troubleshooting Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, recycle bin

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This month's Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and possibly your PC's stability (techspot.com)

2026-06-19 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Windows 11 Update Troubleshooting Kit → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, recycle bin

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4× RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell on Water, and the One Card That Wouldn't Behave (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Graphics Card → | tags: rtx pro 6000 blackwell, bykski waterblocks, threadripper pro 7995wx

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Intel's upcoming LGA 1954 socket reportedly supports Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and possibly beyond (techspot.com)

2026-06-02 | get Intel CPU LGA Socket Kit → | tags: intel, lga 1954, nova lake

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Intel’s next-gen LGA1954 socket will support Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and beyond — finally an Intel socket that outlives its CPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Zhiye Liu | get Intel LGA1954 CPU Socket → | tags: intel, lga1954, nova lake

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Google fixes one actively exploited Android zero-day, 124 flaws (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-02 | get Android Security Patch Kit → | tags: android, google, android 14

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Microsoft fixes KB5089549 Windows security update install issues (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-01 | get Windows Update Troubleshooter Kit → | tags: windows 11, kb5089549, esp

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Bill Gates once starred in a bizarre Doom promo to push Windows 95 back in 1993 — tech mogul wore a trench coat, wielded a shotgun, and shot a demon, saying 'Who do you want to execute today?' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: windows 95, directx, microsoft

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Acer unveils its first Ryzen 9 9955X3D gaming laptop — refreshed Nitro 16 joins new Predator Helios 18 AI and streaming-only Nitro Blaze Link handheld (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Jake Roach | get Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop → | tags: acer, ryzen 9 9955hx3d, predator helios 18 ai

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Microsoft is rolling out its Windows 11 CPU-boosting update – here's how to enable it (techspot.com)

2026-05-28 | get Windows 11 Performance Boost → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, kb5089573

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Microsoft is rolling out its Windows 11 CPU-boosting update – here's how to enable it now (techspot.com)

2026-05-28 | get Windows 11 Performance Booster → | tags: microsoft, windows 11, kb5089573

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CVE-2026-28952: Apple macOS 26.5 Kernel Vuln found by Claude (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: apple, macos, cve-2026-28952

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Russia's Sberbank wants Chinese chips for its GigaChat AI in the face of Western sanctions — faces a long wait behind ByteDance and Alibaba (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-20 | by Luke James | get Chinese Semiconductor Chips → | tags: sberbank, chinese chips, huawei ascend 950

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Save a whopping $900 on this incredible 4-item AM5 combo from Newegg — for only $2,269, high-end parts including the flagship 9950X3D2 processor, 64GB of GSkill RAM, 4TB of fast M.2 storage, and a quality MSI motherboard (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Joe Shields | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, msi mpg x870e