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Intel's next flagship CPU could be the 28-core Core Ultra 9 4950K (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: intel core ultra 9 4950k, nova lake, cpu-z

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You can now buy a delidded Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition for $1,403 — stripped dual-cache offering is $500 more expensive than regular version (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-19 | by Zak Killian | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9950x3d2, thermal grizzly

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IBM Simon (1994): the original smartphone, explained in its own ad [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-15 | tags: ibm, simon, smartphone

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Scythe Magoroku Review: excellent RAM thermals, but needs improvement elsewhere (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-14 | by Albert Thomas | tags: scythe, magoroku, amd ryzen 9 9950x3d

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Maxsun Terminator B850M Pro II Motherboard Review: Comparable features, but US pricing is over MSRP (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Joe Shields | tags: maxsun, terminator b850m pro ii, amd am5

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Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM free when you buy AMD's 9900X and an Asus TUF motherboard — $659 Newegg combo saves $274, and you get a free 240mm AIO (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-13 | by Joe Shields | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9900x, asus x870e-plus

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Impulse Tracker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ovi Demetrian Jr | tags: impulse tracker, alan, electronic music

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Save $106 on this 4TB Team Group SSD with Gen 4 speeds, now 10.2 cents per GB — Newegg coupon deal makes this T-Force G50 one of the cheapest PCIe 4.0 drives on sale right now with this amount of storage (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ben Stockton | tags: team group, t-force g50, pcie 4.0

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Microsoft Word circa 1990 can now run on modern Windows, thanks to a new native port (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft word, windows 1990, open source

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Save nearly $350 on this 4TB Samsung 9910 Pro SSD with Gen 5 speeds right now —limited-time Woot sale delivers ultra-fast storage with speeds up to 14,800 MB/s (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Ben Stockton | tags: samsung 9910 pro, pcie 5.0, woot

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libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sebastian Pipping | tags: libexpat, mozilla, munich

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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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Samsung's fastest SSD is back to Prime Day pricing — only $30 difference between the much faster Gen 5 9100 Pro and Gen 4 990 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: samsung, ssds, pcie gen 5

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

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

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It’s only July, but measles cases in 2026 have already topped last year—and last year was already bad (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: measles, cdc, vaccination

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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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Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099 now has a trailer and release date of November 25 (engadget.com)

2026-07-24 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: blade runner, prime video, ridley scott

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Prime Video Finally Lifts the Lid on ‘Blade Runner 2099’ (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: prime video, blade runner, blade runner 2099

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Comic-Con 2026: ‘Blade Runner 2099,’ ‘The Rings of Power’ and More Exciting New Trailers You Need to See (cnet.com)

2026-07-23 | by Kourtnee Jackson | tags: blade runner 2099, prime video, marvel hall h

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AMD’s 256-core Epyc 9996 ‘Venice’ claims up to a 3.4x jump over Intel Xeon competition, 20% over Nvidia Vera – Zen 6 comes with up to 1024MB of L3, 16-channel memory, and 5GHz+ clock speeds (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Jake Roach | tags: amd, epyc 9996, zen 6

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Hackers abuse Notepad++ plugins to stealthily install malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: notepad++, lunchpoke, uac-0099

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Using sed to make indexes for books (1997) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: sed, indexes, books

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Scientists Believed This Near-Earth Object Was an Asteroid for 28 Years. They Were Wrong (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-21 | tags: near-earth object, 1998 sh2, asteroid

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Order of Magnitude Physics a Textbook with Applications to the Retinal Rod(1998) [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: order of magnitude, retinal rod, physics textbook

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The Birth of Prolog (1996) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: prolog, 1996, programming language

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Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-03 | get Wing Commander IV Collector's Edition → | tags: wing commander iv, fmv, gog.com

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Gemini’s Error 1099 is locking users out, but this unofficial fix could help (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-03 | get Crypto Tax Software Tool → | tags: gemini, google assistant, android auto

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Samsung's 9100 Pro SSD 1TB is still available at its excellent Prime Day price thanks to 39% discount — cheaper and faster than the 990 Pro and the lowest price we've seen in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Stephen Warwick | get Samsung 9100 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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The vibration of the pager has a sound all its own (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | get Pager Vibration Alarm → | tags: pager, emt, route 299

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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