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Score all the essentials of a great gaming PC for only $983.98 — $155 savings nets 9800X3D, 1TB Samsung 9100 SSD, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, Asus B850 motherboard, and free MSI AIO (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Joe Shields | tags: combo, deals, fastest

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NVMe Polishes Its Specs, Brings Virtualization to Locally Attached SSDs (slashdot.org)

2026-08-05 | tags: nvme, pcie, nvm express

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Upcycling of polyvinyl chloride into polyalphaolefin lubricants (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-05 | by Munyaneza Nuwayo | tags: chem, chloride, et al

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PC Prices Are So Bad Now, Companies Are Selling You Old Components Like New (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: gigabyte, pc components, upgrade

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Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: passkeys, google password manager, windows pcs

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Palantir earnings, McDonald's new U.S. head, tiny 'cars' and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Alex Harring | tags: palantir, mcdonalds, hugging face

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Grab a new Secretlab sit-to-stand desk for $699 — Save $50 as the Magnus Evo receives its first-ever discount (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: secretlab, magnus evo, sit-to-stand desk

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This 144-piece toolkit is a must-buy for hobbyists and PC builders for under $40 — pocket a 20% saving on this screwdriver set with two drivers, 120 magnetic bits, and 22 repair tools for your projects (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ben Stockton | tags: strebito, pc builder, magnetic bits

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Windows XP 2002 for the Itanium: Unbridled rage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: windows xp, itanium, qemu

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ZX Spectrum System Tour: Sound (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Michael Martin | tags: zx spectrum, ay-3-8910, apple ii

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Can Microsoft Really Make Windows 11 Suck Less on Weak PCs? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: microsoft, windows 11, ram

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Samsung’s 2TB 9100 Pro SSD is actually somewhat reasonably priced (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Cameron Faulkner | tags: samsung 9100 pro, nvme ssd, pcie gen 5

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is getting a rare full physical release on PC (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: tomb raider, amazon game studios, blu-ray

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CP/M-386 – CP/M for 386 protected mode, derived from CP/M‑68K (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: cpm‑386, cp/m‑68k, pc bios

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RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: rtx 5060 ti, brother zhang, short pcb

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der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

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Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google face wrongful death lawsuit from four US families (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jackson Chen | tags: meta, tiktok, snapchat

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Dell founder shows how a $100 billion empire started 42 years ago — CEO says ‘This one page changed my life’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: dell technologies, ibm pcs, university of texas

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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop' (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-31 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: snapchat, linkedin, youtube

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Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead (slashdot.org)

2026-07-31 | tags: playstation, digital ownership, lin tao

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Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight (engadget.com)

2026-07-31 | by Karissa Bell | tags: snapchat, spotlight, ai-generated videos

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They Forgot What Happened Last Time: Hacking the Windows 365 Link [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: windows 365, microsoft, windows 11

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IPC-7351B Electronic Component Zero Orientation [pdf] (2010) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: ipc-7351b, electronic component, zero orientation

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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lauren Forristal | tags: snapchat, spotlight, ai-generated

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Captain America Popcorn Bucket and Fantastic Four Cups Recalled (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: captain america, fantastic four, popcorn bucket

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Graphics Cards Could Get Even More Expensive, and It’s Not Just Nvidia (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: nvidia, graphics cards, pc gaming

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Beat the AI price surge on PC hardware — leverage Newegg combo deals, track Amazon prices, and shop refurb outlets like Woot (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: newegg, amazon, pc hardware

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Your motherboard's M.2 SSD heatsink might be slowing down your SSD — Only 6 of 20 tested boards made full contact (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Joe Shields | tags: motherboard, m.2 ssd, heatsink

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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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Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in Minecraft (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: subway mini pcs, intel skylake, advantech ds-081