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Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility — destroying books to train AI models is 'all' the Vegas warehouse does (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Jake Roach | tags: book, books, google

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Best Buy 'repairs' customer's gaming laptop by simply removing half the RAM— claims unit in question only accepts 32 GB of RAM despite listing a 64GB configuration (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Mark Tyson | tags: best, best buy, hardware

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Modder pumps liquid directly over bare GPU silicon via 3D-printed block — drops RTX 2060 Super load temps to 28°C despite initial leaks (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Mark Tyson | tags: cooling, hardware, tom hardware

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After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-09 | by Zak Killian | tags: castle, game, german

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Scientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling exponentially for decades (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: hardware, historical, memory

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Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: hardware, historical, memory

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Protesters haul a guillotine to city council meeting about a potential AI data center, company rep cornered by protestors — ‘ it no longer felt safe to stay,’ developer escorted out by police (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: center, data center, hardware

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 8, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: hardware, openai, premium

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 7, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: hardware, openai, premium

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Introducing Bench 2.0 — a revamped benchmark analyzer, exclusively for Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jeremy Kaplan | tags: bench, hardware, tests

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Claude Opus 5 mistakenly deletes dev’s entire profile directory during routine backup, responds with 'Sorry, typo' — AI tool mistakes user's home directory as temporary backup, proceeds to wipe everything to undo the error (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jowi Morales | tags: backup, entire, rm rf

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After severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — state regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jowi Morales | tags: centers, data centers, power

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ASRock Phantom Gaming and Steel Legend 360 LCD review: An impressive cooling debut (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-15 | by Albert Thomas | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 V4 power supply review: Verified Gold efficiency with mainstream pricing (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-12 | by E. Fylladitakis | tags: cell, credit, credit tom

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TeamGroup G70 Pro 2TB SSD Review: Low latency meets affordable DRAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-09 | by Shane Downing | tags: controller, drive, hardware

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F1 25: 2026 Season Edition GPU benchmarks – From Pole Position to the Back of the Grid (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Dan Mateescu | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 Review: A keyboard with a touchscreen and a lot of potential (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Turtle Beach KP7 Review: The accessory that does everything (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-03 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Turtle Beach KP7 Gaming Headset → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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HP OmniBook Ultra 14 review: Potent Snapdragon performance, great endurance, premium pricing (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-03 | by Brandon Hill | get HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Laptop → | tags: hardware, image, omnibook

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Save $521 on this 4K-capable RTX 5070 gaming PC from CyberPowerPC, now just $1,349 — huge price drop for budget-friendly rig with impressive Intel Core Ultra 250KF CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-02 | by Ben Stockton | get CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop → | tags: deals, gaming, hardware

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Republican lawmakers urge federal agency to block imports of infringing TSMC chips as patent ruling nears — five asserted U.S. patents come from United Microelectronics Corporation (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-12 | by Luke James | get TSMC Chip Development Kit → | tags: apple, qualcomm, semiconductor

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Gaming PC deflects bullet shot through wall by neighbour, saving owner's life — criminal negligence charges for culprit who claims 'firearm was accidentally discharged by her dog' (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Bulletproof Gaming Laptop Sleeve → | tags: angelbabyzz, bullet, neighbor

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Razer Seiren V3 Pro Review: USB, XLR, and 32-bit float (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-09 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Razer Seiren V3 Pro Microphone → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware

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Levelplay shows off magnetically attached fans that are reversible, connect via pogo pins and USB-C – plus an AIO that trades a screen for a big knob (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-08 | by Matt Safford | get Magnetic USB-C Fan Kit → | tags: fans, hardware, plate

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Travlfi JourneyGo 5G mobile hotspot review – Affordably priced, but lacking in performance and features (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-08 | by Brandon Hill | get Portable 5G Wi-Fi Router → | tags: credit tom, hardware, image

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Best of Computex 2026: Innovating despite disruptions (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by The Editors Of Tom'S Hardware | tags: hardware, intel, performance

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brings Intel Arc G3 Extreme to handhelds — 8-inch, 120 Hz display and new ergonomic grips (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-03 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get MSI Claw 8 EX AI → | tags: claw, grips, hardware

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AMD says new EXPO ‘Ultra Low Latency’ DDR5 memory should be 'effectively the same price' as current kits — feature will work on existing chipsets, but will require new DIMMs (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-03 | by Jake Roach | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: compared, expo, mcafee

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2TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD and 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM is just $363 in this staggering Newegg 9850X3D bundle — $558 off this $1,200 AM5 haul includes an X870E motherboard and a cooler (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Stephen Warwick | get Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD → | tags: gaming, hardware, image

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Acer Predator GX850 SFX power supply review: Solid electrical performance with good efficiency (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-13 | by E. Fylladitakis | get Acer Predator Power Supply → | tags: credit, credit tom, hardware