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Windows 11 version 26H2 is now available via the Release Preview channel for Windows Insiders. Users of existing Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 both qualify for the upgrade, and in fact some of the features available in this update are...
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If you're still running Windows 10 on your gaming PC, I don't blame you, but you should be aware that Microsoft has terminated mainstream support for your operating system. Unless you've signed up for Extended Security Updates, you're...
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This year’s Gamescom event has been jampacked with announcements, for everything from a lineup of Xbox inspired furniture to a slew of gaming accessories from ASUS. Samsung went big at the show too and the company brought its upcoming...
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The official "Extended Look" at Grand Theft Auto VI is here, and it somehow still exceeds expectations, despite all of the recent leaks in my opinion. Before we break down much of the content showcased in the Extended Look, I want to...
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Building a PC from scratch is a tough financial proposition in today's market, but what choice do you have if you want or desperately need a new system? As much as we like piecing together our own rigs, there are some noteworthy deals to...
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Sony’s first official PlayStation-branded desktop display has graduated from preorder status to a shipping product. First revealed in late 2025, the 'PlayStation 27-inch Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook' (full name) is now...
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SK hynix has officially broken ground on its first U.S. manufacturing site, kicking off construction on a $4 billion advanced packaging and R&D facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. Located within the Purdue Research Park, the 133-acre...
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Microsoft's rumored disc-to-digital program is coming to fruition as an opt-in for Xbox Insiders on the Xbox Series X and Xbox One consoles. It doesn't apply to all games across the Xbox One and Xbox Series X consoles and at least for now...
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On Monday, we reported on SiFive's move to bring the open-source RISC-V CPU architecture into the datacenter with the BigSky server platform, and as part of that reporting, we mentioned that SiFive had also partnered with NVIDIA to...
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We're just ahead of the 3 PM EST premiere of the Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Peek on Netflix, and Rockstar's statement responding to recent leaks that spurred this extended peek is spreading far and wide.
We've been covering the...
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If you are shopping for a high-end gaming desktop kitted with a higher-end NVIDIA graphics card, then take note that Best Buy has rolled out big discounts on a pair of systems built around the GeForce RTX 5080. Whether you lean toward Team...
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Meta has agreed to a settlement of up $18 billion to resolve allegations across the U.S. that it intentionally engineered Facebook and Instagram to addict children.
The agreement resolves litigation brought by a bipartisan coalition of...
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The internet's largest hub for acquiring open-weight AI models has been reportedly shopping itself around, and NVIDIA may just be the company to snatch it up. Hugging Face is synonymous with model distribution (and also AI-related security...
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Federal law enforcement has dismantled a major Chinese state-sponsored cyber-espionage apparatus that targeted critical infrastructure and key government agencies across the United States for nearly eight years. It also makes us wonder...
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Samsung has officially expanded its flagship mobile lineup with the addition of the Galaxy S26 FE. Starting at $699.99, the Fan Edition returns as expected, albeit with a $50 price bump over its predecessor while delivering a suite of...
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NVIDIA has published its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, delivering yet another record-shattering performance powered by continued global demand for AI infrastructure. For the quarter ending July 26, 2026, the...
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If you follow hardware leaks and rumors, you probably read that headline and said "well yeah?", while if you don't follow hardware leaks and rumors, you probably have no idea what we're talking about. Here's the short version: AMD's...
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There has been a retro hardware resurgence the last few years, with faithful re-releases of classic favorites that often recreate every detail as they originally existed. Although lately we’ve been treated to new takes on the classics that...
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Players of Apex Legends who are running an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT have reported crashes in the game on the newest version 26.8.1 Radeon Adrenalin Software driver, and the @ApexCommunityJP account on X/Twitter has confirmed that Respawn...
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Ahead of the launch of RTX Spark-based laptops, NVIDIA is showcasing the gaming performance of its elite mobile AI workstation chip. As we always emphasize when covering the NVIDIA RTX Spark, this chip isn't directly targeted at gamers...
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Gamescom 2026 has been a whirlwind of gaming news, but we're HotHardware, not HotGaming, so let's talk about the cutting-edge gear on display at the show. The Republic of Gamers brought more than its fair share of legitimately innovative...
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A freshly released gallery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (as well as other telescopes) showcases 16 composite images of the cosmos, spotlighting colorful views of spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies.
The collection...
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