Hardware/

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Tom's Hardware CPU history revisits Intel and AMD's clock-speed wars

Tom's Hardware marked 30 years by tracing CPUs from Pentium II fights to Athlon, Pentium 4 and the shift beyond raw giga...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

AI infrastructure spending by big tech tops $1.1 trillion, FT says

Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have spent $1.1 trillion since 2023, with more AI build-out expected to pressure powe...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Qualcomm robot collapse at Computex turns keynote demo into cleanup job

NEURA Robotics’ 4NE-1 humanoid fell during a Qualcomm Computex 2026 keynote after carrying out a Dragonwing IQ10 demo.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

der8auer chimney cooling cuts Ryzen 7 9800X3D temps by 19C

der8auer used a 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively pull air through a radiator and lower Ryzen 7 9800X3D temperatures...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

Keychron Nape Pro trackball goes on sale with a keyboard-first layout

Keychron’s $89.99 Nape Pro puts a wireless trackball, six programmable buttons and a dial below the spacebar for keyboar...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

Apple memory pricing squeeze is set to worsen in September

Tim Cook told analysts Apple will pay more for memory after inventory only partly cushioned rising DRAM costs.

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Sovol M1D 3D printer adds seven toolheads to open-source IDEX design

Sovol’s Kickstarter-funded M1D pairs independent dual nozzles with fast tool swaps for multi-color and multi-material pr...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Tom's Hardware 30th anniversary revisits Intel fights and PC testing

Tom's Hardware marked 30 years with a PC hardware retrospective, revisiting Thomas Pabst's Intel clashes and benchmark w...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

OpenClaw local AI test shows why mini PC agents still need help

Tom’s Hardware got OpenClaw working on a Beelink mini PC, but setup exposed the gap between agent marketing and local mo...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

Samsung 9100 Pro deal puts 2TB Gen 5 SSD near 990 pricing

Amazon lists Samsung’s 2TB 9100 Pro at $399.99, putting the Gen 5 drive only $30 above the newer 2TB Samsung 990.

By Mara Chen-Doyle

2w ago

Indium phosphide shortage warning hits AI photonics supply chain

Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston says AI laser demand is running more than 30% above supply, even as Nvidia funds new capac...

By Felix Aranda

2w ago

RADV Windows port funded by Valve already runs Counter-Strike 2

Valve is paying Collabora to bring the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver to Windows, where it already runs some games.

By Felix Aranda