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- March 12
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- Congatec shows off acetone-based heat pipe cooling solution for extremely cold environments
- Biwin launches 192GB DDR5-6400 and DDR5-6000 memory kits for AMD's AM5 platform
- Chinese university designed 'world's first silicon-free 2D GAAFET transistor,' claims new bismuth-based tech is both the fastest and lowest-power transistor yet
- The ‘world’s smallest microcontroller’ measures just 1.38 mm² and costs 20 cents
- Asus anticipates price increases as it shifts production from China
- UserBenchmark bashes AMD GPUs and claims they lack real-world performance
- Voice controlled Raspberry Pi paper towel dispenser turns a prank into reality
- Microsoft's latest Quantum computing claims have been named 'unreliable' by scientists
- YouTubers Give New Meaning to “Air Printing”
- TSMC and Intel foundry joint venture reportedly still in the works — AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia approached
- ASML teams up with Imec for sub-2nm process technologies with High-NA EUV chipmaking tools
- Repealing the CHIPS Act could dramatically shrink US chip market share, analysts say
- March 11
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- Undervolted RX 9070 XT beats RTX 5080 — RX 9070 and 9070 XT models with heavy coolers have massive OC headroom
- Custom water-cooled 'gaming laptop' shell supports mini-ITX motherboards, RTX 5090 graphics
- AMD unveils Zen 5c embedded processors, 9005 EPYC series optimized for edge computing
- WD Red Pro 26TB hits the market for $569 — new capacity enables portable 208TB RAID solution for $8,299
- Gigabyte pokes fun at Asus’ GPU-scratching quick-release mechanism — undamaged GPU connector even after 100 insertions
- Meta is reportedly testing its first RISC-V based AI chip for AI training
- This smart Raspberry Pi LED world map has global appeal
- IBM secures patent for 4D printing — smart material uses ML for transporting microparticles
- OptiScaler mod adds AMD FSR 4 support to DLSS-supporting games
- March 10
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- Control Ultimate gets DLSS 3.7 support and new 'Ultra' settings — cuts performance nearly in half
- Raspberry Pi powers briefcase-sized PiEEG 'Bio Lab' project
- RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed — DeepComputing's DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC claims 50 TOPS, 64GB RAM
- Asus launches air-purifying monitors starting at $129 — 27-inch and 34-inch models retail for $159 and $359
- Huawei reportedly acquired two million Ascend 910 AI chips from TSMC last year through shell companies
- Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D bought from Amazon was actually an old AMD FX chip disguised by IHS sticker
- Raspberry Pi 5 powers cyberpunk themed brain scanner in a custom 3D printed case
- Nvidia RTX 5050, RTX 5060, and RTX 5060 Ti specs leak — expect 8GB/16GB flavors and higher TGPs
- March 9
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- AMD's Zen 6-based desktop processors may feature up to 24 cores
- Compal Infinite Laptop built around screen that extends from 14- to 18-inches, horizontally
- AMD's 16-core 9950X3D chip allegedly lands 14% faster than last-gen in PassMark
- 'Self-replaceable batteries' return with the Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N business laptop
- Nvidia RTX 50 owners get another Hotfix, with 572.75 addressing crashes and clock speeds
- March 8
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- Nvidia RTX 5090's 16-pin power connector hits 150C in reviewer's thermal camera shots
- Seagate hard drive controversy persists as scammers discover methods to alter reliability metrics
- AMD's RX 9070 is on track to become the best-selling GPU on Amazon — RDNA 4 already ranks as the top bestseller in Amazon Germany and UK
- Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU spotted with 24,064 CUDA cores, 96GB GDDR7, and 600W — 11% more cores than RTX 5090
- Russia sees tech boom amid sanctions — microelectronics industry sees massive hiring surge and increased salaries
- Micron shows off world's fastest PCIe 6.0 SSD, hitting 27 GB/s speeds — Astera Labs PCIe 6.0 switch enables impressive sequential reads
- March 7
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- AI bots now play Mafia with each other on public website, and almost all of them are terrible at it
- AMD: RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT MSRPs are real, but some cards will be priced at a premium
- Physical game media might perish because of the 25% tariffs on imported discs
- AMD's 9000-series GPUs sell for up to $2,000 as opportunistic scalpers take control
- 'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Ryzen Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips
- RTX 5090 GPUs aren't being recalled for being a fire hazard after all — Nvidia and MSI refute accusations
- This illuminating Raspberry Pi Pico project wants to improve your photos and YouTube videos
- Lenovo expands PC production in India, aims to produce 100% of PCs for the Indian market in the country (Updated)
- Elon Musk ally leading CHIPS Act office purge — only 14% of original staff remain after dismissals
- AMD announces pricing for Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D at $699 and $599; chips arrive March 12th
- Chinese lawmaker proposes law to allow Chinese companies to hide their foreign suppliers
- We need your help to shape the future of Tom’s Hardware
- Apple M3 Ultra benchmark seen on Geekbench — beats M4 Max in multi-core, but not single-core
- Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti rumored launch in 'ten days' — but don't expect any stock until April
- AMD grabs GPU market share from Nvidia as GPU shipments rise slightly in Q4
- Startup claims its Zeus GPU is 10X faster than Nvidia's RTX 5090: Bolt's first GPU coming in 2026
- March 6
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- Nvidia denies allegations that laptop RTX 50 GPUs are also missing ROPs
- Intel will keep using TSMC's services even when 18A is ramped up: 'It is a good supplier'
- Brother denies firmware blocks third-party toner and ink use
- Ontario cancels Starlink deal over US tariffs — Italy may follow due to US pullback from Europe
- TSMC expands investments in the U.S. to $165 billion with new fabs and R&D center: A closer look
- This Raspberry Pi Pico protractor has all of the angles covered!
- AMD teams up with Cisco, Nokia, and Jio Platforms for Open Telecom AI platform
- TSMC's Arizona chip fab production is sold out through late 2027
- China says TSMC's $100 billion U.S. deal shows Taiwan's ruling party is 'selling out Taiwan'
- Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D hit retail on March 12, according to official AMD outlet in China
- World's first 'body in a box' biological computer uses human brain cells with silicon-based computing
- Republican senators show little interest in scrapping CHIPS Act, despite Trump's call
- Intel shareholder lawsuit dismissed — complaints stemmed from single-day $32B devaluation in 2024
- Chinese researchers reveal self-encrypting molecular HDD technology supporting 100TB+ capacities
- March 5
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- Trump wants to kill the CHIPS Act — says chipmakers are coming to the USA to avoid tariffs
- Maker builds Raspberry Pi-powered temperature gun using a Pico 2
- Corsair guarantees defect-free RTX 50-series GPUs in its pre-built systems — reports only one instance of missing ROPs
- Firm says AI-assisted security analyzer found 16 bugs in OpenRISC CPU core in under 60 seconds
- This Raspberry Pi Snake console totally bites — in a good way
- Artificial Intelligence comes to smart pens, includes handwriting-to-text and ChatGPT
- Apple's MacBook Air gets M4, new color, and a lower price
- Apple debuts M3 Ultra in refreshed Mac Studio with up to 512GB memory
- Nvidia's shortages are limiting PC GPU market growth, looming tariffs also impacting sales
- Photo of Elon Musk’s new gaming PC reveals odd component choices – is he rocking an RTX 4060?
- March 4
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- Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition won't be available on launch day, coming 'later in March'
- China doubles US research output on next-gen chips amid export bans — trade war fuels a research wave
- The NAND market faced a 6.2% revenue loss in Q4 24 — forecast projects a further 20% hit in Q1 25
- Chinese government shifts focus from x86 and Arm CPUs, gov't promoting RISC-V chips heavily
- Nintendo GameCube modified to run PowerPC Windows NT and Doom
- Microsoft updates Windows 11 CPU support for OEM systems to include 8th to 10th Gen Intel CPUs
- TSMC's $100B US investment only accounts for 7% of company's output — Taiwan gov't gives official blessing for project
- AMD's new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems
- Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals
- AMD's mobile X3D chips come to desktops — Minisforum's $599 MoDT debuts with Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
- March 3
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- Trump purge hits Chips Act office, two-fifths of staff to be terminated: Report
- TSMC and Trump announce $100 billion investment in the US, including three fabs
- Chinese firms get Blackwell chips by ordering through nearby countries, defying U.S. bans
- Cozy cats live in a Raspberry Pi-powered luxury automated smart house
- Alibaba launches RISC-V-based XuanTie C930 server CPU — AI/HPC chip ships this month, more designs to follow
- Lenovo showcases a USB-C connected AI Stick with a 32 TOPS NPU on board
- MSI quietly raises prices of its supposed RTX 5070 Ti MSRP models
- The hidden danger lurking in your server infrastructure? Its own cooling system
- Samsung showcases 500 Hz OLED monitor and foldable gaming handheld at MWC 2025
- Nvidia and Broadcom continue trialing Intel 18A test chips: Report
- Nvidia's poor RTX 50 compute test results due to missing 32-bit OpenCL support, says PassMark
- Lenovo debuts new ThinkPads and an RTX 5070-powered Yoga
- Lenovo's new concept laptops include solar panels and tall, foldable screens
- March 2
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- Next-gen Snapdragon X2 chips for PCs to boost core count from 12 to 18, says report
- Full Xbox 360 recompilation for PC debuts with Sonic Unleashed Recompiled
- Huge OS and RAM usage swings in Steam Survey likely to have been influenced by China influx
- Efabless shuts down, fate of Tiny Tapeout chip production projects unclear
- Windows 11 Task Manager update will show accurate CPU utilization, align with industry standards
- Defective RTX 5080 takes up to 11% performance hit in gaming — Larger impact at higher resolutions
- 'Fire the Intel board and rehire Pat Gelsinger,' argues former Intel CEO Craig Barrett
- March 1
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- DeepSeek brings disruption to AI-optimized parallel file systems, releases powerful new open-source Fire-Flyer File System
- Nvidia Hotfix arrives to address black screen issues remaining after Thursday's driver release
- RTX 5070 appears on Best Buy at MSRP — Asus Prime listed for $549.99 days before official launch
- AMD VP teases RDNA 4 compatibility with ROCm, but doesn't reveal official launch date
- Google's newest moonshot delivers internet by firing lasers through the air — Taara project upgrades to tiny 13mm photonic chips placed 1km apart
- HP says 90% of products for the U.S. will be made outside of China by October
- Angry Miao claims new gaming mouse offers ‘infinite battery’ — premium tri-mode mouse maker makes dubious claims
- Former Intel directors strongly oppose TSMC takeover, call for Intel fabs spinoff
- AI-powered bookmark wants to revolutionize the way you read — $129 Mark 1 offers AI-generated summaries