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2026-09-02
hothardware.com
2026-09-02
2026-09-02
tomshardware.com
2026-09-02
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, startups are exploring innovative ways to utilize idle consumer hardware for AI inference tasks. Companies like Far Labs from Abu Dhabi and Evolving Edge from Austin are building platforms that turn idle gaming PCs into compute resources, likened to a
2026-09-02
tomshardware.com
2026-09-02
At IFA 2026, Acer unveiled seven new gaming monitors across its Nitro and Predator series, targeting a wide range of users from budget-conscious buyers to high-end esports enthusiasts. With prices ranging from $299 to $1,199, the lineup offers diverse options for different performance needs. The Nit
2026-09-02
tomshardware.com
2026-09-02
Dell's Alienware has unveiled two new QD-OLED gaming monitors, the AW3226Q and AW2527HX, tailored for distinct gaming preferences. The AW3226Q features a 32-inch 4K panel with 165Hz refresh rate, utilizing RGB Stripe Tandem OLED technology that enhances text clarity and brightness, reaching up to 1,
2026-09-01
tomshardware.com
2026-09-01
NVIDIA's latest RTX 5090 graphics card has seen its price surge more than twofold in less than two years, rising from an initial $1,999 announcement to approximately $5,000 in North America and over $5,600 in Europe. This sharp increase reflects the current global semiconductor market imbalance, dri
2026-09-01
www.tomshardware.com
2026-09-01
NVIDIA's top-tier RTX 5090 gaming GPU has surged to at least $5,000, driven by the AI boom. Prices have more than doubled since its launch last year, with the entire RTX 50-series family experiencing significant increases. The primary driver is a shortage of critical semiconductor components, divert
2026-09-01
finance.yahoo.com
2026-09-01
2026-08-28
tomshardware.com
2026-08-28
Amidst the ongoing global DRAM shortage and rising memory costs, MSI has launched the Katana 15 HX C14 gaming laptop, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory to address current market pricing pressures. As the cost of DRAM and SSDs escalates, the affordable gaming laptop segment is increasingly squ
2026-08-28
www.prnewswire.com
2026-08-28
2026-08-25
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-25
2026-08-25
tomshardware.com
2026-08-25
LG has unveiled its first 1080p gaming monitor capable of delivering a 1000Hz refresh rate—the UltraGear 25G590B. This milestone makes it the world’s first 1080p display to achieve such a high refresh rate, outperforming previous models that typically reached 1000Hz only at lower resolutions like 72
2026-08-24
www.pcguide.com
2026-08-24
2026-08-23
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-23
2026-08-18
tomshardware.com
2026-08-18
A recent incident involving Best Buy’s handling of a customer’s warranty repair for a gaming laptop has sparked widespread controversy. The customer purchased a laptop with 64GB RAM, which malfunctioned after eight months. During the warranty repair, the technician removed one of the two 32GB RAM st
2026-08-17
tomshardware.com
2026-08-17
Alibaba has agreed to sell its gaming studio Lingxi Games to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital for over $2 billion, aiming to fund its ambitious AI infrastructure buildout, which has already exceeded its original $53 billion budget. The deal marks Alibaba's complete exit from in-house game d
2026-08-17
tomshardware.com
2026-08-17
This article provides an in-depth analysis of the Asus ROG Edition 20 gaming PC build, showcasing the pinnacle of current consumer hardware with components like the RTX 5090 GPU, Crosshair X870E motherboard, and a 3000W ROG Thor PSU. The build weighs over 150 pounds and costs approximately $15,000,
2026-08-15
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-15
Acer's Predator Orion 6000 gaming PC is currently on sale at Walmart for $2,099, a 25% discount off its original price of $2,799.99. This prebuilt system features an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. The RTX 5070 T
2026-08-14
tomshardware.com
2026-08-14
A Reddit hardware enthusiast transformed the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra smartphone into a functional mini PC by mounting dual desktop CPU coolers on either side of the device. The phone, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.0 storage, was stripped down to its cor
2026-08-13
2026-08-12
michaelparekh.substack.com
2026-08-12
This article focuses on the capital strategies and infrastructure developments in the current AI wave, analyzing recent moves by NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Anthropic. NVIDIA is assembling a $500 billion consortium with top financial institutions to fund AI infrastructure, marking its evolution from chipmak