Tom's Hardware

Tom's Hardware is a technology-focused website based in the United States. It provides news, reviews, and analysis on computer hardware, components, and related technologies.

Original Xbox Games Now Available on PC

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Microsoft announces Xbox Backward Compatibility for PC — will let gamers play classic console games on PCs and handhelds

Apple sues OpenAI over stolen trade secrets

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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of trade secrets — claims company mentored incoming employees on bringing confidential information

PlayStation ends physical discs for new games in 2028

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Sony officially kills the PlayStation disc, ending physical game production in 2028 — shutting down the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita systems

Xbox Console Prices Rise Globally August 1, 2026

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Microsoft increases Xbox Series console prices for the third time in two years, kills off 2TB model — $100-$150 upswings on every model

Apple Raises Prices on MacBooks and iPads

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RAM crisis bites Apple as unprecedented Mac and iPad price rises arrive — cheapest MacBook Pro price hiked by $400 to $1,999

OpenAI unveils Jalapeño, its first custom AI chip.

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Broadcom and OpenAI unveil custom-built Jalapeño inference processor — OpenAI's first chip is a massive reticle-sized ASIC built in an ultra-fast nine-month development cycle

Prime Day 2026: Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories on Sale

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The best Switch 2 accessories Prime Day 2026 — controllers, cameras, cases, screen protectors, and more

Valve partners with Nvidia, Intel for SteamOS GPU support

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Valve working on SteamOS for general release — company collaborating with Nvidia to ensure compatibility, hints at dual-boot capabilities in the future

Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as AI integration reshapes workforce.

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Oracle lays off 21,000 employees in just 12 months due to AI adoption and costly AI infrastructure ambitions — says layoffs will continue as internal AI deployment grows

Steam Machine reservations open at $1,049; Valve adds anti-scalper tech

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Valve opens Steam Machine reservations — details $1,049 starting price, randomized queue to stop scalpers, and limited inventory

Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop 8 & Pro 12 with Snapdragon X2

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Microsoft debuts Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with new jade green color and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips — refreshed devices start at $1,499 with 16GB of RAM

Valve Stops Retail Steam Gift Cards Over Scams

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Valve to discontinue physical Steam gift cards by the end of 2026 due to scammers — says nefarious actors continue to exploit them despite years of restrictions

Nvidia RTX 50 Super series back for 2026, 12GB RTX 5060

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Nvidia is reportedly still planning fabled RTX 50 Super series for 2026, leak claims — lineup could now include a potential 'RTX 5060 Super' with 12GB of VRAM

Nvidia 'superchip' challenges Intel, Apple in PC market

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Nvidia unveils RTX Spark Superchip for laptops and desktop PCs at Computex 2026 – new platform promises to turn Windows into an agentic AI OS with Arm CPU, Blackwell GPU, and 128GB unified memory

Dell XPS 13 Targets MacBook Neo, $599 for Students

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Dell XPS 13 targets MacBook Neo with Intel's Wildcat Lake — $699 starting price, $599 for students

SoftBank to invest €75B in France for AI infrastructure

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SoftBank to spend up to $87 billion on French AI data centers — country offers ample nuclear grid that US sites lack

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Nvidia is finally ditching its iconic Control Panel after 20 years — new driver updates only ship in the Nvidia App

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Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system