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Data storage Guinness World Record broken by QR code pixels measuring just 49nm — 1.98 sq micrometer size is smaller than bacteria, can only be read with an electron microscope

A collaboration between TU Wien and Cerabyte has established a new Guinness World Record for creating and reading the smallest ever QR codes.

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$1,000 bought an RTX 5080 in November 2025, now it only buys an RTX 5070 Ti — report shows 15% average global price hike across Nvidia, AMD & Intel GPUs

Nvidia's RTX 5090 is the most overpriced GPU in the world, selling at 65% above its MSRP while AMD's RX 9070 XT saw the smallest price hike of just 7% worldwide. India has been hit the worse with extreme price surges, while Australia has been largely stable. On average, GPUs…

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New report shows RAM prices are continuing to fall in Germany, US trends less certain — SSDs and HDDs are more expensive than ever in the States

Memory prices have stabilized in Germany, with some kits even experiencing price cuts over the past month, showing decent progress towards normalization. They're still over 300% more expensive than they were five months ago, though. In contrast, HDDs and SSDs have become more expensive, and their prices continue to rise.

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Chinese scientists 3D print tiny items in half a second using holographic light fields — scientists precision fabricate complex millimeter-scale objects in record time

A team of scientists have revealed a new technique for the super-high-speed 3D printing of complex objects.

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Enthusiast scores watercooled dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs for $86 — $1,000 older flagship graphics card with custom water cooling for a bargain

These dual Nvidia GTX Titan X GPUs in SLI are a solid upgrade for the user's current GTX 1650 GPU, provided they can make it work.

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Memory hoarding and skyrocketing prices hit entry-level electronics demand, foundry orders — China's top chipmaker points to supply chain pressures squeezing out consumers

Rising DRAM and NAND prices driven by AI megatrend and amplified by memory overbooking are hitting sales of inexpensive consumer electronics and smartphones, which affects orders of entry-level processors to foundries, according to SMIC.

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Enthusiast fries 14TB HDD due to SATA power slipup — bemoans lack of SATA power safety and modular PSU cable standardization

A PC DIYer fried their 14TB HDD after a modular power cable mix up.

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U.S. lawmakers demand sales ban on chipmaking tools to China — bipartisan group targets ASML's Dutch exports of lithography machines used to create advanced chips

Bipartisan group of lawmakers want the U.S. government to impose export controls on all wafer fab equipment bound to China except those that can be made locally and make allies do the following.

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US Air Force bans use of smart glasses among its troops — earphones and other Bluetooth devices also limited to official duties while in uniform

The U.S. Air Force is banning its personnel from using smart glasses while in uniform and limited the use of earbuds for official duties.

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Report claims Nvidia will not be releasing any new RTX gaming GPUs in 2026, RTX 60 series likely debuting in 2028

Nvidia's RTX 50 series Super refresh supposedly is design complete, but the GPU maker won't be releasing any new RTX GPUs in 2026, according to a report in The Information.

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AMD CEO downplays PC memory crunch, saying 'our focus areas are enterprise' — company wants to focus on growing 'higher-end of the market'

AMD's CEO doesn't seem concerned with current memory prices, suggesting the company is focusing its efforts on the enterprise.

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Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029

Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day.

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Apple-1 ‘Prototype Board #0’ sells for $2,750,000 at auction, blows past estimates — sells for 5x anticipated value, obliterates previous record

Super-rare and extremely early Apple Computer motherboard sale blasts past auctioneer estimates to achieve hammer price of $2,750,000.

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Nvidia says Chinese military dependence on American tech would be 'nonsensical,' following US govt agency's claims it assisted Deepseek with training AI models — says Admin's critics 'are unintentionally promoting the interests of foreign competitors'

Nvidia has strongly pushed back against a report that says it provided technical assistance to DeepSeek

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Here are the tools I use as Tom’s Hardware resident CPU reviewer — a cheap aluminum open bench, thermal paste wipes, platform-labeled external power buttons, and more

Benchmarking CPUs for Tom’s Hardware requires more than just running a few tests. Here’s how I get through our 10-hour benchmarking gauntlet for each chip efficiently.

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Razer launches Synapse Web for Huntsman V3 keyboards — web-based customization for more devices will soon be possible, too

Razer's new Synapse Web utility will let users customize their Huntsman V3 gaming keyboards without needing to install the Synapse 4 application on their PCs, and support for more devices is coming soon.

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Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo budget 3D printer is now available — brings four-color printing to an accessible price point

The anticipated color upgrade to Elegoo’s budget-busting 3D printer launches at $449.

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Gaming PC charges you quarters every time you want to power it on, restoring oldest form of microtransactions — $135 in tools and supplies, plus a lifetime supply of quarters to kick it old school

A YouTube engineer has built a coin-operated power switch for a gaming PC, allowing users to pay for the privilege of turning on their own PC's — which is unfortunately not a cry too distant from encroaching reality.

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Gigabyte CEO teases Nvidia’s 'revenue per gigabyte' push — mid-range RTX 50-series GPUs could be at risk

Gigabyte CEO talks about Nvidia's GPU plan in light of the ongoing memory shortage, stating that it will "calculate how much revenue [each segment] contributes per gigabyte of memory," which may lead to a shorter supply of certain RTX 50-series GPUs.

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AMD vows to fight for gamers as DRAM shortage sends GPU prices skyrocketing — Radeon GPU prices have already surged over 10%

AMD will try to keep graphics card prices as low as possible for gamers during the DRAM shortage.

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Top-end SSDs have gotten so pricey they're worth more than their weight in gold

Is a high-end SSD worth more than its weight in gold? Yes, in some cases, as storage prices follow in the footsteps of RAM.

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Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim

New research indicates that hard drive prices are now pushing an average increase of nearly 50% in the last four months.

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Nvidia says all RTX 50-series GPUs will 'continue to ship,' but stock and supply tell a different story

After reports that the Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti had been killed, this statement was walked back. But then other leakers doubled down. Here's what's going on with GPUs right now.

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Asus denies RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti discontinuation after conflicting end-of-life claims — says it has no plans to stop selling these models, but confirms memory supply has impacted production and restocking

Asus says the RTX 5070 Ti is still being sold, but inconsistent messaging and supply constraints suggest availability may remain uneven

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