HARDWARE·August 5, 2026Kioxia and SanDisk demonstrate the world's highest-density 3D NAND flash — 332 active layers and up to 4,800 MT/s interfaceTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·August 3, 2026Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAMTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·August 3, 2026Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to £200 — RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markupsTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·August 2, 2026Microsoft Paint used as a 'monitor' to run Doom at up to 35 fps, project released by firm's Azure CTO — runs actual Doom engine and loads real shareware DOOM1.WADTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·August 1, 2026Big tech spends more than $1 trillion on AI infrastructure — an additional $745 billion expected to be added in 2026 aloneTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera accessTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect'Tom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in MinecraftTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Startup plans to put nuclear-powered data centers in the sea — modular units could be much faster to deploy, but questions about reliability and longevity remainTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today — milestone unifying modern Windows OS hit RTM in the Pentium eraTom's Hardware
HARDWARE·July 31, 2026Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools — first viable domestic 7nm-capable scanner to be completed by 2038Tom's Hardware
