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Razer Acquires Nexbit, Portends Smartphone Business Pla...

Razer announced that it has acquired Kickstarter-birthed smartphone manufacturer Nexbit, including its management and employees, in a bid to enter the smartphone market.

Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.1.2 Supports...

AMD released a new Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition driver. Version 17.1.2 fixed several nagging issues with various games and settings, in addition to adding support for a pair of beta-version games.

Upcoming 'Gwent' Update Brings The Powerful Nilfgaardia...

The update also adds additional faction cards as well as neutral cards for all sets to use.

Basemark Releases VRScore Benchmark Tool, Consumer Vers...

Basemark finally released its long-awaited VR benchmarking tool, VRScore, which allows you to evaluate your PC’s VR-readiness. The benchmark suite includes a performance test and a latency test to evaluate your PC and HMD.

Chrome 57 Will Permanently Enable DRM

The next version of Chrome, Chrome 57, will permanently enable the browser's DRM plugin and will not allow users to disable it. Users won't be able to disable the PDF viewer and the Native Client plugin either.

DICE Reveals Community Test Environment For Upcoming 'B...

Soon, you'll be able to help DICE test out changes, improvements, and new content in an experimental version of the game.

Ransomware Didn't Lock People In Their Hotel Rooms

Romantik Seehotel Jägerwirt did indeed fall victim to ransomware that affected its electronic key system--by preventing the hotel from generating new key cards. But the saga wasn't anywhere near as interesting as originally thought.

Bethesda Adds High Resolution Pack To PC, PS4 Pro Suppo...

You'll need some powerful hardware to get the visual upgrades.

Trustwave Exposes Authentication Bypass Flaw In Netgear...

The vulnerabilities can reveal a Netgear router's password, which could then be used to gain total control over the router to compromise other devices on the network or attack online infrastructure.

FBI Releases Gamergate File

The FBI released its file on a series of death threats, bomb reports, and other harassment by people claiming affiliation with Gamergate.

Arctic's Freezer i32 Plus CPU Cooler Has A Zero-RPM Mod...

Arctic's new CPU cooler has a native zero-RPM passive mode.

ASRock Z270 Extreme4 Kaby Lake ATX Motherboard Review

A reduced price variation of its Z270 Gaming K6, ASRock’s Z270 Extreme4 also comes with fewer feature enhancements. Does this create a value triumph over a previously-tested $150 competitor?

Thecus N4810 Review

Thecus expands a popular product with a new quad-core processor, ample system memory and features that make the new N4810 the most diverse system from the company.

Inverse Case: 10 Liters of Custom Mini-ITX Goodness

The Inverse case is a community effort to create a compact, versatile, and easy-to-use Mini-ITX chassis, and its Indiegogo campaign launched just last week.

Is 80 PLUS Broken? How To Make It A More Trustworthy Ce...

80 PLUS is hands-down the most popular efficiency certification program among PSU manufacturers nowadays. In today's article, we're digging into the organization's flaws, which are critical in some areas, and how we can improve upon them.

Tom’s Hardware Weekly News Recap: January 28, 2017

In which we review the week's news.

Microsoft's Game Mode Arrives Soon, Here's How It Works...

Microsoft's upcoming preview build will include a feature that will increase your computer's performance while you play games.

'Gears Of War 4' Multiplayer Now Allows Cross-Play Betw...

You can now compete with other "Gears of War 4" players whether they're on PC or Xbox One.

Apple, OpenAI Join ‘Partnership On AI’ Consortium

Apple and OpenAI, two key players that have been missing from the Partnership on AI consortium, have joined the group.

Nintendo Releases Switch Console Specs

Nintendo previously revealed precious little about the console, which was originally known by the "NX" code name, before revealing a bit more about the device in January.

AMD Introduces Free Radeon Pro ReLive Screen Capture To...

AMD released a new software tool, Radeon Pro ReLive, to let people easily capture and record 4K footage on their PCs.

LeakedSource Goes Offline Following Alleged Law Enforce...

Someone alleged that the site's owner was raided by law enforcement and that all of its servers are subject to federal investigation--a plausible explanation for the shutdown, given LeakedSource's two-sided approach to stolen data.

PC Specs Revealed For 'Ghost Recon: Wildlands' Closed B...

The short beta session will let you play through Itacua, one of the game's 21 provinces.

Obsidian Announces 'Pillars Of Eternity II: Deadfire,'...

Obsidian needs your help to develop the sequel to its isometric role-playing game.

Seagate Readies 12TB HDDs, Plans for 14TB, 16TB Models...

Seagate already has 12TB HDDs in the field and 14TB and 16TB models in the design phase. The developments appear to provide a path forward to its goal of producing 20TB HDDs by 2020.

Best PC Builds 2017 and 'DOOM' Giveaway: Community Roun...

Community Roundup is here to let you know the best of what's going on in the Tom's Hardware forums on a regular basis.

SilverStone Primera PM01 Big Mid-Tower ATX Case Review

It's big enough to hold triple fan radiators on both the front and top, and it's half loaded with LED fans from the factory, but is SilverStone’s PM01 the best value in mainstream gaming cases?

Hands Free Headgear Releases Gear VR Head Strap Upgrade...

Hands Free Headgear’s Gear VR head strap system replaces the standard Velcro straps with a mechanical adjustment system to help increase comfort for extended use.

Microsoft Approves Thai Government's Root Certificate,...

A Privacy International report found that Microsoft was the only operating system vendor to approve the Thai government's root certificate by default. The nonprofit worried that the root certificate could be used to spy on Thai citizens.

Nvidia Software Upgrade 5.0 Brings 4K HDR, Android Noug...

Nvidia released its Shield TV Software Upgrade 5.0 for the previous version of the company’s streaming device, which updates the OS to Android 7.0 (Nougat) and adds 4K HDR capabilities to the old model.