Articles by Kunal Khullar, News Contributor

Kunal Khullar is a contributor at Tom’s Hardware with extensive writing experience in computing. With a deep-seated passion for technology, Kunal has dedicated years to mastering the intricacies of computer hardware components and staying at the forefront of the latest software developments. His journey in the tech world began with hands-on experience in assembling and troubleshooting PCs and laptops as a kid in the 90s, a skill he has meticulously honed over the years. He has worked for various publications covering a range of topics including smartphones, laptops, audio devices, and PC hardware. Currently, he is engrossed with everything happening in the world of computing with a growing obsession for unique PC cases and RGB cooling fans. Through his articles Kunal strives to demystify complex concepts for a broad audience. Kunal is also a casual gamer as he loves to squad up with his friends in Apex Legends, and claims to have a fairly good taste in music especially when it comes to heavy metal.

Articles by: Kunal Khullar

TSMC and Broadcom explore deals to split Intel's foundry and chip design wings, says report

By Kunal Khullar published 16 February 25

Intel is reportedly the target of acquisition interest from TSMC and Broadcom, with both companies exploring deals that could divide the struggling chipmaker’s operations.

Nvidia confirms RTX 50-series laptops will be available for pre-order starting February 25

By Kunal Khullar published 11 February 25

Laptops powered by Nvidia's latest RTX 50-series GPUs will be available for pre-order starting February 25 ahead of expected shipments in March.

The Asus RTX 5070 Ti Prime OC graphics card

French retailer suggests Nvidia will launch the RTX 5070 Ti on February 20

By Kunal Khullar published 10 February 25

French retailer Top Achat has inadvertently disclosed the launch date and time for multiple RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards, with availability set for February 20

MediaTek is conducting impact simulations to prepare for U.S. tariffs

By Kunal Khullar published 8 February 25

MediaTek’s CEO said that the company has been conducting simulations around the U.S. tariffs, likely in anticipation of a favorable outcome.

ASRock feels the heat as it moves manufacturing out of China to counter U.S. tariffs

By Kunal Khullar published 7 February 25

The company is planning to slowly move its production out of China so it can avoid tariffs and restrictions announced by the U.S. government.

Huawei manages to pull $118 billion in revenue despite strict U.S. sanctions and restrictions

By Kunal Khullar published 5 February 25

Huawei's consumer business has bounced back since August 2023, following the launch of new smartphones featuring domestically produced chipsets that bypass U.S. sanctions.

Intel receives $536 million payment from EU following antitrust fine reversal

By Kunal Khullar published 3 February 25

The chipmaker received the amount as default interest from the European Commission following an appeal against a €1.06 billion ($1.1 billion) fine levied in 2009

Chinese algorithm claimed to boost Nvidia GPU performance by up to 800X for advanced science applications

By Kunal Khullar published 3 February 25

The PD-General framework improved computational speed by up to 800 times on a consumer-grade Nvidia RTX 4070 compared to traditional serial processing methods.

India set to launch its first semiconductor chip based on 28nm this year

By Kunal Khullar published 24 January 25

The Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology announced that the first chip will arrive in the second half of 2025

Chinese hackers compromise South Korean VPN — malicious code found inside NSIS installer

By Kunal Khullar published 23 January 25

ESET researchers uncovered a supply chain attack on a South Korean VPN by the China-aligned APT group PlushDaemon

Crucial P310 SSD with heatsink carries a $30 to $40 premium — $105 for 1TB and $160 for 2TB

By Kunal Khullar published 22 January 25

The reliable Crucial P310 NVMe SSD is now available with an integrated heatsink for an added cost.

MSI yellow tipped power connectors for RTX 50-series GPUs

MSI's upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs to feature yellow-tipped 16-pin power adapters

By Kunal Khullar published 20 January 25

MSI's upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs will be shipping with yellow-tipped 16-pin PCIe power adapters to ensur users fully insert the connectors into the GPUs

The Montech Heritage case in white and leather finish

Montech Heritage is a premium PC case featuring synthetic leather and a carrying strap for $89

By Kunal Khullar published 16 January 25

The Montech Heritage is a fairly compact PC case for m-ATX or mini-ITX builds offering support for large components.

Nvidia mobile Blackwell RTX 50 gaming laptops listed on Best Buy from $1,800 to $4,200 — paired with Intel Arrow Lake-HX and AMD Dragon Range Refresh CPUs

By Kunal Khullar published 13 January 25

The listing includes gaming laptops featuring the new Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 mobile GPUs

Microsoft prepares DirectX to support neural rendering for AI-powered graphics — a key feature of the update will be Cooperative Vector support

By Kunal Khullar published 12 January 25

Microsoft plans to introduce cooperative vector support to DirectX, enabling cross-platform implementation of next-generation neural rendering techniques

The Seagate LaCie Rugger Pro5 Thunderbolt 5 external SSD in blue

Thunderbolt 5 equipped LaCie Rugged Pro5 SSD boasts 6,700 MB/s data transfers

By Kunal Khullar published 12 January 25

Seagate claims its latest Thunderbolt 5 drive can offer read speeds of up to 6,700 MBps

A demo of AI-generated subtitles on VLC media player

VLC demos AI-generated subtitles as it hits new milestone of 6 billion downloads

By Kunal Khullar published 10 January 25

The developers at VideoLAN showcased an early demo of real-time AI-generated subtitles for VLC media player at CES 2025

SK Hynix CEO at the HBM3E 16-Hi Stack memory announcement

SK hynix to showcase 16-layer HBM3E, 122TB enterprise SSD, LPCAMM2, and more at CES

By Kunal Khullar published 9 January 25

The company has plans to demo its next-gen 16-layer HBM3E prototype alongside a high-capacity enterprise SSD, and new solutions to improve AI performance

Arm considers acquisition of Oracle-backed Ampere Computing to expand data center footprint

By Kunal Khullar published 9 January 25

Ampere, a semiconductor designer leveraging Arm's technology, was valued at $8 billion during a proposed minority investment by Japan’s SoftBank in 2021

The Cooler Master V-series CPU air coolers at CES 2025

Cooler Master reveals V-Series air coolers resembling high-performance engine blocks alongside new cooling solutions at CES

By Kunal Khullar published 9 January 25

Cooler Master showcased its new range of air coolers, AIOs and case fans at CES 2025

The Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI gaming Wi-Fi router

Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI launches as world’s first AI-powered gaming router with built-in NPU

By Kunal Khullar published 7 January 25

The ROG Rapture GT-BE19000AI is a premium Wi-Fi 7 router targeting gamers who require unparalleled speeds

Asus RTX 50-series GPU lineup feature image

Asus introduces flagship ROG Astral RTX 50-series GPUs alongside ROG Strix, TUF and Prime models

By Kunal Khullar published 7 January 25

Asus is introducing the new ROG Astral series as the flagship model for its upcoming RTX-50 series GPUs

HDMI 2.2 and DisplayPort 2.1b display standards announced, offering greater bandwidth and strict cable requirements

By Kunal Khullar published 6 January 25

Expect HDMI 2.2 introduced new Ultra96 certified cables while DisplayPort 2.1b brings DP80LL active cables offering 80 Gbps throughput over lengths of up to three meters

Florida experiences a huge 1,150% surge in VPN use as Pornhub blocks access in response to age-verification law

By Kunal Khullar published 6 January 25

Pornhub's parent company describes the age-verification methods mentioned in the laws to be "ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous."

Chinese Nvisen GX06 mini-PC channels the Apple Mac mini M4's sleek design — but this Windows 11 PC with Core i9-12900H and RTX 4050 seems expensive at $820

By Kunal Khullar published 5 January 25

This mini-PC closely resembles the Apple Mac mini but actually runs on Windows

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