https://www.tomshardware.com en http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg https://www.tomshardware.com https://www.tomshardware.com/news/psvr-2-headset-sony-patent-wireless-ar,40609.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/psvr-2-headset-sony-patent-wireless-ar,40609.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:48:03 -0700 Sony filed a patent for an interesting new VR headset that seems worthy of being called the PSVR 2. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-3500x-review-expreview,40605.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-3500x-review-expreview,40605.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:34:11 -0700 Chinese media Expreview reviews AMD's latest Rzyen 5 3500X processor. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-optane-m.2-905p-heatsink,40608.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-optane-m.2-905p-heatsink,40608.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:50:04 -0700 Intel adds a heatsink to its speedy Optane 905P SSDs. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-components-terms-definitions-glossary,37639.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-components-terms-definitions-glossary,37639.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:09:38 -0700 Tom’s Hardware defines and explains commonly used terms around PCs, PC components and more. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ssd-deals-sale-pcie-4.0-1tb,40607.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ssd-deals-sale-pcie-4.0-1tb,40607.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:06:04 -0700 If you're ready to jump on the PCIe 4.0 SSD bandwagon, we have some nice 1TB deals that will surely interest you. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/twitter-account-numbers-emails-used-for-ads,40606.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/twitter-account-numbers-emails-used-for-ads,40606.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:20:04 -0700 Twitter said phone numbers and email addresses used to secure accounts on its platform were "unintentionally used for advertising purposes." ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-the-element-modular-pc,40594.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-the-element-modular-pc,40594.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:31:33 -0700 Intel shows off 'The Element,' a dual-slot PCIe card that houses a processor, memory, storage and among other things. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/researchers-reverse-engineer-entire-cpu-processor-chips,40590.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/researchers-reverse-engineer-entire-cpu-processor-chips,40590.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:02:50 -0700 Researchers from the U.S. and Switzerland have invented a new non-destructive technique that allows for the imaging of an entire chip, which could be used to identify hidden backdoors in chips or to verify if a chip's design matches the specifications. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linksys-aware-mesh-wi-fi-security,40604.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linksys-aware-mesh-wi-fi-security,40604.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:42:03 -0700 Linksys is updating some of its mesh Wi-Fi routers with motion-sensing capabilities to power a home security system called Linksys Aware. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-motherboard-trx40-threadripper-3000,40603.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-motherboard-trx40-threadripper-3000,40603.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:50:04 -0700 MSI spills the beans on its upcoming Creator TRX40 motherboard for Threadripper 3000 chips. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-your-phone-app-android-calls-windows-10,40598.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-your-phone-app-android-calls-windows-10,40598.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:42:04 -0700 The Your Phone app, for making calls of your Android phone from your Windows 10 PC, finally arrived this week. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/g.skill-trident-royale-z-neo-ddr4-memory,40600.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/g.skill-trident-royale-z-neo-ddr4-memory,40600.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:40:55 -0700 G.Skill launches new 256GB memory kits. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-retires-kaby-lake-desktop-processors,40601.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-retires-kaby-lake-desktop-processors,40601.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:45:47 -0700 Intel is retiring its 7th Generation Kaby Lake Core, Celeron, and Pentium processors. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-gaming-console-head-architect-quits,40602.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-gaming-console-head-architect-quits,40602.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:00:28 -0700 The Atari VCS' lead architect stopped working with Atari on October 4, leading some to question whether the product will actually reach consumers. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dutch-police-machine-learning-ai-catches-drivers-on-phone,40596.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dutch-police-machine-learning-ai-catches-drivers-on-phone,40596.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:36:04 -0700 Police in the Netherlands have begun using AI to scan for drivers using their phones. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-game-device-certification-gaming-smartphones,40599.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-game-device-certification-gaming-smartphones,40599.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 06:28:04 -0700 Google rumored to be developing a certification for gaming smartphones. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/surface-laptop-3-toshiba-bg4,40591.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/surface-laptop-3-toshiba-bg4,40591.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:32:01 -0700 Early units of Microsoft’s new Surface devices sport tiny 2230 SSDs from Toshiba and SK Hynix. But it’s not clear yet which you’ll get. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-release-ryzen-9-3900-ryzen-5-3500x,40595.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-release-ryzen-9-3900-ryzen-5-3500x,40595.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:46:38 -0700 AMD announces the Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 5 3500X with little fanfare, largely because you won't be able to buy them at retail. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinue-kaby-lake-g-amd-graphics,40577.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinue-kaby-lake-g-amd-graphics,40577.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:47:14 -0700 The unholy alliance of Intel CPUs and AMD GPUs in the Kaby Lake-G processors has come to an unceremonious end. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-system-requirements-32gb-ram,40593.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-system-requirements-32gb-ram,40593.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:07:57 -0700 Electronics Arts has unveiled the system requirements for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the recommended specs are a doozy. Specifically, it calls for 32GB of RAM. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/noctua-black-cpu-coolers-chromax.black-nh-d15-u12s-l9i,40592.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/noctua-black-cpu-coolers-chromax.black-nh-d15-u12s-l9i,40592.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 12:29:02 -0700 Noctua goes full blackout with its new chromax.black line of coolers. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-pics-release-date-amd-update,40587.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/atari-vcs-pics-release-date-amd-update,40587.html#xtor=RSS-5 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:15:55 -0700 Atari shared pictures of the upcoming Atari VCS gaming device on Medium. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-nvidia-amd-graphics-ray-tracing-gpu-gaming-xe,40589.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-nvidia-amd-graphics-ray-tracing-gpu-gaming-xe,40589.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:06:04 -0700 It's a ray-tracing party, and everyone's invited. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-announces-meg-x570-unify-motherboard,40588.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-announces-meg-x570-unify-motherboard,40588.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:54:56 -0700 MSI launches it blacked-out MEG X570 Unify motherboards. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-expands-high-speed-airband-initiative,40582.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-expands-high-speed-airband-initiative,40582.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:10:04 -0700 Microsoft announced that it's expanding its Airband Initiative with the intent of providing internet access to 40 million people by July 2022. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/-xfx-rx-5700-xt-thicc-iii-ultra-graphics-card-specs,40581.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/-xfx-rx-5700-xt-thicc-iii-ultra-graphics-card-specs,40581.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 07:38:06 -0700 XFX updates the THICC II RC5700xt to THICC III adding an additional fan and still keeping the same premium styling cues. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/malware-chrome-firefox-sniff-encrypted-traffic-kaspersky,40586.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/malware-chrome-firefox-sniff-encrypted-traffic-kaspersky,40586.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 07:30:04 -0700 Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky identified a string of malware that affects encrypted communication by modifying Chrome and Firefox install files. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/teamgroup-ssd-ddr4-memory-amd-ryzen-x570,40584.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/teamgroup-ssd-ddr4-memory-amd-ryzen-x570,40584.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 06:46:04 -0700 TeamGroup’s new memory is optimized for AMD’s new 3000-series CPUs and the X570 platform. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-confirms-hardware-accelerated-ray-tracing-ps5,40583.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sony-confirms-hardware-accelerated-ray-tracing-ps5,40583.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:57:04 -0700 Sony confirmed the console will be called the PlayStation 5, will ship next holiday season (2020) and will feature hardware-accelerated ray tracing from AMD's chips. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-cpu-cooler,40579.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-cpu-cooler,40579.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 06:01:44 -0700 Arctic launches the new Liquid Freezer II AIO, which comes with a small integrated fan to cool motherboard components around the socket. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adobe-deactivate-venezuela-accounts-us-sanctions,40585.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adobe-deactivate-venezuela-accounts-us-sanctions,40585.html#xtor=RSS-5 Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:20:34 -0700 Adobe announced that it has to deactivate the accounts of its Venezuelan customers to comply with U.S. sanctions. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gemini-lake-64-bit-bug-google-mozilla,40563.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gemini-lake-64-bit-bug-google-mozilla,40563.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:46:15 -0700 Intel's Gemini Lake processors encounter serious bugs when running some 64-bit software. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-amd-euv-n7-7nm-process,40575.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-amd-euv-n7-7nm-process,40575.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:18:01 -0700 TSMC claims it is delivering the first EUV chips to market with its N7+ process. It delivers a 15% increase in density compared to N7 and has reached similar yield levels. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/eve-spectrum-monitor-specs-price-release,40576.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/eve-spectrum-monitor-specs-price-release,40576.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:51:30 -0700 Eve reveals exclusive specs and details about its crowd-developed and crowdfunded Eve Spectrum gaming monitor. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-creator-x299-x299-pro10g-motherboards-intel-cascade-lake-x,40571.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-creator-x299-x299-pro10g-motherboards-intel-cascade-lake-x,40571.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:29:45 -0700 Up to 90A to help your 18-core X-series to meet is maker… ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-start-menu-not-working-error-update-kb4524147-microsoft,40574.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-start-menu-not-working-error-update-kb4524147-microsoft,40574.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:32:04 -0700 Microsoft updated Windows 10 on October 3 to address problems with printing caused by the previous update. However, it reportedly caused a new Start menu critical error. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cirrus7-incus-a300-fanless-amd-ryzen-mini-stx-pc,40570.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cirrus7-incus-a300-fanless-amd-ryzen-mini-stx-pc,40570.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:12:04 -0700 Cirrus7 announces the brand's new incus A300 Mini-STX PC, which is available for preorder. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/macos-catalina-available-now,40572.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/macos-catalina-available-now,40572.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:39:37 -0700 The latest version of Apple's macOS operating system, macOS Catalina (10.15), is now available. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-hmb2e-12-layer-3d-stack-memory,40569.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-hmb2e-12-layer-3d-stack-memory,40569.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:55:04 -0700 Samsung 's new 12-Layer 3D-TSV chip packaging technology will allow the vendor to produce 24GB of the next generation of HBM2, HBM2E. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-chromebook-4-4-specs-price,40568.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-chromebook-4-4-specs-price,40568.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:06:04 -0700 Samsung announced the Chromebook 4 and Chromebook 4+. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cuts-prices-core-f-series-i9-9900kf-i7-9700kf-i5-9600kf-i3-9350kf,40565.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cuts-prices-core-f-series-i9-9900kf-i7-9700kf-i5-9600kf-i3-9350kf,40565.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:36:54 -0700 Intel announces an official price cut on its graphics-less F-Series processors. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/project-athena-laptop-list,40338.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/project-athena-laptop-list,40338.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:18:50 -0700 Intel's OEM partners have pushed forward the first wave of Project Athena certified laptops. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-5500-series-gpus,40566.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-5500-series-gpus,40566.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 07:55:24 -0700 AMD’s Navi GPU architecture gets more affordable with the RX 5500, and will land in gaming laptops as well. But power consumption might be a problem. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cascade-lake-xeon-w-2200-pricing-availability-specifications,40564.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cascade-lake-xeon-w-2200-pricing-availability-specifications,40564.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:10:52 -0700 Intel refreshes its Cascade Lake Xeon W-2200 chips, bringing along a big price cut with the high core-count models. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-virtual-reality-vr-floor-mat-xbox,40567.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-virtual-reality-vr-floor-mat-xbox,40567.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 16:00:05 -0700 Microsoft filed a patent application for a virtual reality (VR) floor mat in April 2018. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-alpha-15-price-specs-amd-5500m,40558.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-alpha-15-price-specs-amd-5500m,40558.html#xtor=RSS-5 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:30:38 -0700 Alongside the AMD Radeon 5500 series graphics, MSI today announced the Alpha 15 laptop, the first with an RX 5500M GPU. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-rajaq-koduri-xe-graphics-card-release-date,40562.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-rajaq-koduri-xe-graphics-card-release-date,40562.html#xtor=RSS-5 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 15:56:13 -0700 A conspicuous tweet by Intel's chief architect Raja Koduri could point towards a June 2020 unveil or release date for its Xe graphics cards. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-zen-3-zen-4-epyc-rome-milan-genoa-architecture-microarchitecture,40561.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-zen-3-zen-4-epyc-rome-milan-genoa-architecture-microarchitecture,40561.html#xtor=RSS-5 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 08:09:07 -0700 A now-removed presentation from an HPC conference shines the light on AMD's roadmap and change to its next-gen processors. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-higher-overclock,40559.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-higher-overclock,40559.html#xtor=RSS-5 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 06:00:11 -0700 With a few tweaks and new firmware, the Pi 4 can get faster overclocks than ever before. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-chief-data-scientist-fbi-advisor-melvin-greer,40560.html#xtor=RSS-5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-chief-data-scientist-fbi-advisor-melvin-greer,40560.html#xtor=RSS-5 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:28:03 -0700 Intel Chief Data Scientist Melvin Greer was hired by the FBI to help with its hybrid cloud computing, as well as other FBI data management responsibilities. ]]>