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The #ASUS ROG #Xbox Ally and Ally X have an interesting roadmap of upcoming #features, including Default Game Profiles.

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Here’s What To Expect For Xbox Ally Roadmap Updates In The Months Ahead

The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X have an interesting roadmap of upcoming features, including Default Game Profiles.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 22h

Did you pick up one of the new #ASUS ROG Ally #Xbox-branded #handhelds? Make sure to grab some useful accessories to get the most out of it with these #deals!

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ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Accessory Deals Up To 39% Off To Deck Out Your Handheld

Did you pick up one of the new Xbox-branded handhelds? Make sure to grab some extra accessories with these deals!

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 22h

#EA is bringing back the tower defense classic Plants Vs. Zombies with upgraded graphics and new #game modes.

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Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted Trailer Arrives To Revive A Fan Favorite For Halloween Season

EA is bringing back the tower defense classic Plants Vs. Zombies with upgraded graphics and new game modes.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 1d

Sometimes you just need to drown out the noise. Easier said then done, unless you take advantage of these noise-cancelling headphone deals on Beats, Bose, Sony, and more!
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These Top-Rated Noise-Cancelling Headphone Deals Net You Hundreds In Savings

Sometimes you need to drown out the noise, and these Amazon deals on noise-cancelling headphones will you do exactly that.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 1d

Amazon is serving up some big discounts on gaming mice from brands like ASUS, Logitech, Razer, and others, with some deals knocking more than half off the MSRP.
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Upgrade Your Gaming Mouse With Flash Deals Up To 53% Off ASUS, Logitech & More

Amazon is serving up some big discounts on gaming mice from brands like ASUS, Logitech, Razer, and others, with some deals knocking more than half off the MSRP.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 1d

Two staggering #memory #OC records, and the parts that set them—if you're game to #challenge their scores.

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DDR5 Overclocking Officially Pops Off: 10600 MT/s on Air, 13010 MT/s Under LN2

Two staggering memory OC records, and the parts that set them—if you're game to challenge their scores.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 1d

An update to #Windows 11 is causing #headaches for some users, but thankfully there's an easy fix according to #Microsoft (perhaps).

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Windows 11 October Update Breaks Localhost At A Disastrous Time, Here's The Workaround

An update to Windows 11 is causing headaches for some users, but thankfully there's an easy fix.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

The research team at Johns Hopkins University made the dark discovery with the help of supercomputers.
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Milky Way's Mysterious Glow Reveals A Dark Secret About Our Galaxy

New research from Johns Hopkins University and an international team of scientists suggests that two competing theories for the diffuse glow near the center of the Milky Way are, for the first time,…

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

Are you ready to elevate your gaming experience with an OLED display? There are many more options (and deals) now than there were relatively short time ago. Here are a few...
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Acer Predator X34 OLED FreeSync 240Hz Gaming Monitor Is A Killer Deal At $240 Off

There are a lot more OLED gaming monitor options now than just a relatively short time ago, and also a steady stream of deals, like an all-time low price on Acer's Predator X34.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, immortalizing key figures and machines that defined our modern digital age.
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US Mint To Issue $1 Coins Honoring Steve Jobs & Cray-1 Supercomputer In 2026

The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, immortalizing key figures and machines that defined our modern digital age.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

If the rumor is true, Apple's next-generation M6 MacBook Pro will finally bring feature parity to a litany of Windows laptops and Chromebooks.
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Apple's M6 MacBook Pro Is Worth Waiting For If This Rumored Upgrade Is True

If the rumor is true, Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro will finally bring feature parity to a litany of Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

Based on the rated specs, Teamgroup's new T-Force Z54E stands in the upper echelon of PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD storage options in the consumer market.
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Teamgroup T-Force Z54E PCIe 5 SSD Taps Phison For Blistering 14.9GB/s Storage Speed

Based on the rated specs, the T-Force Z54E stands in the upper echelon of PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD storage options in the consumer market.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

#ASUS has launched a China-exclusive #ROG #NUC 2025 with an #AMD Ryzen X3D CPU and a #NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPU.

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ASUS ROG NUC 9 Mini Is Small But Mighty With 3D V-Cache Ryzen 9 And RTX 5070

ASUS has launched a China-exclusive ROG NUC 2025 with a Ryzen X3D CPU and a GeForce RTX 50 GPU.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

#Intel's integrated #GPUs tend to perform exceptionally well in #3DMark versus real games, but this is still an impressive result.

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Intel's Panther Lake Xe3 GPU Puts Up A Big Score In Leaked 3DMark Test Result

Intel tends to overperform in 3DMark versus real games, but this is still an impressive result.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

#DirectTV is partnering with #Glance to bring (#creepy?) #AI powered ads to its Gemini devices.

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DirectTV Will Soon Show Your Face In AI-Generated TV Ads, Here’s How It Works

DirectTV is partnering with Glance to bring AI powered ads to its Gemini devices.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

Just how big of a hit is #Battlefield6? We can definitively call it mega...
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Battlefield 6 Blitzes To 7 Million Units Sold On PC & Console With Steam As A Big Driver

New sales data emphasizes Battlefield 6's performance over virtually every other premium game released this year.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 2d

Hey that's COOL! And a little creepy @Honorglobal ...
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Say What? Honor's New Robot Phone Thinks And Has A Camera That Watches Autonomously

Looking like a cross between Wall-E and a gimbal action cam, the camera module on Honor's Robot Phone prototype has our curiosity piqued.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

Skywatchers across North America should be on high alert as a rare train of four CMEs (coronal mass ejections) from the Sun is set to collide with Earth's magnetic field.
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Solar Storms Hitting Earth May Trigger A Brilliant Northern Light Show On Thursday

Skywatchers across North America should be on high alert as a rare train of four CMEs (coronal mass ejections) from the Sun is set to collide with Earth's magnetic field.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

We're finally starting to see more deals on GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, the latest of which is a factory-overclocked GeForce RTX 5070 that is $50 below NVIDIA's starting MSRP.
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Amazon Drops GeForce RTX 5070 To $50 Below NVIDIA's MSRP For A Sweet GPU Deal

Now is your chance to score a GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card for its lowest price to date, with a killer deal on Amazon for a factory-overclocked model that is on sale for $50 below NVIDIA's baseline…

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Apple dropped a triple-header announcement centered around its core pro devices powered by the all-new M5 chip.
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Apple Refreshes 14" MacBook Pro, iPad Pro & Vision Pro With M5 Chip For A Big AI Uplift

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Apple dropped a triple-header announcement centered around its core pro devices powered by the all-new M5 chip.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

Rumor has it that Samsung cancelled the Galaxy S26 Edge. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S25 Edge is on sale at a deep discount.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge Reportedly Scrapped Ahead Of Showdown With iPhone Air

Coming almost as a non-surprise, Samsung has reportedly canceled next year's Galaxy S26 Edge.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

A picture appeared on Reddit showing pallets of MSI GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards in China, prompting MSI to issue a statement regarding the apparent smuggling operation.
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MSI Denies Involvement In Smuggling Pallets Of GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs To China

After a picture popped up on Reddit showing several pallets of MSI-brand GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards in China, MSI responded with a statement vehemently denying it had any role in the apparent…

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

Built on a 3nm manufacturing process, Apple's new M5 chip comes with a series of big claims, such as having the "world's fastest performance core."
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Apple Unleashes M5 Chip Built On 3nm With Huge Uplifts In AI, CPU And GPU

Built on a 3-nanometer manufacturing process, the Arm-based chip designed in-house comes with a series of big claims, such as having the 'world's fastest performance core.'

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

#ASUS and #Microsoft's new handheld PC #gaming machine -- the #ROG Xbox Ally X -- is a revised version of the original Ally X sporting a new #AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme SoC and Windows gaming frontend -- And it may just be the best device in its category.

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ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X Review: Excellent, But Evolutionary Handheld PC Gaming

The Xbox-branded ROG Ally X is here, and it's phenomenal, but it's mostly about the hardware and not the Xbox branding.

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HotHardware @hothardware.com · 3d

#Battlefield 6 lead Vince Zampella shares the origin story of the #CoD franchise, including his exit from #EA that decades ago.

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Battlefield Boss Calls EA The D-Word In Explaining Why Call Of Duty Exists

Battlefield 6 lead Vince Zampella shares the origin story of the Call of Duty franchise, including his exit from EA that decades ago.

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