
With the launch of Intel’s upcoming 14th Gen Core desktop CPUs approaching, seeing leaks from the community anre retailers is not surprising. Case in point, Spanish retailer CoolMod has listed the Core i9-14900K(F) and Core i5-14600K(F), which will supplant the Core i9-13900K(F) and Core i5-13600K(F). Not only do these listings confirm that
Source: Hot Hardware – Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs Break Cover In Retail Listings
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Top Early Prime Day Laptop Deals: LG, HP, Lenovo, Dell, MacBooks Up To 34% Off

There is never a wrong time to upgrade that aging laptop, and right now, some incredible deals available to help ease the financial pain. From a Samsung bundle to an Apple MacBook with an M2 processor, hot deals anound for everyone.
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro Laptop And Galaxy S23 Ultra Smartphone Bundle
Samsung has been stepping up its
Source: Hot Hardware – Top Early Prime Day Laptop Deals: LG, HP, Lenovo, Dell, MacBooks Up To 34% Off
Here's How Every iPhone 15 Model Fared After 100 Test Drops On A Stone Surface

The release of every new Apple iPhone is often accompanied by a plethora of tests to validate Cupertino’s newest creation. When comparing to the previous model, the question of physical toughness is at the top of the list. Sure, we expect that it is usually a faster model – but can it withstand being dropped 100 times? If you’ve read about
Source: Hot Hardware – Here’s How Every iPhone 15 Model Fared After 100 Test Drops On A Stone Surface
Alleged GTA 6 Map Size Vs GTA 5 Looks Amazing And Fan Hype Explodes

We here at HotHardware are very much like the many people who have spent hundreds of hours playing Grand theft Auto V. We could write entire articles about the good, the bad and the ugly qualities of this legendary game franchise, but one of the biggest and most frequent complaints about the title is with its sense of scale.
Ultimately
Source: Hot Hardware – Alleged GTA 6 Map Size Vs GTA 5 Looks Amazing And Fan Hype Explodes
Early Prime Day Deals Deliver Big Savings On ASUS Laptops And Sweet Apple Tech Savings
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The holiday shopping season filled with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals is right around the corner (they typically begin trickling in at the beginning of November). Before that, Amazon will host its second Prime Day deals event of 2023. But even before that, you can still score deals on a host of electronics—we’ve rounded up several of
Source: Hot Hardware – Early Prime Day Deals Deliver Big Savings On ASUS Laptops And Sweet Apple Tech Savings
Google Pixel 8 Pro, What To Expect And Why It’s The Best Pixel For Enthusiasts
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Google’s Pixel 8 Pro comes with a higher price tag than the previous generation, some may wonder if it is worth it. However, improved cameras, a brighter display, a faster and more powerful Tensor G3 chip, and added AI functionality have many saying yes.
Nowadays, the camera array is one of the most essential features of a smartphone. Consumers
Source: Hot Hardware – Google Pixel 8 Pro, What To Expect And Why It’s The Best Pixel For Enthusiasts
AMD Expands Fluid Motion Frames Support To RDNA 2 Radeon RX 6000 GPUs With New Driver

Until very recently, AMD’s Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards only existed at the extreme enthusiast tier with the Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX cards and then at the entry-level tier with the Radeon RX 7600. That means that access to the company’s fledgling Fluid Motion Frames driver-based frame generation technology was restricted to a very
Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Expands Fluid Motion Frames Support To RDNA 2 Radeon RX 6000 GPUs With New Driver
TSMC And Samsung Are Reportedly Struggling With Low 3nm Yields, Why This Matters

Both TSMC and Samsung have recently launched their 3nm processes, and the first products using these nodes have already hit the shelves. These include Apple’s A17 iPhone chip fabbed at TSMC and two cryptocurrency mining ASICs at Samsung. New process nodes tend to initially have poor yields, and this is what happened with TSMC’s and Samsung’s
Source: Hot Hardware – TSMC And Samsung Are Reportedly Struggling With Low 3nm Yields, Why This Matters
This Miniature 1990s PC With Raspberry Pi Inside Is The Perfect Retro Mod

A Redditor has shared a video showcasing an exquisitely made palm sized retro-PC. The ‘desktop’ looks very much like one of the beige machines we used to covet back in the 90s, alongside a vivid ‘Sony Trinitron’ CRT. However, the true scale of this design is shown by the placement of a penny, and we also see this cute ‘PC’ nestling on the
Source: Hot Hardware – This Miniature 1990s PC With Raspberry Pi Inside Is The Perfect Retro Mod
New Assassin's Creed Game Discloses Denuvo DRM On Day One And It's No Mirage

If you’re clueless at that headline, let us break it down for you. Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the latest game in the long-running Assassin’s Creed franchise, and it was highly-anticipated by longtime fans as it is at least an attempt to return to the series’ roots: no RPG elements, no crazy mini-games or alternate game modes, just a classic
Source: Hot Hardware – New Assassin’s Creed Game Discloses Denuvo DRM On Day One And It’s No Mirage
Supremely Rare 1985 NES Store Demo Console With 16 Retro Games Hits Ebay For Charity

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) wasn’t the first home game console, but it was probably the first one that mattered. With a huge graphical upgrade over the machines of the time, the iconic controllers, and an incredible launch lineup, the NES earned a special place in many a nerd’s heart. Now you can demonstrate your love of the NES
Source: Hot Hardware – Supremely Rare 1985 NES Store Demo Console With 16 Retro Games Hits Ebay For Charity
HyperX Unveils Its First Webcam, An Audio Mixer, And Spring-Loaded Mic Arm For Streamers

HyperX has broadened its streaming peripheral lineup with a new webcam, audio mixer, and spring-loaded mic arm. The Vision S webcam is the company’s first webcam and is designed to enhance the streaming and content creation experience.
HyperX is a well-known brand within the gaming and streaming world. Its Cloud headset has been a staple
Source: Hot Hardware – HyperX Unveils Its First Webcam, An Audio Mixer, And Spring-Loaded Mic Arm For Streamers
FCC Listing Hints A Steam Deck Refresh Is Inbound But With Possible Security Concerns

In early September, Valve received a radio certification in South Korea for an unknown model product listed as “1030.” At that time, it was unclear what exactly that product would be, though it was known that it would be a low-power wireless device of some sort. However, with a recent FCC listing, it is becoming clearer that Valve is working
Source: Hot Hardware – FCC Listing Hints A Steam Deck Refresh Is Inbound But With Possible Security Concerns
Amazon Puts Up $1 Million Bounty For Alien Footage Captured On Ring Doorbells

Coming almost out of left field, Amazon is generously offering a $1 million bounty for the next legit footage of extraterrestrials taken with a Ring device. I want to believe, but there’s something more than meets the eye here.
Ring recently announced a contest offering $1 million to anyone who submits any alien footage captured on their
Source: Hot Hardware – Amazon Puts Up Million Bounty For Alien Footage Captured On Ring Doorbells
Musk Likes Odds Of SpaceX's Starship To Reach Orbit If It Doesn't Blow Itself Up

Elon Musk says he believes Starship has a “decent” chance of reaching orbit during its upcoming second test flight. The first launch attempt ended with Starship ablaze on April 20, 2023.
On what would be a fitting day, Starship made its first launch attempt on 4/20/2023. Musk and SpaceX considered the launch a success, even after the spacecraft
Source: Hot Hardware – Musk Likes Odds Of SpaceX’s Starship To Reach Orbit If It Doesn’t Blow Itself Up
Silicon Power Teases A PCIe 5 XPower XS80 SSD That Can Rip 10GB/s Reads And Writes
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Silicon Power is getting ready to release the XPower XS80, a “groundbreaking” solid state drive (SSD) with a PCI Express 5.0 interface paving the way for incredibly fast sequential read and write speeds on supported platforms. Of course, it’s backwards compatible so you don’t necessarily need a PCIe 5-based system to run it, but you’ll certainly
Source: Hot Hardware – Silicon Power Teases A PCIe 5 XPower XS80 SSD That Can Rip 10GB/s Reads And Writes
HP Envy Move Battery-Powered Desktop PC Gets A Handle On Laptop-Like Portability

For the most part, laptops are portable and desktops are stationary, right? Well, not so fast. PC makers have always pushed the boundaries of each respective form factor, including big and bulky laptops classified as desktop replacements, and compact desktops built for the LAN party goer. HP’s new Envy Move desktop, however, is more a hybrid
Source: Hot Hardware – HP Envy Move Battery-Powered Desktop PC Gets A Handle On Laptop-Like Portability
Intel Lunar Lake Prototype 8-Core CPU Looks Strong In Confusing Benchmark Cameo

Intel’s next new processors will be the Meteor Lake chips coming to laptops and small-form-factor desktops by the end of the year and through the beginning of next year. After that, we’ll see Arrow Lake likely late next year, which is expected to replace both Meteor Lake in laptops as well as the Raptor Lake Refresh platform in desktops.
Intel’s
Source: Hot Hardware – Intel Lunar Lake Prototype 8-Core CPU Looks Strong In Confusing Benchmark Cameo
NVIDIA May Counter Intel's Arc A580 GPU With A Cut Down GeForce RTX 3050 6GB SKU

A lot is happening in the world of entry-level GPUs right now. Intel is reportedly finally launching its Arc A580 graphics card despite announcing the model a year ago. The Arc A580 is expected to target RTX 3050 performance levels. Meanwhile, NVIDIA appears to be releasing a competitor to the Arc 580 in the form of an even less powerful RTX
Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA May Counter Intel’s Arc A580 GPU With A Cut Down GeForce RTX 3050 6GB SKU
AMD AGESA Code Hints At Ryzen 7000G Phoenix APUs Rising On The Desktop

Historically, the socketed desktop AMD Ryzen processors have come in two basic forms: your standard CPUs that typically didn’t have graphics until the most recent Ryzen generation, and then your “APUs”, or processors with powerful graphics built-in. The Ryzen APUs from the 3000 and 5000 series were also monolithic, where the standard Ryzen
Source: Hot Hardware – AMD AGESA Code Hints At Ryzen 7000G Phoenix APUs Rising On The Desktop