We’ve all been there, right? You want to add another SSD to your system, but all your M.2 sockets are full. You could get a SATA SSD, but that’s not going to satisfy your need for speed. No, you definitely need more NVMe storage, and that means you’re going to have to get a PCIe-to-M.2 adapter. If that’s the case anyway, why settle for one

Source: Hot Hardware – ASUS Quietly Launches A Storage AIC That Can Hold Four PCIe 5 SSDs For Blistering RAID

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a rare and bright burst of light between two galaxies, adding even more mystery to this known phenomenon. These random events, called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients (LFBOTs), only seem to occur once a year or so and last only a matter of days.

The first LFBOT was detected in 2018. While there

Source: Hot Hardware – NASA’s Hubble Telescope Observes A Huge Bizarre Intergalactic Explosion

Samsung is apparently not finished rolling out new hardware releases this fall. In addition to making a splash with the Galaxy S23 FE with an upgrade path to Android 17, Galaxy Buds FE, and both 10.9-inch and 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S9 FE models, all which it unveiled last week, Samsung has quietly introduced the Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab

Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Plus Breaks Cover With 5G And A Sweet 90Hz Display

Could the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 be bestowed with more baked-in AI (artificial intelligence) features and a more powerful Bixby? According to a reliable tech tipster, it sure sounds like it.

Still a few months out, Galaxy S24 rumors and leaks surrounding the Samsung S24 line of smartphones continue to give us a better idea of what

Source: Hot Hardware – Samsung Galaxy S24 With One UI 6.1 Will Be A Massive AI Play, Tipster Reveals

There’s nothing quite as exciting as a new graphics card announcement. Even early rumors are enough to make enthusiasts pay attention, and that’s exactly what we have here with the NVIDIA RTX 4080 Ti. It’s no surprise that NVIDIA would plan such a GPU, since the precedence is there with previous generations (GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, anyone?).

Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Or Super Rumored For Release In 2024, What To Expect

This month marks the two-year anniversary of Windows 11 and by the numbers, many of you reading this on a Windows PC are rocking Microsoft’s latest-generation operating system. However, even more of you are running Windows 10. A lot more, as it turns out—around three out of every four Windows PCs have Windows 10 installed, compared to around

Source: Hot Hardware – Windows 11 Is Getting Crushed By Windows 10 In This Stat And It’s Not Even Close

As we inch closer to Halloween, coinciendtally, there are some interesting astronomic events afoot. Chief among these events is the upcoming annular solar eclipse, which will be crossing a significant swath of the United States. However, to view this phenomenon, one needs specific gear to protect their eyesight and/or electronics.

On October

Source: Hot Hardware – Here’s How To Safely View The Ring Of Fire Annular Solar Eclipse

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

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

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

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

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’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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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