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HotHardware is a digital platform that focuses on computer hardware, consumer electronics, and associated technologies, along with mobile computing and PC gaming. It frequently showcases updates on the latest products and innovations from well-known brands like Intel, Dell, AMD, and NVIDIA. Additionally, their "Daily Hardware Round-ups" present reviews and news contributed by various tech-related websites.

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Google Responds To Privacy Concern Backlash About Gemini AI Data Collection

1 day ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

An e-mail recently sent by Google regarding Gemini's chat recording stirred up a bit of brouhaha in the tech space due to its wording, leading users to believe their chats were saved indefinitely, even if history was turned off. As it turns out, what happened is nearly the opposite and that Google actually improved the level of privacy for the service to an extent. Let's dig in.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 Tipped For 5GHz And A Huge Lift For Flagship Phones

1 day ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

Android handset fans have been chomping at the bit for news on this year's various upcoming flagship chipsets, and the rumor mill produced a fine bit of info. According to known leaker Digital Chat Station (DCS), flagship-level Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chips are being tested at a whopping 5GHz. Grab the salt shaker as these are rumors, but they're darn tasty.
Corsair's RS-R Fans With Reverse Motors Solve A Key RGB Lighting Issue

2 days ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

Customization is a big deal in the PC building space, and there are probably millions of unique accessories and options for those wanting to make their build more expressive. One thing that's annoyingly overlooked, though, is using standard fans as intakes exposes the fan hub to the inside of the case, ruining an otherwise-perfect aesthetic. You may think that surely there's a better way. Corsair agrees, and to that effect it's released the RS-R series of ARGB fans.
NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 5050 For Budget Gamers Jonesing For Blackwell

3 days ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

After a few months of rumors, NVIDIA has finally let the GeForce RTX 5050 cat out of the bag. This card joins the rest of its RTX 5000 brethren as the budget element in the lineup -- a much-needed shot in the arm for the gaming PC market, given the fairly apocalyptical state of the mid- and high-end GPU prices. The GeForce RTX 5050 is part of the Blackwell family, and the name of its GPU is GB207. It packs a total of 2560 CUDA cores, a 33% reduction versus its slightly bigger brother RTX 5060.
Zotac's New BIOS Update Aims To Fix Black Screen Glitch On RTX 5060 Ti

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

Issues with unexpected black screens on Nvidia GPUs have been casting quite the shadow on the company's GeForce RTX 50 series cards lately. There's some hope on the horizon though, at least for Zotac GeForce RTX 5060 Ti card owners that are experiencing black screen issues.
Spotify App Code Reveals An Inbound Feature That Is Music To Audiophiles' Ears

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Bruno Ferreira

For the 260-plus million Spotify subscribers we've got some news that will be quite pleasing to your ears. After being very wishy-washy with its commitment to launch a lossless streaming option, the latest version of the desktop app finally includes this functionality, albeit not visible to users by default.
Apple Analyst Spills Beans On Foldable iPhone Production And Launch Timin

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Alan Velasco

Rumors that Apple is working on foldable versions of different device models within its lineup have been swirling for years, with the iPhone tipped as the most likely candidate. Although it seems as if the company is on the brink of bringing it to market. Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known Apple analyst, has provided some details on the device’s production and possible release window. In a post on the social media platform X, Kuo posted what he referred to as “updates” on the foldable iPhone.
Gearbox CEO Praises Borderlands 4 Price And Teases A Ton Of DLC

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Alan Velasco

Gamers are still coming to grips with the increasing costs of the latest games. Microsoft has raised the price of its consoles, while Nintendo is pricing certain games, such as Mario Kart World, at $79.99. These developments have led fans of the Borderlands series to worry that the next entry in the series would be the most expensive one yet. Fueling these concerns were comments from Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox and the development studio behind the franchise.
Modder Gets AMD's FSR 4 To Work On Radeon RX 7900 XTX And Runs Benchmarks

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Zak Killian

AMD's RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards are a major step up from the RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7000 series across multiple key metrics, but arguably the most notable is the added support for the company's FSR4 upscaling. FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 represents a paradigm shift in AMD's image upscaling methodology; rather than using hand-tuned algorithms, FSR4 uses a custom AI model.
Why Some Switch 2 Games Look Awful And How To Fix It

1 week ago | hothardware.com | Alan Velasco

Nintendo has checked many of the right boxes with the Switch 2 and gamers have snapped up units at a record setting pace. It’s a great upgrade from its predecessor, bringing several new technologies to its player base. However, the Switch 2's implementation of HDR is a bit of a mess. The problems stem from the way players are able to adjust HDR from within the Switch 2 settings screen.