Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 16. Januar 2026 um 13:01 New research indicates that hard drive prices are now pushing an average increase of nearly 50% in the last four months.
Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade — Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 15. Januar 2026 um 13:51 Amazon has struck a two-year deal to receive copper from an Arizona mine, for use in its AWS data centers in the U.S.
Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution leaves beta, available now to Nvidia app users — update includes support for over 400 titles with new presets Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 14. Januar 2026 um 15:00 Nvidia's DSLL 4.5 Super Resolution feature is now available to all users of the Nvidia app, having left beta.
U.S. House passes bill to stop Chinese companies from accessing export-controlled American AI chips using offshore rental loophole — Remote Access Security Act effectively extends export controls to the cloud Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 13. Januar 2026 um 12:32 The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill, expanding U.S. export controls to stop China from using offshore data centers to access banned chips.
Grab a premium AM5 motherboard and RAM bundle for just $459 at Newegg — 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 and ASUS ROG Strix X870-A gets a big discount Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 13. Januar 2026 um 11:58 Newegg is selling 32GB of Corsair DDR5 and an Asus Rog Strix X870-A motherboard for $459.99.
Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028 Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 12. Januar 2026 um 12:48 Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028.
Woot's 'reconditioned' MSI PC deals might be your ticket to an affordable upgrade — For $719, get an RTX 5060-based 14400F PC with 16GB of DDR5 and 1TB of storage Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 09. Januar 2026 um 12:32 Woot is flogging a range of reconditioned MSI pre-built PCs.
Keyboard giant Keychron unveils new Nape Pro trackball with programmable buttons — low profile design promotes ergonomic scrolling without leaving your keyboard Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 08. Januar 2026 um 19:04 Keychron's Nape Pro made an appearance at CES 2026.
Dell debuts monstrously large 52-inch 6K ultrawide monitor — curved 120Hz unit supports up to four PCs simultaneously Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 07. Januar 2026 um 17:31 Dell has this week unveiled a massive 52-inch 6K monitor, the first curved ultrawide of that size and resolution.
CEO Jensen Huang says Nvidia could potentially resurrect old GPUs to address shortages and high pricing — adding performance-boosting advanced AI features to older architectures is also on the table Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 06. Januar 2026 um 22:20 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there are options on the table for easing GPU pricing pressures, including bringing newer AI features to older hardware.
Ongoing YouTube, Google outage reported — outage spikes across popular services Tom's Hardware Von:stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) 19. Dezember 2025 um 14:35 Multiple reports indicate that YouTube, YouTube TV, and Google are all down.