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Micron reportedly offers pennies on the dollar for Crucial RAM return, only offers to reimburse original MSRP despite it being only 37% of market value — chipmaker later reverses course with a better solution Crucial memory owner recounts their experience with Micron's warranty process since the company has axed the Crucial brand. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/micron-reportedly-offers-pennies-on-the-dollar-for-crucial-ram-return-only-offers-to-reimburse-original-msrp-despite-it-being-only-37-percent-of-market-value-chipmaker-later-reverses-course-with-a-better-solution #Tech #Technology #TechNews #Gadgets #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Microsoft wants the next-gen Xbox Helix to play every Xbox game ever made as it urges publishers to opt i… The upcoming Xbox Helix is starting to feel more like a PC than any console before, and Microsoft's latest efforts to unite all Xbox generations under one roof, according to a new leaked memo, seem to signal that very e… https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-wants-the-next-gen-xbox-helix-to-play-every-xbox-game-ever-made-as-it-urges-publishers-to-opt-in-new-report-also-claims-xbox-360-games-coming-to-pc-soon #Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website … Microsoft once recommended 32GB of RAM as a future-proof "no worries" upgrade for gamers, but it seems that it wants you to forget that it ever gave that suggestion. That's because laptop manufacturers, including Micros… https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-quietly-purges-32gb-of-ram-recommendations-from-its-website-company-reels-from-the-effects-of-the-memory-shortage-as-it-released-8gb-base-models-for-surface-laptops-this-year #Tech #Technology #TechNews #Microsoft #Gadgets #Software #OpenSource #Startup #TomsHardware #Cybersecurity #AI #Google #Apple #Startup #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox [Tom's Hardware]

In a troubling sign, Nvidia RTX 50 series prices jump up to 30% in South Korea — TSMC wafer hikes and $20 GDDR7 modules push RTX 5090 past $5,100 The latest round of price increases affects the entire RTX 50 lineup, with premium models bearing the brunt of rising production costs. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/in-a-troubling-sign-nvidia-rtx-50-series-prices-jump-up-to-30-percent-in-south-korea-tsmc-wafer-hikes-and-usd20-gddr7-modules-push-rtx-5090-past-usd5-100 #Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Startup #TomsHardware #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

AI enthusiast mods BIOS with Claude Code — AI defeats RSA-2048 signature checks and unlocks 55 hidden settings A Redditor recently unlocked their HP laptop BIOS using Claude Code. https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/ai-enthusiast-mods-bios-with-claude-code-ai-defeats-rsa-2048-signature-checks-and-unlocks-55-hidden-settings #Tech #Technology #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performa… What happens when a graphics card gets in a car crash? If you're lucky, the damage is limited to just cosmetic scars that can go away over time with no serious damage under-the-hood. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5060-ti-survives-car-crash-after-being-bent-in-half-short-pcb-saves-the-day-single-memory-chip-resolder-restore-full-performance #Tech #Technology #Gadgets #TomsHardware #AI #Cybersecurity #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #Google #Apple #Software #Software #SeedNotes [Tom's Hardware]