Secure yourself and save 30% with these Black Friday deals on YubiKey 5 NFC fobs — essential protection just got cheaper

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/secure-yourself-and-save-30-percent-with-these-black-friday-deals-on-yubikey-5-nfc-fobs-essential-protection-just-got-cheaper

Check out these smoking gaming monitor deals if memory prices have you down — QD-OLED, 500 Hz panels, and 49-inch beasts, oh my!

https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/check-out-these-smoking-gaming-monitor-deals-if-memory-prices-have-you-down-qd-oled-500-hz-panels-and-49-inch-beasts-oh-my

RAM prices have increased '500%,' PC builder claims — CyberPowerPC announces price hikes in U.S. and UK starting December 7

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/cyberpowerpc-announces-ram-price-hikes-coming-to-the-u-s-and-the-uk-starting-december-7th-prebuilt-proprietor-cites-500-percent-increase-in-memory-cost

Apple's latest MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and other devices are on sale for Black Friday 2025

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/apples-latest-macbook-air-mac-mini-and-other-devices-are-on-sale-for-black-friday

Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance — Alphabet's biggest challenge is widespread adoption

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nvidia-responds-as-meta-explores-switch-to-google-tpus

Get RAM cheap, or even as a free gift, with these Newegg Black Friday component bundles — retailer entices PC builders with RAM-focused savings, despite eye-watering memory prices

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/black-friday-bundles-2025

Shopping for RAM? You may want to get a prebuilt or a laptop instead.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/shopping-for-ram-you-may-want-to-get-a-prebuilt-or-a-laptop-instead

China simulated a Starlink blockade over Taiwan that uses around 2,000 drones with jammers to create an 'electromagnetic shield' — CCP scientists devise potential plan to cut off satellite internet to the island

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/china-simulated-a-starlink-blockade-over-taiwan-ccp-scientists-say-around-1-000-drones-would-be-enough-to-cut-satellite-internet-to-the-island

Foxconn to expand U.S. operations at Wisconsin site with $549 million investment —Taiwanese company gets approval for more AI data center industry in Racine County

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/foxconn-to-expand-u-s-operations-at-wisconsin-site-with-usd549-million-investment-taiwanese-company-gets-approval-for-more-ai-data-center-industry-in-racine-county

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs arrive with native DDR5-7200 CUDIMM support — 12.5% higher speeds than initial Arrow Lake chips

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/intel-arrow-lake-refresh-cpus-arrive-with-native-ddr5-7200-cudimm-support-12-5-percent-higher-speeds-than-initial-arrow-lake-chips

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996 — laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, iTunes, and today's streaming services

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-u-s-patent-for-mp3-audio-was-granted-on-this-day-in-1996-laying-the-foundations-for-peer-to-peer-music-sharing-itunes-and-todays-streaming-services

China's banned memory-maker CXMT unveils surprising new chipmaking capabilities despite crushing US export restrictions — DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 displayed

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinas-banned-memory-maker-cxmt-unveils-surprising-new-chipmaking-capabilities-despite-crushing-us-export-restrictions-ddr5-8000-and-lpddr5x-10667-displayed

EUV laser-maker Trumpf explores quantum computing to improve laser tech

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/euv-laser-maker-trumpf-explores-quantum-computing-to-improve-laser-tech

Nvidia RTX Pro 6000D squeaks ahead of RTX 5090D in Geekbench OpenCL—China-tailored AI card still performs well despite regulatory woes

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000d-squeaks-ahead-of-rtx-5090d-in-geekbench-opencl-china-tailored-ai-card-still-performs-well-despite-regulatory-woes

These are the best Black Friday deals on budget Wi-Fi 7 routers — dual-band as low as $81, tri-band from $170

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/these-are-the-best-black-friday-deals-on-budget-wi-fi-7-routers-dual-band-as-low-as-usd81-tri-band-from-usd170

TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-confirms-september-power-outage-at-fab-21-in-arizona-loss-of-wafers-and-financial-impact-unclear

Trump administration touts Genesis Mission to try and win the AI race—White House compares scope of its initiative to the Manhattan Project

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/trump-administration-touts-genesis-mission-to-try-and-win-the-ai-race-white-house-compares-scope-of-its-initiative-to-the-manhattan-project

Newegg is literally giving away free DDR5 RAM with B850 motherboards for Black Friday — Get $150 worth of 16GB memory for nothing when you buy a discounted Asus mobo, from just $159

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/newegg-is-literally-giving-away-free-ddr5-ram-with-b850-motherboards-for-black-friday-get-usd150-worth-of-16gb-memory-for-nothing-when-you-buy-a-discounted-asus-mobo-from-just-usd159

Get a leg up on the competition with Razer's Huntsman V3 Pro TKL, now on sale for just $148 — score a 33% discount on one of the best analog gaming keyboards around

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/get-a-leg-up-on-the-competition-with-razers-huntsman-v3-pro-tkl-now-on-sale-for-just-usd148-score-a-33-percent-discount-on-one-of-the-best-analog-gaming-keyboards-around

Newegg bundle puts a bow on a Core Ultra 7 265K, 32GB of DDR5, and more for $610 — get most of a PC build for the price of 64GB of RAM

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/core-ultra-7-265k-newegg-bundle-black-friday-2025