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AMD brought the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back because AM4 refuses to die

In a Nutshell AMD reissues the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a $349 “10th Anniversary Edition” for AM4 on June 25. It also launches the Ryzen 7 7700X3D (8c/16t, 4.5GHz, 120W) at $329 on July 16. AMD globally releases the Radeon RX 9070 GRE (12GB) at $549 on June 1. Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: AMD is re-releasing the popular Ryzen 7 5800X3D as a ’10th Anniversary Edition’ for…
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Microsoft is putting Copilot on a productivity leash

Google made headlines a short time ago for a plan to expand its Gemini prompt box as it combines AI and search. Microsoft is taking a different tack: it’s also dynamically expanding its prompt box, but with an eye towards improving its productivity apps instead. Right now, Microsoft’s efforts are traversing the outer reaches of its productivity solar system, being tested internally with a few…
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The Steam Deck is back, and affordable PC gaming is dead

The Steam Deck, harbinger of a portable PC gaming revolution, has been out of stock for three months. Now it’s back… at almost double the price of the original model. It’ll cost you $789 USD to get the 512GB OLED version, $949 for the 1TB upgrade. The original LCD model, which debuted at $400, is resigned to the dustbin of history. Welcome to PC gaming in 2026, where the K-shaped economy has…
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Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit

Portable apps are applications and tools that can be started directly upon clicking them, with no prior installation needed. The advantage of this is that the programs are immediately ready for use and can be started from any storage drive — including a USB flash drive. These useful tools are then available for analyzing and maintaining any computer you slap the flash drive into, making them…
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