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The activation method for an Easter egg, hidden deep within the ROMs of ancient beige Apple Power Mac G3 computers, has been uncovered.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/27-year-old-easter-egg-found-in-the-apple-power-mac-g3s-rom-creating-a-ram-disk-with-the-name-secret-rom-image-unveils-a-hidden-file

AMD researchers have developed a new 3D tree rendering technology that can reduce video memory demands

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-researchers-reduce-graphics-card-vram-capacity-of-3d-rendered-trees-from-38gb-to-just-52-kb-with-work-graphs-and-mesh-nodes-shifting-cpu-work-to-the-gpu-yields-tremendous-results

Bambu Lab is celebrating its 3rd anniversary with superb deals on some of its best products

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-lab-slices-the-price-of-its-high-speed-p1p-3d-printer-by-43-percent-usd399-deal-marks-its-3rd-anniversary-sale

Build 26200.5661 also adds Recall Homepage, customizable system indicators, and key stability fixes

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-fixes-windows-vista-boot-sound-bug-in-latest-windows-11-insider-build-adds-recall-homepage-and-customizable-system-indicators

Geekom has shared a video which shows its latest IT15 Mini-PC being subjected to unnatural levels of violence.

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/geekom-violently-smashes-its-new-mini-pc-with-a-sledgehammer-drags-it-behind-a-motorbike-and-spins-it-in-a-washing-machine-pc-still-works-after-extreme-torture-testing

Valve’s new in-game performance monitor can report real and DLSS / FSR-generated frames at the same time.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/how-to-use-steams-in-game-performance-monitor-to-display-real-fps-with-dlss-or-fsr-frame-generation-active

Asus' new flagship ROG Azoth X keyboard looks very different from its predecessor — white, colorful, and with semi-translucent keycaps for better backlighting. The new Azoth X also comes with a wrist rest and support for Asus' new web-based armoury crate software.

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-keyboards/asus-rog-azoth-x-review

This tiny mosquito-sized drone was created by a team from the Hunan Province in China and is able to help in information reconnaissance missions.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/mosquito-sized-drone-is-designed-for-chinese-spy-missions-military-robotics-lab-reveals-incredibly-tiny-bionic-flying-robots

The NF-A12x25 G2 is Noctua’s latest addition to its 120 mm fan lineup, aimed at improving airflow efficiency without increasing noise levels

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-fans/noctuas-highly-anticipated-second-gen-nf-a12x25-g2-120mm-fans-hit-retail-at-usd34-90-redesigned-fan-blades-and-hub-boosts-cooling-performance

Nvidia finally unveils the RTX 5050, sporting 2,560 Blackwell CUDA cores, 8GB of GDDR6, and a 130W TGP. The new GPU represents Nvidia's first new xx50-class desktop card since the RTX 3050

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5050-puts-blackwell-within-reach-of-more-gamers-at-usd249-entry-level-50-series-launches-in-late-july