Tom's Hardware Guide
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Tom’s Hardware is an online publication focused on technology that was founded in 1996 by a German
medic Dr. Tom Pabst. Tom's Hardware is owned by Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online publishers for technology in the world.
Tom's Hardware provides articles, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on CPUs, motherboard
s, RAM
, graphics
and displays, storage
, and computer peripherals. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured blog
s. A unique aspect of Tom's Hardware is the "Build your Own" section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry analysts. It is published in several languages.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
medic Dr. Tom Pabst. Tom's Hardware is owned by Bestofmedia Group company, one of the top three online publishers for technology in the world.
Tom's Hardware provides articles, news, price comparisons, videos and reviews on computer hardware and high technology. The site features coverage on CPUs, motherboard
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
s, RAM
Ram
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, graphics
Graphics
Graphics are visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain. Examples are photographs, drawings, Line Art, graphs, diagrams, typography, numbers, symbols, geometric designs, maps, engineering drawings,or...
and displays, storage
Computer storage
Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to computer components and recording media that retain digital data. Data storage is one of the core functions and fundamental components of computers....
, and computer peripherals. Tom's Hardware has a forum and featured blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s. A unique aspect of Tom's Hardware is the "Build your Own" section where readers can learn how to build their own computers. Tom's Hardware readers are tech enthusiasts, high-tech buyers, consumers, information technology decision makers, purchasing influencers, and industry analysts. It is published in several languages.
History
- July 2010 – Afterdawn launch Tom's Hardware in Finland
- December 2008 – Bestofmedia Group launch Tom's Games
- July 2008 – Bestofmedia Group attracts $35 million from Index Ventures
- April 2008 – Bestofmedia Group launch Uberscore.com
- March 2008 – Bestofmedia Group achieves 150% Growth in Website traffic.
- February 2008 Presence-Pc become the French version of Tom's Hardware
- October 2007 – TG Publishing LLC Changes Name to Bestofmedia LLC, part of Bestofmedia Group.
- September 2007 – Company rebrands TwitchGuru to Tom's Games and Gear Digest to Tom's Guide.
- June 2007 – Antoine Boulin appointed CEO of TG Publishing LLC, a Bestofmedia Group company.
- June 2007 – Partnership with John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
to deliver the Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems online. - April 2007 – TG Publishing LLC and Bestofmedia Group Merger moves the company to the top 3 ranked sites for online technology publications
- February 2007 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Gear Digest, the Online Resource for Consumer Electronics and Technology Products.
- September 2006 – Intel's CEO, Paul Otellini, refers to Tom's Hardware as his favorite tech website and quotes the site at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF).
- November 2006 – TG Publishing LLC Launches Merchant Hound for Online Price Comparisons.
- August 2006 – Tenth Anniversary.
- June 2003 – ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
site goes live. - March 2003 – RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n site goes live. - October 2000 – Start of the ChineseChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
sites in two dialects. - September 2000 – Set up of "compubizz" – a B2BBusiness-to-businessBusiness-to-business describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer...
portal for computer hardware, in joint venture with Newtron AG, a provider of B2B software, and BMP, a German venture capitalist. - September 2000 – Tom’s Hardware publishes product reviews of Intel's 1.13 GHzGHZGHZ or GHz may refer to:# Gigahertz .# Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state — a quantum entanglement of three particles.# Galactic Habitable Zone — the region of a galaxy that is favorable to the formation of life....
processor. Intel withdraws the 1.13 GHzGHZGHZ or GHz may refer to:# Gigahertz .# Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state — a quantum entanglement of three particles.# Galactic Habitable Zone — the region of a galaxy that is favorable to the formation of life....
processor from the market. - August 2000 – Reaches more than 120,000 unique readers per day at tomshardware.com.
- June 2000 – Reaches more than 20 million page impressions per month.
- April 2000 – Start of PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
site. - October 1999 – Establishes a testing site in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. - October 1999 – Set up of Toms Guides Publishing AG in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - August 1999 – Tom's Hardware releases major article about AMD's new Athlon processor.
- March 1999 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month and has more than 1 million unique readers.
- March 1999 – Establishes testing lab in Pleasanton, California, U.S.
- August 1998 – Reaches more than 10 million page impressions per month.
- August 1998 – The company publishes a hardware book in cooperation with Macmillan (print run: 30,000).
- February 1998 – Start of the company’s international sites.
- November 1997 – Own chat forum.
- September 1997 – IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
becomes advertising partner for the company. - June 1997 – American MegatrendsAmerican MegatrendsAmerican Megatrends Incorporated is an American hardware and software company that specializes in PC hardware and firmware. The company was founded in 1985 by Pat Sarma and S. Shankar, who was chairman and president...
book the site for $10,000 per month. - March 1997 – The New York Times reports that Intel withdraws its unsuccessful attempt to influence Tom's Hardware and other media publications. Several Intel executives violated their own company's policy by threatening to withdraw advertising due to unflattering and unauthorized media product reviews.
- January 1997 – Reaches more than one million page impressions per month.
- October 1996 – First advertising customers.
- September 1996 – Pair-Alliance; cooperation with the ISP Pair, USA.
- April 1996 – Website founded by Dr. Thomas Pabst