HotHardware

HotHardware is a news site that covers technology topics such as computers, laptops, smartphones, cameras, tablets and consumer electronics. The site was started by Dave Altavilla over a decade ago with the vision of providing readers with in-depth information on system-level development and performance.

41%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

50%

Examples:

  • NASA's Webb Telescope Found A Planet Where It Rains Sand
  • Voyager 1 Is Sending Incomprehensible Gibberish To Earth And NASA Is Concerned

Conflicts of Interest

25%

Examples:

  • With an 18-year career in the Semiconductor industry, Dave Altavilla started HotHardware.com over a decade ago with a vision from the inside looking out but with a passion for the wonders of system-level development and performance that culminate into the next generation products of tomorrow.

Contradictions

50%

Examples:

  • It’s easy to forget that the little space probe that could—Voyager 1—has far outlived its service brief and has continued to provide scientists with new discoveries and vital information for future space programs.
  • The pioneering space probe Voyager 1, which is currently over 15 billion miles away (in what we call “interstellar space”), is nearing 47 years old.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • The little space probe that could—Voyager 1—has started to worry its NASA handlers and earthbound fans.
  • This means that Voyager 1 can’t relay science data such as environmental information that could help the team diagnose the anomaly.

Recent Articles

  • Voyager 1 Sending Unintelligible Gibberish to Earth Since November, Scientists Stumped for Fix

    Voyager 1 Sending Unintelligible Gibberish to Earth Since November, Scientists Stumped for Fix

    Broke On: Thursday, 07 March 2024 Voyager 1, the farthest man-made object in space, has been sending unintelligible gibberish to Earth since November of last year due to a communication glitch. Scientists are struggling to find a solution or reset the affected system(s) and may have to send riskier commands.

  • James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Exoplanet with Sand Rain

    Broke On: Thursday, 16 November 2023 WASP-107b is a 'puffy' exoplanet located 212 light-years away. The exoplanet's atmosphere contains water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and silicate sand clouds. The presence of sulfur dioxide could indicate a water-sulfuric acid evaporative cycle. The absence of methane suggests a potentially warm interior. This is the first instance where astronomers have been able to identify the chemical composition of clouds in a distant planet.