Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased in a recent X post that Apple has a "big week" starting next week, suggesting a selection of new products will be unveiled.

The post includes the hashtag #AppleLaunch, which confirms that Apple's big week will involve at least one new product launch, and not some kind of partnership or business-related announcement. Albeit, it doesn't entirely rule out those kinds of announcements, as they can still happen at the same time as a product unveiling.

As for what we can expect, early rumors have pointed to an entry-level MacBook, which is slated to use an A18 Pro chip, feature 8GB of memory, 256GB of storage, and have a 12.9-inch display. Cost is currently pegged at approximately $599.

Netflix has announced it won't be beating Paramount's offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, which essentially means Warner Bros. Discovery is free to take Paramount Skydance's offer that was $25.7 billion more than Netflix's.

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Netflix was acquiring many big parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, offering the company $82.7 billion back in December, 2025. Only a few weeks after Netflix made its offer public, Paramount Skydance made a competing offer of $108.4 billion, which equates to $25.7 billion more than Netflix's.

Additionally, Paramount Skydance targeted Warner Bros Discovery shareholders, urging them to reject the Netflix deal, and to add even more pressure to the decision, Paramount Skydance sued Warner Bros for allegedly failing to provide Paramount with the reasons why it rejected Paramount's offer. Now, Netflix has said it won't be matching Paramount's offer, nor will it be providing a counteroffer, and Warner Bros. Discovery's board has deemed Paramount's offer as a "Superior Proposal".

With FSR 4, which is currently exclusive to the RDNA 4 lineup of Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs, AMD closed the image quality gap between FSR and DLSS in a major way. And as we've seen with NVIDIA's release of DLSS 4.5 earlier this year, which is yet another game-changer for image quality and detail, it's no secret that we're going to see an FSR 4.1 or 4.5 at some point.

Well, it seems that day is today, as an FSR 4.1 DLL from an unreleased AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 26.3.1 driver release has appeared online. The leak arrives via AMD's Radeon 'Vanguard' driver testing program, and as seen with gamers applying workaround methods (aka OptiScaler) to get it running, FSR 4.1 offers a notable improvement to image quality when compared to FSR 4.0.3 - the current official version.

Using FSR 4's aggressive 'Ultra Performance' profile, thanks to the OptiScaler Discord (via Reddit), we get to see the difference in Hogwarts Legacy. Per the comparison screenshot, FSR 4.1 delivers more detail in foliage and an overall sharper and cleaner image. It bodes well for FSR 4.1, delivering an image quality improvement for Radeon RX 9060 XT and Radeon RX 9070 XT gamers. However, this screenshot and this screenshot were captured from FSR 4.1 running on the RDNA 3-generation Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The new Logitech G PRO X: Victory Edition puts the limited in limited, as only 25 are being produced, and it won't be available at retail. Created to celebrate its partnership with McLaren Racing and the team's impressive 2025 season, which saw Lando Norris secure his first Drivers' Championship, the PRO X: Victory Edition is also the company's first carbon-fiber gaming mouse.

Carbon fiber is a high-performance material renowned for its versatility, durability, and strength. Almost twice as strong as steel and significantly lighter, it's commonly found in the aerospace and automotive space. It's also the primary material in modern Formula 1 cars, so its inclusion here makes sense.

As for the physical design, in addition to some sleek-looking carbon fiber camo and the iconic orange color of McLaren Racing, PRO X: Victory Edition is essentially a custom version of the award-winning PRO X SUPERLIGHT 2. And as it's made from carbon fiber, it's also 3 grams lighter than the SUPERLIGHT 2.

It's one of the biggest game releases of the year, with Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem launching on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. With the game running on Capcom's custom RE Engine, the good news is that the game not only runs well on all platforms, but it delivers a solid 60 FPS on a wide range of PC hardware while maintaining impressive (and often frightening) image quality.

As part of a new analysis into the visuals, fidelity, and performance of Resident Evil Requiem running on the Nintendo Switch 2, Digital Foundry's John Linneman calls it the "best looking" game on the console. Although concessions have been made to run it on the Switch 2's lower-spec portable NVIDIA hardware, DLSS support delivers crisper, sharper image quality than the Xbox Series S version of the game.

An impressive feat when you factor in that DLSS is upscaling from an internal resolution of 540p. And even though the Xbox Series S version is upscaling from a higher internal resolution of 720p, the resulting image is fuzzier, blurrier, and less stable than the Switch 2 version.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.2 is available now, and it adds New Game Support for Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon. Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem is out now, and after receiving rave reviews from critics, it could be a potential Game of the Year contender for survival horror fans. Bungie's Marathon, which is out March 6, is currently running a Server Slam test this weekend, so this driver release has arrived at the perfect time.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.2.2 is now available to download and is recommended for all Radeon gamers, including those with the latest RDNA 4 GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9060 XT. Although New Game Support for Resident Evil Requiem and Marathon is the big thing here, the latest driver also fixes a couple of notable issues for RDNA 3 owners.

One of the fixes resolves an issue where Roblox intermittently crashed or timed out, while the other resolves flickering and corruption issues when using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition features like Instant Replay and Record Desktop. Here's a look at the full Release Notes.

Earlier today, NVIDIA released its latest GeForce Game Ready 595.59 WHQL driver, which added day one support for one of the biggest game releases of the year, Resident Evil Requiem. The driver also added support for Bungie's Marathon, which is currently running its popular Server Slam test, and fixed several Gaming Bugs.

However, as users who had installed the new driver began reporting issues with GPU fan detection, NVIDIA quickly removed the driver. "We have discovered a bug in the Game Ready and Studio 595.59 WHQL drivers and have removed the downloads temporarily while our team investigates," NVIDIA's GeForce team writes in a forum post.

"For users that have already installed this driver, and are experiencing issues with fan control, please roll back to 591.86 WHQL," the post continues, noting that everyone who installed the driver should roll back to the previous stable release. According to reports, the driver release was potentially damaging to hardware, as it caused fan-detection issues that affected thermal performance and cooling.

The LG UltraGear evo G9 might just be one of the most impressive gaming displays ever made, and it doesn't even feature an OLED panel. The reason for this is that, as the company explains, it's the "world's largest 5K2K gaming monitor." With dual-mode resolution support of ultrawide 5K and 2K, a fast 240 Hz refresh rate, and a massive 52-inch size, it's the sort of display that will take up your entire field of view.

To set the scene, the LG UltraGear evo G9 sports the height of a 42-inch 4K 16:9 display, which is then stretched to the ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio with a 5K resolution of 5120 x 2160 pixels. Yes, it's huge, and probably too big for many PC gaming setups out there, but it'll no doubt deliver a truly immersive gaming experience. In addition to the 52-inch size, the display itself features a 1000R curvature.

As for the hardware, you're looking at a VA panel with a decent 4000:1 contrast ratio, VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification, and 95% DCI-P3 color accuracy. Outside of OLED panels, VA panels offer the most cinematic image regarding deep black levels and vibrant colors. Throw in a 1ms GtG response time, and you're looking at the sort of display that would be perfect for a racing or flight sim setup.

Micron has announced its new GDDR7 memory with 24Gb or 3GB density and bandwidth of 36 Gbps. Faster GDDR7 memory with 3GB modules has been on the cards for a while, opening the door to graphics cards with more VRAM capacity delivering cutting-edge speeds. At one point, these Micron 3GB modules were expected to arrive with the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series refresh, which would have seen most cards in the lineup get 50% more VRAM.

The reason why we're bringing up the delayed and potentially canceled RTX 50 SUPER Series is that Micron decided to make the GDDR7 announcement in a blog post titled 'The new performance bottleneck: How more GPU memory unlocks next-gen gaming and AI PCs.' The post, from Micron's Alejandro Breton Garcia, goes to great lengths to talk about how this new 'evolution of GDDR7' will improve PC gaming.

More capacity and bandwidth will make 4K and even 8K gaming more viable, the post claims, while also enabling game engines to render larger, more detailed worlds. The only problem is that with the current memory crisis leading to shortages and price increases that could last the entire year, and Micron's exit from the consumer market by shutting down its Crucial business to focus on data centers, it comes across as tone-deaf.

Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey results are something that we regularly report on, as it's great for getting a general sense of what hardware is out there. From CPUs to GPUs, memory, storage, and display resolution, it's also an invaluable tool for game developers to get a sense of what hardware they should build their games for, or at least support.

On the GPU side, Valve has quietly issued a Steam Client update (via the Steam Deck Beta channel) that will improve how it captures and records GPU data. According to the update, "VRAM on some graphics cards" was not being reported correctly, so this has been fixed. How this will affect the results remains to be seen, but it's the next update that will be the most telling.

It's no secret that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX offerings dominate the discrete GPU market, which has been reflected in the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for years. However, some critics claim that AMD's Radeon cards are underrepresented because integrated GPUs in processors are being recorded instead.

Ausom, one of the leading brands in the e-scooter space, has slashed prices across two of its most popular products, the Ausom Gosoul 2 Pro dual motor and the Ausom Laluz 2 Pro dual motor.

Ausom has a wide range of electronic scooters that are designed to fulfil the various needs of the rider, such as a concentration on maximum distance, speed, comfort, stability, off-road riding, and more. The Gosoul 2 Pro combines many of the best aspects of each of Ausom's e-scooters and combines them into one powerful product, with dual motors that unleash 2800W of peak power, and suspension shocks designed to absorb shocks from potholes, speed bumps, gravel, and other rough terrain.

The 864Wh battery is capable of powering 56 miles of distance, and to make the ride as comfortable as possible, Ausom has equipped the Gosoul 2 Pro with 10" x 2.75" tubeless tires that don't have any inner tubes, which translates to lighter handling and fewer flat tires. The Gosoul 2 Pro is also designed for transportation, with the quick-fold mechanism on its neck collapsing the e-scooter in seconds for compact storage or carrying. The Gosoul 2 Pro has a maximum load capacity of 287 lbs, a top speed of 36 mph, and is capable of climbing up sharp inclines.

Although NVIDIA recently denied rumors that it would sunset or end production of certain GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards, such as the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, in response to the current memory crisis, there is a definite shortage. As highlighted by NVIDIA CFO Colette Kress during the company's most recent earnings call, we can expect these shortages to persist throughout the year.

As part of NVIDIA's latest financial report, which showcased record revenue for the company's Data Center segment, we also learned that the Gaming sector was doing gangbusters - hitting a new revenue record of $16 billion for the year. Driven primarily by the arrival of the GeForce RTX 50 Series, a year of record revenue will be followed by a year of struggling to meet demand.

"We expect supply constraints to be a headwind to gaming in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and beyond," Colette Kress wrote in her report. And when pressed on the issue of GeForce RTX supply during the earnings call, she confirmed that supply will be "very tight." Which is bad news for PC gamers looking to upgrade or build a new rig.

In 2025, NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 50 Series for PC gaming, creative, and AI workflows. Powered by the company's latest RTX Blackwell architecture, the GeForce RTX 50 Series also debuted DLSS 4, cementing AI-powered DLSS Super Resolution as the gold standard for boosting PC gaming performance and image quality.

The rapid-fire launch and arrival of the desktop line-up, led by GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, were generally well received, aside from initial scarcity, inflated prices, and criticisms surrounding VRAM capacity. But as things normalized, more or less, the 2025 holiday season saw the GeForce RTX 5070 become one of the most popular gaming GPUs worldwide, according to Steam data.

As part of NVIDIA's latest financial results for the fiscal year, we learned that NVIDIA's Gaming and AI PC revenue grew by 41% to hit a record $16 billion. Although this is only a fraction of the $193.7 billion of Data Center segment revenue for the year, it does show us that GeForce RTX is still a money maker and extremely popular.

NVIDIA has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year, which saw the company generate a record $68.1 billion in revenue. This is up 20% from the third quarter and 73% from the same period a year ago, and is driven primarily by NVIDIA's record Data Center segment revenue of $62.3 billion.

This too was up 75% from a year ago, showing that the AI boom and appetite for the company's "accelerated computing and AI" are growing. NVIDIA's Data Center revenue for the full year also increased by 68% to a record $193.7 billion.

"Computing demand is growing exponentially, the agentic AI inflection point has arrived," said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. "Grace Blackwell with NVLink is the king of inference today, delivering an order-of-magnitude lower cost per token, and Vera Rubin will extend that leadership even further."

Sandisk has announced its next-gen lineup of portable SSD and storage solutions for professionals, creatives, and gamers, with the new Sandisk Portable SSD, Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD, and Sandisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD. The latter is, of course, the pro-grade model and is designed to deliver the performance and speed required for demanding workloads, such as creatives working with 4K, 8K, and even 12K video, with capacities of up to 8TB.

The Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD is also for creatives, photographers, videographers, and professionals who need a lot of storage capacity. With "nearly twice the speed of its predecessor and enhanced durability," the Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD range offers read speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s, which is enough bandwidth to transfer 1,000 high-def photos in under a minute.

Available in three capacities, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB (with a 500GB model coming in the second half of 2026), the Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD is available now with pricing for the 1TB model starting at $259.99. The full line-up of Sandisk Portable SSDs and Sandisk Extreme PRO Portable SSDs is set to begin rolling out later in the year.

One of the biggest gaming stories of the year has been the unexpected and seismic shake-up over at Microsoft Gaming and Xbox, with Phil Spencer out as CEO, alongside Xbox President Sarah Bond. Although the announcement and communication were filled with all of the stuff you want to see, from recommitting to Xbox's core fans and confirming that Xbox consoles are still a key pillar of the brand, it hasn't stopped the flood of both negative and cautiously concerned reactions.

One of the most negative arrived from the original Xbox console co-creator Seamus Blackley, who called new CEO Asha Sharma "a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night." Much of the criticism and concern centers on the relatively unknown Asha Sharma, who has an AI background rather than one in the gaming or entertainment industries.

As part of her first communication, she promised that when it comes to AI, Microsoft will not "chase short-term efficiency" or flood the Xbox ecosystem with "soulless AI slop." As part of a new interview with Windows Central, Microsoft Gaming and Xbox's new Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has added more context on how the team views AI and responded to the idea that Microsoft only cares about AI and will push generative AI technology into every corner of the Xbox business.

Microsoft's big executive shake-up may have improved morale behind the scenes as former Xbox president Sarah Bond resigns from the company.

Xbox leadership has been swapped out, with Xbox CEO Phil Spencer retiring after 38 years with Microsoft. Another high-profile departure was that of Xbox president Sarah Bond, who resigned from her position. From the outside, Bond's resignation was a surprise, with many believing she would take over the reins after Phil Spencer retired.

New reports from behind the scenes say that Bond leaving the company has actually reassured Xbox employees. Sources tell The Verge's Tom Warren about the situation that led up to the change in ranks and how it has affected the people at Xbox. It's been revealed that Bond may have been in charge of the rather-disliked This is an Xbox marketing campaign, which led to push-back internally from developers and Xbox employees.

Microsoft Gaming's new CEO will focus on the long-term vision for the Xbox brand, complete with new hardware and continued multi-platform software releases.

Big changes are happening at Microsoft's games division. Phil Spencer has retired as CEO of Xbox, and Sarah Bond has also resigned. Microsoft has brought in Asha Sharma, a previous AI executive, to lead Xbox. Now the new games leader is on a kind of press junket in a bid to foster connection to the fanbase and relay what's next for the brand. As it turns out, Sharma is focused on the long game.

In a recent interview with Windows Central, Sharma mentioned lifetime value, a phrase that isn't often heard from executives unless they're in earnings calls with investors and analysts. Xbox's new CEO plans to focus on the overall long-term lifetime value of the games branch, which seems to indicate Microsoft has no plans to shut down Xbox.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced Overwatch Rush, a new top-down Hero shooter that is "designed specifically for the Overwatch universe."

The new mobile game has received a dedicated team at Blizzard, and all of its members have had experience with mobile games in the past. Additionally, Blizzard writes that this team is separate from Team 4, which remains entirely focused on Overwatch. The press release also states Rush is an entirely new game, and not a port, as it has been specifically built for mobile players.

Embedded in the press release is a 3-minute gameplay video showcasing the 4v4 match. Interestingly, the video is actually unlisted on the Blizzard YouTube channel. The gameplay shows two teams fighting over a point in classic Overwatch fashion. Blizzard writes in the description of the video that this footage is of a "development build" of Overwatch Rush, meaning what we get on release will likely be an improvement of what we see in-game in the footage.

ENDORFY is expanding its PC hardware lineup with its first-ever cases for compact Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX builds. The new Signum M30 ARGB and Signum M30 Air cases have been designed to deliver a compact space-saving solution while still offering extensive configuration options.

Both cases support GPUs up to 345mm and radiators up to 240mm, with up to 7 fans in total. ENDORFY notes that the new cases can support everything from a standard compact office PC to a high-end gaming rig or even a modern AI workstation. With a perforated top panel and a mesh front panel that doubles as a dust filter, the cases have also been designed with airflow and thermal performance in mind.

The key difference between the two variants is that the Signum M30 ARGB ships with three pre-installed Stratus 120 PWM ARGB fans, while the Signum M30 Air ships with three Stratus 120 PWM fans. Built for silent performance, these new fans were created in collaboration with Synergy Cooling and include a pre-installed PWM splitter for easy integration with modern motherboards.