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Microsoft's game-changing pixel-dimming technology will bring some OLED magic to all displays

It's called Pixel Luminance For Digital Displays, and it's all about adding pixel-dimming technology to improve image quality and efficiency.

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Quanta Computer to make NVIDIA GB200-based AI servers for Google, Amazon, and Meta

Quanta wins contracts to build NVIDIA GB200-based AI servers for Google, Amazon AWS, Meta, and Microsoft. Will enter testing in July or August.

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Digital Xbox Series X spotted, no disc drive and all white like the Series S

Microsoft's all-digital Xbox Series X console has apparently been spotted in real-life with leaked photos showcasing an all-white console.

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Microsoft's Copilot AI will run locally on AI PCs that have at least 40 TOPS of NPU performance

AI PCs will be targeting at least 40 TOPS of NPU performance as this is the minimum requirement for running Microsoft's Copilot locally.

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Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX spotted: new CPU cores, Xe2 GPU, and on-package LPDDR5X memory

Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX laptop CPU pictured on reference platform: 8 CPU cores, 8 Arc Xe2-LPG GPU cores, and on-package LPDDR5X memory.

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Physical Copilot key will be mandatory on the keyboard of Microsoft's AI PCs

Intel has shared details of what the requirements will be for an 'AI PC' and they include an NPU, and also a demand that a Copilot key must be present.

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Xbox head Phil Spencer wants to see Epic Games Store, Steam, and other storefronts on consoles

Microsoft might be looking into letting additional storefronts like the Epic Games Store or Steam on Xbox consoles, which is a strange idea.

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This Windows feature hasn't been updated for 30 years and it was only meant to be temporary

The Format disk tool in Windows hasn't changed in decades, it was created by a programmer in a single day and the UI was only mean to be temporary.

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Microsoft names Pavan Davuluri as its new Windows and Surface chief starting today

Microsoft appoints Pavan Davuluri as the Windows and Surface boss, has more than 23 years of experience at Microsoft, worked with Qualcomm and AMD.

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Xbox's new brand pivot hopes to capture Gen Z audience

Xbox's new 'brand pivot' hopes to capture Gen Z, and sees the ecosystem breaking exclusivity and using the strength of rival platforms to sell games.

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More Xbox games to break exclusivity, Phil Spencer hints

New Xbox CEO Phil Spencer interview strongly indicates that more Xbox games will break exclusivity in an effort to 'open up' a new friction-less model.

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Windows 11 users reportedly find a mysterious Copilot app stealthily installed on their PC

To the surprise of those finding it, there's a Copilot app in both release and preview versions of Windows 11 - though it's just a shell of a client.

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Microsoft's DirectSR makes it simple for developers to add upscaling but defaults to FSR

DirectSR (Direct Super Resolution) tech for DirectX is compatible with PC and Xbox and makes it simple for developers to add DLSS, FSR, and XeSS.

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Microsoft has a plan to make ray-tracing take up less VRAM for 8GB GPU owners

Microsoft is introducing a LOD or level of detail system for ray-tracing which will improve performance and reduce the VRAM cost for gamers.

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Formula 1 management shocked to learn team used Excel for 20,000-part inventory

Formula 1 team has been relying on Microsoft Excel for Williams car build workbook, new Williams team principal says 'the Excel list was a joke'.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 rumored to be falling behind schedule, could be delayed until 2026

Grand Theft Auto 6 production is falling behind its target of an early 2025 release according to rumors, with an 'emergency' release option of 2026.

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Overwatch to hit 100 million players during season 10

Overwatch 2 has apparently become quite popular over time and is 'on track' to break 100 million lifetime players throughout the release of season 10.

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Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail collector's edition only includes PC or Mac version

Square Enix's new $215 Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail collector's edition has been detailed, but the package only contains a key for the PC and Mac versions.

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Report: Microsoft experimenting with Xbox handheld prototypes

Microsoft is reportedly experimenting with native Xbox gaming handhelds with the goal of bringing the dedicated console experience to on-the-go market.

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Sony was 'thrilled' to sign Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

In a new interview, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that PlayStation was 'thrilled' to sign the 10-year Call of Duty contract with Xbox.

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Notepad in Windows 11 just became a bit more like Microsoft Word with a nifty new feature

The addition of a spellcheck - and autocorrect - feature is welcome in the default app, which Microsoft is continually improving alongside other core apps.

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Final Fantasy XIV Coins explained: What you need to know

Square Enix has devised a new in-game currency for Final Fantasy XIV's version on Xbox consoles, and the new FFXIV Coins are mandatory for all purchases.

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Wait a minute - new Surface devices for consumers might not have Intel CPUs, just ARM chips?

If there aren't any options for the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 to have an Intel CPU, will consumers be up in ARMs? Quite possibly...

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FSR 3 and Frame Generation could hit Xbox Series X this year and debut in Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle from Machine Games and Bethesda is a PC and Xbox exclusive, and there's a good chance it will support FSR on both.

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Microsoft's new Xbox development kit spotted, monster console at South Korea regulatory office

Microsoft's new Xbox Development Kit (XDK) was recently certified by the National Radio Research Agency in South Korea, meaning it can be used in Korea.

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OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Google, Tesla, and more are all on the NVIDIA Blackwell train

'Generative AI is the defining technology of our time. Blackwell is the engine to power this new industrial revolution.' Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO.

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Microsoft and NVIDIA to integrate generative AI and Omniverse tech in Azure and Microsoft 365

With NVIDIA lifting the lid on Blackwell at GTC 2024, Microsoft confirms that Azure is going to be powered by Blackwell very soon.

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Ninja Theory drops new drool-worthy Senua's Saga: Hellblade II screenshots

Ninja Theory has released a set of new screenshots of the highly anticipated Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, a video game that looks like a movie.

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More macOS Sonoma 14.4 woes - now printers aren't working, either

Apple's new macOS Sonoma 14.4 software update has proven to be problematic in a number of ways and now it's breaking printers for some people.

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Engineers release terrifying and impressive video of a robot talking like a human

A newly published video by Figure shows a humanoid robot powered by OpenAI technology cleaning a table and eerily conversing fluently.

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Apple just bought a Canadian AI startup as it plans for iOS 18 and beyond

Apple has reportedly bought a new Canadian AI startup as rumors persist that it intends to make a big push into the field with iOS 18 and more.

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Google is getting into PC games - kind of - by expanding the scope of the Google Play Games app

Google's put a different spin on its Google Play Games app for Windows 11 by including native PC titles, and not just Android games.

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One of Copilot Pro's best features has arrived in the free version of the AI, to our surprise

Well, we were expecting that the latest GPT-4 Turbo model would come to the free spin on Copilot in time - but definitely not this swiftly.

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Watch Japan explode its first private satellite just seconds after launch

Japan's first private satellite launch failed just seconds after the launch button was pressed, with the Space One rocket barely getting off the ground.

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Google paid $10 million to people finding issues with its products in 2023

Google has paid out $10 million throughout 2023 to researchers who discovered issues within its products as part of its bug bounty program.

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NASA telescope captures star cluster birth from five and half million years ago

NASA has shared a classic image snapped by the iconic Hubble Space Telescope of a star cluster being born five and a half million years ago.

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AIDA64 v7.20 released, benchmark tool adds Dark Mode and support for GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs

AIDA64 v7.20 has been released, with the popular system information and benchmark tool finally getting a feature we've been waiting for.

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Apple's answer to the Microsoft Surface Studio might have leaked in a new patent filing

Having a computer that folds flat and be used as a giant touchscreen like the Microsoft Surface Studio sounds cool and this patent suggests Apple agrees.

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Microsoft scientist gets AI to play DOOM but then issued a warning

A Microsoft researcher managed to get OpenAI's GPT-4V large language model to 'successfully' play 1993's DOOM, but then issued a warning.

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DirectX 12 'Work Graphs' aim to eliminate CPU bottlenecks by putting the GPU in charge

Microsoft's big update for DirectX and PC game development aims to eliminate CPU bottlenecks and improve performance with GPU-driven rendering.

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YouTuber fires .50 caliber bullet at Cybertruck to test its bullet proof metal

YouTuber 'JerryRigEverything' has tested the Cybertruck's bulletproof exterior by firing a .50 caliber bullet at the new Tesla vehicle.

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Microsoft responds to 'holy grail' of Windows vulnerabilities

Microsoft finally rolled out a fix for the 'holy grail' of rootkit vulnerabilities in Windows six months after being informed about the problem.

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Nintendo officially reveals new animated Super Mario Bros. movie release date

Nintendo has officially announced that a new animated Super Mario Bros. movie from Illumination is coming and when it's expected to hit theaters.

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NVIDIA sued by three authors for copyright infringement

NVIDIA has been sued by three authors, who claim that the company used its books without their permission to train its AI platform, NeMo.

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Logitech's new MX Brio is a new 4K capable webcam priced at $200

The Logitech MX Brio is the company's 'most advanced webcam yet,' supporting up to 4K video streaming and recording in a compact and versatile package.

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Microsoft officially announces its under attack by hackers being paid by Russia

Microsoft has said it's experiencing an ongoing attack by Russian state-sponsored hacking group 'Midnight Blizzard,' which has stolen source code.

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Windows 10 is giving some users a headache as something weird is going on with a new update

Patch KB5001716, which is an update for Windows Update itself, is misfiring by continually attempting to reinstall, when it has already been installed.

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The TT Show Episode 25 - Next-Gen Switch, GeForce RTX, and Radeon Gaming!

This week... Nintendo Switch 2, GeForce RTX 5090, Radeon RX 8800 XT, Apple cancels its electric car, and Microsoft's Copilot AI thinks it's a god!

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Microsoft's Surface launch is on March 21 - and could be where AI really steps up to the plate

New AI features are expected to include a huge stride forward with AI Explorer - a supercharged AI-powered search - and a big change to the Paint app.

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Microsoft is testing having Copilot AI spring more readily into action on Windows 11 PCs

In the Beta channel a new change is rolling out that means when users hover the mouse over the Copilot icon in the taskbar, the AI's panel pops open.