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The new flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT, the company's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti competitor, is 51% faster than the Radeon RX 6900 XT and 26% faster than the GeForce RTX 3090 for 4K gaming. Being 26% faster than the GeForce RTX 3090 for 4K gaming would put its performance on par with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, so pricing will be a key factor in determining its overall value.

The new AMD Radeon RX 9070, the company's GeForce RTX 5070 competitor, is 38% faster than the Radeon RX 6800 XT and 26% faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 for 4K gaming. These figures come directly from AMD and represent averages captured across 30+ games. Based on this data, the assumption is that the baseline AMD Radeon RX 9070 will be faster than NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 5070.

Yes, AMD has finally lifted the lid on all things RDNA 4, providing a deep dive into the architecture that powers the new Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs while offering a detailed look at performance. AMD states that these GPUs make enthusiast-class 4K gaming more accessible. RDNA 4 is also about raising the bar for Radeon ray-tracing performance and improving AI performance for AI-enhanced gaming technologies and the new FSR 4.

Mozilla has released its Terms of Service for Firefox, which has sparked some outrage from users who noticed broad language such as, "When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information."

The official Terms of Service for the Firefox browser have been showcased along with an update to the Privacy Policy, in which Mozilla explains that prior to these updates, it has been using an open-source license paired with public promises, but beginning in March 2025, users will have to agree to the new and more specific license agreement to use the browser.

According to the updated terms, Firefox users will need to agree to give Mozilla a worldwide, royalty-free license to use all information uploaded or inputted into the Firefox browser, as Mozilla claims the data it will be gathering is critical to making Firefox a competitive and feature-rich browser. As you can probably imagine, the language used sparked immediate pushback from Firefox users, some of which noticed Mozilla removed previous statements in its terms of use, such as "Unlike other companies, we don't sell access to your data".

On a recent episode of The AnsweRED Podcast, CD Projekt Red discussed why Ciri was chosen as The Witcher 4's main protagonist and how her story naturally positions her as the next lead in the series.

Joining the discussion were The Witcher 4 Game Director Sebastian Kalemba, alongside trailer director Tomek Suwalski and producer Magdalena Rudnicka from Platige Image - the studio behind the game's reveal trailer. Rudnicka described the choice as an obvious one, highlighting Ciri's depth as a character.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company is "out of GPUs," delaying the broader rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5. In a post on X, Altman described the model as "giant" and "expensive," explaining that OpenAI needs tens of thousands more GPUs to support additional users. GPT-4.5 will roll out first to ChatGPT Pro subscribers, followed by ChatGPT Plus users next week.

The high demand for GPUs is largely driven by GPT-4.5's sheer size and computational cost. OpenAI is charging $75 per million tokens for input and $150 per million tokens for output - 30x and 15x higher than its previous GPT-4o model. This massive increase in compute requirements has put additional strain on OpenAI's hardware infrastructure.

With the rise of digital media, ownership of games, books, and music has shifted dramatically from the days of physical copies. In a recent move, Amazon has removed the ability to download and transfer purchased books from the Kindle store, further restricting user control over their digital libraries.

As reported by The Verge, the change took effect on February 26. Previously, Kindle users could download purchased books as files for use on a PC or other devices. Following the update, users can still transfer files from their computer to a Kindle, but can no longer download fresh copies of purchased books directly from Amazon's store.

Amazon responded to the change, emphasizing that purchases will remain accessible through its ecosystem:

Assassin's Creed Shadows is easily the most rollercoaster of a launch for Ubisoft out of every Assassin's Creed game the company has ever released, and now a new bump in the road has presented itself -- more gameplay has leaked.

It was only recently that copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows appeared in the wild and were being sold on online marketplaces, and before that, gameplay was being leaked online by presumably individuals who received review copies of the title. Now, more gameplay of Shadows has appeared online, showcasing some real big spoilers for the game's story, along with more combat, a look at the inventory, items and mechanics.

You should be warned the videos below do contain spoilers and a collection of 4K screenshots have also been provided. With that disclaimer out of the way, the videos showcase some interesting moments with the protagonist, Naoe, along with a conversation she has with the other protagonist, Yasuke, about his origin. In another video, we get a good look at the Naoe traveling rooftops in Kyoto and performing the iconic "synchronization" with a new area.

Apple only just launched its new iPhone 16e with is first in-house 5G modem, and it seems like the "e" series iPhones will continue with the iPhone 17e in 2026 with a next-gen C3 modem.

Apple isn't the type of company to have a one-time release like the iPhone 16e, spend the millions in marketing it, debut it as the first iPhone with its new in-house C1 modem... to never have a successor. It looks like Apple will have the next-gen iPhone 17e released at the same time of 2026, with the iPhone 16e announced last week, we don't even have a year to wait.

In a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, or CIRP, thinks we'll see the iPhone 17e happen sooner, rather than later: "It appears that "e" phones may be part of the program going forward. Following the core iPhone 17 model launches in September, we expect Apple to announce an iPhone 17e around this time next year. That would mimic Google's introduction of "a" models in its Pixel line months after the annual Spring launch of their flagship and Pro models in recent years".

As announced this morning, Sony outlined that the PSVR2 will be getting a 30% price cut down to $399.99 for the second-gen VR headset. While PlayStation's venture into VR has been somewhat lukewarm, there are quite a few reasons to take a chance on the headset if you're both a PC and PlayStation 5 owner.

In August last year, Sony made the PSVR2 PC adapter available for $59.99, allowing players to connect their PSVR2 headsets to a PC and access SteamVR games. The ability to access popular PC titles like Half-Life: Alyx while engaging in Sony's first-party experiences in Horizon: Call of the Mountain and Gran Turismo 7 makes it a viable option for prospective VR gamers. While noting, the cumulative expense ($449.99) of these gadgets places it almost on par with a brand new PS5 console ($499.99 for the standard edition).

There are drawbacks, particularly for PC users. Key PSVR2 features like eye-tracking, HDR, and advanced haptics (beyond basic rumble) are restricted, meaning they won't function outside of the PlayStation ecosystem. Additionally, the PSVR2 Sense controllers rely on Bluetooth, which can be inconsistent depending on your PC's adapter setup.

CyberPowerPC is getting ahead of the missing ROPs issue affecting some of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, so the system integrator is ensuring every RTX 50 series powered desktop gaming PC is tested for the correct amount of ROPs before they ship out to customers.

NVIDIA launched its new GeForce RTX 50 series "Blackwell" GPU family including the GeForec RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 which seem to all have been affected with missing ROPs, reducing performance on your expensive new graphics card. NVIDIA has confirmed the issue, telling RTX 50 owners to reach out to their AIB manufacturer for a replacement.

It's easy to check... a quick check of GPU-Z to see the ROP count on your new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics card, but CyberPowerPC is making sure that future gaming PC owners will not get a gimped card. The company explains on its RTX 50 series gaming PCs that "CyberPowerPC will ensure all systems equipped with GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 Ti video cards have the correct number of ROPs before shipping".

Samsung is expected to unveil its new ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone on April 16 according to recent reports from the Korean media.

The new ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge will be announced on April 16 and made available in May after its Unpacked event. Samsung's new Galaxy S25 Edge will reportedly come in three colors: Light Blue, Black, and Silver, with a small initial production run of 40,000 units which is less than 1% of Samsung's monthly smartphone production volume.

Samsung's new Galaxy S25 Edge is a strategic product for the company, as it will beat Apple's new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air that is rumored for later this year. The new S25 Edge will also make for the fourth model in the Galaxy S family of smartphones, since the release of the Galaxy S10 series in 2019. The Galaxy S20 family had four products: the S10e, S10, S10 Plus, and S10 5G handsets. Starting with the Galaxy S20 series, Samsung had just three variants: Regular, Plus, and Ultra versions.

OpenAI has taken to its official website to share an update regarding GPT-4.5, the company's latest and most sophisticated AI model.

The company behind the immensely popular ChatGPT has confirmed it's releasing a research preview of GPT-4.5, which is OpenAI's "largest and best model for chat yet". GPT-4.5 introduces a new level of sophistication with improvements in unsupervised learning, pattern recognition, drawing connections, and being able to generate creative insights without reasoning. Moreover, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated in an X post that GPT-4.5 "is the first model that feels like talking to a thoughtful person to me."

This sentiment was reiterated in the OpenAI post about the new model, with the company writing, "Early testing shows that interacting with GPT‑4.5 feels more natural. Its broader knowledge base, improved ability to follow user intent, and greater"EQ"make it useful for tasks like improving writing, programming, and solving practical problems. We also expect it to hallucinate less."

NVIDIA has confirmed its beefed-up Blackwell Ultra and next-gen Vera Rubin AI architectures are on track, lining up with recent reports that we'll get a huge info dump on the company's new AI GPUs at GTC 2025 in a few weeks time.

During the company's recent earnings call, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang confirmed with analysts that the recent GB200 AI server yield rates won't affect the company's annual release cadence, but the analysts also asked Jensen how NVIDIA would manage Blackwell Ultra and Rubin at similar release periods.

Jensen said: "Yes. Blackwell Ultra is second half. As you know, the first Blackwell was we had a hiccup that probably cost us a couple of months. We're fully recovered, of course. The team did an amazing job recovering and all of our supply chain partners and just so many people helped us recover at the speed of light".

As part of Xbox's strategy to expand its catalog to the PS5, Forza Horizon 5 has received an official release date of April 29. Indiana Jones, currently slated for a spring release, has yet to receive an official date but is expected to follow shortly after.

The announcement for Forza Horizon 5 appeared on the game's official website, detailing the new content expansion, Horizon Realms, which is rolling out on April 25. Players who purchase the $99.99 Premium Edition of Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 will be able to play from April 25, while everyone else can jump in on April 29.

The Horizon Realms expansion adds 12 evolving world locations, including 11 previously limited-time locations, and a new stadium track. It also introduces two new gameplay modes-Skill Mode, which involves competing for high scores between realms, and Free Mode, which removes leaderboards and offers a more relaxed, free-play experience. The expansion comes with 60+ accolades, 12 new badges, and 4 new reward cars.

Meta is planning on releasing a standalone AI app, which is part of company CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan to put Meta at the forefront of the AI industry.

A new report citing people familiar with the matter states Meta will release the standalone AI app, which would be similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, or DeepSeek, during the second quarter of this year. Notably, Meta released the Meta AI chatbot in September 2023, but then, in the following April, it was brought to the center of Meta's suite of apps as it was integrated into the search feature for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

However, users are only able to access Meta AI through these apps and the dedicated website, but that is about to change as people familiar with the confidential project say Meta is planning on releasing a standalone app that will compete directly with ChatGPT/Perplexity, and other standalone AI apps. According to the people familiar with the project, Meta believes its users could interact with the AI-powered digital assistant more deeply if it provided a standalone app.

AMD is just hours away from its big reveal of both the RDNA 4 architecture and its new Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs, and you can watch it all from home in the YouTube video below:

The company will be hosting its "All You Need for Gaming" showcase where we'll learn everything we need to know about the new Radeon RX 9070 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards, as well as our big introduction to FSR 4 upscaling. We should expect the Radeon RX 9070 series with the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070, as well as the Radeon RX 9060 series split into the Radeon RX 9060 XT and RX 9060.

AMD's new Navi 48 GPU will be used for the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070, while the Navi 44 GPU will be used for the Radeon RX 9060 XT and RX 9060 graphics cards. The new Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will battle the GeForce RTX 5070 series, while the RX 9060 XT and RX 9060 will fight the RTX 5060 series GPUs.

The first desktop gaming PCs powered by AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards have hit Newegg starting at $1799.

In some new listings spotted by @Orlak29 on X we can see that the new AVGPC Whirlwind Gaming PC powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, 1TB Gen4 SSD, and the new Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card will start from $1799, while the RX 9070 non-XT variant is $50 cheaper starting at $1749.

iBUYPOWER also offers some pre-launch leak goodness with its Y40 PRO Black Gaming PC combo with the Ryzen 7 9700X + Radeon RX 9070 for $1749, and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D + Radeon RX 9070 for $1799. If you want the higher-end Radeon RX 9070 XT, the Ryzen 9 9900X + Radeon RX 9070 XT system costs $1949.

AMD is on the eve of unveiling its next-generation Radeon RX 9070 series "RDNA 4" graphics cards, with early tests in FurMark revealing performance levels of around the RTX 4080 while the Navi 48 XTX GPU inside runs at just 55C under load.

In a new post on the AnandTech forums by user "gaav87" with the Radeon RX 9070 XT installed and FurMark running in the background, the custom GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC 16G graphics card used to also run Geekbench, resulting in a score of 20703 points (345FPS).

Comparing the 20703 points from the Radeon RX 9070 XT to the closest GeForce RTX series GPU points to the GeForce RTX 4080 with 20702 points (344FPS). The Radeon RX 9070 XT was running drivers from the Linux Mesa 25.0 stack, while the RTX 4080 was running Windows drivers.

Amazon just revealed Alexa+, the freshly upgraded assistant that's powered up considerably by AI, and one of the niftiest tricks unveiled is a handy sounding ability for movie addicts watching via Fire TV.

This is a piece of functionality that allows you to tell Alexa+ to skip to a particular bit of a movie as a verbal instruction.

The 'jump to a scene' feature was demonstrated by Amazon with A Star Is Born, where Alexa+ was told to skip to the part of the film where Bradley Cooper sings a song, and it duly obliged.

GALAX's new GeForce RTX 5090 HOF OC Lab Edition graphics card has smiled for the camera, one of the most ridiculously super-enthusiast graphics cards ever made.

The company announced its custom GeForce RTX 5080 HOF OC Lab Edition graphics card earlier this year, but now we have some fresh details on what GALAX has been cooking behind the scenes. GALAX's new GeForce RTX 5090 HOF OC Lab Edition graphics card has appeared on the Chiphell forums, with a picture of the naked PCB posted... and boy, does it look good.

Looking up close, the new RTX 5090 HOF OC Lab Edition graphics card has a total of 38 power stages: a 26 power stage design surrounding the GPU, 10 power phases around the GDDR7 memory chips, and 2 power phases near the power connector (with optional room for 2 more).

Smartwatches seem to quite often hit the headlines for their lifesaving potential, and Google has just announced the arrival of a feature for its Pixel Watch 3 in the US along these lines.

Yes, the 'Loss of Pulse Detection' functionality - launched last year in the EU - has finally come to watches in the US. It does pretty much what it says on the tin: if the watch fails to detect any pulse at all, it can take action to get the wearer help.

Google tells us: