NVIDIA's next-generation GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card has some juicy leaked specs: with a monster of a difference between the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards. The new RTX 5090 has 20K+ CUDA cores, 32GB GDDR7 memory, and will chow down on up to 600W of power.

In a new post on X, leaker "kopite7kimi" teased that NVIDIA's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card will feature a GB202-300-A1 GPU based on the new Blackwell architecture, an insane 21,760 CUDA cores, 32GB of next-gen GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit memory bus, and will consume up to 600W of power.

This means that the new GeForce RTX 5090 will have an insane 1.79TB/sec or 2.0TB/sec of memory bandwidth, depending on what bandwidth the GDDR7 memory is: 28Gbps GDDR7 on a 512-bit memory bus will result in 1.79TB/sec of memory bandwidth, while the faster 32Gbps GDDR7 on a 512-bit memory bus will push a higher 2.0TB/sec of memory bandwidth. Bonkers, totally bonkers.

Sony's new PS5 Pro will have two basic functionalities for improved game performance: Optimized game patches that developers are responsible for releasing, and a native performance boost feature that can automatically make games look and run better.

The $700 PlayStation 5 Pro is expected to supercharge all PS4 and PS5 games by default in key specific ways, Sony has confirmed. The new higher-end GPU (+67% compute units, and +45% faster rendering) will increase in-game performance in existing titles across the Gen8 and Gen9 lineup. The PS5 Pro's boost mode feature is very similar to how the PS4 Pro would automatically raise perf in base PS4 games, and how the PS5 also does the same for PS4 games.

In a recent interview with IGN, PlayStation Senior Principal Product Manager Toshi Aoki briefly clarified how the PS5 Pro's new boost mode will work. The boost mode will not require developers to release updated patches for their games; PS4 and PS5 titles will just play better on the PS5 Pro right out of the box.

NASA has taken to its blog to share a discovery by its Mars rover that has piqued the interest of researchers for its uniqueness.

The space agency writes its Mars rover named Perseverance, which has been exploring the Jezero Crater since 2021, snapped an image of a black-and-white striped rock. According to NASA, this is the first time a rock with a striped pattern such as this has been discovered on Mars, with the space agency writing the rock is "unlike any seen on Mars before."

NASA writes in its blog post that the rock is called "Freya Castle" which is a nod to the Grand Canyon for its appearance. Additionally, NASA explains that after further inspection with the rover's instruments it was determined Freya Castle measures around 7.87 inches across and has alternating black and white stripes. NASA writes researchers believe the rock as a texture unlike any seen in the Jezero Crater before, and even all of Mars.

Samsung could be working on a pet-centered version of Ballie, the prototype robot companion the company showcased at CES 2024.

The Korean tech giant filed a new patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and it includes 24 pages of details about the interesting robotic ball. The patent was published on September 19 and describes a spherical mobile robot that has a rotating mechanism that enables its movement, along with a storage space to hold smelly materials. Moreover, the storage space has a passage the robot can use to release the smell with the help of an integrated system that can direct airflow.

Additionally, the robot is equipped with an array of sensors that are designed to detect nearby objects and adjust the smell being released from the robot based on how close it is to the objects. Furthermore, the robot also monitors the weight of the smelly material and its acidity levels. Users can receive alerts from the robot when its time to replace its storage compartment.

Keeping an ear to the ground in the world of scams can really benefit people whose lives are plugged into the digital world, particularly if they are involved in storing/trading digital assets such as cryptocurrency.

The cryptocurrency community is no stranger to scams of various kinds, but now researchers are sounding the alarm on a new type of scam that's been described as a world first. According to a report from investigators at Check Point Researchers (CPR), an app called WalletConnect appeared on the Google Play Store. WalletConnect assumed the identity of the legitimate app with the same name, but did come with some adjustments.

The fraudulent WalletConnect app was marketed to consumers as able to solve many of the problems voiced about the legitimate WalletConnect app. Additionally, the legitimate app wasn't on the Google Play Store, which meant when users when to search for WalletConnect they were presented with the malicious app. More than 10,000 people downloaded the app, and according to CPR approximately 150 wallet addresses were drained of their contents.

A new report has outlined that in the not-so-distant future scientists may be able to translate the languages that are spoken between plants.

Researchers explained in a new report in The Conversation that plants use sophisticated communication systems to communicate and that these communication systems are sensitive to their environment. Researchers discovered that plants fire off electric signals through their root systems, and they believe these electrical signals are the language that needs to be deciphered into interpretable data.

According to the team, due to advancements in crop monitoring technologies, researchers may soon be able to translate these signals fully, granting a new insight into the living world we live in. One way researchers are learning more about these electrical signals is by placing a monitoring device on a plant and measuring the different levels of electrical signals sent through the plant at different stages of its life, particularly during events when the plant is experiencing outside influence.

The seemingly bumpy road at Ubisoft continues to get even more tumultuous as its been revealed through a report from Insider Gaming that Ubisoft's board of directors are conducting an internal review of the company.

The launching of an investigation and review of the company comes at a time when Ubisoft is suffering from the ill-received launch of Star Wars Outlaws and the controversial lead-up to the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows. I have gone into both these woes in this article here, but the problems, in a nutshell, are as follows: Assassin's Creed Shadows is suffering from accusations that Ubisoft is mischaracterizing the Japanese culture while simultaneously telling players its games are for entertainment purposes loosely based on historical events and characters.

As for Star Wars Outlaws, the game was released to a poor reception that cited clunky gameplay mechanics, poor AI, and a myriad of other issues. Ultimately, Ubisoft themselves recently admitted that the launch of Star Wars Outlaws didn't meet expectations, and that its hoping a rollout of additional updates to the aforementioned problem areas, coupled with a Black Friday sale, will help attract more players.

Ubisoft is experiencing one of its worst times in recent memory, with the company now delaying the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows following a slew of controversy surrounding artistic designs, merchandise, and the abrupt withdrawal of the Tokyo Games Show.

Ubisoft has been facing an uphill battle with its upcoming release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and the mountainous journey to launch began when the company unveiled the setting and the main protagonists. Fans accused Ubisoft of mischaracterizing Japanese culture with their design choices while simultaneously pointing to Ubisoft officials saying Shadows was loosely based on history. Additionally, Ubisoft released a trailer that showcased choppy animations, adding only more fuel to the fire.

In that trailer video, the comment section was taken over by bot accounts that published positive comments that gained a suspicious number of likes. Those comments have since been removed, and Ubisoft has been accused of purchasing bot accounts to attempt to sway the public's perception of Shadows. Moreover, the company has been accused of misrepresenting Japanese culture with its Shadows merchandise by including what some are claiming to be a depiction of the One-Legged Torri Gate in one of its figurines. For those who don't know, the One-Legged Torri Gate is a shrine dedicated to the tragic event of the Nagasaki nuclear bomb.

Intel has just gotten its new Core Ultra 200V series "Lunar Lake" laptop CPUs to market, but we're already moving onto the new Xeon "Clearwater Forest" server CPUs that have been revealed for the first time... and it's the first chip made on the new Intel 18A process node.

This is an important time for Intel as it struggles, and its new Xeon "Clearwater Forest" CPU is the first high-volume chip to be fabbed on the new Intel 18A process node, with Pat Gelsinger pushing a lot of chips (pun intended) onto the table pushing its new chip.

Intel displayed its new Clearwater Forest chip for the first time ever at its recent Enterprise Tech Tour event in Portland, Oregon, last week, but it won't be on the market until 2025.

SK hynix has announced volume production of its new 12-layer HBM3E memory, with up to 36GB capacities and speeds of 9.6Gbps.

The South Korean memory leader announced it has started mass production of the world's first 12-layer HBM3E memory with 36GB, the largest capacity of existing HBM to date. SK hynix plans to supply mass-produced 12-layer HBM3E memory chips to companies (NVIDIA) within the next 12 months, and only 6 months after launching 8-layer HBM3E to customers for the first time in the industry in March 2024.

SK hynix is the key to the world of AI chips, with NVIDIA using its HBM3 and HBM3E memory inside of its Hopper H100 and H200 AI GPUs, with HBM3E also used in its new Blackwell AI GPUs. SK hynix has been leading the industry with HBM, with its new 12-layer HBM3E memory chips boosted up to 9.6Gbps of bandwidth, the highest memory speed on the market.

Playing a competitive multiplayer game and hearing an enemy fire off in the distance, walking up to an NPC in a small town to engage in a conversation in an open-world RPG, and having the music change to a more dramatic and energetic tone signaling action is about to commence - these are all examples of audio playing a vital role in the games we all play.

According to Private Internet Access (PIA), sound design in video games is often underappreciated or overlooked. Sound can be crucial to immersion and the overall experience, and for people who are hard of hearing, no sound can mean the difference between being able to play or not at all.

According to the World Health Organization, 5% of the world's population experiences hearing loss, including tens of millions of children. Games with accessibility options for the hearing impaired help level the playing field.

Sony's showcase of the PlayStation 5 Pro garnered many negative reactions from fans, who were particularly upset about the price hike compared to the base model.

The announcement of the PS5 Pro elicited a mixed reaction from fans, as many were quick to criticize Sony for charging more for a console that seemingly offered few graphical improvements compared to the base PS5 model.

While Sony did showcase some impressive hardware improvements, such as a significant boost to GPU performance and the inclusion of its own upscaling technology, the resulting gaming improvement was poorly showcased to players due to the older games selected by Sony and the unfortunate reality of video compression via YouTube -- which makes the subtle graphical improvements even more challenging to spot.

Sony's announcement of the PlayStation 5 Pro received a mixed-bag reaction, with many players complaining about the showcase of the improvements with the PS5 Pro compared to the stock PS5 being almost unnoticeable.

PlayStation's Senior Principal Product Manager Toshi Aoki sat down for a lengthy interview with IGN to explain all of the hardware improvements in the PS5 Pro and how that translates to a better gaming experiencing for players. In a nutshell, the PS5 Pro is targeting 4K at 60FPS performance, which it will achieve through upgrades to its GPU and Sony's upscaling technology called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR).

Since Sony confirmed that most players choose the performance mode over the fidelity mode, the PS5 Pro will be the solution players want - 60FPS gaming with no drop in visual fidelity or 4K at 60FPS. Given the hardware within the PS5 Pro and the performance target, why did Sony's announcement leave players unsatisfied? IGN asked Aoki this question by mentioning that not everyone is able to spot the difference between a PS5 and a PS5 Pro-enhanced game.

Streaming services have become an essential part of how we consume entertainment. Whether it's catching the latest episode of your favorite TV show, binging on an entire season in a weekend, or listening to music on demand, subscriptions power much of our everyday digital activities. From Netflix and Hulu to Spotify and Apple Music, these services offer unparalleled convenience and endless options.

It's not just entertainment either - news outlets, fitness apps, software, and even grocery deliveries have entered the subscription model. At first, it seemed like an exciting way to get everything you wanted, whenever you wanted it. But for many people, what began as a handful of convenient services has snowballed into a mountain of subscriptions. With the average person juggling multiple streaming platforms, productivity tools, and other recurring payments, it's no wonder people are starting to feel the weight of this overload.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of subscription services you're paying for - or maybe even forgot you were subscribed to some - you're not alone. This phenomenon, known as subscription fatigue, is increasingly common as people manage more and more digital services.

A new report from Jon Peddie Research indicates that GPU shipments from AIB partners, which include cards from companies like ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE, for Q2 2024 increased compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. This is surprising because Q2 is generally quieter, and sales dip compared to Q1.

GPU shipment increased by 9.4% compared to the previous quarter, dramatically higher than the 10-year average of -7.1% for Q2. This figure represents around 9.5 million units, with NVIDIA and AMD benefiting from the increased interest in GPUs.

NVIDIA's quarter-to-quarter shipments increased by 9.7%, and a massive 61.9% compared to last year. AMD's quarter-to-quarter shipments increased by 9% while increasing by 3% compared to the previous year. As expected, NVIDIA continues to dominate the market with a whopping 88% market share.

Meta has announced a more affordable version of its Meta Quest 3 mixed-reality and VR headset with the new Quest 3S. Starting from $299.99 USD for the 128GB model ($399.99 for the 256GB version), the new Quest 3S is positioned as an upgrade or direct follow-up to the popular Meta Quest 2 by hitting the same price point.

Featuring the same Snapdragon processor as the Quest 3, the Quest 3S's performance will be identical when playing games and firing up various apps. Before the announcement, rumors pointed to Meta removing the headset's mixed-reality and video passthrough features to keep costs down - however, that's not the case.

The Meta Quest 3S includes six front-facing cameras like the Quest 3, albeit arranged in a different formation. According to reports, the Quesr 3S uses cheaper lenses than the mainline Quest 3, which is one way it has kept the cost down. Although the press release doesn't include full specs for the new Quest 3S, it does note that the cut-down headset lacks the state-of-the-art 4K pancake lenses as the baseline model and features a smaller field of view.

Who should buy a PS5 Pro console? The performance-conscious gamer will benefit the most with Sony's new console, Digital Foundry asserts.

The new PS5 Pro is a somewhat confusing device. It packs a serious performance punch in the right hands, with first-party Sony developers even doubling FPS in some games. But it also packs a hefty punch in the wallet too thanks to the eye-watering $700 MSRP. The Pro offers lots of upside, including 60FPS with greater fidelity and better-looking raytraced visuals, but Sony's recent videos and posts don't always do the best job in exposing the system's capabilities.

There's where Digital Foundry comes in. The team recently put together an hour-long video showcasing the PS5 Pro's upgrades across 11 games, with side-by-side footage to match. After a lengthy hands-on series of demos at a Sony event in San Francisco, DF's Oliver Mackenzie offered his thoughts on who would benefit the most from the PS5 Pro.

The new Silent Hill 2 remake almost didn't come to PC, but we have Bloober Team for swooping in and saving the day.

Konami is a Japanese games company through-and-through. While the publisher does release games on Xbox and PC, the primary focus is on PlayStation and, where applicable, Nintendo platforms (these two dominate Japan). Xbox and PC typically take the back burner. It's also this way when Konami signs temporary exclusivity deals with PlayStation, which typically means "not on Xbox" for a set time, as is the case with the Silent Hill 2 remake.

It's not entirely a surprise, then, when Konami wasn't initially interested in launching the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC. Bloober Team, the Polish developer behind the project, ultimately convinced the Japanese publisher to change their mind. Bloober has seen success on PC with the release of their Layers of Fear horror games and could attest to the power of Steam sales.

Legendary Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto reaffirms Nintendo's stance on artificial intelligence.

While companies like Electronic Arts are going all-in on generative AI, planning to use the nascent tech across its full fleet of games, portfolios, and studios, traditional game giants like Nintendo are keeping their roots steadfast and plan to keep actual artists in their employ. The conservative Japanese Mario-maker isn't interested in using gen AI to help create its games, not leaning into disruption for the sake of profits; after all, a big reason why Tears of the Kingdom was even created was because a sizable portion of Breath of the Wild's core dev team stayed together to tackle the sequel.

"It might seem like we are just going the opposite direction for the sake of going in the opposite direction, but it really is trying to find what makes Nintendo special. There is a lot of talk about AI for example. When that happens, everyone starts to go in the same direction, but that is where Nintendo would rather go in a different direction," Miyamoto said in a recent interview with The New York Times.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has delivered a statement regarding Nintendo's recent lawsuit.

Nintendo is officially suing the Japanese team behind Palworld, aka the "Pokemon with guns" indie that took the world by storm in early 2024. But Nintendo isn't suing for likeness rights violations, or any type of copyright issue. Instead, Nintendo is alleging that Pocketpair has somehow violated Nintendo's patent rights.

Official details about the case remain unknown, and the lawsuit has been filed in Japanese courts. Nintendo's statement on the matter is quite clipped and dry, but the company did say that the lawsuit was made only after "careful investigation" of Palworld. Now Pocketpair has responded with a statement of their own: