News Archive: October 2023 Tap to refine news by category Meta's $33 billion loser now looks like a winner Meta has spent over $33 billion to pioneer the metaverse, and now the company has made significant progress in its new Oculus mixed reality avatars. Oct 2, 2023 9:32 AM CDT Xbox Game Pass subscribers expected to grow to 110 million by 2030 Microsoft defines leadership in the subscription space by pushing Xbox Game Pass past 100 million subscribers, seeks lofty 110m target for XGP service. Oct 2, 2023 3:29 PM CDT Xbox Game Pass gives rise to new subscription monetization strategies Both first-party and third-party publishers and developers are using Xbox Game Pass to push newer subscription-oriented monetization strategies. Oct 4, 2023 12:59 PM CDT Nintendo will continue to support the Switch into 2025, Switch 2 still on track for late 2024 Nintendo will be making and releasing games for the current Switch through to 2025, reinforcing the rumors that the Switch 2 is coming in 2024. Oct 5, 2023 12:58 AM CDT CD Projekt spent over $100 million on Cyberpunk 2077's development CD Projekt RED reveals parts of Cyberpunk 2077's development budget, says that the next-gen upgrade and Phantom Liberty update cost over $100 million. Oct 5, 2023 2:33 PM CDT Live action Cyberpunk 2077 project coming from True Detective, Mr. Robot producer CD Projekt teams up with the producers of hit TV shows like True Detective and Mr. Robot on a new live action project set in the Cyberpunk 2077 IP. Oct 5, 2023 5:27 PM CDT ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld: Ryzen Z1 Extreme is up to 37% faster than Z1 non-Extreme ASUS benchmarks its ROG Ally: Ryzen Z1 Extreme version is 30% faster at 720p gaming, 37% faster at 1080p gaming, compared to Z1 non-Extreme. Oct 5, 2023 11:50 PM CDT Assassin's Creed: Mirage running at 8K 60FPS+ on the GeForce RTX 4090 Assassin's Creed: Mirage without Chromatic Aberration looks truly stunning on the flagship NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 at 8K 60FPS on the PC. Oct 8, 2023 9:15 PM CDT Remedy on Xbox Series S: 'The GPU is an issue, less RAM is a pretty big problem' Remedy Entertainment says the Xbox Series S' varying lower-end specs are a 'big problem' when designing games for two simultaneous Xbox platforms. Oct 9, 2023 3:33 PM CDT Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree rumored to arrive in February 2024 That month pretty much lines up with what we were expecting given previous buzz on the grapevine, so we haven't got long to wait now in theory. Oct 11, 2023 8:27 AM CDT PS5 Slim created to reduce costs, not shake up the console market While Microsoft plans to release digital-only Xbox consoles to funnel gamers into subscriptions, Sony moves in the opposite direction to boost profits. Oct 11, 2023 6:10 PM CDT Diablo 4's big 1.2 update for Season of Blood is so big the Patch Notes are over 40 pages long Diablo 4 is set to get a massive update that overhauls some of the game's systems while adding new items and powers and balance changes, it's a big one. Oct 11, 2023 10:28 PM CDT Assassin's Creed Mirage is now the biggest launch for Ubisoft this generation Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Mirage is now the most successful launch on 'New Gen' consoles in terms of unit sales for Ubisoft. Oct 12, 2023 6:20 AM CDT Valve has a plan to stop Steam games being compromised and used to spread malware After some game devs recently had their accounts compromised, and updates piped out with malware, Valve is introducing 2FA into the update mix. Oct 12, 2023 1:50 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce Now gets Forza Motorsport and Lords of the Fallen Also, we've witnessed the arrival of Star Trek: Infinite, all of which are part of the line-up of 23 games to go live on GeForce Now this week. Oct 13, 2023 8:46 AM CDT Bobby Kotick will leave Activision in 2024 Activision CEO Bobby Kotick officially confirms he will leave the company in 2024 as Microsoft moves towards finalizing its $68.7 billion mega merger. Oct 13, 2023 4:00 PM CDT Opinion: Disney buying EA? Now isn't the time for media giants to buy pure-play publishers Now isn't a great time for any media company--whether it be Disney or someone else--to spend billions on an acquisition in the pure-play video games space. Oct 14, 2023 9:28 PM CDT GeForce Now price hiked day before Microsoft-Activision merger approved NVIDIA raises the price of GeForce Now in the UK, Europe, and Canada just a day before the CMA approved the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger. Oct 15, 2023 12:35 AM CDT Gaming nears $350 billion annual revenues, EA exec says Electronic Arts president of EA Entertainment Laura Miele shares eye-opening figures for the games industry while discussing growth vectors for gaming. Oct 15, 2023 5:28 PM CDT Pete Hines retires from Bethesda weeks after Starfield's release After 24 years of Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom, and many others, gaming icon and beloved industry figure Pete Hines is leaving Bethesda Softworks. Oct 16, 2023 12:34 PM CDT PlayStation 5 Pro specs: CPU clocks higher, heavily beefed-up GPU in 2024 Sony's upgraded PlayStation 5 Pro console gets some rumored specs: maintains Zen 2 CPU, but beefed up to 4GHz+ while an RDNA3 GPU might make an appearance. Oct 16, 2023 7:10 PM CDT Nintendo patent reveals what may be a crazy new design for the Switch 2 Nintendo has filed a new patent that has revealed a crazy new design for what may be the second-generation Nintendo Switch console. Oct 17, 2023 2:03 AM CDT New Lord of the Rings game opening cinematic is voiced by Gimli from the movies The actor who played Gimli in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy has narrated the opening cinematic for the new LOTR survival game. Oct 17, 2023 7:51 PM CDT Spider-Man 2 launch day patch improves the start of the game and adds accessibility options PlayStation 5 gamers who've bought a boxed copy need to make sure they get the day one patch for the best experience of open world New York. Oct 18, 2023 11:09 AM CDT Rockstar adds GTA mobile games to its Game Pass-like GTA+ subscription Rockstar Games injects even more value into its own personal Game Pass-like subscription service, adds two new Grand Theft Auto games to the subscription. Oct 19, 2023 3:08 PM CDT Xbox first-party may jump to $11.6 billion following Activision-Blizzard merger Games analyst and expert Joost van Dreunen predicts that Microsoft's first-party video games revenues could reach $11.6 billion combined with Activision. Oct 20, 2023 5:04 PM CDT Starfield was the best-earning game of September based on game sales and early access purchases Microsoft's new business tactic is paying off in spades as Starfield tops September's best-earning sales charts in the United States based on revenues. Oct 21, 2023 1:55 PM CDT Remedy says Alan Wake 2 is optimized for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, but PC is 'as good as it can be' Remedy Entertainment's Thomas Puta is 'really happy' with how Alan Wake 2 has turned out on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. Oct 22, 2023 7:14 PM CDT Squadron 42 is now feature complete and entering the 'polish phase' of development It's been in development for over a decade, and with this latest milestone it finally looks like Squadron 42 is entering the final phase before launch. Oct 23, 2023 1:57 AM CDT Criterion working on Battlefield, but Need For Speed isn't going anywhere Including Criterion, EA now has four studios working on the future of Battlefield, but a new Need For Speed experience is also in early planning stages. Oct 24, 2023 12:32 PM CDT Spider-Man 2 breaks all PlayStation sales records Insomniac does it again: Spider-Man 2 is a breakout sales success that achieves the milestone of the fastest-selling first-party game in 24 hour sales. Oct 24, 2023 2:28 PM CDT Alan Wake 2 hits 130 FPS on GeForce RTX 4090 in 4K with DLSS 3.5 and full Path Tracing NVIDIA's deep dive on the cutting-edge visuals and ray-tracing in Alan Wake II is impressive, and it runs fine across all GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs. Oct 24, 2023 8:29 PM CDT Starfield players get fed up waiting and fix the game themselves with hefty unofficial patch There's been frustration at Bethesda only releasing a drip of more minor patches for the game, so this unofficial mod has been welcomed by the player base. Oct 25, 2023 11:27 AM CDT ARK: Survival Ascended shows off gorgeous Unreal Engine 5 gameplay goodness Studio Wildcard shows off some in-game footage of ARK: Survival Ascended, which is powered by Unreal Engine 5: with Lumen, Nanite, and so much more. Oct 25, 2023 6:02 PM CDT THE FINALS open beta kicks off on PC and consoles tomorrow THE FINALS enters its Open Beta tomorrow on the PC through Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S consoles, runs through until November 5. Oct 25, 2023 10:50 PM CDT Cities: Skylines 2 developer says 'performance is not a dealbreaker' for releasing a game 'Performance is not a dealbreaker,' says the developer of Cities: Skylines II after all the negative feedback surrounding the game's performance. Oct 26, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Xbox gets new president, Microsoft shakes up internal gaming leadership team Microsoft changes its Xbox gaming leadership teams following the Activision merger, plans to tighten integration of content, hardware, and services. Oct 26, 2023 2:32 PM CDT Alan Wake 2 GeForce Game Ready GPU driver released NVIDIA's new Game Ready driver provides best day-one experience for Alan Wake 2, which packs full ray tracing, DLSS 3.5, Ray Reconstruction, and Reflex. Oct 26, 2023 10:15 PM CDT RE Engine devs using 32C/64T CPU, 256GB RAM, 10TB SSD, RTX 4090 systems to make games Capcom provides RE Engine developers with high-end PC specs, which significantly reduces in-engine built time from 15 minutes, to less than 5 minutes. Oct 27, 2023 5:58 PM CDT Ubisoft delays pirate game Skull and Bones once again, development on this one began in 2013 It's been delayed and rebooted so many times we're not surprised that Ubisoft has once again pushed the Skull and Bones release date to early 2024. Oct 29, 2023 10:32 PM CDT Twitch streamer Amouranth launches beer made from her vaginal yeast Twitch streamer Amouranth has revealed she is partnering with a beer company to release a beverage that's made with her vaginal yeast. Oct 30, 2023 9:56 AM CDT AMD HYPR-RX and 900p resolution supported added to ASUS ROG Ally handheld ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld gets updated: AMD HYPR-RX technology added, as well as 900p resolution supports -- that's 1600x900 for the ROG Ally. Oct 30, 2023 8:44 PM CDT French authorities raid NVIDIA offices in the country as part of anti-competitive investigation With over 80% of the AI hardware market and NVIDIA's success skyrocketing the EU and French authorities are looking to see if there's anything out of order. Oct 1, 2023 8:32 PM CDT Mark Zuckerberg reveals the future of communication during a podcast with Lex Fridman Mark Zuckerberg has sat down for an interview with Lex Fridman inside the Metaverse in a first-of-its-kind discussion that reveals photorealistic avatars. Oct 2, 2023 12:41 AM CDT Las Vegas Sphere goes mega viral after its first show shocked the world The recently opened Sphere in Las Vegas shocked the world after U2 performed, and all audience members were showered in gorgeous 360-degree visuals. Oct 2, 2023 2:10 AM CDT Bing AI's new image creation feature looks superb - but is proving too popular for its own good Dall-E 3.0 was rolled out to all Bing chatbot users over the weekend, but Microsoft didn't realize just how much interest there'd be in the feature. Oct 2, 2023 8:59 AM CDT Apple says your $17,000 Apple Watch Edition is now obsolete The original Apple Watch Edition cost $17,000 but it's just been added to Apple's list of obsolete products so maybe it's time to upgrade. Oct 2, 2023 2:00 PM CDT Steam Hardware Survey results for September sees the GeForce RTX 3060 finally come out on top NVIDIA's GeForce graphics cards are more popular than ever, and as the company's market share grows there looks to be fewer Radeon and Intel cards. Oct 2, 2023 10:59 PM CDT Apple is now selling cheaper HomePods, but there's a catch The second-generation HomePod can now be had for a discount in a host of countries assuming you don't mind getting a refurbished speaker. Oct 3, 2023 4:00 AM CDT The Pixel 8 Pro's Tensor G3 specs just leaked ahead of imminent launch The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are going to be announced within hours and now the latter's Tensor G3 chip has leaked ahead of time. Oct 3, 2023 8:14 AM CDT Charging your iPhone in your car might break Apple Pay and no we aren't joking If you charge your iPhone using your car's wireless charger you might suffer from an issue that causes Apple Pay to stop working, it seems. Oct 3, 2023 10:33 AM CDT Windows 11 native RGB controls are finally here, with the new Dynamic Lighting feature You can now customize your RGB lighting in Windows 11 via the new Dynamic Lighting feature, but so far the controls are a little basic. Oct 4, 2023 12:58 AM CDT ASUS reveals specs for the world's first 540 Hz gaming monitor, the ROG Swift Pro PG248QP Designed for esports gamers and FPS professionals, ASUS's latest ROG Swift display features the world's fastest LCD panel with a 540 Hz refresh rate. Oct 4, 2023 2:27 AM CDT Meta's subscription plan for ad-free Facebook and Instagram costs more than Netflix Meta is planning to roll out a subscription plan that removes ads from Facebook and Instagram, and it will cost more than Netflix per month. Oct 4, 2023 5:03 AM CDT The Apple Pencil 3 might have just been leaked by Apple's own software A new Apple Pencil with USB-C support appears to have been outed by the latest iOS 17.1 beta according to new developer code diving. Oct 4, 2023 6:00 AM CDT EK-Quantum Torsion A60 PC case is designed for liquid cooling and made entirely out of aluminum EK is only producing 777 EK-Quantum Torsion A60 PC cases it's premium chassis designed for liquid cooling and made entirely out of aluminum. Oct 4, 2023 7:58 AM CDT Spotify to give Premium subscribers access to 150,000 more audiobooks Spotify has unveiled it will be adding 150,000 audiobooks to its catalog of audiobooks available to its Premium subscription service. Oct 4, 2023 7:05 PM CDT NVIDIA GTC 2024 announced for March 18, 2024: Blackwell GPU unveiling event most likely NVIDIA confirms GTC 2024 event for March 18, 2024 in-person once again, next-gen Blackwell GPU architecture should be unveiled at the event. Oct 4, 2023 10:13 PM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 'Storm Peak' CPUs launching on October 19 AMD reportedly launching its next-gen Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 'Storm Peak' CPUs featuring up to 96 cores and 192 threads on October 19. Oct 4, 2023 11:33 PM CDT Latest Windows 11 update with Microsoft's AI Copilot is breaking AMD Adrenalin software It looks like Microsoft's new AI assistant isn't playing nice with AMD's Radeon software, resetting user settings and customization after every reboot. Oct 5, 2023 12:31 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs space object with swirling starry arms NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an incredible image of an astronomical object that features phenomenal swirling starry arms. Oct 5, 2023 2:08 AM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB with 70W TGP, no PCIe power connector, launches in 2024 NVIDIA is preparing a new GeForce RTX 3050 6GB graphics card: cut-down specs, lower pricing, and 6GB of VRAM (compared to 8GB) launching in 2024. Oct 5, 2023 3:33 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs mysterious physics-breaking objects in space A team of researchers has used data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to discover planet-mass objects in the Orion nebula that break physics. Oct 5, 2023 4:22 AM CDT Apple could ditch OLED for future MacBook Pros over a display familiar concern Future MacBook Pros won't get OLED displays over problems with burn in, but iPads are still on track to make the switch next year. Oct 5, 2023 6:45 AM CDT There's no going back to iOS 16 if you don't like iOS 17 anymore Apple has now stopped signing iOS 16.6.1 alongside iOS 17 and IOS 17.0.1 which means that iPhone owners can no longer downgrade to iOS 16. Oct 5, 2023 10:29 AM CDT New iOS 17.1 beta fixes a Messages search bug that's been driving some iPhone 15 owners crazy Owners of new iPhone 15 handsets might have found that Messages search didn't work for older chats but the iOS 17.1 update will fix that. Oct 5, 2023 12:00 PM CDT Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake engineering sample CPU teased: 20 cores, 3.9GHz CPU clocks A very, very super-early Intel Lunar Lake engineering sample (ES) processor has been spotted on the SiSoftware database with 20 cores, 3.9GHz boost clocks. Oct 5, 2023 8:05 PM CDT AORUS Z790 motherboards are ready for Intel's new 14th Gen Core CPUs GIGABYTE's new range of AORUS Z790 motherboards confirm Intel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' processors are on the way, no secret anymore. Oct 5, 2023 11:13 PM CDT Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPU leaked details: 40 cores in total, arrives in 2H 2025 Intel's next-gen 16th Gen Core aka Core Ultra 300 aka Arrow lake Refresh aka ARL-R details leaked: up to 40 cores, made on TSMC 3NB + Intel 20A tech. Oct 6, 2023 4:20 AM CDT X could soon let you ditch ads completely, but at what cost? Elon Musk's X appears to be getting ready to add two new tiers to its X Premium subscription offering including removing all ads from the service. Oct 6, 2023 12:30 PM CDT TT Show Episode 6 - AMD Fluid Motion Frames, Zuckerberg's Next-Gen Meta Tech, the Vegas Sphere! Jak and Kosta sift through another big week of news and talk about all of the latest happenings, and go in-depth about the future of communication. Oct 6, 2023 9:12 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti teased: based on AD102 GPU, should have 20GB GDDR6X NVIDIA rumored to be working on AD102-powered GeForce RTX 4080 Ti or GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, would feature TGP below 450W, same price range as RTX 4080. Oct 7, 2023 7:57 PM CDT ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with built-in SSD is launching soon, interesting GPU + SSD combo ASUS reportedly launching its new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti DUAL with an SSD on-board soon, with listings appearing with the EEC. Prepare your PCIe slot! Oct 8, 2023 6:50 PM CDT AMD Fluid Motion Frames support for all DirectX 11 and 12 titles comes to Radeon RX 6000 Series AMD extends driver-level Fluid Motion Frames frame gen support to Radeon RX 6000 Series owners, massively increasing the number of PC Gamers with access. Oct 8, 2023 9:57 PM CDT NASA's Webb telescope is so powerful its breaking the standard model of the universe NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has enabled more than 20 years of progress in the last 12 months, says astrophysicist Richard Ellis. Oct 9, 2023 12:50 AM CDT Elon Musk says when SpaceX will land Starship on the surface of Mars Elon Musk has given an estimation for when SpaceX will be able to land the world's most powerful and largest rocket, Starship, will land on the Red Planet. Oct 9, 2023 1:46 AM CDT NASA is about to reveal to the world the sample it collected from asteroid Bennu NASA has announced when it will reveal the first sample it collected from an asteroid, which was undertaken in its OSIRIS-REx mission. Oct 9, 2023 3:50 AM CDT Intel Panther Lake CPUs - due in 2025 or 2026 - have already been spotted Panther Lake silicon has been listed as having 'preliminary support' in AIDA64, another hint that these processors remain on track. Oct 9, 2023 11:29 AM CDT You don't have to buy an iPhone 15 Pro to get a new modem, it seems Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus both have the same modem as the more expensive iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - the Qualcomm Snapdragon X70. Oct 9, 2023 1:45 PM CDT Dear Samsung: Your Odyssey OLED G8 is a beautiful display, but please fix it! At a 175Hz refresh rate, the Odyssey OLED G8 gaming monitor exhibits issues with DisplayPort and HDMI, which Samsung needs to address. Oct 9, 2023 8:12 PM CDT NASA's Hubble telescope photographs two objects in space on top of each other The European Space Agency has showcased an image snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope of two astronomical objects on a collision course. Oct 10, 2023 12:06 AM CDT Scientists asked AI to create a walking robot and it birthed a 'brand-new organism' A team of researchers asked an AI to design a physical robot that was able to walk on land, and in 26 seconds, they had an incredible result. Oct 10, 2023 1:02 AM CDT The Vision Pro headset's displays will top out at 100Hz and it'll rarely reach it The Vision Pro headset will reportedly have variable refresh rate displays that can reach 100Hz, but they'll spend most of their time at 90Hz. Oct 10, 2023 3:23 AM CDT Scientists discover evidence of largest solar storm that has ever hit Earth within trees Researchers discovered evidence within trees for what is now considered to be the largest solar storm event that has ever been recorded. Oct 10, 2023 5:18 AM CDT Windows 11's Copilot AI might take over your desktop in the future - if you want it to Microsoft is apparently set to allow more customization of the Copilot interface, including expanding the side-bar to take up a lot more of the desktop. Oct 10, 2023 9:11 AM CDT The upcoming iPad mini 7 might still have the old version's jelly scrolling problem Apple hasn't announced the iPad mini 7 yet but new rumors suggest that it will lack support for 120Hz ProMotion and only get a mild spec bump. Oct 10, 2023 12:00 PM CDT NVIDIA bundles Alan Wake 2 with some its GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs NVIDIA bundles Alan Wake 2 with some GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards: the game has NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 and Reflex available at launch. Oct 10, 2023 7:53 PM CDT NVIDIA's new GeForce GPU drivers: Game Ready for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Open Beta NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 537.58 WHQL drivers are here, offering Game Ready performance for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Open Beta, and more. Oct 10, 2023 9:39 PM CDT NASA gives update on astronauts aboard ISS while the space station is leaking fluid NASA has announced that the International Space Station (ISS) is experiencing a fluid leak, resulting in coolant spilling out into space. Oct 11, 2023 12:08 AM CDT Intel official slide: new Core i9-14900K is up to 23% faster in gaming than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Intel's new Core i9-14900K is up to 23% faster in gaming against the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor, according to an official Intel slide. Oct 11, 2023 1:26 AM CDT NASA telescope snaps photograph of a lurking black hole blanketed in stars NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has pointed its instruments at the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, showcasing thousands of star-forming regions. Oct 11, 2023 2:16 AM CDT Here's exactly how much Titanium is in an iPhone 15 Pro and how much it's worth A YouTuber has extracted all of the titanium inside Apple's latest generation iPhone 15 Pro, melted it down to its pure form, and assessed its market value. Oct 11, 2023 4:08 AM CDT Don't expect OLED MacBook Pros for a few years yet, analyst warns The MacBook Pro is expected to make the jump from LCD displays to OLED at some poit, but analyst Ross Young says it won't be any time soon. Oct 11, 2023 4:45 PM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX specs: up to 96 cores, 192 threads at up to 5.15GHz, 350W TDP AMD's upcoming flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU specs leaked: 96 cores, 192 threads of Zen 4 power at up to 5.15GHz, with a 350W TDP. Oct 11, 2023 7:28 PM CDT Seagate launches licensed PlayStation 5 SSDs with 7300 MB/s speeds and up to 4TB of storage Seagate has launched an officially licensed line of SSD storage for the PlayStation 5, though the 4TB solution costs as much as the PS5 Digital Edition. Oct 11, 2023 10:57 PM CDT NASA telescope reveals more details about a 'boomerang' light years away from Earth NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has revealed more details about the 'boomerang' that was spotted 5,000 light years away from Earth. Oct 12, 2023 1:31 AM CDT NASA announces its about to break a record with its Mars helicopter NASA's Mars helicopter is about to break a new record, with the space agency announcing it will take to the skies in a matter of days. Oct 12, 2023 2:45 AM CDT WhatsApp is testing timed in-chat events for planned get-togethers WhatsApp is testing a change that will allow people to more easily plan meetings and get-togethers within chats by creating a timed event. Oct 12, 2023 5:15 AM CDT Galax could unleash an RTX 4090 graphics card that takes inspiration from ditched RTX 4090 Ti Graphics card maker Galax is coming up to its 20th birthday, and to celebrate it seems the firm is bringing out another RTX 4090 model. Oct 12, 2023 10:39 AM CDT Threads is getting an edit button and it won't cost you a penny Threads is Meta's answer to X right now and it's starting to add more and more features to help it compete including editable posts - and they're free. Oct 12, 2023 2:45 PM CDT GIGABYTE teases Radeon RX 6750 GRE with 12GB for October 18 GIGABYTE confirms new Radeon RX 6750 GRE with 12GB of GDDR6 memory is coming soon, on October 18 for OEM and the Chinese market only. Oct 12, 2023 8:13 PM CDT Corsair's new M75 AIR gaming mouse is tailor-made for competitive FPS gamers Weighing in at 60 grams this new ultra-lightweight wireless gaming mouse from CORSAIR only features components 'essential for competitive FPS play.' Oct 12, 2023 11:31 PM CDT TT Show Episode 7 - Intel's new GPU, Google Pixel 8, Windows 12, and AI creates a new organism! This week on The TT Show, Jak and Kosta discuss the new Intel Arc A580, the Pixel 8 Pro coming for iPhone, and sit down with be quiet! to chat about PCs. Oct 13, 2023 5:02 AM CDT GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 20th Anniversary Edition has triple-fan, top-down cooler GALAX's new GeForce RTX 4090 20th Anniversary Edition graphics card features hidden power connector, triple-fan cooler, beefy quad-slot design. Oct 13, 2023 7:18 PM CDT AMD's new Anti-Lag+ issues aren't limited to CS2, also Call of Duty and Apex Legends AMD's new Anti-Lag+ technology issues extend past Counter-Strike 2 and Valve VAC banning Radeon gamers, also affects Call of Duty and Apex Legends. Oct 14, 2023 7:24 PM CDT Early Pixel 8 Pro GPU benchmarks will be disappointing for mobile gamers The Pixel 8 Pro is here and the early GPU benchmarks suggest that you should look elsewhere for a new phone if you want to game on it. Oct 15, 2023 7:57 AM CDT New M3 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are on course for a spring 2024 release Apple is working on new M3-powered 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a new report claims that they are both on track for a release in spring 2024. Oct 15, 2023 10:32 AM CDT ASUS has commenced working on its first NUC designs, gaming-focused ROG models possible ASUS has officially taken over the NUC lineup of mini-PCs from Intel, and with new designs being worked on we could see an ROG model in the future. Oct 15, 2023 7:56 PM CDT NVIDIA says DLSS 3 Frame Generation 'working' on GeForce RTX 20 and 30 Series GPUs was a bug No that wasn't the for reals Frame Generation says NVIDIA after GeForce RTX 20 and 30 Series owners enabled the tech in in Portal Prelude RTX. Oct 15, 2023 9:32 PM CDT GeForce RTX 4080 becomes a two-slot, two-fan GPU with average temps of around 70 degrees A Redditor took a chunky GeForce RTX 4080 and put the hardware inside the smaller and sleeker cooler of a GeForce RTX 4070, and it worked! Oct 15, 2023 11:29 PM CDT Alienware Aurora R16 updated: 14th Gen Core CPUs from Intel, beefier GeForce RTX 4090 GPU Alienware is upgrading its Aurora R16 gaming desktop: offers any of the new Intel 14th Gen Core CPUs, and now offers up to the GeForce RTX 4090. Oct 16, 2023 9:00 PM CDT iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting Apple's worst problem yet, screen burn-in A group of iPhone 15 Pro Max users are reporting what is easily the worst issue that has popped up in Apple's latest generation of iPhone: screen burn-in. Oct 17, 2023 12:02 AM CDT MSI launches new range of Rapid VA gaming monitors with Quantum Dot tech and up to 240 Hz MSI's OLEDs have been making the headlines but the company still has a wide range of Rapid VA monitors - with today bringing a number of new QHD options. Oct 17, 2023 2:26 AM CDT Scientists suggest bombarding the lunar surface with lasers to create moon roads Lunar soil is dangerous for rovers, spacesuits, and human lungs if it's inhaled by astronauts, but what if lasers were used to blast it? Oct 17, 2023 6:17 AM CDT Intel's Battlemage GPUs might be a 'fireball' spell rather than just 'burning hands' But maybe not a 'meteor swarm' as we won't get high-end graphics cards, a leaker tells us, but we might get a spectrum of low-to-mid GPUs as per Alchemist. Oct 17, 2023 10:39 AM CDT US government restricts NVIDIA H800, A800 AI GPUs to China, more 'vigorous' sanctions The Biden administration puts its foot down with more 'vigorous' sanctions, starts blocking China-exclusive NVIDIA H800 and A800 GPUs from China. Oct 17, 2023 8:09 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, RTX 4070 SUPER teased NVIDIA's refreshed GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER graphics cards teased in latest rumor. Oct 17, 2023 10:42 PM CDT NASA announces its broken a speed record on the surface of Mars NASA has announced that it has broken its ground-speed record with its Mars helicopter during Flight 62, marking a new speed record for Ingenuity. Oct 18, 2023 12:33 AM CDT AMD launches two new Radeon RX 6750 GRE models, one with 10GB of VRAM and one with 12GB AMD launches two new RDNA 2 GPUs, and if that wasn't confusing enough these two cards feature similar product names but wildly different specs. Oct 18, 2023 1:32 AM CDT OpenAI to roll out AI image detection tool that is '99% reliable' OpenAI, the creators behind the immensely popular ChatGPT and DALL-E image generation AI tools, has announced a new AI image generator-detector. Oct 18, 2023 9:46 AM CDT Samsung's new HBM3e 'Shinebolt' memory: 50% perf boost, perfect for NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Samsung's new 5th-generation HBM3e memory codenamed 'Shinebolt' teased: 24 Gb chips on 12-Hi packages with up to 36GB HBM3e capacities. Oct 18, 2023 6:09 PM CDT Amazon will have Prime Air delivery drones in UK and Italy skies in 2024 Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery program: outside of the US, into the UK and Italy, with new Prime Air locations announced soon. Oct 18, 2023 7:44 PM CDT Spacecraft photographs astronomical 'zombie' in deep space traveling at 22,000 mph Astronomers have identified a 'zombie' astronomical object rampaging its way out of a region of the universe at an astonishing 23,000 mph. Oct 19, 2023 6:41 AM CDT NASA spacecraft captures photograph of the most volcanic world in the solar system NASA's Juno mission has made a close fly-by of the most volcanically active body in the solar system, Jupiter's fifth moon called IO. Oct 19, 2023 10:03 AM CDT Man orders coffee while wearing Meta's new mixed reality headset Meta Quest 3 The future is seemingly here as a man has walked into a shop to order a coffee with the new Meta Quest 3, a mixed reality headset. Oct 19, 2023 11:00 AM CDT US restricting sales of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 into China US government enforces stricter semiconductor sanctions in China, new rules hit a bunch of NVIDIA AI GPUs, but also the high-end GeForce RTX 4090. Oct 19, 2023 6:09 PM CDT Windows 11 installed on over 400M+ active devices, 500M+ expected by early 2024 Windows 11 is reportedly on over 400 million active devices right now, with the 500 million milestone expected sometime in early 2024. Oct 19, 2023 8:20 PM CDT Google is terrified of a lawsuit that may stop all AI development in its tracks Google has filed to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the company has wrongfully used data scraped from millions of users to train its AI. Oct 20, 2023 12:03 AM CDT Elon Musk admits Tesla unsurpringly 'dug our own grave' with the Cybertruck During Tesla's Q3 earnings call, company CEO Elon Musk said that the company 'dug its own grave' with Cybertruck, but it's unsurprising. Oct 20, 2023 12:46 AM CDT OpenAI announces DALL-E 3 image generation is coming to ChatGPT The company behind the immensely popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has announced it's going to be completely integrating its image-generator AI tool DALL-E 3. Oct 20, 2023 1:32 AM CDT Can't afford a smart washing machine? Just give your plain old washer a Raspberry Pi brain We've seen some pretty nifty Raspberry Pi projects over the years, and this is one of them - a way to teach an old washer some new tricks. Oct 20, 2023 10:47 AM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX: world-record 148K Cinebench R23 with OC AMD's new flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX with its 96 cores and 192 threads sets new Cinebench R23 world-record: 100K at stock, 148K overclocked. Oct 20, 2023 7:48 PM CDT Interview - Intel's new APO tech and How It Boosts Gaming Performance on Intel Core 14th Gen We sit down with Intel's Roger Chandler to find out how the new APO multi threading tech that boost game performance on the new 14th Gen CPUs works. Oct 21, 2023 1:02 AM CDT Google's YouTube Music finally works with your expensive HomePod or HomePod mini YouTube Music subscriber? Subscribers to the Premium and Music Premium tiers can now listen to your music via a HomePod with ease for the first time. Oct 21, 2023 11:30 AM CDT The iPad Air could be about to get an iPad Pro-like glow-up Apple's next iPad could be about to dramatically increase its screen size with rumors of a new 12.9-inch display matching that of the iPad Pro. Oct 21, 2023 12:15 PM CDT MaxSun's new GeForce RTX 4090 MegaGamer GPU launched, costs $1999 MaxSun officially launches its new GeForce RTX 4090 MegaGamer (MGG) graphics card, featuring 5 cooling fans in total, and a price of $1999. Oct 22, 2023 3:09 AM CDT AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU has more FP32 perf than Xbox Series X and PS5 AMD's new 96-core, 192-thread Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor has more FP32 compute performance than the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Oct 22, 2023 6:39 PM CDT Intel's new 14th Gen Core processors for desktops do not support Thunderbolt 5 Intel makes a correction, there will be no Thunderbolt 5 support for the new 14th Gen Core desktop processors, but it will come to laptop it seems. Oct 22, 2023 9:58 PM CDT NVIDIA RTX 4080 GPU sales are reportedly dire so prepare for price cuts? No, quite the opposite NVIDIA purportedly has some kind of plan to sneak up pricing of the RTX 4080 to make breathing room for the RTX 4070 Super when it arrives. Oct 23, 2023 2:19 PM CDT The very first single-slot GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, blower-style cooler teased This new single-slot NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB graphics card measures in at just 20mm wide, with a blower-style cooler to keep it chill. Oct 23, 2023 7:55 PM CDT Rumor - Western Digital and Kioxia merger will create world's largest NAND flash memory company KIOXIA is potentially merging with Western Digital, with the resulting company set to become the biggest player when it comes to flash memory and storage. Oct 24, 2023 1:28 AM CDT Scientists discover evidence on a dwarf planet near Mars that'll help find alien life A group of researchers have discovered the presence of extensive organic material on the surface of a dwarf planet called Ceres, located close to Mars. Oct 24, 2023 5:31 AM CDT SpaceX shares video of Starship being fired up ahead of second orbital launch SpaceX has fired up one of the engines powering the world's largest and most powerful rocket, Starship, ahead of its second orbital test flight. Oct 24, 2023 7:28 AM CDT Scientists discover new way to create oxygen on Mars Researchers have discovered a new way to create oxygen in the Martian atmosphere, and it all links back to a specific bacteria that eats carbon dioxide. Oct 24, 2023 9:59 AM CDT Intel Core i9-14900K delidded: CPU temperatures drop by up to 12C Intel Core i9-14900K delidding: without = 93C max average, delidded = 83C max average, and delidded + Conductonaut Extreme = 81.5C max average. Oct 24, 2023 6:33 PM CDT NVIDIA rumored Arm-based CPU: Qualcomm, AMD, Intel territory for GeForce Giant NVIDIA has been secretly designind CPUs that would run Windows, powered by ARM... could really shake up the laptop and desktop PC market. Oct 24, 2023 9:15 PM CDT HYTE Y70 Touch is a stylish new PC case with a high-resolution 14-inch '4K' touchscreen It's not everyday where a PC case launches with a sizable high-resolution touschscreen, which makes the new HYTE Y70 Touch a genuine head turner. Oct 24, 2023 10:34 PM CDT NASA's Webb telescope may have explained weird signals coming from a close super-Earth planet NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its instruments at a close super-Earth, and its data may answer critical questions about its signals. Oct 25, 2023 6:07 AM CDT NASA drops update on new asteroid sample and the problem with its container NASA's retrieval mission from the asteroid Bennu was overall successful, but the space agency has announced a problem with the container. Oct 25, 2023 9:16 AM CDT Downloading Chrome in Edge? Microsoft may now quiz you as to why you're ditching its browser A recent report highlights that those leaving Edge for Chrome will face a poll trying to ascertain their reasons for switching to Google's browser. Oct 25, 2023 10:56 AM CDT The Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2's new Double Tap feature is here thanks to watchOS 10.1 The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 now support Double Tap thanks to the release of watchOS 10,1 to the public following a beta run. Oct 25, 2023 2:45 PM CDT Apple again tipped to have a more affordable MacBook in the works Apple is once again said to have designs on launching a new, more affordable Mac laptop but ti isn't clear what that might look like right now. Oct 25, 2023 3:45 PM CDT SteamVR 2.0 is here, and it's a big overhaul to Valve's VR interface for gaming SteamVR 2.0 represents a major overhaul to the UI, and it could mean that Valve's rumored wireless headset could be right around the corner. Oct 25, 2023 10:32 PM CDT NASA's Mars rover photographs latest rock sample revealing an ancient environment NASA has shared a collection of images along with a video of the Mars rover Perseverance capturing a rock sample from an ancient environment. Oct 26, 2023 2:20 AM CDT Microsoft's Copilot AI just arrived for more Windows 11 testers After appearing first in Dev, and then in other testing channels - and the finished version of Windows 11 - Copilot has just shown up in Canary. Oct 26, 2023 8:42 AM CDT Riley Reid launches sexting AI chatbot platform for getting intimate with creators Adult film industry icon Riley Reid has officially launched a new platform that allows users to engage with AI chatbots trained on adult film entertainers. Oct 26, 2023 10:46 AM CDT Don't expect an Apple Watch Ultra 3 in 2024, analyst warns The Apple Watch Ultra 2 isn't a huge change over the previous model and now a new report suggests that we might not see the Apple Watch Ultra 3 in 2024. Oct 26, 2023 12:00 PM CDT Alphacool unveils new single-slot water block for NVIDIA Hopper H100 PCIe GPU Alphacool unveils its new ES H100 80GB HBM PCIe GPU cooler, built to cool the NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU, which is worth over $35,000. Oct 26, 2023 9:09 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB could cost just $999, if NVIDIA wanted to dominate AMD NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB graphics card could have 'we want domination' SUPER pricing, priced at just $999... this would be huge. Oct 27, 2023 2:45 AM CDT Alan Wake 2 gets its own dedicated driver for AMD graphics cards As far as we can recall, games don't often get their own drivers - but an updated Adrenalin version has been rushed out the door for Alan Wake 2. Oct 27, 2023 10:14 AM CDT Elon Musk plans to have your 'entire financial life' on X by the end of next year Elon Musk revealed during an X earnings call that the platform is heading toward incorporating a payment and banking system for its user base. Oct 28, 2023 1:09 AM CDT Apple's worst product could be about to get a USB-C update Apple's 'Scary Fast' event could be about to bring more than new Macs - its worst product could also be getting a new USB-C port as well. Oct 28, 2023 12:45 PM CDT WhatsApp is testing a big new privacy feature for calls Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp is now testing a feature that will make it easier to keep your IP address private during calls. Oct 29, 2023 5:30 AM CDT Here's what to expect from Apple's 'Scary Fast' Mac event on Monday Apple's already penciled in a new 'Scary Fast' event for Monday, October 30 and the expectation is that multiple new Macs will be announced. Oct 29, 2023 6:14 AM CDT Samsung's Galaxy S24 will have iPhone-like satellite SOS features If you buy a Samsung Galaxy S24 series device next year you'll benefit from a satellite SOS feature that could save your life one day. Oct 29, 2023 12:02 PM CDT Tiny11 Core shrinks Windows 11 ISO to just 2GB with a bloat-free install size of 3.3GB It's only meant to be used for testing, but this latest Tiny11 update uses compression to bring the Windows 11 install size down to only 3.25GB. Oct 29, 2023 11:56 PM CDT New Apple device batteries pop up in a regulatory database, including an unexpected one Apple's big 'Scary Fast' event is just around the corner and expectations are high, but a new leak suggests an unexpected product could debut. Oct 30, 2023 2:53 AM CDT Google cofounder Sergey Brin's 400-foot airship just got approved for flight Tech billionaire Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Pathfinder 1. Oct 30, 2023 7:25 AM CDT NASA's Webb photographs a 'crab' within an exploded star in stunning detail The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed a 'crab' within the remains of a now-dead star located 6,500 light years from Earth. Oct 30, 2023 9:30 AM CDT Facebook and Instagram users in EU member countries can pay to remove ads if they want to Meta is rolling out a paid-for ad-free tier across Facebook and Instagram, but only if you live in these specific countries in the EU. Oct 30, 2023 1:43 PM CDT The iPhone 16 Pro could get an upgraded telephoto lens with improved zoom The iPhone 15 Pro Max gained a new telephoto camera and now the iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max could be about to build on that with a new telephoto lens design. Oct 30, 2023 5:30 PM CDT ASUS ROG Strix Scar 16 gaming laptop: Core i9-14900HX CPU, RTX 4090 GPU, 1600p 240Hz display ASUS ROG Strix Scar 16 gaming laptop teased with monster Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and 1600p 240Hz display. Oct 30, 2023 9:24 PM CDT Intel's new Core Ultra 7 155H CPUs found in Lenovo Yoga laptops for sale in Bulgaria Intel's new Core Ultra 5 and Core Ultra 7 'Meteor Lake' CPUs spotted inside two of Lenovo's new Yoga Pro 7 laptops, on sale already in Bulgaria. Oct 30, 2023 11:02 PM CDT Windows 11 can now open RAR, 7-Zip, and other compressed files natively... but there's a catch You can now un-RAR a RAR file in Windows 11 without the need to install WinRAR. But, there's no current support for password protected files. Oct 31, 2023 6:29 AM CDT Intel announces 'AI Everywhere' event for December 14, new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPUs Intel will introduce its new Core Ultra branding, with its new Meteor Lake chip packing a CPU, GPU, and VPU... a new AI-dedicated chip with 'Core AI'. Oct 31, 2023 6:31 PM CDT AMD's next-gen Strix Halo, Strix Point, Kraken Point APUs have 3x AI performance boost in 2025 AMD's future-gen Escher, Kraken Point, Strix Point, Strix Halo, and Fire Range APUs get teased in a new leak, Fire Range: 16-core Zen 5 + X3D tech. Oct 31, 2023 8:08 PM CDT Minisforum's upcoming AMD Ryzen 8000 APU-powered tablet has 14-inch 1440p 165Hz display AMD's new Ryzen 8000 series 'Hawk Point' APU powers Minisforum's new 14-inch tablet, which has a 1440p 165Hz display for the 3-in-1 tablet. Oct 31, 2023 9:45 PM CDT SEGA cancels its first Super Game, is the new business model now under question? SEGA has cancelled Hyenas, the first title in its ambitious Super Game plan, and lays off multiple staffers at its European subsidiary Creative Assembly. Oct 2, 2023 11:27 AM CDT Grand Theft Auto VI announcement coming tomorrow, at least according to this image of the moon Rockstar posts an image for GTA Online's Moon Festival event, and because you can see a 'VI' and the moon that means a GTA VI announcement is imminent. Oct 2, 2023 10:27 PM CDT Diablo 4 is coming to Steam, the second Blizzard game to appear on Valve's platform Diablo 4 becomes the first game to arrive on Steam, with the launch happening alongside the release of the game's second season, the Season of Blood. Oct 4, 2023 3:02 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce Now is getting some huge games in October, including Assassin's Creed Mirage Assassin's Creed Mirage, Alan Wake 2, Forza Motorsport, Lords of the Fallen and many more - 60 games in total are arriving this month, in fact. Oct 5, 2023 11:45 AM CDT Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya leaves PlatinumGames after 23 years End of an era: After decades of creating action games, Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames following 23 years of games development. Oct 5, 2023 3:33 PM CDT Sony explains why PS Plus Premium now costs $160 per year Sony raised PlayStation Plus subscription prices by some 30% last month, and now we know why it made this controversial decision with the suscription. Oct 5, 2023 6:26 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 might just get a boxed copy on PS5 Larian's Director of Publishing made a tweet that at least suggests a physical copy of the RPG could eventually be released on PS5. Oct 6, 2023 6:21 AM CDT Massive custom Star Destroyer in Starfield looks incredible but drops the framerate to 15 FPS Starfield player creates a very cool looking Star Destroyer, the massive and iconic Imperial ship from Star Wars that looks massive and iconic here too. Oct 8, 2023 10:56 PM CDT Activision games coming to Game Pass in 2024 instead of 2023 Activision Blizzard offers an update on when recently released and new games will arrive on Game Pass if the merger closes...but it won't be in 2023. Oct 9, 2023 4:11 PM CDT Assassin's Creed Mirage fails to launch with a weird error code on Xbox This is the sort of thing Windows 11 gamers will be used to seeing, and it's an unwelcome sight on the console - but Microsoft is investigating. Oct 11, 2023 1:51 PM CDT Lords of the Fallen is set to support NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation at launch Lords of the Fallen is the next game to feature both NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3 support, which will see both frame gen techs for head-to-head. Oct 11, 2023 7:56 PM CDT Counter-Strike 2 is now Valve's worst-rated Steam game ever The next generation of Counter-Strike has been released, and now Valve's Counter-Strike 2 is the company's worst-rated game on Steam. Oct 12, 2023 5:36 AM CDT Wait, what? Get those plastic axes ready, as Activision CEO has hinted at a Guitar Hero reboot The last game in the franchise, Guitar Hero Live, came out the best part of a decade ago - so is another release really likely at this point? Oct 12, 2023 8:41 AM CDT Microsoft wins CMA approval, Activision merger now free to close UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have approved Microsoft's restructured merger proposal, and the merger is now free to close. Oct 13, 2023 2:36 AM CDT Microsoft closes Activision merger, incorporates 8x billion-dollar franchises into Xbox brand It's official: Microsoft has purchased the entertainment industry's largest independent gaming empire as Activision is welcomed into the Xbox brand. Oct 13, 2023 1:42 PM CDT Xbox Mastercard may be a good fit for diligent and committed Xbox gamers Microsoft's new Xbox Mastercard looks like a good fit for savvy, diligent, and committed Xbox gamers, offering point rewards and a great promo bonus. Oct 13, 2023 5:32 PM CDT Halo Infinite will soon let gamers create custom campaign levels Firefight is finally coming to Halo Infinite with the new Season 5 Reckoning update, and gamers will be able to make their own custom Forge variants. Oct 14, 2023 10:33 PM CDT Next Halo campaign is reportedly in development at 343 Industries 343 Industries reportedly has a dedicated team of developers working on a new campaign featured in the next Halo game, will be built in Unreal Engine. Oct 15, 2023 3:29 PM CDT FTC commits to fighting Activision merger, says deal is still a 'clear threat to competition' The Federal Trade Commission continues its quest to challenge the Microsoft-Activision merger, plans to carry out appeals and administrative proceedings. Oct 15, 2023 6:28 PM CDT Epic has a plan to get more classic PC games on its store to better compete with Steam Here's how Epic plans to get even with Steam when it comes to older PC games - by giving developers 100% of the revenue for an initial period. Oct 16, 2023 1:48 PM CDT Devs warn players to expect performance issues with Cities Skylines 2 on PC at launch The recommended GPU for Cities: Skylines II is now listed as a GeForce RTX 3080 with the developer and publisher launching the game in an unfinished state. Oct 16, 2023 8:32 PM CDT Netflix subscribers will be getting a bunch more games based on hit TV shows Netflix is reportedly moving further into gaming by expanding its mobile gaming offerings based on hit TV shows for subscribers to the platform. Oct 17, 2023 2:47 AM CDT Let's hope this Nintendo Switch 2 rumor isn't real A new rumor is circulating regarding Nintendo's next-generation console that is currently in the works, and I really hope it doesn't happen. Oct 18, 2023 1:00 AM CDT Diablo 4 arrives on Steam, and yes, it's being review-bombed by frustrated and salty PC gamers The game's Steam debut is garnering a lot of negativity, but on the plus side it's 25% off and Season 2 has brought a lot of updates. Oct 18, 2023 10:32 PM CDT Diablo 4 is free to play on Xbox this weekend - with a hefty discount for buyers, too Microsoft brings in another of its 'Free Play Days' starring Diablo 4 this time, plus you can have a go at NBA 2K24 or, er, Lawn Mowing Simulator. Oct 20, 2023 8:16 AM CDT Alan Wake 2 PC requirements: GeForce RTX 4080 for 4K 60FPS with RT + DLSS enabled Alan Wake 2 requires 16GB RAM and 90GB SSD minimum, with a GeForce RTX 4080 required for 4K 60FPS with ray tracing and path tracing enabled, needs DLSS. Oct 20, 2023 6:21 PM CDT Half-Life 2 RTX news: HEV suit has 34x more polygons than original version NVIDIA's upcoming Half-Life 2 RTX project has major visual improvements: new HEV suit has 34x more polygons than Valve's original HEV suit in Half-Life 2. Oct 22, 2023 3:46 AM CDT GTA 6 graphics rumor: greater gap between GTA 6 and RDR2 than GTA 5 and RDR 2 Grand Theft Auto 6 details on RAGE version 9 for GTA 6: water physically simulated in real-time, better car crashes, AI, rendering, and more. Oct 22, 2023 9:10 PM CDT Star Citizen's new StarEngine tech demo is one of the most impressive we've ever seen Star Citizen has been in development for what feels like forever, but this new demo of the StarEngine tech powering the game looks incredible. Oct 24, 2023 1:58 AM CDT Want a freebie game as a Halloween treat? The Evil Within is free on the Epic Games Store Epic continues its tradition of giving away some smart games with this survival horror outing - and the sequel is to follow for free, too. Oct 24, 2023 1:01 PM CDT Aliens: Fireteam Elite dev may be working on another third-person sci-fi Alien game Aliens: Fireteam Elite developer Cold Iron Studios is working on a new project, and it could be another game set in Ridley Scott's horror franchise. Oct 24, 2023 3:33 PM CDT Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PC requirements show you'll be fine with a GeForce GTX 1070 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is out soon and the minimum and recommended PC specs only present a modest increase over last year's game. Oct 24, 2023 10:58 PM CDT Xbox owns at least 17 video game franchises with $1 billion lifetime revenue After integration with ATVI, Xbox actually owns the rights to at least 17 separate video game franchises that have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue. Oct 25, 2023 1:12 PM CDT Alan Wake 2 launch trailer is here, DualSense PS5 controller features confirmed for PC Remedy drops the launch trailer for Alan Wake 2, and reminder: GeForce RTX 4090 pushes 134FPS average at 4K with ray tracing, path tracing, DLSS enabled. Oct 25, 2023 6:45 PM CDT Alan Wake 2 weighs 86GB on PC, 85GB on PlayStation 5, and 82GB on Xbox Series X/S Alan Wake 2 pre-loading begins, with file sizes now known: 86GB on the master version (PC) while it's 85GB on PlayStation 5, and 82GB on Xbox Series X/S. Oct 25, 2023 11:38 PM CDT Konami drops first look at Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake in Unreal Engine 5 Konami has released the first in-engine trailer of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, displaying the remade game within the gorgeous Unreal Engine 5. Oct 26, 2023 10:28 AM CDT Alan Wake 2 boss tweets 'glad I undersold the performance mode', a sly genius at work Alan Wake 2 boss undersold PC performance, 'played real safe on those PC settings btw' he tweets, adding 'underpromise, overdeliver'. Oct 26, 2023 6:28 PM CDT Metal Gear Solid Collection locks MGS games to 720p on PC, so modders have released a 4K patch With the classic Metal Gear Solid games running at 720p on PC, modders where able to whip up a 4K mod and patch in a matter of hours. Oct 27, 2023 1:58 AM CDT The first 3DMark is now 25 years old: 3DMark99 was released in October 1998 for Windows 95/98 3DMark99 was released in October 1998, supported Windows 95 and Windows 98 at the time, with DirectX 6.0, with 3DMark2000 released in December 1999. Oct 27, 2023 6:30 PM CDT Nintendo 64 classic Perfect Dark ported to PC, playable in 4K 60 FPS with keyboard and mouse Visuals have come a long way since The Year 2000, but getting to play Perfect Dark from the N64 on PC is a nice reminder that its gameplay is still golden. Oct 30, 2023 1:32 AM CDT Resident Evil Village is now on iPhone and iPad, but you'll need a recent model to play it The popular Resident Evil Village game is now available to play on the iPhone and iPad so long as you have one of the A17 Pro, M1, or M2 chips. Oct 30, 2023 1:30 PM CDT Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III PC specs released: is your PC ready? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III PC system requirements are here: recommended specs for competitive and 4K ultra settings, 150GB storage required. Oct 30, 2023 11:33 PM CDT EK launches the EK-QuantumX CoolingStation Monoblock liquid cooler for the PlayStation 5 Water cool your PlayStation 5 with this monoblock liquid cooling solution from EK. But, it'll cost you as much as the console itself to setup. Oct 1, 2023 8:57 PM CDT Cooler Master's funky Sneaker X desktop PC goes on sale, with the company teasing a Shark X PC Cooler Master's impressive Sneaker X mini-PC for sneaker enthusiasts is available to order starting from $3499, with the follow-up set to be the Shark X. Oct 2, 2023 12:59 AM CDT Apple finally responds to iPhone 15 overheating issues with a solution Only days after its release, many iPhone 15 users were reporting overheating issues, and now Apple has responded to those complaints with a solution. Oct 2, 2023 5:02 AM CDT Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs spotted priced at retailer - and it's not bad news Overall, there are some bigger price increases, but some pretty slight ones too - though we need to take this leak with a huge amount of caution. Oct 2, 2023 12:00 PM CDT The Apple Pencil 3 could be about to change the way people write, draw, and paint on iPads The next Apple Pencil might add magnetic interchangeable tips for different types of writing, drawing, and painting on an iPad display. Oct 2, 2023 2:15 PM CDT BenQ's latest 4K HDR projector is designed and optimized for big-screen gaming With the rise of big screen 4K TVs, BenQ's latest projector is here to remind you that true big screen immersion comes with a projector. Oct 2, 2023 11:56 PM CDT Getting help from Apple just got a whole lot harder Apple's social media presences no longer offer human responses to questions with automated replies pointing people to its website instead. Oct 3, 2023 4:15 AM CDT Gamers really don't like NVIDIA's RTX 4080 GPU, if Japanese retailers are right Apparently in Japan, the RTX 4080 is avoided by customers who prefer to buy either side of the GPU, grabbing an RTX 4090, or an RTX 4070 Ti. Oct 3, 2023 8:57 AM CDT The iOS 17.1 update will make Reachability look way better on iPhones with Dynamic Island Apple's upcoming iOS 17.1 update is going to make a change to the way Reachability looks on iPhones with Dynamic Islands to make it look better. Oct 3, 2023 11:42 AM CDT Elon Musk went 'demon-mode' on SpaceX over Starship, 'We need to get to Mars before I die' SpaceX experienced the rath of a fully fired-up Elon Musk when the company CEO went 'demon-mode' on employees, pushing them to stack Starship. Oct 4, 2023 1:25 AM CDT NASA is sending a spacecraft to a possible planetary core floating in deep space NASA is very close to launching a spacecraft destined to orbit what could be the core of a planet floating around our solar system. Oct 4, 2023 4:16 AM CDT Your $3,500 Vision Pro will remind you to spend another $250 on new earbuds Buyers of the Vision Pro headset will be warned that the USB-C 2nd-gen AirPods Pro are the best way to listen to audio if they use other earbuds. Oct 4, 2023 5:30 AM CDT Sick of Microsoft pushing ads in Windows 11? Sadly Copilot AI is reportedly now showing adverts Microsoft has already been busy trying to jam in various nudges and suggestions with the Windows 11 interface, and this new move really isn't welcome. Oct 4, 2023 6:47 AM CDT Tom Hanks slams AI generated ad of him selling a dental plan 'Beware!!' Tom Hanks has come out against a new AI-generated advertisement that promotes a dental plan that Hanks says he has nothing to do with. Oct 4, 2023 8:17 AM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 'short in supply globally', says Japanese retailer NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 'might be a little short in supply globally' so customers are opting for RTX 4070 Ti for high-end performance. Oct 4, 2023 9:07 PM CDT Windows 10 is still the dominant Microsoft OS, with the newer Windows 11 a distant second A new report shows that as Windows 11 market share grows, the number of Windows 10 users remains the same. And PC gamers have been quicker to upgrade. Oct 4, 2023 10:46 PM CDT Scientists officially confirm the mystery of what's inside the Moon A long-standing debate about whether the inner core of the Moon is a solid ball or molten may finally be solved with newly published research. Oct 5, 2023 12:05 AM CDT Apple rolls out fix for iPhone 15 Pro overheating issue with new iOS update Apple has recognized the widely reported overheating issue with iPhone 15 Pro models and released a fix with iOS 17.0.3 that's available now. Oct 5, 2023 1:17 AM CDT AMD Radeon RX 7900M: high-end laptop GPU launches October 19 AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 7900M laptop GPU: smaller Navi 31 GPU with 72 Compute Units, and 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit memory bus. Oct 5, 2023 2:24 AM CDT NASA releases new Hubble image of bright blue twisting spiral arms in space NASA has released a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy that features incredibly bright blue spiral arms. Oct 5, 2023 3:45 AM CDT NASA rover captures video of 1.2-mile-high dust devil on the surface of Mars NASA's Perseverance rover has captured stunning video of a 1.2-mile-high dust devil floating across the surface of the Red Planet. Oct 5, 2023 4:47 AM CDT Apple's iPhone 15 Pro overheating fix (probably) doesn't make its A17 Pro any slower The iPhone 15 Pro has a overheating problem that Apple says iOS 17.0.3 fixes, but did it do that by slowing down that fast new A17 Pro chip? Probably not. Oct 5, 2023 7:15 AM CDT Intel's Arc A310 GPU finally goes on sale in the US - but the price doesn't make any sense Entry-level graphics card that was previously only available for OEMs is now offered via Newegg, but the price feels inflated compared to rivals. Oct 5, 2023 11:00 AM CDT ASUS launching 4 new Z790 motherboards on October 16, will have 27 models of Z790 in total ASUS to introduce new Z790 boards for Intel's upcoming 14th Gen Core CPUs: the ROG Formula, ROG APex Encore, ROG Strix Z790-E Wi-Fi and Z790-F Wi-Fi II. Oct 5, 2023 6:55 PM CDT TSMC working with NVIDIA and Broadcom: 200 new R&D experts for silicon photonics The next big thing in the semiconductor industry: silicon photonics, sees TSMC form a new team of 200 R&D experts teaming with NVIDIA and Broadcom. Oct 5, 2023 9:18 PM CDT NASA wants a 'lunar freezer' to transport astronaut poo back to Earth NASA is looking for information on a lunar freezer design that will be used to assist astronauts in storing and safely transporting objects back to Earth. Oct 6, 2023 12:15 AM CDT Apple is reportedly testing more new iPad Airs than normal, but why? The iPad Air is set to get a refresh according to a new report and that report says that there are more iPad Air models being developed than usual. Oct 6, 2023 12:00 PM CDT Analyst reaffirms you won't need an iPhone 16 Pro Max to get a 5x zoom lens The iPhone 16 Pro is going to get a huge iPhone 15 Pro Max feature, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has once again told fans of smaller handsets. Oct 6, 2023 12:45 PM CDT 11 of the coolest bits of PC hardware and tech we saw at PAX Australia 2023 Beyond the awesome indie games and Nintendo's massive Super Mario-themed booth there was a lot of awesome PC hardware and tech at PAX Australia 2023! Oct 6, 2023 11:59 PM CDT Intel's new Core i9-14900K and Core i5-14600K processors listed by Spanish retailer Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs spotted at Spanish retailer: Core i9-14900K and Core i5-14600K are now listed in Spain. Oct 7, 2023 8:37 PM CDT AMD's powerhouse Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor is now available for just $349 AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is now just $349 at Newegg, heralded as the best gaming CPU on the market, and it just got cheaper... get yours today. Oct 8, 2023 7:16 PM CDT Asked if Intel can succeed in developing foundries and chips, AMD exec says, 'Of course not' Some harsh words from an AMD exec who doesn't think Intel's global foundry expansion and semiconductor manufacturing will drum up new customers. Oct 8, 2023 10:28 PM CDT Elon Musk reveals if he has ever seen any evidence of aliens SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has accepted an award at the 74th International Astronautical Congress and discussed the possibility of life outside of Earth. Oct 9, 2023 1:09 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs burst of light in space that shouldn't be there NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed a mysterious bright flash of blue light, and the event occurred more than 3 billion light years away. Oct 9, 2023 2:02 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs supermassive black hole surrounded by ring of stars NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a new photograph of a spiral galaxy located 78 million light-years away, originally discovered in 1877. Oct 9, 2023 4:10 AM CDT Future iPad mini and iPad Air could go OLED, just like the 2024 iPad Pro Apple's iPad Pro is expected to go OLED next year, but a new report claims that more tablets will follow suit including iPad mini and iPad Air. Oct 9, 2023 1:15 PM CDT iOS 17 users complain of Wi-Fi connection issues after updating Some people with iOS 17 installed report that their Wi-Fi connections sometimes stop working, or work extremely slowly, with no official fix in sight. Oct 9, 2023 2:00 PM CDT AMD's latest Radeon preview driver adds real-time 'System Lag' latency monitoring for frame gen The special preview driver that added a one-click solution to enabling the new AMD Fluid Motion Frames tech has been updated to include a new metric. Oct 9, 2023 10:58 PM CDT NASA photographs a 'bear on Mars' and explains its existence NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed what appears to be the face of a 'bear on Mars' and explains its surprising existence. Oct 10, 2023 12:31 AM CDT ENERMAX's new LIQMAXFLO AIO CPU cooler series is the company's first to feature a VRM fan ENERMAX's latest CPU AIO cooler not only features smart silent fans but it adds an additional VRM fan on the pump to help keep motherboard components cool. Oct 10, 2023 1:29 AM CDT Elon Musk fires back at people complaining about headlines being removed from X X, formerly known as Twitter, has now officially stopped showing headlines on news links after an update was rolled out that came straight from Elon Musk. Oct 10, 2023 4:32 AM CDT ASUS unveils the ROG Swift OLED PG49WCD, a 49-inch 5K ultrawide gaming monitor ASUS has introduced the ROG Swift OLED PG49WCD, a 49-inch 5,120 x 1,440 resolution ultrawide gaming monitor with over a billion colors. Oct 10, 2023 5:59 AM CDT Intel launches Arc A580 GPU at a cheap price - but you'd still be foolish to buy it right now Mainly because at the time of writing, the Arc A750 has been cut in price so it's only a touch more expensive - and it gives you a bit of extra pep. Oct 10, 2023 10:50 AM CDT The latest iPhone bug is handsets turning themselves off overnight Some people are reporting that their iPhones appear to be powering off overnight and then turning themselves on, all without any interaction from them. Oct 10, 2023 12:30 PM CDT NVIDIA's next-gen GB200 'Blackwell' GPU listed on its 2024 data center roadmap A recent slide from NVIDIA's own Investors Presentation confirms its next-gen Blackwell GB200 and GX200 GPUs for the datacenter market. Oct 10, 2023 8:33 PM CDT ZOTAC lowers GeForce RTX 4080 price to $990, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti to $770 for Amazon Prime Day ZOTAC is celebrating Amazon Prime Day with its GeForce RTX 4080 Trinity OC slashed by $200, the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070 are also discounted. Oct 10, 2023 10:10 PM CDT Intel Arc GPUs are now up to 149% faster playing Starfield in 1440p Intel's new Arc GPU drivers have a gigantic performance boost for many games, while adding support for the newly-released Intel Arc A580 graphics card. Oct 11, 2023 12:38 AM CDT Tens of millions across the Americas will get hit with rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse Up to 70 million people across the Americas will be able to witness a rare astronomical event where the moon lines up perfectly between Earth and the Sun. Oct 11, 2023 1:42 AM CDT Microsoft kills Bing Chat AI image generator after Mickey Mouse 9/11 picture surfaces Microsoft has lobotomized its Bing Chat image generator AI powered by OpenAI's DALL-E 3 after its guardrails were seemingly circumvented. Oct 11, 2023 2:34 AM CDT You might not need an iPad Pro to get an OLED display, new report claims Buying a future iPad Air or iPad mini might get you a fancy OLED display like the upcoming M3-powered iPad Pro according to a new report. Oct 11, 2023 4:00 PM CDT COLORFUL's new GeForce RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti cards have hidden power connectors COLORFUL's new GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti iGame Ultra Z series graphics cards have hidden PCIe power connectors, looks slick. Oct 11, 2023 6:41 PM CDT D-Link's VR Air Bridge turns the Meta Quest 3 into a wireless headset for PC VR gaming The new Meta Quest 3 and VR Air Bridge from D-Link could be the ultimate PC VR gaming solution that delivers true wireless performance. Oct 11, 2023 8:57 PM CDT Global PC shipments declined in Q3 2023, with Apple and Dell taking the biggest hit Global PC shipments are down for the quarter after showing signs of improvement, 'the PC industry will unfortunately experience more pain.' Oct 11, 2023 11:59 PM CDT AVerMedia's impressive new Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 capture card with 4K 144 Hz passthrough is here AVerMedia's new Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2) is perfect streaming companion for PS5, Xbox, and PC thanks to the impressive HDMI 2.1 passthrough. Oct 12, 2023 1:56 AM CDT 'Godfather of AI' warns humans are creating the very thing that may take over Earth Computer scientist Geoffry Hinton has warned that if humans aren't careful with the development of AI, Earth is at risk of being taken over by machines. Oct 12, 2023 4:22 AM CDT Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip just got benchmarked and it's fast The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is set to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 globally and early benchmarks show it'll be a fast one. Oct 12, 2023 6:59 AM CDT Confirmed: The OnePlus Open foldable phone will be announced next week The OnePlus Open is a foldable phoe that has been leaked and teased a lot recently and now it's official - OnePlus will formally announce it next week. Oct 12, 2023 11:30 AM CDT Samsung teases next-gen HBM4 for 2025: optimized for high thermal properties in development Samsung says it has HBM4 memory ready for a 2025 launch with technologies optimized for high thermal properties in development, and so much more. Oct 12, 2023 6:49 PM CDT Best Buy to stop selling physical DVDs and Blu-rays in 2024 Best Buy plans to stop selling all physical media both in store and online in 2024, including DVDs and Blu-ray discs, but games will still be sold. Oct 12, 2023 9:03 PM CDT Elgato launches new Marketplace for digital creators to get all of their assets and plug-ins A one-stop creator shop for plug-ins, emotes, audio effects, and more - the Elgato Marketplace also offers an avenue for the community to sell creations. Oct 12, 2023 11:57 PM CDT Strict censorship of pics is reportedly making Bing Image Creator unusable, but a fix is coming Bing's Dall-E 3 image generation is proving seriously frustrating for some users right now, but Microsoft is readying a cure for overly strict censorship. Oct 13, 2023 11:13 AM CDT The next iPad mini might fix it's biggest flaw and it can't come soon enough The iPad mini 7 is expected to arrive within months and a new report claims that it will bring with it a fix for the notorious jelly scrolling issue. Oct 14, 2023 12:30 PM CDT Apple will release multiple new iPads this week, leak claims Apple is rumored to have not one but two new iPads ready for an unveiling during the coming week, although there won't be an event to go with them. Oct 15, 2023 6:15 AM CDT Apple's finally selling a USB-A cable so iPhone 15 buyers can still use CarPlay Apple's iPhone 15 brings the switch to USB-C port but that means that people who have a wired CarPlay setup need new cables, and Apple now sells one. Oct 15, 2023 8:30 AM CDT ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 motherboards teased again, ready for Intel's new Core i9-14900K ASUS has two new enthusiast-grade Z790 motherboards coming in its ROG Maximus Z790 range, ready for Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs. Oct 15, 2023 7:06 PM CDT AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D drops to just $329 at Microcenter, the best upgrade you can do in 2023! AMD's wicked-fast gaming CPU -- the Ryzen 7 7800X3D -- can be had for just $329 right now at Microcenter. Paired with a good AM5 mobo makes a killer combo. Oct 15, 2023 8:26 PM CDT Intel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs: same pricing as 13th Gen Core CPUs Intel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' full specifications leaked, pricing will stay the same as 13th Gen: 14900K should cost the same as 13900K. Oct 15, 2023 10:10 PM CDT NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card is broken by a bug - and we mean an actual insect Strange goings on in the cleanroom, apparently, as a flagship Lovelace graphics card ends up failing to work due to a insect trapped inside somehow. Oct 16, 2023 11:14 AM CDT Intel teams with Submer on single-phase immersion cooling tech, cools CPUs at up to 1000W Intel and Submer have had a cooling breakthrough with the development of Forced Convection Heatsink (FCHS) package, cools CPUs at up to 1000W. Oct 16, 2023 10:36 PM CDT NASA reveals how many near-Earth asteroids its discovered as of August 2023 NASA has published an updated count on all of its near-Earth asteroids it has on record and expects to discover as of August, 2023. Oct 17, 2023 1:28 AM CDT Intel officially announces and launches Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop Processors After months of leaks and rumors and speculation the new Intel Core 14th Generation desktop processor lineup is finally here, and available now. Oct 17, 2023 3:04 AM CDT RTX Video Super Resolution Version 1.5 brings improved image quality and de-artifacts content NVIDIA updates its DLSS for video streaming RTX tech with improved upscaling and the ability to de-artifact native resolution streams. Oct 17, 2023 8:02 AM CDT Intel's new Core i9-14900K goes over 9000!!!! Record-breaking 9.0GHz OC at minus 235C temps Intel's just-launched Core i9-14900K already overclocked to insane levels, with a record-breaking 9.1GHz CPU frequency world record, and DDR5-11614 OC. Oct 17, 2023 6:19 PM CDT AMD disables Anti-Lag+ tech in ALL games with new driver, after CS2 issues and VAC banning AMD's new Radeon 23.10.2 driver disables Anti-Lag+ technology in ALL supported games, after issues with Call of Duty, PUBG, Apex Legends, and CS2. Oct 17, 2023 8:45 PM CDT KIOXIA showcases its massive SSD range at the Open Compute Project Global Summit 2023 From enterprise to data centers to hyperscale storage solutions the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2023 is underway and KIOXIA is there. Oct 17, 2023 11:02 PM CDT Massive comet regrows glowing 'horns' on its way to its closest approach to Earth Astronomers monitoring the massive volcanic comet that's the size of a small city have detected an outburst, making it a dozen times brighter. Oct 18, 2023 12:45 AM CDT AMD Ryzen 8950X CPU leak suggests slower clocks, and slower performance than previous leakage But don't worry yet - this latest AMD Zen 5 benchmark leak is a tricky one to gauge, and there's good news for gamers here, to boot. Oct 18, 2023 8:25 AM CDT iPhone 15 image retention not a hardware issue, but a software bug, and it's fixed in iOS 17.1 Update to iOS 17.1 - when it's out, of course (or grab the beta now) - and your image retention blues should be a thing of the past. Oct 18, 2023 10:16 AM CDT Netflix hikes the price of its premium plan, will now cost you $23 per month Netflix hikes the price of its Basic and Premium plans: Basic goes from $10 to $12, while Premium goes from $20 to $23. Ad-supported plans unaffected. Oct 18, 2023 6:34 PM CDT NVIDIA and Foxconn team up to build AI factories: will build self-driving cars, and more NVIDIA and Foxconn are collaborating on developing 'AI factories' with the two companies set to become leaders in the AI manufacturing revolution. Oct 18, 2023 8:11 PM CDT NASA space telescopes look into a nebula and see 'something watching' Earth Astronomers have used multiple NASA telescopes to peer into the Helix Nebula only to find it staring right back at Earth from light-years away. Oct 19, 2023 7:01 AM CDT NASA telescope captures 'face-on' view of a cosmic monster in deep space NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has been used to capture a stunning view of a spiral galaxy 30 million light years away from Earth. Oct 19, 2023 10:20 AM CDT A future foldable iPhone could have a screen that repairs itself if you scratch it A scratched screen is disheartening, but Apple has a plan for a 'self-healing' display that could recover from small chips and scratch marks. Oct 19, 2023 11:30 AM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 price more than DOUBLES in China after US export ban The Biden administration puts new sanctions on China for GPU technology, GeForce RTX 4090 falls under that category, banned... now doubled in price. Oct 19, 2023 6:35 PM CDT Alienware m18 gaming laptop: first with AMD's new flagship Radeon RX 7900M 16GB mobile GPU Alienware's new m18 gaming laptop is the first to feature AMD's new Radeon RX 7900M 16GB mobile GPU, and with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile CPU. Oct 19, 2023 9:08 PM CDT NASA's Webb telescope shocks scientists with photo of never-before-seen jet inside Jupiter NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped an image of Jupiter, revealing a never-before-seen jet inside the atmosphere of the planet. Oct 20, 2023 12:16 AM CDT Apple rumored to drop ChatGPT-rival AI with iOS 18 and iPhone 16 Rumors suggest that Apple is preparing to launch a slew of generative AI features with iOS 18, expected to drop sometime in late 2024. Oct 20, 2023 1:02 AM CDT Apple Podcasts expands integration with Alexa by bringing the service to more countries Apple Podcasts is coming to many more countries via Amazon devices that support the virtual assistant, Alexa, further expanding the podcast service. Oct 20, 2023 1:47 AM CDT Elon Musk reveals X will get two new premium subscriptions soon - one of which ditches the ads Monetization plans for X appear to be changing up another gear as Musk tells us that there'll be three subscription plans soon enough. Oct 20, 2023 11:44 AM CDT Team AU Overclocking breaks Counter Strike 2 performance record, 1310 FPS on new Intel 14th Gen Counter-Strike 2 running at over 1300 FPS on the new Intel Core i9 14900K at SXSW Sydney, with people from the crowd jumping in to play. Oct 20, 2023 10:42 PM CDT GIGABYTE's new TRX50 AERO D motherboard detailed, ready for 96C/192T CPUs from AMD GIGABYTE's new TRX50 AERO D motherboard its for next-gen HEDT workstations, handling AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO + regular Threadripper 7000 CPUs. Oct 21, 2023 4:12 AM CDT Pack it up - no new Apple Macs or iPads expected before 2024 Apple's 2023 looks set to come to an end with a whimper rather than the big bang that would have brought new iPads and Macs to the lineup. Oct 21, 2023 11:45 AM CDT The iPhone 16 could get a brand new chip of its own, but it won't be Pro enough for some Apple's iPhone 16 is almost a year away but a new report suggests it will get a new A18 chip, skipping the A17 lineup of chips entirely. Oct 21, 2023 12:30 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER rumored with 20GB GDDR6X on wider 320-bit memory bus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER rumored with 20GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit memory bus, AD102 GPU -- same as RTX 4090, while AD103 powers RTX 4080. Oct 22, 2023 5:03 AM CDT GPUs are massive these days, so of course, there's the Cooler Master Atlas ARGB GPU Support The new Cooler Master Atlas ARGB GPU Support offers a stylish and versatile solution for those looking to ensure their GPU remains stable. Oct 22, 2023 7:57 PM CDT XPG LANCER DDR5-8400 coming soon thanks to Intel 14th Gen CPUs, DDR5-9900 via XMP possible The new Intel Core 14th Gen desktop processors have launched are we're going to start seeing faster DDR5 memory modules hit the market. Oct 23, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Alienware teases 32-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor: early 2024 Alienware teases 32-inch 4K 240Hz and 27-inch 1440p 360Hz QD-OLED gaming displays, the world's first 4K QD-OLED and world's first 360Hz QD-OLED designs. Oct 23, 2023 6:10 PM CDT Lenovo's new LEGION 9000K Gaming PC: Core i9-14900K + custom Lenovo GeForce RTX 4090 LEGION GPU Lenovo beefs up its LEGION 9000K and LEGION 7000K 2024 Gaming PCs with Intel's new 14th Gen Core CPUs and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs. Oct 23, 2023 9:26 PM CDT Intel Application Optimization sees Rainbow Six Siege performance jump from 659 to 867 FPS One new Intel Core i9 14900K owner put the new Intel Application Optimization (APO) to the test and witnesses some incredible performance gains. Oct 24, 2023 2:32 AM CDT World's largest underwater telescope will hunt for spooky particles that are everywhere The world's largest underwater telescope will sit 11,500 feet below the ocean's surface and hunt for mysterious 'ghost particles' called neutrinos. Oct 24, 2023 5:45 AM CDT Scientists discover evidence Planet Nine isn't a planet, but something else A team of physicists have penned a study suggesting the mysterious Planet Nine, or Planet X, may not even be a planet at all but something entirely. Oct 24, 2023 7:50 AM CDT NASA reveals its major statistical gap in knowledge for potential asteroid threats NASA has revealed how many near-Earth asteroids it has discovered as of August 2023 while also showing how many it still expects to find. Oct 24, 2023 10:17 AM CDT GeForce RTX 4090 might not be banned in China as the U.S. immediately halts AI GPU sales Updated U.S. restrictions on GPU hardware for AI are now in effect, but the good news for PC gamers in China is that the GeForce RTX 4090 looks to be okay. Oct 24, 2023 7:28 PM CDT Amazon's Fallout TV series will commence streaming in April 2024 The Fallout TV show is right around the corner and right now you can save big on classics like Fallout: New Vegas games as part of the Fallout Day Sale. Oct 24, 2023 9:32 PM CDT Scientists discover massive snake head after Mexico City earthquake A group of scientists discovered a massive snake head in Mexico City after the region was hit with a 7.6-magnitude earthquake 400 miles away. Oct 25, 2023 5:35 AM CDT NASA confirms mysterious 'devil comet' size of two Mount Everest's is approaching Earth A mysterious comet approximately the size of two Mount Everests stacked on each other is approaching Earth for the first time in decades. Oct 25, 2023 6:25 AM CDT University issues warning for bomb threat involving robots, 'avoid until further notice' A bomb threat warning has been issued by a university for a potential threat of danger within delivery robots located across campus. Oct 25, 2023 9:33 AM CDT Apple TV+ gets a painful 43% price hike - and Apple Arcade suffers a hefty rise too Other Apple subscriptions are getting hikes, namely Apple News+ and Apple One packages, but if you move very swiftly, you might be able to avoid them. Oct 25, 2023 1:42 PM CDT Here's when Apple's new Scary Fast Macs will likely go on sale Aople is holding a streamed event on October 30 and with new Macs expected, a new report has detailed when those macs are likely to go on sale. Oct 25, 2023 3:03 PM CDT ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti White OC Edition GPU announced ASUS teases its new TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti White OC Edition graphics card: the first TUF Gaming GPU in white in the RTX 40 series family from ASUS. Oct 25, 2023 7:53 PM CDT Rumored GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GPU could be a cutdown version of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti With a possible GeForce RTX 4070, RTX 4070 SUPER, and RTX 4070 Ti on the cards, we look at the SUPER refresh from the Turing era to figure out performance. Oct 25, 2023 10:59 PM CDT NASA shares eerie photograph of haunting 'face' on Jupiter captured by close spacecraft NASA has shared an eerily haunting image of a 'face' engrained within the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. Oct 26, 2023 3:02 AM CDT X is officially launching video and audio calls after Elon Musk drop teasers X is officially going to roll out audio and video calling on the platform after X owner Elon Musk posted several teasers to his personal account. Oct 26, 2023 9:15 AM CDT Pigeon brains have more in common with AI than you think (so bow to our future avian overlords) Research from The Ohio State University suggests pigeons aren't bird-brained at all, and their learning process is remarkably similar to machine learning. Oct 26, 2023 11:18 AM CDT ASUS TRX50-SAGE mobo: ready for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs ASUS unveils its new Pro WS TRX50-SAGE motherboard, ready for AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs supporting up to 96-core CPUs. Oct 26, 2023 7:47 PM CDT MSI is ready to launch its Project Zero hidden connector motherboards for AMD and Intel CPUs With product pages with full specs now live for MSI's new hidden connector 'Project Zero' motherboards, the launch is finally (almost) here. Oct 27, 2023 1:28 AM CDT TT Show Episode 9 - Alan Wake 2, NVIDIA SUPER GPUs, glass storage, and the Cybertruck is here! It's another stacked episode of The TT Show with the duo covering Alan Wake 2's PC requirements, new SUPER GPUs from NVIDIA, the Cybertruck, and more. Oct 27, 2023 6:40 AM CDT Microsoft urged to extend Windows 10's lifespan or face 'biggest jump in junked computers ever' Windows 11's strict hardware requirements could prove to be an environmental nightmare, and there's a petition to extend the lifespan of Windows 10. Oct 27, 2023 11:39 AM CDT Apple is testing running tvOS on an iPad so is a HomePod with a screen coming soon? The HomePod doesn't have a display yet, but Apple is reportedly testing running tvOS 17 on an iPad which could lead to a smart speaker with a screen. Oct 28, 2023 12:13 PM CDT Don't expect any of these products to be announced at Apple's 'Scary Fast' event on Monday Apple's 'Scary Fast' event is set to take place on Monday but there are some big product refreshes unlikely to happen, unfortunately. Oct 28, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Apple is handing out free AirPods Max to celebrate Monday's expected Mac announcements Apple has started to sent free AirPods and sweet treats to some influencers as the company gets ready to announce new products on Monday. Oct 29, 2023 5:45 AM CDT Apple's $550 AirPods Max expected to get USB-C in 2024 but still won't match the AirPods Pro Apple is expected to update the AirPods Max next year but a new report says that the $550 headphones won't get any new features this time out. Oct 29, 2023 11:13 AM CDT Samsung's Galaxy S24 lineup could finally display HDR photos for the first time A new leak claims that the Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup will finally show photos in HDR in photo albums like some other flagship phones have for years. Oct 29, 2023 12:29 PM CDT KIOXIA and Western Digital merger has apparently been put on hold due to SK Hynix objecting The resulting entity would have been the world's largest manufacturer of flash memory and storage, but it seems that, for now, the deal is off. Oct 30, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Uncomfortably close asteroid shows how Earth is still at risk of an undetected impact An asteroid that passed close by Earth represents the greater threat of undetected space rocks potentially colliding with our planet. Oct 30, 2023 5:50 AM CDT NASA telescope snaps photograph of a 'dancer' out in deep space NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has honed its instruments on a dancer located out in deep space, approximately 60 million light-years from Earth. Oct 30, 2023 7:50 AM CDT How much will laptops with Intel Meteor Lake CPUs cost? Leak gives us an idea of pricing Intel's new mobile Core Ultra chips are not going to be cheap, but that's to be expected - and price leaks need to be regarded cautiously, anyway. Oct 30, 2023 11:55 AM CDT The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro takes you back to 2003 and we're here for it Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro, a special edition foldable that draws inspiration from the 2003 icon, Samsung's SGH-E700 flip phone. Oct 30, 2023 2:17 PM CDT WhatsApp is testing adding passkey support for signing in on iPhones The popular WhatsApp instant messaging app and platform appears to be testing adding support for passkeys to ensure accounts become more secure. Oct 30, 2023 5:45 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU made in desktop form, benched on 3DMark NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU with 16GB of GDDR6 memory has been turned into a desktop graphics card... and tested on 3DMark already. Oct 30, 2023 10:13 PM CDT AceMagic Tank 03 is a mini PC with GeForce RTX 3080 mobile graphics and a funky boombox design Mini PCs that can double as capable gaming rigs is always great to see and the new AceMagic Tank 03 is exactly that thanks to decent specs. Oct 31, 2023 1:32 AM CDT Cooler Master has a pair of new HDR-ready 1440p displays for gamers and content creators The Cooler Master Tempest GP2711 is a 1440p display with HDR1000 and Quantum Dot Mini LED technology with 576 lighting zones for pure cinematic immersion. Oct 31, 2023 6:57 AM CDT NVIDIA's next-gen B100 'Blackwell' AI GPUs hit supply chain certification stage NVIDIA's next-gen Blackwell B100 AI GPUs have entered the supply chain certification stage, with NVIDIA working with supply chain partners now. Oct 31, 2023 7:14 PM CDT Intel Meteor Lake CPU delays leave OEMs 'royally pissed' Intel's various delays with its new Meteor Lake CPU launch have left OEMs 'royally pissed' at the company, according to the latest leaks. Oct 31, 2023 8:48 PM CDT Sony produced over 82 million PSPs across handheld's lifetime Sony produced a whopping 85 million+ PlayStation Portable handhelds across the system's 10-year lifespan, many more units than Sony's PSP shipment numbers. Oct 2, 2023 1:34 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 gets a hotfix to cure some nasty crashes - and to, er, shave a cat? Yes, the controversy around 'His Majesty' getting re-fur-bished has been widespread, so much so that Larian has reversed the decision and shaved the cat. Oct 4, 2023 10:15 AM CDT Diablo 4 Season of Blood will make leveling faster, expand the endgame, and more With new endgame bosses and rewards Diablo 4's second season is bringing a lot more to the table than a new questline about Vampires in Sanctuary. Oct 4, 2023 3:04 PM CDT Cyberpunk 2077 is a huge success with 25 million sales Cyberpunk 2077 is a huge success for CD Projekt RED, amassing an estimated 25 million copies sold on all platforms since its controversial debut in 2020. Oct 5, 2023 1:41 PM CDT Phantom Liberty sold 3 million copies in 1 week, CD Projekt ecstatic about 'phenomenal' results Cyberpunk 2077's new Phantom Liberty expansion has apparently broken even after 1 week of sales, making back its development costs from 3m total sales. Oct 5, 2023 4:35 PM CDT Red Dead Redemption 2 with Vestigia Mod at 8K looks better than it would on PlayStation 6 Red Dead Redemption 2 with over 100 mods, including the Vestigia mod and ReShade raytracing preset running at 8K, looks better than RDR3 would on the PS6. Oct 5, 2023 9:49 PM CDT PlayStation 6 concept with industrial design looks killer, next-gen console could drop in 2027 Sony's next-gen PlayStation 6 console concept looks out-of-this-world, with a super futuristic design that would hopefully play 8K 60FPS, 4K 120FPS games. Oct 8, 2023 8:48 PM CDT $187 billion games industry laid off over 6,100 workers this year Despite being on track to achieve $187 billion revenue throughout 2023, the video games industry has laid off over 6,100 employees so far this year. Oct 9, 2023 3:02 PM CDT Unity CEO John Riccitiello retires Unity's board of directors today announces that John Riccitiello will retire as CEO, president, and chairman of the company following Runtime Fee fiasco. Oct 9, 2023 4:41 PM CDT Sony's first modular PlayStation console to replace all existing PS5s Sony's new PS5 model is the company's first modular PlayStation console and a major revisional refinement over the 2020 launch PlayStation 5 lineup. Oct 11, 2023 3:02 PM CDT New 1TB PS5 slim may have 808GB of usable storage Sony's new PlayStation 5 slim duo sports a beefed-up 1TB SSD, but the consoles may only have about 808GB of actual usable storage for content and games. Oct 11, 2023 8:28 PM CDT Richest Old School RuneScape player with more than $150,000 worth of gold gets banned An Old School RuneScape player who is said to be the wealthiest player in the game with over 1 trillion GP has been banned over RWT allegations. Oct 12, 2023 5:53 AM CDT Cloud gaming outfit Shadow warns hackers stole users' personal info during a security breach French cloud gaming outfit Shadow has confirmed that it has been hacked, with private data stolen and now being sold on a popular hacking forum. Oct 12, 2023 12:15 PM CDT Is Steam Deck finally losing its, er, steam? Handheld is no longer a top-seller for Valve The Steam Deck has been in the top 10 of Valve's own best-selling products since it was launched - but it just dropped down to number 15. Oct 13, 2023 5:35 AM CDT EA Sports FC Tactical is revealed, and it's a - wait for it - turn-based version of soccer We've all played RPGs with turn-based combat, or tactical shooters that are turn-based - but EA is bringing us turn-based soccer action early in 2024. Oct 13, 2023 2:19 PM CDT Activision games coming to 'Game Pass and other platforms,' Xbox's Phil Spencer says Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer teases that Activision-Blizzard games will come to 'other platforms' in the coming months...does this mean WoW on consoles? Oct 14, 2023 8:31 PM CDT Report: Wal-Mart to remove physical Xbox games from stores in 2024 & further all-digital future Big box retailer Wal-Mart will reportedly stop selling physical Xbox games on its store shelves sometime in 2024, follows Best Buy's big media cut. Oct 14, 2023 11:29 PM CDT Xbox's most profitable game has sold 300 million copies Minecraft, the best-selling and most-profitable game in the entire Xbox gaming brand, has now sold over 300 million copies worldwide across all platforms. Oct 15, 2023 4:20 PM CDT Counter Strike 2's first ever International Tournament is being held at IEM Sydney 2023 Counter-Strike 2 is being played on the big stage at IEM Sydney 2023 this week, the first massive international tournament for Valve's updated CS. Oct 15, 2023 11:56 PM CDT Netflix wants to release a GTA game to help supercharge its fledgling gaming content Netflix reportedly wants to secure and release a new Grand Theft Auto game on its subscription service, but this could be a very hard sell for Take-Two. Oct 16, 2023 5:06 PM CDT Spider-Man 2 on PS5: flawless visual victory, ray tracing looks incredible, 60FPS too Spider-Man 2 on the PlayStation 5: Fidelity Mode = dynamic 1440p to 4K (30FPS target) while Performance Mode = dynamic 1008p to 1440p but solid 60FPS. Oct 16, 2023 9:33 PM CDT Remedy marketing genius: Alan Wake: Flashback reimagining first game inside of Fortnite Epic Games and Remedy Entertainment announce Alan Wake: Flashback, created using Unreal Editor for Fortnite, its a reimagining of Alan Wake, in Fortnite. Oct 17, 2023 6:52 PM CDT Nintendo reveals what Hogwarts Legacy will look like on the Switch The Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy is only a few weeks away from releasing, and Nintendo has shared what the title will look like. Oct 18, 2023 9:17 AM CDT Activision games won't come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, Phil Spencer confirms Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms there's no 'secret' or surprise celebratory salvo of Activision-Blizzard games planned to launch on Game Pass. Oct 19, 2023 11:58 AM CDT Digital-only Switch 2 doesn't seem likely, here's why Reports indicate that Nintendo could release two next-gen Switch SKUs: one that supports GameCards, and another cheaper digital-only hardware model. Oct 20, 2023 4:04 PM CDT When will Switch's lifecycle end? Not until March 2025 at the earliest Nintendo has no plans to retire the Switch in the next 16 months, will continue making new games for the current Switch family until at least March 2025. Oct 20, 2023 9:06 PM CDT You can win this gaming PC with real human blood in it, if players donate 666 quarts of blood Blizzard falls into the darkness with its new marketing stunt: raffling off a gaming PC with 'real human blood' inside of the coolant. Oct 22, 2023 4:42 AM CDT According to Remedy, Alan Wake 2 isn't meant to run on GeForce GTX 10 or Radeon RX 5000 Series With DLSS and FSR 2 required to play Alan Wake II on Low settings, it also requires a GPU that supports Mesh Shaders - a double-whammy for GTX 1080 owners. Oct 22, 2023 9:32 PM CDT Elden Ring player finds a sword that was thought to be removed from the game There are two other swords that were possibly dropped from Elden Ring - which we only know about thanks to data miners - that might be out there, too. Oct 24, 2023 11:25 AM CDT Final Fantasy XVI is crossing over into FF14 with 'introduction' collab Square Enix's Yoshi-P announces a bunch of new info about Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Dawntrail expansion, including two new jobs, activities, and more. Oct 24, 2023 1:31 PM CDT Xbox hits record-breaking $3.92 billion Q1 thanks to Starfield, first-party games, Game Pass Starfield's huge blockbuster release and continued Xbox Game Pass momentum helps Microsoft deliver a record-breaking Q1 period for the Xbox games division. Oct 24, 2023 4:06 PM CDT Skyrim fan recreates the entire game inside Age of Empires 2 after 400 hours of work A super-fan of Skyrim has finally recreated the game inside the classic RTS title Age of Empires 2 after spending more than 400 hours on the project. Oct 25, 2023 10:25 AM CDT Xbox Q1 results beat top forecast by $128 million In a somewhat rare occurrence, Microsoft's video games division has beat topline forecasts by over $100 million as Starfield propels Xbox revenues. Oct 25, 2023 4:29 PM CDT Xbox + Activision expected to make $7 billion in holiday 2023 Xbox's new baseline performance metrics will be established this holiday season when it recognizes Activision Blizzard King's billion-dollar revenues. Oct 25, 2023 7:17 PM CDT Diablo 4 expansion could called be 'Lord of Hatred' and feature locations from Diablo 2 Blizzard is working on multiple expansions for Diablo IV, and apparently the first one is called 'Lord of Hated' and features Mephisto as the big bad. Oct 25, 2023 11:57 PM CDT ARK: Survival Ascended arrives on PC, reportedly brings beefy GPUs like RTX 4090 to their knees Many PC gamers are seriously unhappy with the performance from their high-end graphics cards, and server issues are a big problem, too. Oct 26, 2023 1:40 PM CDT Alan Wake 2 launches to 10/10 reviews across the board, gamers are LOVING it Alan Wake 2 launches to near-perfect 10/10 reviews from the biggest game reviewers in the world, Remedy is riding one of the best high-end game 2023 waves. Oct 26, 2023 7:07 PM CDT Xbox and PlayStation will benefit most from AI, Morgan Stanley analysts predict Platform-holders like Microsoft and Sony are expected to benefit the most from AI integration in gaming, AI expected to raise earnings and lower costs. Oct 27, 2023 3:51 PM CDT Tencent, Sony, Take-Two and Savvy Games Group expected to make gaming acquisitions in 2024 Some of gaming's top video games companies are expected to double-down on acquisitions throughout 2024, including Tencent, Sony, and Take-Two Interactive. Oct 29, 2023 3:05 PM CDT Super Smash Bros. director is concerned over future Smash Bros. games hitting the mark The director of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. franchise has reflected on the development of Ultimate and expressed concern about future titles. Oct 30, 2023 8:46 AM CDT Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on PC has FSR 3, DLSS 2, and XeSS support Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will have a built-in benchmark, and feature AMD's new FSR3 tech, as well as NVIDIA DLSS 2, and Intel XeSS upscaling. Oct 30, 2023 8:03 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce Now gets Alan Wake 2 - but some weird errors are annoying players For those whose PC can't handle it, streaming is a great option, but NVIDIA's GeForce Now service has some teething problems with Alan Wake 2. Oct 31, 2023 8:57 AM CDT XPG BATTLECRUISER II mid-tower chassis is now available and designed for the DIY crowd The XPG BATTLECRUISER II is a premium mid-tower chassis designed to accommodate a wide range of hardware, keep it cool, and make the DIY process easier. Oct 1, 2023 10:57 PM CDT Mark Zuckerberg may let you speak to dead people with baffling new technology Mark Zuckerberg revealed new bleeding-edge technology during a podcast with Lex Fridman, where he said people could speak to dead loved ones. Oct 2, 2023 1:40 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs two objects in space merging into one NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted two astronomical objects merging into one approximately 465 million light-years from Earth. Oct 2, 2023 5:48 AM CDT TikTok is going ad-free, but only if you're willing to pay for it. TikTok is currently testing a new ad-free tier that would allow people to pay a $4.99 per month subscription fee to watch their videos uninterupted. Oct 2, 2023 1:45 PM CDT AMD's new driver-level Fluid Motion Frames is available to preview in 20 titles on RDNA 3 GPUs Radeon RX 7000 Series GPU owners can enable AMD's new Fluid Motion Frames technology in DirectX 11 and 12 games, including Starfield. Oct 2, 2023 5:48 PM CDT Microsoft says NVIDIA chips are currently the best option for AI, with AMD's improving 'Competition is certainly a very good thing,' Microsoft says as it predominantly uses NVIDIA hardware for building new AI systems. Oct 3, 2023 12:58 AM CDT Intel Alder Lake CPUs get prices slashed ahead of Raptor Lake Refresh launch Want a bargain on an Alder Lake processor? Well, there are plenty of hefty discounts to be seen at Newegg right now, with up to $75 price reductions. Oct 3, 2023 7:53 AM CDT Apple applies Chinese licensing laws to the App Store as some apps face being removed The Chinese App Store will now require that app developers get a license from the government before their apps are made available for download. Oct 3, 2023 9:15 AM CDT Scientists may be about understand one of the biggest mysteries of the universe An image snapped by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may help researchers understand one of the longest-standing mysteries of the universe. Oct 4, 2023 12:43 AM CDT T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 gaming memory pushes speeds up to an impressive 8200 MHz T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 memory is designed for high-performance gaming pushing DDR5 speeds up to an impressive 8200 MHz, and starting from 7600 MHz. Oct 4, 2023 1:31 AM CDT Elon Musk announces Starship is ready for its second flight but there's one thing stopping it Elon Musk has announced the world's most powerful rocket, Starship, is ready for its second orbital test flight as it sits fully stacked at Starbase. Oct 4, 2023 4:36 AM CDT Apple's testing iOS 17.0.3 with a potential iPhone 15 Pro overheating fix Apple is reportedly testing a new iOS 17.0.3 software update internally that might be able to fix iPhone 15 Pro overheating issues for good. Oct 4, 2023 5:45 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs object showing significant radio emissions NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of an object within the Sculptor constellation that is showing significant radio emissions. Oct 4, 2023 7:11 AM CDT More streaming service misery: Discovery Plus ad-free plan is getting a near-30% price hike All the news seem bad in recent times, as we've heard about other price hikes with services like Netflix, and Amazon's plans for ads with Prime Video, too. Oct 4, 2023 11:17 AM CDT New Arc Graphics Game On Driver adds Assassin's Creed, Forza support, Starfield fixes, and more Intel's latest non-WHQL driver brings substantial performance improvements to a big list of DirectX 11 games including several older Call of Duty titles. Oct 4, 2023 9:28 PM CDT ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula spotted with black and white design ASUS's new ROG Maximus Z790 Formula motherboard in black and white is on the way, and boy... it would look beautiful in your next PC build. Oct 4, 2023 11:14 PM CDT NASA announces 'problem' with asteroid sample after scientists cracked the capsule open NASA has announced that it's encountered a 'problem' with the asteroid sample returned by its OSIRIS-REx mission, but the space agency isn't worried. Oct 5, 2023 12:17 AM CDT Intel Core i9-14900KF specs: 24 cores, 32 threads at up to 6.0GHz teased Intel's upcoming 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs detailed: flagship Core i9-14900KF features 24 cores, 32 threads at up to 6.0GHz! Oct 5, 2023 1:42 AM CDT Google announces new Pixel 8 phones, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Buds Pro Goggle lifts the lid on the latest generation of Pixel hardware with the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones launching globally on October 12. Oct 5, 2023 2:58 AM CDT Here's why Elon Musk just removed headlines from posted links on X X has rolled out an update that removes headlines from posted links on its platform, with some users reporting they began to notice the change today. Oct 5, 2023 4:02 AM CDT Apple's 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro refreshes could come this year after all, report hints Despite expectations that the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros wouldn't be updated until 2024, a new report says that a Q4 2023 release is now in the cards. Oct 5, 2023 6:16 AM CDT Windows 11 setup is boring? Not anymore, you can play a game while you wait Remember the SkiFree mini-game? Now you can play the surfing version of this, which previously appeared in Microsoft Edge, while setting up Windows 11. Oct 5, 2023 8:27 AM CDT Google will keep your Pixel 8 running for seven years, including spare parts Google's Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro both come with seven years of software updates and it's been confirmed that new parts will get the same lifespan as well. Oct 5, 2023 11:14 AM CDT V-color unleashes ultra-low CL26 timing DDR5-5600, DDR5-5800 memory V-color Technology announces new DDR5 memory kits: 32GB and 64GB kits with speeds of 5600MHz up to 5800MHz with ultra-low timings of CL26. Oct 5, 2023 7:28 PM CDT Intel showcases Meteor Lake integrated GPU with 8K 60FPS video playback Intel demoed its next-gen Meteor Lake iGPU and its low-power E-Cores running high-bitrate 8K 60FPS video playback, required workstation hardware years ago. Oct 5, 2023 10:32 PM CDT Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPU leaks: up to 25% faster performance than Raptor Lake Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPU details leaked: TSMC N3B + Intel 20A nodes, Lion Cove and Skymont CPU architectures, at least 25% faster than Raptor Lake. Oct 6, 2023 3:51 AM CDT Did the iPhone 15 Pro's overheating issue get fixed with iOS 17.0.3? Let's find out together! Apple's iOS 17.0.3 update is here to fix the the iPhone 15 Pro's overheating issue. But did it do it and if it did, how? Now we have the answers. Oct 6, 2023 12:15 PM CDT Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra might ditch in-house Exynos chips for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 A new report claims that Samsung will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in all Galaxy S24 Ultra models, regardless of where they are sold. Oct 6, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Rumor that Windows 12 will charge a subscription fee is shot down in flames This speculation about a subscription model for next-gen Windows that rumbled down from the rumor mill earlier this week always seemed sketchy. Oct 7, 2023 6:00 AM CDT ASUS Hyper M.2 SSD Gen5 x16 expansion card announced: up to 64GB/sec for $79 ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 expansion card announced: handles 4 x M.2 SSDs at up to 64GB/sec of total bandwidth, and costs only $79... not bad at all. Oct 8, 2023 6:19 PM CDT Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU power limits: 125W PL1, 177W PL2, and 333W PL4 on the way Intel Arrow Lake-S alleged power limits teased: 125W baseline power, while unlocked 'K' series CPUs have a PL2 rating of up to 333W. Oct 8, 2023 8:06 PM CDT Scientists confirm age of oldest human footprints found in North America New research has confirmed the age of the oldest human footprints found in North America, with three separate lines of evidence pointing to the same period. Oct 9, 2023 12:02 AM CDT Intel's next-gen Meteor Lake Core Ultra 9 185H mobile processor rumored for January 2024 Intel's next-gen Meteor Lake-H mobile CPUs launch on December 14, with the Core i9 185H flagship mobile CPU launching on January 2024. Oct 9, 2023 1:33 AM CDT OpenAI is reportedly developing its own chips to combat GPU shortages OpenAI, the world's leading artificial intelligence company, has hinted at powering its AI tools with in-house chips to combat the GPU shortage. Oct 9, 2023 3:32 AM CDT Not seeing Copilot in Windows 11 yet? Microsoft explains why some users still don't have the AI Microsoft has explained why Windows 11's Copilot AI isn't available to everyone across the globe yet - although that will change in time. Oct 9, 2023 10:40 AM CDT Apple's Vision Pro headset could one day come with prescription lenses, insider claims A future Apple Vision Pro headset may be ordered with built-in prescription lenses for people who normally were eyeglasses on their face. Oct 9, 2023 1:30 PM CDT Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro from $10 for your PC at GoDeal24 GoDeal24 has some awesome October sales deals on Microsoft software including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office from just a crazy low $7.15. Oct 9, 2023 4:55 PM CDT Logitech launches a special Millenium Falcon edition of the popular G502 X PLUS gaming mouse Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi turns 40 and Logitech is releasing a very cool Millenium Falcon edition of its most iconic PC gaming mouse. Oct 9, 2023 11:31 PM CDT Disney's 'Loki' TV show accused of using AI generated art for release promotion Illustrators are accusing Disney of using AI-generated artwork in the promotional material for the upcoming release of Loki season 2. Oct 10, 2023 12:46 AM CDT espresso 17 Pro display brings impressive pro-grade 4K visuals to the portable monitor market The new espresso 17 Pro is one of the most impressive portable displays we've seen to date with its vibrant 4K touchscreen, and presales are open now. Oct 10, 2023 1:57 AM CDT NASA spacecraft detects invisible objects inside solar system NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has gathered evidence to suggest that there is something beyond the Kuiper Belt that has gone unnoticed. Oct 10, 2023 4:52 AM CDT Fury at unpopular OneDrive change causes Microsoft to backtrack on photo storage rules Microsoft was mulling a change to OneDrive that had the potential to have a major impact on photo storage space, but not any longer... Oct 10, 2023 8:19 AM CDT Leaker suggests Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs could be underwhelming, especially the 14900K Moore's Law is Dead is back with another video, having spoken to contacts at OEMs who are distinctly unexcited about Intel's incoming 14th-gen processors. Oct 10, 2023 11:45 AM CDT Your MacBook's keyboard could also become it's mouse according to this patent A new MacBook patent appears to show a key being removed from the keyboard and being used as a mouse, and Apple now owns it - but will it ship it? Oct 10, 2023 2:01 PM CDT Aftershock PC builds exclusive Gaming PC for Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios The #1 PC builder in Australia -- Aftershock PC -- build an exclusive Gaming PC for Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios and it is B-E-A-utiful. Oct 10, 2023 8:55 PM CDT Sabrent launches rocket at its SSD prices, save up to 60% on a 2TB Gen4 SSD! Sabrent 2TB Rocket NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD dropped to $119 on Amazon, a 60% reduction. The 1TB model down to $59, and the 500GB model down to $39. Oct 10, 2023 10:33 PM CDT NASA's Webb telescope photographs boat-like shape in space NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped an incredible image of the largest star-forming region within the Small Magellanic Cloud. Oct 11, 2023 1:03 AM CDT Minnesota man wins $30,000 and sets new record for heaviest pumpkin in the world A man from Minnesota won $30,000 and set the new world record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown, weighing a stunning 2,700 pounds. Oct 11, 2023 2:02 AM CDT EU sends warning letter to Elon Musk over X sharing illegal Hamas terrorist attack content EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton posted a letter addressed to Elon Musk warning him of what will come if X continues hosting. Oct 11, 2023 3:33 AM CDT iOS 17.1 will fix an iPhone 15 Pro Action button problem, but only partially If you're always accidentally activating your iPhone 15 Pro's Action button, the upcoming iOS 17.1 update might have the fix you're waiting for. Oct 11, 2023 4:15 PM CDT Intel Arc A580 launches, a new budget GPU with an affordable $179 price point The Intel Arc A580 is now available globally, and with its USD 179 price point it's targeting an overlooked gaming sector - the budget PC gamer. Oct 11, 2023 6:58 PM CDT HWINFO supports AMD's upcoming Threadripper PRO 7000WX CPUs, GIGABYTE's new TRX50 mobos HWINFO receives improved support for AMD's upcoming Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000WX 'Storm Peak' CPUs, and their associated TRX50 motherboards. Oct 11, 2023 9:33 PM CDT AMD Radeon driver and Adrenalin Software update brings much-needed fixes to Counter Strike 2 The latest Radeon driver release also adds support for Assassin's Creed Mirage and Lords of the Fallen which is out later this week. Oct 12, 2023 12:32 AM CDT NASA confirms asteroid sample contains the building blocks of life NASA has revealed the contents of the capsule it transported back from asteroid Bennu, and the sample it collected contains the building blocks of life. Oct 12, 2023 2:16 AM CDT SpaceX to launch NASA spacecraft to mysterious metal-rich asteroid SpaceX is currently preparing to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket that will carry a NASA spacecraft to the mysterious metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Oct 12, 2023 4:57 AM CDT It's official: You can no longer upgrade for free from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11 The freebie upgrade path which remained a loophole for so long, allowing older operating systems to jump to Windows 10 or 11, is no more. Oct 12, 2023 7:56 AM CDT Samsung Galaxy S23 Exynos 2400 chip benchmarks show you're going to want the Qualcomm version Early Samsung Galaxy S24 benchmarks show the Exynos 2400 isn't as fast as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 some global models will use. Oct 12, 2023 11:45 AM CDT ZTE's first 'flagship GPU server' for China has NVIDIA H800 AI GPUs, works around US sanctions ZTE's first flagship GPU ser ver for China announced: ZTE R6900 G5 servers feature NVIDIA H800 AI GPUs, specifically designed for China against US sanction. Oct 12, 2023 7:19 PM CDT AMD Strix Point Halo APU teased: RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, next-gen Zen 5 CPU cores for 2024 AMD's next-gen Strix Point Halo APU: Zen 5 chiplet deisgn (up to 16 cores) with 40 RDNA 3+ Compute Units which will be on-par to RTX 4070 Max-Q GPU. Oct 12, 2023 9:41 PM CDT Intel Arc Alchemist GPU IDs spotted in Linux kernel patches: 5 x new Intel Arc GPUs teased Intel looks to be expanding its Arc Alchemist GPU family with 5 x new SKUs turning up in a recent Linux open-source i915 Direct Rendering Manager driver. Oct 13, 2023 12:37 AM CDT Valve: so, yeah.. enabling AMD Anti-Lag tech on Radeon GPUs = VAC banned on CS2 Valve warns you'll get VAC banned in Counter-Strike 2 if you enable AMD's new Anti-Lag techology on your Radeon RX series graphics card. Oct 13, 2023 6:03 PM CDT Sketchy rumor claims the 24-inch iMac is getting a refresh, but not the one we expected Apple is expected to refresh the 24-inch iMac soon, but a new report claims that it will have M2 chips instead of the M3 that we'd been expecting. Oct 14, 2023 12:45 PM CDT Here's when Apple will release iOS 17.1 according to a surprising source Apple is beta testing iOS 17.1 right now and a new regulatory update appears to have confirmed that it will debut later this month. Oct 15, 2023 6:30 AM CDT Apple could strip a key Vision Pro headset feature to make it cheaper next time out The Vision Pro headset is a costly one but Apple might strip a big feature out to make it cheaper according to a new report by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg. Oct 15, 2023 8:45 AM CDT Here are all the specs on Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs The full specifications and pricing are now available for Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs: Core i5-14600K to the Core i9-14900K. Oct 15, 2023 7:28 PM CDT AMD Fluid Motion Frames preview driver adds frame gen toggle for all DirectX 11 and 12 games AMD's driver-level Fluid Motion Frame tech now supports all DirectX 11 and 12 games for Radeon RX 6000 and 7000 Series GPU owners. Oct 15, 2023 8:57 PM CDT Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X chip for PCs will fight Apple's M-series processors Qualcomm has a new name for its next-gen PC platform: Snapdragon X, and will fight Apple's progressively-better M-series chips on the PC. Oct 15, 2023 10:30 PM CDT Microsoft's Project Silica will store terabytes of data on glass plates for cloud storage Data storage that will last up to 10,000 years and doesn't require electricity, Microsoft's Project Silica will use glass to revolutionize the cloud. Oct 16, 2023 7:58 PM CDT Cougar NxSys Aero gaming chair has integrated cooling to cool you down while you game Cougar's latest gaming chair, the NxSys Aero, adds a sizable RGB fan that treats you like a GPU and CPU that needs to stay cool when gaming. Oct 16, 2023 10:59 PM CDT Stunning videos of the October 2023 solar eclipse were captured from around the world The October 2023 annular solar eclipse was captured from multiple locations worldwide, and here are some of the best videos of the event. Oct 17, 2023 1:46 AM CDT Scientists discover 'missing law of nature' in the natural world's workings A team of scientists and philosophers have penned a new study that makes a modern addition to the laws of nature that govern the natural world. Oct 17, 2023 6:02 AM CDT Does nobody care about Intel's new Arc A580? Rumors suggest sales of the GPU are truly dire It's a shame as the Arc A580 isn't without its merits, but apparently sales of the GPU are 'effectively non-existent' according to one retailer. Oct 17, 2023 8:39 AM CDT Running AI Large Language Models on Windows PCs with GeForce RTX GPUs just got a massive boost Alongside DLSS 3 support coming to a batch of new games, NVIDIA's latest GeForce Game Ready driver release greatly improves Generative AI performance. Oct 17, 2023 7:32 PM CDT Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mobile CPU spotted: 16 cores at 5.1GHz for next-gen 2024 laptops Intel's new Core Ultra 9 185H mobile processor flexes its muscle in new Geekbench 5 result, underwhelming early results against other mobile CPUs. Oct 17, 2023 9:30 PM CDT Humans photograph 'ring of fire' from deep space satellite 1 million miles from Earth The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite located 1 million miles from Earth has captured a stunning image of the recent solar eclipse. Oct 18, 2023 12:16 AM CDT X, formerly Twitter, will start charging users $1 a year to post and like content X has announced it will be rolling out a new paywall aimed at users creating new X accounts, which will require them to pay $1 for basic features. Oct 18, 2023 1:16 AM CDT Satellite uses lasers to beam down data at 10 Gbps in a crazy new communications test China has announced that one of its satellites has successfully transmitted data from space to a station on Earth at an astonishing 10 Gbps. Oct 18, 2023 9:02 AM CDT Fed up with the Microsoft Store loading really slowly on Windows 11? It's now way, way faster We're talking loading three times as fast and being way more responsive, which is a definite boon for those who use the Microsoft Store. Oct 18, 2023 12:29 PM CDT Tesla will start Cybertruck deliveries on November 30, Elon Musk is now Santa Claus Tesla's new Cybertruck will be delivered to select customers starting November 30, before going into full production next year at its Texas Gigafactory. Oct 18, 2023 7:07 PM CDT AMD, Arm, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm are teaming up for next-gen AI standards All of the major AI tech players are teaming up (sans Apple) to standardize and democratize the future of AI narrow precision data formats. Oct 18, 2023 10:57 PM CDT Micron's low-power memory optimized for Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 Platform, VR, and Mixed-Reality Micron's LPDDR5X DRAM and UFS 3.1 storage are optimized for the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, which powers the Meta Quest 3's Mixed-Reality features. Oct 19, 2023 8:01 AM CDT NASA breaks record for the fastest human-made object NASA has absolutely smashed the record for the fastest human-made object with the Parker Solar Probe's 17th pass of our local star. Oct 19, 2023 10:42 AM CDT Windows 11's Copilot AI gets some useful tweaks - but we hope bigger changes are coming soon Preview build 23570 makes Copilot's entrance animation smoother, plus there's a neat touch for multi-monitor users - but what about those plugins? Oct 19, 2023 1:54 PM CDT AMD Radeon RX 7900M mobile GPU released: Navi 31, 16GB VRAM, for $2800+ gaming laptops AMD's new Radeon RX 7900M mobile GPU announced: Navi 31 GPU, with 72 RDNA 3 GPU cores boosting up to 2GHz+, 16GB GDDR6 at 18Gbps, with a 180W TGP. Oct 19, 2023 7:18 PM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X: 64 cores, 128 threads @ 5.1GHz, 320MB cache, 350W TDP at $4999 AMD reignites the HEDT (high-end desktop) PC market with its new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs, maxed out at 64C/128T for $4999. Oct 19, 2023 10:40 PM CDT Astronaut snaps epic photograph of the recent solar eclipse from space An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has snapped a photograph of the annual solar eclipse that happened earlier this week. Oct 20, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Scientists discover Earth's core may be leaking out onto its surface A team of researchers believes that Earth's core may be leaking out onto the planet's surface based on recently discovered isotopes. Oct 20, 2023 1:16 AM CDT TT Show Episode 8 - Activision Blizzard joins Xbox, PS5 slim, AMD Anti-Lag+ disaster, and more! Scientists also discover a 'missing law of nature' that blew Jak's mind, and the duo discuss teaming up to play the latest Lord of the Rings game. Oct 20, 2023 2:06 AM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX series CPUs top out at 96 cores, 192 threads Zen 4 for $9999 AMD has 6 new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX series CPUs, all based on the newer Zen 4 architecture and top out with a 96-core, 192-thread 7995WX for $9999. Oct 20, 2023 7:14 PM CDT World record memory frequency of 5809.2 MHz or DDR5-11618 recorded live by Team AU and Hicookie Intel and Team AU brought a live DDR5 overclocking demo for the new Intel Core i9 14900K to SXSW Sydney and set a new world record. Oct 20, 2023 11:27 PM CDT Samsung provides update on next-gen GDDR7 memory: 50% less stand-by power than GDDR6 Samsung provides small update on its next-gen GDDR7 memory: 50% less stand-by power used than GDDR6, explains why it used PAM3 encoding and not PAM4. Oct 21, 2023 4:44 AM CDT Apple isn't sure about iOS 17.1 - second Release Candidate now available for iPhone 15 owners The iOS 17.1 update is likely to arrive within the next few days and Apple has now released a second Release Candidate update for testers. Oct 21, 2023 12:00 PM CDT Apple's iOS 17.1 update could fix a significant location data bug The upcoming iOS 17.1 update will apparently fix a privacy bug that reset a vital location services permissions option on iPhones. Oct 21, 2023 12:45 PM CDT Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite: 4.6 TFLOPs = more GPU power than Xbox Series S Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite SoC detailed: 4nm 12-core Oryon CPU, 4.6 TFLOPs from its Adreno GPU, supports up to 64GB of LPDDR5-8533 memory, 5G of course. Oct 22, 2023 6:12 PM CDT SanDisk Ultra microSD UHS-I cards deliver the world's fastest 1.5 TB high-capacity card speeds 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra microSD UHS-I cards offer a viable storage option and alternative to SSDs when it comes to Android devices and Windows laptops. Oct 22, 2023 8:28 PM CDT Banned in China, GeForce RTX 4090 prices could see a significant increase... globally We've seen this before, GPU prices suddenly spiking, but this time it looks to be limited to the high-end GPUs like the GeForce RTX 4090. Oct 23, 2023 1:32 AM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: AD103 GPU would get around US sanctions and into China NVIDIA's rumored GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER should use AD103 GPU, as the AD102 GPU is under US sanctions and banned from China... AD103 isn't banned. Oct 23, 2023 7:09 PM CDT ASL's new GeForce RTX 4060 has a built-in spirit level, because why not ASL's new GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card has a built-in spirit level, for absolutely no reason at all... will only be available exclusively in China. Oct 23, 2023 10:05 PM CDT Intel Arc graphics driver adds support and improvements for Alan Wake 2 and Cities Skylines 2 Intel keeps the timely driver update train going for Arc graphics with the latest offering support for some of the most visually intensive games of 2023. Oct 24, 2023 2:59 AM CDT NASA's new moon rover overcomes lunar 'obstacle course' NASA's new lunar rover that aims to explore the lunar south pole has successfully completed an obstacle course simulating the lunar surface. Oct 24, 2023 7:08 AM CDT AMD's 12 and 16-core Ryzen mobile CPUs could get new versions that make gaming laptops cheaper Fiery top-end Dragon Range CPUs could get new spins that make powerful gaming laptops a bit more affordable, or that's the hope anyway. Oct 24, 2023 8:22 AM CDT Scientists intercept mysterious radio signal that took 8 billion years to reach Earth A team of researchers has intercepted an ancient radio signal that traveled more than 8 billion years before it finally reached Earth. Oct 24, 2023 10:53 AM CDT IBM unveils NorthPole AI chip is 4000x faster than TrueNorth, with 8 years in the making IBM Research unveils its first-ever AI-dedicated chip: NorthPole, which the company says is 22x faster than any other offer in the AI chip industry. Oct 24, 2023 8:05 PM CDT Apple teases 'Scary Fast' event for M3 chip, new desktop M3-powered iMac would be nice Apple announces its new 'Scary Fast' event for October 30, where we should see its next-gen M3 chip announced, hopefully M3-powered iMac desktop. Oct 24, 2023 10:11 PM CDT NASA telescope photographs two objects in deep space merging into one NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed two astronomical objects in deep space merging into one. Oct 25, 2023 5:51 AM CDT Windows 11 could soon get another dose of AI - this time with the Paint app's AI Cocreator Microsoft is working hard to get Paint Cocreator out, and it has progressed through testing channels swiftly, with a new intro feature just added. Oct 25, 2023 8:54 AM CDT NASA telescope photographs hypnotizing 'eyes' lurking in deep space When astronomers peer into space, they typically don't expect to find something peering back at them, but in this case, they certainly did. Oct 25, 2023 10:10 AM CDT The entire AirPods lineup is getting an overhaul with a new model and features, insider claims Apple's AirPods lineup is expected to go through a complete revamp with USB-C coming to some models and a redesigned look and feature set also on the way. Oct 25, 2023 2:27 PM CDT 2023 iMac expected to use new M3 chip and get new colors, but don't expect wholesale changes The Apple 24-inch iMac is finally expected to get a new update next week but those hoping for huge changes are likely going to be left disappointed. Oct 25, 2023 3:30 PM CDT GEEKOM Mini IT11 with Intel Core i7 processor selling for just $499, a huge $350 off discount GEEKOM is running a sale on its Mini IT11 mini PC with Intel 11th Gen Core i7 processor for just $499, which includes a massive $350 discount. Oct 25, 2023 9:03 PM CDT NASA's Webb telescope captures extremely rare and bright explosion in deep space NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected an extremely rare and bright explosion that has produced a heavy element called tellurium. Oct 26, 2023 1:23 AM CDT NASA rover discovers wild evidence Mars was likely a 'planet of rivers' A team of researchers looked at data acquired by NASA's Curiosity rover and found that Mars had many more rivers than previously anticipated. Oct 26, 2023 3:17 AM CDT NASA showcases the spacecraft four astronauts will take on a trip to the Moon NASA has revealed the fully stacked spacecraft set to take four astronauts on a long journey to the Moon, around it, and back to Earth. Oct 26, 2023 9:34 AM CDT Apple admits its iPhone 15 has a problem with BMW wireless chargers If you own an iPhone 15 it might be an idea to avoid wirelessly charging it in your BMW or Toyota Supra after Apple admitted a problem. Oct 26, 2023 11:45 AM CDT ASRock's new WRX90 + TRX50 motherboards: maxes out with 5 fans, 7 x PCIe x16 slots ASRock's new WRX90 WS EVO motherboard supports 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU, has dual 10GbE networking, and SO much more. Oct 26, 2023 8:30 PM CDT Microsoft Word turns 40, and in the words of Fatboy Slim, 'You've come a long way, baby' It's been 40 years since the very first version of Microsoft Word hit the PC market, and it launched with something called a 'mouse.' Oct 27, 2023 2:28 AM CDT Thinking of buying an NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU? Don't do it yet - there are good reasons to wait NVIDIA RTX 4090 prices have risen of late, and will continue to do so as the year rolls onwards in theory - but that'll all change early next year. Oct 27, 2023 8:42 AM CDT ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with built-in SSD is now available, GPU + SSD combo goodness The new ASUS DUAL GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD graphics card isn't just another RTX 4060 Ti, it has a built-in M.2 SSD slot that is actually really useable. Oct 27, 2023 7:40 PM CDT Apple's iOS 17 Journal app is finally available in beta, but is it any good? Apple announced the Journal app in June and it's finally here in the first iOS 17.2 beta, but it has some way to go if it's to live up to Apple's promises. Oct 28, 2023 12:30 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER rumor: AD103 GPU with 16GB, could have 20GB GDDR6X model According to the latest on the rumor mill, NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER rolls out with the full AD103 GPU, packing 10240 CUDA cores. Oct 28, 2023 6:19 PM CDT The iPhone 15 Pro Max just trounced the Pixel 8 Pro in a 'real-world' speed test A real-world speed test has shown the iPhone 15 Pro Max's A17 Pro to be faster than the Pixel 8 Pro's Tensor G3, and by some margin. Oct 29, 2023 6:00 AM CDT Apple's iPhone Journal app isn't coming to your iPad or Mac any time soon Apple's testing the new Journal app as part of the upcoming iOS 17.2 update, but there's no sign of any release on the Mac or iPad at the moment. Oct 29, 2023 11:31 AM CDT Intel isn't too worried about Arm CPUs from AMD, NVIDIA and Qualcomm running Windows 'We don't see these as potentially being all that significant,' Intel CEO says of NVIDIA, AMD, and Qualcomm plans to create Arm-based CPUs for Windows. Oct 29, 2023 11:32 PM CDT Xbox blocking the use of unofficial accessories, including controllers, on consoles Microsoft is taking a big step to block the use of unauthorized and unofficial wireless controllers on Xbox consoles, with the ban going in effect soon. Oct 30, 2023 1:04 AM CDT NASA confirms humans will never go to the biggest planet in our solar system NASA has admitted that humans will never go on a trip to the biggest planet in our solar system, but we may go to one of its promising moons. Oct 30, 2023 6:55 AM CDT NASA shows doubt for its Mars samples getting back to Earth on schedule NASA's current plan for getting Mars samples collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth may cost too much to keep on schedule. Oct 30, 2023 9:10 AM CDT Survey claims everyone wants to work at Netflix - but Intel, not so much... A new study of job applicant numbers found that some of the most popular tech firms are Netflix, Amazon and Microsoft. Intel is way down the list, though. Oct 30, 2023 12:42 PM CDT Google wanted every iPhone to come with its app preinstalled - Apple said no Google reportedly wanted Apple to put its Search app on every single iPhone that was sold, but the company ultimately said that it wouldn't. Oct 30, 2023 5:15 PM CDT Forget new Macs, Apple's iOS 17.2 update fixes this infuriating iPhone bug The upcoming iOS 17.2 will fix a bug that prevents some iPhones from being able to load websites and other content when connected to Wi-Fi. Oct 30, 2023 6:30 PM CDT Apple's new M3 series chips launch inside new 14-inch, 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops Apple announces new 14-inch, 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with its brand-new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips made on TSMC 3nm, new Space Black color, too. Oct 30, 2023 10:40 PM CDT Western Digital is splitting into two companies, one focused on HDDs and one on Flash Memory Western Digital is going to split into two independent companies next year, and both of them will focus on storage. One on HDDs and the other Flash Memory. Oct 31, 2023 1:57 AM CDT Windows 11 update reportedly has weird installation errors that can take time to recover from We've spotted reports of reboot loops that have tied up the Windows 11 PC for some time, frustrating some users - although this is a preview update. Oct 31, 2023 12:00 PM CDT Intel beats NVIDIA in GPU business: South Korea's 'Google' buys Intel CPUs for AI workloads South Korea's 'Google', Naver, is switching over to using CPUs for some of its AI workloads away from GPUs, because of supply chain + high prices. Oct 31, 2023 7:44 PM CDT Apple's new 24-inch iMac with M3 chip and 4.5K Retina display is up to 2X faster than the M1 Apple's iMac range with the M3 Chip is set to launch on November 7, and according to the company you're looking at some serious performance improvements. Oct 31, 2023 9:02 PM CDT News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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