News Archive: August 2023 Tap to refine news by category NVIDIA DLSS 3 has been quietly added to Remnant 2 - can it help the RTX 4090 GPU run it at 4K? DLSS 3 to the rescue? Although early feedback indicates this might not be the case. Regardless, we've just discovered Remnant 2 has sold a ton of units. Aug 1, 2023 10:21 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 launching on PC with DLSS 2 and DLAA support on day one Baldur's Gate 3 is launching with DLSS 2 support and in 4K that means a frame-rate of over 200 fps on the flagship GeForce RTX 4090. Aug 2, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will arrive on PS4 and Xbox One in the coming year EA's CEO let us know in an earnings call that Jedi: Survivor will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One in part due to demand from the gaming community. Aug 2, 2023 1:37 PM CDT Is this Hades playthrough the most impressive feat ever achieved in gaming? Quite possibly As well as an incredible amount of skill, this umodded playthrough of Hades at max difficulty required an incredible amount of luck. Aug 3, 2023 10:48 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 breaks 472,000 players on Steam, beats DOTA 2 for a day After six years in the making, Larian's epic D&D RPG comes out of the gate swinging with Baldur's Gate 3 taking over PC via Steam for its launch day. Aug 3, 2023 5:03 PM CDT Metal Gear Solid franchise breaks 60 million sales Konami's legendary Metal Gear Solid tactical espionage action game franchise has now broken 60 million sales worldwide in the past 36 years on the market. Aug 6, 2023 1:54 PM CDT Call of Duty may have over 5x more monthly active players than Apex Legends Apex Legends is one of the most popular shooters on the market today, but it apparently pales in comparison to the leading Call of Duty FPS franchise. Aug 6, 2023 6:46 PM CDT Red Dead Redemption coming soon to Switch and PS4, but isn't a remake It's official: Rockstar Games confirms Red Dead Redemption 1 is coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch later this month, including Undead Nightmare. Aug 7, 2023 9:34 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 expansion sounds unlikely - and if it happens, it'd take a long time to arrive According to an interview with the founder of Larian, an expansion for BG3 would be difficult to produce due to a couple of complicated factors. Aug 8, 2023 6:27 AM CDT FromSoftware made $152 million last year with a 60% profit margin FromSoftware reportedly made $125 million last year on the strength of Elden Ring sales, and managed to pull in an incredibly high 60% profit margin. Aug 8, 2023 11:28 AM CDT Mario game sales jump after Super Mario Bros film success Super Mario Bros. game sales have jumped following the megaton success of the Super Mario Bros. film, with one game rising by nearly 2 million. Aug 8, 2023 2:29 PM CDT Take-Two explains benefits of putting games on subscriptions like Game Pass, PlayStation Plus Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff comments on adding games to subscriptions like PlayStation Plus, says that it's an economic opportunity. Aug 8, 2023 5:34 PM CDT Boring weekend coming up? Keep busy with 5 Assassin's Creed games that'll be playable for free Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Black Flag, Brotherhood, and Revelations, are all available to play for free this coming weekend. Aug 9, 2023 9:50 AM CDT Get a bunch of fantastic Resident Evil games for just $20 Grab some of the best Resident Evil games on PC for just $20 in Humble Bundle's awesome new Decades of Horror game bundle with 10 games for $2 a piece. Aug 9, 2023 4:43 PM CDT Sony expects PlayStation to make $32 billion in annual sales, a new all-time record Sony expects PlayStation to generate an incredible 4.170 trillion in net sales during Fiscal Year 2023, which could push revenues past $32 billion. Aug 10, 2023 12:33 PM CDT Overwatch 2 releases on Steam and was immediately review bombed by angry gamers Blizzard released Overwatch 2 on Steam today, and gamers were quick to get their reviews in, causing the overall sentiment to be 'Overwhelmingly Negative'. Aug 11, 2023 5:58 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 is beating Zelda: TotK on Metacritic - is it the new favorite for GotY? Baldur's Gate 3 has an average score of 97 on Metacritic, which just pips Tears of the Kingdom's 96 score. Is Larian's RPG going to take Game of the Year? Aug 11, 2023 8:32 AM CDT Bungie makes the perfect choice for its new Zavala Land Reddick will always be Zavala to millions of Destiny players, but Bungie has made the perfect choice in who will now carry on Reddick's legacy. Aug 13, 2023 12:36 PM CDT PS5 console profits to be reduced, Sony warns Sony's latest financials indicate that the company plans to make less profit per units sold on worldwide PlayStation 5 console sales due to regional mix. Aug 13, 2023 5:47 PM CDT Ubisoft announces discount and new release date for Assassin's Creed Mirage Ubisoft has announced that its Assassin's Creed throwback game, 'Assassin's Creed Mirage,' will be discounted and released a week early. Aug 15, 2023 2:34 AM CDT Steam Deck is getting a fix for serious Zenbleed security flaw - but some gamers are worried While a fix is inbound - and a fallback solution in place - for the Deck's Zen 2 APU, there are concerns about a performance hit from a microcode update. Aug 15, 2023 10:02 AM CDT Microsoft's new policy to combat toxic Xbox gamers is '8 strikes and you're out' New 'enforcement strike system' has come into play, and you'll receive temporary suspensions for a few strikes, but a year-long ban if you reach 8. Aug 16, 2023 8:23 AM CDT COD HQ may be Call of Duty's games as a platform future, may mimic Halo Master Chief Collection Activision's new Call of Duty HQ infrastructure looks to unify multiple engine-built COD games for ease-of-use and discovery, may be similar to Halo MCC. Aug 16, 2023 3:54 PM CDT Intel Arc GPUs are about to get even better value - for those wanting Assassin's Creed Mirage Intel is giving away two games, Assassin's Creed Mirage and Nightingale, with Arc graphics cards and selected Raptor Lake or Alder Lake CPUs. Aug 17, 2023 1:39 PM CDT Immortals of Aveum needs an RTX 2080 Super GPU at minimum, making Starfield look easy-going That's quite an ask for NVIDIA fans, although the first-person shooter is a little more forgiving on the AMD side - and it does have DLSS and FSR support. Aug 18, 2023 10:53 AM CDT Embracer open to divesting studios, emphasizes external funding for new games Embracer Group could sell off parts or whole game studios in an effort to reduce overhead costs of games development production, the company says. Aug 18, 2023 3:31 PM CDT Starfield reviewer says he didn't experience one bug in the first 15 hours of gameplay A Starfield reviewer has said that in the first 15 hours of gameplay, he didn't experience a single bug and doubled down on his statement, 'I'm serious.' Aug 20, 2023 10:26 AM CDT NetEase opens 10th studio T-Minus Zero, helmed by BioWare co-founder Chinese live service gaming giant NetEase opens yet another U.S.-based studio, this time with BioWare and Certain Affinity vet Rich Vogel at the helm. Aug 21, 2023 10:27 AM CDT Official Xbox Series X wraps revealed with NASA-inspired Starfield design Microsoft reveals official Xbox Series X console wraps that allow gamers to customize their black-box designs, skins debut with special Starfield wrap. Aug 21, 2023 1:28 PM CDT Half-Life 2 RTX is real with modders teaming up with NVIDIA to deliver a stunning update Half-Life 2 RTX is a new project in development by modders using RTX Remix in collaboration with NVIDIA, and it already looks as good as we'd hoped. Aug 22, 2023 8:00 AM CDT Starfield spotted being sold in stores weeks ahead of launch Bethesda's highly anticipated title Starfield has been spotted being picked up from stores ahead of its scheduled launch in early September. Aug 22, 2023 7:17 PM CDT Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 'Update 2.0' looks incredible with DLSS 3.5 and full ray tracing Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty overhauls the entire game, and with DLSS 3.5 it looks good enough to warrant starting a brand new save. Aug 23, 2023 3:32 AM CDT Forza Motorsport PC system requirements are announced - here's another game that needs an SSD Calling for an SSD as part of the minimum requirement for a PC game is slowly but surely becoming more commonplace with high-profile titles. Aug 23, 2023 2:00 PM CDT Phil Spencer says it 'will take time' to get Activision games on Game Pass Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer cautions fans that it will take a bit of time to get Activision-Blizzard games onto Xbox Game Pass if the merger goes through. Aug 24, 2023 1:01 PM CDT Phil Spencer on Xbox Series S: 'There is no fatal flaw in the machine' Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer comments on the current Xbox Series S debacle that sees the cheaper console being blamed for Baldur's Gate 3's delay on Xbox. Aug 24, 2023 4:34 PM CDT Phil Spencer 'totally understands' why some publishers avoid Xbox Game Pass Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer agrees with certain realities of subscriptions and understands why some publishers avoid day Game Pass day one releases. Aug 25, 2023 4:24 PM CDT Diablo IV players attack Blizzard for embarrassing in-game grammatical errors Diablo IV players have compiled a list of Blizzard's grammatical errors that range from basic English mistakes to full misspellings of characters. Aug 28, 2023 5:16 AM CDT Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will feature support for both DLSS and FSR 3 at launch Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an AMD sponsored title and it is set to feature support for AMD's new FSR 3 Fluid Motion Frames and NVIDIA DLSS at launch. Aug 29, 2023 7:28 AM CDT Cooler Master unveils the Dyn X, a next-gen racing simulator designed for enthusiasts Cooler Master has unveiled the Dyn X racing simulator that's designed to replicate multiple car cockpits with 14 different sitting positions. Aug 30, 2023 10:25 AM CDT Tekken 8 is Bandai Namco's first $70 game, Capcom and SEGA may be next Bandai Namco was one of the last publishers to keep the standard $59.99 price tag for its biggest games, but that will change in 2024 with Tekken 8. Aug 30, 2023 3:34 PM CDT AMD's Limited Edition Starfield Ryzen 7800X3D and Radeon RX 7900 XTX combo is on eBay AMD and Bethesda have only produced 500 of these limited edition Starfield Ryzen and Radeon bundles, and one is currently up for auction on eBay. Aug 30, 2023 9:58 PM CDT AMD's new graphics driver is a must for RX 7900 XTX or XT owners about to play Starfield Those playing in 4K resolution with an RX 7900 XTX or 7900 XT graphics card will get a major boost to frame rates with this latest driver. Aug 31, 2023 11:30 AM CDT Astronomers photograph Millennium Falcon-shaped comet as it approaches Earth A comet has made an unusual eruption that has resulted in it appearing to look like the fastest piece of junk in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon. Aug 1, 2023 1:51 AM CDT Omni One, the complete VR entertainment system with a treadmill, is shipping to investors A home VR with a treadmill means complete 3D movement without the need to zap to travel or worry about your immediate surroundings. Aug 1, 2023 5:02 AM CDT Having internet connectivity issues on Windows 11? Intel's new drivers might fix any Wi-Fi woes Intel's new PROSet/Wireless Software driver version 22.240.0 has the cure for a bunch of Wi-Fi problems relating to performance and stability. Aug 1, 2023 11:03 AM CDT Will the AI boom see companies buy gaming GPUs to meet the demand? AI company buys boxes of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPUs and plans to buy a lot more, and this could be a sign that a new era of GPU shortages is coming. Aug 2, 2023 12:59 AM CDT NASA loses connection with record-breaking probe Voyager 2 after sending wrong command NASA has announced that its lost connection with Voyager 2, a satellite that's 12 billion light-years away from Earth exploring interstellar space. Aug 2, 2023 10:16 AM CDT AMD is launching budget single-slot Radeon PRO W7500 and W7600 workstation GPUs Ahead of an official announcement and reveal, full details for AMD's new Radeon PRO W7500 and W7600 budget workstation GPUs emerge. Aug 2, 2023 10:56 PM CDT LK-99 superconductor will change computing and tech as we know it, that is, if it's for real LK-99 is causing quite the stir at the because it presents a potential game changer for how energy is produced and distributed across all industries. Aug 3, 2023 12:56 AM CDT Officials confirm the origin of a mysterious object that washed up on a beach Officials have confirmed the origins of the mysterious object that washed up on a beach in Australia after a thorough analysis by researchers. Aug 3, 2023 6:05 AM CDT Angry Twitter users are review bombing the social media platform over rebranding to X App Store users that are upset with the rebranding of Twitter to X are rampantly reviewing bombing the popular social media platform. Aug 3, 2023 7:18 AM CDT Want to run Android apps on Windows 11 with an older AMD Ryzen CPU? Here's some good news It appears that Microsoft has done away with the spec requirement that called for at least a Ryzen 3000 processor to run Windows Subsystem for Android. Aug 3, 2023 8:33 AM CDT PowerColor leaks Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card details before official AMD reveal Radeon RX 7800 XT specs and details emerge after PowerColor inadvertently made the product page for its Radeon RX 7800 XT Red Devil live. Aug 3, 2023 11:34 PM CDT Phanteks introduces stylish new Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO coolers with daisy-chain fans Phanteks Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO coolers make great use of the premium D30 fans, and are available in both black and white variants. Aug 4, 2023 2:26 AM CDT Scientists release first 3D simulation of the inside of a star A group of researchers has created the first 3D simulation of the inside of a star, giving insight into the evolution of stars and galaxies. Aug 4, 2023 3:28 AM CDT Elon Musk to create a hub within the X app dedicated to buying and selling stocks, says report Elon Musk has responded to the recent report that claimed X has put out a call for a financial-data giant to build a trading hub within its app. Aug 4, 2023 10:12 AM CDT NASA's Webb captures stunning photos of iconic space object never seen like this before NASA and the European Space Agency's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the iconic Ring Nebula known as Messier 57, or M57. Aug 4, 2023 8:29 PM CDT Thunderbot MIX is a console-like mini PC with a sleek design and GeForce RTX 4070 graphics Mini-PCs designed for PC gaming is something we'd love to see more of, and the new Thunderbot MIX looks impressive - with up to GeForce RTX 4070 graphics. Aug 6, 2023 11:57 PM CDT Researchers train an AI to identify keystrokes on a keyboard by sound alone Generative AI is going to be used to cause havok with online security, this new research paper shows how AI can track what you're typing using audio. Aug 7, 2023 12:56 AM CDT NASA confirms its 'interstellar shout' put it back into contact with Voyager 2 NASA has re-established full contact with Voyager 2 after the space agency announced it lost connection after a bad command was sent through. Aug 7, 2023 2:16 AM CDT Twitch streamer Kai Cenat arrested in New York for trying to giveaway PlayStation 5's Twitch streamer Kai Cenat has been arrested after causing absolute chaos at Union Square, New York, by trying to giveaway PlayStation 5's. Aug 7, 2023 2:35 AM CDT Elon Musk says where the Mark Zuckerberg cage fight will be livestreamed After saying where the fight will be live-streamed, Elon Musk has breathed life back into the highly anticipated cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg. Aug 7, 2023 5:55 AM CDT Antec's new NE Gold M ATX 3.0 power supplies are made for high-end gaming, pushing up to 1300W Antec launches a trio of new high-end power supplies available in black or white, capable of delivering all your high-end PC gaming needs. Aug 7, 2023 7:28 AM CDT AMD's Ryzen CPUs appear to be selling a ton - particularly X3D models - while Intel flounders At least going by sales at one major European retailer, AMD is embarrassing Intel in desktop processor territory, with Ryzen X3D CPUs leading the charge. Aug 7, 2023 10:33 AM CDT MSI unveils B650M PROJECT ZERO motherboard with connectors hidden on the back MSI's new B650M PROJECT ZERO motherboard for AMD AM5 puts all connectors on the back for a cable-free look, will this become the new norm for boards? Aug 7, 2023 10:57 PM CDT Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 hit record sales figures at launch The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 launch figures show that they have set a new record for launch sales with more than a million bought. Aug 8, 2023 2:00 AM CDT Here's why Apple's new iPhones are expected to be more expensive Apple's newest iPhones are rumored to have come with a bunch of changes visual and internal changes, along with a decent price increase. Aug 8, 2023 7:46 AM CDT Scientists detect first-of-its-kind signals from a wobbly black hole Researchers have detected superfast changes to jets shooting out of a black hole for the first time, adding to the mystery of black holes. Aug 8, 2023 9:55 AM CDT Congress UFO whistleblower announces 'what I told them was the tip of the iceberg' Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves that testified before Congress regarding UFO sightings, said what he said to Congress was just 'the tip of the iceberg'. Aug 8, 2023 11:11 AM CDT WhatsApp gains support for screen sharing across platforms The instant messaging platform WhatsApp has announced support for sharing screens across different devices for the first time and it's rolling out now. Aug 8, 2023 1:30 PM CDT ASRock filing confirms AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 7700 XT will feature 12GB of VRAM AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 7800 XT will feature 16GB of VRAM, with the Radeon RX 7700 XT set to feature 12GB - per a new filing to the EEC from ASRock. Aug 8, 2023 9:56 PM CDT GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB benchmarks showcase massive performance improvement in some games New video showcases how the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can deliver a performance increase of up to 43% over the 8GB model in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Aug 9, 2023 12:57 AM CDT TEAMGROUP's new T-CREATE EXPERT memory cards offer impressive speed and capacities of up to 2TB New high-speed and high-end memory cards for creators from TEAMGROUP, with the latest T-CREATE EXPERT offerings available in up to 2TB capacities. Aug 9, 2023 8:27 PM CDT Silicon Motion's new SM2508 PCIe Gen5 SSD controller targets 14 GB/s speed using only 3.5W The new SM2508 client PCIe Gen5 SSD controller will be available next year, and with fast speeds and low power consumption it could be a game changer. Aug 9, 2023 10:28 PM CDT AOC unveils new 1440p IPS gaming monitor with a 170Hz refresh rate AOC has revealed a new 27-inch IPS gaming monitor that hits a 170Hz refresh rate and has what AOC calls a 'high color accuracy' for creative workflows. Aug 10, 2023 4:20 AM CDT ISS astronaut becomes the first to ride on a robotic arm during epic spacewalk A newly installed robotic arm on the International Space Station has been ridden for the first time by a Russian cosmonaut during a spacewalk. Aug 10, 2023 5:46 AM CDT AOC introduces 26.5-inch OLED gaming monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate AOC has announced its AGON PRO AG276QZD, a new competitive gaming monitor that features high-end specs at an impressive price point. Aug 10, 2023 6:33 AM CDT Not seeing recommended videos on YouTube anymore? Here's the reason why Google has changed things so those who have switched off their watch history will no longer get video recommendations on their YouTube home page. Aug 10, 2023 8:28 AM CDT 45-inch Acer Predator X45 OLED gaming monitor releases in US with 240Hz refresh rate Acer unveiled the Predator X45 gaming monitor at CES 2023, and now the highly anticipated display has been released in US markets. Aug 11, 2023 12:59 AM CDT AMD and Bethesda introduce limited edition Starfield Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Ryzen 7 7800X3D With only 500 being produced AMD's limited-edition Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Ryzen 76 7800X3D are destined to become highly sought after collector's items. Aug 11, 2023 3:02 AM CDT Google's AI executive walks the tight rope between an AI heaven and hell Google has said that its approach toward developing artificial intelligence is both bold and responsible, following comments by Google's AI executive. Aug 11, 2023 4:45 AM CDT AMD's FSR 3 could be here next month to take on NVIDIA DLSS 3 After a whole lot of radio silence from AMD since FSR 3 was first announced, we're hearing that it could arrive as soon as September. Aug 11, 2023 11:55 AM CDT Scientists announce successful hearing loss reversal in mice A team of scientists announced they've successfully reversed hearing loss in mice, leading researchers to believe the same process could work for humans. Aug 12, 2023 2:36 AM CDT Judge puts Sam Bankman-Fried behind bars after revoking bail A federal judge has revoked FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bail after the release of information about alleged attempts at intimidating witnesses. Aug 13, 2023 4:58 AM CDT AMD's new professional graphics GPU, the Radeon PRO W7600, shows its face at Siggraph 2023 AMD showcased its new Radeon PRO W7600 GPU for professionals on the expo floor at Siggraph 2023 and we took some happy snaps of it. Aug 14, 2023 1:55 AM CDT SEC fines big banks $549 million over using iMessage, WhatsApp and Signal The Securities and Exchange Commission has fined big banks a whopping $549 million over using personal end-to-end encryption messaging apps. Aug 14, 2023 4:24 AM CDT Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update decapitates Cortana Microsoft's newest update for Windows 11 disables the Cortana app, but the digital assistant will live on inside Outlook mobile as a text-to-voice feature. Aug 14, 2023 7:16 AM CDT Ford puts its hands-free driving tech behind a subscription paywall Ford has announced its building its hands-free technology into 500,000 of its vehicles for the 2024 model year across North America. Aug 15, 2023 2:07 AM CDT INNO3D's innovative GeForce RTX 4070 Twin X2 with hidden Stealth cable design has launched INNO3D's GeForce RTX 4070 Twin X2 OC White 'Stealth' Edition is here with the company rolling out more mainstream GPUs with hidden power cables soon. Aug 15, 2023 9:57 PM CDT AMD's 'Navi 4C' for Radeon RX 8000 series GPUs goes all in on the chiplet design With AMD supposedly exiting the high-end GPU market with its upcoming RDNA 4 architecture, this look at 'Navi 4C' is a fascinating look at the future. Aug 16, 2023 12:59 AM CDT Intel points out Arc A750 GPU is way better value than NVIDIA RTX 3060 as new driver emerges Intel has released a new graphics driver with Madden NFL 24 support, and took the time to show how much better value the A750 GPU is than NVIDIA's RTX 3060. Aug 16, 2023 9:00 AM CDT Mecpow launches X3/X3 Pro laser engravers with an epic tripled lifespan, discount code inside Mecpow is launching two new laser engravers that come with a tripled lifespan, high precision, seamless connectivity, and enhanced safety features. Aug 16, 2023 10:05 AM CDT James Gunn responds to rumors that porn star Johnny Sins will play Lex Luthor DC Studios co-head James Gunn has responded to an unfounded rumor that porn star Johnny Sins will be playing Lex Luthor in an upcoming Superman film. Aug 16, 2023 12:02 PM CDT The iPhone 15 could be getting a huge Thunderbolt speed glow-up If you pick up a new iPhone this fall you could be getting one with super-fast file transfer support thanks to the addition of Thunderbolt-equipped USB-C. Aug 16, 2023 1:33 PM CDT AMD Radeon Chief confirms major product announcements are coming next week at Gamescom AMD pencils in next week's massive Gamescom 2023 event as the place where the Radeon team will unveil multiple new products like the Radeon RX 7800 XT. Aug 16, 2023 9:26 PM CDT YouTube moves to kill cancer treatment misinformation platform wide YouTube is moving to remove cancer treatment misinformation across its platform, part of its overarching effort to reduce all medical misinformation. Aug 17, 2023 3:14 AM CDT Intel Battlemage GPUs could be faster than hoped, and may give an RTX 4070 a run for its money Clues dug up by a leaker suggest Battlemage will have a beefy enough flagship, perhaps good enough to match the RTX 4070 - or even beat it? Aug 17, 2023 8:47 AM CDT Former Linus Tech Tips employee alleges sexual misconduct amid ongoing controversy A former Linus Tech Tips employee allegedly quit working at the company after experiencing sexual misconduct and unfair working standards. Aug 18, 2023 2:07 AM CDT Razer BlackWidow V4 75% is the company's first hot-swappable mechanical keyboard It's the company's most customizable keyboard to date, as the new Razer BlackWidow V4 75% features hot-swappable switches for the first time. Aug 18, 2023 3:32 AM CDT Intel Arc driver update brings a massive 20% performance improvement to DirectX 11 gaming Intel delivers another milestone driver update for the Intel Arc A750, this time focusing on DirectX 11 performance in games like Overwatch 2. Aug 18, 2023 8:01 AM CDT Jack Dorsey hangs up his Instagram boots, 'don't know why it took me so long' Jack Dorsey, the founder of what was once called Twitter, has announced he has deleted his Instagram account and that his handle is now free. Aug 18, 2023 9:16 AM CDT SpaceX liquidates its $373 million Bitcoin position amid chronic crypto market crash Reports indicate that SpaceX has liquidated its entire Bitcoin position in an epic sell-off worth $373 million amid a tectonic market crash. Aug 18, 2023 10:21 AM CDT Scientists extract Pink Floyd song from a human brain and you can listen to it A team of scientists have said they have been able to 'translate' the content of brain waves to extract the Pink Floyd song 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Aug 18, 2023 11:46 AM CDT The iPhone 15 might miss out on this iconic Apple accessory If you buy the iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro series next month you might not be able to get an Apple leather case for it according to a new report. Aug 18, 2023 12:56 PM CDT NASA releases rare footage of helicopter flying on the surface of Mars NASA has released rare footage shot by the rover Perseverance of the Mars helicopter taking flight on the surface of the Red Planet. Aug 19, 2023 10:25 AM CDT Researchers build humanoid robot pilot designed to fly planes Researchers from Korea have designed and created a humanoid robot capable of flying planes 'just like a human pilot' but without human problems. Aug 20, 2023 1:41 AM CDT Meta to launch a web version of Threads this week A new report has revealed insider knowledge about a coming new platform for Meta's recently launched Threads, a competitor to what was called Twitter, X. Aug 21, 2023 12:52 AM CDT Here's Seagate's stylish new limited edition Starfield Game Drives and Game Hub for Xbox Although you probably can't install the Xbox Series X version of the game on one, these limited edition Starfield drives from Seagate still look great. Aug 21, 2023 2:02 AM CDT Rare flesh eating bacteria kills 5 people in the US, with 25 reported cases and counting A rare flesh-eating bacteria has been confirmed to have killed five people in the United States, with officials reporting 25 cases of infection. Aug 21, 2023 2:45 AM CDT NASA JPL director comments on UFO hearings and seeing life outside of Earth The director of NASA and CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has commented on the recent UFO hearings and if she's seen life outside of Earth. Aug 21, 2023 3:36 AM CDT KIOXIA showcases its cloud-based solutions for modern data centers at VMware Explore 2023 VMware Explore kicks off this week in Las Vegas, and KIOXIA will be there to showcase its cloud-based solutions for the new multi-cloud world. Aug 21, 2023 8:01 AM CDT The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro could come with colorful braided cables The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro series of devices look set to come with new color-matched braided USB-C cables in the box for the first time. Aug 21, 2023 12:58 PM CDT The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra might get a mind-boggling camera upgrade There's talk about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and a massive new 400-megapixel camera sensor but it isn't clear if it will actually happen or not. Aug 21, 2023 2:15 PM CDT NVIDIA introduces DLSS 3.5, uses AI to improve ray-traced images for all GeForce RTX GPUs NVIDIA announces DLSS 3.5 which leverages AI to improve ray-traced image quality to deliver some impressive results that look better than native rendering. Aug 22, 2023 8:02 AM CDT The iPhone 15's new braided USB-C cable could fix another long-running problem A new leak claims to show the braided and color-matched USB-C cables that will ship with the iPhone 15 while noting it'll be 1.5m long. Aug 22, 2023 12:46 PM CDT NVIDIA's 'true' entry-level GPUs will be the RTX 3060 and 3050 for years to come, rumor reckons If a YouTube leaker is on the money - and they're one of the more reliable sources - NVIDIA has six million lower-end Ampere GPUs remaining to sell. Aug 22, 2023 2:50 PM CDT Hands-on with Samsung's Odyssey Neo G95NC, the world's first dual 4K gaming monitor Samsung invited me for a hands-on test of the Odyssey Neo G9, a 57-inch 32:9 QLED gaming display with a stunning 7,680 x 2,160 resolution. Aug 23, 2023 2:30 AM CDT Hands-on with Samsung's Odyssey OLED G9, a 49-inch 5,120 x 1,440 resolution gaming monitor Samsung has launched its Odyssey OLED G9, a 240Hz refresh rate with an astounding resolution of 5,120 x 1,440 and a 32:9 aspect ratio. Aug 23, 2023 11:06 AM CDT Did iOS 17 just leak the iPhone 15 Pro's Action button weeks ahead of release? The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to get a new Action button and now the latest iOS 17 beta appears to be getting ready for it. Aug 23, 2023 1:30 PM CDT NVIDIA smashes quarterly projections with $13.5 billion in Q2 revenue thanks to AI NVIDIA's data center and AI revenue brought in over $6 billion in pure profit in just three months, while the gaming sector shows signs of recovery. Aug 24, 2023 7:42 AM CDT Google Chrome for iPhone is making it easier to enter web addresses with a new update Users of Google Chrome on the iPhone are about to get a new feature that lets them put the address bar at the bottom of the screen for easier reaching. Aug 24, 2023 1:34 PM CDT Those fancy new iPhone 15 USB-C cables might be another huge disappointment, here's why When Apple switches the iPhone to USB-C it might not go beyond the current USB 2.0 speeds that Lightning is limited to, a new leak claims. Aug 24, 2023 2:45 PM CDT AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT revealed - specs, price, performance, and details Radeon RX 7700 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT are coming September 6, just in time for Starfield, and represent AMD's answer to the RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070. Aug 25, 2023 10:30 AM CDT MSI provides workaround for motherboard owners who've fallen afoul of new Windows 11 update Got an 'unsupported processor' error that's crashing your Windows 11 PC, and you can't escape from? MSI is on hand with some advice, fortunately. Aug 25, 2023 11:11 AM CDT This new Titan Gray iPhone 15 Pro mockup might change your mind about it Rumors of Apple switching the Gold iPhone out for a new Titan Gray had us worried, but this new mockup might actually change our minds. Aug 25, 2023 2:15 PM CDT iPhone 15 Pro's titanium construction could make them lighter than previous models When Apple announces the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max they could have a new titanium construction and that means for lighter phones. Aug 27, 2023 8:27 AM CDT Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires premium audio brand Audeze for PlayStation Audeze creates audiophile headphones for gaming, music, and professionals - so it'll be interesting to see what the company cooks up for the PS5. Aug 27, 2023 8:02 PM CDT AMD Radeon Chief says 'We're Done' with 7700 XT and 7800 XT completing the RDNA 3 line up AMD says that it as far as new GPUs go for the RDNA 3 powered Radeon RX 7000 Series lineup, with the 7700 XT and 7800 XT being the last two models. Aug 28, 2023 12:27 AM CDT Elon Musk admits that X could 'fail' under his command Elon Musk has admitted in a new X post that the social media platform has the potential to 'fail' under his command, but 'we will try our best.' Aug 28, 2023 3:29 AM CDT This might be what Apple's faux leather iPhone 15 case will look like Apple is said to have chosen against releasing a real leather iPhone 15 case unlike previous years and this could be what its replacement will look like. Aug 28, 2023 12:12 PM CDT This Steve Jobs handwritten Apple-1 ad just sold for a whopping $175,000 Steve Jobs memorabilia including a handwritten Apple-1 advertisement and accompanying Polaroid photos has sold for more than $175,000 at an auction. Aug 28, 2023 2:16 PM CDT Here's a look at GPU failure rates and warranty claim times for all major brands The largest Swiss online retailer publishes data covering the defect rates and Warranty claim times for all major GPU brands over a period of 24 months. Aug 29, 2023 1:04 AM CDT Elon Musk officially gets out of a fine for illegally driving while livestreaming Elon Musk decided to test livestreaming on X while driving through Palo Alto, an illegal activity that won't end up in Musk getting a fine. Aug 29, 2023 5:44 AM CDT AMD has reportedly pulled the plug on a cheaper last-gen alternative GPU to the RX 7600 If the rumor mill is right, AMD has halted production of the Radeon RX 6650 XT, a graphics card some gamers favor over the RX 7600. Aug 29, 2023 8:46 AM CDT The Mac finally has a proper WhatsApp app to call its own WhatsApp is finally rolling out its native Mac app for those running Apple's computers. The new app is available for download now and is completely free. Aug 29, 2023 10:00 AM CDT The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 already leaked in this video Samsung isn't expected to announce the Galaxy Z Fold 6 until around this time next year but it's already started to leak in video and photos. Aug 29, 2023 10:45 AM CDT Michael Fassbender to play haunting hitman in David Fincher's new Netflix crime thriller Michael Fassbender will soon be hitting Netflix as what seems to be a haunting hitman in a new David Fincher-directed crime thriller. Aug 29, 2023 11:31 AM CDT Apple expects the iPhone 15 Pro Max to be its best seller this generation, analyst says Apple's biggest and best model, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, is the one that it's expecting to be the most popular according to one well-connected analyst. Aug 29, 2023 1:22 PM CDT Next-gen Intel Arc Battlemage 'BGM-G10' GPU has been spotted in a lab during a tour As part of an Intel Tech Tour someone spotted some next-gen Intel Arc GPUs - codenamed Battlemage - in the company's 'Failure Analysis Lab'. Aug 29, 2023 7:57 PM CDT Pentagon swaps out old 9/11 system for AI designed to defend Washington DC The Pentagon has decided to upgrade its air surveillance technology that's used to protect Washington DC, with a new AI-powered identification system. Aug 30, 2023 12:50 AM CDT NVIDIA is evaluating Samsung's new GDDR7 memory for use in the upcoming GeForce RTX 50 Series NVIDIA is already verifying GDDR7 for its next-gen products and with Samsung GDDR7 the GeForce RTX 5090 could feature 1.5TB/s of memory bandwidth! Aug 30, 2023 5:04 AM CDT Lunar rover discovers hidden structures beneath the moon's surface A group of researchers have mapped out the first 1,000 feet below the moon's surface, uncovering previously unnoticed hidden structures. Aug 30, 2023 7:14 AM CDT MSI isn't rushing to get AMD RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT graphics cards onto shelves Is there a chance MSI won't produce models based on these GPUs at all? Perhaps, but it's more likely the card maker is just biding its time. Aug 30, 2023 9:05 AM CDT Analyst weighs in on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro colors, including the many shades of gray The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are just around the corner and these are the colors analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects to debut on September 12. Aug 30, 2023 1:00 PM CDT NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPU too hefty for your liking? MSI is making a slim version, and more besides Soon, MSI will have four different slim versions of each Lovelace graphics card it makes, and that includes the RTX 4080, and the 4090 flagship. Aug 30, 2023 2:40 PM CDT NVIDIA Grace CPU benchmarks show up to 2X AMD Genoa and Intel Sapphire Rapids performance NVIDIA benchmarks showcase some impressive performance for the Grace CPU Superchip when compared to AMD and Intel CPUs using the same power. Aug 31, 2023 12:32 AM CDT Leaked 3DMark score shows AMD RX 7700 XT is close to matching NVIDIA's RTX 4070 GPU Is the RX 7700 XT going to be nipping at the heels of NVIDIA's RTX 4070? Maybe - but you might be better off plumping for the 7800 XT, anyway. Aug 31, 2023 10:10 AM CDT AMD plans to make FSR the new upscaling and frame generation standard over DLSS and XeSS With FSR, DLSS, and XeSS AMD believes that this is making life a little too complicated for developers - and sees FSR technology as the way forward. Aug 31, 2023 8:06 PM CDT ZOTAC VR GO 4 wearable backpack PCs feature Intel CPUs and pro-grade NVIDIA RTX graphics The new ZOTAC VR GO 4.0 is wearable backpack designed for VR and AR gaming, with professional-grade NVIDIA RTX graphics and mobile Intel processing inside. Aug 31, 2023 11:28 PM CDT Broke your Xbox controller? Microsoft is now selling the parts you need to repair it Microsoft is also providing downloadable step-by-step repair guides and YouTube tutorial videos to help you complete a DIY fix on your controller. Aug 1, 2023 11:35 AM CDT Need a real MMO challenge? Official WoW Classic hardcore servers go live on August 24 Classic Hardcore realms kick off in just a few weeks, and if your character dies in hardcore mode - that it's, there's no coming back. Aug 2, 2023 6:00 AM CDT Post Malone buys Magic: The Gathering 'One Ring' card breaking records The Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings set 'One Ring' card has finally been found and sold for millions of dollars to Post Malone. Aug 3, 2023 6:44 AM CDT EA working on largest pipeline of games in its 41-year history Electronic Arts is apparently working on the largest pipeline of new games in the publisher's multi-decade history, including new re-imagined Battlefield. Aug 3, 2023 2:59 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 downloads stressed Steam's servers with triple the load of Cyberpunk 2077 The RPG was a pretty chunky download at 122GB, with no option to preload before release, so launch day was always going to be a bandwidth sapping affair. Aug 4, 2023 8:35 AM CDT PlayStation 5 consoles steeply discounted as Sony executes record PlayStation shipments Sony and retailers are apparently trying to sell existing PlayStation 5 console stock as the tech company readies a huge 30 million PlayStation shipments. Aug 6, 2023 3:04 PM CDT Blizzard reveals John Cena is joining Overwatch 2 as 'The Enigma' Blizzard has shared a new trailer to its Overwatch 2 YouTube channel showcasing John Cena as 'The Enigma', a helpful assistant to heroes. Aug 7, 2023 4:53 AM CDT Linux is now more popular than macOS with gamers - for an obvious reason Valve's Steam Deck is forging ahead and selling nicely, while helping to boost the number of Linux gamers out there by quite some margin. Aug 7, 2023 11:20 AM CDT Blizzard is busy banning Diablo 4 players who used the 'unplug your internet' exploit As well as those who actively leveraged the exploit - which is now fixed - getting banned, their passive partners in crime are also suffering punishment. Aug 8, 2023 8:16 AM CDT Zelda Tears of the Kingdom sells 18.51 million copies, made up 35% of total Q1 software sales The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom nearly outsells Elden Ring's lifetime sales in one quarter on the Nintendo Switch, achieves significant success. Aug 8, 2023 12:32 PM CDT Grand Theft Auto V sales break 185 million, pushes total GTA sales to 405 million Grand Theft Auto V has now reached 185 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time and helped GTA reach 405 million. Aug 8, 2023 4:30 PM CDT It sounds like Grand Theft Auto 6 is still planned to release in 2024 Take-Two Interactive management reiterates previous comments about Fiscal Year 2025 being a 'significant inflection point', possibly hinting at GTA 6. Aug 8, 2023 6:14 PM CDT $1 Xbox Game Pass promo reduced to 14 days, used to be 30 days Microsoft has cut its Xbox Game Pass promo in half, with the $1 trial now only offering 14 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate instead of the previous 30 days. Aug 9, 2023 11:03 AM CDT Tons of Modern Warfare 2 content will carry over to Modern Warfare 3 Tons of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 content will carry forward to Modern Warfare 3, reinforcing reports that MW3 started off as a MW2 expansion. Aug 9, 2023 5:27 PM CDT PlayStation operating profit dips as Sony pays toward Bungie buyout, game development costs PlayStation starts off Fiscal Year 2023 with record Q1 sales, but operating profits dip as Sony continues paying towards the $3.6bn Bungie acquisition. Aug 10, 2023 1:26 PM CDT Roblox to start hiring people through in-game interviews Roblox developers are going to start holding job interviews within the game through what the company calls the 'Roblox Career Center'. Aug 11, 2023 6:40 AM CDT Rockstar announces official support for GTA V roleplaying servers Rockstar Games announces it's now working with the biggest Rockstar roleplay and creator communities, specifically GTA V roleplaying. Aug 12, 2023 12:31 AM CDT Sony prepared to take 'necessary measures' to sell 25 million PS5s, including more discounts Sony Corp. management gives more rationale on the steep $50 price cut on the PlayStation 5, says it is willing to take 'necessary measures' to sell PS5s. Aug 13, 2023 1:38 PM CDT Hardly anyone finished Baldur's Gate 3 in its first weekend Just a few hundred players managed to finish the RPG over the launch weekend, which is way fewer than we expected - and a new hotfix has landed. Aug 14, 2023 8:00 AM CDT New 3DMark benchmark lets you pit an NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU against a Samsung Galaxy phone Or any smartphone for that matter. Obviously the NVIDIA GPU will triumph, but the interesting bit is, how much will the RTX 4090 win by in ray tracing? Aug 15, 2023 8:00 AM CDT Running low on storage? Watch those Baldur's Gate 3 saved games, they can spiral out of control Save us from the perils of huge drive-munching saved games in Baldur's Gate 3 which, following a previous bug fix, can now expand limitlessly. Aug 15, 2023 10:54 AM CDT Starfield Q&A: alien warfare, housing, pacifist runs, and much more Bethesda Game Studios developers Emil Pagliarulo and Will Shen answer a bunch of Starfield questions from the community and give new clues about the game. Aug 16, 2023 1:15 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 patch turned chaotic evil and was removed - making some player's saves unusable Hotfix 4 was released, but came with an unexpected side-effect of causing crashes, so was pulled - but that has caused issues with recent saved games. Aug 17, 2023 7:54 AM CDT Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld pictures emerge and it looks like a Nintendo Switch The first images of the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld are here and the physical design is inspired greatly by the Nintendo Switch. Aug 17, 2023 9:04 PM CDT Embracer will cancel games and close more studios to save costs Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors tells investors that the digital games empire will shrink some as it attempts to shrink costs and reduce spending. Aug 18, 2023 1:32 PM CDT New Ghostbusters footage flexes power of Sony's real-time games engine tech Sony Pictures Entertainment teams up with Epic Games and PlayStation Studios to make an incredible new Ghostbusters proof-of-concept game engine demo. Aug 18, 2023 4:27 PM CDT Bethesda's head of publishing claps back at Starfield start screen criticism Bethesda's head of publishing has responded to criticism from a former Blizzard developer that commented on Starfield's start screen. Aug 21, 2023 3:58 AM CDT Charles Martinet no longer Mario's voice in games, Nintendo confirms Mario's official voice actor, Charles Martinet, will no longer be the voice of Nintendo's iconic plumber and will now serve as a 'Mario ambassador' Aug 21, 2023 11:33 AM CDT Modern Warfare 3 campaign breaks linear style with open combat missions Sledgehammer Games' new Modern Warfare 3 reboot will break the mold of linear story campaign missions with new open-ended objectives and mission zones. Aug 21, 2023 3:28 PM CDT Bill Clinton kid imitators crash Gamescom stage: 'Bill Clinton wants to play GTA 6' Imitators of the infamous 'Bill Clinton kid' from The Game Awards 2022 crash Gamescom Opening Night Live's stage, says 'Bill Clinton wants to play GTA 6' Aug 22, 2023 2:18 PM CDT Bethesda's Todd Howard says at Gamescom there's a lot of undiscussed 'surprises' in Starfield Gamescom 2023 has kicked off, and Todd Howard has teased the world that there are still many surprises Bethesda hasn't talked about regarding Starfield. Aug 22, 2023 7:53 PM CDT Sony announces new PSP for $199, but it's not what you think Sony reveals its first handheld since the Vita, with its new Project Q handheld officially revealed as the PlayStation 5-powered PlayStation Portal. Aug 23, 2023 10:42 AM CDT Microsoft offers creative Activision merger divestiture to persuade UK regulators Microsoft has an interesting plan to attain merger approval by UK regulators: Offload cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, who will act like an intermediary. Aug 24, 2023 9:36 AM CDT CMA opens investigation into new Microsoft-Activision merger UK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have opened a new 40-day investigation into Microsoft's new merger deal proposal. Aug 24, 2023 2:31 PM CDT Key Dragon Age writer let go as BioWare lays off 50 workers BioWare has let go of one of the most important and pivotal Dragon Age developers as the company starts its 50-person layoff across all studios and teams. Aug 24, 2023 5:29 PM CDT AMD says it will fully support Bethesda adding DLSS into Starfield 'if and when' it wants to AMD says it has not stopped Bethesda from adding DLSS to Starfield, 'If and when Bethesda wants to put DLSS into the game, they have our full support.' Aug 27, 2023 9:57 PM CDT Starfield leaker arrested on felony theft charges, allegedly stole 67 copies of the game Starfield leaker Darin Harris was arrested on Class D felony theft charges days after releasing early video footage of the game onto the internet. Aug 28, 2023 1:56 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 patch #2 is imminent, and you might want to wait for it if you're near the end The second patch will do a lot more than the first - including epilogue changes, so if you're close to finishing, you may want to hold on for those. Aug 29, 2023 2:30 PM CDT Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will cost you nearly 100GB of storage on PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has seemingly made its way out into the wild, revealing just how much PS5 storage you will need to play Insomniac's new title. Aug 30, 2023 11:31 AM CDT Microsoft has no intention of leaving Xbox Series S behind The weaker Xbox Series S console has been a hot topic as of late, but Microsoft has no intention of dropping or outright cancelling its parity policy. Aug 30, 2023 4:31 PM CDT Call of Duty is set to combat toxic behavior with its newest recruit, the AI-powered ToxMod Activision is set to deploy AI-powered real-time player monitoring for toxic behavior with the upcoming release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Aug 30, 2023 11:58 PM CDT AMD Strix Point APUs could bring Radeon RX 6750 XT desktop performance to the mobile space With the AMD Phoenix powered ROG Ally ushering in a new era for mobile gaming performance, things are about to go crazy with the upcoming Strix Halo APU. Aug 1, 2023 12:27 AM CDT Elon Musk's X sign torn off San Francisco headquarters following city complaints The X sign constructed on top of formerly Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco has been removed after multiple complaints from the city. Aug 1, 2023 3:15 AM CDT Ausom's new Leopard off-road 1000-watt electric scooter promises to 'unleash your wild' An emerging manufacturer of high-end off-road electric scooters has debuted its new flagship electric scooter that will 'unleash your wild.' Aug 1, 2023 8:05 AM CDT AMD fixes Ratchet & Clank crashing with ray-tracing enabled with a new driver update AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 23.10.23.03 is a new driver release for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PC that fixes crashing with RT enabled. Aug 1, 2023 10:58 PM CDT Google's Chrome browser regains some popularity after falling hard last month Chrome has recovered from a blow, at least going by stats from one analyst firm - and Apple's Safari is really flying for adoption right now. Aug 2, 2023 5:22 AM CDT AMD RX 7900 XTX GPU just made it into Steam hardware survey, right at the bottom of the table AMD's flagship has only just appeared in the Steam hardware survey even though it was launched at the close of 2022, and no other RDNA 3 GPUs are present. Aug 2, 2023 10:57 AM CDT ASRock is launching all-white Intel and AMD motherboards for all budgets These all-new Micro-ATX budget motherboards from ASRock for Intel and AMD CPUs will help you create a stylish build without breaking the bank. Aug 2, 2023 11:34 PM CDT Elon Musk says he's going to ask Apple's CEO Tim Cook to lower App Store fees Elon Musk has asked X users to subscribe to as many creators as they can afford while saying that he will try to reduce App Store Tax. Aug 3, 2023 5:35 AM CDT MrBeast sues his ghost kitchens serving 'revolting' and 'inedible' MrBeast burgers James 'MrBeast' Donaldson has filed a lawsuit against Virtual Dining Concepts over serving 'inedible' and 'revolting' MrBeast burgers. Aug 3, 2023 6:28 AM CDT Officials turn on America's first nuclear reactor in nearly seven years The first domestically-produced nuclear reactor has been switched on and has officially started supplying electricity to the power grid. Aug 3, 2023 7:44 AM CDT Microsoft drops a clanger by leaking a utility that can enable hidden features in Windows 11 A link to download StagingTool, a configuration utility, was accidentally shared with members of the computing public in a recent Microsoft bug bash. Aug 3, 2023 11:18 AM CDT The 45-inch Acer Predator X45 OLED Gaming Monitor is here, and it's a Newegg exclusive A gaming display you'd love to have sitting on a desk, the Acer Predator X45 OLED Gaming Monitor is now on sale in the US via online retailer Newegg. Aug 4, 2023 12:04 AM CDT Lenovo unveils two new high-refresh-rate gaming monitors aimed at eSports-type gamers Lenovo has unveiled a new pair of Legion gaming monitors, both of which are high refresh rate displays aimed at Esports-type gamers. Aug 4, 2023 2:46 AM CDT Scientists watch in amazement as cracked metal heals itself back together A team of scientists has been left absolutely stunned as they watched crack metal, seemingly like magic, heal itself back together. Aug 4, 2023 3:50 AM CDT OpenAI files trademark for GPT-5 revealing some clues about a next-generation ChatGPT OpenAI has already filed a trademark for the next iteration of its GPT large language model, introducing GPT-5, the company's next-gen LLM. Aug 4, 2023 10:38 AM CDT Alienware Aurora R16 is a new smaller and sleeker desktop designed for better airflow With better cooling the new Alienware Aurora R16 looks like a standard desktop PC, which is a little disappointing compared to what's come before. Aug 6, 2023 10:28 PM CDT MSI rolls out AMD AGESA PI 1.0.0.7c BIOS for all motherboards supporting fast DDR5 speeds The new AMD AM5 BIOS that adds support for high-speed DDR5 memory up to speeds of DDR5-8000 is available now for all MSI motherboards. Aug 7, 2023 12:26 AM CDT Elon Musk drops update on Starship's next flight and chances of it reaching orbit SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has given an update on when we can expect Starship to hit the skies and the chances of it reaching orbital velocity. Aug 7, 2023 1:35 AM CDT This is (probably) when to expect the iPhone 15 to launch Apple is strongly expected to announce the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models soon and now we might know exactly when that is going to happen. Aug 7, 2023 2:16 AM CDT Elon Musk announces Tesla has figured out aspects of artificial general intelligence Elon Musk has announced on his X account that Tesla has figured out some aspects of artificial general intelligence, 'the car has a mind.' Aug 7, 2023 4:36 AM CDT NVIDIA RTX 4080 graphics card from Zotac dropped to $999 - but if you blinked, you missed it What this - and other recent big price drops on GPUs that sold out quickly - illustrates is that there is pent-up demand for current-gen products. Aug 7, 2023 6:03 AM CDT KIOXIA introduces new high-speed PCIe Gen5 SSDs for data centers with capacities of up to 30TB The single-port KIOXIA CD8P Series brings PCIe 5.0 performance and speed to data centers, with 2.5-inch (U.2) form factor capacities going up to 30 TB. Aug 7, 2023 8:02 AM CDT iPhone 15 Pro's Action button all-but confirmed by new case leak The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max devices are expected to be announced soon and the latter is going to have an Action button as this leak shows. Aug 7, 2023 1:37 PM CDT Intel Graphics Drivers will now collect telemetry and user data by default Intel graphics drivers will now collect user data by default, including info about other devices on your network and the websites you visit. Aug 7, 2023 11:57 PM CDT New Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro details emerge including one big disappointment The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are starting to leak with new details beginning to emerge relating to new colors and storage options across the board. Aug 8, 2023 2:25 AM CDT Mark Zuckerberg calls out Elon Musk over the fight date and it being streamed on X Mark Zuckerberg has called out Elon Musk by responding to his claim their cage fight will be live-streamed on X, 'Not holding my breath.' Aug 8, 2023 7:59 AM CDT Elon Musk says he may require surgery before he fights Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk has announced that he's getting an MRI to determine the cause of health problems that may require surgery before the fight with Mark Zuckerberg. Aug 8, 2023 10:14 AM CDT MrBeast sued for $100 million over contract violations and 'disparaging comments' YouTuber Jimmy 'MrBeast' Donaldson sued his ghost kitchen company last week, which has resulted in a $100 million countersuit by VDC. Aug 8, 2023 12:04 PM CDT Is this the iPhone 15's USB-C port ahead of next month's unveiling? The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are expected to switch to USB-C charging and the ports might have just leaked online ahead of a September release. Aug 8, 2023 2:00 PM CDT NVIDIA unveils new GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip with the world's first HBM3e processor for AI NVIDIA upgrades the GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip with super-fast HBMe memory to deliver more capacity and faster throughput for the AI powerhouse. Aug 8, 2023 11:28 PM CDT Amazon will hold another Prime Day sale in October - just like last year, but maybe bigger? Or at least the name change from the 'Prime Early Access Sale' to 'Prime Big Deal Days' hints that bigger discounts could be in the offing. Aug 9, 2023 5:54 AM CDT Doom can run on basically anything, but seeing it run on a keyboard keycap is wild Can it run Doom? The answer is often yes, and now we can add 'keyboard keycap' to the list of things that can run id Software's iconic FPS from 1993. Aug 9, 2023 8:56 PM CDT Phison showcases E26 PCIe Gen5 speeds of over 14 GB/s with Frore Systems AirJet active cooling With a 1,000 MB/s PCMark 10 Storage Test average bandwidth, Phison showcases the world's fastest consumer SSD at Flash Memory Summit 2023. Aug 9, 2023 10:57 PM CDT AI busted impersonating author by writing and selling books under their name Author Jane Friedman has discovered half a dozen artificial intelligence-generated books falsely published under her name on Goodreads and Amazon. Aug 10, 2023 5:03 AM CDT NASA's Webb telescope photographs cosmic question mark lurking in deep space NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a massive cosmic question mark lurking out in deep space, confusing astronomers. Aug 10, 2023 6:01 AM CDT Windows 10 update finally removes a big thorn in the side of gamers Windows 11 gamers have already received a fix for frustrating Timeout Detection and Recovery errors, and now those on Windows 10 have it, too. Aug 10, 2023 7:03 AM CDT Windows 11 test build has a hidden 'system components' page in Settings Twitter leakers make a fresh discovery in the latest preview build in the Canary channel - a list of system apps used to manage or remove them. Aug 10, 2023 10:44 AM CDT X CEO Linda Yaccarino says what was Twitter is about to get its head above water The new CEO of X, what was formerly Twitter, has sat down for her first interview after taking the lead position at Elon Musk's social media company. Aug 11, 2023 1:20 AM CDT Memblaze launches new high-performance PBlaze7 7940 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD series for enterprise With impressive speed and peformance, Memblaze's PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD storage solution for enterprise - dubbed the PBlaze7 7940 series - is available now. Aug 11, 2023 3:58 AM CDT Watch Virgin Galactic's historic flight to space in new epic video Six people were sent to suborbital space with Virgin Galactic on August 10, marking a historic mission and solidifying the company in the history books. Aug 11, 2023 5:15 AM CDT Biden administration pledges billions of dollars toward 'essentially a giant vacuum' The Biden administration is putting its money where its mouth is by throwing $3.5 billion behind projects designed to reduce climate change effects. Aug 12, 2023 12:48 AM CDT Microsoft vulnerability causes government emails to be hacked, officials launch investigation The Cyber Security Review Board has launched an investigation into a Microsoft vulnerability that resulted in US government emails being hacked. Aug 12, 2023 3:15 AM CDT Researchers find AI is much better than humans at solving 'prove you're a human' tests A new study has claimed that AI-powered bots are better at solving CAPTCHA tests than humans, which are designed to prove the user is human. Aug 14, 2023 12:59 AM CDT iPhone emergency SOS satellite system saves family from wildfires in Maui A family has shared a harrowing experience on X about being stuck in the Maui wildfires that luckily ended with the iPhone 14's emergency SOS system. Aug 14, 2023 2:16 AM CDT NASA's Webb showcases the incredible beauty of the dust in space NASA and the European Space Agency's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the incredible and beautiful life and times of dust in deep space. Aug 14, 2023 6:33 AM CDT AMD could be preparing a really powerful laptop GPU based on Navi 31 Gaming laptops could get a new option for RDNA 3 mobile, which would be far more powerful than existing RX 7600M notebook graphics cards. Aug 14, 2023 8:30 AM CDT Apple Watch could get a strain sensor that'd be perfect for weightlifters Job ad suggests that a future Apple Watch might get a strain sensor to better measure your progress over time with strength training. Aug 15, 2023 6:49 AM CDT Mesa's Radeon Vulkan RADV driver for ray-tracing updated to deliver up to 3X performance RDNA 2 ray-tracing on Linux sees a massive boost to performanc e thanks to a new update to Mesa's open-source Radeon Vulkan RADV driver. Aug 15, 2023 10:28 PM CDT LG Smart Cottage is the company's energy-efficient prefabricated home of the future Sure, it's full of LG appliances and technology, but the LG Smart Cottage is an innovative smart home designed for a sustainable future. Aug 16, 2023 1:32 AM CDT Washington Post claims Elon Musk is throttling publications on X he personally doesn't like Renowned publications are reporting that Elon Musk is choosing to purposely throttle website links on X, but only for websites he doesn't like. Aug 16, 2023 9:16 AM CDT GIGABYTE announces new 34-inch ultra-wide gaming monitor aimed at budget gamers GIGABYTE has announced a new budget 34-inch 3440 x 1440 resolution ultra-wide gaming monitor, which is a revision of the popular gaming monitor M27Qx. Aug 16, 2023 11:06 AM CDT Famous astrophysicist dismisses AI's like ChatGPT, calling them 'glorified tape recorders' In an interview with CNN, famed astrophysicist Michio Kaku said that artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT are 'glorified tape recorders'. Aug 16, 2023 12:17 PM CDT The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's specs might have just leaked The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra isn't expected to debut until the early part of 2024, but one leaker has already shared details about what specs to expect. Aug 16, 2023 2:00 PM CDT KIOXIA's CD8P Series of high-speed PCIe Gen5 SSDs wins Best of Show at Flash Memory Summit 2023 Flash Memory Summit took place last week, and KIOXIA's CD8P Series of high-speed PCIe Gen5 SSDs took home the 'Best in Show' award for innovation. Aug 16, 2023 9:57 PM CDT AMD Ryzen CPUs affected by 'Inception' vulnerability and the fix could impact performance Newer Ryzen CPUs are affected by the new 'Inception' vulnerability, and it looks like the fix could impact productivity performance but not gaming. Aug 17, 2023 6:02 AM CDT Dell forced to pay a sizable fine in Australia for offering fake discounts on monitors Dell forced to pay $10 million Australian dollarydoos in fines for misleading customers with fake discounts for PC monitors showcasing incorrect pricing. Aug 17, 2023 8:28 PM CDT Samsung's Freestyle Gen 2 is a portable projector for cloud gaming and you can pre-order it now Samsung's Freestyle Gen 2 includes Gaming Hub and cloud gaming support adding a new layer to the popular projector's functionality. Aug 18, 2023 2:32 AM CDT NVIDIA RTX 5090 might end up a tamer GPU if AI boom continues - but that could work out well Moore's Law is Dead believes that if AI boards continue to sell a ton of units, NVIDIA could scale back the RTX 5090 - but at least it'd cost less, too. Aug 18, 2023 6:52 AM CDT Intel is changing how GPU performance is measured with the new 'GPU Busy' metric in PresentMon The new Intel PresentMon Beta app to measure GPU performance introduces a new game-changing metric that adds a new layer to analyzing in-game performance. Aug 18, 2023 8:04 AM CDT WhatsApp photos can now look better than ever thanks to 'HD' support Users of WhatsApp can now choose to send their photos in a new HD format to preserve more of the detail and resolution of the original images. Aug 18, 2023 9:30 AM CDT Apple's Vision Pro headset could have more storage than you might expect The Apple Vision Pro headset could have 1TB of storage according to a new report, but it isn't clear if that will be the base storage option. Aug 18, 2023 11:15 AM CDT Professor alleges Elon Musk locked him out of X account after he refused to meet up A New York University professor claimed Elon Musk locked him out of his X account after he refused to meet up with him to settle a dispute. Aug 18, 2023 12:03 PM CDT Linus Tech Tips responds to sexual misconduct allegations in the workplace by former employee A former employee of Linus Tech Tips has alleged she was 'inappropriately grabbed' and experienced a toxic work enviroment while at the compnay. Aug 19, 2023 8:37 AM CDT Hawaii wildfires photographed from the International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) has photographed the tragic wildfires that are spreading throughout the Hawaiian island of Maui. Aug 19, 2023 1:16 PM CDT Bored Ape investors sue Paris Hilton and Justin Bieber over undisclosed financial ties A group of investors is suing Sotheby's auction house for allegedly 'misleadingly' promoting the Bored Apes NFT collection and colluding with Yuga Labs. Aug 20, 2023 2:01 AM CDT NACON announces new dual wireless RIG 600 PRO Series headsets for PC, mobile, and consoles The new RIG 600 PRO Series offers dual wireless to not only support more devices but also let you game on 2.4 GHz and chat on Bluetooth. Aug 21, 2023 1:28 AM CDT ZOTAC unveils next-gen line-up of Zbox Magnus mini-PCs equipped with RTX 40 series GPUs ZOTAC has officially unveiled two variants of its Zbox Magnus One, with both models featuring NVIDIA's latest GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs. Aug 21, 2023 2:16 AM CDT Budget $95 Ryzen 5 4600G CPU turned into a 16GB GPU to run AI apps like Stable Diffusion Turning the $95 Ryzen 5 4600G into a 16GB graphics card creates a cost-effective way to run AI apps like Stable Diffusion without breaking the bank. Aug 21, 2023 2:59 AM CDT AMD's new single-slot Radeon Pro W7600 workstation GPU allegedly has major cooling problems A new report over at Igor's Lab found that AMD's Radeon Pro W7600 not only overheated but featured some poor design choices it resolved in 15 minutes. Aug 21, 2023 5:29 AM CDT AMD driver hints that Ryzen 7000 X3D owners may get the ability to tweak the CPU to run faster Chipset driver has a mysterious addition that the rumor mill theorizes could be the first sighting of the ability to prioritize CCDs on high-end X3D CPUs. Aug 21, 2023 8:34 AM CDT The iPhone 15 Ultra might be a thing after all The iPhone 15 Ultra is again being tipped as a replacement for the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year after the same rumor did the rounds a whole year ago. Aug 21, 2023 1:45 PM CDT Join GEEKOM as they unveil the world's first Mini PC powered by Intel's 13th Gen i9 CPU GEEKOM will soon unveil its newest Mini IT13 SFF computer, the world's first Mini PC with a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 processor. Here's the details! Aug 21, 2023 5:00 PM CDT Your iPhone 15 Pro might break the bank when it arrives next month When Apple releases the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max in September it's been reported that the prices could increase by up to $200. Aug 22, 2023 11:41 AM CDT iPhone 15 Pro Max buyers might have a longer wait for their new handset Those buying the iPhone 15 Pro Max might have to wait a bit longer than everyone else to get their hands on their new phone this year, it seems. Aug 22, 2023 1:19 PM CDT NVIDIA's AI-powered NPCs can now express emotion and be given different personality traits NVIDIA showcases the latest update for its LLM model for games, bringing emotion and depth to AI characters that you can engage with. Aug 22, 2023 10:28 PM CDT NVIDIA DLSS Primer: Super Resolution, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction explained DLSS 2 Super Resolution, DLSS 3 Frame Generation, DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction, it can be a little confusing - so let's break it down. Aug 23, 2023 6:28 AM CDT The Samsung Galaxy S24 Could Get a Bigger Battery Upgrade The Samsung Galaxy S24 is set to get a new, bigger battery compared to the model that it will replace according to a new leak showing it in a photo. Aug 23, 2023 12:53 PM CDT AMD's new Radeon 7700 XT and 7800 XT graphics cards teased by ASRock and PowerColor PowerColor and ASRock tease new Radeon GPUs 'Coming Soon' as AMD prepares to unveil new products at Gamescom as part of its 'Gaming Festival.' Aug 24, 2023 1:29 AM CDT HyperX announces new Cloud III Wireless Gaming Headset at Gamescom The new HyperX Cloud III Wireless is here and it's offering up an impressive 120 Hours of battery life alongside improved comfort and audio. Aug 24, 2023 8:04 AM CDT The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro might already popped up in this Mexico City Apple Store The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro might have been in Mexico City while Apple filmed its guided tour video that will be released after the phones debut. Aug 24, 2023 2:00 PM CDT AMD's FSR 3 is again rumored to be imminent - so brace yourself for a first glimpse tomorrow? A YouTube leaker reckons that there's suddenly a lot of buzz at AMD for its frame generation tech, so FSR is likely on the cusp of being revealed. Aug 24, 2023 3:00 PM CDT AMD lifts the lid on FSR 3 and its DLSS 3-like Fluid Motion Frames will work on all GPUs FSR 3 is finally 'Coming Soon' and the first two titles to feature AMD's DLSS 3-like 'Fluid Motion Frames' are Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum. Aug 25, 2023 10:32 AM CDT Check out the iPhone 15 Pro's terrible Titan Gray color right here Apple is rumored to be ditching the familiar gold iPhone for a new Titan Gray iPhone 15 Pro and these images make it look pretty bad. Aug 25, 2023 11:52 AM CDT Thank cyrpto bros for losing your unlimited cloud storage, Dropbox says Dropbox has killed off its unlimited cloud storage option after crytpo miners, storage poolers, and resellers started to take advantage of it. Aug 27, 2023 7:30 AM CDT WhatsApp is finally testing original quality photo and video sending for the first time WhatsApp is finally testing the ability to send full original quality photos and videos to people for the first time, according to a new report. Aug 27, 2023 8:50 AM CDT SPARKLE Intel Arc A770 TITAN OC Edition is coming with the same stylish look of its A750 TITAN SPARKLE confirms that it has an Intel Arc A770 TITAN OC Edition coming soon, and it will sport the same impressive physical design as the Arc A750 TITAN. Aug 27, 2023 8:34 PM CDT X moves to kill news on the social media platform chasing 'improved aesthetics' Elon Musk has confirmed X will be getting an update that decapitates news on the platform, as he believes it will improve the platform's aesthetics. Aug 28, 2023 2:35 AM CDT Watch SpaceX's Dragon and Crew-7 dock with the International Space Station SpaceX has launched a team of astronauts to the International Space Station inside its Dragon capsule that hitched to the back of its Falcon 9 rocket. Aug 28, 2023 4:29 AM CDT The iPhone 15 could bring an old color back from years gone by The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus might be set to bring back an old color that last debuted when the iPhone 12 launched in 2020 bit didn't after that. Aug 28, 2023 12:34 PM CDT Cooler Master's Dyn X is a reinforced steel cockpit designed for racing and flight simulators Cooler Master's Dyn X is a modular racing simulator system designed to deliver versatility and comfort to put you directly into your next virtual race. Aug 28, 2023 11:58 PM CDT SEC fines US media company millions for selling unregistered NFTs The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled its first NFT enforcement case with Impact Theory, which sold unregistered NFTs. Aug 29, 2023 4:25 AM CDT Good-guy hackers destroy spyware across 75,000 phones A group of benevolent hackers have removed spyware from over 75,000 mobile phones and sent a message to the people surveilling the victims. Aug 29, 2023 8:16 AM CDT This NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card is supercool - literally, bristling with five fans How many fans does a graphics card need? Three not enough? Not according to MaxSun, which has equipped a new RTX 4090 with an extra pair of side fans. Aug 29, 2023 9:21 AM CDT NASA releases a cosmic 'feast for the eyes' snapped by the Webb telescope The European Space Agency has released a new cosmic feast for the eyes of a distant galaxy snapped by the incredible James Webb Space Telescope. Aug 29, 2023 10:15 AM CDT Google Maps might finally be getting support for Live Activities as iPhone 15 launch nears Google Maps might finally be adding support for Live Activities and the Dynamic Island as the September iPhone 15 launch draws ever closer. Aug 29, 2023 11:00 AM CDT Apple confirms the iPhone 15 event for September 12, here's what to expect It's official, Apple will stream an event on September 12 that will most likely unveil the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 families of devices. Aug 29, 2023 11:45 AM CDT Google Photos just got way more secure on iPhone and the web Google Photos for the iPhone and web now support Locked Folder for the first time, keeping media away from prying eyes when required. Aug 29, 2023 1:45 PM CDT PC GPU market finally shows signs of recovery, and AMD's market share is growing The GPU market is showing signs of recovery as shipments increase, thanks in part to AMD and Radeon sales in the desktop space and NVIDIA for laptops. Aug 29, 2023 8:26 PM CDT Corsair's new SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS is a gaming mouse that will deliver wire-free MMO control The award winning MOBA and MMO gaming mouse from Corsair is now available in brand-new low-latency wireless form - with the SCIMITAR ELITE WIRELESS. Aug 30, 2023 3:32 AM CDT New USB-C AirPods will debut at Apple's iPhone 15 event, report claims The Apple AirPods are getting a USB-C refresh at the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro unveiling next month, according to a new report, but we don't know which. Aug 30, 2023 5:06 AM CDT Regulators bust Tesla having an 'Elon Mode' in its vehicles, demands data to be handed over The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has demanded that Tesla hand over data about 'Elon' mode, which enables prolonged hands-free driving. Aug 30, 2023 8:05 AM CDT Researchers create smart contact lenses that can be charged with tears A team of researchers has devised a new way for smart contact lenses to charge using the natural water generated from the human eyeball. Aug 30, 2023 11:02 AM CDT This is our best look at the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro colors yet Apple's new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro series of devices are going to have some new colors and they might have leaked in these photos. Aug 30, 2023 1:40 PM CDT COLORFUL's new MEOW series RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060, and motherboard look surprisingly stylish COLORFUL's new MEOW Series of PC components might be all about cute cats but they're quite stylish, especially the custom GeForce RTX 4060 cards. Aug 30, 2023 9:28 PM CDT Elon Musk says video and voice calls are coming to X with a 'unique' experience Video and voice calls are coming to the X social network, owner and former CEO Elon Musk has said in a post that promises a 'unique' experience. Aug 31, 2023 3:09 AM CDT Seven-day Apple TV+ trials are no more in these countries Those who haven't yet taken Apple TV+ for a spin will now no longer be able to do it for free for a week if they live in the UK or South Africa. Aug 31, 2023 11:45 AM CDT Razer has created an 'insanely over the top' 24K gold Viper Signature Mini gaming mouse Razer's new premium lightweight Viper Mini Signature Edition gets a truly opulent makeover with a one-of-a-kind 24-karat gold version. Aug 31, 2023 8:32 PM CDT Report: Lenovo's new Legion Go PC handheld could compete against Steam Deck, ROG Ally Lenovo is reportedly working on its own Windows-powered PC handheld that will compete with the Ayaneo, Valve's Steam Deck and the ASUS ROG Ally handhelds. Aug 1, 2023 2:13 PM CDT Can't wait for Baldur's Gate 3? You'll need to be patient on launch day with a 122GB download Steam won't let you preload Baldur's Gate 3, so PC gamers will need to sit tight and endure a 122GB download. And that'll be no picnic with slow broadband. Aug 2, 2023 8:31 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 is about to launch - here's what you need to do before you install the game Official advice from Larian on how to prepare your PC for the full release of Baldur's Gate 3, for those who dipped into the early access on Steam. Aug 3, 2023 9:04 AM CDT EA's FC24 will feature 19,000 players across 30 leagues Electronic Arts' new non-FIFA FC24 football game will feature 19,000 footballers, 700 squads, and 30 leagues, not unlike the previous FIFA 23 game. Aug 3, 2023 4:02 PM CDT Nintendo Switch sales break 129.53 million, achieves third best Q1 as it enters 7th year Nintendo's Switch handheld-console hybrid shows no signs of slowing down, achieves 3.91 million shipments in Q1'24, pushes total sell-in to 129.53 million. Aug 5, 2023 9:37 AM CDT Nintendo kicks off year with record Q1 sales, operating income, and profit Nintendo kicks off its new Fiscal Year 2024 earnings period with record-breaking results, hitting new all-time Q1 highs for net sales and profits. Aug 6, 2023 5:57 PM CDT Great news, Steam Deck owners: Baldur's Gate 3 is now fully compatible with Valve's handheld New patch means that Baldur's Gate 3 now has fully 'verified' status for the Steam Deck, plus there are a bunch of other fixes here too. Aug 7, 2023 8:32 AM CDT Square Enix pays off Final Fantasy XVI's dev costs, causes Q1 profits to drop Square Enix's net profits and operating income plummet by over 65% and 78% respectively as the publisher pays off Final Fantasy XVI's development costs. Aug 7, 2023 1:07 PM CDT Want a Steam Deck on the cheap? It looks like Valve may sell officially refurbished handhelds Refurb models from Valve are set to start at $319 for the base 64GB portable, and could run up to $519 for the 512GB version of the handheld. Aug 8, 2023 8:58 AM CDT Dreaming of a Steam Deck with more RAM? This modder has equipped their Deck with 32GB An intrepid modder has doubled up the amount of system RAM in their Steam Deck to 32GB, which should give a nice performance boost to some games. Aug 8, 2023 1:05 PM CDT Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick wary of pursuing video game film adaptations Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is very wary on trying to adapt a significant amount of the publisher's mega-hit IP into films and shows. Aug 8, 2023 5:02 PM CDT NVIDIA's Game Ready Driver for Baldur's Gate 3 is here, up to a 93% performance boost with DLSS It's the game everyone is playing right now and if you're rocking a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU you can expect some massive performance gains with DLSS. Aug 8, 2023 9:28 PM CDT Grand Theft Auto franchise earned $8.4 billion since GTA V's release The Grand Theft Auto franchise has now earned $8.4 billion in revenues thanks to GTA V's continued success, the new trilogy remaster, and GTA Online. Aug 9, 2023 12:29 PM CDT PlayStation achieves new record-breaking Q1 with $5.36 billion sales Sony's PlayStation games division delivered record-breaking revenues by generating over $5.3 billion in Q1 net sales, but operating income slipped. Aug 9, 2023 6:15 PM CDT Quake II Enhanced remasters the classic shooter, and it includes a brand-new expansion At QuakeCon 2023, id Software announced the return of its iconic shooter Quake II. Remastered and enhanced for all platforms it's a re-release done right. Aug 11, 2023 3:27 AM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 just got a tiny fix - for a huge issue that could corrupt saved games Player saves were just becoming too large in some cases, and were going corrupt as a result, but this second hotfix for the RPG cures the bug. Aug 11, 2023 7:50 AM CDT PlayStation 5 slim leaked, features new segmented fin design Images of Sony's new slimmer PlayStation 5 redesign have reportedly leaked from Chinese sources, shows somewhat new shape and segmented fin designs. Aug 13, 2023 11:48 AM CDT PlayStation 5 breaks 41.7 million sales, achieves record-breaking Q1 Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation 5 console has now broken 41.7 million worldwide shipments since launching in 2020, hits new Gen9 Q1 record. Aug 13, 2023 3:20 PM CDT Sony confirms first-party PlayStation games have been delayed Sony has confirmed that first-party PlayStation games have been delayed past Fiscal Year 2023, leading to lower operating income targets. Aug 14, 2023 12:25 PM CDT Armored Core VI PC system requirements revealed - and they're pretty forgiving (mostly) Armored Core VI won't tax your PC all that much, going by these system requirements - though ray tracing is more involved as expected. Aug 15, 2023 8:34 AM CDT First Baldur's Gate 3 patch will apply 1,000+ fixes, and second one will act on player feedback Larian is listening to players and will incorporate some of their suggestions in the second patch, but the first one will just be a massive round of fixing. Aug 16, 2023 6:31 AM CDT Starfield's release build is now finished and ready to ship to gamers Bethesda Game Studios have put the finishing touch on Starfield's gold master copy, and the game is now complete and ready to ship to gamers and consumers. Aug 16, 2023 3:08 PM CDT Xbox 360 store closing in 2024 Microsoft has confirmed plans to close the Xbox 360 games and content storefront in 2024, cutting off digital purchasing opportunities for the Gen7 system. Aug 17, 2023 9:32 AM CDT Hoping Starfield might still support NVIDIA DLSS? Sadly, it's almost certainly not happening It looks to be all-but-confirmed that Starfield won't support NVIDIA DLSS, or Intel XeSS, unless a launch day patch seriously surprises us. Aug 18, 2023 8:35 AM CDT Crystal Dynamics & Eidos' profitability plan is ahead of schedule Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors notes that Crystal Dynamics and Eidos' new profitability plan is ahead of schedule, but neither may be profitable. Aug 18, 2023 2:26 PM CDT Dying Light 2 is getting premium currency to spend on microtransactions Shortly after becoming a Tencent subsidiary, Techland confirms plans to add a new premium microtransaction currency to Dying Light 2. Aug 18, 2023 5:34 PM CDT Modder says adding NVIDIA DLSS 2 and 3 support into Starfield will only take one day Modder PureDark says that it will only take them a day to mod in NVIDIA DLSS 2 and 3 support into Starfield, though you'll need subscribe to get access. Aug 21, 2023 7:02 AM CDT Nintendo shares interesting words about next games console Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa shares insights on the company's new games hardware, says novel tech is not as important as innovative revolutions. Aug 21, 2023 12:35 PM CDT Lenovo Legion Go to feature Ryzen Z1 APU similar to RPG Ally and support Legion AR glasses The Lenovo Legion Go could be the PC gaming handheld to beat, with a design that mimics the Switch's versatility and the ROG Ally's power. Aug 22, 2023 1:57 AM CDT CMA blocks original Microsoft-Activision merger on grounds of cloud gaming harm The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has officially blocked and prohibited Microsoft from merging with Activision under the original deal terms. Aug 22, 2023 3:38 PM CDT Diablo 4 Season 2 revealed and it's all about vampires and long-awaited quality of life updates Season of Blood will introduce a new vampire threat and Vampire Powers, but we're excited that Gems will no longer take up Stash space in Diablo 4. Aug 23, 2023 3:02 AM CDT PlayStation Portal does not support cloud game streaming, only Remote Play via PS5 Sony's new PlayStation Portal handheld device will only support Remote Play via the PlayStation 5, and does not support cloud game streaming via PS Plus. Aug 23, 2023 12:06 PM CDT Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox confirmed to launch in 2023 thanks to Phil Spencer's help Larian boss Swen Vincke confirms that Baldur's Gate 3 will still release on Xbox Series X and Series S this year thanks to Phil Spencer's assistance. Aug 24, 2023 11:14 AM CDT No Man's Sky Echoes uses AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to boost performance on Switch Hello Games is using a highly customized version of AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution tech to make No Man's Sky's visuals look better on the Switch. Aug 24, 2023 3:34 PM CDT Dragon Age 4 may not release until Summer 2024, Mass Effect team helping development BioWare's next Dragon Age game, aka Dreadwolf, may not release until mid-2024 at the earliest but it could also be delayed further into EA's FY25 period. Aug 25, 2023 3:31 PM CDT Elon Musk gets booed by Valorant crowd that are screaming 'bring back Twitter' Elon Musk was on-screen for all of 4 seconds and was immediately booed by a Valorant crowd that began chanting, 'bring back Twitter'. Aug 28, 2023 4:45 AM CDT Lenovo Legion Go launching in October with AMD Ryzen Z1 APU and 8.8 inch QHD display for $799 Ahead of its official unveiling new info for the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go PC gaming handheld detail its price, release window, and hardware specs. Aug 29, 2023 6:58 AM CDT Starfield leaks show planetary exploration isn't as seamless as Bethesda said Starfield footage has revealed that planet exploration may not be as wide-scale as Bethesda told gamers, as there appears there are invisible walls. Aug 29, 2023 11:26 PM CDT Sony drastically raises PlayStation Plus prices Sony drastically increases the price of its PlayStation Plus subscriptions, with Essential, Extra, and Premium getting price hikes in excess of 30% Aug 30, 2023 12:23 PM CDT Starfield is Bethesda's 'best performing game' Starfield may be Bethesda's best-performing game on a technical level, further underlining the necessity of 30FPS on Xbox consoles to ensure 'consistency' Aug 30, 2023 7:07 PM CDT Starfield - We visit Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth in cinematic 4K Ultrawide Starfield is finally here ... so here's some early impressions with some scenic GeForce RTX 4090 powered footage from our solar system. Aug 31, 2023 11:00 AM CDT Elon Musk lawyers threaten non-profit and claim they're bought by Twitter's competition Elon Musk's lawyers have sent a letter to the Center for Countering Digital Hate claiming the non-profit is working with the platform's competitors. Aug 1, 2023 1:32 AM CDT US military detects hidden Chinese malware on multiple systems that has an unusual intent US officials have discovered what they suspect is Chinese malware that has infiltrated US military systems with the intent to 'disrupt'. Aug 1, 2023 3:34 AM CDT OceanGate co-founder is planning to create a 'safe' colony above Venus The co-founder of OceanGate, the company that sent the tragic submersible to the Titanic, now wants to create a colony above Venus. Aug 1, 2023 9:14 AM CDT AMD confirms that more RDNA 3 graphics cards for consumers are coming this quarter As part of its latest quarterly earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su confirmed that multiple new Radeon RDNA 3 GPUs are on the way in Q3 2023. Aug 1, 2023 11:34 PM CDT Leaked internal Google email reveals Assistant is getting a 'supercharged' AI upgrade An internal Google email has revealed the company is pivoting toward upgrading Google Assistant with a special artificial intelligence. Aug 2, 2023 9:58 AM CDT LG launches the world's first wireless OLED TV, and it's a massive 97 inches LG's new Zero Connect Box can send a 4K 120Hz signal to an OLED display, and it's making its debut in the company's flagship 97-inch beast. Aug 2, 2023 10:29 PM CDT DIY creator builds an underwater GeForce RTX 4090 powered PC, and it worked A high-end gaming PC that's fully submersible and happens to feature a GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card and Intel Core i9 13900K processor. Aug 2, 2023 11:58 PM CDT Non-profit sued by Elon Musk fires back by saying he's 'shot the messenger' The non-profit sued by X owner Elon Musk has posted a new response calling Musk's latest legal move is 'straight out of the authoritarian playbook'. Aug 3, 2023 5:50 AM CDT NASA hears faint 'heartbeat' from Voyager 2 after its connection to Earth was severed After losing contact with it for approximately a week, NASA has announced its re-established connection with its Voyager 2 spacecraft. Aug 3, 2023 7:02 AM CDT KIOXIA is delivering open-source SSDs for the Software-Enabled Flash Community Project KIOXIA is delivering the first flash memory samples, or open-source SSDs, for the Linux Foundation's exciting Software-Enabled Flash Community Project. Aug 3, 2023 8:02 AM CDT Long lost Intel Arc A580 GPU spotted, suggesting this AMD RX 7600 rival could soon arrive Intel revealed the Arc A580 almost a year ago now, but the desktop graphics card has since been missing in action - hopefully, not for much longer... Aug 3, 2023 1:46 PM CDT AMD officially announces Radeon PRO W7600 and Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cards AMD's new mainstream and entry-level Radeon PRO W7600 and Radeon PRO W7500 workstation graphics cards are available now starting from USD 429. Aug 4, 2023 1:56 AM CDT Twitter's CEO gets her name stolen while the brand is being changed to X Twitter CEO, or X CEO Linda Yaccarino, has had her former username stolen from her amid the company's rebranding to Elon Musk's standalone X. Aug 4, 2023 3:05 AM CDT NASA observatory discovers four colliding black holes for the first time A team of astronomers have identified four black holes located millions of light years away from Earth on a set path to collide with each other. Aug 4, 2023 4:11 AM CDT Is AMD giving up battling NVIDIA at the top-end? Rumor claims RDNA 4 won't have high-end GPUs There may not be a follow-up to the Navi 31 GPU, as AMD could rein in its ambitions to focus on just mid-range and lower-end graphics cards with RDNA 4. Aug 4, 2023 11:30 AM CDT GIGABYTE launches a low-profile GeForce RTX 4060 OC model with three fans The new GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G from GIGABYTE is the sort of small form-factor mainstream GPU we'd love to see more of. Aug 6, 2023 11:32 PM CDT Mark Zuckerberg confirms 'in the next few weeks' Threads will get major upgrades Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that Threads is getting major upgrades within the 'next few weeks' that will make users very happy. Aug 7, 2023 12:55 AM CDT Apple reportedly added a new M3 Mac to its testing and it could debut soon Apple's M3-powered Macs are getting closer to release and the company is thought to be testing another new model in the form of an updated Mac mini. Aug 7, 2023 1:53 AM CDT Apple Watch Series 9 will be 'basically unchanged' from older models according to one leaker The Apple Watch Series 9 looks set to be little more than a spec bump this year, one leaker claims. But there is expected to be a big speed boost at least. Aug 7, 2023 2:33 AM CDT NASA confirms helicopter flight on the surface of the Red Planet After a pause of three months, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has taken flight once again, climbing 16 feet and traveling 468 feet horizontally. Aug 7, 2023 5:31 AM CDT Want Windows 11 without the Microsoft bloat? There's a weird trick at setup that can do this Don't want Microsoft's default bloatware with your fresh installation of Windows 11? Selecting a certain option during setup can sidestep the bloat. Aug 7, 2023 6:42 AM CDT KIOXIA to showcase next-gen applications and SSD technologies at Flash Memory Summit 2023 Flash Memory Summit 2023 is kicking off this week and KIOXIA will be there to present the latest in flash memory technology and solutions. Aug 7, 2023 9:02 AM CDT Colorful iGame RTX 4060 Ti Mini will arrive with a 16GB variant, and it's a tiny single-fan GPU It looks like Colorful is prepping to launch its tiny single fan iGame RTX 4060 Ti Mini in two variants, one with 8GB of VRAM and one with 16GB. Aug 7, 2023 10:32 PM CDT 'Most powerful MacBook yet' is already in testing with a huge number of cores Apple is said to already be testing a new M3 Max chip that will power the most performant MacBook Pros to date with 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores. Aug 8, 2023 1:29 AM CDT Microsoft is set to give Bing AI a pretty cool ability in Edge - the power to rewrite text In testing, you can select a piece of text and the chatbot instantly rewrites it - you can then choose from various parameters to change the tone and more. Aug 8, 2023 5:32 AM CDT Massive Sun eruption bathes the Earth, Moon and Mars in radiation simultaneously For the very first time, instruments in different parts of the solar system captured a radiation outburst from the Sun almost simultaneously. Aug 8, 2023 8:28 AM CDT Intel Core i5-14600K leak shows the Raptor Lake Refresh CPU boosts to 5.3GHz The Raptor Lake Refresh line-up is getting a lot of spillage from the rumor mill of late, suggesting that a launch will be coming soon enough. Aug 8, 2023 10:45 AM CDT SpaceX deploys 15 Starlink satellites and posts awesome video of rocket landing SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has successfully deployed 15 more Starlink internet satellites and landed back on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship. Aug 8, 2023 12:43 PM CDT Instagram now sucks less on at least one foldable phone. An updated Instagram app has been released that improves the big-screen experience on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold devices, but no others yet, Aug 8, 2023 3:00 PM CDT NVIDIA announces three new Ada Lovelace workstation GPUs, the RTX 5000, RTX 4500, and RTX 4000 NVIDIA is expanding its line-up of Ada Lovelace workstation graphics cards with three new models, including a brand-new single-slot NVIDIA RTX 4000 GPU. Aug 8, 2023 11:57 PM CDT AMD Zen 5 CPUs rumored to be a huge leap in performance - more so than Zen 3 Ryzen 8000 is going to be a big step forward for AMD, if the latest rumor is right, and it comes from an apparently trusted source of a YouTube leaker. Aug 9, 2023 1:00 PM CDT Intel's CPU market share for CPUs in Q2 2023 increased by 23% while AMD's fell by 5.3% With the CPU market showing signs of recovery, Intel saw a 23% increase in notebook and desktop market share in Q2 2023 while AMD's fell by -5.3%. Aug 9, 2023 9:59 PM CDT Allied Gaming partners with Alphacool to release HARDLINE, a flagship liquid cooling solution Allied Gaming and Alphacool have teamed up to bring gamers HARDLINE, cutting-edge liquid cooling solutions designed to bring looks and performance. Aug 10, 2023 1:32 AM CDT NASA's Webb telescope reveals details about the most distant star in the universe NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed key details about Earendel, the most distant star in the universe known to astronomers. Aug 10, 2023 5:26 AM CDT Elon Musk rolls out 'sensitivity settings' on X in an effort to resuscitate ad sales Elon Musk has rolled out 'sensitivity settings' that will enable advertisers to align their brand's messaging or advertising with content on the platform. Aug 10, 2023 6:16 AM CDT Google gets serious about making its Chrome browser more secure Instead of security patches getting pushed through every two weeks, they will now be deployed on a weekly basis to maintain tighter defenses. Aug 10, 2023 7:54 AM CDT Intel Lunar Lake CPUs spotted with Lion Cove and Skymont cores When Lunar Lake lands, most likely in 2025, it'll have Lion Cove performance cores and Skymont efficiency cores - just as previously rumored. Aug 10, 2023 11:19 AM CDT Video and phone calls are confirmed to be coming to X by company CEO X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed during her first interview that the social media platform will soon be able to make video chats and phone calls. Aug 11, 2023 2:05 AM CDT Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg could have a heated debate instead of a cage fight The cage match between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk may turn into a debate about how to build a safe future for all of humanity. Aug 11, 2023 4:21 AM CDT Another rumor suggests AMD won't make high-end RDNA 4 GPUs - but here's why that's a good thing Scrapping Navi 41 should mean RDNA 4 arrives in a timely manner - and that AMD can focus on making RDNA 5 fulfil its apparently huge potential. Aug 11, 2023 11:26 AM CDT Hexagonal pattern found on Mars brings us closer to confirming extraterrestrial life A new study has highlighted evidence of ancient seasons on Mars, bringing humans closer to confirming life was once on the Red Planet. Aug 12, 2023 1:16 AM CDT Elon Musk says the Zuckerberg cage fight will be held at 'epic location' in this country Elon Musk has said he's currently in talks with a government about securing an 'epic location' for his fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Aug 12, 2023 3:47 AM CDT Elon Musk leaks messages with Mark Zuckerberg where he calls him 'modern-day Bruce Lee' Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been texting, and the Meta CEO has given the Tesla CEO an ultimatum over their anticipated cage fight. 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Aug 28, 2023 5:05 AM CDT iPhone 15 Pro Max delay reports may have been premature, well-connected analyst says Reports of the iPhone 15 Pro Max being delayed until October seem to have been incorrect with production reportedly set to ramp up this week. Aug 28, 2023 1:19 PM CDT TEAMGROUP's new T-FORCE DARK AirFlow cooler is designed to keep PCIe Gen5 SSD temps low TEAMGROUP's latest cooling products include a dedicated cooler for high-speed PCIe Gen5 SSD storage and a new ARGB fan with a unique blade design. Aug 29, 2023 12:32 AM CDT US Air Force pushes for $6 billion to create a fleet of 2,000 AI-powered drones After completing its first-of-its-kind test of the Valkyrie drone, the US Air Force is pushing for a $6 billion cash injection for an entire fleet. 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Aug 29, 2023 11:15 AM CDT Windows 11 Bing popup that interrupts everything - including games - is 'paused' by Microsoft Microsoft pushing its own services in Windows 11 is nothing new, but the way in which this Bing ad was shoved in the faces of users took the biscuit. Aug 29, 2023 1:00 PM CDT WhatsApp is getting a much-needed visual overhaul and it's already in beta The always-popular instant messaging service WhatsApp is now beta testing an updated user interface that is more modern with updated icons and more. Aug 29, 2023 2:00 PM CDT Google purposefully leaks flagship Pixel 8 Pro with new image A Google Store page promoting Google's subscriptions and services has showcased a new image of the yet-to-be-announced Pixel 8 Pro. Aug 30, 2023 12:35 AM CDT Samsung's PRO Ultimate cards are the company's new flagship microSD and full-size SD products Samsung's latest PRO Ultimate microSD cards are its flagship products for video, photos, and portable Steam Deck gaming - and they're fast and reliable. Aug 30, 2023 3:57 AM CDT Apple's iPhone 15 Pro event invitation might have leaked new color options The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro series' of devices are coming in September and now the latter's colors might have been leaked by Apple itself. Aug 30, 2023 5:30 AM CDT Survey observes SSDs are getting more popular - and tells us which brands are the most favored SSDs are now much more prevalent than hard drives, although the capacities of the most commonly used solid-state drives are still relatively small. Aug 30, 2023 8:35 AM CDT These are the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro production problems Apple has had to overcome The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro series' of handsets is now just around the corner and Apple has had a few issues to deal with during production. Aug 30, 2023 12:45 PM CDT Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra buyers could get Qualcomm inside no matter where they live The Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup is expected to use Exynos chips in some locations but the Galaxy S24 Ultra might use Qualcomm chips everywhere. Aug 30, 2023 2:00 PM CDT Cooler Master GX II Gold series of PSUs are ATX 3.0 compatible and built for efficiency Cooler Master's new power supplies ship with a 90-degree 12+4pin (12VHPWR) PCIe 5.0 connector to ensure a reliable connection to modern GPUs. Aug 30, 2023 11:02 PM CDT It'll soon be harder than ever to get iPhone, iPad, and Mac support from Apple Apple has reportedly taken the decision to no longer offer support via the X social network, while YouTube support is also going away. Aug 31, 2023 4:28 AM CDT GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB price drops to $449 for select models ahead of new Radeon GPU launch Ah, the sweet smell of competition in the GPU space. Ahead of AMD's new GPU launches next week you can pick up a GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB for less. Aug 31, 2023 7:34 PM CDT AMD planned for the Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT to feature the new 12VHPWR connector 'You shouldn't blame end users for issues you have,' AMD Radeon chief Scott Herkelman says of NVIDIA's response to 12VHPWR cables melting. Aug 31, 2023 8:58 PM CDT News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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