News Archive: January 2024 Tap to refine news by category Sony's new Horizon live service game may have matchmaking, could come to PC, mobile, and PS5 PlayStation's new first-party Horizon live service game could be an MMORPG-style game with matchmaking, and it could launch on PS5, PC, and mobile. Jan 1, 2024 2:42 PM CST The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Unity released with final build The Unity recreation of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is now officially complete, modding team finishes project and moves it into Release 1.0 status. Jan 2, 2024 4:31 AM CST Report: 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks hit with more layoffs 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks have reportedly been hit with more layoffs as parent company The Embracer Group carries out further cost-saving measures. Jan 3, 2024 10:32 AM CST Gaming industry insider makes sharp Nintendo Switch 2 price prediction A gaming industry analyst predicted Nintendo will announce its next-generation console in 2024, and it will be an 'iteration' of the current Switch. Jan 4, 2024 12:01 AM CST Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox are getting banned for recording game clips with nudity Baldur's Gate 3 gamers on Xbox are getting their accounts suspended for recording game clips of in-game content containing nudity. Jan 4, 2024 4:33 AM CST Popular shooter The Finals and 20 more titles coming to GeForce NOW in January 2024 GeForce NOW is looking to continue its 2023 momentum by adding one of the most popular titles on Steam to its cloud gaming line up - The Finals. Jan 4, 2024 10:04 PM CST Windows 11 gaming bugs get worse for testers as Microsoft struggles to fix the OS Nasty bugs causing havoc with some popular PC games have been hanging around in Windows 11 previews for months now, and more titles are now affected. Jan 5, 2024 2:23 AM CST Microsoft may bring an acclaimed Xbox-exclusive title over to a 'competing console' In 2024, Microsoft is expected to bring over one of its acclaimed titles to a 'competitor console,' according to rumors from industry insiders. Jan 6, 2024 11:45 PM CST GeForce NOW is getting new Blizzard games, Day Passes, and G-SYNC technology At CES 2024 NVIDIA is showcasing Cyberpunk 2077 and Alan Wake 2 on GeForce NOW on a 1440p display connected to a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra phone. Jan 8, 2024 10:46 AM CST Just a week into 2024 and Steam has set a new concurrent user record Just 7 days into 2024 and Valve has already set a new Steam concurrent users record, breaking over 33.6 million PC gamers online at the same time. Jan 8, 2024 1:32 PM CST ASUS ROG NUC official: up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 'Meteor Lake' CPU, RTX 4070 GPU ASUS announces its new ROG NUC Mini-PC: up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 'Meteor Lake' CPU, up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU in 2.5-liter chassis. Jan 8, 2024 7:02 PM CST Diablo 4 is getting a ray tracing update for reflections and shadows in March Blizzard's Diablo 4 is finally getting real-time ray-tracing support, with a March 2024 update bringing RT reflections and shadows. Jan 8, 2024 8:31 PM CST Sea of Thieves coming to PlayStation makes a lot of sense Reports indicate that Xbox management has thought about bringing games like Sea of Thieves to PlayStation, and this business plan makes a lot of sense. Jan 9, 2024 2:31 PM CST You can now test out AMD's Fluid Motion Frames on PC gaming handhelds like the ROG Ally The latest Preview Driver for AMD Fluid Motion Frames adds support for Radeon 700M graphics, bringing driver-based frame generation to PC gaming handhelds. Jan 9, 2024 9:31 PM CST Sony's DualSense PS5 controller could be getting a huge battery life upgrade and soon A new Sony DualSense controller with a whopping 12 hours of battery life has appeared on Best Buy's website and it could be shipping soon. Jan 11, 2024 7:46 AM CST Robocop publisher: 'There's too many games on the market' Executives at Nacon, the French games publisher behind games like Robocop: Rogue City and the WRC games, share their views on the current games market. Jan 11, 2024 5:02 PM CST Apple Arcade is a bigger player in the video game world than you might think Apple Arcade is much more successful than you might imagine according to a new study, and it's gunning for Nintendo Switch and others. Jan 12, 2024 1:30 PM CST Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy 17: 'Nothing's been decided yet' Square Enix's Naoki Yoshida briefly discusses Final Fantasy XVII, saying that he'd like see younger developers make a new innovative Final Fantasy game. Jan 14, 2024 10:43 AM CST The next Battlefield will have 'most realistic, exciting destruction effects in the industry' A new job listing for VFX Director at Ripple Effect, looking for someone to help develop 'most realistic and exciting destruction effects in the industry'. Jan 14, 2024 11:09 PM CST Halo Tatanka battle royale potentially cancelled at Certain Affinity, 343i Halo Infinite's battle royale mode, aka Tatanka, may have been cancelled as Halo franchise co-developer Certain Affinity focuses on its own Project Loro. Jan 15, 2024 11:54 AM CST The original Max Payne remastered with RTX Remix and full path tracing is a game changer Max Payne Remixed is a new mod that gives Remedy's iconic third-person action game the RTX Remix treatment and the results are fantastic. Jan 15, 2024 8:34 PM CST Overwatch 2 Season 9 will have ALL heroes with their own passive healing abilities Blizzard is making more big changes to Overwatch 2, with Season 9 introducing passive healing abilities to ALL heroes... including tanks and DPS. Jan 16, 2024 4:22 PM CST 2030 gaming predictions: AI, cloud, and subscriptions drive market expansion How will the video games market evolve in 2030 and beyond? We make some ambitious predictions on what gaming could look like in the Gen11 console period. Jan 16, 2024 10:03 PM CST U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear the Epic v Apple antitrust case The United States Supreme Court refuses weigh in on the Epic v Apple antitrust case, will not hear Apple's appeals challenge to anti-steering injunction. Jan 17, 2024 1:04 AM CST S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl now has a final release date - September 5, 2024 This is the concrete release date for the long-awaited shooter, we're told, which has been in development since 2009 (well, on and off). Jan 17, 2024 8:30 AM CST Bethesda brings Fallout Shelter antics to Elder Scrolls with new mobile game Bethesda's mysterious mobile game is Elder Scrolls Castles, a Fallout Shelter-esque overseer simulation game for the popular medieval fantasy franchise. Jan 17, 2024 4:04 PM CST Street Fighter 6 breaks 3 million sales, total Street Fighter franchise now at 52 million Capcom's latest hit Street Fighter 6 has now sold 3 million copies since launching in June 2023, pushes total Street Fighter franchise sales to 52 million. Jan 18, 2024 12:31 PM CST Harrison Ford stars in new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game MachineGames new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game will star Harrison Ford, is first-person and takes place between Raiders and The Last Crusade. Jan 18, 2024 3:31 PM CST Manor Lords, a city builder from a lone developer, is now the number 2 wished-for game on Steam With over 2 million PC gamers having wishlisted Manor Lords on Steam, it's second only to Hades II in terms of the most anticipated games for 2024. Jan 19, 2024 6:49 AM CST Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth introduces a new gaming paywall - New Game+ is a $15 upgrade The base game of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth doesn't come with the New Game+ feature and many Yakuza fans are seriously unhappy about it. Jan 19, 2024 1:50 PM CST Opinion: Now is an opportune time to push digital-only gaming With the current inflation-driven economic landscape, consumers are trying to save money wherever possible--and this could bode well for digital gaming. Jan 21, 2024 1:38 PM CST Opinion: Microsoft needs to be more transparent with its digital gaming plans Digital is at the forefront of the Xbox business model, but Microsoft still needs to more clearly outline its plans for a digital-based future of gaming. Jan 21, 2024 10:32 PM CST Palworld hits 1.5m concurrent players on Steam but serious bugs might dampen the party mood Players are flocking to Palworld, but a bug relating to the memory reset drug is really bad news, and saved games are disappearing from Palworld too. Jan 22, 2024 2:30 PM CST Sony CEO outlines one of the biggest issues with subscription gaming Sony Corp. CEO Kenichiro Yoshida highlights one of the biggest issues with adding too much value to video game subscription services like Game Pass. Jan 23, 2024 11:04 AM CST Palworld's profits could be over $130 million Due to the game's incredibly low production budget, Palworld is enjoying a very high profit margin as it continues its massive sales success on Xbox, PC. Jan 23, 2024 10:31 PM CST Square Enix has a lot riding on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's success Whether or not Square Enix achieves its total-year profit targets of $372 million will largely depend on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's overall sales. Jan 24, 2024 2:31 PM CST More games add AMD FSR 3 support, with the list more than doubling since 2024 began AMD FSR 3 support has more than doubled in January 2024 alone, with momentum finally picking up for the company's answer to DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Jan 24, 2024 9:02 PM CST Palworld attracts 8 million buyers - but also the attention of The Pokemon Company, apparently While Palworld sets another major milestone with 8 million copies sold, The Pokemon Company is investigating claims around potential plagiarism. Jan 25, 2024 7:27 AM CST Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition arrives on PC on March 21 with DirectStorage and DLSS 3 PC port of the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn is only a couple of months away now, and also comes with DLAA, FSR 3 and Intel XeSS support. Jan 25, 2024 11:17 AM CST Is Palworld unstoppable? It's the top game on Xbox Game Pass and has 2 million players on Steam Palworld has been an astounding success so far, and has become the second most-played game ever on Steam for concurrent players, behind only PUBG. Jan 26, 2024 10:04 AM CST Nintendo Switch 2 slated to launch without its best rumored feature An industry analyst has predicted that Nintendo's next console will launch with an 8-inch LCD screen, and in its first year, 10 million will be made. Jan 29, 2024 8:32 AM CST Embracer cancels new Deus Ex game, lays off Eidos developers The Embracer Group has reportedly cancelled a new Deus Ex game after two years of development, and laid off staff at game dev studio Eidos Montreal. Jan 29, 2024 2:32 PM CST Enshrouded is gaming's next mega-hit indie Third-person adventure game Enshrouded is the latest indie to tap the mega-popular crafting-survival genre, becomes a best-seller in just a few days. Jan 29, 2024 5:33 PM CST Leaked footage from canceled Call of Duty 'NX1' shows gameplay from a mission set on the Moon Footage from a canceled futuristic Call of Duty game has appeared online, and it shows gameplay from a cinematic mission that took place on the Moon. Jan 29, 2024 10:36 PM CST NVIDIA beta GPU driver spotted boosting Cyberpunk 2077 frame rates by 23%, but there's a catch A frame rate boost to rival Intel's Arc GPUs? We shouldn't get carried away, though, as there's a sizeable caveat in this tale of faster performance. Jan 30, 2024 10:25 AM CST MSI Claw gaming handheld is official: features 7-inch 1080p 48-120Hz VRR display MSI's new Claw gaming handheld is now official: Intel Core Ultra 5 135H processor for $699, faster Core Ultra 7 155H processor for $749. Jan 30, 2024 11:09 PM CST Sony readies PlayStation Network passkey support for more secure sign-ins Sony is getting ready to add support for passkeys to the PlayStation Network, allowing people to ditch their usernames and passwords for the first time. Jan 31, 2024 8:30 AM CST NVIDIA's tweaked H20 AI GPU enters mass production in Q2 2024, destined for China NVIDIA reportedly plans mass production of its new H20 AI GPU designed exclusively for China, in Q2 2024, meeting the updated US sanctions. Jan 1, 2024 6:48 PM CST NVIDIA's new GeForce 546.34 WHQL drivers add support for RTX 4090 D graphics card NVIDIA's new China-exclusive GeForce RTX 4090 D has support thanks to newly-released GeForce Game Ready 546.34 WHQL drivers, grab 'em now. Jan 1, 2024 8:39 PM CST US President Joe Biden requested ASML to cancel shipments of its machines to China The Biden administration requested ASML to cancel shipments to China, with orders of its new high-end chip-making machines now stopped from entering China. Jan 1, 2024 11:09 PM CST Samsung's new AI refrigerator detects the food inside it and recommends recipes Samsung is set to unveil a suite of AI-powered products at CES 2024, and each are designed to make home life just that much easier. Jan 2, 2024 12:15 AM CST MrBeast told Elon Musk X can't afford to pay for his videos MrBeast has responded to Elon Musk, who asked the top YouTuber to post his videos on X, to which MrBeast said it's simply not worth it. Jan 2, 2024 6:15 AM CST SpaceX closes out 2023 with epic video of Starship booster testing SpaceX is currently preparing for Starship's third orbital test flight, and to close out 2023, the company posted a video of a static fire test. Jan 2, 2024 8:28 AM CST CoolerMaster preparing fanless 1100W power supply with 12VHPWR power connector CoolerMaster's new X-Silent 1100W fanless power supply is coming, should be unveiled at CES 2024, with 12VHPWR power connector and more. Jan 2, 2024 5:24 PM CST Neuchips will show off its revolutionary Raptor Gen AI accelerator at CES 2024 Neuchips is a leading AI ASIC provider, and is teasing its revolutionary Raptor Gen AI accelerator chip, previously known as N3000, at CES 2024. Jan 2, 2024 7:20 PM CST Steam support for Windows 7 and 8 is ending... affecting less than 1% of total players With Microsoft and Google no longer supporting Windows 7 and Windows 8, Valve announces that future Steam Client updates will no longer support them too. Jan 2, 2024 9:04 PM CST LG wants to make Life Good with new LG Styler, its new clothing care management products The new LG Styler clothing care solution teased: featuring a handheld, high-pressure steamer, Dynamic Moving Hanger, and Dual TrueSteam technology. Jan 2, 2024 10:35 PM CST Drone snaps epic 4K video of 100s of Tesla's ready to be shipped to new owners A Tesla watcher has sent a drone over Giga Shanghai in China and has captured hundreds of Tesla's ready to be shipped out to Europe. Jan 3, 2024 1:04 AM CST Jack Black rumored to play Steve in upcoming Minecraft movie Reports indicate Jack Black is set to star alongside Jason Momoa in Warner Bros' feature take on the iconic Minecraft, which Black is meant to play Steve. Jan 3, 2024 1:51 AM CST Samsung will unveil 'all-new mobile experience powered by AI' at new event in mid-January Samsung has officially announced when it will be hosting its Unpacked event, where we will see the latest in the new Galaxy offerings and a new AI. Jan 3, 2024 5:32 AM CST NASA set to make 'monumental achievement for all of humanity' in 2024 NASA holds the title for creating the fastest human-made object with the Parker Solar Probe, which will break a new record in 2024. Jan 3, 2024 7:02 AM CST NVIDIA officially begins teasing its upcoming GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series cards NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards officially teased, with NVIDIA teasing that they're 'on the horizon'. Jan 3, 2024 4:43 PM CST Minisforum V3: world's first AMD Ryzen 8040 'Hawk Point' tablet, ready in Q1 2024 Minisforum teases its new V3 3-in-1 tablet, powered by AMD's new Ryzen 8040 'Hawk Point' APU, with up to 16 AI TOPs of performance in 2024. Jan 3, 2024 6:39 PM CST NVIDIA and AMD driving massive profits for semiconductor industry, highest since 2009 The semiconductor industry has the largest boost in over 10 years, largely driven by AMD and NVIDIA... especially NVIDIA with its massive AI GPU sales. Jan 3, 2024 8:01 PM CST Twitch's new guidelines crack down on streamers pretending to be nude Twitch has revisited its guidelines around nudity, or partial nudity, with the new changes aimed at those streamers now implying nudity in various ways. Jan 4, 2024 12:16 AM CST LG teases the next-generation of OLED gaming monitors ahead of CES 2024 LG has announced it has completed the development of what it calls an 'industry first' gaming monitor that will be showcased at CES 2024. Jan 4, 2024 1:35 AM CST Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings back into IMAX theaters for a limited time Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is swinging back into IMAX theaters for a limited amount of time at the end of this month, says the film's writer. Jan 4, 2024 4:58 AM CST Sabrent's new USB-C Universal Docking Station is the ultimate docking station Sabrent's new USB-C Universal Docking Station has it ALL for your laptop, AI laptop, Ultrabook, Chromebook, MacBook, iPad, tablet, or smartphone. Jan 4, 2024 5:25 PM CST MSI is announcing a new PC gaming handheld at CES 2024, potentially running on Intel Core Ultra MSI has a new PC gaming handheld coming to rival the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion GO, and more - and it's going to be unveiled next week at CES 2024. Jan 4, 2024 7:31 PM CST Legendary and iconic PC storage brand Plextor is no more, with owner KIOXIA retiring the name It's the end of an era as long-running PC storage brand Plextor, a name that goes all the way back to the CD-ROM era, is being retired by KIOXIA. Jan 4, 2024 9:31 PM CST Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 returning to Apple Stores after being banned Apple has informed a publication that the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 will be returning to some stores after being temporarily banned. Jan 5, 2024 12:16 AM CST Scientists say they can now turn genes on and off like a light switch A new study has revealed that scientists now have much more control over modified genes typically used to treat medical conditions. Jan 5, 2024 1:03 AM CST NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs on track for Q4 2024 launch but don't expect a Lovelace performance leap Blackwell GPUs are expected to debut in Q4 2024 - or Q1 2025 at the very latest - but won't advance performance to nearly the same extent as Lovelace. Jan 5, 2024 3:07 AM CST Say hello to the iPhone 16 Pro months before it's announced The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max aren't expected to debut until September. but these renders show them off today complete with new Capture button. Jan 5, 2024 12:45 PM CST Sabrent's Rocket 5 Gen5 SSD with 14GB/sec+ speeds only needs the heatsink on your motherboard Sabrent worked closely with Phison on its new Gen5 SSDs to push over 14,000MB/sec with the introduction of its new Sabrent Rocket 5 Gen 5 SSD. Jan 5, 2024 4:37 PM CST ASRock unveils stunning 400Hz to 520Hz gaming monitors ahead of CES 2024 ASRock has announced it will be showcasing a fleet of new high refresh rate gaming monitors at CES 2024, with some hitting a crazy 520Hz. Jan 6, 2024 10:47 PM CST MSI and Capcom's limited edition Monster Hunter RTX 4060 Ti GPU, monitor, case, and more! MSI and Capcom are bringing Monster Hunter themed PC gear to CES 2024, from GPUs to displays, and all to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary. Jan 7, 2024 12:04 AM CST Apple is now sending $92 payouts to people affected by iPhone battery throttling $92 payments are being sent out to iPhone users affected by the notorious 'Batterygate' throttling, part of Apple's $500 million settlement. Jan 7, 2024 1:17 AM CST CoolerMaster's new X Mighty Platinum 2800W PSU can power 4 x RTX 4090s at once CoolerMaster's new X Mighty Platinum 2800W power supply has enough juice to run not one, not two, but four GeForce RTX 4090s graphics cards AT ONCE. Jan 7, 2024 4:48 PM CST Frontier supercomputer with 3000 x AMD Instinct MI250X cards: 1 trillion parameter LLM run Frontier supercomputer with AMD Instinct MI250X AI GPUs achieves 1 trillion parameter LLM run, which rivals OpenAI's dominant ChatGPT-4. Jan 7, 2024 5:31 PM CST Acer worked with Qualcomm on its new router: world's first with 5G and Wi-Fi 7 Acer teams with Qualcomm on its new routers, including the world's first 5G Wi-Fi 7 router, the new Predator Connect X7 5G CPE coming soon. Jan 7, 2024 6:31 PM CST Behind the scenes with Patriot at CES 2024 in Las Vegas as we join them for their suite setup We join Shannon Robb from Patriot and get a close up look at their CES 2024 suite setup and some new products in Las Vegas at the Bellagio hotel. Jan 7, 2024 8:47 PM CST Samsung's new Neo QLED 8K uses new NQ8 AI Gen3 processor, first TV with 240Hz refresh Samsung's new flagship Neo QLED 8K features new NQ8 AI Gen3 processor for enhanced 8K upscaling, sharpening low-res content to be displayed at 8K. Jan 7, 2024 10:35 PM CST Robert Downey Jr. wins best supporting actor at Golden Globes for Oppenheimer Robert Downey Jr. has picked up a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Jan 7, 2024 11:22 PM CST Acer unveils four insanely high-end Predator OLED and Mini LED gaming monitors Acer has unveiled four new high-end gaming monitors designed to increase immersion for gamers while blessing their eyes with gorgeous visuals. Jan 8, 2024 12:21 AM CST Dockcase's Pocket M.2 NVMe SSD is what heavy iPhone 15 users are missing Dockcase has started a new campaign for an incredible device that many heavy iPhone users capturing a lot of content may want to consider picking up. Jan 8, 2024 2:55 AM CST Sunglass-style augmented reality glasses unveiled, will compete with Apple Vision Pro An augmented reality company has revealed a new competitor to offerings from Meta and Meta, with the new AR sunglasses entering the market at $699. Jan 8, 2024 8:02 AM CST Hayao Miyazaki makes history by taking home Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' has become the first anime film to win Best Animated Film at the Golden Globes, paving the way for the Oscars. Jan 8, 2024 8:45 AM CST Radeon RX 7600 XT with 16GB of VRAM announced, $329 and launching January 24 AMD's new Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB is impressive in its VRAM offering, though the rest of the specs show it's almost identical to the current Radeon RX 7600. Jan 8, 2024 9:30 AM CST AMD's new Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU launches at the end of January, and for $249 it's a budget winner The new Ryzen 7 5700X3D with 3D V-Cache technology is coming very soon, alongside additional Ryzen 5000 CPUs targeting budget conscious PC gamers. Jan 8, 2024 9:45 AM CST GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition models look incredible in all black NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 Series SUPER Founders Editions models look incredible in all black, it's a shame there won't be any way to pre-order one. Jan 8, 2024 10:58 AM CST Your Vision Pro's Zeiss prescription lenses will be much cheaper than you probably feared Apple has confirmed how much glasses wearers will have to pay when buying new Zeiss lenses for their Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Jan 8, 2024 1:45 PM CST Apple tells potential Vision Pro customers they can try it one on at stores starting February 2 Apple has started to email potential Vision Pro buyers to say they can go and try the headset on starting from February 2 at their local Apple Store. Jan 8, 2024 2:45 PM CST MAINGEAR's new NV9 ZERO, ZERO Drop PCs use MSI's clutter-free design ethos MAINGEAR teams with MSI and Phanteks on its new MAINGEAR Rear Connection (MG-RC) to hide cables from its new 2024 gaming PCs, check them out! Jan 8, 2024 4:31 PM CST VESA's new DisplayPort 2.1a specs support longer UHBR cables VESA's new DisplayPort 2.1a update and its new DP54 cable specification enables support of both UHBR10 and UHBR13.5 sink and source devices up to 2m long. Jan 8, 2024 5:33 PM CST Samsung's new Q990D soundbar has HDMI 2.1 connectivity, allows for 4K 120Hz passthrough Samsung's new flagship HW-Q990D Dolby Atmos soundbar gets Room support, HDMI 2.1 connectivity allows for 4K 120Hz passthrough in 2024. Jan 8, 2024 6:48 PM CST MSI GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series has a new EXPERT card that looks like a Founders Edition model MSI has Gaming X Slim, Ventus, and Suprim GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs cards coming - plus a brand-new EXPERT variant with Founders Edition vibes. Jan 8, 2024 10:06 PM CST GIGABYTE unveils two powerful gaming laptops at CES 2024 that redefine mobile gaming GIGABYTE shows two new gaming laptops at CES 2024 that you might want to pay attention to. So strap in and check out what GIGABYTE has to offer. Jan 8, 2024 11:03 PM CST ASUS BTF ecosystem: motherboards, graphics cards, PC cases with hidden cables ASUS announces its new BTF ecosystem of motherboards, graphics cards, and PC cases in the ROG and TUF family for an ultra-tidy PC. Jan 9, 2024 12:06 AM CST Intel 14th Gen Core Desktop Non-K, 14th Gen Core-HX, and Core 100U mobile series CPUs launched Intel launches its 14th Gen Core-S (65W/35W) desktop CPUs, 14th Gen Core-HX mobile CPUs, and Core 100U mobile CPUs at CES 2024, all coming soon. Jan 9, 2024 12:46 AM CST Phillips showcases new smart lock that makes the palm of your hand a key Phillips unveiled a new smart lock at CES 2024, showcasing its Wi-Fi Palm Recognition Smart Deadbolt that turns your palm into a key. Jan 9, 2024 2:31 AM CST Galaxy Book 4 gets a Copilot feature that allows the AI to deal with texts from a Samsung phone Microsoft's Copilot AI will be able to find texts, read or summarize them, and even compose replies to those messages if you want. Jan 9, 2024 7:39 AM CST Sennheiser unveils two premium model earbuds at CES 2024 Sennheiser has unveiled two new products at CES 2024, with the longstanding audio company revealing the Momentum Sport and True Wireless 4. Jan 9, 2024 9:18 AM CST Alienware unveils two world's first QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024 Alienware has unveiled two world's first QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024, one with Dolby Vision HDR and the other with a 360Hz refresh rate. Jan 9, 2024 10:17 AM CST TCL unveils a pro tablet at CES 2024 that's beyond tablets from Apple and Samsung TCL has revealed a new tablet at CES 2024 that's designed to land exactly between an e-reader and a general tablet from Samsung or Apple. Jan 9, 2024 11:03 AM CST Paranoid about melting NVIDIA power cables? ASUS RTX 4090 BTF GPU ditches the cable completely The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 BTF Edition doesn't have a 16-pin power connector for the PSU, but uses a PCIe high-power connector instead. Jan 9, 2024 1:55 PM CST Patriot Viper PV573 Gen5 SSD: up to 14GB/sec with low-profile blower cooler, runs below 45C Patriot teases its next-gen Viper PV573 Gen5 SSD at CES 2024, rocking up to 14GB/sec reads with low-profile blower cooler keeping the SSD at below 45C. Jan 9, 2024 5:16 PM CST Beware: scammers are selling RTX 4090 cards without GPUs, counterfeit RTX 4090s on the loose Scammers are selling NVIDIA's expensive flagship GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards without the GPU... second hand market gets very tricky overnight. Jan 9, 2024 10:48 PM CST Power unleashed as we check out GIGABYTE's latest ATX 3.0 power supplies at CES 2024 GIGABYTE has announced two new ATX 3.0 PSUs in the UD lineup at CES 2024, an 80 Plus Gold rated 1300 watt unit and a beefy 80 Plus Platinum rated 1600 watt. Jan 9, 2024 11:14 PM CST ASUS is launching TUF Gaming and Dual AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB graphics cards ASUS is releasing a TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT and a ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT for AMD's new 16GB mainstream GPU launching January 24. Jan 10, 2024 12:31 AM CST Samsung showcases a prototype glasses-free 2D and 3D monitor that supports SteamVR The Samsung 2D/3D monitor at CES 2024 presents glasses-free 3D for any 2D game, with full eye-tracking. And it's also compatible with SteamVR. Jan 10, 2024 1:58 AM CST Lenovo unveils new GeForce RTX 4090 D, RTX 40 SUPER series Legion graphics cards at CES 2024 Lenovo unveils its new GeForce RTX 4090 D, RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, RTX 4070 SUPER series 'Legion' graphics cards at CES 2024. Jan 10, 2024 2:34 AM CST COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs - all-white Vulcan, liquid-cooled Neptune, and more! The COLORFUL iGame lineup of GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs covers all bases - entry-level, overclocking, stylish designs, and liquid cooled beasts. Jan 10, 2024 5:02 AM CST GIGABYTE AORUS unveils new world first OLED gaming monitor at CES 2024 GIGABYTE AORUS has unveiled a world's first gaming monitor at CES 2024, showcasing the new AORUS FO32U2P and its impressive 80 Gbps bandwidth. Jan 10, 2024 7:26 AM CST ASRock's new Phantom Gaming monitors include a 34-inch 1440p OLED beast operating at 240Hz AsRock is rocking out the new Phantom Gaming monitors while at CES 2024, make sure you check them out and up your gaming to the next level! Jan 10, 2024 11:11 AM CST Having Wi-Fi woes on Windows 11? Intel's new driver fixes a bunch of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth bugs Intel's PROSet Wi-Fi Software version 23.20.0 has arrived, bringing with it a fix for a nasty Windows 11 crash caused by heavy traffic on the network. Jan 10, 2024 2:30 PM CST XPG showed us a range of its upcoming and impressive DDR5 RAM, coolers, and fans at CES 2024 At XPG, we found Lancer, Caster, Lancer ROG Certified, and new Project Neonmax RAM, a Levante II AIO, some unique 120mm MAG fans, and more. Jan 10, 2024 5:30 PM CST Switchblade Flying Sports Car transforms from a luxury road vehicle into a plane The Switchblade Flying Sports Car can be driven to an airport, where it then transforms into a plane ready for take-off. And it runs on regular gas. Jan 10, 2024 7:02 PM CST AYANEO NEXT LITE is a new budget PC gaming handheld running Valve's SteamOS SteamOS powers the Steam Deck, but outside of Valve's handheld very few have adopted the operating system. Enter the new AYANEO NEXT LITE. Jan 10, 2024 7:59 PM CST Close up with ASUS' range of new NVIDIA RTX Super and AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT GPUs at CES 2024 ASUS is showing off new GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA, dubbed with the full ASUS Strix treatment of oversized coolers and large fans. Jan 11, 2024 12:37 AM CST The Apple Watch ban pause has been officially opposed by the ITC, could it be banned again? The Apple Watch ban is currently paused in the United States but the International Trade Commission unsurprisingly says that it opposes the move. Jan 11, 2024 4:45 AM CST How will Cowriter AI work in Windows 11's Notepad? New leak gives us a good idea Can't wait for Cowriter to appear in Windows 11's Notepad app? The full interface for this incoming AI feature has been spotted and posted on X. Jan 11, 2024 7:32 AM CST AMD's frame generation (AFMF) debuts on January 24, but will NVIDIA respond with its own take? This spin on frame generation tech works across all games because it's implemented at the driver level, the question is, will NVIDIA make its own version? Jan 11, 2024 10:43 AM CST Enermax's new generation of ATX 3.0 PSUs and computer cases revealed at CES 2024 Enermax has announced new cases and new ATX 3.1 PSUs while at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. They even made some changes based on our input! Jan 11, 2024 1:59 PM CST Ducky teams up with Bethesda for a special DOOM Edition of its One 3 SF keyboard Limited to 666 units for each layout type, the new Ducky One 3 SF DOOM Edition sees the custom mechanical keyboard maker team up with Bethesda. Jan 12, 2024 12:04 AM CST Windows 11's Copilot AI may get convenient drag and drop functionality that'd be a handy extra Microsoft has plenty of ideas for its Copilot AI assistant, and this one falls in the category of a simple change, but a useful one for sure. Jan 12, 2024 9:56 AM CST Apple confirmed you can add 32 Find My items to its app, and you've been able to for a while Apple's Find My app on the iPhone and iPad now supports 32 different items, double that of the previous 16-item limit and it's been like that a year. Jan 12, 2024 12:45 PM CST Google could be bringing lock screen widgets back with Android 15 Google appears to be testing bringing lock screen widgets back with Android 15, but it might only be doing it on devices with bigger screens. Jan 12, 2024 2:00 PM CST MSI demos its range of new SSDs at CES 2024 with all sorts of impressive cooling capabilities MSI wants you to know that having a heatsink on your M.2 SSD is not a bad thing. You just need to embrace it and your SSD will thank you. Jan 12, 2024 2:39 PM CST Apple can't make up its mind about the iPhone 16 Pro's Action Button Apple might have made a change to the iPhone 16 Pro's Action button design according to one report, and there's no guarantee it won't change again. Jan 13, 2024 11:32 AM CST AMD Radeon RX 79000M mobile GPUs were MIA in gaming notebooks at CES 2024 AMD Radeon RX 7000M mobile GPUs weren't on show at CES 2024 inside of new gaming laptops, it looks like mobile RDNA 3 is completely MIA right now. Jan 14, 2024 5:31 PM CST AMD Ryzen 8000G 'Phoenix 2' desktop APU: limited to PCIe 4.0 x4 for GPU, PCIe 4.0 x2 for SSDs AMD's new Ryzen 8000G processors with Phoenix 2 die will have limited memory and PCIe capabilities, Phoenix 1 is better across the board. Jan 14, 2024 7:20 PM CST Alienware's new M16 R2 gaming laptop: up to 1600p 240Hz display, up to 64GB RAM and 8TB SSD Alienware's new M16 R2 gaming laptop features Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 'Meteor Lake' CPU, up to 64GB of RAM and up to 8TB of RAID-0 SSD storage. Jan 15, 2024 12:06 AM CST Rumor suggests RTX 3050 6GB is nerfed so much we wonder why NVIDIA is bothering with this GPU Rumors have previously contended that the RTX 3050 with less VRAM won't be cut down too much spec-wise, but this latest leak hints otherwise. Jan 15, 2024 1:52 PM CST ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 SUPER listed for $1700+ USD in the UK, 40% above NVIDIA MSRP UK retailers have high-end custom NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER graphics cards priced at £1,350, which works out to $1700+ USD, and 40% above NVIDIA MSRP. Jan 15, 2024 6:03 PM CST Refreshing the Corsair K70 Core mechanical keyboard with Cherry Blossom keycaps and mousepad Swapping out keycaps is a great way to make the old feel new again, with style. Here's a look at the Corsair K70 CORE keyboard with Cherry Blossom caps. Jan 15, 2024 7:31 PM CST Cooler Master showed new silent PSUs at CES 2024, including the X Silent Edge and X Silent Max While at CES 2024 in Las Vega, Nevada, Cooler Master showed us powerful PSUs in small packages, just proving that bigger doesn't always mean better. Jan 15, 2024 8:51 PM CST ASUS ZenScreen Fold OLED MQ17QH: foldable OLED portable monitor costs $2000 ASUS unveils its new ZenScreen Fold OLED MQ17QH: a 17-inch foldable OLED that's only 9.7mm thick, folding up into a profile similar to a 12.5-inch display. Jan 15, 2024 9:39 PM CST Elon Musk explains why Starship exploded during its most recent test flight Elon Musk has given an update on SpaceX's Starship launch vehicle at the SpaceX All-Hands meeting recently posted to the company's X account. Jan 16, 2024 1:02 AM CST Elon Musk shares video of Tesla's humanoid robot folding a shirt better than you Elon Musk has shared a video of Tesla's upcoming robot, Optimus, folding a shirt seemingly better, not faster, than the average human. 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Jan 17, 2024 9:00 AM CST CES 2024 shaken up by Rabbit's walkie-talkie AI-powered virtual assistant CES 2024 had some crazy new announcements, and one of them came from the new AI startup Rabbit with its unveiling of the R1, a companion smartphone device. Jan 17, 2024 9:51 AM CST Linux is suddenly 6% faster in one respect after a developer spent 5 minutes tinkering with it Developer says the claimed 6% boost to file system performance was something that took just a few minutes, and it'll hopefully be included in Linux v6.9. Jan 17, 2024 10:50 AM CST GAMDIAS up its computer chassis game by introducing cases like the Neso P1 Elite at CES 2024 GAMDIAS has taken steps to up its game in the PC case market, has two flagship cases that compete with high-end offerings from other companies. Jan 17, 2024 12:47 PM CST ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4070 SUPER OC Edition pushes performance to 4070 Ti and 7900 XT levels By increasing the power draw and boosting clock speeds ASUS's OC Edition GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER pushes performance into RTX 4070 Ti and 7900 XT territory. Jan 17, 2024 11:36 PM CST Got your heart set on an NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super? Sadly this GPU could be tricky to buy This graphics card will have the lowest production allocation of all NVIDIA's RTX Super refreshes, apparently, and might sell out in a flash. Jan 18, 2024 8:07 AM CST Intel Arrow Lake support is in CPU-Z - a sign 15th-gen CPUs will arrive earlier than expected? We can but hope - looking at past additions for preliminary support to CPU-Z, this at least hints that Arrow Lake CPUs could be out in Q3 rather than Q4. Jan 18, 2024 11:57 AM CST GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER HOF OC Lab 'Master-X' announced with 320W TGP, 211MHz+ OC GALAX introduces its new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER HOF OC Lab in Master-X and Master Editions, with a beautiful all-white design including the PCB. Jan 18, 2024 8:58 PM CST You might want to give Apple's Vision Pro a miss if you have one of these medical conditions Apple's Vision Pro headset goes on sale on February 2 but Apple has warned people with these medical conditions that they might experience problems. Jan 21, 2024 2:28 AM CST iPhone 16 Pro tipped for a massive 2TB storage upgrade Apple's new iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max could both ship with double the maximum storage this year according to a new report. Jan 21, 2024 4:50 AM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090M, RTX 4080M appear in China: laptop GPUs marketed as desktop GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 Laptop GPUs have been made into desktop GPUs in China, but expect less performance than desktop versions (obviously). Jan 21, 2024 7:09 PM CST Intel Xeon 'Granite Rapids' CPUs get major cache upgrade: top SKU now has 480MB of L3 cache Intel's next-gen Xeon 'Granite Rapids' CPus get huge boost in L3 cache: up to 480MB of L3 cache, a huge 50% boost in L3 cache over Emerald Rapids CPUs. Jan 21, 2024 8:37 PM CST Seagate launches the world's largest hard drive at a very reasonable price Seagate has knocked Western Digital Gold's 24TB hard drive off the first-place podium for the world's largest HDD with the Exos X Mozaic 3+. Jan 22, 2024 3:10 AM CST Scientists discover star that defies current understanding of the cosmos A team of scientists discovered a star that is shattering the general understanding of how the cosmos works, according to a newly published study. Jan 22, 2024 7:35 AM CST Customer service AI chatbot slams its own company calling it 'useless' and 'slow' An AI chatbot for an international parcel delivery company has slammed its own company, calling its delivery service 'slow' and 'unreliable'. Jan 22, 2024 8:52 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro estimated to have sold up to 180,000 units in its first three days Apple's Vision Pro headset is now available for preorder and one analyst believes that there were up to 180,000 units sold within the first three days. Jan 22, 2024 12:43 PM CST Apple's 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops tipped for M3 refreshes within months Apple will update the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models with new M3 chips in either March or April according to a new Bloomberg report. Jan 22, 2024 1:30 PM CST NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visits Taiwan, preparing for Hopper H200 and Blackwell B100 AI GPUs NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visits Taiwan and TSMC to check on the mass production status of Hopper H200, Blackwell B100 AI GPUs that will release this year. Jan 22, 2024 4:29 PM CST Intel's low-power Arrow Lake-U CPUs: Intel 3 process, cheap alternative to next-gen Lunar Lake Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-U low-power CPUs are 'basically a cheaper alternative' to Lunar Lake, for future thin and light laptop designs in 2024. Jan 22, 2024 7:02 PM CST The new 2024 Lincoln Nautilus luxury SUV features 48-inch 4K screen across entire dashboard The new 2024 Lincoln Nautilus luxury SUV features a 48-inch 4K screen across the entire dashboard, and an 11-inch center panel... that's a lot of display. Jan 22, 2024 10:34 PM CST Cooler Master announces V Platinum V2 PSUs: high-power use like advanced workstations, and AI Cooler Master introduces V Platinum V2 PSU: designed for high-power use like advanced workstations, machine learning, and AI. A benchmark in PSU tech. Jan 22, 2024 11:33 PM CST Mark Zuckerberg reveals NVIDIA and $10.5 billion will power new human-level AI Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Meta is betting on developing an open-source Artificial General Intelligence, which has some researchers worried. 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Jan 24, 2024 6:08 AM CST Apple's iPhone sideloading plans reportedly still include charging fees and reviewing apps When Apple finally allows sideloading on iPhones it will still expect to charge commission and review every app according to a new report. Jan 24, 2024 8:00 AM CST NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super leak suggests a GPU that might be a touch faster than we expected But don't get carried away with these leaked benchmarks by any means, as they're from Geekbench, so hardly the ideal way to gauge a gaming GPU. Jan 24, 2024 11:35 AM CST TSMC announces it's preparing for 1nm production, new cutting-edge facility in Taiwan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announces its preparing for 1nm production, plans a new cutting-edge facility for Taiwan. 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But, Starfield and Red Dead Redemption II winning for innovation and content is confusing. Jan 3, 2024 2:57 AM CST Switch 2 will be an iterative upgrade, not a big next-gen 'revolution,' analyst predicts Nintendo's new Switch is supposed to deliver 4K gaming, but one analyst believes the Switch 2 will be iterative and not a 'revolutionary' new system. Jan 3, 2024 3:07 PM CST Tetris company confirms a 13-year-old is the first known person to beat the game The Tetris company has confirmed a 13-year-old boy has reached a 'monumental' level in Tetris that has only been reached by AI-powered bots. Jan 4, 2024 1:05 AM CST Breakfast achievement unlocked: Microsoft's new Xbox toaster puts its iconic logo on your toast Microsoft's Xbox Series S Toaster has arrived at Walmart, complete with options to allow for customizing your breakfast piece of toast. Jan 4, 2024 9:02 AM CST Star Citizen 'Legatus' pack offers players every ship in the game for a cool $48,000 Star Citizen's latest Legatus bundle offers players every vehicle in the game, and more, for the not so low price of $48,000. The most expensive DLC ever? Jan 4, 2024 10:35 PM CST MSI Claw gaming handheld: 16-core Intel CPU, 8-core 2.2GHz Xe GPU, up to 32GB RAM MSI's new gaming handheld will roar onto the market with beastly specs, with The Claw handheld featuring a 16-core, 22-thread CPU running at 4.8GHz. Jan 6, 2024 10:55 AM CST Sony to ship 18.5 million PS5s next fiscal year, will push PS5 total to 81.9 million Japanese analyst firm Toyo Securities expects Sony Interactive Entertainment to ship 18.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles throughout next fiscal year. Jan 7, 2024 2:53 PM CST Final Fantasy XIV hits 30 million players, gained 3 million players in 6 months Final Fantasy XIV has amassed 30 million registered players across all platforms, with the game managing to attract 3 million more users in 6 months. Jan 8, 2024 11:31 AM CST Mobile gaming to break $110 billion in 2024 Analyst group Data.ai expects King's mega-popular Candy Crush Saga to break $14 billion lifetime in-game revenues by the end of 2024. Jan 8, 2024 2:33 PM CST Half-Life 2 RTX gets a new stunning trailer, RTX Remix Open Beta launches later this month Latest Half-Life 2 RTX: An RTX Remix Project trailer showcases the iconic zombie-infested Ravenholm level with ray tracing, DLSS, Reflex, and new assets. Jan 8, 2024 7:28 PM CST Razer unveils the world's first HD haptics gaming chair cushion Razer has unveiled the world's first HD haptics gaming cushion called Project Esther at CES 2024, ushering in lifelike tactile sensations to your butt. Jan 9, 2024 1:59 AM CST PlayStation MAUs skyrocket to 123 million, up an incredible 16 million quarter-over-quarter Sony's PlayStation Network saw an impressive uptick of 16 million monthly active users, pushing total holiday MAUs for Q3 FY2023 to a record 123 million. Jan 9, 2024 3:32 PM CST Razer and Lexus unveil new car that's a gamer's wet dream at CES 2024 Razer and Lexus unveiled the first-ever 2024 Lexus TX, a new vehicle that's designed to provide a luxury gaming experience on the go. Jan 10, 2024 4:05 AM CST NVIDIA reveals 10 new games for GeForce Now and reminds us of new day passes for the service War Hospital arrives on GeForce Now and much more, plus CES 2024 saw the revelation of day passes for Ultimate and Priority memberships. Jan 11, 2024 11:18 AM CST Amazon lays off 500 Twitch employees, subleases Twitch San Francisco office Amazon has now cut nearly 1,000 jobs at its game streaming service provider Twitch, and the company is trying to sublease Twitch's San Francisco office. Jan 11, 2024 6:05 PM CST MSI has a gaming handheld now, too - we checked out the MSI Claw at CES 2024 during our visit MSI now has the Claw, a response to the Ally and the Steam Deck, but how does it stack up against them? How does it game? Only time will tell. Jan 12, 2024 11:44 PM CST Yoshi-P wants Square Enix to become masters of the action genre Final Fantasy XVI producer Yoshi-P wants Square Enix to become the top player for action games and help innovate the genre with more impactful stories. 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Jan 16, 2024 6:38 AM CST Impressive Frostpunk 2 gameplay trailer features footage captured with a Radeon RX 7900 XTX Frostpunk 2 is out this year, coming to PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass, and the first gameplay trailer showcases its intense, frozen, dystopian world. Jan 16, 2024 6:31 PM CST Ubisoft: Subscriptions will grow once consumers 'feel comfortable with not owning games' Ubisoft believes that subscription gaming could take over the industry once consumers become less anxious about not owning the games that they play. Jan 16, 2024 11:02 PM CST Ubisoft director: gamers need to become more comfortable 'not owning' their games The director of subscriptions at Ubisoft has said gamers need to get more comfortable with not owning games for the subscription services to expand. Jan 17, 2024 1:48 AM CST Apple wants Epic to pay $73 million for its own court costs over their App Store legal spat Apple wants Epic Games to pay $73 million to cover its court costs as part of the now-ended App Store legal battle between the two. Jan 17, 2024 12:15 PM CST AMD FSR 3 with Frame Generation added to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Call of Duty's latest update adds support for FSR 3, bringing Frame Generation to multiple generations of RDNA and GeForce GPU owners. Jan 17, 2024 10:31 PM CST Take-Two vs Remedy logo dispute is a 'formality,' both companies have already worked out issues Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive has filed a trademark opposition of Remedy Entertainment's new logo, but the two have worked things out. Jan 18, 2024 1:31 PM CST Indiana Jones and the Great Circle confirmed Xbox exclusive, won't launch on PlayStation MachineGames new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle video game will apparently be exclusive to Xbox and PC, will not release on PlayStation consoles. Jan 18, 2024 4:37 PM CST Another game gets AMD's FSR 3 frame generation - but (probably) not the one you were hoping for Although to be fair, Farming Simulator 22 is a popular enough title with its fans, and it's now the seventh game to benefit from FSR 3. Jan 19, 2024 8:05 AM CST Palworld, gaming's latest viral sensation, hits 2 million sales in 24 hours Palworld aka 'Pokemon with guns' is the latest instant viral indie sensation, achieving huge sales numbers in a short span on both PC and Xbox consoles. Jan 20, 2024 5:44 PM CST Starfield's first 'quality of life' post-launch update is just bug fixes with no new features Bethesda's first 'quality-of-life' focused update for Starfield, doesn't really include any notable 'quality-of-life' updates to the game. Jan 21, 2024 9:02 PM CST Palworld, the Pokemon with guns hit, surpasses 1 million concurrent players on Steam And with that Palworld surpasses Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, and Hogwarts Legacy's Steam records - becoming the 5th most played game of all time. Jan 21, 2024 11:31 PM CST Riot Games to lay off 530 employees, or 11% of workfore League of Legends developer Riot Games is laying off over 500 workers in an effort to stave off rising costs and help balance out Tencent's books. Jan 22, 2024 5:20 PM CST Death Stranding Director's Cut lands on iPhone 15 Pro, iPad, and Mac on January 30 with 50% off Death Stranding Director's Cut lands on iPhone 15 Pro, iPad, and Mac on January 30 with 50% off for those who buy their copy early. Jan 23, 2024 1:15 PM CST Netflix gaming engagement tripled in 2023, not yet material to core business Netflix touts 300% engagement increase for its still-early video games offering, led strongly by the over-performance of the Grand Theft Auto trilogy. Jan 24, 2024 10:26 AM CST Palworld to get PVP, raids, cross-play in new roadmap, Pocketpair also warns of rollbacks Pocketpair lays out an ambitious content roadmap for indie sensation Palworld as the game sells 7 million copies in its first week on the PC gaming market. Jan 24, 2024 3:29 PM CST NVIDIA RTX Remix Open Beta is available now, a new era for PC game modding begins PC game modding is huge, and with RTX Remix now in Open Beta a new era for impressive remasters and updates to classic PC games is set to begin! Jan 24, 2024 10:01 PM CST Palworld patch arrives to deal with cheaters - but it may not have the fix you really crave Xbox players really want those issues with crashing fixed, but will have to wait, as the console patch is lagging behind the Steam update. Jan 25, 2024 8:05 AM CST Xbox lays off 1,900 workers across Activision, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios teams Microsoft has cut 8.6% of all jobs at its Xbox gaming division, layoffs affect Activision Blizzard King, ZeniMax/Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios teams. Jan 25, 2024 12:30 PM CST Xbox layoffs move industry closer to an all-digital future Reports indicate Microsoft has shuttered entire departments devoted to delivering physical Xbox games to retailers, furthering digital-first sales. Jan 26, 2024 12:30 PM CST New Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi roster reveals 24 variations of Goku and Vegeta Bandai Namco has revealed the first 24 characters of the new Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Budokai Tenkaichi 4 game to be variations of Goku & Vegeta. Jan 29, 2024 11:33 AM CST Rocksteady presses the beat a game button, Suicide Squad game launches with 'auto complete' bug The new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League launches with the worst possible bug to afflict a live service game: The game had totally beaten itself. Jan 29, 2024 3:28 PM CST Xbox 720 was almost Microsoft's first profitable Xbox console Microsoft's Gen8 Xbox One was originally pitched as the Xbox 720, a system that would have technically been the first Xbox console sold at a profit. Jan 29, 2024 6:29 PM CST Death Stranding Director's Cut is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding Director's Cut is now available for download on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a 50% discount at launch. Jan 30, 2024 8:00 AM CST Square Enix to reduce games lineup, will now focus on quality over quantity Square Enix's new CEO Takashi Kiryu lays out the foundation for the company's mid-term future that's built around fewer game releases of higher quality. Jan 30, 2024 2:01 PM CST Activision made $2 billion for Xbox, accounted for 30% of total holiday 2023 revenues Activision Blizzard King contributed $2.08 billion to Microsoft's record-breaking holiday 2023 earnings, and made up nearly 30% of total revenues. Jan 30, 2024 11:35 PM CST Palworld's Xbox player count revealed, console and PC hits 19 million combined Palworld has amassed 19 million players in just 10 days and becomes the most-played game on Xbox with 3 million daily active users signing in every day. Jan 31, 2024 2:03 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER rumor: 16GB of faster GDDR6X memory at 23Gbps NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER features 23Gbps GDDR6X memory with 736GB/sec memory bandwidth, versus 22.4Gbps on the RTX 4080 non-SUPER. Jan 1, 2024 7:38 PM CST NVIDIA giving away custom GeForce RTX 4080 Cyberpunk 2077 Edition GPU in China NVIDIA's custom GeForce RTX 4080 Cyberpunk 2077 Edition graphics card is being given away in China, themed around the Arasaka organization. Jan 1, 2024 9:01 PM CST GIGABYTE plans 3 different GeForce RTX 4090 D cards, no factory OC included GIGABYTE has three new custom GeForce RTX 4090 D graphics cards ready for China, with AERO, WINDFORCE, and GAMING variants... all with no factory OC. Jan 1, 2024 11:33 PM CST Retro Gaming Watch is a new smartwatch that flips open to deliver classic gaming goodness Like an old school Game Boy that you can wear, the Retro Gaming Watch is a cool project and smartwatch that brings classic gaming to your wrist. Jan 2, 2024 1:01 AM CST NASA's Mars rover captured an entire Martian day from dawn to dusk NASA has released a video captured by the legendary Mars rover Curiosity of a 24-hour timelapse of dawn to dusk on the surface of Mars. Jan 2, 2024 6:35 AM CST Jeremy Renner returns to work one year after life-changing accident Actor Jeremy Renner is officially returning back to work one year after receiving serious injuries that included more than 30 broken bones. Jan 2, 2024 8:45 AM CST AMD Ryzen 5 8600G desktop APU: 600MHz faster CPU, 900MHz faster integrated RDNA 3 GPU AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 8600G Zen 4 desktop APU teased: 6 cores, 12 threads at up to 5.0GHz, 8 CU RDNA 3 integrated GPU for better gaming performance. Jan 2, 2024 6:03 PM CST Vizio settles lawsuit for $3 million, says its 60Hz TVs had 120Hz 'effective refresh rate' TV maker Vizio pays $3 million in class action lawsuit, after it said its 60Hz TVs had an 'effective frame rate' of 120Hz, based on software. Jan 2, 2024 8:01 PM CST LG teases its new 2024 OLED TVs with 4x higher AI performance, even better image quality LG unveils its latest OLED evo TVs which are at the 'forefront of innovation and evolution' with 4x higher AI performance, even better image quality. Jan 2, 2024 9:36 PM CST NASA explains how far light from the Sun will travel throughout 2024 NASA has explained in a video just how far light emitted from the Sun on January 1 will travel throughout the entire year of 2024. Jan 3, 2024 12:02 AM CST LG shows off AI-powered robot butler that greets you at your door when you get home Ahead of CES 2024, LG Electronics unveiled its new innovative smart home AI agent designed to be a 'moving' smart home hub powered by Qualcomm. Jan 3, 2024 1:17 AM CST GeForce RTX 3050 6GB retail listings appear, including a fanless KalmX model from Palit Retail listings add more weight to the rumor that we're getting a budget GeForce RTX 3050 6GB in February 2024, with one more from Palit being fanless. Jan 3, 2024 2:28 AM CST Don't expect big iPhone 16 improvements, analysts warn Apple's iPhone 15 has been available for a few months but analysts already believe that we shouldn't expect big things from the iPhone 16. Jan 3, 2024 5:45 AM CST Meta Quest 2 VR headset gets a permanent price cut, including accessories The Meta Quest 2 price has officially dropped to $249 for the 128GB model, making it one of the most affordable and versatile VR headsets available. Jan 3, 2024 8:31 AM CST ASUS teases new Zenbook laptop with two full-sized OLED displays, full-sized keyboard ASUS teases its upcoming Zenbook laptop with dual OLED displays and a full-sized keyboard, expect full details at CES 2024 next week. Jan 3, 2024 5:35 PM CST ADATA to showcase Project NeonStorm PCIe Gen5 M.2 SSD with self-contained water-cooling at CES With its self-contained water-cooling the XPG Project NeonStorm SSD can hit read speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s and write speeds of up to 12,000 MB/s. Jan 3, 2024 7:02 PM CST XPG's CES 2024 lineup features Project NeonMax 8000 DDR5 Memory that fully lights up, and more! XPG is bringing a range of new gaming hardware goodies to CES 2024, from a new PC case to keyboard, headset, and AIO liquid cooling. Jan 3, 2024 8:31 PM CST Barbie shakes up Oscars by being deemed an Adapted Screenplay despite original classification The movie 'Barbie' has been deemed an adapted screenplay by the Writers Branch executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Jan 4, 2024 12:31 AM CST Here's the world's first subsea power distribution system for floating offshore wind farms Aker Solutions has introduced an innovative way to cut costs on offshore wind farms through a new technology called the Subsea Collector. Jan 4, 2024 1:50 AM CST KIOXIA will showcase its extensive portfolio of memory and SSD solutions at CES 2024 CES 2024 kicks off next week in Las Vegas, and KIOXIA is bringing all of its SSD goodness to the show from enterprise to client and more. Jan 4, 2024 8:01 AM CST MSI TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop: 14900HX + RTX 4090 with 270W power mode, 400W power supply MSI's next-gen TITAN 18 HX gaming laptop features Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 graphics. Jan 4, 2024 6:03 PM CST Dell's new 2024 XPS laptops teased: XPS 16, 14, 13 laptops all powered by Intel Core Ultra CPUs Dell's entire range of new XPS 2024 laptops are powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPUs, featuring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs. Jan 4, 2024 8:01 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series pricing leaked, here's what to expect NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER expected to have a $999 MSRP, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER costs $799, and the RTX 4070 SUPER at $599. Jan 4, 2024 11:09 PM CST NASA celebrates helicopter breaking record on the surface of Mars The helicopter stationed on the surface of Mars has completed its 70th flight, and NASA is celebrating the achievement of a new distance record. Jan 5, 2024 12:32 AM CST Police squash fears about an article stating there was a local Christmas Day murder Local authorities have squashed fears about a recently published article that claimed there was a Christmas Day murder in a local town. Jan 5, 2024 1:17 AM CST NASA releases epic 2.38 billion pixel photograph of a Martian crater NASA's Mars rover reached a milestone number of days on the Red Planet, and to celebrate, the space agency released a 360-degree view of a Martian crater. Jan 5, 2024 4:12 AM CST Japan the latest country to consider forcing iPhone sideloading and third-party payments Apple's iPhone could be forced to allow third-party app installation, app stores, and payments in Japan if new legislation comes into force. Jan 5, 2024 1:00 PM CST ASUS preps ROG NUC, its first ultra-compact gaming PC will debut at CES 2024 ASUS ROG NUC confirmed, with the world's first ROG NUC to be unveiled in full at CES 2024 on January 8... is this your new SFF gaming PC? Jan 5, 2024 6:14 PM CST The new T-FORCE GE PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD from TeamGroup can hit read speeds of 14,000 MB/s TeamGroup is bringing its 14,000 MB/s T-FORCE GE PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD to CES 2024, and it's got a new energy-efficient InnoGrit controller. Jan 6, 2024 11:04 PM CST Samsung unveils the first 'Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub' controller for its Smart TVs Samsung Gaming Hub is the home of Xbox Game Pass and GeForce NOW cloud gaming on Samsung smart devices, and it's finally getting an official controller. Jan 7, 2024 12:32 AM CST Riot Games drops mysterious Arcane Season 2 trailer reigniting a big fan theory Riot Games has released a first-look teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of Arcane, an animated TV show based on League of Legends. Jan 7, 2024 1:46 AM CST Acer unveils 27-inch 4K Predator 3D gaming monitor at CES 2024 Acer has expanded its line of stereoscopic 3D displays at CES 2024 by unveiling its Predator SpatialLabs View 27, a 27-inch 4K display. Jan 7, 2024 5:05 PM CST Acer intros Swift Go AI laptops with Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPUs Acer reveals its new Swift Go AI laptops, powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPUs, OLED displays, Wi-Fi 7, AI tech, and so much more. Jan 7, 2024 5:49 PM CST SENSHOMI Tech T-shirts: Embark on 2024 Tech-Fashion Journey into the Future with SENSHOMI SENSHOMI has 25% off discount coupon code for TweakTown readers on its new long-life, soft, cool, and skin-friendly TechTee Pro t-shirts. Jan 7, 2024 7:07 PM CST World's first 40-inch 5K monitor certified for five-star eye comfort unveiled at CES 2024 Dell has unveiled two new monitors ahead of CES 2024, with one being 3440 x 1440 at 120Hz refresh rate and the other 5120 x 2160 at 120Hz. Jan 7, 2024 9:25 PM CST MSI will pay you $100 to review its new line-up of QD-OLED gaming monitors MSI has unveiled a trio of new gaming monitors ahead of CES 2024, and all are eligible for review, earning the buyer a $100 Steam code. Jan 7, 2024 10:46 PM CST Revolutionary solar technology generating 3X more power unveiled at CES 2024 Ambient Photonics, an Amazon-backed solar cell technology firm, is scheduled to showcase a breakthrough in solar cell technology at CES 2024. Jan 7, 2024 11:37 PM CST Christopher Nolan takes home the gold medal from this year's Golden Globe award Christopher Nolan has taken home the Golden Globe for best director for his three-hour historical drama 'Oppenheimer,' marking his first Globe win. Jan 8, 2024 12:46 AM CST 151-year-old bathroom company unveils wild voice-controlled toilet at CES 2024 A plumbing company founded in 1873 has showcased a toilet you can talk, while featuring Alexa/Google Assistant capabilities at CES 2024. Jan 8, 2024 4:25 AM CST Creatives behind Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse tease the ending of the trilogy The creative duo behind the Spider-Verse trilogy teased the conclusion to the three movies, saying it will be a 'very satisfying conclusion'. Jan 8, 2024 8:17 AM CST Belkin showcases Apple-verified auto-tracking phone stand at CES 2024 Belkin, one of the biggest names in mobile accessories, has announced a full range of Qi2 devices and much more at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Jan 8, 2024 9:02 AM CST Desktop Ryzen 8000G CPUs are here and can run Cyberpunk 2077 at Full HD 60fps without a GPU AMD announces some new desktop processors and the new Ryzen 8000G CPUs include RDNA 3 graphics to deliver the fastest-ever integrated desktop graphics. Jan 8, 2024 9:34 AM CST AMD announces Radeon FSR upscaling for video playback in YouTube and VLC AMD is applying its FSR upscaling tech to video playback, with driver-level support coming to Radeon owners with software support coming to VLC. Jan 8, 2024 9:52 AM CST Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting allows for five concurrent streams with a single GeForce RTX GPU Concurrent 480p 30, 720p 30, 1080p 60, 1440p 60, and 4K 60 Twitch streams, powered by GeForce RTX are coming soon - sign up for the beta now. Jan 8, 2024 11:14 AM CST Here's everything that comes in the box with your Vision Pro headset Apple's Vision Pro will go on sale on February 2 and will cost $3,499 - here's everything that you will get in the box for that money. Jan 8, 2024 2:00 PM CST Apple is in 'no rush' to ship an updated AirTag item tracker and may wait until 2025 The Apple AirTag is already one of the best item trackers in the world which might explain why nobody expects it to be refreshed any time soon. Jan 8, 2024 3:00 PM CST HP's new OMEN Transcend 14 gaming laptop features IMAX Enhanced 2.8K 120Hz VRR OLED display HP's new OMEN Transcend 14 gaming notebook features IMAX Enhanced Certified 2.8K 120Hz VRR OLED display, Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPU. Jan 8, 2024 4:49 PM CST You can win this one-of-a-kind custom RTX 4080 SUPER-themed Falcon Northwest Talon PC Falcon Northwest is giving away a Talon Gaming PC in a GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series themed case, inside is a GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER graphics card. Jan 8, 2024 6:29 PM CST Generative AI by iStock is commercially safe image generation powered by NVIDIA Picasso Generative AI by iStock looks impressive, with powerful editing tools and NVIDIA Picasso tech, all generated images are also commercially safe. Jan 8, 2024 9:02 PM CST MSI Claw is the world's first Intel Core Ultra gaming handheld, full specs revealed MSI Claw gaming handheld specs: up to Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, 120 Hz 1080p display with VRR, Wi-Fi 7, NVMe storage, and more. Jan 8, 2024 10:31 PM CST ASUS intros ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF motherboard with hidden power connectors ASUS introduces its new ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF motherboard, propriety ASUS' PCIe High-Power connector supports BTF GPUs with up to 600W of power. Jan 8, 2024 11:09 PM CST Sony drives its new electric car onto CES 2024 stage using a PlayStation controller Sony has showcased at CES 2024 that a PlayStation DualSense controller can operate the company's new EV made in collaboration with Honda. Jan 9, 2024 12:21 AM CST Sony bends the knee to Microsoft to get its AI into its new electric car Afeela Sony is making an electric car called Afeela in partnership with Honda, and now the company has brought Microsoft to the table for AI integration. Jan 9, 2024 12:58 AM CST Skyted unveils a wild mask designed for silent and confidential calls at CES 2024 Skyted has unveiled its Silent Mask at CES 2024, a mask designed to reduce the volume of your speech so other people can't hear you. Jan 9, 2024 3:10 AM CST HP leak is another hint Windows 12 isn't coming this year - we'll get Windows 11 24H2 instead Leaked HP spec sheets for its Spectre notebooks suggest we'll get the Windows 11 2024 Update later this year as opposed to Windows 12. Jan 9, 2024 8:30 AM CST YouTube moves to stop AI content that 'realistically simulates' dead children YouTube has announced it's updating its cyberbullying and harassment policy to curb AI-generated content that 'realistically simulates' dead children. Jan 9, 2024 9:38 AM CST Tesla releases 'Cybertruck in 60 seconds' video showcasing its main features Tesla has released a video showcasing the Cybertruck and its features within just 60 seconds, highlighting some of the best aspects of the new EV. Jan 9, 2024 10:33 AM CST HP unveils a world's first 4K OLED gaming monitor at CES 2024 HP has showcased a world's first gaming monitor at CES 2024 - the OMEN Transcend, a 4K OLED 240Hz gaming monitor with 140W USB-C power delivery. Jan 9, 2024 11:18 AM CST TCL unveils monster 115-inch Mini-LED Quantum Dot TV at CES 2024 TCL unveils its new mega-sized 115-inch Mini-LED TV with up to 5000 nits of peak brightness, 4K 144Hz for high-end PC gaming in the living room. Jan 9, 2024 4:36 PM CST Panasonic's new 2024 OLED TVs are the world's first with Amazon Fire TV built-in Panasonic's new OLED TVs with the Z95A (in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes) and the Z93A (in 77-inch) have Amazon Fire TV built-in ready to go. Jan 9, 2024 5:59 PM CST New be quiet! Dark Rock Elite CPU cooler spotted at CES 2024 along with wall of cooling fans be quiet! has many products in the pipeline for the upcoming quarters this year, but what we found in their CES 2024 suite did not disappoint. Jan 9, 2024 10:51 PM CST Patriot gifts us Xtreme 5 RGB with red tops memory kit capable of 9000MHz, preview coming soon As one of only three sets, Patriot gave us some amazing-looking Xtreme 5 RGB with red tops for those who loved the new look but couldn't give up the RGB. Jan 9, 2024 11:28 PM CST World's first 'game-changer' headset that never runs out of battery unveiled at CES 2024 The company behind the world's first self-charging headset unveiled ahead of CES 2024 has confirmed the headset will never run out of charge. Jan 10, 2024 12:48 AM CST HYTE announces its first AIO liquid cooler and keyboard, definitely for lovers of ARGB lighting The new HYTE Keeb TKL is the company's first keyboard and HYTE THICC Q60 is the company's first AIO cooler, and if you like RGB... well, step right up! Jan 10, 2024 2:04 AM CST World's first whispering AI ring unveiled at CES 2024 VTouch, a South Korean company has unveiled the WSHP Ring, a tiny device designed to make voice commands to a voice assistant discretely. Jan 10, 2024 3:03 AM CST World's most intelligent cat flap designed to stop unwanted dead guests unveiled at CES 2024 A Swiss startup unveiled the world's most intelligent cat flap at CES 2024, and it's designed to stop your pet from bringing inside unwanted dead animals. Jan 10, 2024 5:17 AM CST Windows 11 users, take note - literally - Notepad is rumored to get an AI 'Cowriter' soon WordPad might be ditched, but Microsoft continues to refine Notepad, and it seems that it's the next of Windows 11's default apps that'll get AI skills. Jan 10, 2024 8:05 AM CST Is this proof Apple planned a black titanium Apple Watch Ultra? Apple was rumored to be working on a black titanium Apple Watch Ultra and now there's yet more proof after a band with black hardware leaked online. Jan 10, 2024 2:00 PM CST Our visit with ASUS at CES 2024 showed ROG STRIX AIOs and a stunning BTF TUF build The ROG STRIX LC III 360 ARGB, ROG STRIX LC III 360 ARGB LCD in white, and a super clean TUF Gaming Alliance BTF system in all its glory. Jan 10, 2024 4:59 PM CST Minisforum's new UH185 Ultra Mini-PC features Intel Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPU Minisforum reveals its new UH185 Ultra Mini-PC: can be configured with up to an Intel Core Ultra 185H 'Meteor Lake' processor, looks awesome. Jan 10, 2024 6:07 PM CST Samsung shows off world's first transparent Micro-LED screen at CES 2024 Samsung shows off the world's first transparent Micro-LED screen at CES 2024, side-by-side with transparent OLED and transparent LCD models. Jan 10, 2024 7:06 PM CST Valve cracks down on modders as Portal 64 and Team Fortress Source 2 projects get shut down Two popular mod and port projects have been shut down by Valve, the impressive Portal 64 port and the Team Fortress: Source 2 project. Jan 10, 2024 8:31 PM CST EK has a new idea in cooling that we have yet to see with its new direct die AIOs at CES 2024 If you like to pop your lids, EKWB has developed the customizable Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB coolers with direct die contact cold plates. Jan 11, 2024 12:44 AM CST China has cracked Apple's AirDrop to extract the sender's contact details China has confirmed that it has been able to crack AirDrop's encryption in a way that allows it to identify details of people sharing pro-democracy info. Jan 11, 2024 5:00 AM CST Rabbit's cute little R1 AI gadget has sold out its first batch of 10,000 in just a day The Rabbit R1 handheld AI device has already sold through its initial 10,000 allocation and it did it in just a single day of availability. Jan 11, 2024 8:15 AM CST NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super leak suggests GPU that's better than expected but 4070 Super looks shaky Or certainly dicier than previously suggested by the rumor mill, as the RTX 4070 Super is going to be a more weak sauce upgrade if this leak is right. Jan 11, 2024 1:43 PM CST Apple may only have 60,000 Vision Pro units available at launch Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset goes on sale on February 2nd and it promises to be huge, but availability might not be according to this report. Jan 11, 2024 2:00 PM CST Copilot in your face? Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 change that's bound to be controversial Microsoft is experimenting with having Copilot AI appear as soon as Windows 11 boots, but it's not clear which users this will affect. Jan 12, 2024 8:23 AM CST Forget smartphone battery life woes - the future is nuclear batteries that never need charging At least that's what we're being told, anyway, though the reality of how this pans out may be very different - but the tech looks impressive in theory. Jan 12, 2024 11:24 AM CST YouTube no longer has an iPhone iMessage app, but you probably never knew that it did YouTube's iMessage app has been removed from the iPhone and iPad app, but it isn't clear whether that was a purposeful move or the result of a bug. Jan 12, 2024 1:00 PM CST GAMDIAS offers new Boreas air coolers, Aura AIOs, and some of the most unique fans we've seen CES 2024 at GAMDIAS brought us a look at AEOLUS P2 fans, Boreas M2 digital air coolers, and a user-friendly Aura GL240 AIO cooler. Jan 12, 2024 2:27 PM CST MSI showed off a range of new gaming peripherals at CES 2024, including new Clutch gaming mice MSI showed off it's new wireless gaming peripherals, so it might be time to up your game to the next level! Oh and they all have RGB too! Jan 12, 2024 10:50 PM CST Cooler Master used CES 2024 to showcase a whole bunch of its upcoming computer cases Cooler Master showed quite a few new computer case revisions for CES 2024. There is just too much to say in a summary! So go check it out! Jan 14, 2024 1:18 PM CST NVIDIA secures $1 billion+ AI GPU order from Indian data center operator Yotta NVIDIA will continue to struggle doing AI GPU business in China, with the Indian market now opening up with a huge $1 billion+ order for AI GPUs. Jan 14, 2024 6:03 PM CST Got a delidded Intel LGA1700 CPU? Check out EK's new AIO Direct Die cooler EK unveils its new Nucleus AIO CR360 all-in-one CPU cooler for delidded LGA1700 processors, co-developed by Der8auer, check it out. Jan 14, 2024 10:35 PM CST Microsoft admits latest Windows 10 update has a strange error, says it's working on a fix Security update that comes alongside the cumulative update for January has been misbehaving with installation failure errors on some PCs. Jan 15, 2024 8:18 AM CST Alienware's new M18 R2 is a 'performance juggernaut' new gaming laptop, teased at CES 2024 Alienware wants you to play like a boss on its new powerful 18-inch gaming laptop: up to the RTX 4090, 1080p 480Hz display, up to 8TB SSD, up to 64GB RAM. Jan 15, 2024 4:53 PM CST AMD believes it now has the edge over NVIDIA when it comes to frame-generation technology With its driver-based Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) and AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), the company believes it's finally time for NVIDIA to play catch up. Jan 15, 2024 6:28 PM CST Intel's new Core i7-14790F CPU: 16 cores at up to 5.4GHz for the Chinese market Intel's new Core i7-14790F processor features 16 cores and 24 threads at up to 5.4GHz, will be exclusive to the China market along with Core i5-14490F. Jan 15, 2024 8:01 PM CST EKWB shows off new innovative liquid cooling ideas at CES 2024 which it has been working on EKWB has been hard at work developing new products for liquid cooling. Some are really innovative and some are just plain beautiful. Let's check it out! Jan 15, 2024 8:57 PM CST GIGABYTE's new AORUS 17X gaming laptop: up to Core i9-14900HX, up to RTX 4090 GIGABYTE's brand new AORUS 17X flagship gaming laptop features up to an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, up RTX 4090 GPU, and 17.3-inch 1440p 240Hz display. Jan 15, 2024 10:08 PM CST Elon Musk announces SpaceX will build the Two Towers in Texas Elon Musk addressed all SpaceX employees at a meeting, celebrating SpaceX's overall progress throughout 2023 and what to expect in 2024. Jan 16, 2024 1:18 AM CST MSI is releasing a new gaming monitor that could change gaming forever MSI's newly announced MEG 321URX QD-OLED has raised a very important question about the future of gaming: will it become AI-assisted? Jan 16, 2024 6:06 AM CST Apple's reportedly ready to open the iPhone to sideloading soon, but there's a catch Apple's reportedly set to open the iPhone to sideloading for the first time, but it's only going to do it for people in EU member countries. Jan 16, 2024 8:15 AM CST Take Two Interactive is suing Remedy over the studio's logo Take-Two Interactive has seemingly filed a lawsuit against Remedy Entertainment for the developer's recent studio logo that's similar to Take Two's logo. Jan 16, 2024 9:16 AM CST Apple's international Vision Pro launch could happen sooner than we thought Apple's Vision Pro could be set to go on sale outside the United States before WWDC 2024 rolls around according to a new report by an analyst. Jan 16, 2024 11:00 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro gains a Travel Mode to make it easier to use on airplanes The Vision Pro headset will ship with a new Travel Mode that Apple says is designed to help stabilize visuals when using it on a plane. Jan 16, 2024 12:45 PM CST BLUETTI's new AC180T portable power station, MultiCooler with fridge, freezer, ice maker teased BLUETTI's new AC180T is a new portable power station, and has 1800W of continuous power with hot swappable, and safer LFP batteries. Jan 16, 2024 7:02 PM CST The new ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 LP BRK is a low-profile beast GPU with a triple-fan cooler The new ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 LP BRK is a new low-profile RTX 4060 with a 115W TDP and single 8-pin power connector, ready for your SFF gaming PC. Jan 16, 2024 8:01 PM CST AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to $749, ASRock and other models already $709.99 on Newegg A repsonse to the new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series? Quite possivbly, but either way AMD is dropping the price of its Radeon RX 7900 XT for a limited time. Jan 17, 2024 1:27 AM CST Elon Musk airs out some of Tesla's dirty laundry on X in new post Tesla CEO Elon Musk is going for more control at the company, and if he doesn't get it, he said he isn't comfortable making Tesla a leader in AI & robotics. Jan 17, 2024 4:51 AM CST Apple could make the iPhone 16 Pro slower in the name of cutting costs Apple's 1TB iPhone 16 Pro is tipped to feature a cheaper type of storage in an attempt to reduce costs, but it's also slower as a result. Jan 17, 2024 8:00 AM CST NASA telescope photographs two cosmic monsters smashing into each other NASA has released a photo snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows two cosmic monsters merging into one out in deep space. Jan 17, 2024 9:16 AM CST Rabbit sells more than 10,000 units of its extremely interesting pocket AI companion AI startup company Rabbit has announced that it has sold out two batches of its R1, an AI companion device designed to be a pocket virtual assistant. Jan 17, 2024 10:05 AM CST NVIDIA's new driver brings RTX 4070 Super support, and 100+ games now have Reflex tech NVIDIA Reflex for tackling input lag is getting wider support, plus Team Green has introduced DLSS 2 and DLSS 3 to some new games, as well. Jan 17, 2024 11:32 AM CST Top-end GIGABYTE RTX 4070 Super GPU looks tempting - it's very nearly as fast as an RTX 4070 Ti Third-party RTX 4070 Super models are really cranking the wattage and clocks, with some impressive results as GIGABYTE's AORUS Master variant shows. Jan 17, 2024 1:45 PM CST SPARKLE has new low-profile Intel Arc A380 GENIE and Arc A310 ECO graphics cards coming SPARKLE's latest Intel Arc GPUs sport low-profile form-factors designed for small builds and media PCs wanting AV1 encoding and AI hardware. Jan 17, 2024 11:59 PM CST NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Super is below MSRP already in Europe - another hint this GPU is struggling? Retailers in Austria, Germany, and Poland have already cut the price of the RTX 4070 Super graphics card below the MSRP, which could be a telling sign. Jan 18, 2024 9:59 AM CST Starlink's new 10Gbps satellite internet costs $1.25M upfront, then $750,000 per month after SpaceX is now advertising a new Starlink service with 1Gbps speeds for its satellite internet service: $1.25 million up front and $750K per month after. Jan 18, 2024 6:23 PM CST Windows 11 is getting a feature to make editing your Android phone photos so much easier The previous remote capture feature has been ditched by Microsoft, and a new hook-up between Android phones and Windows 11 PCs is being tested. Jan 19, 2024 8:35 AM CST The Vision Pro can AirPlay what's on its display to other Apple devices, but it's limited The Apple Vision Pro will allow people to AirPlay its display to other devices but the output will be limited to just 720p, the company has confirmed. Jan 21, 2024 2:45 AM CST Sabrent's next-gen Rocket 5 Gen 5 SSD runs at just 60C under load, without a huge heatsink Sabrent benchmarks its new Rocket 5 Gen 5 SSD powered by Phison's new E26 Max14um controller, with 14GB/sec+ speeds running at 52C under load. Jan 21, 2024 5:55 PM CST Apple Vision Pro costs $3499, but without AppleCare+ the repair cost is an insane $2400 Apple Vision Pro headset costs $3499 for the base model, or $4800 if it has 1TB of internal storage... while repair costs are a huge $2400! Jan 21, 2024 7:38 PM CST OpenAI founder Sam Altman is building a global network of dedicated chip fabrication plants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to use billions of dollars setting up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors, future AI processors. Jan 21, 2024 11:09 PM CST NASA announces its reconnected with helicopter stationed on Mars NASA has announced that global worries can now stop as it has re-established a solid connection with the helicopter stationed on Mars. Jan 22, 2024 3:40 AM CST Intel Arrow Lake might have a surprise up its sleeve: some peppy low-end laptop CPUs Hopefully Arrow Lake U low-power mobile processors will be the engine for some affordable thin-and-light laptops that have a decent amount of pep. Jan 22, 2024 8:05 AM CST MaxSun's RTX 4070 Super graphics card is different in that it avoids the 16-pin power connector The RTX 4070 Super iCraft is a different take on the formula in that it uses a dual 8-pin power connector which will likely please some PC gamers. Jan 22, 2024 10:16 AM CST WhatsApp is testing a new Apple AirDrop-like file sharing feature with Android users The WhatsApp instant messaging app is now reportedly testing a file sharing feature that will be similar to WhatsApp for sending files to nearby people. Jan 22, 2024 1:00 PM CST Buying an Apple Vision Pro to use outside the U.S.? There's a catch you need to be aware of The Vision Pro is US-only at launch, but buying one to use outside the United States could mean running into a problem with your Apple ID. Jan 22, 2024 1:45 PM CST HBM industry revenue to double by 2025, thanks to next-gen AI GPUs by AMD, NVIDIA, others HBM market expected to double its market revenue by 2025, as next-gen AI GPUs are in production, using the very latest (and fastest) HBM memory available. Jan 22, 2024 5:51 PM CST Samsung's Dolby Atmos competitor launches this year, some TVs will just need a firmware update Samsung announced it was working with Google on a new 3D spatial audio technology called Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) and it's coming soon. Jan 22, 2024 8:36 PM CST AMD's new Instinct MI300X AI GPUs are inside of LaminiAI LLM Pods, with 8 x Instinct MI300X pod LaminiAI seems to be one of AMD's first customers to get a bulk order of Instinct MI300X AI GPUs, with LaminiAI CEO saying they're inside its new pods. Jan 22, 2024 10:53 PM CST Officials confirm an AI-powered Joe Biden is ringing people telling them not to vote An Attorney General's Office has confirmed an artificial intelligence-powered Joe Biden is ringing people and telling them not to vote for Biden. Jan 23, 2024 12:03 AM CST NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs could be 30%-40% faster than Lovelace - but RTX 5090 may hit 60% uplift Most of NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs should be around the 30%-40% mark for gains, but the RTX 5090 could be cranked up a lot more - although so might its price. Jan 23, 2024 8:21 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro is already shipping to early orderers ahead of Feb 2 launch Apple's Vision Pro is now available for preorder and some of those who placed an order early are starting to see them begin to ship from China. Jan 23, 2024 9:30 AM CST Apple's EU app sideloading expected to debut in iOS 17.4 and testing could begin soon Apple's expected to add app sideloading support to the iPhone for EU-based users before March 6 and it's thought that iOS 17.4 will make it happen soon. Jan 23, 2024 11:32 AM CST Apple forced to pay Russian regulator $13.4 million over App Store antitrust case Apple has reportedly paid a $13.4 million fine after a Russian regulator found its App Store policies fell foul of antitrust rules. Jan 23, 2024 12:45 PM CST Intel to debut Thunderbolt 5 with Arrow Lake CPUs, enables PCIe Gen4 x4 for external GPUs Intel's next-gen Thunderbolt 5 controller is codenamed Barlow Bridge, has up to 120Gbps of bandwidth one-way, or 80Gbps in both directions... wow. Jan 23, 2024 11:33 PM CST Netflix is taking away its cheapest ad-free tier for realsies this time Netflix has confirmed that it intends to remove its ad-free Basic tier, forcing existing subscribers to switch to a new tier soon. Jan 24, 2024 5:15 AM CST Stunning Google Pixel 9 Pro renders just leaked months ahead of release Google's Pixel 9 Pro isn't expected to be announced for months yet but it might have already leaked in these newly released renders. Jan 24, 2024 6:30 AM CST Upcoming iOS 18 update tipped to bring a huge ChatGPT-like upgrade to Apple's Siri Apple's Siri could be about to become more useful and more reliable if a new report hinting at big ChatGPT-like update is accurate. Jan 24, 2024 8:30 AM CST NVIDIA's new graphics driver supports RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU and transforms SDR videos into HDR It's a kind of magic, as NVIDIA introduces RTX Video HDR with the new driver, allowing for SDR videos to be upgraded to HDR playback. Jan 24, 2024 12:13 PM CST Samsung 990 EVO SSD released: hybrid Gen5 + Gen4 SSD with up to 5GB/sec reads starts at $124.99 Samsung's latest 990 EVO SSD is a new hybrid drive that supports both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2, with up to 5GB/sec (5000MB/sec) reads. Jan 24, 2024 6:44 PM CST Windows 11's 24H2 update for 2024 is so big Microsoft could end up calling it Windows 12 Windows 11 is getting a big update this year that's going all in on AI, and rumors suggest that Microsoft could end up calling it 'Windows 12' Jan 24, 2024 8:29 PM CST A dusty long-forgotten Windows 11 app is set for a major overhaul - stand by for Stickier Notes Sticky Notes is getting some kind of revamp that'll be a major announcement, we're told - and no, it isn't becoming a web app (apparently). Jan 25, 2024 9:33 AM CST Scientists discovered an asteroid just hours before it exploded over Germany The asteroid that exploded over west Berlin was only detected hours before it entered Earth's atmosphere, marking the 8th surprise asteroid entry. Jan 26, 2024 12:32 AM CST 8-year rom-com record shattered by 'Anyone But You' breathes new life into the genre 'Anyone But You,' the rom-com featuring Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell, has shattered a record that may breathe new life into the genre. Jan 26, 2024 2:45 AM CST NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU reportedly sold well on launch - showing the value of 16GB VRAM? The RTX 4070 Ti Super outperformed the 4070 Super, and sold surprisingly well - a reflection of how much PC gamers value 16GB of VRAM these days? Jan 26, 2024 8:03 AM CST Apple is opening the iPhone's NFC chip for third-party contactless payments in the EU Apple has confirmed that it will now allow iPhone owners in the EU to select new third-party NFC contactless payment systems when iOS 17.4 ships. Jan 26, 2024 1:15 PM CST Windows 11 beta testers get the chance to turn their preview build into a release installation Previously, testers who wanted to leave the Windows Insider scheme needed to start from scratch with a new installation of the OS - but not any longer. Jan 26, 2024 2:15 PM CST The Apple Car project suffers another setback as key executive leaves for Rivian The Apple Car project has been running for years with no sign of release, now it's lost a key executive involved in the iPad, iPod, iPhone, and more. Jan 28, 2024 3:29 AM CST The Apple Pencil 3 could feature Find My support so you can more easily locate it A future Apple Pencil could be about to add support for Apple's Find My network to make it easier than ever to locate that missing stylus. Jan 28, 2024 4:58 AM CST Intel next-gen flagship Battlemage GPU leaked specs: performance similar to RTX 4070 SUPER Intel's next-gen flagship Battlemage desktop GPU rumored to feature 512 EUs, TSMC 5nm process node, 16GB of VRAM on a 256-bit memory bus. Jan 28, 2024 5:47 PM CST AMD's next-gen Kraken Point APU: 4 x Zen5 and 4 x Zen5c cores with RDNA 3.5 GPU teased AMD's new premium APU is codenamed Kraken Point, will reportedly feature 4 x Zen5 and 4 x Zen5c cores, with an upgraded RDNA 3.5 GPU. Jan 28, 2024 8:46 PM CST Scientists discover a hidden new type of star deep within our Milky Way galaxy Researchers have discovered a surprising new type of star deep within the center of our Milky Way galaxy with dramatic brightness changes. Jan 29, 2024 3:30 AM CST Windows 11 users, wave goodbye to WordPad - it'll likely be removed with the 24H2 update If you're fond of WordPad, here's some bad news - it's going to be stripped out of existing Windows 11 installations going forward. Jan 29, 2024 7:33 AM CST Amazon Prime Video subscribers: You're getting ads from today (unless you pay to avoid them) From now on, your viewing will be subject to interruptions from adverts - which Amazon promises will be brief - unless you pay an extra $2.99 monthly. Jan 29, 2024 9:02 AM CST Expect Apple's new iPad Pro and iPad Air in late March, report claims Apple is reportedly getting ready to announce new and refreshed iPad Pro and iPad Air models in late March according to a new report. Jan 29, 2024 10:45 AM CST Hit Apple TV+ show Severance is officially (finally) filming its second season The hit Apple TV+ show Severance has had its problems during production of its second season, but now it's confirmed to be back on track. Jan 29, 2024 1:00 PM CST Samsung to show off the world's fastest GDDR7 memory at 37Gbps for next-gen GPUs at ISSCC Samsung will showcase its next-gen GDDR7 memory at 37Gbps bandwidth, for next-gen GPUs with 384-bit memory buses capable of 1.7TB/sec memory bandwidth. Jan 29, 2024 5:01 PM CST Rebellions is a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, building Rebel AI chip with Samsung Rebellions is a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, which just closed on $124 million in Series B round funding, for its third AI chip called Rebel. Jan 29, 2024 8:01 PM CST AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT price drops to below MSRP, models available for as low as $479 With some stiff competition in the mid-range GPU market, AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT sees its price drop - with select models being sold for as little as $480. Jan 29, 2024 9:29 PM CST NVIDIA commands 90% of AI GPU market, competitors are 'years from catching up' NVIDIA reportedly has an estimated 90% of the AI GPU market share, with 1.5 million to 2 million AI GPUs to be sold by NVIDIA in 2024 alone. Jan 29, 2024 11:09 PM CST Samsung's next foldables may be much cheaper if this rumor is true Samsung is rumored to adopt Inkjet printing technology to reduce costs on its foldable devices, enabling more people to purchase smartphones. Jan 30, 2024 12:17 AM CST AMD's new graphics driver is only for one game, fixing graphics corruption with Suicide Squad It's not the first time AMD has released an Adrenalin driver that's just for a solitary game, as the same thing happened with Alan Wake 2. Jan 30, 2024 6:33 AM CST NASA drops treasure trove of epic images snapped by world's most powerful space telescope NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured multiple spiral galaxies lurking out beyond the perimeter of the Milky Way galaxy. Jan 30, 2024 8:34 AM CST Microsoft Graveyard lets you wander among the headstones of the products Microsoft has axed Browse the headstones of products and services Microsoft has killed off, and don't forget the coffins, too - for those marked for the chop. Jan 30, 2024 11:11 AM CST Don't expect any big iPhone 16 design feature changes, analyst warns Apple's iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models are expected to debut in September of this year and an analyst believes there won't be big design changes. Jan 30, 2024 12:00 PM CST Can a mouse become a webcam? This clever mod shows what can be done with an optical sensor Here's a quick riddle: when is a mouse not a mouse? When it has been modded to become a camera, that's when - this is some really nifty work. Jan 30, 2024 2:32 PM CST NVIDIA moves up GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER reviews to January 31, gives reviewers another 24 hours NVIDIA delays the review embargo of its new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER graphics card from January 30 to January 31, as some reviewers only JUST got their card. Jan 30, 2024 7:02 PM CST NVIDIA rumored to switch to Intel for advanced packaging for next-gen AI GPUs, away from TSMC NVIDIA has reportedly moved to Intel for advanced packaging of its next-gen AI GPUs to stop shortages, the company is bottlenecked by TSMC's CoWoS tech. Jan 30, 2024 8:46 PM CST Tesla will spend billions of dollars on NVIDIA AI GPUs this year, will also buy AMD AI GPUs Tesla will eventually spend 'several billion dollars' on AI GPUs, with $500M+ being spent on its Dojo AI supercomputer buying 10,000 x NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs. Jan 30, 2024 10:08 PM CST Google will pay out $700 million to former employees this quarter Google is preparing to pay out more than $700 million to former employees at the company as part of the outgoing severance packages. Jan 31, 2024 1:47 AM CST GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Founders Edition Unboxing... Dark and Powerful The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is here and the all-black Founders Edition model looks incredible, ahead of our full review let's take a closer look at the card. Jan 31, 2024 8:00 AM CST Windows 11's new setup interface is found out - it was actually in Windows 10 a decade ago The setup process was changed in the latest build in the Canary channel, but it turns out this tweak has been lurking in the background for 10 years. Jan 31, 2024 12:07 PM CST Honda confirms a $112 charge to add CarPlay and Android Auto to older vehicles Carmaker Honda as confirmed that older Accord owners can add wireless CarPlay and Android Auto for a surprisingly low one-time $112 retrofit fee. Jan 31, 2024 1:00 PM CST Intel's new Xeon W9-3595X HEDT CPU: up to 60 cores with 4.6GHz benched early Intel's new Xeon W9-3595X 'Sapphire Rapids' HEDT processor spotted on Geekbench, features 60 cores and 120 threads at up to 4.8GHz boost. Jan 31, 2024 7:20 PM CST Square Enix will 'aggressively' use AI for game development and publishing Square Enix's new president Takashi Kiryu plans to leverage artificial intelligence in the Japanese company's game development and publishing divisions. Jan 2, 2024 2:32 AM CST Dave the Diver sold 3 million copies in just 7 months Nexon's Mintrocket indie division has achieved a new milestone as Dave the Diver hits 3 million copies sold on all platforms in about 7 months' time. Jan 3, 2024 9:33 AM CST Starfield modder adds pilotable mechs to the game, great news for Fallout 'Power Armor' fans Mechs feature heavily in Starfield's lore so this new mod that adds pilotable mechs is great news for fans tired of walking on planetary surfaces. Jan 3, 2024 9:03 PM CST Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown PC specs reveal you only need a GeForce GTX 1060 for 4K 60fps It's not every day that the GeForce GTX 1060 is enough to get a game running at 4K 60fps, and on PS% and Xbox Series X you're looking at 4K 120fps. Jan 4, 2024 2:32 AM CST Wolverine leak may reinforce PS5 Pro's AI chip rumors Leaked slides from the Insomniac Games hack suggests that Sony's new PlayStation 5 Pro or PlayStation 6 will use AI to upscale graphics and resolution. Jan 4, 2024 1:21 PM CST Diablo 4 player retires after spending an entire month grinding all the rarest items A Diablo IV player has announced they're entering 'retirement' after spending an entire month and 800 runs grinding the game's rarest items. Jan 5, 2024 12:02 AM CST AYANEO FLIP KB and FLIP DS channel classic PC portable hardware and the iconic Nintendo DS With the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU under the hood, the AYANEO FLIP KB and FLIP DS Windows Gaming handhelds blend retro cool with cutting edge. Jan 6, 2024 10:32 PM CST Studios like Tencent and Ubisoft are using NVIDIA ACE to create AI NPCs in upcoming games NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) uses generative AI to create dynamic NPCs, with NVIDIA presenting an updated demonstration of its capabilities. Jan 8, 2024 10:42 AM CST Netflix games may soon get ads or microtransactions Netflix corporate is reportedly having discussions about adding more monetization to its gaming lineup, which may include ads and/or microtransactions. Jan 8, 2024 12:33 PM CST Final Fantasy XIV Xbox open beta set for February 2024 Square Enix's popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox consoles this February with an open beta test build that all Xbox gamers can play. Jan 8, 2024 3:31 PM CST Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition coming to PC 'Early 2024' with DLSS 3, DLAA, and Reflex Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Dragon's Dogma 2, Pax Dei, and more PC games will be getting DLSS and other RTX technology support. Jan 8, 2024 8:02 PM CST Sony teases Nintendo's upcoming live-action 'The Legend of Zelda' movie at CES 2024 Strangely enough, the latest update on Nintendo's live-action 'The Legend of Zelda' movie adaptation has come from Sony's CEO at CES 2024. Jan 9, 2024 2:17 AM CST Hyperkin brings back of the most comfortable controllers of all time Peripheral-maker Hyperkin is working on another OG Xbox controller, this time the smaller and more comfortable S controller from Xbox's launch in Japan. Jan 9, 2024 3:32 PM CST Forza Motorsport devs are listening to players and acting on some of the biggest complaints Turn 10 is smoothing over dodgy driver AI (thankfully) and addressing glitches with race regulations, as well as looking at car progression. Jan 10, 2024 11:42 AM CST GameShark's AI comeback overshadowed by Nintendo's new Switch 2 GameShark is coming back as platform-agnostic, AI-powered software that promises to deliver tips & tricks, but the press release had some surprising info. Jan 11, 2024 4:01 PM CST Discord still not profitable, lays off 17% of staff Devastating layoffs continue to rock the interactive entertainment market as Discord eliminates 17% of its staff as part of new cost-saving strategies. Jan 11, 2024 7:01 PM CST Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies in 2023, new Harry Potter games coming Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad confirms incredible sales figures for Hogwarts Legacy while also affirming new Harry Potter games are on the way. Jan 14, 2024 9:38 AM CST OneXplayer X1 gaming handheld: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, attachable controllers, OCulink support OneXPlayer's new 3-in-1 handheld has attachable controllers, OCulink support, and is powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 155H 'Meteor Lake' CPU. Jan 14, 2024 10:07 PM CST Konami might not approve of this new Castlevania clone Retroware's new side-scroller is a little too on the nose, pokes fun at Konami's legendary Castlevania II Simon's Quest blunder on the original NES. Jan 15, 2024 11:29 AM CST Baldur's Gate 3 save deletion bug is tied to Xbox firmware, update coming tomorrow Jan 16 Microsoft has apparently found a fix to the disastrous Baldur's Gate 3 save wiping glitch on Xbox, fix will require a firmware update to eliminate bug. Jan 15, 2024 3:50 PM CST Cities: Skylines 2 devs warn they may 'pull back our engagement' with community due to toxicity Toxic posts are dragging down the community and the development staff, and some form of moderation, or even less engagement, may be required. Jan 16, 2024 10:35 AM CST Ubisoft innovates subscription market with back catalog tier Ubisoft innovates on its multi-game subscription service by fragmenting its content offering into a new paid sub tier with back catalog-only titles. Jan 16, 2024 9:07 PM CST GAME to stop trade-ins, further impact physical games market Major UK retailer GAME will reportedly stop allowing physical game trade-ins starting next month, a move that will have a trickle-down effect on gaming. Jan 17, 2024 12:03 AM CST Diablo 4 Season 3 gives you a robotic companion that fights, while adding WASD controls on PC Blizzard outlines what to expect with Diablo 4's third season, and with the focus on mechanized constructs players will get a robotic pet that fights. Jan 17, 2024 2:57 AM CST Xbox Developer Direct wont have shadow drops, all games will come later in 2024 Microsoft has officially confirmed it will not shadow drop or surprise release a new game as part of tomorrow's big Xbox Developer Direct showcase. Jan 17, 2024 3:02 PM CST NVIDIA Reflex is now available in over 100 games, lowering system latency on GeForce GPUs NVIDIA Reflex reduces system latency to improve responsiveness when gaming, and its now available in over 100 games - with more to come. Jan 17, 2024 11:02 PM CST Gaming subscriptions make up 10% of annual US spending, in excess of $5 billion Video game subscription services like PlayStation Plus, Xbox Game Pass, and Nintendo Switch Online help generate over $5 billion revenues in the US. Jan 18, 2024 2:33 PM CST Avowed release timing announced by Obsidian Obsidian Entertainment confirms their new narrative-driven fantasy RPG Avowed will launch in Fall 2024 on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass. Jan 18, 2024 5:33 PM CST Microsoft's take on Civilization is a grand strategy epic that promises not to waste your time Instead of letting you play all the way to the end, and realize you lost early on, Ara: History Untold will dump you out of a losing game early on. Jan 19, 2024 11:11 AM CST Report: Walmart to dispose of physical copies of Starfield at behest of Microsoft, Bethesda At the behest of suppliers Bethesda and Microsoft, retailer Walmart will reportedly remove and dispose of all physical disc copies of Starfield tomorrow. Jan 21, 2024 11:54 AM CST Halo Infinite seasons are done, 343 teases new Halo game and/or content 343 Industries has officially stopped Halo Infinite's seasons as the developers move on to new projects: 'There are a lot of things cooking here.' Jan 21, 2024 9:31 PM CST CD Projekt Red reveals if it will use AI to replace employees developing The Witcher 4 CD Projekt Red has said if it will be using artificial intelligence to replace employees scheduled to work the increasing development of The Witcher 4. Jan 22, 2024 9:15 AM CST Massive Starfield update changes the way the entire game looks and feels Bethesda has rolled out the 'biggest update yet' for Starfield, which includes a plethora of improvements and graphical enhancements worth looking at. Jan 23, 2024 7:20 AM CST Dragon's Dogma 2 director argues against fast travel: 'All you have to do is make travel fun' Dragon's Dogma 2 game director Hideaki Itsuno tells RPG game developers to cut fast travel and make the worlds more fun, engaging, and interactive. Jan 23, 2024 3:19 PM CST Quake 6 teased by MachineGames, Wolfenstein studio may collab with id on new shooter Bethesda and MachineGames left a sly teaser for a new Quake game in the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game reveal, and Quake 6 could be happening. Jan 24, 2024 1:32 PM CST Junji Ito may be one of Hideo Kojima's Avengers of horror dream team Famed horror artist Junji Ito could be collaborating on Hideo Kojima's new game-film hybrid OD alongside Jordan Peele and even Guillermo Del Toro. Jan 24, 2024 4:33 PM CST DLSS support coming to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, TEKKEN 8, Suicide Squad, and more With smash hit Palworld launching into Early Access with DLSS 2 support, this week sees a few highly anticipated games launching on PC with RTX tech. Jan 25, 2024 1:06 AM CST We loved Until Dawn on PS4 - and the horror classic is rumored to be coming to PC and PS5 Until Dawn is an excellent horror outing, and a fresh leak contends that a PC port is inbound, though it's not clear how different it'll be. Jan 25, 2024 10:11 AM CST Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves as Xbox axes 1,900 jobs Current Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is stepping down, will leave role while Microsoft lays off 1,900 people across its entire Xbox gaming segment. Jan 25, 2024 1:32 PM CST Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone, but only in some parts of the world Epic Games has confirmed that it intends to bring the popular Fortnite game back to the iPhone via its own app store, but only in the EU. Jan 26, 2024 12:45 PM CST Max Payne RTX Remix mod jazzes it up nicely - but destroys frame rate of NVIDIA's RTX 4080 GPU Path tracing means the frame rate positively craters, but for early work, there's an undeniably sizeable improvement with the game's graphics. Jan 29, 2024 12:03 PM CST New Blizzard president announced as Call of Duty general manager Following the departure of previous lead Mike Ybarra, Blizzard Entertainment has named its next president and it's ex-Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries. Jan 29, 2024 4:31 PM CST Sony said to bring the heat in new State of Play Sony Interactive Entertainment's latest State of Play stream has been spoiled ahead of time and leaks indicate this one will bring some heavy-hitters. Jan 29, 2024 7:28 PM CST H.P Lovecraft and Dead Space inspired underwater horror game gets new eerie trailer Deep Dark Sea, a horror game inspired by the godfather of horror, H.P Lovecraft, and is a mixture of Subnautica and Dead Space, has received a new trailer. Jan 30, 2024 8:16 AM CST Xbox delivers historic $7.11 billion revenue in holiday 2023 Microsoft's gaming revenues skyrocket by billions of dollars as Xbox starts to recognize Activision Blizzard King's quarterly earnings contributions. Jan 30, 2024 8:35 PM CST Tencent feels like it 'achieved nothing' in 2023 despite making $21 billion from games Tencent has made $21 billion in 9-month gaming revenues in 2023, so why does it feel so...left behind? Steep competition has ignited the games market. Jan 31, 2024 12:31 AM CST MIT biotechnology student gets DOOM running on human E. coli gut bacteria Science students get DOOM running on human E.coli gut bacteria, with one frame of simplified black-and-white gameplay at 32 x 48 resolution. Jan 31, 2024 5:18 PM CST LG teases new 'MyView' 4K smart monitors with a virtually borderless design LG teases new 'MyView' smart monitors for CES 2024, designed for productivity and entertainment with native 4K resolution, and a gorgeous design. Jan 1, 2024 8:01 PM CST The GeForce RTX 4090 D for China is 5% slower with fewer CUDA Cores and the same 24 GB of VRAM Specs and details for NVIDIA's redesigned GeForce RTX 4090 D for China emerge with the product now officially listed, with shipments to commence soon. Jan 1, 2024 10:28 PM CST LG CineBeam Qube is a compact 4K projector with excellent color accuracy and a retro design It might look like a camera from the 1950s but the new LG CineBeam Qube 4K is a portable projector with some impressive specs to match its style. Jan 1, 2024 11:59 PM CST SSD prices set to increase by 50% in 2024 so that NAND Flash suppliers return to profitability Described as a 'price surge,' SSD prices are going to skyrocket in the first half of 2024 as the NAND Flash industry tries to get back to profitability. Jan 2, 2024 1:34 AM CST Watch waves crash ashore and the 7.6 magnitude earthquake rocking Japan A 7.6 magnitude hit Japan on New Year's Day, and officials have issued tsunami warnings, with some locals capturing the waves washing ashore. Jan 2, 2024 7:16 AM CST Intel's new Core i9-14900KS smiles for the camera, should rock 6.2GHz CPU clock speed Intel's alleged Core i9-14900KS processor spotted, would be the first Intel CPU to pass the incredible 6.2GHz clock speed... out of the box. Jan 2, 2024 4:36 PM CST NVIDIA's new 'Skinny Joe' AI GPU teased, 700W TDP, designed for China with new US export rules NVIDIA's new reference Dev_ID teased as 'Skinny Joe' and could be a new AI GPU design that has been made for China, with a 700W TDP attached. Jan 2, 2024 6:39 PM CST Samsung preps three new anti-glare Odyssey OLED gaming monitors, full unveil at CES 2024 Samsung prepares a trio of new anti-glare Odyssey OLED gaming monitors, with the flagship Odyssey OLED G95SD with a 5120 x 1440 res and 240Hz refresh. Jan 2, 2024 8:37 PM CST GeForce RTX 4070 is the most popular Ada GPU, and there are more Steam Decks than any RDNA card GeForce GPUs once again dominate, and the latest Steam data shows that the Steam Deck is more popular than RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 Radeon GPUs. Jan 2, 2024 10:02 PM CST NASA spacecraft captures closest look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io NASA's Juno spacecraft has made a close approach with Jupiter's notoriously volcanic moon Io, providing the closest look at the object in decades. Jan 3, 2024 12:46 AM CST Here's when the first meteor shower of 2024 will peak The very first meteor shower of 2024 is about to take place, with the official date for the peak of the Quadrantids shower being January 4. Jan 3, 2024 1:36 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro AR/VR headset could ship in weeks, not months Apple's Vision Pro might be set to go on sale as soon as the end of January if a new, admittedly sketchy report turns out to be accurage. Jan 3, 2024 5:09 AM CST Tesla reveals it hit a new record for total EV deliveries in 2023 Tesla has revealed via its website how many of its electric vehicles it produced and managed to deliver to customers throughout the year 2023. Jan 3, 2024 6:02 AM CST New stats make it clear: Windows 11 has a real problem getting Windows 10 users to upgrade Statcounter shows Windows 11 has flatlined over the past few months in terms of adoption, and Windows 10 users aren't being tempted into upgrading. Jan 3, 2024 1:57 PM CST VESA Adaptive-Sync 1.1a standard announced for upcoming Dual-Mode gaming monitors VESA updates its Adaptive-Sync display standard with new Dual-Mode support, ready for 4K 240Hz + 1080p 480Hz gaming monitors coming in 2024. Jan 3, 2024 6:03 PM CST Xiaomi Redmi G Pro 2024 laptops: Core 14th Gen 'HX' or Snapdragon X Elite CPUs Xiaomi preparing new high-end Redmi G Pro 2024 laptops with Intel 14th Gen Core 'HX' series CPUs, or Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite designs. Jan 3, 2024 7:38 PM CST AMD Ryzen 7 8700G: 2.9GHz Radeon 780M GPU clocks confirmed in new leak AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G desktop APU gets its integrated Radeon 780M graphics clock confirmed at 2.9GHz, will be released in 2024. Jan 3, 2024 10:20 PM CST NASA kicks off 2024 by capturing at least two exploded objects in deep space NASA started 2024's space coverage with an incredible image of what the space agency says is at least a double supernova or two stars exploding. Jan 4, 2024 1:20 AM CST Moonwalkers X 'robotic shoes' will be at CES 2024, and they kind of look like AI roller skates With AI and innovative design, Moonwalkerx X are robotic shows designed to improve productivity for workers who spend a lot of time walking. Jan 4, 2024 3:06 AM CST Microsoft says dedicated Copilot key is most 'significant change' to keyboard since Windows key PC keyboards are getting a new addition, with the Copilot key set to be the most significant introduction since the Windows key almost 30 years ago. Jan 4, 2024 8:32 AM CST Razer's next-gen Blade 18 gaming laptop: world's first with 18-inch 4K 165Hz display Razer's new Blade 18 gaming laptop teased: the world's first with an 18-inch 4K 165Hz display, and it's the most powerful Blade gaming laptop ever made. Jan 4, 2024 6:30 PM CST AMD's CES 2024 presentation will be all about 'the future of AI in personal computers' AMD is coming to CES 2024 and CEO Dr. Lisa Su will be there unveiling the 'latest product announcements and AMD-powered AI solutions.' Jan 4, 2024 8:28 PM CST NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang wins 'Best CEO of 2023' award by The Economist NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has been awarded the 'Best CEO of 2023' thanks to the massive, unstoppable success of its AI GPUs by The Economist. Jan 4, 2024 11:38 PM CST Japan earthquake throws nuclear power plants into jeopardy A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on New Year's Day, and now debate has surfaced regarding the safety of nuclear power plants. Jan 5, 2024 12:46 AM CST Patrick Stewart says Doctor Strange cameo as Professor Charles Xavier was 'disappointing' Patrick Stewart has reflected on the cameo he played in Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, saying it was 'frustrating and disappointing'. Jan 5, 2024 1:42 AM CST This case turns your iPhone into a BlackBerry wannabe The Clicks Creator Keyboard will add a physical QWERTY keyboard to your modern iPhone and free up valuable on-screen space for apps. Jan 5, 2024 12:20 PM CST iPhone owners are now stuck with iOS 17.2.1 with no way to downgrade to iOS 17.2 Apple's decision to stop signing its iOS 17.2 software means that users can no longer downgrade to it, leaving them stuck with iOS 17.2.1 for now. Jan 5, 2024 1:15 PM CST World's first 'game-changer' self-charging headset unveiled ahead of CES 2024 3M has announced it will be debuting the world's first self-charging communications headset, which uses solar cell technology to maintain charge. Jan 6, 2024 10:04 PM CST NASA releases unprecedented view of a star exploding in deep space NASA has released an unprecedented view of a star exploding, capturing all of the valuable elements it released after its supernova event. Jan 6, 2024 11:17 PM CST Cooler Master's Sneaker X Bounce takes its custom PC sneaker mod to the next level Cooler Master has another gaming PC that looks like a giant sneaker, with the Sneaker X Bounce featuring detachable wireless speakers. Jan 7, 2024 1:06 AM CST How to Train Your Dragon live-action adaption secures Gerard Butler The live-action adaptation of the iconic animated movie franchise 'How To Train Your Dragon' has secured Gerard Butler for the role of Stoic the Vast. Jan 7, 2024 2:05 AM CST Intel Core i5-14490F 'Black Edition' CPU: 10 cores at up to 5.1GHz with 65W TDP Intel is preparing a new 'Black Edition' CPU with its upcoming Core i5-14490F processor, with 10 cores at up to 5.1GHz on a 65W TDP on its way. Jan 7, 2024 5:13 PM CST Acer Swift X 14 laptop: Intel Core Ultra CPU, RTX 4070 GPU, 2880 x 1880 OLED display Acer's newly-announced Swift X 14 AI laptop features Intel Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Laptop GPU, beautiful OLED display. Jan 7, 2024 6:03 PM CST NVIDIA RTX 5880 ADA workstation GPU launched with 48GB VRAM NVIDIA's latest workstation GPU announced: RTX 5880 ADA with cut-down AD102 GPU, 48GB of GDDR6 memory with 960GB/sec of memory bandwidth. Jan 7, 2024 8:42 PM CST Cooler Master's new V8 3DVC air cooler, G11 AIO cool 300W of CPU heat with AIO cooler using AI Cooler Master's new V8 3DVC CPU cooler uses a vapor chamber, optimized for high-performance CPUs handling thermal loads of 300W, even under heavy loads. Jan 7, 2024 10:08 PM CST Samsung's new S95D QD-OLED TV with OLED Glare Free tech: uses AI, up to 77 inches with 4K 144Hz Samsung's new OLED TVs for 2024 announced: new S90D and S95D feature 'OLED Glare Free' technology, with 4K 144Hz supported for PC gamers. Jan 7, 2024 11:07 PM CST Samsung's new Smart Monitor M80D: 32-inch 4K that works without your PC Samsung unveils its new Smart Monitor M80D whcih works without a PC or console connected: video calls, streams content from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video. Jan 8, 2024 12:06 AM CST Barbie movie wins first place in a brand new category at the Golden Globes Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie has snapped up a Golden Globe award in a brand new category titled 'Cinematic & Box Office Achievement'. Jan 8, 2024 1:03 AM CST Apple Vision Pro ships out to US distribution warehouses ahead of looming February launch The highly anticipated Apple Vision Pro is reportedly being shipped out to US distribution warehouses ahead of its scheduled February launch. Jan 8, 2024 6:32 AM CST Apple CEO Tim Cook confirms official launch date for the Vision Pro headset Apple has officially announced when it will be shipping its Vision Pro headset in the United States and when pre-orders will begin. Jan 8, 2024 8:30 AM CST Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor Golden Globe for his performance in Oppenheimer Cillian Murphy has secured Best Actor at the Golden Globes for his performance in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, a historical drama about nukes. Jan 8, 2024 9:16 AM CST AMD Fluid Motion Frames leaves beta, joins HYPR-RX for all RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 owners After months in beta and a few updates, AMD's driver level frame generation called Fluid Motion Frames, is officially becoming a part of the HYPR-RX suite. Jan 8, 2024 9:41 AM CST GeForce RTX 4070, RTX 4070 Ti, and RTX 4080 SUPER announced - pricing, specs, and performance! NVIDIA announces an exciting trio of new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs at CES 2024, with improved performance and no price increase. Jan 8, 2024 10:30 AM CST Not sure what something does in Windows 11? Take a screenshot and Copilot AI will tell you Microsoft is rolling out a new piece of functionality that gives Copilot the ability to help users with finding their way around Windows 11. Jan 8, 2024 1:05 PM CST Apple's upcoming OLED iPad Pros could be prohibitively expensive Apple is rumored to have new OLED iPad Pro tablets in the works for 2024, but a new claim suggests pricing might be getting out of hand. Jan 8, 2024 2:15 PM CST GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition unboxing NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series is here, and we've got our hands on the stunning GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition. Jan 8, 2024 4:00 PM CST Samsung 990 EVO: world's first hybrid PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 SSD Samsung details its new 990 EVO NVMe SSD, which is the world's first hybrid PCIe 4.0 + PCIe 5.0 SSD, capable of using two PCIe 5.0 lanes. Jan 8, 2024 5:19 PM CST GoDeal24 Sale: Freshen up your PC with Microsoft Office for only $15 and Windows 11 for $10! GoDeal24's New Year sale is live now where it's offering up awesome deals on Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro from just a crazy low $10! Jan 8, 2024 6:33 PM CST Sexy new AIOs and some themed DDR5 RAM shown off at GIGABYTE's CES 2024 Media Event We cruised around the GIGABYTE CES 2024 media event and saw some of the goodies we found, which will soon be reviewed but should be on your radar. Jan 8, 2024 9:25 PM CST Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake is first gaming CPU with AI, Lunar Lake: 3x faster NPU for laptops Intel says its next-gen Arrow Lake gaming CPUs coming out later this year will be the first gaming CPU with an AI accelerator, major IPC improvements. Jan 8, 2024 10:50 PM CST New G-SYNC Pulsar technology brings impressive stutter-free, smooth, motion clarity to monitors G-SYNC Pulsar is impressive tech that improves motion clarity with VRR smoothness, but it will be limited to select displays launching later this year. Jan 8, 2024 11:33 PM CST Sony unveils mixed reality headset at CES 2024 with 4K OLED displays and a cool ring Sony unveiled a new mixed-reality headset at CES 2024, and it's designed specifically for content creators operating in virtual environments. Jan 9, 2024 12:36 AM CST ASUS ROG 8 phone adds the one thing the gaming phone has been missing At CES 2024, ASUS announced new iterations of its ROG Phone line-up with the unveiling of the ROG Phone 9 and the ROG Phone 8 Pro. Jan 9, 2024 1:17 AM CST Samsung unveils a companion guard dog robot powered by AI at CES 2024 Samsung has unveiled an update to its Ballie personal assistant robot, showcasing a new design that comes with a projector and AI capabilities. Jan 9, 2024 5:25 AM CST World's first AI-infused grill unveiled at CES 2024 cooks steaks perfectly in just 90 seconds The world's first artificial intelligence-powered grill has been showcased at CES 2024, revealing a new way to cook steak perfectly in just 90 seconds. Jan 9, 2024 9:01 AM CST INNO3D GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER TWIN X2, Unboxing an MSRP card The INNO3D GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER TWIN X2 is one of many GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series GPUs coming from the hardware maker, with this being an MSRP model. Jan 9, 2024 10:02 AM CST OpenAI calls out The New York Times, saying its 'not telling the full story' OpenAI has publicly responded to the lawsuit filed by The New York Times, saying the publication simply isn't telling the full story. Jan 9, 2024 10:48 AM CST Wave goodbye to the RTX 4070 Ti and 4080, as NVIDIA is officially scrapping these GPUs NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4080 GPUs are supposedly now end-of-life, so once the graphics cards remaining on shelves are gone, that's your lot. Jan 9, 2024 11:50 AM CST LG's new Signature OLED T uses transparent OLED technology teased at CES 2024 LG's new Signature OLED T is a 77-inch fully transparent OLED TV that lets you see through most of the screen, can display information as well. Jan 9, 2024 5:04 PM CST XMG's new 15.3-inch laptop features Intel Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPU, no discrete GPU XMG's new prototype 15.3-inch gaming laptop teased at CES 2024: a new thin and light laptop using Intel's new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPU. Jan 9, 2024 6:20 PM CST Elite 5 TUF, CKD, XOC, and ACPI are just some of what we found at the CES 2024 Patriot suite As we cruised the CES 2024 Patriot suite, we saw much of what we have already covered, and we were also shocked at the amount of ACPI gear. Jan 9, 2024 11:02 PM CST GIGABYTE unveils game-changing monitors at CES 2024, 5120 x 1440 OLED 144Hz and more Gaming monitors are just plain awesome, so GIGABYTE has a few that just might tickle your pickle and they might make you a better gamer. Jan 9, 2024 11:38 PM CST ASUS unveils stunning ROG Falchion RX Low Profile keyboard alongside a range of new peripherals ROG Falchion RX Low Profile keyboard, ROG Keris II Ace ultralight mouse, ROG Cetra True Wireless SpeedNova headphones, ROG Carnyx microphone, and more. Jan 10, 2024 1:06 AM CST XMG's new NEO 17 gaming laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 XMG introduces its new NEO 17 gaming laptop: inside, we have the Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Jan 10, 2024 2:19 AM CST ASUS reveals high-tech glasses that generates multiple displays at CES 2024 ASUS has showcased the AirVision M1, a high-tech eyewear device that enables users to operate multiple windows at once in their preferred aspect ratio. Jan 10, 2024 3:48 AM CST GIGABYTE showcases huge OLED super ultrawide gaming monitor at CES 2024 GIGABYTE AORUS unveiled its brand new super ultrawide gaming monitor at CES 2024, coming with dual 1440p capabilities for easy switching. Jan 10, 2024 5:57 AM CST AsRock's upcoming range of gaming motherboards get shown off to us at CES 2024 AsRock has a few new motherboards they think you need to keep on your radar, because they are coming out swinging at CES 2024 in Las Vegas! Jan 10, 2024 11:05 AM CST Here's how much RAM your $3,499 Vision Pro AR/VR headset will have We already knew that Apple's Vision Pro headset would be powered by an M2 chip, and now we know that it'll come with 16GB of RAM as well. Jan 10, 2024 2:15 PM CST Enermax shows us its LIQTECH XTR, LIQMAXFLO, AQUAFLO LCD, and VRM cooling at CES 2024 Enermax shows off many AIOs, ingenious ideas to suit the masses, and a squirrel cage concept in cooling VRMs, which may hit the market soon. Jan 10, 2024 5:19 PM CST Intel Arc Battlemage Xe2 GPUs confirmed: in the lab already, next-gen Celestial Xe3 GPUs teased Intel says its engineering team is now working on next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 GPUs, while the next-next-gen Celestial Xe3 GPU was teased at CES 2024. Jan 10, 2024 6:22 PM CST Valve will now allow games with AI-generated content to be released on Steam Valve updates its policy on generative AI used to develop games, plans to 'release the vast majority of games that use it' on Steam. Jan 10, 2024 7:28 PM CST MSI shows us its new MAG CORELIQUID E360 at CES 2024, and it has us excited MSI delivers a new AIO cooler we have yet to test at CES 2024 with its MAG Coreliquid E360 AIO with all the goodies everyone wants. Jan 10, 2024 8:37 PM CST Cooler Master showed a gaming chair with Shiatsu massage that felt amazing and more at CES 2024 Hexagonal-shaped custom head units, Project G11, Project VGA Cooler, Project New V8, and Hybrid M Gaming chairs are some of what we saw at Cooler Master. Jan 11, 2024 1:01 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro loses its 'Pro' moniker as rumors of a cheaper model continue to swirl Apple's Vision Pro is coming soon, but references found in iOS 17.3 have removed the 'pro' name suggesting another, cheaper model is on the way. Jan 11, 2024 5:15 AM CST Windows 10's latest update is failing to install and confusing some users with a weird error Windows 11's new update for January also has a scattering of reported problems, but it's too early to judge whether they'll have any real impact. Jan 11, 2024 10:10 AM CST ASUS stuns tech enthusiasts with jaw-dropping new laptops and an ROG phone at CES 2024 ASUS is making sure that you are covered when you are on the go with the new G14 Zephyrus gaming laptop and ROG Phone 8 Pro that was announced at CES 2024. Jan 11, 2024 1:54 PM CST Modder shrinks GeForce RTX 4070 Ti down to a two-slot, single fan, mini ITX-friendly size Someone over on Reddit is looking to take a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and mod it into a two-slot single-fan shroud for Mini-ITX builds and SFF PCs. Jan 11, 2024 11:31 PM CST TT Show Episode 17 - CES 2024, new SUPER GPUs, AMD chips, and the OLED display revolution! The TT Show is back for 2024, and the first episode covers all of the big GPU, CPU, and display news from CES 2024 in a jam-packed episode of tech news. Jan 12, 2024 8:55 AM CST Here's how the Apple Store app will tell you which Apple Vision Pro size you need Apple's Vision Pro goes up for preorder next week and the company says people will need a Face ID iPhone or iPad to measure their heads before ordering. Jan 12, 2024 12:30 PM CST Polestar isn't getting ready of Apple CarPlay or Android Auto any time soon Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath doesn't understand why carmakers want to force customers to use their in-car systems instead of CarPlay or Android Auto. Jan 12, 2024 1:15 PM CST XPG unveils impressive lineup of keyboards, PSUs, cases, and custom builds at CES 2024 XPG has tons of new goodies to show off for CES 2024. We got a first hand look at what is coming to market soon, plus some custom builds. Jan 12, 2024 2:32 PM CST MSI teased us with its range of new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and 4070 Super GPUs at CES 2024 MSI showed its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 Super series of GPUs at CES 2024 - which one of these interests you? We like the RTX 4080 Super EXPERT, for sure. Jan 12, 2024 10:56 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 turns 15 years old, featured two PCBs and two GPUs NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 295 was released 15 years ago, featuring two PCBs sandwiched together and a dual-GPU config offering SLI in a single card. Jan 14, 2024 4:58 PM CST Apple Vision Pro headset should feature high-end M2 chipset, which packs more GPU cores Apple rumored to use higher-end M2 chip with more GPU cores to handle the dual 4K micro-LED screens inside of the Apple Vision Pro headset. Jan 14, 2024 6:33 PM CST MSI's new Cyborg 14 laptop: 14-inch 1200p 144Hz display, up to RTX 4060, see-through design MSI's new Cyborg 14 is a smaller, budget-focused gaming laptop with a wicked transparent chassis in a gray-blue shade, looks like Nintendo Gameboy Color. Jan 14, 2024 11:33 PM CST Leak suggests Microsoft plans to charge for a Copilot Pro subscription with the best features Could Microsoft be preparing a premium version of Copilot? Clues found in the Android version of Edge suggest that this might be happening. Jan 15, 2024 10:52 AM CST USB4 2.0 spec with 80Gbps of bandwidth tested in latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build Microsoft is testing new USB4 2.0 standard with its latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build, with USB4 2.0 offering an absolutely blistering 80Gbps. Jan 15, 2024 5:35 PM CST MSI Stealth 18 AI Studio A1V laptop: 18-inch 4K Mini-LED display, Core Ultra 9 CPU, RTX 4090 MSI's brand new Stealth 18 AI Studio A1V laptop features Intel's new Core Ultra 9 185H CPU with an NPU integrated for AI acceleration on the laptop. Jan 15, 2024 7:02 PM CST Cooler Master showed off its Mythril custom watercooling gear at CES 2024, coming in June Cooler Master while at CES 2024 has made some literal waves in the watercooling space, with its own line of watercooling gear named Mythril. Jan 15, 2024 8:44 PM CST Drop has another cool looking The Lord of the Rings keyboard coming in 2024 'Arise, arise, riders of Rohan! For there's a new DROP + The Lord of The Rings keyboard that looks stunning! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!' Jan 15, 2024 9:04 PM CST YouTube is coming after people using ad blockers with a maddening change YouTube is cracking down on users running browser ad blocker extensions by purposely slowing down the time it takes for a video to load. Jan 16, 2024 12:02 AM CST Elon Musk says ICBMs with missing parts will be the fastest way for humans to travel SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said to all SpaceX employees that he believes in the future Starship will be used to travel around the Earth. Jan 16, 2024 1:32 AM CST Apple's OLED iPad Pros are ready for April launch as displays begin production Apple is heavily tipped to have a new OLED iPad Pro in the works and a enw report suggests it's ready to launch in April as production begins. Jan 16, 2024 7:30 AM CST Microsoft is now charging for Copilot: New Pro AI is $20 monthly to make it faster and better The inevitable happens as Microsoft forks Copilot into a free version and an improved Copilot Pro with GPT-4 Turbo, better image skills and more. Jan 16, 2024 8:45 AM CST NASA cracks the lid on its asteroid sample container revealing cosmic treasure NASA has announced it finally cracked the lid of its asteroid sample collection container, revealing the remainder of the valuable Bennu samples. Jan 16, 2024 9:33 AM CST Windows 12 concept video shows how Microsoft's next OS might look - and it's surprisingly slick This video mock-up of an imagined Windows 12 - which is completely unrelated to Microsoft - is an interesting watch, but where's all the AI? Jan 16, 2024 11:30 AM CST Corsair shows off 2500X case and A115 cooler as well as new Elgato 4K capture cards at CES 2024 While at the Corsair suite for CES 2024, we saw two new cases, the mATX 2500X and the larger ATX 6500X, and two new Elgato capture cards. Jan 16, 2024 1:25 PM CST Patriot showed new PCIe Gen5 SSDs in its Viper brand line at CES 2024 Patriot Memory at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada had a few things to show off in the SSD department, and those SSDs in the Viper line are stupid fast! Jan 16, 2024 7:08 PM CST Eurocom Raptor X17 laptop: up to Core i9-14900HX, RTX 4090, 24TB SSD, 96GB RAM Eurocom's new Raptor X17 laptop features 17.3-inch 4K 144Hz screen, up to Core i9-14900HX, 96GB of RAM, 24TB of SSD, and RTX 4090 graphics. Jan 16, 2024 10:35 PM CST GALAX GeForce RTX 4090D is 5% slower for gaming and 10% slower for AI when compared to RTX 4090 Redesigned to comply with sanctions, the GeForce RTX 4090D for China has been benchmarked and performance isn't too far off the current RTX 4090. Jan 17, 2024 1:59 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro App Store is now live as early adopters get ready to preorder Apple's Vision Pro will go on sale very soon and the company has now started to make third-party apps available in the App Store ahead of time. Jan 17, 2024 7:00 AM CST The $3,499 Vision Pro lacks fast Wi-Fi 6E and any kind of Ultra Wideband technology Apple's Vision Pro doesn't have Wi-Fi 6E, let alone Wi-Fi 7, and there's no place for the Ultra Wideband technology used for Find My and AirTags, either. Jan 17, 2024 8:45 AM CST Tech start-up unveils new way to control smartphones and laptops by tilting your head A tech start-up called Augmental has unveiled the MouthPad, a new device designed to allow the physically impaired to interact more easily with devices. Jan 17, 2024 9:36 AM CST eBay to pay $3 million to a couple after employees sent them live spiders and fetal pig eBay has announced it will be paying two critics $3 million over former employees sending them live spiders, cockroaches and a fetal pig. Jan 17, 2024 10:20 AM CST InWin showed some interesting new computer cases at CES 2024, such as the Mod Free Mini and D5 InWin had some cases that return to what InWin was all about, being a little bit different than the rest of the industry, and it shows. Jan 17, 2024 12:40 PM CST The Apple Watch has been banned again and it's likely to stay that way The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 have been banned again and Apple might have to remove functionality to fix the situation. Jan 17, 2024 2:21 PM CST Feelbelt is designed to immerse you in sound as it 'transmits every Frequency to your skin' It might look like Batman's toolbelt but the Feelbelt isn't packing gadgets - it's all about haptic technology so you can 'feel' games, music, and movies. Jan 18, 2024 12:28 AM CST 2024 could be the year all laptops get 16GB of RAM - and you can thank Microsoft's AI for that It seems all new AI PCs, and more broadly all laptops, will be going for 16GB of RAM this year, as that's the minimum reportedly stipulated by Microsoft. Jan 18, 2024 11:03 AM CST GEEKOM APro8 Max Mini-PC: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS and Radeon RX 7600M XT inside GEEKOM's new APro8 Max Mini-PC features AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS, Radeon RX 7600M XT dedicated GPU, up to 64GB of RAM and up to 2TB SSD storage. Jan 18, 2024 8:15 PM CST TT Show Episode 18 - RTX 4070 SUPER review, game-changing monitors and headsets, and AI robots! GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER reviews, self-charging headsets, game-cheating displays, SpaceX, robots folding clothes, YouTube controversy, and more! Jan 19, 2024 5:09 PM CST These are the apps your Vision Pro will come with, but there's a huge caveat The Vision Pro ships next month with a whole load of apps, but a lot of them are going to be iPad versions instead of revamped AR/VR upgrades. Jan 21, 2024 3:44 AM CST Meta's long-term vision for AGI: 600,000 x NVIDIA H100-equivalent AI GPUs for future of AI Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta's goal in creating artificial general intelligence (AGI) with nearly 600,000 AI GPUs by the end of this year alone. Jan 21, 2024 6:28 PM CST Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU details: should have 24 cores, 125W default TDP Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S processors detailed in new leaked slides: 24-core CPUs (8 P-Cores and 16 E-Cores) with new 800 series chipset details, too. Jan 21, 2024 8:05 PM CST Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring with 'leading sensor technology' and a 24/7 comfort level Samsung has unveiled its foray into the smart ring market at its Unpacked event a few days ago, showcasing to the world the Galaxy Ring. Jan 22, 2024 1:03 AM CST Holographic technology set to bring Steven Hawking back from the dead to teach students AI-powered holographic technology is set to enter universities for remote guest speaking for classes that could even come from as far as the grave. Jan 22, 2024 7:09 AM CST Scientists create next-generation battery for 'smartphones to operate indefinitely' A company has created a new battery that is able to provide a device 50 years of electricity without needing a recharge, and it works for smartphones. Jan 22, 2024 8:35 AM CST Solidigm 61TB monster SSD, the biggest in the world, is now on sale for those with deep pockets Solidigm D5-P5336 now up for pre-order and hopefully shipping soon, the massive SSD recently seen hooked up to a Steam Deck, no less. Jan 22, 2024 10:56 AM CST Apple tipped to launch multiple new iPads in March or April Apple's updated iPad Air and iPad Pro tablets could be with us by April at the latest according to a new report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Jan 22, 2024 1:15 PM CST Buying a fully kitted-out Vision Pro would cost you almost $4,800 If you buy the 1TB Vision Pro and then start adding some must-have accessories you can expect a bill in the region of $4,800 which is definitely a lot. Jan 22, 2024 2:00 PM CST AMD says its Zen4c core frequencies for Ryzen 8000G APU series will max out at 3.7GHz AMD details the Zen4c core frequencies for its upcoming Ryzen 8000G series APUs: Ryzen 5 8500G boosts up to 3.7GHz, Ryzen 3 8300G boosts up to 3.6GHz. Jan 22, 2024 6:30 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti cards are floating around, released early for some NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER graphics cards are already making their way into some gamers' PCs. Jan 22, 2024 9:09 PM CST MrBeast is about to close $100 million deal with Amazon over Prime Video James 'Jimmy' Donaldson, or MrBeast, has announced that he will be giving away $250,000 to 10 random people who follow him and repost his latest X post. Jan 22, 2024 11:16 PM CST OpenAI is hosting AI girlfriend chatbots that break the company's own rules OpenAI's 'GPT Store' is hosting many AI-powered 'girlfriends' that seemingly go against the company's terms of service for the store. Jan 23, 2024 12:39 AM CST Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset has sold out in a weekend Analysts indicate that Apple has sold more than 150,000 units of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset, but its popularity has caused shipping delays. Jan 23, 2024 8:24 AM CST Apple's iOS 17.3 & macOS Sonoma 14.3 updates bring security fixes for exploited vulnerabilities Apple's latest iOS 17.3 and macOS Sonoma 14.3 software updates include fixes for security issues that might have been exploited in the wild. Jan 23, 2024 9:45 AM CST AMD's fastest RDNA 4 GPU could offer RX 7900 XTX performance at $400 (if we're lucky) A YouTube leaker has been discussing theories on how AMD could go with pricing for its RDNA 4 top dog, and it'll likely pitch between $400 to $600. Jan 23, 2024 12:03 PM CST AMD confirms next-gen Strix Halo APU: up to 16-core CPU based on Zen 5, 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores AMD confirms its next-gen 'Strix Halo' APU will feature up to 16 cores based on Zen 5 CPU architecture, 40 RDNA 3.5-based Compute Units. Jan 23, 2024 9:44 PM CST Intel confirms: Xeon 'Clearwater Forest' CPU series will feature Darkmont-based E-Cores Intel provides updates on its next-gen Xeon 'Sierra Forest' and 'Clearwater Forest' CPUs: new E-core design based on Darkmont CPU architecture. Jan 23, 2024 11:59 PM CST X adds passkey support for added security, but only on iPhone The X social network has added support for passkeys alongside usernames and passwords but only for those who are using iPhones in the United States. Jan 24, 2024 5:31 AM CST Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max tipped for a bigger and better main camera sensor The iPhone 16 Pro Max, expected to debut this September, has been tipped to feature a bigger and more complex main camera than previous models. Jan 24, 2024 7:45 AM CST WhatsApp readies cross-platform support for third-party messaging apps WhatsApp is getting ready to make a new version available that will make it capable of accessing messages from third-party instant messaging apps. Jan 24, 2024 11:02 AM CST Intel Arc driver offers 30% boosts for DX11 games, sparking excitement for Battlemage GPUs Intel has teased that its imminent driver release is going to offer an average of 30% better fps for some DX11 games, which is pretty impressive. Jan 24, 2024 2:01 PM CST AMD's new Ryzen 7940HX 'Dragon Range' CPU tested inside of ASUS TUF Gaming laptop AMD's latest Ryzen 9 7940HX 'Dragon Range' mobile processor benchmarked, ends up 7% slower than the Ryzen 9 7945HX that's already available. Jan 24, 2024 7:11 PM CST Apple's next-gen iPhone runs AI on-device, rather than using the cloud Apple doesn't want to use cloud-based AI for its future iPhones, will run generative AI models using built-in hardware, on the iPhone itself. Jan 24, 2024 9:33 PM CST NASA releases breathtaking photos of 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid samples NASA's Johnson Space Center has finally cracked open the capsule containing the samples from Bennu, a distant asteroid located millions of miles away. Jan 26, 2024 12:02 AM CST Elon Musk loses $18 billion in a single day after Tesla reports its earnings Elon Musk, the world's richest individual, has lost a staggering $18 billion in a single after Tesla released its 4th quarter earnings report. Jan 26, 2024 1:35 AM CST Madame Web is set to have the worst box office opening weekend for Sony's Spider-Man Universe Box office projections are pitting the Marvel superhero movie Madame Web as the worst opening weekend for Sony's expanding Spider-Man Universe. Jan 26, 2024 4:28 AM CST Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs on target for 2024 launch, CEO asserts - with massive AI gains in tow Next-gen desktop processors from Intel are still on course to be launched this year, and they will no less than triple AI performance, we're told. Jan 26, 2024 11:33 AM CST Apple will allow Xbox Cloud Gaming and other game streaming services into the App Store Apple is finally going to allow game streaming services into the App Store for iPhone and iPad so they can finally ditch web apps. Jan 26, 2024 1:30 PM CST Netflix isn't coming to the Vision Pro because it's 'not relevant,' co-CEO snipes Apple's Vision Pro will launch soon with a number of apps available, but Netflix won't be among them - company co-CEO Greg Peters has now explained why. Jan 27, 2024 5:06 AM CST Apple Podcasts will soon offer transcripts for your favorite shows Users of the Apple Podcasts app will seen be able to read transcripts of podcast episodes once the iOS 17.4 update is released to the public. Jan 28, 2024 3:49 AM CST Intel CEO: next-gen Panther Lake CPUs have 2x AI performance over Arrow Lake Intel promises huge AI improvements with its next-gen Panther Lake CPUs, with CEO Pat Gelsinger saying Panther Lake has 2x AI performance of Lunar Lake. Jan 28, 2024 4:33 PM CST MSI MPOWER Z790M: new budget-focused OC board, supports DDR5-8000+ for $199 MSI's new Z790 MPOWER motherboard is a budget champion priced at just $199, rocking dual-DIMM, DDR5-8000+ memory support, is this your new mobo? Jan 28, 2024 7:39 PM CST Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX mobile CPUs expected to use Samsung LPDDR5X on-package memory Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX mobile processors should use Samsung's new LPDDR5X on-package memory, which is quite a big deal for processors. Jan 28, 2024 9:27 PM CST Apple launches new Vision Pro video showcasing the magic of the mixed reality headset Apple has shared a new video showcasing all of the next-generation capabilities of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset scheduled to launch this week. Jan 29, 2024 4:11 AM CST LG officially launches the $900 27GS95QE UltraGear OLED gaming monitor in the US LG has officially launched the 27GS95QE, a 27-inch UltraGear OLED 2560 x 1440 resolution, 0.03 ms GTG response time gaming monitor in the US. Jan 29, 2024 8:07 AM CST ASUS releases ROG Strix XG27ACS 180Hz refresh rate QHD Fast IPS display ASUS has released the ROG Strix XG27ACS, a 180Hz refresh rate, 2560 x 1440p resolution, 1ms response time, Fast IPS panel gaming monitor. Jan 29, 2024 9:04 AM CST Apple's M3 MacBook Airs could arrive before April and one is already in production If you're in the market for a new Apple laptop it might be worth holding off on a purchase with new M3 MacBook Air models now on the horizon. Jan 29, 2024 12:30 PM CST Apple's watchOS 10.4 beta is now in the hands of developers including a new suite of emojis The next Apple Watch software update, dubbed watchOS 10.4, is now available to developers for testing ahead of a release to the public. Jan 29, 2024 1:15 PM CST Japanese government no longer requires businesses to submit information with floppy disks The Japanese government no longer requires businesses to submit official documents using floppy disks, CD-ROMs are also slowly being phased out. Jan 29, 2024 7:02 PM CST NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 doesn't lose much performance in external GPU using OCulink The new OCulink connector tested with GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER as external GPUs, which lose up to 22.6% and 9.8% performance, respectively. Jan 29, 2024 8:37 PM CST GIGABYTE has new white-colored GeForce RTX 40 Series EAGLE ICE cards coming GIGABYTE's EAGLE range of GeForce RTX cards have been a staple for years, and now the company is offering new all-white EAGLE ICE variants. Jan 29, 2024 10:04 PM CST COLORFUL intros 'Loong Edition' series GeForce RTX 40 GPUs and Z790 motherboards COLORFUL announces its new Loong Edition graphics cards and motherboards inspired by the Year of the Dragon, traditional art and modern technology infused. Jan 29, 2024 11:45 PM CST Creators of George Carlin AI special get sued by Carlin estate despite their admission The Carlin estate has sued podcasters Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen for creating the 'George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead' comedy special. Jan 30, 2024 12:33 AM CST Apple's mystery homeOS software breaks cover again, this time in tvOS 17.4 The existence of Apple's homeOS software was first leaked back in 2021 and now it has again appeared in the first tvOS 17.4 beta, but details are sparse. Jan 30, 2024 6:45 AM CST NASA telescope photographs a cosmic bridge linking two galaxies NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has honed its instruments on a cosmic bridge linking two galaxies hundreds of thousands of light-years away. Jan 30, 2024 9:03 AM CST Here's what to expect from the Vision Pro's battery performance Apple's Vision Pro is here soon and early reviews have given us an idea of what to expect in terms of battery life when it goes on sale this week. Jan 30, 2024 11:30 AM CST You can't rearrange the $3,499 Vision Pro's apps or hot-swap its batteries, reviewer notes Apple's Vision Pro goes on sale at the end of the week and new reviews have given us some interesting tidbits surrounding batteries and apps. Jan 30, 2024 12:30 PM CST AMD powers 90% of the AI PC market so far, says AI chips are in volume production AMD says that its Ryzen CPUs are powering 'more than 90% of AI-enabled PCs currently in the market' and it has absolutely no signs of slowing down. Jan 30, 2024 6:23 PM CST Apple has reportedly already sold 200,000 units of its upcoming Vision Pro headset Apple Vision Pro shipments hit 200,000 in just 10 days, priced at $3499 it's not a cheap buy... with sales reportedly trending downward in the months ahead. Jan 30, 2024 7:38 PM CST AMD's next-gen Zen 5 and new X870E motherboard detailed leaked, expected in second half 2024 AMD's next-gen Zen 5 processors launching in 2H 2024, with next-gen flagship X870E motherboards and rumored support for DDR5-8000 memory support. Jan 30, 2024 9:00 PM CST ASUS announces quad-slot GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER with a massive Noctua cooler ASUS announces its new GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Noctua Edition graphics cards, with a huge Noctua cooler and dual Noctua NF-A12x25 PWN fans. Jan 30, 2024 10:35 PM CST Scientists say there's a chance NASA's rover has found life on Mars Scientists believe that NASA's Perseverance rover could already have evidence of past microbial life contained within its collected samples. Jan 31, 2024 4:15 AM CST Apple reportedly nearly canceled its entire MacBook Air lineup at the behest of Jony Ive Apple's MacBook Air is a hugely popular laptop but former chief designer Jony Ive reportedly wanted to cancel the entire lineup years ago. Jan 31, 2024 8:15 AM CST This Vision Pro unboxing shows exactly how big it is, and what comes inside Apple's Vision Pro AR/VR headset goes on sale on Friday. February 2 and this unboxing video shows buyers what they should expect inside the box. Jan 31, 2024 12:32 PM CST ASUS X690E PRO WS workstation motherboard teased: AM5 socket, for Ryzen 7000 series CPUs ASUS submits new motherboards SKUs to the ECC regulatory office, with the unannounced X690E chipset and PRO WS X690E-SAGE SE, and PRO WS X690E-SAGE SE WIFI. Jan 31, 2024 6:03 PM CST AMD's new Ryzen 8000G Hawk Point APUs now available: from $179 to $329 AMD officially launches Ryzen 8000G 'Hawk Point' APUs: 8700G costs $329, 8600G costs $229, and 8500G costs $179 with great integrated GPU performance. Jan 31, 2024 8:22 PM CST News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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