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• Apple's iMac M4 has 16GB of RAM minimum, brings back nano-texture glass as an anti-glare optionNano-texture glass cuts down glare, but is only an option, so instead of paying to double 8GB of RAM, you may be forking out to upgrade the display instead.Oct 28, 2024 12:00 PM CDT
• 'Highly secretive' Apple app is being tested among employees, designed to prevent diabetesApple is reportedly testing a 'highly secretive' new health app among employees that's designed to reduce the chances of developing diabetes.Oct 28, 2024 11:31 AM CDT
• Apple is officially banned from selling iPhones in IndonesiaApple has officially been banned from selling its iPhones in Indonesia after the company failed to meet requirements set by the Indonesian government.Oct 28, 2024 11:02 AM CDT
• Halo 5 PC port cancelled over technical issues says former developerMicrosoft released Halo 5 in 2016, and now we are hearing the PC port that was being worked on was canceled due to technical reasons.Oct 28, 2024 10:34 AM CDT
• Intel Z890 motherboards and Arrow Lake CPUs reportedly have serious issues with Windows 11 24H2If you've gone all-in with Intel's Core Ultra 200S processors, make sure you update the firmware on your Z890 motherboard before installing Windows 11 24H2.Oct 28, 2024 9:33 AM CDT
• AMD Ryzen 9800X3D full specs spilled, plus benchmark leak sees the CPU equal 9950X in GeekbenchIn single-core, anyway, and the incoming Ryzen 9800X3D processor is looking very strong for non-gaming performance, as previous rumors have indicated.Oct 28, 2024 7:45 AM CDT
• Scientists release world's first footage of a water molecule forming out of thin airA team of scientists has captured a molecular-scale video of hydrogen and oxygen atoms magically fusing to form a water molecule or H20.Oct 28, 2024 7:15 AM CDT
• NVIDIA briefly dethrones Apple to become the world's most valuable companyNVIDIA's AI dominance and leadership saw the company dethrone Apple to become the most valuable company in the world. At least, momentarily.Oct 28, 2024 6:31 AM CDT
• TCL plans to reduce the cost of OLED displays dramatically, with inkjet printingTCL will begin limited inkjet OLED production at the end of this year, which will bring down costs and even lead to brighter displays.Oct 28, 2024 6:03 AM CDT
• AMD claims Radeon has up to 38% more performance than NVIDIA in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6AMD has claimed its Radeon graphics cards can offer up to 38% more performance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 compared to its market competition.Oct 28, 2024 3:02 AM CDT
• Elden Ring is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in a 'Definitive Edition' says leakerA new rumor suggests that FromSoftware's cult-classic title Elden Ring will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of a 'Definitive Edition.'Oct 28, 2024 2:33 AM CDT
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PC requirements revealed, GeForce RTX 4080 required for 4K 60FPSThe 1080p 60FPS GPU requirements for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered have also been updated, going from a GeForce GTX 1060 to the GeForce RTX 3060.Oct 28, 2024 2:03 AM CDT
• Samsung's new and potentially breakthrough memory technology blends RAM and SSDsSamsung's latest memory technology combines properties from flash storage and DRAM's extremely quick read-and-write speeds to create Selector-Only Memory.Oct 28, 2024 1:35 AM CDT
• PlayStation 4 console modded into a portable gaming handheld, and it worksThe PlayStation 4 has been turned into a portable gaming handheld in an impressive new mod, new video shows how it went from concept to working device.Oct 28, 2024 1:04 AM CDT
• Apple to unveil new smartphone device that's between an iPad and a HomePodAn industry analyst has teased that Apple is working on a new smart home device that resembles one the company launched 22 years ago.Oct 28, 2024 12:31 AM CDT
• Hacker mysteriously gives $20 million in stolen funds back to the US governmentBlockchain analysts have flagged a series of seemingly nefarious and mysterious transactions that involve US government-owned wallets.Oct 28, 2024 12:03 AM CDT
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Laptop GPU PCI IDs: RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5070, 5060, 5050 confirmedNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 Laptop GPU series leaked: RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070, RTX 5060, RTX 5050 all confirmed with PCI IDs.Oct 27, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joins King of Denmark to launch sovereign AI supercomputerNVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joins the King of Denmark to launch the country's largest sovereign AI supercomputer, with 1528 NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs.Oct 27, 2024 11:11 PM CDT
• India-based Reliance supercomputer to be powered by NVIDIA's new Blackwell AI GPUsNVIDIA to supply its new Blackwell AI GPUs for India's new Reliance supercomputer: will be a 1 GWh (one-gigawatt hour) data center for AI.Oct 27, 2024 10:44 PM CDT
• Check out AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D get delidded: next-gen 3D V-Cache shown offAMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets delidded: our first look at the next-gen 3D V-Cache that will stop on Intel's new Core Ultra 9 285K processor.Oct 27, 2024 10:10 PM CDT
• Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet & Clank PS5 Pro updates add PC-like graphics togglesNew PC-like graphics toggles in Insomniac's games will let PS5 Pro players adjust the quality settings for reflections and ambient occulsion.Oct 27, 2024 9:32 PM CDT
• Intel Core Ultra 9 285K's in-built Arc Graphics can run DOOM Eternal at 1080p 60 FPSThe new flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 285K's built-in Arc GPU is surprisingly capable, with many PC games playable at 1080p at 60 FPS.Oct 27, 2024 9:02 PM CDT
• Kingston breaks memory OC world record using new DDR5 CUDIMM at insane 12,108MT/s speedsKingston breaks memory OC world record with new FURY Renegade DDR5 CUDIMM memory, achieving speeds of 12,108MT/s on Intel's new Z890 platform.Oct 27, 2024 8:36 PM CDT
• AYANEO's stylish AG01 Starship Graphics Dock with Radeon RX 7600M XT is available for $599AYANEO's Graphics Starship is now available to purchase, with the sci-fi dock and eGPU housing a Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU to boost mobile gaming performance.Oct 27, 2024 8:04 PM CDT
• Intel Foundry rumored to team with Samsung Foundry, in order to better compete against TSMCIntel Foundry rumored to team with Samsung Foundry in order to compete with TSMC, as the future of the semiconductor business heats up.Oct 27, 2024 6:45 PM CDT
• Gamers suffer major blow after US Copyright Office rules against video game preservationA three-year fight for the rights to preserve video games that are no longer shipping in a digital library has failed to be established.Oct 27, 2024 1:14 AM CDT
• Kingston confirms FURY Renegade DDR5-8400 CUDIMM memory is coming, ready for Arrow LakeKingston Technology confirms that its upcoming FURY Renegate CUDIMM memory modules are coming: up to 8400MT/s speeds, in up to 48GB kits.Oct 27, 2024 12:33 AM CDT
• NVIDIA CEO says AI workers will have 1000x higher productivity than humans in 'specific jobs'NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says AI won't replace humans at all, but in 'specific jobs', AI will have 1000x higher productivity than humans.Oct 27, 2024 12:00 AM CDT
• Intel missed out on buying NVIDIA in 2005 for just $20 billion, missed the 'deal of a lifetime'Intel CEO Paul Otellini floated the idea of buying NVIDIA back in 2005 for just $20 billion... NVIDIA is now worth over $3.3 trillion and leads AI.Oct 26, 2024 10:49 PM CDT
• AMD confirms Ryzen 7 9800X3D with next-gen 3D V-Cache tech: fastest gaming CPU at up to 5.2GHzAMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D processors will feature reversed CCD and 3D V-Cache laying, new Ryzen 7 9800X3D to destroy Intel's new Core Ultra 9 285K.Oct 26, 2024 6:43 AM CDT
• SK hynix posts record-high Q3 2024 profit, sales of 'explosive' demand of AI memory, HBM, eSSDsSK hynix announces Q3 2024 financial results: breaking records once again, and cementing itself as the #1 AI memory technology provider in the world.Oct 26, 2024 5:31 AM CDT
• Tesla Q3 2024 earnings report is out: stock rises for the best day since 2013Tesla Q3 2024 earnings report is out: 462,890 vehicles delivered, a 6% increase from last year, with 16,000+ Cybertrucks now on the road.Oct 26, 2024 5:05 AM CDT
• V-Color launches Manta Xfinity CUDIMM memory: up to DDR5-8800 speeds, beautiful designsV-Color introduces its new Manta Xfinity CUDIMM memory: up to DDR5-8800 speeds in 48GB kits, two color schemes with black and silver, or black and gold.Oct 26, 2024 4:26 AM CDT
• Researchers create eye implant that enables blind people to read againA team of researchers designed a eye implant that has enabled legally blind patients to read again, sparking new competition with Neuralink.Oct 26, 2024 3:52 AM CDT
• Corsair teases Vengeance DDR5 CUDIMM memory: overclocked to 10000MT/s coming in NovemberCorsair teases its new Vengeance DDR5 CUDIMM memory modules running at 10000MT/s and they 'look good while doing it'. The new RAM drops in November.Oct 26, 2024 3:32 AM CDT
• Nintendo's secret Minecraft-style and Roblox-like game is being leaked onlineNintendo requested approximately 10,000 people to playtest a secret title it has in development and now footage and images are leaking online.Oct 26, 2024 12:32 AM CDT
• Delta Airlines files lawsuit against CrowdStrike, the team behind the world's largest IT outageDelta Air Lines on Friday officially filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company responsible for the world's largest IT outage.Oct 26, 2024 12:02 AM CDT
• Xbox exclusives are still important for Microsoft and are used to determine 'growth in gaming'Microsoft says that exclusive games and content are still important for the Xbox brand and is one of the main metrics used to determine gaming growth.Oct 25, 2024 12:04 PM CDT
• NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR upscaling are reportedly broken and pointless in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6And Intel XeSS, to boot - in fact all upscalers appear to be borked with Black Ops 6, and you're much better off steering clear, if these reports are right.Oct 25, 2024 11:43 AM CDT
• Ubisoft confirms its developing a new Rayman project, possible remakeUbisoft has confirmed in a recent statement that its currently working on a new Rayman project and that it's in the 'exploration phase.'Oct 25, 2024 11:02 AM CDT
• Ubisoft blamed for poor sales of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown by Baldur's Gate 3 directorThe director of publishing for Baldur's Gate 3 has pointed his finger at Ubisoft for the poor sales of the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.Oct 25, 2024 10:34 AM CDT
• First Apple Intelligence features hit iPhone's in latest iOS 18.1 updateApple has rolled out the first features of its highly anticipated Apple Intelligence, and here's a complete list of what's within iOS 18.1.Oct 25, 2024 10:02 AM CDT
• Nintendo Switch 2 announcement hinted at by developer in new game trailerThe Nintendo Switch successor has been teased by a game developer, fueling the already spreading rumors that Nintendo will make an announcement in October.Oct 25, 2024 9:33 AM CDT
• Played Overcooked to death? Still got friends? Coop chaos Moving Out is a free game on Epic nowIf you'd rather be a house mover than a chef, then Moving Out could be the party game for you - and a few other friends who you want to fall out with.Oct 25, 2024 9:23 AM CDT
• Capcom reveals Rompopolo in Monster Hunter Wilds - the most horrific monster ever in PC gaming?A bulbous Brute Wyvern found in the Oilwell Basin, the Rompopolo looks like a beast ripped from a sweat-soaked, feverish nightmare, if ever there was one.Oct 25, 2024 8:31 AM CDT
• TT Show Episode 57 - AMD's next-gen Ryzen X3D chips, the PS5 Pro's secret weapon, and moreThis week on The TT Show, Apple's M4 chip comes to a range of new devices, Valve confirms that it's working on the Steam Deck 2, and more!Oct 25, 2024 6:19 AM CDT
• OpenAI senior safety staffer leaves company to write unbiased warning about coming AIA senior staffer in OpenAI's AGI readiness team has left the company and posted a warning about how OpenAI and the world simply aren't ready.Oct 25, 2024 3:31 AM CDT
• Microsoft CEO responds to rumors Xbox paused game ports for PlayStation and SwitchMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella has inadvertently squashed the rumours that Xbox ports for PlayStation and the Nintendo Switch are slowing down.Oct 25, 2024 2:45 AM CDT
• 250-year-old lost city discovered in Amazon rainforest by advanced technologyArchaeologists have discovered a 250-year-old lost city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest with the help of advanced remote sensing technology.Oct 25, 2024 1:45 AM CDT
• Researchers discover origins for the majority of meteorites that have hit EarthAn international team of researchers has demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite collisions with Earth have come from just three meteorite families.Oct 25, 2024 1:16 AM CDT
• Razer Barracuda X Chroma announced - lightweight gaming and on-the-go audio, now with RGBThe new Razer Barracuda X Chroma updates one of the company's most popular wireless gaming headsets, adding RGB lighting to six customizable zones.Oct 25, 2024 12:33 AM CDT
• AYANEO 3 handheld teased, and it's 'not a simple upgrade' but a 'new direction' for the companyAYANEO is teasing its next flagship gaming handheld, promising that it's going to be a game changer. Will it feature AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor?Oct 24, 2024 11:59 PM CDT
• Steam Deck's new SteamOS 3.6.19 update is a must; it boosts performance and battery lifeValve's SteamOS 3.6.19 update for the Steam Deck is here, bringing performance and battery life improvements to both the LCD and OLED models.Oct 24, 2024 11:26 PM CDT
• Ryzen 9800X3D benchmarks show up to a 20% performance jump over 7800X3DGeekbench results for the Ryzen 9800X3D show a big improvement over the 7800X3D, which bodes well for the Zen 5 chip's gaming performance.Oct 24, 2024 10:58 PM CDT
• Xbox has 20 video game franchises that have earned $1 billionAfter ABK, Microsoft now has 20x separate video game franchises that have made at least $1 billion in both sales revenues and in-game microtransactions.Oct 24, 2024 10:33 PM CDT
• Denuvo rep calls PC gamers 'very toxic' and misinformed when it comes to its DRM softwareWhat you've been reading about Denuvo anti-tamper software is false, according to the company. Especially when it comes to the performance impact.Oct 24, 2024 8:58 PM CDT
• Microsoft's DirectSR tool updated to support AMD FSR 3.1 for easy game integrationDirectSR is a new tool for DriectX that makes it easy for developers to add all of the various upscaling options into their games.Oct 24, 2024 8:33 PM CDT
• The Last of Us Part 1 and The Last of Us Part 2 have been updated for PS5 ProBoth The Last of Us Part 1 and The Last of Us Part 2 will use PSSR in a new 4K 60FPS 'Pro Mode' exclusive to the new PS5 Pro console.Oct 24, 2024 7:57 PM CDT
• Joe Rogan to host President Donald Trump on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on October 25President Donald Trump will joining Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast tomorrow, October 25... just days away from the November 5 election.Oct 24, 2024 7:19 PM CDT
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has a $20 premium 'Enhanced Headphone Mode' tier just for audioCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 includes some fancy new audio tech for gaming headsets, and for $20 you can get your own Personalized Profile.Oct 24, 2024 6:58 PM CDT
• Apple officially reveals new Macs are coming next week - but it all sounds ominously lowkeyNo big press event is happening, which was obvious enough by now, and it seems like Apple will drip-feed us the new M4 Macs day by day.Oct 24, 2024 12:37 PM CDT
• Corsair iCUE eating your CPU alive? NVIDIA's new GPU driver has a nasty bug, but there's a fixOr potential workarounds anyway - which are well worth trying - and we should also note that the Bluestacks Android emulator is hit by this bug, too.Oct 24, 2024 12:01 PM CDT
• Reminder: Black Ops 6 launching day one on GeForce Now cloud streaming tooGamers won't need a console or a PC in order to play Call of Duty Black Ops 6 thanks to cloud game streaming via Project xCloud and NVIDIA GeForce Now.Oct 24, 2024 11:31 AM CDT
• Microsoft officially unveils tools to create AI employees that work for humansMicrosoft has announced its releasing a suit of autonomous AI agents that will serve people as employees and carry out tasks as requested.Oct 24, 2024 10:29 AM CDT
• Beyond Good and Evil 2 not cancelled, new developers assigned to gameHalf a decade of radio silence aside, Ubisoft has confirmed that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in active development but no release window given.Oct 24, 2024 9:54 AM CDT
• Microsoft shows how much faster Windows 11 24H2 updates are - nearly 50% quicker, in factIn tests against 22H2, Microsoft demonstrated that cumulative updates in 24H2 were rattled through around 45% faster (with quicker reboots, too).Oct 24, 2024 9:03 AM CDT
• AMD leak shows Ryzen 9800X3D CPU is 8% faster than 7800X3D in games - this won't go down wellAn 8% generational uplift for PC gaming with the 9800X3D is very much on the low side compared to the expectations built up among gamers by recent leaks.Oct 24, 2024 7:10 AM CDT
• AI-generated product reviews deemed officially illegal by US government authorityA United States government agency has ruled that AI-generated consumer reviews are now illegal, which means the agency can now chase offenders.Oct 24, 2024 6:46 AM CDT
• Ubisoft shifts gears from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to the new Rayman RemakeAn exclusive report has revealed that Ubisoft has moved its developers from Prince of Persia: The Crown to a new remake of Rayman.Oct 24, 2024 6:15 AM CDT
• Former NVIDIA engineer uses A100 GPU to discover world's largest prime numberA former NVIDIA engineer used an NVIDIA A100 GPU to discover the largest known prime number, which is an insane 41 million digits long.Oct 24, 2024 5:45 AM CDT
• Fallout: London surpasses 1 million downloads, one of the biggest releases in GOG historyWith over 1 million players Fallout: London's success highlights just how much gamers want to play a new single-player game in the franchise.Oct 24, 2024 2:57 AM CDT
• HBM chip market to grow 156% year-on-year to $46.7B in 2025: up from $18.2B in 2024Analyst estimates that the HBM market will grow 156% year-on-year to $46.7 billion in 2025, driven by the unstoppable demand of AI memory.Oct 24, 2024 2:22 AM CDT
• Apple is reportedly winding down and halting Vision Pro productionApple is not only slowing down Vision Pro headset production due to weak demand, but it might stop completely before the end of the year.Oct 24, 2024 2:02 AM CDT
• NVIDIA CEO: 'we had a design flaw in Blackwell, it was 100% NVIDIA's fault' not TSMC's faultNVIDAI CEO Jensen Huang said that the design flaws of Blackwell AI GPUs were fixed thanks to TSMC, 'we had a design flaw in Blackwell'.Oct 24, 2024 12:58 AM CDT
• Salesforce CEO says 'Copilot is a flop' and that Microsoft is in 'panic mode' over AI failingSalesforce CEO calls out Microsoft, says 'Copilot is a flop' and that the OS giant is in 'panic mode' as it lacks ingredients to make real intelligence.Oct 24, 2024 12:31 AM CDT

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