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- Black Friday bargains? Forget it with NVIDIA's RTX 4090 GPU as prices are going up, not downThose looking to buy an RTX 4090 really ought to wait, as price rises make it a bad bet right now - and there's another 'Super' reason not to buy, too.Nov 17, 2023 10:50 AM CST
- NASA and Japan are going to send a wooden satellite into space, marking a world's 1stNASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are planning on launching a wooden satellite into space, marking a world's first for low-Earth orbit.Nov 17, 2023 1:35 AM CST
- After massive layoffs, Embracer Group refuses to provide an update on Star Wars KOTOR remakeStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, or KOTOR, is being remade. However, the project falls under the Embracer Group banner and, well, you know.Nov 16, 2023 11:32 PM CST
- NVIDIA ends production of GeForce RTX 4080, RTX 4070 Ti: preparing for SUPERNVIDIA's current GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPUs are reportedly discontinued, production ends... ready for SUPER in January.Nov 16, 2023 8:01 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX: 96-cores, 192-thread CPU at 5.2GHz OC needs 1000W+ powerAMD's in-house overclocker pushes the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX to 5.2GHz with liquid cooling, uses 1000W+ of power... but 96 cores, 192 threads!Nov 16, 2023 6:23 PM CST
- Embracer Group laid off 904 workers, includes over 700 game devsEmbracer Group reveals that it has laid off 904 people as part of the first phase of its 'restructuring program,' leading to a drop in operation expenses.Nov 16, 2023 3:07 PM CST
- The iPhone is getting RCS support for rich messaging with Android phones next yearHell has frozen over and Apple is going to add RCS messaging support to the iPhone for the first time, starting sometime in early 2024.Nov 16, 2023 12:20 PM CST
- EVE Online has a tale of treachery to rival that toe-curling incident in WoW Classic hardcoreIs this the biggest virtual heist of all time? An EVE Online player has stolen several trillion ISK in a breath-taking display of backstabbing.Nov 16, 2023 11:01 AM CST
- Silicon Motion's new PCIe 5.0 SSD controller will use faster and more efficient 6nm processPower efficient and running on TSMC's 6nm process, Silicon Motion's new SM2508 PCIe Gen5 SSD controller could lead to fewer fans and more heatsinks.Nov 15, 2023 11:01 PM CST
- ASUS made a TYPO on its new ROG Maximus Z790 Evangelion motherboardThe expensive, limited edition ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Evangelion motherboard has a typo printed on the mobo itself: 'Evangenlion'.Nov 15, 2023 9:22 PM CST
- ENERMAX introduces two new high-airflow PC cases: the mid and mini-tower MS31 and MS32ENERMAX introduces two new PC cases with full mesh front panels designed to improve airflow and keep overall noise levels down to a minimum.Nov 15, 2023 7:56 PM CST
- PlayStation live games will focus on quality not quantity, Sony saysSony has delayed half of its pipeline of new live service games to ensure quality over quantity, and the current lineup 'does not meet expectations'Nov 15, 2023 3:11 PM CST
- PS5 sells $2 billion worth of hardware, makes 30% of total PlayStation earningsSony's PlayStation 5 drives total quarterly earnings with nearly $2 billion in sales, and consoles make up the largest proportion of segment revenues.Nov 15, 2023 12:33 PM CST
- Update for Starfield patch fixes NVIDIA DLSS 3 blurring, ghosting and other issuesThe beta patch for Starfield emerged recently with DLSS support, but there were problems - some of which have now been ironed out.Nov 15, 2023 9:38 AM CST
- Apple reportedly snags more than 35% of all Google's search revenue mGoogle reportedly pays Apple tens of billions of dollars per year to keep Google Search as the default iPhone search engine on Apple devices.Nov 15, 2023 3:15 AM CST
- UFO whistleblower David Grusch reportedly refused to be interviewed by the PentagonThe head of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has said that David Grusch has refused to share his information with the Pentagon.Nov 15, 2023 12:18 AM CST
- Microsoft Store adds a new feature: you can now choose what drive to install a game onIt's only taken a decade, but you can now choose where to install a PC game like Starfield after purchasing it via the Microsoft Store.Nov 14, 2023 11:02 PM CST
- Aftershock PC teams with SteelSeries on FaZe Clan: team signed PCs you can buy for $4499 AUDAftershock PC announces collaboration with SteelSeries on the limited edition SteelSeries x FaZe Clan PCs, autographed by team members.Nov 14, 2023 8:08 PM CST
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti spotted again, has a PCIe interface this timeNVIDIA's monster GeForce RTX 4090 Ti graphics card has been spotted again, but now with PCIe connectivity, makes the TITAN RTX look like a play thing.Nov 14, 2023 6:36 PM CST
- Unhappy with DLSS 3 in Modern Warfare III or Starfield? New NVIDIA GPU driver improves thingsBoost for frame generation performance in new driver is most welcome, plus NVIDIA has brought DLSS 3 support to some other games this week.Nov 14, 2023 1:40 PM CST
- Adobe just turned Pixel 8 & 8 Pro into real cameras with RAW support in Lightroom & PhotoshopProfessional-level RAW DMG files created by the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro can now be edited in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for the first time.Nov 14, 2023 6:45 AM CST
- NASA confirms the 'devil comet' racing toward Earth has erupted growing 'horns'For the second time this month, the 'devil comet' that is currently headed toward Earth has erupted, sprouting its iconic and very distinctive 'horns'.Nov 14, 2023 1:27 AM CST
- Samsung teams up with Google to develop new 3D Spatial Audio called IAMF to rival Dolby AtmosSamsung and Google have developed a new open-source 3D Spatial Audio that uses AI and deep-learning and it could rival Dolby Atmos.Nov 14, 2023 12:32 AM CST
- Apple's rumored M3 Ultra could have 32-core CPU, 80-core GPU, support 256GB of RAMApple's monster M3 Ultra could be introduced with a huge 32 CPU cores and 80 GPU cores, with support for up to a huge 256GB of unified memory.Nov 13, 2023 10:00 PM CST
- NVIDIA announces H200 AI GPU: up to 141GB of HBM3e memory with 4.8TB/sec bandwidthNVIDIA announces its new H200 Hopper GPU with the world's fastest HBM3e memory from Micron, will power the new Exaflop Jupiter supercomputer.Nov 13, 2023 6:28 PM CST
- TT Show Episode 11 - Our HDMI 2.1 Capture Card and Streamer Mic Giveaway thanks to AVerMedia!Win your very own award-winning Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 - GC553G2 capture card and Live Streamer MIC 350 - AM350 thanks to AVerMedia.Nov 17, 2023 4:37 AM CST
- Elon Musk reveals launch date for Starship's second orbital launch attemptElon Musk has taken to his official X account to reveal the launch date for the highly anticipated Starship where it will try and reach orbit once again.Nov 17, 2023 1:05 AM CST
- AMD's Radeon RX 7900M laptop GPU benchmarked, faster than RTX 4090 laptop GPU in VulkanIt's only a single Vulkan benchmark result, but AMD's Radeon RX 7900M laptop GPU delivered a result higher than NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU.Nov 16, 2023 10:57 PM CST
- Tencent vs PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo revenuesTencent isn't always the top video games company in terms of revenue, PlayStation has beaten Tencent four times in the last 11 calendar year quarters.Nov 16, 2023 7:32 PM CST
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX prices starting to rise in China after RTX 4090 banAMD's flagship Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card prices have started to climb in China, now that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is banned in the country.Nov 16, 2023 5:20 PM CST
- AMD's top-end RDNA 3 sales blow away NVIDIA rivals - is this why new Super GPUs are coming?AMD's RX 7800 XT is embarrassing NVIDIA's RTX 4070, frankly, and overall, higher-end graphics card sales are skewed heavily towards Team Red.Nov 16, 2023 2:14 PM CST
- You Apple Watch will soon get a popular feature back that Apple removed for no good reasonA new watchOS 10.2 update is now with beta testers and will bring back the ability to swipe on a watch face to switch to a new one after it was removed.Nov 16, 2023 12:03 PM CST
- Xbox Black Friday Deals, save big on Xbox Series X consoles, games, and controllersSave $50 on both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S with these early Black Friday Deals from Microsoft. Plus, over 1,000 games are getting big discounts.Nov 15, 2023 11:59 PM CST
- There will be NO laptops with RTX 40 'SUPER' GPUs, RTX 50 laptops arrive in 2025NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 'SUPER' graphics cards will NOT be inside of gaming laptops, NVIDIA's next wave of Laptop GPUs will be RTX 50 series GPUs in 2025.Nov 15, 2023 10:33 PM CST
- Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106 system offers 2.5PB of Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording storageSeagate's HAMR or Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording tech is all about reducing costs for mass storage, and it powers the new Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106.Nov 15, 2023 8:57 PM CST
- Intel Core Ultra 100H 'Meteor Lake' from MSI spotted: new 'AI laptop' starts at $1049MSI's new 13.3-inch and 16-inch 'AI laptops' are on the way with Intel's new Core Ultra 100 series 'Meteor Lake' CPUs, which has an AI chip too.Nov 15, 2023 7:23 PM CST
- TITAN ARMY release three gaming monitors with high refresh rates and low response timesTITAN ARMY has released three new gaming monitors aimed at e-Sports gamers, each features an acceptable resolution, high refresh rate, and response time.Nov 15, 2023 2:18 PM CST
- PS5 shipments hit 46.6 million, still haven't beaten PS4 shipments on launch-aligned basisSony's PlayStation 5 console nears 50 million shipments and accounted for a strong 30% of record-breaking Q2 revenues, but PS5 still isn't beating PS4.Nov 15, 2023 11:29 AM CST
- NASA has stopped sending commands to its Mars rover and helicopterNASA has announced its temporarily dropped communications with its Mars rover due to the position of Earth and Mars relative to the Sun.Nov 15, 2023 4:20 AM CST
- Scientists discover the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center is acting weirdThe supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is acting strange, as it appears to pulsate every 76 minutes like clockwork.Nov 15, 2023 2:54 AM CST
- LG releases two new ultrawide gaming monitors that are cheaper than usualLG has released two new ultrawide gaming monitors under its UltraGear line in time for the coming holidays, and they are cheaper than usual.Nov 15, 2023 12:02 AM CST
- The new LOFREE BLOCK 98 mechanical keyboard is retro PC hardware goldBeige and grey PC hardware was basically the only option you had in the 1990s, but now it's rare. Case in point, the LOFREE BLOCK 98 mechanical keyboard.Nov 14, 2023 10:32 PM CST
- Fallout: London devs share a deep dive into the post-apocalyptic factions in the impressive modWith the launch of Starfield and Bethesda working on The Elder Scrolls VI, it might be a while before we get Fallout 5. So, thank you modders.Nov 14, 2023 7:32 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D teased, new 3D V-Cache gaming CPU champs on the cheapAMD is reportedly working on two new CPUs with its 3D V-Cache technology: the 8-core Ryzen 7 5700X3D and the 6-core Ryzen 5 5500X3D processors.Nov 14, 2023 5:55 PM CST
- Apple's Tap to Pay comes to France so businesses can accept payments on iPhonesApple has announced that businesses in France can now take advantage of the Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, making accepting payments easier than ever.Nov 14, 2023 9:00 AM CST
- You can finally delete your Threads account but still use InstagramNow you can try Threads out without any worries thanks to a new feature that lets you delete your account without losing your Instagram account as well.Nov 14, 2023 6:30 AM CST
- Microsoft creates edible Xbox controller, but the chocolate-inspired Xbox Series X isn't'The first-ever official edible Xbox Controller made of 100% pure chocolate' brings new meaning to the idea of playing with your food.Nov 14, 2023 1:06 AM CST
- COLORFUL has two new motherboards, iGame Z790D5 FLOW and ULTRA, for 14th Gen Intel Core CPUsCOLORFUL is launching two new motherboards, iGame Z790D5 FLOW and ULTRA, for Intel's new 14th Gen Core CPUs with similar specs but very different looks.Nov 13, 2023 11:31 PM CST
- AMD Radeon PRO W7700 announced: Navi 32 GPU, 16GB GDDR6 for $999AMD introduces its new Radeon PRO W7700 for advanced workloads: features 16GB GDDR6 memory, DisplayPort 2.1, AI accelerators, 190W TBP.Nov 13, 2023 8:37 PM CST
- NVIDIA officially teases next-gen B100 Blackwell GPU: over 4x as fast as H100 AI GPUNVIDIA promises perpetual innovation and perpetual performance leaps with a sneak peek at its next-gen B100 Blackwell GPU in GPT-3 175B inference perf.Nov 13, 2023 5:28 PM CST
- TT Show Episode 11 - Grand Theft Auto 6, GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs, Blizzard on Xbox, and more!The TT Show is back and this week is another huge episode with Jak and Kosta discussing the upcoming GTA 6 reveal, the RTX 40 Series SUPER GPUs, and more.Nov 17, 2023 4:22 AM CST
- SpaceX receives license for Starship's 2nd orbital attempt, launch now imminentThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially signed off and granted a license for SpaceX's highly anticipated second Starship launch.Nov 17, 2023 12:03 AM CST
- Secret crypto mining rig found under Polish court floor, was run by IT maintenance staffIT maintenance staff had hidden cryptocurrency mining setup UNDERNEATH the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw, Poland, using their power.Nov 16, 2023 8:48 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS 'Hawk Point' APU teased in new Geekbench resultsAMD's new Ryzen 9 8940HS 'Hawk Point' APU turns up in new Geekbench benchmark: 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 CPU with RDNA 3 GPU ready for 2024.Nov 16, 2023 7:04 PM CST
- Embracer likely to cancel more games to reduce expenses, may shy away from external projectsEmbracer Group is likely to cancel more video game projects in an effort to reduce investment costs as it continues to boost free cash flow, reduce debt.Nov 16, 2023 4:09 PM CST
- Payday 3 misses expectations, controversial matchmaking issues to blame for 'soft launch'Payday 3's launch missed Embracer Group's expectations, and the matchmaking issues at launch are to blame for the game's 'soft launch' performance.Nov 16, 2023 1:42 PM CST
- Apple's lifesaving Emergency SOS via Satellite is free for another year for iPhone 14 ownersIf you have an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, Apple says that you're now going to get an extra year of Emergency SOS via Satellite coverage for free.Nov 16, 2023 11:46 AM CST
- Microsoft unveils new Azure Cobalt CPU and Maia 100 GPU designed for AI and the CloudMicrosoft is finally making its own chips for the AI and Cloud market with the new Azure Cobalt 100 CPU and Maia 100 AI Accelerator.Nov 15, 2023 11:34 PM CST
- PNY's new CS3150 Gen5 SSD pumps out up to 12GB/sec, features dual-fan coolerPNY introduces its new CS3150 Gen5 SSD which has up to 12GB/sec read speeds, a dual-fan cooler to keep those speeds high, and 3 color options.Nov 15, 2023 9:55 PM CST
- Samsung Galaxy Book 4 laptop: up to Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, RTX 4070 8GB GPUSamsung's next-gen Galaxy Book 4 laptops have been teased, with Intel Meteor Lake and Raptor Lake CPU offerings, NVIDIA GeForce RTX laptop GPUs.Nov 15, 2023 8:32 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU breaks world records on air cooler at 102C, uses 980WAMD's flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor with 96 cores and 192 threads overclocked on air cooling, breaks multiple Cinebench world records.Nov 15, 2023 6:20 PM CST
- The Witcher 3 is getting a full mod editor on PC nearly a decade after it was releasedOn the one hand, that wait is quite something - but on the other, it's great to see the RPG still being supported, and new life breathed into the game.Nov 15, 2023 1:42 PM CST
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could have GDDR7, 384-bit bus, and 2x performance compared to LovelaceMore rumors on NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs and how they could be a beefy upgrade over Lovelace - but the idea of a 512-bit bus has been dismissed.Nov 15, 2023 10:34 AM CST
- YouTube will soon be forcing creators to disclose AI-generated content in videosYouTube will soon force users to implement a disclaimer into their content, informing the viewer that the content they are watching is AI-generated.Nov 15, 2023 3:32 AM CST
- Scientists find metal prosthetic hand buried with 600-year-old skeletonA team of archaeologists discovered an interesting metal prosthetic hand buried with a skeleton dating back between 1450 and 1620.Nov 15, 2023 2:34 AM CST
- Intel's game boosting APO tech will remain exclusive to the new 14th Gen Core CPUsIntel Application Optimization (APO) brings a big performance to PC games on Intel's new 14th Gen Core CPUs, and it's going to stay exclusive.Nov 14, 2023 11:36 PM CST
- NVIDIA DLSS arrives in more games this week: Desynced, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and moreMore DLSS supported games this week, but outside of that if you're a fan of crafting, building, and RTS PC games - be sure to check out these new releases.Nov 14, 2023 8:32 PM CST
- PCI-SIG announces new naming scheme for PCIe cables: CopprLinkPCI-SIG announces new naming scheme for PCIe internal and external cables will be CopprLink, with PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 6.0 cables arriving in 2024.Nov 14, 2023 7:07 PM CST
- OneXGPU is the world's first eGPU with M.2 SSD storage, OCulink connectivityOneXGPU features AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT 8GB, M.2 SSD slot, OCulink connectivity, and even vapor chamber cooling keeping the eGPU cool.Nov 14, 2023 5:20 PM CST
- Unlucky iPhone 15 Pro Max buyer gets an Android-powered fake insteadThe iPhone 15 Pro Max is the best iPhone money can buy, but one customer received a fake Android knock-off instead and might have a fight to get it changed.Nov 14, 2023 8:38 AM CST
- Apple's iPhone 16 Pro could get a huge Dynamic Island upgradeThe iPhone 14 Pro introduced the Dynamic Island and the iPhone 15 brought it down the lineup in 2023. But it's now thought a big change is coming in 2024.Nov 14, 2023 5:29 AM CST
- ISS astronauts dropped a tool bag during a spacewalk and you can see it hereISS astronauts dropped a tool bag into Earth's orbit while on a spacewalk and its visible from the surface of our planet by looking here.Nov 14, 2023 12:47 AM CST
- The Game Awards 2023 sees Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 tie for the most nominationsThe Game Awards 2023 nominations have been announced and the annual Game of the Year award will see some big titles go head-to-head.Nov 13, 2023 10:31 PM CST
- AMD Instinct MI300X AI accelerator teased: 153 billion transistors, 192GB of HBM3 memoryAMD's new Instinct MI300X accelerator will be unveiled soon, takes the AI accelerator fight to NVIDIA against its H100 and H200 Hopper AI GPUs.Nov 13, 2023 7:56 PM CST
- Sony's new PS5 Slim is the key to achieving 25 million console shipmentsSony Interactive Entertainment's lofty 25 million PlayStation 5 shipment target hinges on maximizing profitability, which necessitated a new PS5 revision.Nov 13, 2023 2:32 PM CST
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