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- Elon Musk simply takes @X handle from Twitter user that had it for 16 yearsElon Musk and his social media company X, formerly Twitter, has taken the @X handle away from a user that acquired it more than 16 years ago.Jul 29, 2023 3:10 AM CDT
- Microsoft expects Xbox to deliver record-breaking revenue during Starfield's releaseIf Microsoft's forecast is correct, then the Xbox games division will deliver record Q1 revenues, and Starfield could be a significant contributor.Jul 28, 2023 9:13 PM CDT
- Apple's latest privacy push spells problems for app developers everywhereApple is going to require that developers explain why they are using some specific APIs in an attempt to help ensure they aren't misused to track people.Jul 28, 2023 4:02 PM CDT
- Samsung removed this feature from your Galaxy S23 Ultra but hasn't said whySamsung appears to have removed the high bitrate 8K video recording feature from the Galaxy S23 Ultra but it hasn't confirmed why it did it.Jul 28, 2023 2:59 PM CDT
- Are GPU price drops over? Rumor claims graphics cards are only going one way now - up in priceAMD's RDNA 2 graphics cards have sold very well through July, as have RX 7900 models, and NVIDIA's low-end Ampere GPUs, according to retailer sources.Jul 28, 2023 10:54 AM CDT
- Samsung Galaxy S23 FE all but confirmed by the Wireless Power ConsortiumThe Samsung Galaxy S23 FE has been leaking for a little while and now the phone has appeared in an online database owned by the Wireless Power Consortium.Jul 28, 2023 3:58 AM CDT
- Seagate has begun shipping its new HAMR hard drives with over 30TB of capacityIt might look like an old school HDD but Seagate's new HAMR is brand-new magnetic storage tech making its way to customers right now.Jul 27, 2023 11:56 PM CDT
- AMD officially unveils the new Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, the first mobile processor with 3D V-CacheThe new ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D gaming laptop from ASUS is the first mobile device to feature AMD's PC gaming focused 3D V-Cache technology.Jul 27, 2023 9:57 PM CDT
- Reddit is testing 'Official' labels to help identify legit accountsReddit has announced that it is testing a new 'Official' label that will help people identify verified accounts although only a handful are right now.Jul 27, 2023 3:22 PM CDT
- Google's Find My Device support is delayed and it's all Apple's faultGoogle says that it has delayed the launch of its Find My Device network while it waits for Apple to add unknown item tracker notifications to iOS.Jul 27, 2023 2:54 PM CDT
- PlayStation 5 sales hit 40 million, may be outselling Xbox Series X/S by nearly doubleSony's new PlayStation 5 console hits 40 million units in sell-through, on pace to beat PlayStation 4 figures thanks to strength in hardware shipments.Jul 27, 2023 1:34 PM CDT
- The iPhone 15 Pro Max could be in for a massive price hikeApple's best iPhones could be about to get more expensive with the iPhone 15 Pro Max increasing by as much as $200 according to one analyst.Jul 27, 2023 12:42 PM CDT
- Intel Raptor Lake Refresh leak shows us CPU clock speeds - and rules out some rumored upgradesWe won't see Core i3 and Core i5 processors with beefed up performance core loadouts, and the flagship 14900 will supposedly boost to 5.8GHz.Jul 27, 2023 8:28 AM CDT
- Destiny 2 is the next game players are tricking AI sites into posting about secret boss GlorboGlorbo strikes back! The fake character created by Redditors to trick AI newsbots into posting articles is now a secret boss in Destiny 2.Jul 27, 2023 12:32 AM CDT
- ASUS is set to mass produce its power-cable-less GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs later this yearASUS has a new style of GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU coming soon, one that removes the need for a dedicated power connector, but it requires a custom board.Jul 26, 2023 9:57 PM CDT
- Samsung announces three new Galaxy Tab products at UnpackedSamsung has today announced not just one new tablet but three including the range-topping Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. All models support the S Pen, too.Jul 26, 2023 2:33 PM CDT
- Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5, it's new flagship flip phoneSamsung has today announced the Galaxy Z Flip 5, the latest flip phone from a company with a long history of flagship foldable phones.Jul 26, 2023 1:51 PM CDT
- Capcom delivers record Q1 with 13.5 million game sales, arcade segment growthCapcom breaks new milestones with record Q1 performance on a USD converted basis, with game sales, revenues, and net income hitting new all-time highs.Jul 26, 2023 11:32 AM CDT
- Microsoft's Surface and Windows sales are flagging badly (again)Q4 fiscal results point to a continuing slump on the hardware front, especially with Surface devices, but cloud revenue once again saves the day...Jul 26, 2023 8:20 AM CDT
- Threads launches the feature that everyone has been screaming for since day 1Instagram has rolled out a new update to Threads that includes a feature that everyone has been asking for since the app became available to download.Jul 26, 2023 7:04 AM CDT
- Astronomers discover weird exoplanet that's as fluffy as cotton candyAstronomers have discovered a very strange exoplanet called WASP-193b, and while it's 50% bigger than Jupiter, it's as light as cotton candy.Jul 26, 2023 6:16 AM CDT
- AMD 3D V-Cache CPUs are set to hit the laptop market and that's great news for PC gamersAMD's 3D V-Cache powered Ryzen CPUs are great for PC gaming, and it looks like the technology is coming to the laptop and notebook space.Jul 26, 2023 12:26 AM CDT
- Crucial's new Portable SSDs deliver the company's fastest external storage storage to dateThe new Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Portable SSDs are designed for creators, and these tiny external storage solutions are fast and indeed portable.Jul 25, 2023 10:27 PM CDT
- Xbox breaks alleged Game Pass exclusivity requirement, Sea of Stars launches day one on PS PlusXbox breaks the Game Pass exclusivity requirement, new Sea of Stars game to launch day one on both Game Pass and PlayStation Plus subscription services.Jul 25, 2023 1:34 PM CDT
- Netflix subscribers surge by 6 million as password sharing crackdown maneuver pays offNetflix's new password sharing crackdown policy has paid off big time as paying subscribers surge to over 238 million across all worldwide regions.Jul 25, 2023 10:32 AM CDT
- Apple sneakers go on sale for $50,000New and unworn Apple sneakers that were only available to employees during the 1980s have gone on sale for a flat $50,000 at Sotheby's.Jul 29, 2023 2:45 AM CDT
- Square Enix commits to launching more games on Xbox 'whenever possible'With the news of FF14 coming to Xbox, Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu promises to bring more of the publisher's new titles to Microsoft's Xbox platform.Jul 28, 2023 8:01 PM CDT
- Less than half of Threads' 100 million users are actually using itMeta says that less than half of the 100 million people that signed up for Threads are still active on the fledgling Twitter-like social network.Jul 28, 2023 3:42 PM CDT
- AMD RX 7900, 7800 and 7700 leak suggests aggressively priced GPUs to really worry NVIDIAApparently AMD still isn't certain which of these models will be launched, but at least two RDNA 3 GPUs are coming at Gamescom, we're told.Jul 28, 2023 1:56 PM CDT
- New Red Dead Redemption remaster evidence surfaces on Rockstar's official websiteNew evidence of the rumored Red Dead Redemption remaster surfaces on Rockstar Games' official website and hints at an impending game reveal.Jul 28, 2023 10:20 AM CDT
- Apple TV is already feeling the Lionel Messi effect as MLS viewership soarsLionel Messi's arrival in the MLS is already making waves with fans but it's also giving Apple an instant return on its investment via MLS Season Pass.Jul 28, 2023 3:41 AM CDT
- Colorful unveils new iGame GPUs, a stylish GeForce RTX 4070 Ultra Z and a cute RTX 4060 Ti MINIColorful's new GeForce RTX 4070 features a hidden-cable design, and its new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti looks perfect for Mini-ITX builds.Jul 27, 2023 10:59 PM CDT
- New PlayStation 5 model unlikely to use 5nm SoC, may stick with 6nm Oberon Plus APU insteadSony may release a new PlayStation 5 model in 2023 that ships without a disc drive, but it will probably use the 6nm Oberon Plus SoC and not a 5nm chip.Jul 27, 2023 9:10 PM CDT
- WhatApp's new instant video messages are for when typing just won't doWhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out instant video message support for those times when you just want to send a short video clip to someone.Jul 27, 2023 3:07 PM CDT
- Google is rolling out Apple AirTag anti-stalking alertsGoogle is rolling out an AirTag tracker identification feature to help prevent Android users from being stalked by people using Apple's item tracker.Jul 27, 2023 2:03 PM CDT
- Latest watchOS 10 beta adds the cutest Snoopy watch facesApple's latest watchOS 10 Apple Watch beta includes some super-cute Snoopy watch faces that are also animated - and might just be the best thing ever.Jul 27, 2023 1:27 PM CDT
- Intel firmly denies rumors that it's planning a price hike for Core CPUsA report from a tech site claiming German wholesalers have had a letter from Intel about upping processor prices is false, Intel assures us.Jul 27, 2023 10:58 AM CDT
- Waiting for NVIDIA to release an RTX 4090 Ti GPU? Sorry, it's not happening, leaker claimsKopite7kimi has been quiet for a time on the subject of NVIDIA, but we're now told that any plans for an RTX 4090 Ti graphics card have been scrapped.Jul 27, 2023 7:24 AM CDT
- Xbox overhauls the Home UI for Xbox Series X|S consoles in time for StarfieldIt's been in development for over a year, and after 8 months of testing and going through player feedback the revamped Xbox console UI is here.Jul 26, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Digital made up 77% of Capcom's Q1 gaming revenues, and 86% of total game salesCapcom's latest Q1 2023 earnings continue the latest trend in digital-skewed earnings, with physical once again being outpaced at the Japanese publisher.Jul 26, 2023 6:31 PM CDT
- Samsung's Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are finally officialThe Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are both now available for preorder with prices starting at just $299 for the smallest one.Jul 26, 2023 2:19 PM CDT
- CD Projekt RED to lay off 9% of workforce, sets aside $1 million for severanceCD Projekt RED will lay off 100 people, or 9% of its workforce, in an attempt to remain agile while it developers multiple projects in Unreal Engine 5.Jul 26, 2023 1:25 PM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 8GB may be running out of stock, but not because gamers are buying the GPUThe problem isn't demand, but a lack of supply, with NVIDIA supposedly scaling down production - meaning some RTX 4060 Ti models will soon be out of stock.Jul 26, 2023 10:47 AM CDT
- NVIDIA and OpenAI to create advanced AI model that connects 10 million GPUs togetherNVIDIA and OpenAI expand their partnership with a new advanced AI model more powerful than ChatGPT that connects 10 million NVIDIA AI GPUs.Jul 26, 2023 7:32 AM CDT
- OpenAI removes ChatGPT's ability to detect AI-generated text over major performance concernsOpenAI warned that its AI classifier was 'not fully reliable' and has since been removed from ChatGPT after performance concerns were detected.Jul 26, 2023 6:46 AM CDT
- Researchers find first meteorite that may have left Earth and returned back to our planetA team of scientists has identified what appears to be the first meteorite that has left Earth and then returned back to our planet.Jul 26, 2023 6:02 AM CDT
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart hits up to 200 fps with DLSS 3 Frame Generation and RTX IORatchet & Clank: Rift Apart is out this week, and with DLSS 3 support on day one you're looking at some impressive performance on the GeForce RTX 4090.Jul 25, 2023 11:56 PM CDT
- Xbox revenues hit $15 billion, miss expectations due to 'weak first-party, third-party content'The Xbox gaming division delivered $15.5 billion in total-year revenues, missing Microsoft's internal expectations due to 'weakness' in content sales.Jul 25, 2023 5:25 PM CDT
- Bethesda releases epic Starfield animated shorts set in anthology formatBethesda channels old-school sci-fi magic like Syd Mead, John Berkey, and classic anime mecha with its new Starfield anthology of animated shorts.Jul 25, 2023 12:29 PM CDT
- Fed up with poor RDNA 3 GPU performance in some games? AMD's new driver fixes some big issuesAMD's latest driver boosts frame rates by up to 67% for the RX 7900 XT GPU, with huge gains for Forza Horizon 5, and a chunky uplift for The Last of Us.Jul 25, 2023 9:49 AM CDT
- Generative AI tool puts users inside their own custom South Park episodesFable Simulation has created a generative AI tool that's been trained on South Park and can let users create their own South Park episodes.Jul 29, 2023 2:20 AM CDT
- Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox with cross-playIt's finally happening: Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy XIV to Xbox Series X and S consoles in 2024, and will feature cross-play integration.Jul 28, 2023 6:53 PM CDT
- Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand reaches the iPhone with an X app iconElon Musk's ongoing rebrand of Twitter has continued with the company rolling out new iPad, and iPhone apps with the X logo and name attached.Jul 28, 2023 3:12 PM CDT
- Samsung's profits dropped a whopping 95% last quarterSamsung says that its profits fell 95% year on year for Q2 2023, a feat that matches the previous quarter's similarly dismal results.Jul 28, 2023 12:55 PM CDT
- Elon Musk is taking Twitter to the dark sideTwitter's Elon Musk has decried that light mode is no longer going to be the default interface for Twitter and that dark mode will take its place.Jul 28, 2023 4:20 AM CDT
- AMD unveils the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, a new custom model made exclusively for the Chinese marketAMD officially unveils the new Chinese market exclusive Radeon RX 7900 GRE, with price, specs, and performance detailed for this cutdown Radeon RX 7900 XT.Jul 28, 2023 12:27 AM CDT
- Rare MSI RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIM X with 20GB of VRAM pops up for sale in Sydney, AustraliaNVIDIA was planning a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with 20GB of VRAM before it was scrapped, and now one has popped up for sale in Australia.Jul 27, 2023 10:29 PM CDT
- Xbox annual revenue down $746 million, made up 7% of Microsoft's yearly earningsXbox gaming generated $15.466 billion in Microsoft's Fiscal Year 2023 period, and accounted for roughly 7% of total revenues made during the year.Jul 27, 2023 5:29 PM CDT
- Adobe's new AI feature for Photoshop can fill in the bits of your photo that don't existGenerative expand feature is a seriously smart addition to Adobe Photoshop (following generative fill), although it's only in beta testing right now.Jul 27, 2023 3:00 PM CDT
- The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic Golf Edition is a thing that just happenedThe Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic Golf Edition with a green-tinted bezel is now available but only from Samsung's Korea-based website for now.Jul 27, 2023 1:48 PM CDT
- iOS 17 just leaked the iPhone 15 Pro's Action button and what you'll use it forThe iPhone 15 Pro is expected to ditch the mute switch in favor of the Action button and the latest iOS 17 beta seems to have leaked its features.Jul 27, 2023 1:14 PM CDT
- Do you use Diablo 4 mods? Blizzard might hit you with the perma-ban stickBlizzard makes it clear that 'unauthorized software' that modifies the game is prohibited - and calls out TurboHUD4 as an example.Jul 27, 2023 9:11 AM CDT
- Micron's new HBM3 Gen2 memory is the world's fastest with 1.2 TB/s of memory bandwidthMicron is currently rolling out 24GB HBM3 Gen2 memory to select customers, and with 1.2 TB/s of throughput is a massive leap over previous generations.Jul 27, 2023 12:58 AM CDT
- ASRock is about to launch a new Phantom Gaming Intel Arc A770 16GB GPU for $330For those looking at a brand-new GPU with 16GB of VRAM, check out ASRock's new Phantom Gaming Intel Arc A770 16GB GPU for $330 launching this week.Jul 26, 2023 10:28 PM CDT
- Xbox Game Pass increases one of gaming's most important metricsXbox Game Pass play time is up nearly 25% over last year and is seeing record highs for monthly active users, but Microsoft gave no subscriber updates.Jul 26, 2023 2:38 PM CDT
- Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 5, it's next big foldableThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is here and the early reviews suggest that the new model isn't all that different from the model that it replaces.Jul 26, 2023 2:05 PM CDT
- Blizzard actually lost 1 million users after Diablo IV's releaseDespite the game's massive success for the publisher, Blizzard's monthly active users actually dropped in the same Q2 2023 quarter that Diablo IV launched.Jul 26, 2023 12:31 PM CDT
- If Remnant 2 challenges an RTX 4090 GPU, how is it on PS5 or Xbox? There's good and bad newsThe game that seriously worries an NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card is a bit iffy for frame rates on consoles in some cases - and especially on Xbox Series S.Jul 26, 2023 9:57 AM CDT
- Twitter officially rebranding to X ushers in major financial and legal concernsA law professor has warned that Twitter's rebrand to 'X' opens up the door for more financial problems by being inundated with lawsuits.Jul 26, 2023 7:16 AM CDT
- Fallout from Oppenheimer atomic bomb test hit 46 states after the eye-opening detonationPrinceton University scientists have looked into Oppenheimer's nuclear bomb test and discovered the fallout would have landed on 46 states.Jul 26, 2023 6:32 AM CDT
- Scientists prove they can implant false memories into people with AI-generated deepfakesA group of scientists has performed a test on hundreds of participants that proves AI-generated deepfakes can falsely implant memories.Jul 26, 2023 5:45 AM CDT
- ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 sets new 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme world recordOverclocking world records are being broken every other day it seems, with the latest from OC master Splave smashing the 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme record.Jul 25, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Another leak suggests Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs will be out in OctoberThe evidence is piling up that we'll see Intel's next-gen CPUs in about three months' time, with this latest leak coming from a Chinese PC maker.Jul 25, 2023 2:10 PM CDT
- Microsoft promises it won't charge you to use Bing AI chatbotSome rumors have prompted Microsoft to clarify this, though eventually, we wouldn't be surprized to see monetization of the Bing chatbot via another means.Jul 25, 2023 11:11 AM CDT
- Intel Beast Lake rumors surface again, hinting at mighty CPUs tailored specifically for gamersA potential glimpse at Intel's future CPU roadmap suggests an Arrow Lake Refresh might be in the cards, and Nova Lake is another interesting talking point.Jul 25, 2023 7:55 AM CDT
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