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- Intel's new Sapphire Rapids 'Fishhawk Falls' HEDT CPUs teased for April 2023Intel's new Sapphire Rapids-WS 'Fishhawk Falls' CPU and new W790 chipset to be revealed in Februrary 2023, with an April 2023 release.Nov 28, 2022 8:55 PM CST
- We can expect custom Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs on launch on December 13AMD unleashes its new Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics cards on December 13, with new rumors suggesting custom models are coming, too.Nov 28, 2022 6:32 PM CST
- Microsoft to formally offer 10-year deal with Sony to help merger approvalMicrosoft will use its 10-year licensing offer to help assuage key regulators like the European Commission in hopes of getting the merger approved.Nov 28, 2022 3:25 PM CST
- $600k statue of Elon Musk's head on the body of a goat straddling a rocket failsA $600,000 30-foot, 12,000 lb statue of Elon Musk's head on the body of a goal riding a rocket has failed miserably when it was wheeled to Tesla HQ.Nov 28, 2022 4:08 AM CST
- NASA's Orion spacecraft enters the Moon's orbit, surpasses record set in 1970NASA announced that Flight Controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have successfully performed a burn to put Orion into the Moon's orbit.Nov 28, 2022 1:03 AM CST
- CPU-Z update: now supports Intel 13th Gen Core HX, HK, H-series CPUsIntel's unreleased 13th Gen Core HX, HK, and H-series CPUs are now supported by CPU-Z v2.03.1, including the new flagship Core i9-13900HK processor.Nov 27, 2022 11:37 PM CST
- Bykski's new gigantic external raditor with 9 fans can cool 4 x GPUs at onceBykski's new B-1080-CEC-X is a gigantic radiator with 9 x 120mm fans and enough cooling grunt to cool not one, not two, not three, but four GPUs at once.Nov 27, 2022 8:07 PM CST
- Intel NUC 13 Extreme 'Raptor Canyon' handles GeForce RTX 4090 Founders EditionIntel's monster new NUC 13 Extreme 'Raptor Canyon' PC actually fits NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition graphics card, oh man.Nov 27, 2022 4:53 PM CST
- Sony tried to bring PlayStation Plus to Xbox, but Microsoft 'will not permit' itSony has tried to bring PlayStation Plus on Xbox, but Microsoft 'will not permit' the service on their ecosystem--Sony has likewise 'blocked' Game Pass.Nov 27, 2022 5:47 AM CST
- Sony: Activision merger 'threatens gaming ecosystem at a critical moment'Sony tells regulators that the Microsoft-Activision merger would outright 'threaten the gaming ecosystem at a critical moment' in a digital games industry.Nov 25, 2022 1:54 PM CST
- Sam Bankman-Fried says he's 'deeply sorry' for the collapse of FTXIn a newly penned letter by Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, he outlines his role in the collapse of what was the world's second-largest exchange.Nov 24, 2022 3:46 AM CST
- Amazon hit Bose headphones with ridiculous Black Friday deals up to 24% offAmazon's early Black Friday deals stretch far and wide across various products, and the online retailer's discounts have reached Bose headphones.Nov 24, 2022 1:32 AM CST
- NASA announces it lost communication with Artemis 1's moon-bound Orion capsuleNASA has announced that mission controllers temporarily lost communication with its Orion capsule, that's currently on its way toward the Moon.Nov 24, 2022 12:04 AM CST
- Intel 'On Demand' pay-as-you-go feature unlocks features on data center CPUsIntel introduces its new 'On Demand' service for data center CPUs, unlocking particular features that the company calls 'Software Defined Silicon'Nov 23, 2022 6:29 PM CST
- Next-generation PlayStation 6 launch timing revealed by SonyThe PlayStation 5 just turned 2 years old, but what about the next generation PlayStation 6? Sony outlines when it could release its new PS6 console.Nov 23, 2022 3:59 PM CST
- World's most powerful rocket caught blowing elevator doors off from launch padNASA has shared video footage of the Artemis 1 launch pad, revealing a considerable amount of destruction caused by the launch of the SLS rocket.Nov 23, 2022 3:43 AM CST
- NASA's Webb telescope observes an alien planet in more detail than ever beforeNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed a distant exoplanet in more detail than ever before, reaching a new milestone in exoplanet exploration.Nov 23, 2022 12:40 AM CST
- Elon Musk posts video showing Twitter has a closet full of '#staywoke' t-shirtsTesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has posted a video to his account showing that Twitter has a large closet full of '#staywoke' t-shirts.Nov 22, 2022 9:50 PM CST
- Samsung's huge 49-inch Odyssey G9 gaming monitor is $999 for Black Friday salesSamsung's massive 49-inch Odyssey G9 gaming monitor is discounted for Black Friday: down from its original $1499 price, to just $999 for a limited time.Nov 22, 2022 7:22 PM CST
- Call of Duty's record success likely to push Activision past $9 billion in 2022With over $1 billion in game sales in 10 days and a massive surge in player counts across all platforms, 2022 is shaping up to be Call of Duty's best year.Nov 22, 2022 5:39 PM CST
- Activision merger: Microsoft's new offer to Sony is almost too good to be trueAs a possible pre-emptive strike against regulatory concessions, Microsoft has made Sony an offer that's almost too good to be true.Nov 22, 2022 2:41 PM CST
- Top Twitter executive leaves and takes a swing at Elon Musk and his new TwitterAnother top Twitter executive has left the company while saying that employees 'had it good at Twitter 1.0', a jab seemingly toward Elon Musk.Nov 22, 2022 2:33 AM CST
- Top Bank of England official warns of 'largest failure' to date in crypto spaceA top Bank of England official has warned that the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is the 'most spectacular failure' in the crypto ecosystem.Nov 22, 2022 1:04 AM CST
- TSMC boss confirms it will build 3nm chips at its Arizona, USA factoryTSMC founder Morris Chang confirms it will be building 3nm chips at its new factory in Arizona, offering incredible leaps in performance over 5nm.Nov 21, 2022 9:28 PM CST
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 'Storm Peak' CPU teased: 96 cores, 192 threadsAMD's next-gen Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 series 'Storm Peak' CPUs teased: up to 96 cores and 128 threads of Zen 4 processing power for HEDT systems.Nov 21, 2022 6:31 PM CST
- Merging with Microsoft could disrupt Activision's revenuesActivision's segment relies on annualized sales of premium games, primarily Call of Duty, and inclusion on Xbox Game Pass could disrupt game sales.Nov 28, 2022 8:07 PM CST
- Hennessey shows off Mammoth TRX Overland Edition, a 1,000hp beast of a truckThe market for vehicles to help driver and passengers get out and explore the world continues to expand - this time with another model from Hennessey.Nov 28, 2022 5:40 PM CST
- Mercedes using brand collaboration with Avatar to promote EVs, sustainabilityIn a unique co-branding promotion, German automaker Mercedes-Benz is working with 20th Century Studios to promote future automotive tech - and Avatar.Nov 28, 2022 1:25 PM CST
- Elon Musk to make Twitter's character limit 420 on his road to 1 billion usersElon Musk has shared some slides from his company talk on Twitter 2.0 and how he believes its a 'good idea' to change the platform's character limit.Nov 28, 2022 3:45 AM CST
- Elon Musk says he'll produce his own phone if Apple and Google 'boot' TwitterElon Musk has said that if Google and Apple decided to boot Twitter off Android and iPhone, he would make an alternative phone for the social media.Nov 28, 2022 12:34 AM CST
- Intel Core i9-13900KS listed in Canada, costs 22% more than Core i9-13900KIntel's new Core i9-13900KS processor teased by Canadian retailer, costs 22% more than the current Core i9-13900K 'Raptor Lake' flagship CPU.Nov 27, 2022 11:13 PM CST
- Sycom's new GeForce RTX 4090, RTX 4080 cards rock AIO cooling, spirit levelJapanese custom PC maker Sycom teases its new GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards: AIO coolers, built-in spirit level, and more.Nov 27, 2022 7:18 PM CST
- Microsoft merger is the only chance for Activision games to come to subscriptionActivision apparently has no intention of making its own game subscription or bringing its games to Game Pass or PlayStation Plus if the merger fails.Nov 27, 2022 10:22 AM CST
- Microsoft's comments on GTA 6 release in 2024 shouldn't be taken literallyMicrosoft's statements on Grand Theft Auto 6's release date in 2024 cannot be taken at face value because they are sourced from an industry rumor article.Nov 27, 2022 4:49 AM CST
- With Witcher 3, CD Projekt shows games industry how to do a real next-gen updateThe Witcher 3's next-gen upgrade adds a ton of new features and high-end updates to in-game performance and visuals on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.Nov 24, 2022 11:37 AM CST
- Tesla to roll out update that'll bring Dolby Atmos sound to 1 million carsTesla is expected to roll out a software update that will significantly improve the sound in Tesla cars through the use of Dolby Atmos.Nov 24, 2022 3:11 AM CST
- Amazon reduce prices of Fitbit products by 33% for crazy Black Friday dealsAmazon has decided to reduce the price of Fitbit products by 33% across the board in celebration of the highly anticipated Black Friday sales.Nov 24, 2022 1:04 AM CST
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 series reference GPUs first, custom Navi 31: 1-2 weeks afterAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT reference cards release on December 13, custom models to arrive 1-2 weeks after according to new rumor.Nov 23, 2022 8:23 PM CST
- Sabrent kicks off its massive Black Friday sales, grab a storage bargain!Sabrent has some wicked discounts across its range of products for Black Friday: Rocket 4 Plus-G SSDs, Rocket DDR5 memory, Rocket nano SSDs, and more.Nov 23, 2022 5:00 PM CST
- SkyTech Gaming PC's prices slashed by up to 25% with Amazon's Black Friday dealsAmazon's early Black Friday deals are slashing prices across a range of technology, with 25% discounts being slapped on SkyTech gaming PCs.Nov 23, 2022 5:02 AM CST
- Elon Musk and the secret $100 million stake Sam Bankman-Fried has in TwitterSam Bankman-Fried reportedly owns a $100 million stake in Twitter after Elon Musk requested the former FTX CEO to roll over his shares.Nov 23, 2022 2:51 AM CST
- JPR reports biggest GPU market drop in Q3 2022 since 2009JPR notes that GPU shipments dropped by the biggest margin since the 2009 recession: AMD shipments are down 47.6% and NVIDIA shipments are down 19.7%.Nov 22, 2022 11:18 PM CST
- Apple sources memory from Samsung for new iPhones because of China trade banApple is sourcing memory chips from Samsung for its iPhone, because of the US trade ban that stops Apple from working with Chinese suppliers.Nov 22, 2022 9:29 PM CST
- Sabrent's new Rocket nano V2 portable SSD: up to 4TB, smaller than a credit cardSabrent's new Rocket nano V2 portable SSD is incredibly small, available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities rocking up to 1.5GB/sec read speeds, and more.Nov 22, 2022 6:32 PM CST
- Report: Alien Isolation spiritual successor coming to PS5, Series X/S in 2023A new AAA game set in the Alien franchise is reportedly in development, is expected to be survival horror similar to Alien Isolation with a 2023 release.Nov 22, 2022 4:58 PM CST
- Sam Bankman-Fried's own lawyers quit on him after they read his tweets about FTXThe former CEO of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been fired from his lawyers as a client after they read his tweets.Nov 22, 2022 8:16 AM CST
- JBL headphones are up to 50% off on Amazon's insane early Black Friday dealsAmazon have decided to slash prices for all of its JBL headphones with discounts of 50% across the board for all earbuds, headphones, and more.Nov 22, 2022 2:01 AM CST
- Twitter employee fired for writing jokes about Elon Musk regrets not being harshA former Twitter employee that was fired for the jokes he was writing about Elon Musk has said he wished he wrote more 'devastating jokes'.Nov 22, 2022 12:35 AM CST
- AMD has LOL moment at NVIDIA: 'stay safe this holiday season'NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 has its power connectors catching fire, so AMD throws fuel into it... teases 'stay safe this holiday season'.Nov 21, 2022 8:23 PM CST
- Look how Honda produces Civic Type R, most powerful car it has offered in the USThe 2023 Honda Civic Type R is the most powerful Honda production car available in the United States, and the automaker recently shared how it's assembled.Nov 21, 2022 4:14 PM CST
- Nextorage shows off next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSDs pumping away at 10GB/secNextorage shows off its next-gen PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD which features sequential reads of up to 10GB/sec, and sequential writes of up to 9.5GB/sec.Nov 28, 2022 7:23 PM CST
- Sony: Game Pass leads PlayStation Plus significantly with 29 million subscribersSony says that Xbox Game Pass has a considerable lead over its new revamped PlayStation Plus multi-tier subscription service, with XGP subs at 29 million.Nov 28, 2022 5:02 PM CST
- US government bans sales of Huawei and ZTE over national security riskOn Friday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said that sales of new Huawei and ZTE products had been banned over national security risks.Nov 28, 2022 4:31 AM CST
- Elon Musk's Twitter takeover drives more than half of top advertisers awayA new report from Media Matters for America has claimed that more than half of Twitter's top advertisers have left the platform within the last month.Nov 28, 2022 1:34 AM CST
- Twitter employee goes to a High Court to stop Elon Musk from firing herTwitter's global vice president of public policy has gone to the High Court of Dublin to stop Twitter owner Elon Musk from firing her.Nov 28, 2022 12:02 AM CST
- ASRock's new Side Panel Kit: 13.3-inch 1080p 60Hz LCD for your PC side panelASRock's new Side Panel Kit rocks a 13.3-inch IPS panel with a native 1920 x 1080 (1080p) resolution and 60Hz refresh rate for the side panel in your PC.Nov 27, 2022 9:13 PM CST
- MSI teases Project 491C: 49-inch super ultra-wide gaming monitor at 240HzMSI teases its new super ultra-wide gaming monitor: Project 491C with a QD-OLED 240Hz panel (but an unknown resolution for now), full reveal at CES 2023.Nov 27, 2022 6:12 PM CST
- Microsoft suggests Sony offer day-and-date releases to boost PlayStation PlusMicrosoft suggests that Sony should disrupt its current business model that emphasizes premium games in order to provide more value to PlayStation Plus.Nov 27, 2022 6:42 AM CST
- Sony: Activision merger would make Xbox one stop shop for shooters on consoleSony says that Xbox would become the 'one-stop shop' for shooters post-merger thanks to the wide variety of FPS franchises that Microsoft would own.Nov 27, 2022 3:52 AM CST
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: biggest Pokemon launch ever with 10 million salesPokemon Scarlet and Violet smashes records with the best opening for any Pokemon game in the history of the franchise, sells 10 million in just 3 days.Nov 24, 2022 7:31 AM CST
- Amazon is already looking to capitalize off the collapse of crypto exchange FTXThe collapse of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, is already being scoped out for the premise of a TV series.Nov 24, 2022 2:29 AM CST
- Elon Musk comments on rumors of FTXs Sam Bankman-Fried having a stake in TwitterThe rumors of the relationship between Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk has seemingly been put to bed with Musk commenting on SBF's Twitter ownership.Nov 24, 2022 12:31 AM CST
- SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 7900 NITRO teased: new LED-illuminated cooler, moreSAPPHIRE has just officially teased its new Radeon RX 7900 series NITRO graphics cards, with a new design and LED-illuminated cooler.Nov 23, 2022 7:22 PM CST
- Microsoft expects next-gen Xbox, PS6 to release in 2028 at the 'very earliest'Microsoft expects the next generation of console hardware including the new Xbox and PlayStation 6 to release in fall 2028 'at the very earliest'Nov 23, 2022 4:41 PM CST
- Amazon's early Black Friday deals hit AMD CPUs with discounts of up to 54%Amazon has got Black Friday deals in full swing, with the online retailer now slashing prices across a range of AMD CPUs with discounts of up to 54%.Nov 23, 2022 4:41 AM CST
- FTX customer down $750,000 from collapse sues NBA champion Golden State WarriorsNBA champion Golden State Warriors are being sued over its connection to the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its downfall.Nov 23, 2022 2:05 AM CST
- MSI B660M Mortar MAX mobo + Intel Core i5-13600K pushed to huge 5.8GHzMSI's mid-range B660M Mortar MAX Wi-Fi motherboard used to push an Intel Core i5-13600K to a bonkers 5.8GHz using a spcecial BIOS... not bad at all.Nov 22, 2022 10:20 PM CST
- Samsung bombs 3nm so bad, needs US firm to help get yields above 20%Samsung's new 3nm GAA chips have a horrible yield rate of just 20% with reports suggesting the South Korean giant has team with a US company to help.Nov 22, 2022 8:21 PM CST
- TSMC's next-gen 3nm wafer cost are high: new CPUs, GPUs will be more expensiveTSMC's next-gen 3nm wafers reportedly cost over $20,000... up from $16,000 for 5nm and $10,000 for 7nm: new CPUs anf GPUs will be even more expensive.Nov 22, 2022 6:28 PM CST
- Sony and Microsoft need to stop using the press to fight over Activision mergerBoth Sony and Microsoft continue to use press websites to argue over the Activision merger and attempt to control public discourse about the deal.Nov 22, 2022 3:33 PM CST
- Elon Musk announces Twitter Blue relaunch won't happen yet, and here's whySpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced that Twitter Blue won't be relaunched until the company can stop impersonations.Nov 22, 2022 3:02 AM CST
- Amazon slashes prices in early Black Friday deals on Samsung SSDsBlack Friday week has arrived on Amazon, and to kick things off, the online retailer has slashed prices across a selection of Samsung SSDs.Nov 22, 2022 1:31 AM CST
- Secret US military vehicle lands after 900 days, but what was it doing?A secret space plane that's operated by the United States Space Force (USSF) has landed back on Earth after being in Earth's orbit for more than 900 days.Nov 22, 2022 12:01 AM CST
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs: similar, better launch supply than RTX 40 seriesAMD's next-gen Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card supply could be better than NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs at launch.Nov 21, 2022 7:23 PM CST
- AMD's new Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU majorly discounted already, now costs $574AMD's new flock of Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 series CPUs are on sale right now: Ryzen 5 7600X costs $249, while the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X is just $574.Nov 20, 2022 11:45 PM CST
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