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Royal Caribbean installing SpaceX Starlink onto its cruise shipsCruise giant Royal Caribbean announces it's adding SpaceX Starlink internet services to its fleet of cruise liners, providing kick ass internet at sea.Aug 30, 2022 11:55 PM CDT
AMD's new Zen 4 CPUs on 5nm: 'we don't expect any supply constraints'AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su says with the launch of its new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' processors, 'we don't expect any supply constraints' of the 5nm CPUs.Aug 30, 2022 10:34 PM CDT
GeIL unveils EVO V + Polaris AMD EXPO Edition DDR5 RAM + RGB lightingGeIL's new DDR5 EXPO memory kits arrive: EVO V and Polaris AMD Edition series with RGB lighting and even active cooling support... ready for Zen 4 CPUs.Aug 30, 2022 9:13 PM CDT
JPR: NVIDIA shipped 25.7% less GPUs this quarter, AMD ships 7.6% lessJon Peddie Research's new report shows Q2 2022 GPU shipments dropped 15% from last quarter: NVIDIA and AMD GPU shipments are down, with NVIDIA down 25.7%.Aug 30, 2022 7:16 PM CDT
Elon Musk says Earth needs fossil fuels or 'civilization will crumble'SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken about Earth's reliance on fossil fuels such as gas and oil, saying humanity needs them or it will crumble.Aug 30, 2022 6:36 AM CDT
Scientists can now make and break individual chemical bondsResearchers have used multiple techniques to apply voltages directly to individual bonds between atoms in a molecule, breaking them to allow for new bonds.Aug 30, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
AMD announces EXPO technology: overclock your DDR5 RAM with Zen 4 CPUAMD details its new EXPO technology for DDR5 memory overclocking: one-click DDR5 overclocking with AM5 systems running Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs.Aug 29, 2022 10:00 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 'Zen 4' CPU: 6C/12T at up to 5.3GHz for $299AMD's new mid-range Zen 4-powered Ryzen 5 7600X processor packs 6 cores and 12 threads at up to 5.3GHz with a 105W TDP and $299. Available on September 27.Aug 29, 2022 8:37 PM CDT
AMD's new Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU: 16C/32T at up to 5.7GHz for $699AMD's new flagship Ryzen 9 7950X processor rocks 16 cores and 32 threads at up to 5.7GHz, with a 170W TDP for $699. Zen 4 is available September 27.Aug 29, 2022 7:00 PM CDT
Dead Island 2 devs made their own 'gore tech' system called FLESHDambuster Studios created their own proprietary ultra-gruesome 'gore tech' system called FLESH specifically for Dead Island 2's brutal combat and mayhem.Aug 29, 2022 5:34 PM CDT
Sony forms new PlayStation Studios Mobile Division for mobile gamesSony has formed its own PlayStation Studios Mobile Division that will solely focus on creating mobile game experiences based on PlayStation franchises.Aug 29, 2022 1:52 PM CDT
NASA confirms its perfectly on track to collide into an asteroid soonNASA has said that its DART team has confirmed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos, locking in the trajectory of the DART spacecraft that's ready for colli.Aug 29, 2022 5:22 AM CDT
Venus will be probed for life by Rocket Lab's high-tech spacecraftRocket Lab has confirmed it will be launching its own mission to Venus to investigate the planet's atmosphere for any signs of life being present.Aug 29, 2022 2:23 AM CDT
NASA's rocket launch to the Moon comes with a next-gen livestreamNASA has scheduled the launch of the Space Launch System rocket for its Artemis 1 mission for tomorrow, and it will be live-streamed on Facebook.Aug 29, 2022 12:15 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X: 16-core 'Zen 4' CPU codenamed 'Persephone'AMD's new flagship Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU will feature 16 cores (codenamed 'Persephone') and 32 threads at up to an incredible 5.85GHz.Aug 28, 2022 8:50 PM CDT
GoDeal24: Office 2021 license from $13.32, Windows 10 as low as $7.59!GoDeal24 has a special sale on Microsoft software, including Windows 10 Pro for only $6.13 and some specials 62% off on Microsoft Office.Aug 28, 2022 8:08 PM CDT
Filming on Sony's new Twisted Metal TV show is now finishedSeason 1 of the new post-apocalyptic Twisted Metal TV show has finished filming, and the new show will premiere on NBC's Peacock streaming service.Aug 28, 2022 4:25 PM CDT
Diablo 2 Terror Zones can drop any item in the gameDiablo 2 Resurrected's new Terror Zones boost areas to the maximum Treasure Class (TC87) to allow chances for any item in the game to drop from monsters.Aug 27, 2022 11:49 AM CDT
Xbox Series X/S supply will be limited until 2023, Phil Spencer saysXbox boss Phil Spencer tells consumers that Xbox Series X/S console supply will remain constrained and limited throughout holiday 2022 and into 2023.Aug 26, 2022 12:16 PM CDT
Amazon buying EA? 'There's nothing going on,' CNBC reporter saysEarly reports say Amazon will purchase EA and make an announcement today, but CNBC sources shoot the rumor down and say 'there's nothing going on'Aug 26, 2022 9:24 AM CDT
New 'Super-Earth' found, potential ocean planet orbiting nearby starPotentially the first ocean planet, named TOI-1452 b, has been found orbiting the TOI-1452 dwarf star 100 light-years away in the Draco constellation.Aug 26, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
LG's new 45-inch curved OLED gaming monitor: Corsair did it betterLG's new UltraGear OLED 45GR95QE gaming monitor: 45-inch curved OLED at 3440 x 1440 and 240Hz, the first 240Hz OLED gaming monitor from LG.Aug 26, 2022 12:03 AM CDT
Intel details XeSS tech: Arc A770 GPU benched, 20+ games support XeSSIntel details its XeSS technology, benchmarking its new Arc A770 with XeSS enabled: 2x performance improvement, 20+ games will support XeSS upscaling tech.Aug 25, 2022 11:09 PM CDT
If you're using Plex, you might want to change your passwordPlex announces data breach, with the company emailing users that they should change their passwords after a data breach exposing users' personal data.Aug 25, 2022 8:50 PM CDT
Destiny 2 is getting an incredibly important new feature in 2023Destiny 2 is getting one of the most important in-game features that will help new and old players connect, communicate, and play activities together.Aug 25, 2022 3:17 PM CDT

ASRock's new B650 LiveMixer motherboard features a splash-like designASRock's new B650 LiveMixer motherboard features an interesting design, where it looks like someone had yellow paint on a paintbrush and splashed it.Aug 30, 2022 11:36 PM CDT
Aerocool's new Skribble PC case: draw in RGB onto the glass panelsAerocool's new Skribble PC case features 'drawable tempered glass front and side panels' with a chalk marker included so you can draw on it yourself.Aug 30, 2022 10:17 PM CDT
AMD's new B650E motherboards: 'E for Extreme' with PCIe 5.0 SSD + GPUAMD's new B650E chipset will usher in mid-range motherboards that will have PCIe 5.0 GPU and PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD support, for next-gen everything.Aug 30, 2022 8:26 PM CDT
Corsair intros new DDR5 memory ready for AMD Zen 4 CPUs and EXPO techCorsair's new DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 and VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 memory announced: ready for AM5 motherboards, Zen 4 CPUs, and AMD EXPO overclocking tech.Aug 30, 2022 6:32 PM CDT
Permanently dark region of the Moon finally illuminated with AI helpNASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the few photons that reach into the shadowed areas of the Lunar south pole to reveal what is inside.Aug 30, 2022 6:05 AM CDT
Tesla gobbled up by the Earth after intense flash floodingMonsoonal storms and flash flooding in the Mojave Desert have made a Tesla Model 3 their victim after the owner appeared to have bypassed road closures.Aug 30, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
This is what AMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7900 XT looks likeAMD gives us a sneak peek at the new design of its Radeon RX series reference graphics cards, packing the new RDNA 3 GPU architecture inside.Aug 29, 2022 9:32 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti rumor: 280W power, GPU clocks of 2600MHz+NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and GeForce RTX 4060 leaked 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme scores show: 2600MHz+ GPU clocks on RTX 4060 Ti.Aug 29, 2022 8:23 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs are official: September 27 launchAMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPUs are official: new AM5 socket, DDR5 support, PCIe 5.0 support, and a fleet of new 5nm Ryzen 7000 series Zen 4 CPUs.Aug 29, 2022 6:42 PM CDT
New PS5 disc model: 1.3 lbs lighter, weighs same as launch digital PS5Sony's new CFI-1202A PlayStation 5 disc model is 13% lighter with a reduction of 1.3 lbs over the 2020 model, now weighs as much as disc-less PS5 in 2020.Aug 29, 2022 4:38 PM CDT
PlayStation acquires another mobile dev to make 'AAA mobile games'Sony has acquired yet another developer, and this time it's Savage Games, a mobile game dev who raised $4.4 million to fund a new competitive shooter.Aug 29, 2022 1:05 PM CDT
Elon Musk reveals hidden meaning behind the swooping 'X' in SpaceXSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that he spent considerable time deciding on the font for his two companies, SpaceX and Tesla.Aug 29, 2022 5:03 AM CDT
Elon Musk warns of bigger threat to civilization than climate changeSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has warned his 100+ million Twitter followers about what is a greater threat to civilization than climate change.Aug 29, 2022 1:28 AM CDT
Intel Arc A380 tested on 50 games: both old and new, includes CrysisIntel's new Arc A380 graphics card has been tested on 50 games released between 1999 and 2022, with DX9, DX10, DX11, and DX12 games tested.Aug 28, 2022 11:14 PM CDT
Intel Z790 motherboards: new DDR5-6800, DDR4-5333 memory supportedIntel's next-gen Z790 motherboards look like they support DDR5-5600 memory by default (Z690 with Alder Lake supported DDR5-4800 by default).Aug 28, 2022 8:46 PM CDT
Intel Arc A380 supports Ethereum mining, days before Proof of StakeIntel's new Arc A380 graphics card spits out 10.2MH/s without optimization, meanwhile the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti busts out with a huge 130MH/s easy.Aug 28, 2022 7:31 PM CDT
Tencent now controls the fate of System Shock 3Tencent now owns the rights to making System Shock 3 and the game will continue development based on the sole discretion of the Chinese games giant.Aug 28, 2022 3:35 PM CDT
PC liquid cooling giant EK unveils Quantum Lumen: 7-inch case screenEK launches its first external screen for PC enthusiasts, with the introduction of the EK-Quantum Lumen 7' LCD: perfect to display whatever you want.Aug 26, 2022 6:35 PM CDT
Microsoft reportedly has no plans to raise Xbox Series X/S priceUnlike Sony, who is raising the PS5's MSRP, Microsoft currently has no plans to raise Xbox Series X/S prices to combat an inflation-driven market.Aug 26, 2022 11:07 AM CDT
Giant robot arm on space station has captured stunning viewsThe huge robotic arm connected to the Tianhe module of the Tiangong space station has captured stunning views of Earth and more as it inspects the station.Aug 26, 2022 6:05 AM CDT
This U.S. state has voted to ban all new gas-powered cars by 2035100% of new vehicles sold from 2035 onwards must be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in California, including cars and light trucks, but not yet heavy trucks.Aug 26, 2022 4:32 AM CDT
HyperX enters gaming monitor + monitor mount markets with ArmadaHyperX announces its new Armada 27 + Armada 25 gaming monitors (1440p 165Hz and 1080p 240Hz) alongside the Armada Gaming Mount (up to 4 monitors).Aug 25, 2022 11:55 PM CDT
Skull and Bones: first game to launch with DLSS, FSR, and XeSSSkull and Bones has it all: 4K HDR, uncapped FPS, widescreen support, ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS, and oh-so-much more.Aug 25, 2022 10:18 PM CDT
Uh, so Samsung asked customer to DRILL through SSD before returning itSamsung Germany asked a customer to physically destroy his Samsung 980 PRO SSD by smashing it with a hammer, or drilling it, before returning it for RMA.Aug 25, 2022 6:34 PM CDT
Following PS5 price hike, Sony is going all-in on gaming shows & filmsSony continues plans to significantly expand and adapt its PlayStation gaming IPs into films and TV shows, with major productions currently in the works.Aug 25, 2022 1:15 PM CDT

EK intros Quantum Velocity² AM5 water block for AMD Zen 4 CPUsEK announces its new Quantum Velocity² water blocks for AMD's new AM5 socket, ready to chill the next-gen Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' processors.Aug 30, 2022 11:06 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU delidded: gold-plated CCDs, looks gorgeousAMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPU gets delidded: features gold-plated Zen 4 CCDs, octopus-style IHS with each arm featuring TIM underneath.Aug 30, 2022 9:50 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X + ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme benchmarkedAMD's new Ryzen 9 7950X processor has been tested with the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme motherboard in Geekbench, CPU boost hits 5759MHz.Aug 30, 2022 7:48 PM CDT
Assassin's Creed Mirage stars Basim, set in Baghdad, coming early 2023New leaks corroborated by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier say new Assassin's Creed Mirage is legitimate, will star Basim from AC Valhalla with Baghdad setting.Aug 30, 2022 1:42 PM CDT
SETI telescope finds a spacecraft beyond our solar systemThe SETI Institute, which searches for extraterrestrial life, has used its Allen Telescope Array to detect the signals from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft.Aug 30, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
Colossal dinosaur unearthed may be the largest ever foundPortuguese and Spanish paleontologists have found huge fossilized ribs and vertebrae thought to belong to a brachiosaurid, one of the largest animals ever.Aug 30, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
AMD shows off next-gen RDNA 3 GPU with Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in gamingAMD hosts the world's 1st public demo of an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and next-gen AMD Radeon RX GPU with RDNA 3 architecture during its Zen 4 unveiling event.Aug 29, 2022 9:05 PM CDT
AMD Zen 4 CCD: 6.57 billion transistors on 5nm, 58% more than Zen 3AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CCD has 6.57 billion transistors, made on TSMC 5nm, which is a 58% transistor upgrade over AMD's Zen 3 CCDs.Aug 29, 2022 7:52 PM CDT
Get ready for AMD and NVIDIA to slash GPU prices even furtherAMD and NVIDIA haven't done enough to get rid of existing graphics cards before next-gen launches: rumor has it more price cuts are one the way.Aug 29, 2022 6:27 PM CDT
A new Mafia game is officially in development at Hangar 13Hangar 13 confirms that a new Mafia game is in development, but it won't be ready for another few years...and it could be a part of Take-Two's big slate.Aug 29, 2022 2:55 PM CDT
NASA's Artemis 1 launch canceled over engine bleed malfunctionNASA is on the verge of launching its Space Launch System rocket for its Artemis 1 mission, and rumors are circulating that the launch has been canceled.Aug 29, 2022 7:40 AM CDT
NASA's Webb discovers CO2 on a planet outside of our solar systemNASA's new James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence for carbon dioxide being present in an exoplanet called WASP-39 b atmosphere.Aug 29, 2022 4:37 AM CDT
These tattoo inks have been linked to causing cancers or mutationsA team of scientists has found that nearly half of the tested tattoo inks contained chemicals that can cause cancers or other mutations.Aug 29, 2022 12:44 AM CDT
Here's when and where to watch AMD's Ryzen 7000 'Zen 4' CPU livestreamAMD will reveal its new Ryzen 7000 series 'Zen 4' CPU and X670 + X670 motherboards with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 technology during a livestream, tune in here!Aug 28, 2022 10:52 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU: 'F-max' frequency hits 5.85GHzAMD's next-gen Ryzen 9 7950X 'Zen 4' CPU will support boost clocks of an impressive 5.85GHz, offering 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 4 processing power.Aug 28, 2022 8:15 PM CDT
Valve: Steam Deck is multi-generational hardware, new models comingValve confirms the Steam Deck will expand with new models that are 'more open and capable' than the original existing Steam Deck handheld-PC hybrid.Aug 28, 2022 5:30 PM CDT
Halo MCC microtransactions may not happen, 343i hasn't made a decision343 Industries tells fans that it has not made a definitive decision on whether or not it will charge real money for in-game Spartan Points in Halo MCC.Aug 27, 2022 1:03 PM CDT
WB Games boss: Studios won't be sold, games division is profitableIn an era of post-merger uncertainty, WB Games boss David Haddad says that Warner Bros. Discovery's gaming division will not be carved up or sold.Aug 26, 2022 4:03 PM CDT
Sony now faces the very thing that crippled the Xbox OneSony has sparked a new console war and now faces the bad press and negative sentiment that ultimately crippled the Xbox One right out of the gate.Aug 26, 2022 10:11 AM CDT
NASA's Perseverance rover has found green sand on MarsNASA's Perseverance Mars rover has found large grains of the mineral olivine in the Jezero Crater, adding color variety to the landscape of the Red Planet.Aug 26, 2022 5:34 AM CDT
NASA reveals next step in mission to probe UranusDr. Lori Glaze, the head of NASA's Planetary Science Division, has announced early plans to initiate research for a Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) mission.Aug 26, 2022 4:01 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D: Zen 4 V-Cache CPU should launch early in Q1 2023AMD's second-generation 3D V-Cache arrives after the first wave of Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7000 series, expect a tease soon, Zen 4 V-Cache launches Q1 2023.Aug 25, 2022 11:31 PM CDT
Apple announces special 'Far Out' event: iPhone 14 on September 7Apple will host its iPhone 14 event on September 7, teasing a tagline of 'Far Out' with the event taking place at the Steve Jobs Theatre on Apple Park.Aug 25, 2022 9:27 PM CDT
Destiny 2 Lightfall's new enemies: Shadow Legion and TormentorsBungie delivers a closer look at the new enemies in Destiny 2's upcoming Lightfall expansion set for 2023, including the Shadow Legion and Tormentors.Aug 25, 2022 5:32 PM CDT
Atomic Heart looks explosively fun in chaotic new combat footageUltra-chaotic retro-futuristic FPS Atomic Heart gets a new combat gameplay trailer that exposes one of the most fun-looking shooters in recent memory.Aug 25, 2022 12:11 PM CDT

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