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Amazon Prime Air approved for drone deliveries trials in the USThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Amazon for its first commercial delivery trials with drones in the US.Sep 2, 2020 7:32 PM CDT
New Mandalorian episodes coming October 30 on Disney+Star Wars' massively popular spin-off is coming back next month with season 2, complete with new Baby Yoda adventures and more.Sep 2, 2020 4:34 PM CDT
Xbox Series X price reveal coming 'when we're ready,' Microsoft saysMicrosoft gives no hints on when Xbox Series X pricing will be announced, company says it'll reveal more 'when it's ready'.Sep 2, 2020 1:06 PM CDT
Here are all of COLORFUL's custom GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cardsCOLORFUL's flagship iGame GeForce RTX 30 series Vulcan model has the best LCD on a graphics card yet -- can be flipped 90 degrees.Sep 2, 2020 6:01 AM CDT
A old school NASA satellite nose dived into Earth erupting into a fireOne of NASA's oldest satellites just nose-dived into Earth's atmosphere which has caused the relic of a satellite to disintegrate.Sep 2, 2020 2:34 AM CDT
Infinite Production created a database to compare VR headset FOVInfinite Productions co-founder Jan Horsky created a utility that measures the field of view and text readability of VR headsets.Sep 1, 2020 10:37 PM CDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War teased with RTX ray tracing demoNVIDIA unveils Ampere GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards, debuts Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War RTX ray tracing tech demo.Sep 1, 2020 8:59 PM CDT
PlayStation 5's SSD revolution starts first with blasting fast speedAt launch, developers will mostly prioritize speed with the PS5's SSD. Other big paradigm shifts will come later as tech matures.Sep 1, 2020 1:50 PM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090: world's first 8K 60FPS gaming GPUNVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090 is a powerhouse GPU, the world's first 8K 60FPS gaming GPU which is priced at a huge $1499.Sep 1, 2020 12:05 PM CDT
Inno3D's new GeForce RTX 3090 iChill X4 spotted, has 4 fans (!!!)Inno3D's upcoming GeForce RTX 3090 iChill X4 spotted, quad-fan (!!!) graphics card with GA102 GPU and 24GB of GDDR6X memory.Sep 1, 2020 10:05 AM CDT
Vuzix demonstrates the benefits of augmented reality for race driversVuzix demonstrated that augmented reality smart glasses can give race car drivers vital information to improve their lap times.Sep 1, 2020 1:25 AM CDT
Apple's next-gen custom GPU on TSMC 5nm for 2021 -- beats Intel iGPUApple's codename 'Lifuka' custom GPU will be made on TSMC's new 5nm node, will be faster, and more energy efficient than Intel.Aug 31, 2020 10:32 PM CDT
Here's when and where to watch NVIDIA unveil its next-gen GeForceNVIDIA's massively-hyped Ultimate Countdown to the Ampere GeForce RTX 3000 series reveal is nearly here, watch it right here!Aug 31, 2020 8:30 PM CDT
PlayStation 5 backward compatibility: PS1, PS2, PS3 games unplayableSony's next-gen PS5 will not play PS1, PS2, or PS3 era game discs, backwards compatibility support is exclusive to PlayStation 4.Aug 31, 2020 11:36 AM CDT
Hubble reminds us that the remains of a dead star can be beautifulThe fact that humans have deep space telescopes is amazing, and this recently released image by NASA is a reminder of that.Aug 31, 2020 8:03 AM CDT
Lord of the Rings: Gollum to come to next-gen consoles and PC in 2021Daedalic Entertainment, the developers behind the coming Lord of the Rings: Gollum title announced its coming to next-gen consoles.Aug 31, 2020 5:01 AM CDT
Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD: 1TB capacity, 7GB/sec read speeds (!!!)Samsung's new 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD has up to 1TB capacity, huge 7GB/sec read speeds -- with a new nickel-coated thermal heat sink.Aug 30, 2020 11:37 PM CDT
Chadwick Boseman's last tweet is now Twitter's most-liked tweet everBlack Panther star Chadwick Boseman passed away last week, with the last tweet on his account now the most-liked tweet EVER.Aug 30, 2020 10:20 PM CDT
Sabrent does it again: Rocket 4 Plus SSD packs insane 7GB/sec readsSabrent's new Rocket 4 Plus has insane speeds of 6.85GB/sec reads, available in 500GB, 1TB, and even a huge 2TB if you need space.Aug 30, 2020 8:13 PM CDT
More PlayStation 4 exclusives coming to PC, Sony promises investorsMore PlayStation exclusive titles are coming to PC, Sony says, but don't expect simultaneous releases. Consoles still come first.Aug 30, 2020 2:48 PM CDT
Avengers microtransactions are actually pretty innovativeCrystal Dynamics' new Avengers game' innovative microtransaction an monetization scheme combines cosmetics and battle passes.Aug 29, 2020 6:09 PM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080, RTX 3070: 7nm node, not 8nmGAINWARD's new GeForce RTX 30 series Phoenix Edition graphics card specs leak detail 7nm node, not 8nm like previous rumors.Aug 29, 2020 5:33 AM CDT
Pimax is taking on extra quality control for 8KX VR headset shipmentsBackers of Pimax's 8K X VR headset have been waiting for a long time for their hardware and Pimax isn't taking chances with the QA.Aug 29, 2020 1:23 AM CDT
NVIDIA improves 4K upscaling on Shield TV with new updateNVIDIA boosts AI-powered 4K upscaling on the 2019 Shield TV and Shield TV Pro -- upscaling 360p, 720p, 1080p, and 1440p to 4K.Aug 28, 2020 11:28 PM CDT
Dota 2 - The International prize pool sits at $34 million, and growingDota 2's upcoming The International racks up $34.3 million prize pool, breaks previous record of $34.3 million -- keeps growing.Aug 28, 2020 9:27 PM CDT

Pimax is getting ready to finally ship stretch goal rewardsThe wait is almost over for Pimax Kickstarter backers. The company is about to deliver the long awaited stretch goal rewards.Sep 2, 2020 6:35 PM CDT
Black Ops Cold War next-gen port may come to PS5 before Xbox Series XActivision's team-up with Sony may give PlayStation 5 owners early access to next-gen versions of Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War.Sep 2, 2020 2:54 PM CDT
DirectStorage will optimize Gen4 SSDs for Windows 10 gamingMicrosoft confirms its DirectStorage API works on Windows 10 to help streamline and optimize high-speed PCIe 4.0 gaming SSDs.Sep 2, 2020 10:29 AM CDT
Lenovo just confirmed NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, rocks 16GB of VRAMHey Lenovo, I think Uncle Jensen is not going to be happy -- leaking out NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3070 Ti card with 16GB VRAM.Sep 2, 2020 5:33 AM CDT
RealMax is building an AR headset with a super wide field of viewRealMax posted some YouTube videos of its upcoming Qian AR headset and demonstrated its stunning 119-degree field of view.Sep 2, 2020 12:04 AM CDT
Acer Predator Orion desktops now support GeForce RTX 30 series cardsFollowing NVIDIA's RTX 30 series reveal, Acer announced that its Predator Orion gaming PCs would support the new GeForce line up.Sep 1, 2020 10:24 PM CDT
World of Warcraft Shadowlands minimum spec requires an SSDWorld of Warcraft's new Shadowlands expansion calls for a solid state drive in minimum spec requirements, as well as 100GB space.Sep 1, 2020 5:25 PM CDT
Xbox Series S outed again, this time by Game Pass trial slipsMicrosoft's cheaper digital-only Xbox Series S is now getting mentioned in Game Pass trials in current-gen controller packages.Sep 1, 2020 1:11 PM CDT
NVIDIA's new ferocious GeForce RTX 3090 costs $1499, packs 24GB GDDR6XNVIDIA unveils new GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card, flagship Ampere packs 24GB GDDR6X and a wallet-busting price of $1499.Sep 1, 2020 11:46 AM CDT
ASUS intros GeForce RTX 30 series ROG Strix, TUF Gaming graphics cardsASUS has just unveiled its next-gen Ampere-based GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards, featuring new ROG Strix, TUF Gaming models.Sep 1, 2020 9:22 AM CDT
Walmart may have leaked the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset - it's cheap!A Walmart product listing may have leaked details about the upcoming Oculus Quest replacement. 64GB and 256GB versions incoming.Sep 1, 2020 1:05 AM CDT
Mellanox Technologies now called NVIDIA Networking after acquisitionNVIDIA has now formally renamed Mellanox Technologies to NVIDIA Networking, after acquiring the company for $7 billion in April.Aug 31, 2020 10:27 PM CDT
PlayStation 5 delayed, US & Canada on November 13, late 2020 elsewhereCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer teases PlayStation 5 for November 13 in the US and Canada, 'late 2020' rest of the world.Aug 31, 2020 7:15 PM CDT
Sony R&D to demo PlayStation 5 ray tracing tech soonSony plans to explore the PS5's hardware-accelerated ray-tracing in a new R&D presentation aimed at game development studios.Aug 31, 2020 10:34 AM CDT
Here's all the trailers and announcements from Gamescom 2020If you happened to miss the Gamescom 2020 livestream, you can catch up on every trailer and every title announcement right here.Aug 31, 2020 6:02 AM CDT
Classified US spy satellite forced to abort launch in final secondsThe United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket which was carrying the classified NROL-44 U.S. spy satellite has aborted launch.Aug 31, 2020 4:31 AM CDT
TSMC continues to dominate: over half the industry's EUV machinesTSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has around 60% of the industry's entire EUV wafer production, most EUV machines.Aug 30, 2020 11:02 PM CDT
Chinese equivalent of TSMC in Wuhan, HSMC, is a mess and here's whyWuhan was the epicenter of COVID-19, but construction on a new fab plant was meant to start -- $20 billion plant is now on hold.Aug 30, 2020 9:57 PM CDT
Sony illustrates how important PlayStation is for the companyIn 2011, PlayStation made 12% of Sony's overall yearly earnings. In 2019, PlayStation gaming doubled to make up 24% of earnings.Aug 30, 2020 6:30 PM CDT
Sony made custom data libraries for next-gen PlayStation 5 renderingSony is developing new data libraries and asset structures to help optimize next-gen rendering techniques on PS5 like ray tracing.Aug 29, 2020 9:32 PM CDT
New Doom Eternal expansion can be played without owning the gameDoom Eternal's new Ancient Gods Part 1 expansion is completely standalone and won't require the base game in order to play.Aug 29, 2020 5:12 PM CDT
These are the GAINWARD GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080 Phoenix cardsGAINWARD's new Ampere-based NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 Phoenix leaked, triple-fan cooler and ridiculous specs.Aug 29, 2020 5:15 AM CDT
Asetek is expanding its business into... sim racing?A user on the Linustech forums discovered a job post from Asetek looking for a hardware developer to create simulation hardware.Aug 29, 2020 12:53 AM CDT
Samsung hosting Galaxy Z Fold 2 event on September 1, same as GeForceSamsung Unpacked Part 2 will happen on September 1, where we'll hear more details on the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone.Aug 28, 2020 10:30 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 specs: here's what we know so farWe just had some GeForce RTX 3090 leaked specs, now it's time for the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070: RTX 3080 should have 10/20GB RAM.Aug 28, 2020 9:00 PM CDT

Big Ubisoft showcase coming September 10 because non-E3 never endsUbisoft plans to completely unwrap its next-gen games slate in a new stream event later this month, complete with more gameplay.Sep 2, 2020 5:35 PM CDT
Facebook temporarily halts Oculus VR headset sales in GermanyFacebook proactively halted sales of Oculus equipment in Germany until it wraps up discussions with the German authorities.Sep 2, 2020 1:45 PM CDT
Exclusive: GeForce RTX 30 series cards tight supply until end of yearIf you want one, you better pre-order because my sources tell me GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070 stock will be LOW.Sep 2, 2020 6:34 AM CDT
NVIDIA RTX IO: wicked-fast load times for next-gen RTX gaming PCsNVIDIA's new RTX IO enables 'rapid GPU-based loading and game asset decompression', based on Microsoft's new DirectStorage API.Sep 2, 2020 5:07 AM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3070: destroys RTX 2080 Ti, costs just $499NVIDIA's new Ampere-based 'gaming king' is the GeForce RTX 3070: priced at $499, it offers performance that beats the RTX 2080 Ti.Sep 1, 2020 11:09 PM CDT
Cyberpunk 2077 with RTX On teased on new GeForce RTX 30 series cardsNVIDIA debuts new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay footage powered by RTX ray tracing graphics on next-gen GeForce RTX 30 series graphics.Sep 1, 2020 9:46 PM CDT
AT&T won't sell WB Games division after all, sources sayAT&T isn't selling its WB Games division after all and will instead keep the interactive segment and sell games over time.Sep 1, 2020 3:42 PM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 revealed, here's what you need to knowNVIDIA's second-best gaming Ampere graphics card is the GeForce RTX 3080, with 10GB of GDDR6X and a price of $699 --- yay.Sep 1, 2020 12:25 PM CDT
I wish this ridiculous custom ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 was realThis card look absolutely bonkers, and I'm totally in love -- ZOTAC you need to hide those wires, and make this real... please?!Sep 1, 2020 10:43 AM CDT
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition: incredibly small PCBNVIDIA is going to have a very special Founders Edition card with the GeForce RTX 3090, check out this super, super tiny PCB.Sep 1, 2020 6:48 AM CDT
ASUS drops two new Zenbook laptop models just in time for schoolASUS released a pair or ZenBook laptops; one that features a 360-degree flip screen, and another that offers a 3:2 aspect ratio.Sep 1, 2020 12:49 AM CDT
Intel Xe GPU caught in the wild, 1.65GHz GPU clock with Tiger Lake CPUIntel's new Xe GPU has been spotted, inside of a new Tiger Lake-powered laptop and found in a benchmark with 1.65GHz GPU clocks.Aug 31, 2020 9:20 PM CDT
PlayStation 5's DualSense uses neural networks to generate hapticsPlayStation 5's DualSense uses neural networks to generate automated algorithms that turn in-game sounds into vibrations.Aug 31, 2020 12:32 PM CDT
Tesla shares already up 2.86% after 5-for-1 stock splitTesla's new stock split is helping crash and overwhelm trading sites like AmeriTrade and Robinhood as investors are eager to buy.Aug 31, 2020 9:12 AM CDT
So, GAINWARD just made its GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080 Phoenix officialGAINWARD's new GeForce RTX 3090 Phoenix Golden Sample, RTX 3080 Phoenix Golden Sample graphics cards detailed on official website.Aug 31, 2020 5:39 AM CDT
Nimbus unveils world's highest capacity SSD: record-breaking 64TBNimbus Data's new ExaDrive NL is the world's highest capacity QLC flash SSD, offering 64TB in a single SSD -- an amazing feat.Aug 31, 2020 12:34 AM CDT
Hey there, ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG STRIX -- lookin' good thereWe should expect ASUS to unveil its next-gen GeForce RTX 3090 ROG STRIX graphics card this week, here's the latest sneak peak!Aug 30, 2020 10:29 PM CDT
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has 60FPS option on PS5 but at 'lower res'Insomniac Games says that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has optional 60FPS mode on PlayStation 5, but it's at a 'lower resolution'.Aug 30, 2020 8:59 PM CDT
Black Ops Cold War's campaign is kind of an RPGBlack Ops Cold War will have a custom character creator, non-linear story choices that lead to different endings & more freedom.Aug 30, 2020 5:18 PM CDT
Doom's sci-fantasy epic canon continues with new compelling lore beatsDoom Eternal's new Ancient Gods DLC is a treat for all lore hunters out there, expands the game's deep canon with new reveals.Aug 29, 2020 7:21 PM CDT
Left 4 Dead 2 gets The Last Stand survival mode expansion soonLeft 4 Dead's The Last Stand expansion is coming to Left 4 Dead 2, but the update is apparently more than just simple DLC.Aug 29, 2020 10:24 AM CDT
Face tracking might feature on HP's high-end Reverb G2 VR headsetItalian tech news site Aggiornamenti Lumia discovered HP's Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition with face and eye-tracking cameras.Aug 29, 2020 2:07 AM CDT
Microsoft confirms 'AMD's upcoming RDNA 2' GPUs will support new DX12Microsoft's new DirectX 12 feature level 12_2 specification supports AMD's upcoming RDNA 2 graphics cards, no word on Ampere.Aug 29, 2020 12:29 AM CDT
ZOTAC is preparing 8 new GeForce RTX 30 series cards so farZOTAC leads with the GeForce RTX 3090 AMP Extreme, throws in some new Trinity HoLo, and Twin Edge HoLo custom Ampere cards.Aug 28, 2020 10:00 PM CDT
Qualcomm and TSMC working together on next-gen Snapdragon 885 chipQualcomm reportedly asked for TSMC's help with its next-generation Snapdragon 885, returning fabrication to TSMC once again.Aug 28, 2020 8:32 PM CDT

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