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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 revealed: thinner design, larger display, Qualcomm Snapdragon X EliteSamsung unveils its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 smartphone with a new thinner design and form factor, powered by Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon X Elite processor.Jul 9, 2025 1:46 PM CDT
• Bethesda listened to Oblivion Remastered players and added a new difficulty settingBethesda has rolled out a new update for Oblivion Remastered that adds a new difficulty setting intended to bridge the gap between 'Adept' and 'Expert.'Jul 9, 2025 12:44 PM CDT
• Research indicates heavy AI users are burning out at work and 'twice as likely to quit'Companies are focusing too much on using AI to drive optimal productivity, but freelancers have a healthier relationship with AI, we're told.Jul 9, 2025 12:20 PM CDT
• Elon Musk appointed X CEO Linda Yaccarino officially steps downLinda Yaccarino, the X CEO that Elon Musk appointed following his takeover of then-Twitter, has now officially resigned from her position as CEO.Jul 9, 2025 11:50 AM CDT
• NVIDIA becomes first company in the world to hit a $4 trillion market valueNVIDIA has become the first company in the world to reach a $4 trillion market value, having achieved a $1 trillion market cap just two years ago.Jul 9, 2025 11:35 AM CDT
• New Halo game faces trouble as devs report 'unhappy' quality amid studio layoffsHalo Studios has reportedly been hit by the sweeping Microsoft layoffs, with developers now saying the team is 'unhappy' with the state of the next Halo.Jul 9, 2025 11:15 AM CDT
• Amazon Prime members: Don't miss July's free games, including underrated Marvel's Midnight SunsFootball Manager 2024 is up for grabs - but move quickly if you want that one - as well as Midnight Suns which is an intriguing blend of XCOM and Persona.Jul 9, 2025 11:02 AM CDT
• 'Long con' browser extensions infect 2.3M Chrome and Edge users - here's what you need to knowTrusted extensions that had gained tons of positive reviews and installs over a long period of time suddenly turned malicious via a stealthy version update.Jul 9, 2025 10:13 AM CDT
• KIOXIA is now sampling UFS Ver. 4.1 devices with up to 45% faster performanceKIOXIA-powered UFS Ver. 4.1 devices will bring big improvements to efficiency and performance for next-gen mobile devices with on-device AI.Jul 9, 2025 8:02 AM CDT
• Microsoft adds a native way to remove Windows 11 bloatware from new installationsMicrosoft has added a new feature to Windows 11 25H2 that allows users to remove pre-installed Microsoft Store programs typically considered bloatware.Jul 9, 2025 7:01 AM CDT
• Activision remove Call of Duty: WWII from Xbox Store after PC players were being hackedHackers taking advantage of an exploit in Call of Duty: WWII are gaining access to player PC's mid-game, causing Activision to respond.Jul 9, 2025 6:10 AM CDT
• Xbox producer faces backlash after suggesting fired employees should use AI to get new jobsAn Executive Producer at Xbox Game Studios has suggested to the 9,000 fired workers they should use AI to cope with their emotional state.Jul 9, 2025 2:48 AM CDT
• DDR4 and GDDR6 memory prices to increase by up to 43% in the coming monthsDRAM pricing is set to increase, with older DDR4 and GDDR6 memory technologies hit the hardest, maybe it's time to upgrade that PC now rather than later.Jul 9, 2025 1:03 AM CDT
• Grok is now calling itself 'MechaHitler' in a new rampant hop of the guardrailsGrok has been caught spewing hate speech on X following its latest update, which appears to have circumvented the guardrails set for the AI chatbot.Jul 9, 2025 12:28 AM CDT
• War Thunder adds new Path Traced lighting with support for DLSS, FSR, and XeSSPopular free-to-play title War Thunder adds Path Traced Global Illumination, or PTGI, to its ray-tracing arsenal. Further improving the game's lighting.Jul 9, 2025 12:03 AM CDT
• DLSS 4 support arrives in Mortal Online 2, Brickadia, and RuneScape: DragonwildsNVIDIA's DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation support expands this week with the technology arriving in three games all about open sandbox gameplay.Jul 8, 2025 11:37 PM CDT
• Industry analyst calls PC gamers 'drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly'This quote from industry analyst Chris Zukowski is all about Valve and Steam, which has an audience that loves buying games they don't actually play.Jul 8, 2025 11:06 PM CDT
• Razer's new BlackWidow V4 TKL wireless keyboard has nearly 1000 hours of battery lifeThe new Razer BlackWidow V4 Tenkeyless HyperSpeed keyboard offers up to 980 hours of low-latency wireless battery life with its new Power Saving Mode.Jul 8, 2025 10:32 PM CDT
• Apple has 7 different in-house chips teased in iOS 18 code: A19, A19 Pro, C2 5G modem, and moreApple's new A19, A19 Pro, and M5 processor identifiers have all been leaked in early iOS 18 code. These are the new chips for future iPhones, MacBooks.Jul 8, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• MSI Claw A8 benchmarked: AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU tested against Intel Lunar Lake CPUMSI's new Claw A8 gaming handheld with its new AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU gets benchmarked, compared against the competition powered by Intel Lunar Lake.Jul 8, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• AMD's new $12,000 processor: Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX tested against 7995WX in GeekbenchAMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 'Shimada Peak' CPU tested against 7995WX in Geekbench, here's what the new $12,000 chip is capable of.Jul 8, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's new DGX Spark to launch this month, the new mini supercomputer will cost $4000NVIDIA's new DGX Spark is a new mini supercomputer offering 1000 TOPS of AI power, with a price of $4000, and it launches at retail this month.Jul 8, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• Here's our closest look at Apple's ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air smartphone so farApple's thinnest iPhone ever teased again with a new video of the iPhone 17 Air, with a dummy model giving us our best look so far.Jul 8, 2025 7:07 PM CDT
• Multiple game publishers interested in Romero Games' new first-person shooterAfter multiple inaccurate reports, Romero Games clarifies that it hasn't actually shut down, and multiple publishers want to help ship the new FPS project.Jul 8, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• Chinese display maker BOE is now Apple's largest MacBook display supplierBOE is expected to take 51% of Apple MacBook display panel orders this year, up from 39% in 2024, seeing major success for the Chinese display maker.Jul 8, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• Destiny 2 community lead shares somber yet hopeful message on Bungie DayAs Bungie prepares Destiny 2's new Edge of Fate expansion for its imminent launch, community lead dmg04 reflects on the state of Destiny 2 on Bungie Day.Jul 8, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Micron to reportedly start supplying GDDR7 memory chips for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUsNVIDIA currently secures its GDDR7 memory chips for its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs from SK hynix and Samsung, but Micron is stepping into the GDDR7 game.Jul 8, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• Report: Multiple new Fallout games are in development, including Fallout 3 remasterA video games journalist for a credible site says that there are multiple new Fallout games in development right now, maybe even a Fallout 3 remaster.Jul 8, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• LG Innotek innovates by replacing solder balls with Copper Posts, for thinner smartphonesLG Innotek looks to future tech innovations for smartphones to make them slimmer by replacing solder balls with Copper Posts, for even thinner smartphones.Jul 8, 2025 4:04 PM CDT
• Meta recruits Apple's top AI engineer in multi-million dollar deal, enhancing AI supremacyApple poaches Apple's leader in AI in a huge multi-million dollar deal, putting another dagger into the failing Apple Intelligence efforts.Jul 8, 2025 3:03 PM CDT
• Apple will reportedly launch its iPhone 17e next spring using the same OLED panel as iPhone 16eApple to launch the iPhone 17e next spring with budget-friendly OLED display, the same OLED display inside of the iPhone 16e smartphone.Jul 8, 2025 2:02 PM CDT
• Want a cheaper RDNA 4 GPU? AMD's vanilla RX 9060 gets AIDA64 support, alongside Zen 6 CPUsZen 6 processors only have 'preliminary support' at this stage, though, but the RX 9060 could be close at hand as an alternative to its XT sibling.Jul 8, 2025 1:43 PM CDT
• Naughty Dog releases a new way to play The Last of Us Part II RemasteredNaughty Dog has introduced a new way to play The Last of Us Part II Remastered with a new update, which is now available for download.Jul 8, 2025 1:02 PM CDT
• PlayStation confirms State of Play for Ghost of YoteiPlayStation has announced it will be hosting a State of Play event for Ghost of Yotei where it will be deep diving into the gameplay.Jul 8, 2025 12:34 PM CDT
• US secretary of state impersonated by AI: foreign ministers and Congress members contactedThe US Secretary of State has been impersonated by an unknown digital assailant, who contacted several foreign ministers and Congress members.Jul 8, 2025 11:32 AM CDT
• Amazon Prime Day slashes prices across be quiet! products: CPU coolers, cases, and PSUsAmazon Prime Day is here, and heavy discounts are hitting the website with be quiet! slashing prices across a range of different products.Jul 8, 2025 10:22 AM CDT
• Xbox Game Pass profitability doubts silenced after it's partially blamed for 9,000 layoffsXbox Game Pass's profitability has been cited as the catalyst for Microsoft firing 9,000 employees, most of whom are from within Xbox's umbrella.Jul 8, 2025 8:28 AM CDT
• Sonic Adventure RTX adds Path Tracing to the classic Dreamcast gameSonic Adventure RTX Legacy Version adds real-time Path Tracing to the 1998 Dreamcast game that brought Sonic the Hedgehog into the world of 3D.Jul 8, 2025 5:01 AM CDT
• Is Game Pass hurting Xbox Studios? Profit debate heats up after major job cutsA debate has emerged regarding the profitability of Game Pass and its impact on third-party development studios, as well as the broader gaming market.Jul 8, 2025 4:26 AM CDT
• Half-Life remake Black Mesa looks stunning with this RTX Remix Path Tracing modBlack Mesa Remixed is a new RTX Remix mod that adds full Path Traced lighting to the remake of the iconic Half-Life and it looks incredible.Jul 8, 2025 4:01 AM CDT
• Call of Duty: WWII taken offline after RCE vulnerability let hackers take over PCsCall of Duty: WWII's debut on PC Game Pass was a disaster as players found their PCs compromised by a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.Jul 8, 2025 3:33 AM CDT
• Ocypus Sigma PRO is a new AIO cooler with a floating pump design and IPS displayThe new Sigma PRO from Ocypus is a stylish AIO liquid cooling solution that blends style and performance with a floating pump design.Jul 8, 2025 3:02 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 campaign details leak: objective, location, story elementsDetails have leaked about the Battlefield 6 single-player campaign, including weapons, locations, objectives, and the nationalities involved.Jul 8, 2025 2:25 AM CDT
• 'Homeless' livestreaming is peaking: why hundreds take to the streets each nightHundreds of 'homeless' streamers are taking to the streets in China, a phenomenon of street streaming is taking place in cities at night.Jul 8, 2025 12:51 AM CDT
• AOOSTAR intros its XG76XT external Radeon RX 7600 XT: USB4 and OCulink ports for $470 in ChinaAOOSTAR launches its new XG76XT external graphics card enclosure with a built-in AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, launches in China for around $470.Jul 7, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• TSMC's new advanced packaging plant in Taiwan gets hit by typhoon after recent delaysTSMC's new advanced packaging plant in Taiwan has been hit by a typhoon, after the company has been hit with multiple setbacks at the plant.Jul 7, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• Samsung Foundry stakes survival on 2nm process node with a new special directive to fight TSMCSamsung Foundry is now staking its survival on its 2nm process, setting a goal to secure large customers by raising 2nm yields to 70% within the year.Jul 7, 2025 4:13 PM CDT
• Switch 2 GPU is 'slightly below Series S,' says Outer Worlds 2 developerThe Nintendo Switch 2's GPU is only slightly below the Xbox Series S and any games that run at 60FPS on Series S should be easy to port to Switch 2.Jul 7, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Google Chrome is reportedly checking whether your Windows 10 PC can be upgraded to Windows 11Based on a Chromium commit, Google's web browser is peeking at whether your PC is eligible for Windows 11, and this functionality is supposedly live now.Jul 7, 2025 12:45 PM CDT
• Fed up with Windows 11 serving 'suggestions' to you? More of this is on the way, sadlyThe lock screen is the next part of the Windows 11 interface to get suggestions, this time for widgets, or at least this functionality is hidden in testing.Jul 7, 2025 11:03 AM CDT
• Intel rumored to release Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs with higher clock speeds later this yearIntel rumored to be preparing Arrow Lake-S Refresh CPUs that should be the last release on the LGA-1851 socket, before Nova Lake arrives in 2026.Jul 7, 2025 6:40 AM CDT
• Nintendo Switch 2 just got a clip-on Cooling Fan courtesy of JSAUXJSAUX Cooling Fan for Nintendo Switch 2 is a clip-on accessory that includes a fan to cool down the device when gaming, with a knob to adjust the speed.Jul 7, 2025 2:31 AM CDT
• Deus Ex, the iconic PC game, was almost a Command & Conquer RPGWarren Spector, the creator of Deus Ex, recently confirmed that he almost signed a contract with Westwood to create a Command & Conquer RPG.Jul 7, 2025 1:59 AM CDT
• Azeroth Reborn is a fully playable Warcraft 3 remake in the StarCraft 2 engineStarCraft 2 owners can now playthrough Warcraft 3's iconic campaign with faster gameplay and improved pathing thanks to the new mod Azeroth Reborn.Jul 7, 2025 1:28 AM CDT
• Apple plans for initial year shipment of 7 million foldable iPhones, wants to battle SamsungApple plans to have an initial year shipment of 7 million foldable iPhones, aims to capture 30% of the foldable smartphone market, to battle Samsung.Jul 7, 2025 12:45 AM CDT
• DLSS makes the Switch 2 as powerful as the Xbox Series S, developer saysThe Nintendo Switch 2 is a notable upgrade over the original, and with NVIDIA DLSS support its performance can match the Xbox Series S.Jul 6, 2025 10:31 PM CDT
• Windows 11 market share surpasses Windows 10 globallyIt's only taken four years, but Windows 11's market share has finally surpassed that of Windows 10 as the dominant operating system among PC users.Jul 6, 2025 10:03 PM CDT
• Modders create quieter RTX 5090, 5080 cards with 3D printed shrouds and Noctua, Phanteks fansModders tweak GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards with 3D printed shrouds, and quieter Noctua and Phanteks fans. Check them out!Jul 6, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• MSI Afterburner receives 'unofficial' support for RDNA 4 GPUs, as well as 'future' RTX 50 cardsMSI Afterburner developers add AMD Radeon RX 9000 support, lets you tweak your RDNA 4 GPU, as well as 'future' GeForce RTX 50 series GPU support.Jul 6, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• US mulls AI chip restrictions for Malaysia and Thailand, to stop flow of AI chips to ChinaUS government considers AI chip restrictions on Malaysia and Thailand that would stop the flow of AI chips being smuggled through to China.Jul 6, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• NVIDIA unveils DLSS 4 plugin for Unreal Engine 5.6: next-gen AI upscaling for game developersNVIDIA has unveiled its new DLSS 4 plugin for Unreal Engine 5.2 to 5.6, delivering next-generation AI upscaling technology to game developers.Jul 6, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• CPU-Z now supports AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs, NVIDIA RTX 50 series GPUs, and new AMD CPU familiesCPU-Z v2.16 has been released, now supporting more RDNA 4 and RTX 50 series GPUs, as well as multiple new Zen 5-based CPUs from AMD.Jul 6, 2025 4:04 PM CDT
• GALAX's flagship RTX 5090 D sets new world records: 3650MHz GPU and 36Gbps GDDR7 speedsGALAX's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 D graphics card sets new overclocking world records with huge 3650MHz GPU clocks, and 36Gbps GDDR7 memory OC.Jul 6, 2025 3:03 PM CDT
• COLORFUL intros the WS W790E PRO for Intel Xeon W3400/2400 CPUs, its first workstation moboCOLORFUL launched its new WS W790E PRO V20 motherboard with the LGA-4677 socket, supporting Intel's family of Xeon W3400 and W2400 processors.Jul 6, 2025 2:02 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 is over 25% slower without full PCIe bandwidthNVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 is over 25% slower without its full PCIe 5.0 x16 bandwidth, with huge performance losses in rendering workloads.Jul 6, 2025 1:09 PM CDT
• Report: Forza Motorsport franchise canceled due to Xbox layoffsAccording to a former Turn 10 employee affected by recent Xbox layoffs, the Forza Motorsport franchise is no more as remaining devs focus on Forza Horizon.Jul 6, 2025 9:00 AM CDT
• Communication Workers of America labor union delivers statement on Xbox layoffsThe Communication Workers of America (CWA) labor union expresses its disappointment with Microsoft in a public statement on the recent Xbox layoffs.Jul 5, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• UK Royal Navy has an 'esports suite' with gaming PCs inside its latest aircraft carrierUK sailors convinced the Royal Navy to install a new computer room filled with gaming PCs on its new aircraft carrier, for esports and video games at sea.Jul 5, 2025 7:07 PM CDT
• ASUS's new Ascent GX10 with GB200 Blackwell Superchip launches July 22, its new AI Mini-PCASUS has confirmed that its new Ascent GX10 AI Mini-PC is launching on July 22, powered by NVIDIA's new GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip.Jul 5, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• The future is here: Hong Kong scientists are now 3D printing organs for transplant patientsScientists at the University of Hong Kong in China are experimenting with 3D-printing functional organ tissue, a step towards the future.Jul 5, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• Elon Musk says xAI is buying an overseas power plant, and shipping it to the United StatesElon Musk confirms xAI will be buying an entire power plant from overseas, will ship it to the US to power its 1-million-strong AI GPU data center.Jul 5, 2025 4:04 PM CDT
• Anthem shuts down January 2026, all microtransactions pulled from storeBioWare's failed live service mech action game Anthem will officially go offline early next year, marking an end of a troubled era for the online title.Jul 5, 2025 3:38 PM CDT
• AOOSTAR preps its new NEX395 Mini-PC powered by AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APUAOOSTAR has officially teased its upcoming NEX395 Mini-PC, powered by AMD's new flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU and up to 128GB of RAM.Jul 5, 2025 3:04 PM CDT
• Arkane founder: Game Pass is unsustainable and damages the industryRaphael Colantonio, the founder of Dishonored and Prey game studio Arkane, says that Xbox Game Pass is unsustainable and actively damages the industry.Jul 5, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners returns with new 10-episode season from original Trigger animation teamCyberpunk: Edgerunners is back with a second season from original Japanese animation studio Trigger, but this time the 10-episode run will be standalone.Jul 5, 2025 11:46 AM CDT

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