Hardware Don't Buy a GPU Now: Wait for Next-Gen or Grab a Discount? |
Wondering if now's the time to upgrade your GPU? With key announcements
and next-gen GPUs just weeks away, waiting is the smarter strategy than jumping on holiday sales.
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Wondering if now's the time to upgrade your GPU? With key announcements and next-gen GPUs just weeks away, waiting is the smarter strategy than jumping on holiday sales.
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Burn Baby Burn The OLED Burn-In Test: 9-Month Update |
Nine months into our 4K OLED monitor stress test, we're putting the MSI QD-OLED through extreme productivity tasks with 8+ hours daily of static content to test its durability. Here's our update.
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Nine months into our 4K OLED monitor stress test, we're putting the MSI QD-OLED through extreme productivity tasks with 8+ hours daily of static content to test its durability. Here's our update.
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Buying Guide The Best Expansion Storage for PS5 and Xbox Consoles |
Game storage demands keep on rising, especially for PS5 and Xbox Series gamers. From PS5 storage upgrades to Xbox expansion cards, here's what you need to know before you buy.
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Game storage demands keep on rising, especially for PS5 and Xbox Series gamers. From PS5 storage upgrades to Xbox expansion cards, here's what you need to know before you buy.
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MagSafe-Like Detachable Ethernet cable brings magnetic convenience to networking |
| The Sanwa solution is essentially a quick-release cable. The combo
comes in five different configurations based on cable length – from one meter to 10 meters (1m,... |
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| The Sanwa solution is essentially a quick-release cable. The combo comes in five different configurations based on cable length – from one meter to 10 meters (1m,... |
Black Friday Xbox and PC Game Pass Ultimate for just $12/month, grab it before it's gone |
| Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers amazing access to hundreds of
high-quality games for Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. But what if we told you that this already... |
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| Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers amazing access to hundreds of high-quality games for Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. But what if we told you that this already... |
Culture "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones sets world record by deadlifting 996 pounds of SSDs |
| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the actor who played the
hulking character "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones, achieved an astonishing feat at the SC24 conference in Atlanta this... |
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| Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the actor who played the hulking character "The Mountain" in Game of Thrones, achieved an astonishing feat at the SC24 conference in Atlanta this... |
Chipmakers Nvidia nearly doubles AMD's R&D budget – Intel's spending dwarfs both, but struggles to compete |
| Recent insights from Tech Fund reveal
a widening disparity in R&D budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia, a key factor in Nvidia's increasing market dominance.... |
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| Recent insights from Tech Fund reveal a widening disparity in R&D budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia, a key factor in Nvidia's increasing market
dominance.... |
AI Microsoft is using Word and Excel user data for AI training by default, and opting out isn't easy |
| Microsoft's connected experiences in Office
analyzes user content to provide the likes of design recommendations, editing suggestions, data insights, and similar features. |
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| Microsoft's connected experiences in Office analyzes user content to provide the likes of design recommendations, editing suggestions, data insights, and similar features. |
Gaming How Half-Life 2's minimum specs led to the creation of the Steam Hardware survey |
| The Steam survey, which allows users of the platform to reveal
their hardware and software specs to Valve so the data can be collated, might not be... |
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| The Steam survey, which allows users of the platform to reveal their hardware and software specs to Valve so the data can be collated, might not be... |
Tech Culture Pac-Man breaks into the physical world with new live experience from Bandai Namco |
| Pac-Man is coming to life thanks to a collaboration
between Bandai Namco and Little Lion Entertainment. Set to open on March 22, the "Pac-Man Live Experience" aims... |
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| Pac-Man is coming to life thanks to a collaboration between Bandai Namco and Little Lion Entertainment. Set to open on March 22, the "Pac-Man Live Experience" aims... |
(Lack of) Security Novel Russian hacking method daisy chains Wi-Fi networks to reach intended target |
| Russian hackers have devised a highly
sophisticated method of breaching Wi-Fi networks from afar that researchers have dubbed the "nearest neighbor attack," as it allows hackers to... |
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| Russian hackers have devised a highly sophisticated method of breaching Wi-Fi networks from afar that researchers have dubbed the "nearest neighbor attack," as it allows
hackers to... |
Space Solar Orbiter captures highest-resolution views of Sun's surface |
| The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has captured the
highest-resolution full views of the Sun's visible surface. The images, taken in March 2023, provide a multilayered... |
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| The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has captured the highest-resolution full views of the Sun's visible surface. The images, taken in March 2023, provide a multilayered... |
Tech Deals This $30 tool gives you access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and more for life |
| TL;DR: Save 87% on this all-in-one AI tool powered by ChatGPT, Gemini,
and more top platforms. For a limited time discounted to just $29.97. |
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| TL;DR: Save 87% on this all-in-one AI tool powered by ChatGPT, Gemini, and more top platforms. For a limited time discounted to just $29.97. |
Handheld Gaming Sony is developing a PS5 handheld device to compete with Nintendo's Switch |
| Sony will be building on the design of the PlayStation
Portal device for its handheld console, according to Bloomberg. According to the publication's sources, the Portal, which... |
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| Sony will be building on the design of the PlayStation Portal device for its handheld console, according to Bloomberg. According to the publication's sources, the Portal, which... |
Windows Windows 11 24H2 update breaks Ubisoft games, fix still pending |
| Microsoft has acknowledged yet another issue in Windows 11, version 24H2.
According to the company's official dashboard for known issues, some Ubisoft games are experiencing significant problems... |
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| Microsoft has acknowledged yet another issue in Windows 11, version 24H2. According to the company's official dashboard for known issues, some Ubisoft games are experiencing significant problems...
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Industry Tech companies race to build AI superclusters with 100,000+ GPUs in high-stakes competition |
| A new benchmark for AI prowess has emerged: the
ability to amass the most Nvidia chips in a single location. This competition among tech giants is reshaping... |
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| A new benchmark for AI prowess has emerged: the ability to amass the most Nvidia chips in a single location. This competition among tech giants is reshaping... |
Lawsuit Google faces $9 billion UK lawsuit after US monopoly ruling |
| The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected Google's request to dismiss a
£7 billion ($8.8 billion) consumer lawsuit against the company's search and advertising businesses. The... |
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| The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected Google's request to dismiss a £7 billion ($8.8 billion) consumer lawsuit against the company's search and advertising businesses. The... |
Industry Qualcomm backs off full Intel acquisition, could consider buying select divisions |
| In September, reports claimed that Qualcomm had made a
takeover offer to rival Intel. The proposal arrived as Team Blue lurched from one crisis to another, from... |
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| In September, reports claimed that Qualcomm had made a takeover offer to rival Intel. The proposal arrived as Team Blue lurched from one crisis to another, from... |
| What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text? |
|  Was it Neverwinter Nights, EverQuest, Ultima Online or Asheron's Call? |
| Tech CEOs look to Apple's Tim Cook approach for building ties with President-elect Trump |
|  In the complicated world where US politics and business intersect, Apple CEO Tim Cook has managed to forge a unique and influential relationship with President-elect Donald Trump. |
| Coding boot camps fight for relevance in the era of generative AI and a shrinking job market |
|  In 2024 alone, 519 companies in the tech industry have laid off just over 149,000 people. A substantial percentage of those layoffs come from firms "streamlining" their... |
| Microsoft Edge's Game Assist wants to reinvent the Steam in-game browser |
|  The Redmond corporation said that the newly introduced Edge Game Assist is the first in-game tool designed to offer a "rich" gaming-centric browser experience. Now available in... |
| Authorities bust multi-million message SMS fraud and 730 million call VoIP scam in Thailand |
|  One of the arrested gangs employed a technique known as SMS blasting, a method that exploits cellular network vulnerabilities to bombard nearby mobile devices with fraudulent text... |
| Japanese cable maker Fujikura sees stock surge 400% on AI-fueled demand for fiber optics |
|  Fujikura Ltd., founded by Zenpachi Fujikura in 1885, continues to thrive, fueled by the rapid growth of AI products and research initiatives. Originally focused on producing silk... |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 225F "Arrow Lake-S" CPU spied with 10 cores and 4.9GHz boost clock |
|  The listing, spotted by X user Benchleaks, reveals that the Core Ultra 5 225F features 10 cores, comprising six performance cores and four efficient cores. Additional specifications... |
| Nintendo's Switch 2 may turn your smartphone into a controller |
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 The patent outlines a mechanic in which a gamer could scan an on-screen code to transform their handset into a gamepad. While not a totally unique idea... |
| Samsung and LG is working on the world's first "AI smartphone" |
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 Next year's Mobile World Congress could see the introduction of the first "real AI phone," a project Samsung and LG are now secretly working on. Unnamed industry... |
| Thieves steal $1.5 million worth of Oculus VR headsets, $900K in Microsoft goods during truck heists |
|  The movie-style heists involved the men surveilling distribution facilities throughout the Midwest and Southeastern US. Their plan was to steal products that were shipping in interstate commerce,... |
| Cybercriminals are using Spotify to spread spam and pirated software |
|  Malicious actors are exploiting Spotify's playlist and podcast description features to distribute spam, malware, pirated software, and video game cheat codes, according to cybersecurity experts. The activity... |
| AMD Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPUs leak with up to 96 Zen 5 cores |
|  The leak comes from tipster @Olrak29_, who spotted two Threadripper 9000 CPUs listed in a shipping log on NBD.ltd. One of the CPUs is a 96-core model,... |
| Path of Exile 2 promises over 25 hours of content, early access starts December 6 |
|  Grinding Gear Games recently confirmed that Path of Exile 2 will become available in early access on December 6 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC.... |
