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Intel is rolling out an updated GPU driver that it claims will deliver double-digit percentage gains in several games on handheld devices running Core Ultra 200V series processors with built-in Arc 140V and 130V graphics. Otherwise known as Lunar Lake, Intel says gaming handhelds like MSI's Claw lineup benefit...
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After making the decision to exit the smartphone market back in 2021, LG is preparing to sunset its Android update servers for good. This move comes as no surprise to those following the phone market, but it's no less disheartening, particularly to those still rocking an LG handset.
The kill switch will be pulled...
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The Venn diagram of "quirky input hardware fans" and "retro gaming enthusiasts" is nearly a circle, so we're rock-solid confident that you will find this new mouse colorway from 8BitDo quite tantalizing indeed. The Retro R8 mouse isn't a new product, and the extant pointing device is already well-regarded, but now the...
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There have been some solid games released so far this year, but all eyes in the gaming world, from zealous fans to industry analysts, are still squarely focused on Grand Theft Auto VI. Development studio Rockstar has been steadfast in that it will be getting the game out the door sometime in 2025. However, a former...
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The next time you hit up the C8 Corvette configurator, you'll notice that General Motors has thrown in a couple of hot new colors while taking away another couple at the same time. Say hello to Rosswell Green Metallic and Blade Silver Metallic, as well as say adios to Sea Wolf Gray and the beloved Rapid Blue Metallic...
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Every mother deserves to be showered with flowers and her favorite candies every once in a while, and if that's what you're planning to do for Mother's Day, you should absolutely do so. At the same time, if you want to kick the celebration up a notch and really show your appreciation, we have a handful of gift ideas...
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Patch Tuesday, is sometimes a love hate sort of thing. It's a safe bet that most Windows Home or Pro users hate having to reboot it every time there's a hangnail that needs fixing. Regardless, those days are coming to an end, thanks to upcoming availability of in-memory hot-patching, as long as you're running Windows Server, which is obviously
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Oh, hello! Samsung might be going for a special two-fer with the next Galaxy Watch 8 series. According to a recent Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) listing, fans of the smartwatch will be seeing the return of the Classic model and with that, hopes of the return of the much-loved rotating bezel. Regardless...
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NVIDIA's latest generation GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs have been around for a few months now, and there is a recently discovered feature from one of the company's hardware partners that is quite unique amongst GPUs. ASUS ROG's Astral GeForce RTX 50 models have a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer that can detect the...
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You may not realize it, but chances are high that one of your devices is rocking an Arm-based chip of some kind. And probably multiple devices. Arm's IP has been used to design an enormous range of system-on-chips (SoCs) that power many Android smartphones, tablets, routers, smart TVs, and so much more. Given that's...
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Nothing's upcoming Phone (3) could well be getting some love in the United States, assuming Nothing CEO Carl Pei is to be believed. When someone on X asked Pei if the new phone will be sold in the U.S. outside of the Nothing Beta program, the Chinese-Swedish entrepreneur simply said: "100%!" The new device is expected...
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It looks like NVIDIA's driver team has been working overtime since the launch of the GeForce RTX 50 series, and especially in recent weeks. Following the launch of its 'Game Ready' 576.02 WHQL GPU driver chock full of bug fixes two weeks ago and a more recent hotfix GPU driver to address a handful of more issues...
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The hype around Grand Theft Auto VI continues to reach absurd new heights, as the game's one and only trailer has now smashed past 250 million views on YouTube, alongside over 1 million comments. For a relatively short teaser with no real gameplay footage, those numbers are basically unheard-of, and just further proof...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has been a big hit for Bethesda, managing to rack up over four million players since it launched last week. Gamers have been happy with all the improvements the remaster brings, and that Bethesda didn’t feel the need to squash a fan-made effort called Skyblivion. The one dark...
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A recent report has revealed that Meta's AI chatbot tool (the same one that once called Zuckerberg creepy) poses danger to children as it's allegedly having sexual conversations with minors.
Meta ranks high among the companies that have invested heavily in developing AI chatbots. Meta’s AI bots, which operate on...
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Do you get the feeling that AMD's hardware partners are excited about the pending launch of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 series? Over the weekend, it came to attention that Gigabyte had added support for the unreleased CPU models to its TRX50 motherboard by way of a new BIOS update, and now ASUS has followed suit...
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McLaren just revealed that it took its $2.1 million W1 hybrid to the Arctic Circle earlier this year for a bit of cold-weather testing. The car's engineers were there to conduct validation tests on the vehicle's systems and capabilities, such as traction control, chassis/damper tuning, the gearbox, and battery pack...
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You may think that the current GPU market is all doom and gloom, but the landscape is about to get even more apocalyptic, but in a more delightful way. Enter ASUS ROG and its new GeForce RTX 5080 Doom Edition graphics card that is here to blast your worries back to the Dark Ages. ASUS has joined forces with Bethesda...
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Don't look now (or do look), but AMD is coming off a bit of a banner week at Mindfactory, a popular PC parts store in Germany. What's especially interesting is how well AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is selling compared to both its rivals and all other GPUs. Versus the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, AMD's top-performing gaming GPU...
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Uh-oh, Mike Lindell's band of lawyers have found themselves in some legal hot water. In a document filing—as part of the defamation lawsuit by Eric Coomer (former employee of Dominion Voting Systems) against Lindell—a Colorado district judge found nearly 30 erroneous citations made by Lindell's legal team. Upon...
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NVIDIA is not yet finished fleshing out its GeForce RTX 50 series lineup based on its Blackwell architecture, and we're not just talking about more budget-oriented GPUs, either. If past launches are any indication, we can expect a Super refresh at some point. To that end, rumors are swirling of NVIDIA launching both a...
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Io_uring was introduced in 2019 with Linux kernel 5.1, and its purpose was to help improve the efficiency and flexibility of input and output operations on Linux. While this led to significant performance gains, it also led to critical blind spots for Linux security tools. Most recently, security researchers have...
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