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Most social media apps allow users to message each other directly, but Threads has lacked this feature until now. In a recent blog post, Meta revealed that Threads users can now send and receive direct messages (DMs) within the Threads app, from followers on Threads and Instagram who are 18 or older. With this new...
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It's been a hot minute since NVIDIA released the RTX 5060 Ti and AMD let the RX 9060 XT out of the bag. Both of these cards are available in with 8 GB and 16 GB of VRAM, and the fact the 8 GB versions could be hamstrung by a lack of VRAM has been the subject of much online discussion, given the performance bracket the...
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Rockstar Games has just dropped what might be the weirdest Red Dead Online patch yet. Titled Strange Tales of the West, the "weird West"-themed update adds a series of Telegram Missions featuring everything supernatural, from shambling undead in Armadillo to murderous automata lurking around Braithwaite Manor. It's an...
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Reports of overheating have surfaced of the highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, which claim that units are suffering from various issues in some popular games.
This issue came to light today thanks to a post at the NintendoSoup fan site. We did our own digging around Reddit and X, however, and the reports seem...
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PlayStation fans have some more eye candy en route via a PlayStation 5 Pro upgrade coming in 2026. According to lead PS5 graphics architect Mark Cerny, the collaboration with AMD GPUs has proved fruitful for the console. Thus, we're likely to see some impressive upgrades coming next for the PS5 Pro.
We're not...
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You should always be suspicious of unsolicited communications via email, text, and phone calls, especially if you are being asked to provide any kind of personal information. That falls under the category of Safe Computing 101. Lest anyone need reminding, however, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reminding...
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Before it's all said and down, a memory maker is going to release a DDR5-10000 kit to retail. There's a good chance it will be G.Skill (it's already overclocked RAM well past that mark). That day is not today, though G.Skill is showing off DDR5 in the CAMM2 form factor running at 10,000MHz (technically, 10,000MT/s) in...
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Looking for something a little different for your next smartphone? Nothing might have you covered. The UK-based firm founded by Carl Pei is tapping into its creative side with its latest product launches, and like the Nothing Headphone (1) we reviewed, the company's new Phone (3) brings a unique styling to the mobile...
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The gallery of breathtaking images released to commemorate Hubble's 35 years in orbit was awe inspiring all it own. Once again though, Hubble is dropping jaws, this time for a snapshot of a spiral galaxy located about 250 million light-years away. The galaxy, UGC 11397, sits in the constellation Lyra and is unique due...
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Monster hunters across the planet have something to look forward to. Capcom has released a fresh new patch for Monster Hunter Wilds, packed with lots of improvements and new content, but most importantly, lots of PC-specific performance optimizations.
The patch is called Title Update 2 and the version number is...
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AI is becoming increasingly prevalent part of daily life, and dating is no exception. Of course, most people are hoping to meet other human beings while using dating apps, and not get caught up wasting time interacting with an AI generated profile. To help users on this front, Tinder will begin to roll out a new...
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If you keep up with PC gaming news, you're almost assuredly aware that when NVIDIA unveiled the Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, it also released "DLSS 4", with Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) and a new Transformer-based model for Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction. The part you may not have heard is that, aside from MFG, "DLSS
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The rollout of Apple Intelligence hasn't gone to plan. It has simply failed to deliver on several fronts, to the point that Apple is being sued for false advertising. Even worse, it was counting on its AI to finally make Siri a useful assistant. Now, it appears as if Apple will turn to a third-party AI provider to...
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Nothing Headphone (1): $299 MSRP Nothing Headphone (1) is a $299 pair of wireless ANC headphones that make very few compromises and deliver excellent value. Excellent value Stand-out design Good sound after EQ Digital audio over USB Solid noise cancellation Competitive battery life Lackluster sound before EQ A bit heavy Today in London, Nothing...
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If you use Microsoft Authenticator or know people who do, here's a good heads-up. Keeping with the plan to discontinue Authenticator's password functionality in a bid to transition to passkeys, the software's autofill functionality will stop working as of today, and saved payment information will be erased. Saved...
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If you're still holding on to your beloved Pascal (GTX 10) or Maxwell (GTX 900/750) GeForce card, the next driver update you get will probably be the last one. It's kind of incredible that NVIDIA is still offering driver updates for these GPUs all these years later, but it seems like a curtain call is approaching...
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Google Threat Analysis has uncovered a zero-day vulnerability that impacts Chrome, and Google is aware that it has been exploited in the wild. Google has now patched this vulnerability, and Chrome users should update their browsers ASAP.
Tracked as CVE-2025-6554 and described as a type of confusion weakness, the...
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The mighty ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is setting records against the competition. We're not talking about high-price records, even though GPUs are certainly at eye-popping levels these days. Instead, we're talking about the popular benchmark suite, 3DMark, where the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is currently...
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Crucial T710 SSD - MSRP Starting @ $179 (1TB), $279 (2TB) Crucial is back at it with its latest high-performance, PCIe Gen 5 SSD, the T710, and it's the company's fastest NVMe M.2 drive to date. Excellent Performance Fast Game Level Loads Relatively Low Power Sold With Or Without Heatsink Price Premium Doesn't Always Beat The T705 Micron has...
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Back in mid-June, Anker recalled over 1.1 million PowerCore 1000 power banks because of potentially defective lithium-ion batteries that could overheat and catch fire. Obviously that is not something you want to happen. Now just over two weeks later, Anker is casting a wider net "out of an abundance of caution" by...
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As many of you reading this are well aware, it hasn't exactly been easy tracking down a Switch 2 console for purchase from a first-party seller. Sure, you could resort to a marketplace seller and auction sites like eBay, but you'd be lucky to 'only' pay $100 over retail if going those routes. While frustrating, we...
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It's widely expected that Google will roll out is Pixel 10 series during its Made by Google event later this summer, and as the big day draws closer, the leaks and rumors are ramping up. The latest one reveals key details about the Pixel 10 Pro an Pixel 10 Pro XL, the latter of which is purportedly going to rock the...
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