Chris Harper
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Open source developer Bryan Keller has released a functional Mac OS X 10.0 port for Nintendo Wii and shared the detailed process it took to make it happen. One of the last things to be addressed was functioning mouse and keyboard support on Wii, with earlier development all done with a...
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One concern following NVIDIA's introduction of its ultra-efficient Neural Texture Compression (NTC) was that it would remain proprietary to only NVIDIA's GPUs. Intel has since introduced its own similar technology, dubbed Texture Set...
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Controller configuration options have historically been fragmented on Android. Several configuration apps exist and some are actually a requirement for many games, but to date there hasn't been a native tool built into the OS. If Google is...
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Unless you're on a PC managed by an enterprise IT department, Microsoft is forcing all Windows 11 PCs to update to Windows 11 25H2. "Machine learning" is being used to select which PCs receive the update first, but it's clear that...
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Despite weeks of warnings, swaths of T-Mobile users are taking to social media platforms asking why their phones aren't working properly anymore—and the answer lies with T-Mobile's upgraded network. While T-Mobile has made great strides in...
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The end of support for Windows 10 has forced many upgrades, disposal of older systems, or the use of an unsecured operating system for estimated millions of PC users. To help revitalize those systems and get them off old versions of...
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The development team behind PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 has reported "a new breakthrough on emulating PS3's Cell CPU" to improvement to how SPU usage patterns are emulated on PC. These improvements purportedly result in benefits to all...
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NVIDIA has shown off its Neutral Texture Compression (NTC) technology before, but it is still a work in progress. The technology and its efficiency benefits have since been more clearly detailed and it's quite impressive. A high-fidelity...
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In the lead up to Grand Theft Auto 6's release, any statement from former Rockstar Games developers become veritable wildfires in the press. The latest example is from former Rockstar Games audio engineer Rob Carr. An interview with Carr...
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Users of NVIDIA Ampere-based GPUs equipped with GDDR6 memory beware—new Rowhammer attacks are in the wild that exploit these cards for a full system control hijack. It is not all Ampere GPUs affected, however. The only ones on which the...
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After an Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) was found in the Japanese-only Lost Levels sequel, an ACE exploit has been found in the original Super Mario Bros. 40 years after its original release. Both glitches are only possible on the original...
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A new, particularly malicious Android rootkit has been identified by the team of cybersecurity researchers at McAfee, and as the above image indicates, it has a particularly high rate of infection across the Midwestern United States...
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Most days around here at HotHardware are frantic, but everyone needs a good work-life balance. As a team populated by mostly PC gamers, we have varying opinions on the best gaming mice currently available. Below are 11 of the top gaming mice to help you dominate the competition, which includes...
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Prominent hardware leaker KeplerL2 made some interesting statements on the NeoGAF forums recently, claiming that the PlayStation 6 Portable is not only faster than the Xbox Series S in raster performance, but "massively ahead" in ray...
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A new major Arc Raiders update, Flashpoint, is going live later today. The Flashpoint Update is the third of four Escalation updates, following Shrouded Sky in February and Headwinds in January. Flashpoint is introducing a new map...
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A great benefit of cloud storage is the ability to automatically store backup data off-site, but ransomware can be a serious problem to that approach, since if it too is synced off-site, the entire cloud backup may be useless. Google...
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When we reviewed ROG Xbox Ally X late last year, we called it "excellent but evolutionary". A routine update for the device spotted by ROG Ally Life seems like a precursor to a seamless AutoSR upscaling switch being added to ROG Xbox Ally...
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Fans of the original PlayStation know that there are substantial differences between the original "PSX" PlayStation and the follow-up "PSOne" revision, beyond just a smaller factor. One fan has taken that knowledge to its extreme by...
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Valve employee Ido Magal, best known as the project lead on Counter-Strike 2 and Global Offensive, as well as a level designer for the original Counter-Strike, has proudly announced that Valve successfully VAC banned roughly 960,000...
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This week, Microsoft released a new Windows 11 preview build, dubbed KB5079391, but it's also had to pause the rollout due to an installation error with a currently-unknown cause and fix. It's a shame, since KB5079391 does incorporate a...
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Epic Games' recent lay offs of over 1,000 employees has been decried by gamers and industry professionals alike, most prominently by Chet Faliszek, former Valve writer best known for his work on the Portal, Half-Life, and Left 4...
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Google Translate's new Gemini-powered, real-time voice translation feature is finally expanding from Android to iOS devices a well, including iPhones and iPads. The update also extends the new features to more countries and languages...
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