Chris Harper
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Countervolts, the modder responsible for Linux d4r, or "dlss 4 radeon", has updated his tool with preliminary support for AMD RDNA 4-based Radeon GPUs using their native FP8 matrix units.
For those unfamiliar with d4r, it gives users...
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The launch of The Witcher 3: Remastered as a free cross-platform update with path tracing has generated quite a buzz. Not only is the beloved classic The Witcher 3 still receiving excellent, free updates, but with the latest graphical...
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If you've preordered the Apple iPhone Duo, we're here to help make sure you're ready to get the most out of the device ahead of its October 23rd release date. Despite the pre-release nature of the Apple iPhone Duo at this time, numerous manufacturers are at the ready with an array of...
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Microsoft's Xbox disc-to-digital program has exited the Xbox Insiders Program, so anyone can now utilize the feature to convert disc games into digital licenses for use on Xbox consoles or even PCs. Per Microsoft's official announcement...
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Over on the X platform, prominent account @DiscordPreviews has spotted an upcoming Discord feature called "Game Mode," which is intended to activate automatically when Discord detects you're in-game. Functionally-speaking, the current...
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Earlier this year, we wrote about hackers successfully uncovering the BootROM keys for the PlayStation 5, which sparked a wave of fresh PS5 console modding and emulation efforts. Today, those efforts culminated in the release of a new...
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It's been almost fifteen years since Minecraft version 1.0.0 added "The End" dimension in its Adventure Update, but now that Minecraft Dungeons II is expanding the universe, "The Sift" dimension will also be added. Visually, The Sift...
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PlayStation 5 emulation on the PC is an ongoing effort. The most noteworthy of the current emulators are KytyPS5, SharpEmu, and perhaps AnyPS5. AnyPS5 is somewhat different than the others, however, because it is technically not a...
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Alongside the Snapdragon X2 (Elite/Plus) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 debuts, Qualcomm is also showcasing support for its new hardware across not only Windows and Googlebook laptops, but also Linux. Specifically, Qualcomm has...
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As expected, Nintendo's historically-high $4.5 million lawsuit against a single Nintendo Switch piracy subreddit operator has proven successful, likely thanks to the assortment of at least 4 "Pirate Shops" and numerous piracy-related...
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If you, your business, or someone you know rely on the use of WordPress in any way, applying patches immediately is essential to prevent possible compromise by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) attack. To be specific, security company...
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Over on the NeoGAF forums, which are popular among gaming industry insiders, credible leaker Kepler_L2 appeared in a thread claiming that the PlayStation 6 would have performance surpassing NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080, citing support for dual-issue compute as the reason why. Kepler did not back...
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At the 2026 Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in Maui, the stars of the show are two new SoCs: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. In addition, to deep dive briefings, we here at Hot Hardware were not only lucky...
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According to patent documents originally spotted by Respawn First, Microsoft is studying ways to enhance in-game advertisement solutions. Specifically, Microsoft showcased a context-aware ad system that times ad interruptions to specific...
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In a statement originally reported by Taiwanese news site United Daily News, Acer Chairman Chen Chun-sheng has predicted a pricing recovery for the PC market as early as Q3 2027, decrying a decade-long shortage as "impossible." Seeing as...
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Microsoft is enabling its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) for Intel Core Ultra series 3 Panther Lake-based PCs. While Microsoft does have an official list of games that showcase the strengths of Auto SR, it is worth noting that the...
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The most vocal critics of generative AI view the technology as overt labor theft, due to how the underlying web scraping and AI training works, and internal documents from Microsoft and OpenAI revealed by The New York Times v. Microsoft...
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DuckStation, one of the more popular Sony PlayStation 1 emulators, received a major update that significantly boosts performance and enhances the user experience. The developers of DuckStation have incorporated multi-threaded shader...
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If you've been keeping track of Apple's latest announcements, you may already know that the new Apple AirPods 5 earbuds are available for purchase. What you may not know is how they actually differ from past models, and whether or not the...
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In bittersweet news for fans of emulation everywhere, prominent Nintendo Switch emulator & Yuzu successor Suyu is shutting down with version 0.04, but not before introducing a limited static recompilation mode for emulated titles. While...
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While the latest wave of Patch Tuesday security updates for Windows 11 once again broke Microsoft's previous best record for the most security patches in one update, those 974 fixes still broke some stuff. The good news is that Microsoft...
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Valve's highly anticipated Steam Frame standalone VR headset is finally here after being revealed alongside the new Steam Controller and Steam Machine back in November.
The Steam Frame just launched with two models (one with 256GB of...
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