Thiago Trevisan
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When we first played the early Astro's Playroom on the Sony PlayStation 5, we knew Sony had a winner on its hands. Fast forward a few years, and the just recently released Astro Bot is a fantastic gaming experience that needs to be enjoyed.
While Sony does not have the heavyweights to match the Mario franchise...
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Apple had its yearly event today, with the iPhone 16 announcement coming as expected. We also got an earful of new AirPods, starting with the AirPods 4 at $129 with a USB-C charging case. This new iteration of the AirPods has spatialized audio with head tracking, and it adds another trick up its sleeve with the $179...
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While we await the next powerhouse GPUs from NVIDIA, we have some interesting news from the AMD side. For RDNA 3, AMD put up a valiant effort at the upper echelons with GPUs such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. While it did not best the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, it certainly put up a good fight with the GeForce RTX 4080 in...
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Gamers are always on the look out for that next bump up in GPU performance, and NVIDIA is usually there to provide it. The GeForce RTX 50 series is slated for release soon, with the design reportedly being finalized during this month. That does not mean that a release is coming in the next few weeks, however, as we...
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The fall is when Apple finally releases its major software update for iPhones the world over. This fall is no exception, with iOS 18 coming along with Apple Intelligence. The iOS 18 developer and public betas have been in the wild for the last several months, with a special iOS 18.1 developer beta aimed at Apple...
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The CPU drama continues to unfold as buyers traverse the rough seas of issues with Intel 13th and 14th generation products. If you have a defective Intel CPU, such as Core i9-13900K, Intel will RMA it. In many reported cases, Intel has even upgraded owners of the last generation CPU to a newer Core i9-14900K free of...
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If you have been looking to buy a CPU during the last several months, the decision has been complicated by scary headlines for both Intel and AMD. With warranty issues being a primary concern, we have some new information that will be good news to those purchasing AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 processors.
The Ryzen...
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When Apple transitioned to its own custom-designed silicon several years ago, it allowed its upgrade cycle of chips to be fast and consistent. No longer relying on Intel's time frame for availability, it can now play completely in its own court. This fall, we expect to see new Macs with M4 hardware inside. This may be...
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AMD has been locked in a fierce battle with NVIDIA recently, with releases such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX at offering broadly competitive performance at a lower price. However, with the rumored next-generation RDNA 4-based GPUs from AMD, there is a chance the company may be missing a true competitor to NVIDIA’s...
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Apple is expected to release its upcoming iPhone 16 during its September 9th 'Glowtime' event. With “It’s Glowtime” tagline, it is obvious Apple plans to lean heavily into the software side. To that end, the 'Clean Up' photo object removal tool is now available for beta testers. Apple's iOS 18 update is also slated to...
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It certainly is an interesting experience sitting anywhere in the house and loading up PlayStation 5 game, without being next to Sony's console. This is what Sony's PlayStation Portal has allowed owners of the console to do, and it has been surprisingly successful. Due to this surprise success, it appears Sony is now...
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AMD has recently launched its Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. While these work perfectly well with existing AM5 X670 motherboards, ASUS has some new products up its sleeve.
Encompassing the new X870 and X870E, there are various motherboards making their way to the Ryzen 9000 lineup...
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AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000 lineup of Zen 5 CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. If you have a tighter budget and wish to remain focused on gaming performance, there is another CPU potentially coming soon. No, it is not the anticipated 3D V-Cache versions of the Ryzen 9000 series, which are likely to...
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The amount of gamers in the world seems to increase drastically year-over-year. There are now a myriad of ways you can game, from consoles, PCs, to mobile devices like smartphones. It is only fitting that attention is drawn to the mental health and practical aspects of such a heavily practiced genre.
There is some...
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AMD's Ryzen 9000 series has finally released with its new Zen 5 architecture. After experiencing an unusual delay (over a packaging typo) from its initial targeted launch date in late July, chips are finally starting to find their into the hands of consumers. Not only that, but retailers in Germany have already begun...
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World of Warcraft is one of the longest running game franchises in history, with an ardent following amongst its fans. Likewise, NVIDIA is the current champ of anything gaming in the world (in terms of GPU hardware and advanced features like real-time ray tracing), so it is befitting both work in synergy. As such...
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While we await new GPU releases for next generation products from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, ASUS has something cool to reveal. For fans looking forward to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, ASUS has a special graphics card in store. While this new limited-edition GPU will be part of an exclusive giveaway, everyone can...
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While gamers anxiously wait for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series to release sometime inn the near future, there is some other minor news afoot. The GeForce RTX 4070 may be old at this point, but it may still get some changes—a new variant of the RTX 4070 from Galax, an NVIDIA partner, has popped up.
Apparently, this...
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The Apple Watch has been a successful product, adorning the wrists of those fashioned to the ecosystem. The advanced Apple Watch Ultra has garnered the praise of those wanting a more robust watch, but trouble is brewing behind the senes.
LG, who provides Apple with many of its displays, wants compensation for the...
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AMD has followed in the footsteps of NVIDIA with its Radeon RX GPUs, trying to gain market share anywhere that it can. While the class-leading halo products such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX are released early in the life cycle of a GPU architecture, the entry level products often follow years later. It appears as though...
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Gaming enthusiasts are no longer the only party in town patiently anticipating NVIDIA GPUs; investors bent on the AI craze are just as anxious. In its fourth quarter earning call, Super Micro Computer reveals that the new Blackwell GPUs from NVIDIA are simply not ready yet.
The highly anticipated NVIDIA Blackwell...
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Fans of the popular multi-room audio system that makes up Sonos have been disappointed on the whole during the last few months. It all started with an errant app update, which broke systems and functionality for users. As a result, Sonos is now delaying two major product launches in order to focus on fixing its...
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