Zak Killian
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Have you ever wished you could use your smartphone as your primary PC? There are various ways to achieve that, but how about this instead: the GPD Pocket 4. This is a handheld PC with an 8.8" screen. That puts it on the high end of...
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If you've read reviews of various PC gaming handheld systems, you've probably noted that almost all of them compare the machine against the Steam Deck and come to the conclusion that using Windows is a downside. In other words, most...
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In case you still carried any doubts, Intel's second-generation discrete graphics products, codenamed "Battlemage," are very real and absolutely still on the way—likely later this year. As proof, allow us to show you the latest leak: a...
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As we noted yesterday, Intel's partners are starting to roll out motherboard BIOS updates that include the promised microcode fixes for its Raptor Lake processors. These patches should hopefully keep intact CPUs from degrading any further...
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This weekend, thousands of FPS fans, boomer shooter devotees, and many literal boomers have descended on Dallas, Texas suburb Grapevine for the yearly Quakecon event. Id Software and its parent company Bethesda like to use the event to...
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After two years of driver work, Intel's current-generation Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs are competitive in their respective price brackets. The company could really use some new GPU hardware, however, if it wants to make more inroads into...
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All the hype around new AMD products right now is surrounding CPUs like the Ryzen AI 300 family for mobile machines and then the Ryzen 9000 desktop CPU family launching tomorrow. One-Netbook may have just leaked another new AMD product on...
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You probably think of 8-bit and 16-bit games as "retro", but the PlayStation 3 is old enough to vote, and that also makes it "retro" to plenty of adults right now. On the other hand, if you read that headline and the part that confused you...
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There's been a lot of doom and gloom surrounding Intel lately, thanks to the much-publicized stability issues with the company's Raptor Lake processors. So, how about some good news? Intel just announced that it has working samples of both...
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Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly...
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In case you missed it, just yesterday we published our in-depth review of the ASUS ROG Ally X gaming handheld with over 80 games tested. We're very fond of the machine, as it resolves nearly all of the problems with the original ROG Ally...
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Remember the ASUS ROG Flow Z13? We've never reviewed one, but we took a peek at them during CES in both 2022 and 2023. If you don't recall, they're kind of like the Microsoft Surface Pro, but oriented for gaming rather than productivity...
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ASUS ROG Ally X Gaming Handheld: $799.99 at Best Buy The second gaming handheld from ASUS refines the machine significantly, fixing many issues users had with the original model. Impressive Gaming Performance Great Software Compatibility Fantastic Battery Life Outdoor-Usable Freesync Display...
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NVIDIA's most powerful GeForce RTX graphics cards use GDDR6X memory as offers more stable signaling, in turn granting higher transfer rates—which is exactly why NVIDIA uses it. However, because the company's graphics cards are the only...
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There are basically three important characteristics for a memory technology: its latency, its bandwidth, and the power it uses. Disparate workloads have differing requirements, though. Graphics, generally speaking, cares relatively little...
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AMD seems to like releasing technologies that aren't quite perfect out of the gate, only to release a second version that's quite good. The company did this with Precision Boost Overdrive, it did this with FidelityFX Super Resolution, and...
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The latest Elden Ring patch brings with it good news for weirdos who care way too much about how other people beat games, as well as big boosts for players who rely heavily on Spirit Ashes to help with the fantasy RPG's punishing combat...
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All the excitement in the enthusiast scene lately has been aimed at AMD's new Zen 5-based processors. That's "Strix Point" for mobile, comprising the Ryzen AI 300 series, and then "Granite Ridge" for desktop, making up the Ryzen 9000...
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Look, we know—AMD's got too many different chips with too many different codenames to keep track of. This one's easy: Fire Range is simply Granite Ridge (that is, the Ryzen 9000 desktop processors) for mobile, just as Dragon Range was...
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We're big fans of AMD's Phoenix and Hawk Point processors around these parts. A miniature monolithic die with eight fast Zen 4 CPU cores, a powerful RDNA 3 Radeon GPU, and a competent (if modest) XDNA NPU makes for tiny systems that can do...
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Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge Laptop: Starts At $1,099; $1499 As Tested The fastest Qualcomm-powered portable we've tested to date delivers fantastic productivity, media and content creation experiences. Fantastic Native App Performance...
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Amidst a storm of controversy over the reliability of Intel's Raptor Lake processors, many buyers are turning to AMD as an alternative. However, the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 processors are getting a bit long in the tooth; if folks are going...
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