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Some chip companies and their customers ought to be breathing a little easier today, thanks to a Chinese exemption on retaliatory tariffs on China-manufactured chips. The is particularly welcome news for AMD, Qualcomm, Apple, and Nvidia, among others, as these companies have Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (aka... Read more...
As much as we'd like to tell you that Nintendo and its retail partners have opened up US preorders for the recently-announced Switch 2 and at the originally announced MSRPs ($449 for the Switch 2 and $499 for the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle), that is not the case. There's still no word on the situation as... Read more...
If the prospect of winning a brand-new Microsoft laptop sounds appealing, you might benefit from paying attention to the information we're giving you now. So the gist is that Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate this achievement, it's giving out some Surface laptops for free. Pretty cool... Read more...
The most powerful V12 ever fitted to a production car has been revealed. It comes from Danish automaker Zenvo and was developed not by the usual suspect like AMG, Cosworth, or the VW Group, but by Mahle. The 6.6-liter V12 sports four turbos and will be featured in the Zenvo Aurora hypercar, paired with an electric... Read more...
MediaTek has a new flagship chip for Android phones, the Dimensity 9400+. The plus-designated chip arrives six months after MediaTek unveiled its non-plus Dimensity 9400 silicon and is mostly an iterative upgrade with a clock speed boost, though it does also boast a couple of noteworthy features that can purportedly... Read more...
The good folks at Google's Android Auto (AA) dev team could be prepping (or testing) the ability to run navigation on smart glasses, if a breakdown of the latest AA Beta is anything to go by. The idea is cool in that it gives smart glass drivers navigation information and directional cues directly in their line of... Read more...
Cloud and remote gaming are gaining in popularity, with Razer joining the fray with its PC Remote Play. It's the company's rendition of a platform that allows you to stream PC games to mobile devices from anywhere you have internet access. This will work with devices such as smartphones, tablets, and Windows... Read more...
An engineering sample of Valve's Steam Deck handheld appears to have sold on eBay for $2,000 (it was listed for $2,999.99), plus another $5 shipping. So $2,005 total, if our math checks out. That's three times higher than Valve's most expensive Steam Deck model, the OLED variant with 1TB of storage ($649) and seven... Read more...
Google introduced many new AI features to Google's Workspace at its recent annual conference, Google Cloud Next. These features include an automation tool, a Google Docs to audio converter, a writing tool, a data analysis tool, and more. If you ever struggle with repetitive, time-consuming tasks, Google says it has... Read more...
We were roundly impressed when AMD's Radeon RX 9070 series managed credible competition against NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series—especially when compared dollar-for-dollar, where the unicorn-priced $549 RX 9070 XT nips at the mythical $999 RTX 5080’s heels. Can AMD do it again with the Radeon RX 9060 series? We'll find... Read more...
As Ubisoft continues to struggle to find its footing in the current gaming market, the company also finds itself embroiled in a legal battle with gamers that started late last year. The lawsuit stems from the decision to shut down the servers for its online racing game, The Crew. And the latest argument the company... Read more...
Get ready for some possibly big changes the next time you shop on Amazon. With nearly half of Amazon resellers being based in China, the recent Trump Administration trade tariffs are expected to affect not just the price of goods, but potentially reduce the available selection. With the new import taxes (as high as... Read more...
Sony's popular PlayStation Portal has a new update with Cloud Game Streaming Beta UX and some other improvements in store for gamers. First, Cloud Streaming is available for PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers and is currently in beta. It will let you stream PS5 games from the PlayStation Plus Catalog. This is an... Read more...
Are you ready for a big screen TV upgrade without paying a big price? If so, you'll be happy to discover that going big—as in, really big—does not necessarily have to cost thousands of dollars. Heck, it doesn't even have to cost a thousand (singular) bucks. For a little more than half that much, you can bring home a... Read more...
The Spring edition of the long-going Piper Sandler survey of teen spending habits and tech usage/preferences is out. The results show some consistent year-to-year trends, such as Apple's dominance in tugging at teens' heartstrings and their (parents') wallets, and that Netflix and Nike are still their preferred go-to... Read more...
AMD is rolling out a new round of mobile processors to fuel presumably cheaper gaming laptops, and the timing couldn't be better with so much uncertainty surrounding the tariffs situation. Unofficially, the new Ryzen 8000HX series processors are being called Dragon Range Refresh. That's because they are an iterative... Read more...
Attention all stargazers, dust off your DLSR camera and adjust your weekend plans accordingly, because you're about to be treated to the first full moon of spring. Otherwise known as the Pink Moon, Paschal Moon, and Passover Moon, there's some interesting trivia afoot to be the life of the moon watch party, should you bring along less celestial-savvy Read more...
Google Pixel 9a - MSRP Starting A $499 The Pixel 9a is Google’s latest mid-range phone. It updates last year’s Pixel 8a with a larger screen, better SoC, and a bigger battery, and faster wired charging. Fantastic value Lovely display Excellent cameras Impressive battery life Outstanding software Bland design No more iconic camera... Read more...
The US continues to lead the pack in AI development as it houses the industry's biggest tech companies and investors. However, a recent study - Stanford AI Index Report - reveals that the US lead has narrowed with China rapidly closing the gap. The tech report highlights that US-based institutions produced the most... Read more...
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's recent appearance at a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago may have influenced more than just the guest list. According to sources with alleged knowledge of the matter, the Trump administration has shelved plans to impose new export restriction on NVIDIA's Hopper H20 GPU, which is the most... Read more...
Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct event last week held some surprises for fans, despite the never-ending stream of leaks in the prior months, such as better than expected hardware performance and a new paradigm for game pricing. Equally as surprising are the third-party exclusives the company was able to secure, which now... Read more...
Viewsonic, the California-based electronics company specializing in consumer and professional visual solutions, has unveiled the newest addition to its award-winning M1 LED projector series. Called the M1 Max, the portable projector sets itself apart from the crowd with an innovative 360-degree 3-in-1 stand, and this... Read more...
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