Introduction The release of Intel’s Arc B580 graphics cards heralds two pieces of good news—first, it’s the 2nd generation Xe Battlemage graphics architecture; and second, that Intel is here to stay in the PC gaming graphics hardware industry. This is important, because for all the gloom that’s associated with Intel these days, the company remains… Read more
read more...Intel Arc B580 Review – Excellent Value
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Epic and Lego have a long-term plan to make Fortnite more than battle royale
By: The Verge
A year ago, Epic kicked off a bold plan to turn Fortnite into a broader ecosystem for all kinds of games. And that plan was led by the launch of Lego Fortnite, a Minecraft-style survival game that sits alongside the likes of battle royale and the music-themed Fortnite Festival inside of Fortnite. Now, Epic is… Read more
read more...Pokémon TCG Pocket’s new expansion drops next week
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If you’ve been playing Pokémon TCG Pocket since launch, you’ve probably already collected most of the cards from the game’s first expansion. But a new set is about to debut in just a few days. Today, The Pokémon Company announced that Mythical Island, a new expansion set featuring the pokémon Mew, is coming to Pokémon… Read more
read more...Synopsys announces Ultra Ethernet and UALink IP to power the next-generation of AI datacenters
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: Synopsys) Synopsys on Wednesday announced the availability of its silicon-proven Ultra Ethernet IP solution for next-generation AI clusters with up to one million nodes, plus a UALink IP solution for linking massive pods with up to 1,024 accelerators. The IPs can be used to develop next-generation Ultra Ethernet network controllers, network interface cards,… Read more
read more...Huawei sticks to 7nm for latest processor as China’s chip advancements stall
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Last year, Huawei and SMIC made quite a breakthrough with the 7nm-class HiSilicon Kirin 9000S processor which powers Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro smartphone. However, this year’s Mate 70 Pro handset and its system-on-chip demonstrate limited progress in semiconductor manufacturing in China, as the processor continues to use a 7nm-class process technology reports Bloomberg citing TechInsights…. Read more
read more...Voicemod launches its voice-changing dongle for Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch
By: The Verge
Voicemod has released a hardware solution that enables its popular soundboard and voice-changing desktop software to work on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch consoles. The Voicemod Key dongle is now available in the US after initially being teased in July, with Voicemod planning to launch it in additional countries “soon.” Universal voice changers have previously… Read more
read more...Google’s Gemini 2.0 AI agents are being trained to offer gameplay advice and suggestions
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(Image credit: Google) This week, Google is adding to its Gemini AI model with the introduction of Gemini 2.0. One of many new Gemini features highlighted in the 2.0 Update blog post points toward a potential future where Google’s AI assistant even helps you while you’re playing games. Project Gemini 2.0 agents have been tested… Read more
read more...Steam is adding a new default option for game updates
By: The Verge
Valve is testing an option in the new Steam client beta that will force games by default to only download updates when you launch them. Currently, Steam by default decides what game updates to download based on a few different things. As explained by Valve: For games you recently played, Steam will download game updates… Read more
read more...Sonos plans return-to-office push for its product teams
By: The Verge
Sonos will soon encourage employees on its various product teams who live near its US office locations to come in for at least two days per week, The Verge has learned. That’s a notable break from the company’s history, throughout which Sonos has enthusiastically supported fully remote and hybrid work. Job listings at Sonos routinely… Read more
read more...Supreme Court shuts down Nvidia appeal — cryptomining class action suit will proceed
By: Tom's Hardware
(Image credit: Nvidia) The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from Nvidia, rejecting its request to shut down a class-action lawsuit that began in 2018. The suit, based on cryptocurrency mining, involves accusations that the company misled its shareholders. The Supreme Court first heard arguments from Nvidia’s attorneys in November and issued a one-sentence… Read more
read more...Android is making it easier to find unknown trackers to prevent stalking
By: The Verge
Google is rolling out two new updates to its unknown tracker alerts feature that should make it easier for Android device owners to detect unfamiliar trackers, the company announced on Wednesday. Introduced in July 2023, the safety feature automatically sends notifications if an unwanted Bluetooth tracker is traveling with you. The first update lets Android… Read more
read more...Fujitsu flaunts massive 144-core Monaka Arm chip — 2nm and 5nm chiplets, 3D-stacked CPU cores over memory
By: Tom's Hardware
Fujitsu has demonstrated a mechanical sample of its Armv9-based 144-core Monaka processor for data centers, revealing some details. Less than a week ago, it disclosed that it is being developed with Broadcom and relies on its 3.5D eXtreme Dimension System in Package platform. Satoshi Matsuoka, director of the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) and a professor at Tokyo… Read more
read more...The end of Cruise is the beginning of a risky new phase for autonomous vehicles
By: The Verge
Eight years and $10 billion later, GM has decided to pull the plug on its grand robotaxi experiment. The automaker’s CEO, Mary Barra, made the surprise announcement late on Tuesday, arguing that a shared autonomous mobility service was never really in its “core business.” It was too expensive and had too many regulatory hurdles to… Read more
read more...The iPhone 16 Pro now lets you layer recordings in Voice Memos
By: The Verge
Apple is bringing layered recordings to the Voice Memos app on the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max. With the new feature, you can record vocals while listening to an instrumental track out loud in iOS 18.2. Even though the microphone will technically pick up the instrumentals, Apple says the iPhone 16’s A18 Pro chip… Read more
read more...LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts
By: Tom's Hardware
In a disappointing turn of events, FlatpanelsHD reports that LG has ended production of its Blu-ray player series, which includes the UBK80 and UBK90 models. With limited stock available, prospective buyers should act quickly to secure the last remaining units before they are sold out. After Samsung and Sony’s departure from physical media, LG was… Read more
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