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Sony reportedly plans PSVR successor for next holiday season

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR headset is likely to come out in late 2022, according to a new report. Bloomberg’s sources say Sony is “aiming to release the successor in the holiday period next year,” and that the headset will use OLED panels from Samsung Display. A release in that timeframe wouldn’t be too surprising, since… Read more

Disney Plus has no plans for a lower cost ad-supported option for now, CEO says

Many major streamers support advertising in some form or another — think Hulu, HBO Max, or Sling TV as just a few examples — but Disney’s chief says the company’s marquee service won’t be adding ads to its service anytime soon. Speaking at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Communications Conference on Tuesday, Disney head Bob… Read more

Zuckerberg says original Oculus Quest will get Air Link wireless streaming

Owners of the original Oculus Quest will get the ability to stream from their PCs to their headsets wirelessly, using the Air Link system that’s been available to Quest 2 owners for a few months. When the feature was originally announced, it was an open question as to when the first-gen headset would get it… Read more

Alphacool Eisblock GPX Aurora RTX 3080/3090 Reference Review

Introduction The TechPowerUp GPU roundup series continues today with Alphacool, after having examined entries from EKWB and CORSAIR to date. Alphacool is high up on the list of large, established DIY watercooling brands, and the company had sent two different takes on its cooling solution for the NVIDIA RTX 3080. We take a look at… Read more

SpaceX ignored last-minute warnings from the FAA before December Starship launch

Elon Musk’s company was told SN8’s launch would violate its FAA license, but SpaceX launched anyway Minutes before liftoff, Elon Musk’s SpaceX ignored at least two warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration that launching its first high-altitude Starship prototype last December would violate the company’s launch license, confidential documents and letters obtained by The Verge… Read more

Amazon’s COVID-19 test is now available to consumers

Amazon is selling its own COVID-19 test kit directly to customers. Results from the test will appear on an Amazon diagnostics website that was originally designed for use by Amazon employees. The test’s public availability was first reported by Stat News. The test is on sale for $39.99 and has one-day shipping through Prime in… Read more

Noctua Launches Its First Fanless Cooler: The NH-P1

Home News (Image credit: Noctua) Noctua makes coolers that are primarily known for their quiet fans and efficient design. But no matter how quiet your fans are, they’re still not absolutely silent. To be absolutely silent, you need to go fanless, and that’s exactly what Noctua has done with its NH-P1 cooler. The Noctua NH-P1 doesn’t have a… Read more

This Leak-Proof Liquid Cooling Pump Sucks in the Best Way Possible

Home News (Image credit: Aqua Computers) Aqua Computers just announced a brand new safety device for custom liquid cooling loop builds that is capable of stopping all leaks in your loop. This device is called the Leakshield and is designed to be installed on your reservoir, allowing the Leakshield to manipulate air pressure inside your… Read more

Microsoft Re-Releases Windows 10’s ‘Get Ready for More Updates’ Update

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Windows 10 users might want to install the update that helps them install updates… again. Microsoft has re-released the KB4023057 update it uses to prepare systems for larger updates—such as, say, the next generation of Windows—before release. Microsoft said KB4023057 “includes reliability improvements to Windows Update Service components in Windows… Read more

The best trailers of E3 2021

Guardians, vampires, rabbids, and lots of chaos The 2021 edition of E3 was perhaps the weirdest yet. After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the world’s biggest gaming event returned in a digital-only format. A lot of big names were still present — like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Square Enix — and there were… Read more

The next step for wearables could be illness ‘warning lights’

Harpreet Rai, the CEO of smart ring company Oura, often tells a story about a March 2020 Facebook post. An Oura ring user posted that the device said that his overall health score had dropped below his normal level, which prompted him to get tested for COVID-19 — and the test ended up being positive…. Read more

Nintendo is releasing a Zelda-themed Game & Watch handheld

For the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo is releasing a Zelda-themed green and gold Game & Watch handheld console with four playable built-in games. You’ll be able to play the first entry in The Legend of Zelda series, followed by its sequel, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and The Legend of… Read more

Nintendo is remastering the first two Advance Wars games for the Switch

Nintendo announced that it’s remastering the first two games in the Advance Wars series for Nintendo Switch in one package under the banner Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. The game is scheduled to launch on December 3rd, and you can preorder it beginning Tuesday. The games are “fully rebuilt from the ground up,” and in… Read more

700,000 GPUs Shipped to Miners in the First Quarter of 2021

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) In a new report, Jon Peddie Research sheds some insight on the impact that cryptocurrency mining has had on AIB (add-in board) sales for the start of this year. Needless to say, AMD, Nvidia and their AIB partners have profited hugely from the high demand on the best graphics cards…. Read more

G.Skill Teases New Dual Chamber Tempered Glass ITX Chassis

Home News (Image credit: G.Skill) Popular memory maker G.Skill just announced its first PC case ever, the Z5i, a mini-ITX enclosure that features dual tempered glass side panels and a vertical form factor, with enough room to fit a triple slot RTX 3090. So, not-so-mini-ITX I guess. G.Skill’s first go at building an ITX chassis… Read more