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Monoprice Dark Matter 27-inch 240 Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Cheap Fun, Solid Accuracy and High Performance

Our Verdict The Monoprice Dark Matter 27 leaves out a few minor elements but includes everything needed for a satisfying game experience. Its 240 Hz refresh rate with adaptive sync means fast action will render clearly. Accurate color and good contrast deliver a first-rate image and the whole package sells for less than $300. What’s… Read more

HyperX Launches High-Speed DDR4-5333 RAM at $1,245

Home News HyperX Predator DDR4 (Image credit: HyperX) Memory specialist HyperX has expanded its Predator DDR4 family with fresh offerings up to DDR4-5333. The new memory kits are tailored towards Intel’s and AMD’s latest platforms, but it remains to be seen whether they have what it takes to disrupt the best RAM kits on the… Read more

Pony.ai unveils its next-gen robotaxi with LIDAR from Luminar

Pony.ai’s next-generation robotaxi is distinctive because it appears to be missing the cone-shaped LIDAR sensor perched on the roof that’s typical of most autonomous vehicles. That’s because the startup, which is based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is teaming up with Luminar to use the fast-growing LIDAR company’s sleek new sensors that are more… Read more

Week 18 in review: Galaxy Z Fold3 to support S Pen, Xiaomi is back in the tablet game

It is time to look back to the more memorable stories that shaped the smartphone world in the past seven days. Leaked promo materials on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 revealed a bigger secondary screen for the clamshell, while the larger foldable phone will finally gain support for S Pen. Apple is… Read more

See the Sony Xperia 1 III’s cameras in action in these alleged leaked photos

Sony is no stranger to extended pauses between device announcement and actual sales. This is definitely the case with the new Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. Both were unveiled back in April and can likely be expected in Japan around mid-June. In the meantime, Sony has been trying its best to keep interest… Read more

Intel DG2 GPUs to debut in Alder Lake-P powered laptops this year

João Silva 3 hours ago Featured Announcement, Featured Tech News, Graphics Intel’s upcoming Xe DG2 GPUs were recently revealed to be “right around the corner” and now, we have some early information on what to expect, with new reports indicating that the first DG2 GPUs will arrive in Alder Lake-P powered laptops later this year. … Read more

Lost Judgement releasing worldwide this September

Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Software & Gaming Last night, Sega officially announced Lost Judgement, a sequel to the Yakuza spin-off. Excitingly, the developers are aiming for a worldwide release this time around, rather than releasing in Japan first with western countries getting the game months later. Judgement is a Yakuza spin-off following Takayuki Yagami,… Read more

Future Yakuza games will stick to turn-based combat, Judgement will be action

Home / Software & Gaming / Future Yakuza games will stick to turn-based combat, Judgement will be action Matthew Wilson 3 days ago Software & Gaming Today, SEGA and RGG Studio announced a sequel to Judgement, a Yakuza spin-off that focuses on investigating and catching criminals, rather than being one of them. Moving forward, both… Read more

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Mako improvements can be toggled on or off

Home / Software & Gaming / Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Mako improvements can be toggled on or off Matthew Wilson 3 days ago Software & Gaming Mass Effect Legendary Edition is coming up in just one week’s time, complete with new graphical enhancements and a ton of gameplay tweaks to modernise the whole trilogy. You… Read more

Intel engineer states Intel DG2 gaming GPUs are “right around the corner”

João Silva 3 days ago Featured Tech News, Graphics In a tweet announcing a job opportunity, an Intel game developer relations engineer has stated that the upcoming series of Intel gaming GPUs is “right around the corner”. The tweet is from Pete Brubaker, who posted a job listing for another senior game developer relations engineer… Read more

Kingston expects to ship the first DDR5 overclockable modules in Q3 2021

João Silva 3 days ago Featured Tech News, Memory As the development of DDR5 memory modules advances, the number of manufacturers joining the race increases. For now, we know that SK Hynix, TeamGroup, Adata, and Samsung are already developing their own DDR5 memory solutions, but there’s a new name to join the ever-growing list. The… Read more

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition comes to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 next month

Matthew Wilson 4 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Today, Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition begins rolling out on PC, with totally reworked graphical features and ray-tracing effects. Next month, the Enhanced Edition update will also be coming to the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles. On the console side, the Enhanced Edition… Read more

Nvidia to add over 60 games to GeForce Now this month

Matthew Wilson 4 days ago Software & Gaming Today, Nvidia has begun announcing its GeForce Now library additions for May. Over the course of this month, 61 games will be added to the cloud gaming service, with 17 of those games arriving today. Nvidia’s continued partnership with Remedy Entertainment sees Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s… Read more

Sony expects PS5 supply issues to continue into next year

Sony doesn’t expect the PlayStation 5 supply situation to improve any time soon, according to comments its CFO reportedly made to analysts following the company’s recent earnings report. Hiroki Totoki said that it’s difficult for Sony to keep up with demand for the PS5, according to Bloomberg, and that the situation is likely to continue… Read more

Simple bank shutdown goes awry leaving customers without account access

The online bank Simple shut down on Saturday and was supposed to seamlessly transition customers’ accounts over to its parent company, BBVA. But instead, many users found themselves unable to access their bank account at all, as BBVA’s website returned an assortment of error messages, from “system error” to warnings that their account information was… Read more