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Polk React soundbar + React Sub review: An injection of bass

(Pocket-lint) – If your TV audio isn’t up to snuff then there are a bevy of options on the market to help step things up a notch. Among these is Polk Audio’s React soundbar, which is available for less cash than many a rival. But just because you’re paying less doesn’t mean you’ll get less… Read more

Polk React soundbar + React Sub review: An injection of bass

(Pocket-lint) – If your TV audio isn’t up to snuff then there are a bevy of options on the market to help step things up a notch. Among these is Polk Audio’s React soundbar, which is available for less cash than many a rival. But just because you’re paying less doesn’t mean you’ll get less… Read more

Asus ROG Strix Scope RX Optical Gaming Keyboard Review: Defying Expectations

Our Verdict The Asus ROG Strix Scope RX is a compelling keyboard with optical switches, per-key RGB lighting and many gaming-focused features. It’s only limited by its size and keycaps. For + Switches deliver pleasant typing, gaming + Sturdy construction bolstered by dust, water resistance + On-keyboard controls for lighting, profile switching and more Against… Read more

Ryzen 7 5800U Handheld Gaming Device in the Works

Home News (Image credit: Amazon) Popular handheld gaming device maker GPD reportedly plans to create a new handheld built around AMD’s new Ryzen 7 5800U Zen 3 mobile processor, according to YouTuber Wild Lee. This will be GPD’s first use of an AMD CPU, and it will be by far the most powerful handheld they’ve… Read more

Paramount Plus is a powerful nostalgia machine, but it doesn’t feel necessary yet

Paramount Plus is maybe one of the best streaming services for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who are looking to get nostalgic about the television of their youth. Outside of that, Paramount Plus is a bit of a head-scratcher. There certainly seems to be a bunch to choose from, but with missing seasons,… Read more

OnePlus 9, 9E, 9 Pro confirmed by accessory maker

OnePlus is expected to launch its 9 series soon, and back in December, we heard there might be a third device joining the vanilla and Pro flagships – an OnePlus 9E. We still have no idea about its specs, but the moniker appeared on the website of popular accessory maker Spigen, confirming it is on… Read more

Valheim has sold 5 million copies in just over 1 month

Mustafa Mahmoud 4 hours ago Featured Tech News, PC, Software & Gaming Recently, we reported that the open world viking-themed survival game Valheim had sold 2 million copies in just two weeks. This trajectory for success has not slowed down at all, with the studio now announcing that the game has reached 5 million players… Read more

Valheim has sold 5 million copies in just over 1 month

Mustafa Mahmoud 3 hours ago Featured Tech News, PC, Software & Gaming Recently, we reported that the open world viking-themed survival game Valheim had sold 2 million copies in just two weeks. This trajectory for success has not slowed down at all, with the studio now announcing that the game has reached 5 million players… Read more

Hall of Fame Extreme RTX 3090 Gets Modified With a 1000W TDP

Home News (Image credit: YouTube) At least on paper, the RTX 3090 Hall of Fame Extreme is one of the most powerful graphics cards you can buy today. But for some people, that isn’t enough. A hardware reviewer in China has managed to install a custom BIOS for the RTX 3090 HOF with a 1,000… Read more

Asus Launches First AMD B550 Thunderbolt 4 Motherboard

Home News ProART B550-Creator (Image credit: Asus) Asus just announced the ProART B550-Creator, the first AM4 motherboard to come with Thunderbolt 4 support. The motherboard will be available next month with a price tag of $299. Like its other ProART motherboards, the ProART B550-Creator arrives with a minimalistic design that features a black exterior accented… Read more

Tacx Neo 2T Smart turbo trainer review: Indoor training revelation

(Pocket-lint) – After a pretty nasty ice-related incident over the winter, it became clear that to get back on the bike it was wisest to invest in an indoor trainer. Cue a moment of contemplating whether to go low-end or all-out in that investment – and after using a noisy, non-dynamic wheel-on roller for a… Read more

Social networks are finally competitive again

Lately, the consumer internet — that set of products devoted to building and monetizing large networks of people — has started to feel rather buzzy. A space that had been largely emptied out over the past five years is once again humming with life. The products are compelling enough, and growing fast enough, that Facebook… Read more

Best gaming phone 2021: The best gaming handsets you can buy

(Pocket-lint) – The mobile gaming community continues to grow, with hot new titles hitting download stores and an ever-expanding fanbase of dedicated players. Manufacturers have noticed this, too, creating handsets specifically tailored for players. Best smartphones: The top mobile phones available to buy today It’s not a brand new concept, but with a number of… Read more

Nvidia: RTX 3060 vBIOS Prevents Removal of Hash Rate Limiter

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Yesterday, excellent news from Nvidia landed — namely that it is putting the brakes on hashing performance of the RTX 3060. Whether this tech will also come to other GPUs in the lineup is currently unclear. To make it up to miners, Nvidia is coming out with a special line… Read more

Passively-Cooled RTX 3080 Comes With a Hefty Price

Home News (Image credit: Turemetal, Mical Wong) The Nvidia RTX 3080 is a beast of a graphics card, able to pump out frames like no tomorrow. But, it’s also a power-hungry card, obviously begging the question: how feasible is it to passively cool? Okay, so that’s definitely not an obvious question to ask, but there… Read more