Paul Lilly
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When it comes time to upgrade your smartphone or buy a new smartwatch, you don't necessarily have to resign to the fact that you will need to spend big for something worthwhile. Frequent sales help avoid the sting of premium pricing, and...
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NVIDIA’s ambitious push to redefine high-end Windows computing with its Arm-based RTX Spark superchip has begun in earnest, having transitioned from a platform preview to actual retail reality. Combining a multi-core NVIDIA Grace CPU, a Blackwell-architecture
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If you have been holding out for an OLED display that can pull double duty as both a television and a desktop gaming monitor, today's 'deal of the day' at Best Buy is worth a serious look. The retailer has slashed LG's 42-Inch C6 OLED Evo...
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Preorders for Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, opened on Friday, October 16, a week before the handset is slated to hit retail, but the wait for many users will be much longer. Apple's jump into the foldable market triggered a...
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Minisforum is taking direct aim at high-speed home servers and creative workspaces with the launch of the S5, an ultra-compact, fanless all-flash NAS (Network Attached Storage) box. Designed to eliminate mechanical drive chatter and...
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NVIDIA continues to tune its GeForce NOW cloud game streaming service with a steady rollout of upgrades and capabilities, the latest of which sees the service gain DLSS 4.5 knobs and dials for more granular DLSS control, complete with Ray...
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ASUS and Microsoft have opened retail sales for the ROG Xbox Ally X20 that was announced back in June, with the upgraded handheld now in stock at Best Buy and the ASUS webstore starting at $1,299. Developed in close collaboration with the Xbox
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Surprise! Just weeks ahead of the highly-anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, developer Rockstar Games dropped another trailer, and like the ones that came before it, millions of people have viewed it across YouTube and X. The new...
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Computer part prices have skyrocketed as big tech pivots to rapid AI factory buildouts, but even so, we're reasonably confident that you can build a high-end machine for a million bucks. Alternatively, you could take your million and...
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Has it really been eight long years since Rockstar Games shipped Red Dead Redemption II, and more than 13 years since Grand Theft Auto V arrived on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3? Why yes, yes it has. A gamer could reasonably wonder if...
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Apple’s long-anticipated leap into the foldable arena with the iPhone Duo commands a $1,999 starting price, but the true sticker shock might actually hit after you take it out of the box. Ahead of preorders opening this Friday, Apple...
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In a preview release that went live today, Epic Games introduced a completely overhauled Epic Games Launcher, but with a slight twist. In a blog post announcing the release in preview form, Epic Games states "programming is hard," so it...
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The assumption with Grand Theft Auto VI, arguably the most anticipated video game ever, is that it will eventually land on PC, though it could be a long wait. However, that may not actually be the case. While a Day-1 launch on PC is...
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Budget gamers rejoice because 8BitDo just expanded its popular value-focused gamepad line with the new Ultimate 3C+ Wireless Controller. Priced at just $39.99, 8BitDo's new controller impressively packs some high-end analog tech into its...
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If you have been considering an upgrade to a Pixel 11 series smartphone, now is the time to make your move. Every model outside of the foldable variant is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy, with discounts ranging from $100 off for the...
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Apple is urging anyone and everyone with a Mac, iPhone, or iPad to abandon Google's Chrome browser and come to the promised land that is the company's own Safari web browser. As part of a new 'Stay on Safari' campaign, Apple highlights...
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AMD is doubling down on its ultra-compact workstation compute to challenge NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Apple's family of Mac mini systems. Following the launch of its Ryzen AI Halo workstation that we reviewed earlier this year, AMD has...
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As you get ready to finish up your first semester back at school, are you finding that you could use a new laptop and want one that also has some gaming chops? If so, take note that Dell's Alienware 16 Aurora with RTX 50 firepower is back...
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One of the biggest question marks in video games right is what the future holds for physical media. Sony set the stage for an all-digital future on consoles by saying it will no longer release PlayStation game discs starting in 2028, and...
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Millions of players logged into Steam over the weekend, which in and of itself is not unusual. However, so many gamers flooded Valve's digital gaming platform that Steam set a new concurrent player record with a 24-hour peak of a little...
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Just days after leaking 24 minutes of footage, the hacking entity known as CyberLeek has issued an ultimatum to Take-Two Interactive: release Grand Theft Auto VI on physical discs and issue a public apology, or else a full build of the...
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Mini PCs have historically traded graphical horsepower for a smaller and more efficient footprint, but who says you can't have the best of both worlds? Not ASUS, which is looking to upend that compromise with its ProArt GR1X, a compact...
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