Zak Killian
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Qualcomm Inc. has reportedly secured a multi-million unit agreement with TikTok parent ByteDance to supply custom artificial intelligence chips for its data centers. The deal could represent a landmark victory for the San Diego-based...
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Intel's Core Ultra Series 300 processors, better known by their code name "Panther Lake," already come in a variety of configurations thanks to their tiled design. That trend is likely only going to expand with its next-generation Nova...
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Don't worry, you haven't missed a big release. AMD's next-generation Zen 6 chips are launching later this year, although they're only coming to servers, most likely; gamers and other consumers will probably have to wait until next year...
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Epic Games has officially teased Unreal Engine 6 for the first time, using a brief new trailer for Rocket League shown during the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2026 Paris Major. The reveal was surprisingly low-key for what is arguably the gaming industry's most important engine...
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A new report from GF Securities (via SeekingAlpha) claims NVIDIA is gearing up to use its June 1st Computex keynote to pitch its upcoming Arm-based Vera CPU as an x86 killer. The financial analysts claim NVIDIA will boast that Vera...
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This week, well-known hardware enthusiast and occasional leaker Алексей (@wxnod on Xwitter) spotted something unprecedented: a Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory module packed with Chinese-made ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) DRAM chips...
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Intel's next-generation desktop platform is apparently going to persist for approximately three and a half full CPU generations if you include the mobile-only Titan Lake. That's just one of the major details released by serial leaker...
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AMD had a number of announcements today in the lead-up to Computex, but the one we're most excited about is the announcement of the Ryzen AI Max 400 series processors, code-named Gorgon Halo. "Excited" might be the wrong word; these are, fundamentally, a refresh of the Ryzen AI Max 300 series...
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You think your 4K TV is high-resolution? If you've read our article about monitor specifications, you'll already know that it's probably pretty low DPI in the grand scheme. Desktop displays are typically relatively low DPI in comparison to...
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With a massive influx of terrifyingly convincing counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro drives hitting third-party marketplaces earlier this year, buying a high-end SSD lately has felt a bit like navigating a minefield. Now, one of the most essential...
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Technologies like NVIDIA's Reflex and AMD's very similar Anti-Lag 2 provide real input latency benefits by modulating the timing between game render frames and game simulation frames. On Windows, anyway; on Linux, these features have...
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If you've followed any coverage of Intel's Core Ultra 200S "Plus" processors, you'll be well aware that they're a significant improvement over the original recipe in most tasks, and especially gaming. The upgraded chips feature raised...
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ASUS and XREAL have opened pre-orders for the new ROG XG Mobile... wait, wrong expensive gaming accessory. The companies' new ROG XREAL R1 gaming glasses are now available to pre-order for $849, promising a virtual 171-inch display with a...
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Gamer frustration with AMD has been high over the last few months as the company continued to introduce new graphics technologies that were exclusive to its latest-generation Radeon RX 9000-series GPUs while leaving buyers of its popular...
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If you thought your shiny new 192GB DDR5 rig was bleeding-edge, it's time to take a seat. Micron just announced that it is sampling 256GB DDR5 RDIMM modules pushing a blistering 9200 MT/s. Yes, that is indeed a single stick of memory...
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Valve's new Steam Controller is out, shipping to customers, and even getting firmware updates, but don't panic if you haven't gotten yours yet--supply is pretty constrained. Some folks do have them, though, and that's how someone like...
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Computex is less than two weeks away, and a myriad of companies are going to be pre-announcing hardware that'll debut at the show. That's not exactly what this announcement today is, though; Lenovo describes this as "completing" its 2026...
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Intel was rumored to be working on a "Nova Lake-AX" processor that was reportedly a direct competitor with both Apple's M-series as well as AMD's Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" chips. It would have been a BGA design with powerful graphics and a...
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Dell XPS 16 (DA16260) Laptop: Starting At $1899, $2349 As Tested Dell’s XPS 16 (DA16260) for 2026 delivers the same impressive Panther Lake performance, class-leading efficiency, and clean, premium design as the 14" model we...
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Gamers will be well familiar with the pain of a drifting analog stick. This issue has largely been resolved with the introduction of Hall-effect and TMR sticks in modern controllers. Why not apply the same tech to defeat double-clicking...
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple and Intel have reached a preliminary agreement under which Intel will manufacture some chips designed by Apple. According to the Journal, talks between the two companies have been ongoing for...
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If you have a PC performance issue, there are really only two potential paths around it: you can either optimize your software or you can make the hardware faster. Microsoft is choosing the latter path with its upcoming "Low Latency...
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