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Tenstorrent TT-QuietBox 2 Launched: A RISC-V Powered AI Workstation With 128 GB GDDR6 Memory, Liquid-Cooling & $9999 Starting Price Tenstorrent has unveiled its TT-QuietBox 2 AI Workstation, powered by the RISC-V architecture, featuring liquid cooling & 128 GB of VRAM for $9999. Tenstorrent Makes Its Own Liquid-Cooled & Fully RISC-V Powered AI Workstation With The Ability To Run 120B Models With Ease The Tenstorrent TT-QuietBox 2 is an AI workstation designed to fulfill the needs of AI enterprises and customers. It features the company's Blackhole AIC, which is powered by 16 big RISC-V cores & pack up to 32 GB of GDDR6 memory. The QuietBox 2 is configured with up to four of these Blackhole cards and up to […]
11.03.2026 16:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Meta ‘Sprays Out’ Four MTIA AI Chips in Two Years, Just When Everyone Thought the Custom Chip Efforts Were Dead Meta's custom silicon isn't going anywhere, and according to the company's new announcements, it appears that they have 'doubled down' on ASIC efforts, focusing on inference-class performance. Meta's Chiplet Modularity Allows Them To Spin Out Four New Generations In Just Two Years The demand for compute has become so tremendous that hyperscalers are eventually "forced" to diversify away from traditional options offered by GPU manufacturers like NVIDIA, and one way to do so is to develop custom silicon. Google and Amazon are two of the more prominent examples of how 'fruitful' ASIC efforts can turn out when optimized for internal […]
11.03.2026 15:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fortnite’s Original ‘Save the World’ Co-Op Campaign Will be F2P Next Month Considering the fact that Fortnite initially launched almost a full decade ago, there are likely more than a few of the youths who spend their gaming time jumping out of the battle bus who have no idea what the game looked like when it first launched. Epic Games didn't initially launch this battle royale smash hit that took over the world. It began as a very different game as Fortnite: Save the World, a PvE, co-op action-building game. Now, however, even more so than with the launch of Fortnite OG, Epic Games will be bringing its world-dominating game (that it […]
11.03.2026 15:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AMD’s Lisa Su Flies to South Korea Next Week to Secure Memory in a Market Where NVIDIA’s CEO Calls Scarcity “Fantastic” AMD's CEO, Lisa Su, is reportedly flying to South Korea next week to meet with executives to discuss memory and supply chain matters. AMD's CEO Is Expected to Visit South Korea After More Than a Decade, Likely to Secure Supply Capacity Upfront For companies like AMD and NVIDIA, which are involved in the world's largest infrastructure buildout, it's probably in their best interests to keep their supply chain partners close, and we have already seen Jensen execute on this. NVIDIA's CEO visited Taiwan and South Korea several times last year to meet with supply chain executives, which has helped the […]
11.03.2026 15:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GIGABYTE Intros Z890 “Plus” Series Motherboards For Arrow Lake Refresh; Unveils Ultra Turbo Mode And D5 Duo X Technology Newer Z890 models from GIGABYTE have arrived, alongside new features for boosting performance. GIGABYTE Unveils Z890 PLUS Series Motherboards, Featuring "Exclusive" Ultra Turbo Mode for Unlocking Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs and D5 Duo X for Boosting Memory Performance As Intel launches the Arrow Lake "Refresh" series CPUs, motherboard vendors like GIGABYTE have announced their newest motherboard models, specially tuned for the new chips. GIGABYTE previously showcased some newer models at CES in January that were designed to support the refreshed chips out of the box. The company has now launched those models along with some more, boasting new technologies […]
11.03.2026 14:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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id Software Parent Company ZeniMax has Filed for a Brand New Quake Trademark DOOM developer id Software has been breathing new life into the long-running iconic shooter series with new entries since the excellent 2016 reboot. Meanwhile, Quake, the other iconic 90s first-person shooter that had an incredibly huge impact on the genre, has been kept alive with remasters of the first two games, RTX patches, and the hope that a new Quake game could finally be in the works. Well, though it may not be a lot to go off, a new trademark filing from ZeniMax, the parent company of DOOM and Quake developer id Software could be an indication that we're […]
11.03.2026 14:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Apple Orders Samsung’s 12GB LPDDR5X RAM For The iPhone Fold At 2x Last Year’s Price Apple's pre-launch production cadence for the iPhone Fold is gaining steam, as evidenced by its recent order for Samsung's 12GB LPDDR5X RAM in volume, albeit at a hefty price. Apple secures the requisite 12GB LPDDR5X RAM for the iPhone Fold at a competitive price, which still equates to a year-over-year memory-based cost inflation of around 2x According to the South Korean publication 'the bell,' Apple has placed volume orders for the 12GB LPDDR5X memory chips with Samsung. Also, given the ultra high-end status of the upcoming iPhone Fold, Apple's current pre-production cadence equates to an annual shipment volume that is […]
11.03.2026 14:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cyberpunk Shooter DEFECT to Be Published by NC America Today, NC America, the Western publishing division of NCSOFT, announced that it will publish the upcoming cyberpunk shooter game DEFECT. NCSOFT had previously invested (alongside other companies) directly into emptyvessel, an independent studio unveiled two years ago by CEO/Game Director Emanuel Palalic and COO/General Manager Garrett Young, both of whom had previously worked at id Software on the Doom franchise. Emptyvessel set an impressive pace, revealing DEFECT in August 2024 and showing its first stunning gameplay in October 2025. To go along with today's news, Emanuel Palalic, CEO of emptyvessel, said in a statement: This new partnership with NCSOFT really locks […]
11.03.2026 14:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GMKtec To Launch EVO-T2 Mini PC On March 12; Up To Intel Core Ultra X9 388H And 128 GB Memory The most powerful mini PC from GMKtec has arrived and it features a high-end and flagship Panther Lake CPU. GMKtec To Debut EVO-T2 Mini PC, Featuring Configurations, Including Core Ultra X9 388H and Ultra X7 358H, Offering 180 AI TOPs of Power A few days ago, GMKtec teased its "2nd gen" workstation AI Mini PC, which clearly indicated it's a Panther Lake-based system, as it is capable of 180 AI TOPS of performance. GMKtec has officially announced the specifications of its latest and most powerful mini PC called EVO-T2, which will launch tomorrow. The EVO T2 was previously showcased at […]
11.03.2026 13:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Marathon’s First Major Patch is Live, Adds a few Key QoL Fixes and Microtransaction Changes, New Battle Pass Rewards Coming in April Bungie has pushed the first significant update for Marathon today, which as we pointed out earlier in the week includes a few key quality-of-life fixes, like how you'll be able to spot your objective from 20 meters away instead of 10 meters, and it also includes the previously discussed changes to its microtransactions. The other two previously mentioned quality-of-life changes are also included. The number of med cabinets and munitions cabinets that spawn on Perimeter has been increased, and the starting ammo count for MIDA, CyberAcme, and Arachne free sponsored kits has been increased. What we didn't know about that's […]
11.03.2026 13:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus “$299” & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus “$199” Official: More E-Cores, Near 1GHz D2D Bump, 4-Rank CUDIMM Ready Intel has introduced its brand new desktop CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, featuring awesome value. Intel Adds More Performance & Value To Its LGA 1851 Platform With Core Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus CPUs Intel's Core Ultra 200S Plus family is designed to offer a soft refresh to the Arrow Lake family, enhancing their value proposition with new technologies and more performance. The Plus family brings three big changes: Architecture and process refinements, More performance for an existing platform, and the ultimate expression of a new […]
11.03.2026 13:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fallout Game in Development at Xbox-Owned Studio Might Have Been Canceled; Bethesda Would Rather Staff Up Than Give It (or Elder Scrolls) to Others Renowned game journalist Jeff Gerstmann, previously of Gamespot and Giant Bomb (which he founded and ran for fifteen years), revealed that there was a Fallout game in development at an Xbox-owned studio. However, he no longer believes it will be released, suggesting it may already have been canceled. Speaking on "The Jeff Gerstmann Show", episode 196, he also claimed that Todd Howard and Bethesda as a whole would rather staff up than give Fallout, or Elder Scrolls for that matter, to another studio: No, I think Todd Howard and the team probably have a pretty firm grasp of what they […]
11.03.2026 13:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MacBook Neo 2 Won’t Be On Equal Footing With Chromebooks When Comparing One Feature, Which An Analyst Says Was Supposed To Arrive The successor to the MacBook Neo is reportedly planned for a 2027 launch, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Where Apple’s newest $599 notebook ships with a myriad of trade-offs, the MacBook Neo 2 could address those limitations, along with providing a handy feature that’s present in 50 percent of Chromebooks, or so we thought. According to the latest update from Kuo, this addition won’t be a part of the specifications, but there’s a reason for that. The design for the MacBook Neo 2 would probably be unchanged; adding a touchscreen would force Apple to bring a revamped hinge, […]
11.03.2026 12:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Can’t Wait for May? This Resident Evil Requiem PC Mod Adds a Mercenaries-Style Challenge Resident Evil Requiem is getting additional content, including a surprise mini-game, sometime in May, but if you are playing the game on PC and cannot wait for the possible arrival of a Mercenaries Mode in a few months, you should definitely download the More Enemies mod. This mod spices up the game by increasing the number of enemies across the game, delivering a feel that is pretty close to that of the now-classic series' additional mode. The mod, available on Nexus Mods for free, "places additional enemies throughout the map with natural AI behaviors. Maids cleaning, zombies singing, Chunk patrolling […]
11.03.2026 12:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Evolution of CPU Architectures – From Intel 4004 To Modern SoCs CPUs are at the heart of every computing device, from phones and laptops to servers and game consoles. Over the last 50+ years, CPU architecture has undergone dramatic transformations, driven by the relentless pursuit of performance, energy efficiency, and new computing paradigms. This article focuses on how CPUs evolved at the architectural level, from the Intel 4004 — the world's first commercial CPU — through the innovations of the late 20th century like the x86 architecture, the parallel rise of RISC designs like ARM, and finally to today’s heterogeneous multi-chiplet SoCs from the likes of Intel, AMD, and Apple. What […]
11.03.2026 12:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GMKtek NucBox K13 “Intel Core Ultra 7 256V” Mini PC Review: Lunar Lake In A Pocket-Sized Machine GMKtec has been making Mini PCs for years now. They are based out of the technology hub of Shenzen, China, and have maintained strategic partnerships with AMD, Intel & Microsoft, and currently offer a wide array of solutions, all the way from entry-level to enthusiast-grade designs based on mobility chips from AMD & Intel. The latest offering from GMKtek that targets mainstream users is the NucBox K13, a small form factor design that is equipped with Intel's Lunar Lake SoCs, specifically the Core Ultra 7 256V. We have already tested this SoC on 14" laptops, so now let's see what […]
11.03.2026 12:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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iPhone 18 Pro Isn’t Getting In-Screen Face ID As Apple Is Rumored To Have Delayed This Design, But These Three Major Upgrades Will Get You Really Excited The Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max was previously rumored to shrink by 35 percent because Apple was said to incorporate in-display Face ID into its upcoming flagships. Unfortunately, somewhere during the testing phase, the company pulled the plug on this implementation for undisclosed reasons, meaning that the Dynamic Island is expected to remain the same size. However, one tipster has mentioned three incredible upgrades that will probably make you forget about this design change, or lack thereof, almost instantly. The 2nm A20 Pro, wider aperture, and 5,000mAh battery upgrades are expected to arrive to the […]
11.03.2026 11:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Community Edition in the Works with an Updated Source Engine, Ubisoft’s Blessing, and RTX Remix Mod KingDavidW, the modder behind wiltOS Technologies, announced that a proper Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Community Edition is officially in the works. As you might recall, they had been working on an RTX Remix version of the game while also implementing online co-op functionality. Now, though, wiltOS Technologies has received the blessing from Ubisoft and Valve to create a proper Community Edition that will be released on Steam, probably with integrated Steam Workshop support for easy mod installation. Thanks to Valve's support, the game will be updated to a newer version of the Source engine (while still remaining based […]
11.03.2026 10:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Final Trails Game to Be Announced in 2031 and Released in 2032, Confirms Falcom In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo, interviewed for the company's 45th anniversary, revealed that the company plans to announce the final Trails game in 2031, on the company's 50th anniversary, with a release planned for 2032. The ending has already been decided, too. The Trails series (known in Japan as Kiseki, meaning "miracle/trail") is a long-running Japanese RPG franchise that is technically part of The Legend of Heroes franchise, though it has become its own distinct entity over time. The first game, Trails in the Sky, was released in 2004; in these twenty-two […]
11.03.2026 09:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ASUS’s X870 BIOS Adds “Future” Ryzen CPU Support: Could Be Ryzen AI 400 or 9950X3D2 ASUS has released a new BETA BIOS for its X870 motherboards, which adds support for a future Ryzen CPU, could it be Ryzen AI 400 or 9950X3D2? ASUS X870 Motherboards Receive Support For A Future AMD Ryzen CPU In Latest BIOS ASUS has rolled out a new BETA BIOS for its X870E and X870 motherboards, which adds support for a future CPU. This new BETA BIOS is based on the AGESA 1300a firmware. It is stated that this BIOS may be released as a stable version on the main webpage, with X870E/B850 being the first to roll out this week, […]
11.03.2026 07:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MacBook Neo SSD Speeds Might Play A Big Part In Making Or Breaking Your Purchase Apple only stated that the MacBook Neo ships with either a 256GB or 512GB SSD, because if the company had mentioned how fast its NAND flash storage is, potential customers might be discouraged from picking it up. According to the latest comparison, the most affordable portable Mac in the company’s lineup doesn’t even cross the PCIe NVMe Gen 3 bandwidth. In the latest Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, Apple’s M5 MacBook Air, the second most affordable portable Mac has up to 316 percent faster SSD speeds than the MacBook Neo If there was one shocking compromise that we didn’t know about until […]
11.03.2026 00:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ASRock Recommends Intel Arc A380 For DeskMeet Series For Gamers On A budget It's unusual to see a hardware maker recommend older, slower hardware, but ASRock justifies it by noting that the Arc A380 now supports the latest XeSS 3. ASRock Says DeskMeet Series + Intel Arc A380 Will Deliver "Strong Performance" While Providing an "Outstanding Value" The sky-high prices of memory and SSDs have made it extremely difficult for gamers to build a budget gaming PC. Previously, it was easy to build a powerful gaming PC for 1080p gaming for a sub-$1000 gaming PC. It's still possible, assuming you can manage both memory and a storage drive at good prices or by […]
10.03.2026 22:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Intel Nova Lake S-Based Embedded PC Mockup Reveal CPUs Support 8000 MT/s DDR5 Intel's next-gen CPU series will support much higher memory frequency out of the box, compared to the current lineup. German PC Maker ECS Showcases Liva P300 Embedded PC With Intel Core Ultra 400S Processor; Specs Reveal Support for DDR5-8000 The upcoming Intel CPU series is going to deliver a much better memory support, as spotted in one of the mockups. At the Embedded World 2026 event in Germany, the hardware manufacturer ECS showcased its new embedded PC mockup called Liva P300, based on the Intel Nova Lake S. It's a mockup, so obviously, there is likely no Intel Nova Lake […]
10.03.2026 22:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ASUS Dismisses Apple’s MacBook Neo as ‘Just a Tablet’, and the Entire Windows Ecosystem Is Gearing Up to Fight Back The launch of Apple's 'budget-oriented' MacBook Neo was a shocker for manufacturers like ASUS, but the firm now intends to compete in the same segment. ASUS's co-CEO Claims Apple's MacBook Neo Is Limited To Content Consumption Due To Its Specifications Apple's MacBook Neo is focused on bringing the intriguing elements seen in the traditional Mac and slapping a mobile SoC into a price segment that has made the Windows laptop industry rethink its strategy. Coming in at $599, the MacBook Neo is seen as a 'sigh of relief' in a market plagued by memory shortages and pricey devices, and when […]
10.03.2026 20:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PlayStation You Owe Us: The £1.97 Billion Class Action Against Sony’s PlayStation Store Has Begun The class-action lawsuit, branded as "PlayStation You Owe Us", filed by consumer rights champion Alex Neill against Sony's PlayStation has finally kicked off in earnest today, with the plaintiff's legal counsel, Mr Palmer, delivering the opening statement (the proceedings were livestreamed on the Competition Appeal Tribunal's official website). The legal action was filed in 2022 to challenge Sony's monopoly over the PlayStation Store digital platform, which, according to the plaintiffs, led to higher game prices for consumers. The damage figure sought by the plaintiff has changed, though: it initially stood at $5 billion in 2022 and rose to £6.3 billion in November […]
10.03.2026 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March’s PS Plus Extra Games Have Leaked, Will Include Space Marine 2, Metal Eden, Persona 5 Royal and More As they do pretty much every month, thanks to the same reliable source, Billbil-kun at Dealabs, the monthly PS Plus Extra and Premium Game Catalog titles have leaked. Or at least, some of them have, and there will likely be a few more revealed tomorrow when the official announcement is live. According to the report, while players won't be able to expect Dragon's Dogma II, we will get Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Metal Eden, Persona 5 Royal, and more. The note about Dragon's Dogma II is regarding a rumor that gained some traction regarding the March 2026 batch of […]
10.03.2026 19:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“NVIDIA Wouldn’t Exist Without Gaming,” Says Microsoft CEO, But the Industry That Made It Possible Now Feels Left Behind NVIDIA has struggled to balance its consumer and enterprise opportunities, as Microsoft's CEO has reminded Jensen of his 'gaming beginnings'. The Buildup Towards Modern-Day AI Infrastructure Was Initiated With NVIDIA's Focus on Gaming Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, demand for NVIDIA's AI chips has grown to unprecedented levels, to the point that the firm's market capitalization has soared to the trillions in just a few years. Since then, NVIDIA has been predominantly focused on catering to enterprise customers, and the inclination towards them comes at a cost, which we have already begun to see with consumer GPUs. There has […]
10.03.2026 18:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ghost of Yotei Legends is Out Now on PS5, and it Makes Sony’s Pivot Away From PC Ports Sting Even More Sucker Punch Productions has released Ghost of Yotei Legends as free DLC for all owners of Ghost of Yotei today on PS5. It's a welcome return of the surprise multiplayer mode that players loved digging into in Ghost of Tsushima, but its arrival on PlayStation today, days after we learned more about Sony's evolving strategy with its PC ports, makes the strategy pivot sting even more. When Ghost of Tsushima arrived on PC, it set new records for concurrent player counts on Steam amongst PlayStation's current suite of PS5 to PC releases and was the best-selling game in the US […]
10.03.2026 18:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pixel 11 Pro Fold: When Will Google Get Over Its Fetish For Ugliness? Hope is the engine of optimism and the indomitable force behind a will to change for the better. But, when it comes to Google's Pixel lineup, that hope is in short supply and getting progressively scarce with each passing year, especially judging from the latest CAD renders of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which depict bezels the size of football fields, a bloated, chunky design, and nary a concerted effort to add additional camera sensors or tweak the device's aspect ratio. Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold: A masterclass in ugly aesthetics Steve H. McFly has now revealed the CAD renders […]
10.03.2026 17:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review – Department of Rathalos Conservation Monster Hunter Stories 3 proves that it's not just about the thrill of the hunt, but setting up the ecology to support it for generations to come.
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