If there’s one thing PC gamers universally despise, it’s shader compilation stutters, but it’s also a drag to launch a brand-new game, ready to play, only to be greeted by a “Compiling Shaders” progress bar slowly crawling across the screen. The end of the shader struggle is finally here, and it’s being spearheaded by a massive industry push

The GlassWorm malware made news when it pivoted from exclusively targeting Windows users to also targeting Mac OS users in January, and in the time since, the malware campaign has spread across at least 413 code repos on npm, VSCode, OpenVSX, and even GitHub. Evidence points to this all being tied to a single threat actor since they’re all

Apple continues to feel the repercussions of its failure to develop an AI-powered Siri that would be integral to future products, leading to the departure of key design figures. The talent losses continue to mount; Bloomberg’s long time Apple expert, Mark Gurman, is reporting that one of the company’s hardware engineering executives is headed

AI has seen both fervent praise and vicious criticism across the gaming industry as of late, and Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, has come out swinging against the technology stating that “The notion that AI can make GTA is laughable.” This was in response to shares trending downward for major gaming publishers after the announcement

Let’s talk about DLSS 5, dear readers. If you pay any attention to gaming discourse at all, you’ll have already noticed that there has been a tremendous outcry against NVIDIA’s new DLSS 5. Gamers and gaming commentators have set to work, making a million memes out of the latest version of NVIDIA’s AI post-processing tech. Well, you’re all

Scientists led by the University of Manchester have identified a new, heavy doubly-charmed relative of the proton. This discovery was thanks to the use of the upgraded Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) and confirms a 20-year old claimed (but unconfirmed) observation of the same particle.

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When it comes to audio products, a bit of patience can be the difference between paying the full MSRP or scoring a deal and saving a bit of money. You don’t necessarily even need a lot of patience. To wit, Apple’s latest-generation AirPods Pro 3 earbuds have frequently been discounted since they released last September, and are again on sale

Much to the chagrin of gamers of a certain age, retro video game consoles encompass far more than the 8-bit systems of yesteryear. Now, even more players are about to feel the sting of their childhood gaming systems being hit with the retro tag, as GameStop has announced that the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U are old enough to

Nike and Beats have merged their performance DNA to launch the Powerbeats Pro 2 Nike Special Edition, a hook-style workout earphone that marks the first time a Nike Swoosh has ever been on a Beats product. For extra draw power, Nike and Beats enlisted help from some dude named LeBron James.

The special edition Pro 2 sports a striking Volt

Samsung and AMD have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic collaboration on next-generation AI memory, including cutting-edge high bandwidth memory for AMD’s not-yet-released Instinct MI455X accelerator that was shown off at CES. The announcement comes a month after AMD threw cold water on MI455X delay rumors, calling

AMD saw Intel refresh its Arrow Lake processors with faster clock speeds, a new optimization trick, and claims of giving gaming a boost and may have said, ‘Hold my beer’. According to a popular leaker on X with a positive track record, AMD is getting ready to release two new Zen 5 processor models, the Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X.

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Microsoft has released another hotfix patch as of March 16th to address major connectivity issues with Bluetooth devices on Windows 11. If you’re one of the users suffering those problems, you’re advised to update as soon as possible. Thankfully, it’s not an urgent security fix like most of the Windows updates we cover, so you’re pretty safe

When Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro shipped with the initial version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, eventual updates were expected since it was heavily based on AMD FSR 4, which is also still being updated. Now, the first wave of PSSR updates has arrived and it turns out not all PSSR updates are automatic. A number of games that shipped

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra – Starting At $1,299, Find It On Amazon.com Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra improves a tried and true flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy and a trick Privacy Display, but is no match for the latest Chinese competition. Thinner, lighter design Trick Privacy Display Excellent cameras Outstanding performance…

Folks who pay attention to the enthusiast and DIY PC space will no doubt be familiar with NorthridgeFix. The occasionally controversial electronics repair shop is also a popular YouTube channel where the shop documents repair jobs, particularly difficult or notable ones. Well, this user’s ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5070 Ti card is one of the most

Samsung is pulling the plug on its ambitious triple-folding experiment, ending sales of the Galaxy Z TriFold just three months after its debut. If true, this brings a swift conclusion to a device that was really more of a halo manifesto than a mass-market product. The phone’s been selling like hot cakes, so the time to snag one is now.

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In a rare instance of a marketing prank evolving into a factory-backed racing program, BMW has revealed that the M3 Touring GT3 concept originally presented as an April Fools’ Day joke back in 2025 will officially compete in the 2026 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Big manufacturers in the automotive industry are no strangers to dropping absurd

We often say that paying full price for audio gear is a sucker’s game, but the same applies to a variety of electronics, including monitors. Even gaming displays with big, fancy QD-OLED panels are no exception. Don’t believe it? Just check out how much you can save on Samsung’s ginormous 49-inch Odyssey G9 (G95SD) monitor.
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Amazon is constantly working on making the shopping experience as convenient as possible, both to fend off its competitors and to entice customers to hit the add to cart button. Its latest move is rolling out blazing fast delivery times to major and mid-size cities throughout the country, although buyers will need to pay extra to access these

A team of astronomers led by the University of Oxford has identified a new class of liquid planet, a world defined not by oceans of water, but by a global reservoir of molten magma thousands of miles deep and a volatile atmosphere.

The planet, designated L 98-59 d, is a super-Earth roughly 1.6 times the size of our own, orbiting a red dwarf