Yearly Archives: 2021

Dell Can’t Ship Majority of Alienware Gaming PCs to California, Colorado, and Other States Due to Power Consumption Regulations

NewsJuly 26, 2021

Alienware fans who are interested in getting their hands on a new prebuilt from parent company Dell might be out of luck depending on the state they're in.

TSMC Considers Building Its First European Chip Plant in Germany

NewsJuly 26, 2021

TSMC is already building a $12 billion chip facility in Arizona and mulling its first-ever wafer plant in Japan, but the world's largest contract chipmaker isn't stopping there in its quest for global expansion.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Will Reportedly Be Announced on July 30

NewsJuly 26, 2021

AMD plans to lift the lid on the more powerful version of its Radeon RX 6600 Series graphics card, the Radeon RX 6600 XT, by the end of the week.

NVIDIA-Arm Deal Faces Further Delays, Could Force Arm to Consider IPO

NewsJuly 26, 2021

NVIDIA's planned acquisition of Arm has encountered a delay that could place the deal in jeopardy.

BIOSTAR Z590I VALKYRIE Motherboard Review

MotherboardsJuly 26, 2021

Introduction BIOSTAR isn't a company we see a lot of in North America. For as long as I've been acquainted with the brand it's been...

Modders Bring AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to SteamVR and Vulkan Titles

GamingJuly 25, 2021

AMD's new and exciting spatial upscaling technology, FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), is now usable in many SteamVR and Vulkan-compatible games thanks to the work of two outstanding members of the modding community.

Vincent D’Onofrio Will Reportedly Return as Kingpin for Disney+ Hawkeye Series

CultureJuly 25, 2021

Netflix's Daredevil series is missed for many reasons, with one of the biggest being actor Vincent D'Onofrio's memorable portrayal of ruthless NYC criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk, a.k.a. The Kingpin.

Valve Clarifies Steam Deck’s 30 FPS Target, Reveals Built-In FPS Limiter for Better Battery Life

GamingJuly 25, 2021

During a recent interview with IGN, Valve developers stated that their new portable PC with 1280 x 800 px (60 Hz) display, the Steam Deck, would target 30 FPS for gameplay.

Hideo Kojima Warns that Physical Media Will Inevitably Die Out

GamingJuly 25, 2021

Despite the increasing prevalence of digitally served content, there are still plenty of gamers, film aficionados, and music lovers who prefer to get their releases the old-fashioned way: on physical media.

Apple Expected to Bring Face ID to Macs “Within a Couple of Years”

NewsJuly 25, 2021

Apple introduced Face ID, a facial recognition system that leverages biometric authentication, in September 2017 as a novel way for iPhone X users to unlock their then cutting-edge smartphones just by looking at them.