Yearly Archives: 2022

Early purported details regarding AMD and NVIDIA's next-generation GPUs have surfaced courtesy of YouTuber RedGamingTech, who claims to know some of the specifics behind the architectures that will be driving GeForce RTX 50 and Radeon RX 8000 Series graphics cards already and has published a video titled "another revolution in graphics" to report on the rumored insights, which have been picked up by various publications since their release yesterday.

AMD isn't planning on launching its Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series processors until Autumn, according to a tweet shared by hardware leaker Chi11eddog today that suggests the upcoming lineup of chips, which have been rumored to feature up to 96 cores, will be released in September 2023 and comprise both workstation and HEDT models.

NVIDIA has revealed that SHIELD devices will be losing support for GameStream next year, a popular feature that allows SHIELD owners to stream games from their GeForce PCs to the streaming devices, which have been advertised by NVIDIA as having world-class streaming media performance, featuring support for 4K HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Al upscaling, and more.

Epic Games must pay a total of $520 million in relief over allegations that the Fortnite maker violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases, according to a press release from the FTC that explains how the action actually involves two separate record-breaking settlements: 1) a $275 million penalty for violating children’s privacy law and changing default privacy settings, and 2) $245 million in refunds for tricking users into making unwanted charges.

JSAUX has begun taking pre-orders for the ModCase PC0104, a modular case for Steam Deck that comprises a cover, protective case, bracket, and HUB that can be further outfitted with various other components for enhanced functionality, including a cooler, M.2 slot, and powerbank kit.

AMD is gearing up to announce new Ryzen 7000 Series processors very soon, according to newly leaked slides that have confirmed the pricing and specifications for three new Zen 4 65-watt desktop CPUs in the form of the Ryzen 5 7600, Ryzen 7 7700, and Ryzen 9 7900, a non-X version of the existing 12C/24T option that will feature clocks of up to 5.4 GHz and an SEP of $429.

Switch Science Co., Ltd. has released what are reportedly the world's first portable quantum computers in the form of the Gemini Mini, Gemini, and Triangulum, all of which were developed by SpinQ Technology in Shenzhen, China, and start at ¥1,188,000 (USD ~8,700).

CD PROJEKT RED has released a PC hotfix for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to address some of the issues introduced by its new next-gen update, which began rolling out on December 14 at midnight GMT on PC and Xbox Series X|S, and midnight local time on PS5, bringing a range of modern features that include ray-traced global illumination and ambient occlusion to the 2015 action RPG.

Turtle Beach has announced the global availability of its VelocityOne Stand, a new accessory that completes what the company has described as its ultimate award-winning flight simulation setup, housing the VelocityOne Flight Universal Control System or VelocityOne Flightstick, along with the VelocityOne Rudder pedals, to deliver a modern flight simulation experience at home.

EK has announced the EK-Quantum Vector² Red Devil RX 7900 XTX D-RGB, the premium cooling solutions provider's first EK-Quantum Vector² RX 7900 XTX water block for an AIB partner Radeon RX 7000 Series GPU, able to effortlessly solve the issue of excessive heat generation during high load on the GPU and allowing it to achieve the best performance with minimum noise, according to the company.

ASUS has announced the Mini PC PL64, a compact and reliable mini PC built for indoor industrial applications that is powered by up to a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 (15 W) processor and features a fanless design that ensures optimal performance, even in ambient temperatures of up to 50°C.

The Samsung Odyssey G7 32-inch gaming monitor has been exclusively released in China and features a 144 Hz IPS panel.