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Qualcomm has made a series of announcements this week at its annual Snapdragon Summit event in Maui, Hawaii, the newest of which is the unveiling of its Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 platform. Purpose-built for next-generation audio devices for the agentic age, the platform aims to combine premium…
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Over on the NeoGAF forums, which are popular among gaming industry insiders, credible leaker Kepler_L2 appeared in a thread claiming that the PlayStation 6 would have performance surpassing NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080, citing support for dual-issue compute as the reason why. Kepler did not back that…
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IBM’s quantum-centric push makes QPUs another accelerator in hybrid AI-HPC workflows. The post From Qubits to Workflows: Rethinking Quantum Computing appeared first on EE Times.
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Do you use Discord? If you read this website, there's a pretty good chance that you do. The massive centralized chat service is extremely popular among young people and gamers, and many open source projects have moved fully to Discord for project discussion, coordination, and updates. Starting…
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Jsaux has restocked its faceplates for the Steam Machine. The E-Ink Panel and Pixel Matrix Panel are available on its website and are expected to begin shipping next month.
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Although [Arkandas] disclaims any interest in being a ‘car guy’, this is somewhat ironic in light of the sheer amount of modding he has performed on a range of cars …read more
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Xiaomi has officially launched the very first phones powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips, less than a day after the chips were unveiled. The Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max promise plenty of compelling camera features for photographers…
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Sony has caught a lot of flak from fans after it announced that it’s no longer going to be producing game discs for its PlayStation consoles beyond January 2028. Microsoft, meanwhile, is taking a different approach with the Xbox. It just launched a beta for its disc-to-digital program and is now…
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Logitech’s second-generation rapid-trigger keyboard lets players adjust its most important settings through a new OLED display. It also gets 8kHz polling, lighter magnetic switches and finer actuation adjustments, but these upgrades come with a $60 higher launch price.
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Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms, a turn-based strategy RPG developed by Free Wing, has reached its 1.0 release on Steam, netting over 8,000 Very Positive (88%) reviews and reaching a concurrent player count of over 3,600 within its first day on Steam
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Serial number: AV26-957 Date: September 23, 2026 As of September 22, 2026, NVIDIA is affected by vulnerabilities in the following products: Infrastructure Controller Versions 0 to 1.9 NeMo Speech Versions 0.0 to 2.9 The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web…
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Creality continues to expand its 3D scanning portfolio, this time with a cheaper alternative to its flagship Sermoon P1, the Sermoon P1S. It comes with some compromises as well as some upgrades, but at a significantly lower price.
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Deal | Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a tactical RPG blending various gameplay mechanics, in which your goal is to find Eden. Venture into a post-apocalyptic world, face your enemies in turn-based battles, and use stealth.
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By Julie Rogers, Executive Director, Electronic System Design Alliance 2026 is “Bridging Design and Manufacturing with AI” during a day-long session Tuesday, October 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, North Hall, Lower Level, Room 20. The Design Session hosted and…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has heard the forecast that agents would write 90% of all software by now, and he The post Jensen Huang says the junior developer problem ends in two years. Here’s his math. appeared first on The New Stack.
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Xiaomi has launched a new smartwatch globally. Featuring a 2,000-nit AMOLED display, the Smart Band 11 also boasts up to 21 days of battery life. Xiaomi has confirmed that NFC connectivity and an optional ceramic variant will be available globally, too.
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We have good news and bad news for Xiaomi fans all around the world: The good news is that both Leica camera flagships have now also been confirmed as global models both by teasers and code sequences inside HyperOS. The bad news is that significant compromises must be made in terms of battery…
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After Samsung's Thailand newsroom moved the rollout from September 21 to September 28 before removing specific dates altogether, the stable Android 17-based update has now started reaching Galaxy S26 Ultra users in the US on T-Mobile.
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Acer chairman Jason Chen has outlined his expectations for PC pricing over the next year, saying average selling prices may reach their peak around mid‑2027 before easing in the second half of the year. The post Acer chairman thinks PC prices may peak by mid‑2027 first appeared on KitGuru.
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Control Resonant early access isn't an option for Xbox or PC players. Still, hackers have distributed a working Steam build a day in advance of its September 24th release date. An increasing number of AAA games with costly pre-order previews have fallen victim to piracy.
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Garmin has introduced a new update to many of its older flagship smartwatches. Rolling out globally, the new update promises to deliver almost two dozen changes and improvements. However, closer inspection reveals otherwise.
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Video | Looking for an affordable, premium everyday laptop that competes directly with something like the MacBook Neo and Dell XPS 13? We had the chance to test the Asus Zenbook 14, and while it comes with some compromises, the overall package is quite attractive...
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Qualcomm’s first-party benchmark data points to substantial gains for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 over the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, particularly in graphics and browser performance. Geekbench 7 results also suggest a sizeable CPU uplift across generations.
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The Logitech G Pro X 3 Lightspeed introduces a new microphone for more authentic-sounding recordings. 50 mm graphene drivers are back, but battery life is 20 hours longer than the Pro X2. The wireless gaming headset will cost buyers $249.99/€279.99 and ships on October 8th.
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Another haptic gaming mouse is already looming after Logitech announced the Pro X3 Superstrike. In stock on October 6th, it packs a beefier battery for up to 135 hours of playtime. The esports gear's design is largely unchanged, but the Hero 2 sensor offers slight improvements in tracking accuracy.
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Jsaux Gaming has officially launched its new E‑Ink Faceplate and Pixel Matrix Faceplate for the Steam Machine. Both magnetic front panels act as full replacement faceplates, giving owners new ways to customise the system with live telemetry, artwork and other real‑time display options. The post…
Tom's Hardware
A Munich court has granted YMTC two injunctions against Micron over 3D NAND patents, the latest development in a years-long cross-border legal battle between the memory rivals.
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It only took a couple of hours for the first phones with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips to go official in China. The Xiaomi 18 Pro is the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 phone on the market, while the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max claims dibs on the 8 Elite Extreme variant. Xiaomi 18 Pro (left)…