Tiny Intel 486 Runs Windows 95 and MS-DOS with Ease at 100 MHz
Eric Mackrodt from The Eric Experiment has created a super tiny Intel 486 desktop from scratch using an Intel 486DX4 CPU and housing the unit in a custom 3D-printed shell.
Intel Comments on Reports of New Layoffs, Budget Cuts in Client CPU and Data Center Groups
Intel issued a statement about reports that the company is reducing its budgets by 10% in some areas, thus resulting in layoffs of up to 20% of employees in some areas.
Gigabyte Aorus 10000 SSD Review: Bold PCIe 5.0 SSD, If You Can Find It
The Gigabyte Aorus 10000 is another of the first wave PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs, arriving with its own heatsink. Performance is generally better than 4.0 offerings, but the leap is not particularly huge aside from the sequential uplift.
10-year-old Camelot Unchained outlines crafting, encumbrance, and NPC AI development
We’re past the month of April, and that means another couple of consolidated updates from Camelot Unchained, as it gesticulates in the direction of all...
The Daily Grind: People still play that game?
The other day, my husband jokingly said of an MMO that he plays, “People still play that game?” and I laughed out loud before realizing…...
Samsung to Detail Second-Gen 3nm Node, But Admits It Is Behind TSMC
Samsung to disclose details about its second gate-all-around transistors-based production node at VLSI Symposium.
Blizzard President Claims AI Will Allow Artists To Be More Creative, Others Aren’t Convinced
AI systems like ChatGPT for text or Midjourney for imagery have improved to the point where they can be used in some day-to-day work. For example, the hero image above was created by Midjourney in response to the prompt “game developers working.” While AI-generated content isn’t always perfect (just check out the hands in the image above),
MMO Week in Review: Reopening ‘Old Wounds’
The MMO genre saw multiple rollouts this week: World of Warcraft launched Embers of Neltharion, Eden Eternal relaunched, Guild Wars 2 dropped its balance patch,...
War Thunder Edge is now War Thunder Mobile, entering open beta testing on Android
Last November we were alerted to the upcoming release of War Thunder Edge, a mobile version of the multiplayer military vehicle battler that promised to...
AliExpress GPU Backplate Coolers Tested, Mostly Useless
Aliexpress is apparently selling useless GPU backplate cooling solutions that provide no tangible cooling benefits to your graphics card.