Lord of the Rings Online explains why its world is an ‘ecosystem’ rather than a themepark
What’s the difference between an MMO world that has a theme park design versus one with an eye on ecosystems? That was the topic of...
Ayaneo Next 2 Windows handheld goes official with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — also features massive 116 Whr battery, and a starting price of $1,799
Ayaneo’s latest flagship handheld pairs AMD’s most powerful mobile APU with an oversized battery, a high-refresh OLED display, and multiple high-end configurations aimed at enthusiasts.
White House mulling tariff exemptions for Big Tech — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, other AI hyperscalers to be spared worst of import duties with U.S.-Taiwan deal
The White House is considering a tariff carve-out for big AI tech companies, like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, allowing them to purchase imported AI chips from TSMC without getting slapped with an import tax.
Intel’s top-end Nova Lake desktop CPU said to devour up to 700W in PL4 — claimed power draw close to double Arrow Lake
Fresh leaks reveal that Nova Lake might have a maximum power limit of 700W on the top-end, unlocked silicon with dual compute tiles. Moreover, Nova Lake is apparently blocking TJMax offsets and removing the ability to prevent thermal throttling. Lastly, the family can apparently boot without the P-cores entirely, relying on LP-E cores or E-cores.
Overwatch responds to Anran design complaints, Hearthstone readies the Cataclysm March 17
Overwatch has a lot cooking for its new content cadence, including the arrival of five new heroes on February 10th. One of those heroes is Anran,...
Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates to plug security holes before they happen — if you bought a PC last year, you should be set
Microsoft is refreshing Secure Boot certificates for Windows PCs. If you bought one in the past year, you should be set, but others should be sure to keep up with Windows 11 updates.
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s The War Within – great expansion or greatest expansion?
We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of World of Warcraft‘s next expansion, Midnight, but before darkness descends upon us, I’d like to...
NCsoft Q4 2025: Aion 2’s massive launch, Guild Wars 2’s solid expansion
Last week’s financial tease from NCsoft about its Aion 2 profits was just a prelude to the real deal this week, as now, the Korean...
Apple AirPods Pro 4 May Get IR Cameras To See And Track Gestures Like VR
Apple is once again (reportedly) preparing to equip the upcoming AirPods Pro 4 with infrared cameras designed to let the earbuds “see” the world around you. Most likely, and assuming if this rumor holds out, this could enable hand gestures and enhanced spatial audio capabilities with VR integration being a possibility.
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Hits All-Time Low At $240 For A Killer Deal
Building a new PC these days can be a financial challenge due to soaring memory prices, though if you’re willing to bite the bullet anyway or already have RAM that you can apply to a new build, then do yourself a solid and check out this deal on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor. Available at Woot (owned by Amazon), we’ve never seen it listed