Following reports indicating a Q1 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 release, Nintendo's JP stock drops by over 5 percent By Christopher Harper published 19 February 24 The Switch 2, previously expected for Q4 2024, is now expected for a Q1 2025 release like its predecessor released in Q1 2017
Reddit reportedly selling its users' content to an AI company for $60 million per year By Christopher Harper published 19 February 24 Bloomberg report unveils annual $60 mil deal from unnamed AI company in exchange for Reddit submissions as training data
Revamped AMD-powered gaming handheld will launch by the end of the month — GPD Win 4 upgraded to a Ryzen 7 8840U CPU By Christopher Harper published 17 February 24 A GPD blog post details numerous GPD G1 revisions and GPD Win 4 with the Ryuzen 7 8840U launching at the end of February.
House cleaners find two of the world's first desktop PCs in random boxes — Intel 8008-powered Q1 PC has 16KB of memory, 800 kHz CPU By Christopher Harper last updated 17 February 24 Two of the Q1 PC, which is the first-ever desktop PC made with a single-chip microprocessor, were found during routine waste clearing in London.
Microsoft confirms four Xbox exclusives coming to PS5 and Switch, sees a future 'Where every screen is an Xbox' By Christopher Harper published 16 February 24 For now, Xbox only seems to be doubling down
Russian military botnet discovered on 1000+ compromised routers — FBI deactivated Moobot by taking control of impacted routers By Christopher Harper published 16 February 24 A GRU botnet using Moobot was installed on unsecured routers (including those belonging to many homes and small businesses) with default admin passwords.
Now you can 3D print a custom, modular, stackable ITX NAS PC By Christopher Harper published 16 February 24 A recent Tweet from Printables.com highlights a Modular ITX PC Case designed by Haydn Bao, available on their website. We discuss in more detail.
Lost Japan-exclusive Satellaview F-Zero GP 2 restored with footage and special tools By Christopher Harper published 14 February 24 Dedicated fans use old video footage and input matching to recreate lost gaming media
New Nvidia Game Ready driver improves DLSS 2 and 3, bundles Super GPU support By Christopher Harper published 14 February 24 New Nvidia GPU driver adds DLSS support for upcoming game launches. Smalland: Survive the Wilds and Skull and Bones will launch with DLSS 2, while Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden gets DLSS 3.
$77 3D Printer from AliExpress is Actually Usable, Reviewer Says By Christopher Harper published 14 February 24 The cheapest EasyThreed 3D printer on AliExpress, which retails for roughly $77 USD, can still be used to create usable items.
Microsoft expected to bring Xbox games to PS5 and Switch, announces coming "updates" on Xbox business By Christopher Harper published 13 February 24 The Xbox consoles that once succeeded Sega's could now follow them into oblivion, if the most severe rumors hold true.
Ayaneo's Flip DS brings familiar AMD handheld PC specs and OCuLink to an old-school dual-screen clamshell form factor By Christopher Harper published 12 February 24 Ayaneo Flip DS is a handheld PC on par with Asus ROG Ally that boasts a dual-screen design akin to Nintendo (3)DS handhelds.
Some Canon printers have seven critical security vulnerabilities — i-Sensys printer vulns rank at 9.8 severity By Christopher Harper last updated 12 February 24 Critical security vulnerabilities identified in recent Canon printers have prompted the company to warn users to keep their printers off public networks until updated.
The N64 is still being pushed past its limits, 28 years later — homebrew devs won't give up on the Nintendo 64, compare 2024 Mario to his 1996 ancestor By Christopher Harper published 11 February 24 Kaze Emanaur, the Smash Remix team, and other stalwarts keep Nintendo's first 3D console alive.
Nvidia RTX 2000 entry level workstation cards leak - tipped for release in the coming week By Christopher Harper published 11 February 24 Having dropped the Quadro naming scheme for its workstation GPUs back in 2020, Nvidia is still set to release more RTX workstation GPUs— including the entry-level RTX 2000 Ada Generation.
Steam Deck 1200p screen replacement goes under scrutiny – better than the original but outshined by the latest OLED model By Christopher Harper published 11 February 24 You're on a handheld: please, think about your FPS!
New USB stick has a self-destruct feature that heats it to over 100 degrees Celsius — a secret three-insertion process needed to unlock data safely By Christopher Harper published 10 February 24 Ovrdrive does not encrypt its contents by default but has a uniquely physical security mechanism and can be rigged to self-destruct.
Acer's next Predator is a €1,299 electric scooter By Christopher Harper published 9 February 24 In a curious case of diversification, Acer's Predator brand has now been extended from primarily gaming products to an all-terrain eScooter, the Acer Predator Extreme PES017.
NASA's Voyager 1 probe is malfunctioning in deep space due to a critical memory error By Christopher Harper published 8 February 24 Due to an unexpected error in the Flight Data Subsystem of the Voyager 1, NASA's longest-operating probe is no longer able to provide telemetry data needed for basic control of the spacecraft.
Utility breaks the shackles of SafeDisc optical disc DRM for retro gamers — SafeDiscShim restores playability for classic PC titles By Christopher Harper published 7 February 24 Play your old favorites without needing unstable drivers or questionable cracks
Intel's Clear Linux distribution adds support for APX and AVX10, which aren't out yet By Christopher Harper published 7 February 24 Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) and Advanced Vector Extensions 10 (AVX10), announced in July 2023 for future Intel CPUs, are now being implemented into Intel's own Linux distribution.
Support for Intel Core Ultra NPUs has been added to the latest Windows 11 DirectML developer preview By Christopher Harper published 7 February 24 Leveraging the NPUs present in Intel's newest Intel Core Ultra CPUs, the Windows 11 DirectML developer preview has added support for Intel's AI-tailored hardware.
Orange Pi enters handheld PC space with Orange Pi Neo, a Ryzen 7840U-powered handheld gaming device By Christopher Harper published 6 February 24 The Orange Pi Neo is Orange Pi's first foray into handheld PCs, breaking away from its typical Raspberry Pi alternatives.
Researchers design a processor from DNA — microfluidic chip completes math calculations and also stores data in DNA By Christopher Harper published 6 February 24 DNA learns to do math.
Google is axing cached webpages from search results, tells everyone to use Internet Archive instead By Christopher Harper published 2 February 24 An official statement from Google Search Liaison Danny Sullivan laments the change, but directly shouts out Internet Archive as an alternative.