From that point onwards, rumors got even wilder. In 2021, reports mentioned improved handheld mode and NVIDIA DLSS support; the possibility of improving the resolution and performance of older games; a bigger dock with an Ethernet port and two USB 3.0 ports; and so forth. Nintendo didn’t make any announcements, though, leaving fans speculating for a long time. A Chinese Switch accessories manufacturer reignited hopes for a Nintendo Switch Pro to land in 2022, but that obviously never happened either....

Thermaltake includes new PSUs and chassis to its superior cooling components portfolios Thermaltake introduced the new CTE case series, “Central Thermal Efficiency.” The concept of the new design series focuses on offering the ultimate thermal performance to the components that require the most cooling — the processor and the graphics card. The new CTE series design rotates the motherboard ninety degrees to move the processor and graphics card to sections of the case that house the radiator fans....

Also in Wccftech’s Best Games of 2022 lists: Shooters, Fighting, Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Action, Horror, and Multiplayer. As an interesting aside, this sort of feels like the end of a circle. 2016 was my first time writing best-of lists for Strategy and Simulation (separate at that time), and some familiar entries here bring back some fond memories. The best example is the very first game on my list: Total War: Warhammer III (9....

Apple said to raise iPhone battery replacement charges by $20, with changes said to arrive on March 1, 2023 On one of its support pages, Apple has stated the following, officially announcing the price hike for any iPhone model that did not launch in 2022. This means that if you currently own an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, or iPhone 14 Pro Max, those price increases will not affect you....

JBL 510BT Bluetooth Headphones Drop to Just $29.95 - Feature 40 Hours of Battery Life and Bluetooth 5.0 for Solid Connectivity This deal saves you 40% and $20 without doing anything at all. This means you don’t have to worry about discount codes or coupons. But make sure you select the right color before hitting the checkout button. Buy JBL Tune 510BT: Wireless On-Ear Headphones with Purebass Sound - Was $49....

Let’s get the usual out of the way, here are the games that will be added to GeForce NOW this week: Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (New release on Steam, Jan. 12) Dakar Desert Rally (Epic Games) Destroy All Humans! (Steam and Epic Games) Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed (Steam and Epic Games) MX vs ATV Legends (Steam) The Valiant (Steam and Epic Games) Way of the Hunter (Steam and Epic Games)...

Fill out the Gleam box below and get your Steam code! Inkbound Technical Test Giveaway The Inkbound Technical Test will run until Monday, January 23rd, at 10 AM Pacific Time. The developers recommend users join the official Discord server to coordinate with other players during the technical test. WRITE YOUR OWN DESTINY Discover the magical Atheneum and the infinite worlds contained within to protect it and become the fabled Inkbound....

Intel W790 ‘Fishhawk Falls’ Chipset Platform Supports Next-Gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon Workstation & HEDT CPUs The latest chipset comparison slide discovered by HXL (@9550Pro) shows us the specs and features of Intel’s next-gen workstation families. The lineup will be split into two segments, with C741 for the upper-echelon of server CPUs such as Sapphire Rapids-SP and Sapphire Rapids-SP with HBM (also known as Xeon Max CPUs). The other chipset, the one we are focusing on today, is the W790 and which is designed for the Sapphire Rapids-112L and Sapphire Rapids-64L family....

Everyone knows we have DLC 4 coming out for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, and there is another MechWarrior game in development at Piranha; I’ll just say that. It’s not MechWarrior Online 2, it’s more in line with MechWarrior 5, but it’ll be a standalone product. It’ll be announced later, somewhere in 2023, maybe even as late as the Fall, like September or something. It’ll be a while. You’ll have to wait around to see what that is, but more in line with a MechWarrior 5 type of experience....

NVIDIA Shows Up To 2.5x Performance & 3.5x Efficiency Gain With Grace CPU Superchip Versus AMD EPYC Milan NVIDIA first announced its Grace CPU and the respective Superchip design at GTC 2022. The Grace CPU is NVIDIA’s first processor based on a custom Arm architecture that will be aiming at the server / HPC segment. The CPU comes in two Superchip configurations, a Grace Superchip module with two Grace CPUs and a Grace+Hopper Superchip with one Grace CPU connected to a Hopper H100 GPU....

With 2022 coming to an end, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has topped the year with a record number of launches. Statistics show that SpaceX alone nearly matched China’s launch cadence, and with yesterday’s Falcon 9 launch another success, the rocket is now the world record holder for the most successful launches of a single lineup. 2022 also saw SpaceX provide the best views of its rocket launches, with the ground camera often tracking the Falcon 9 separating mid-air from the second stage and then firing its reaction control thrusters to reorient itself for landing....

Malicious websites are still rampant in 2023, AMD drivers carrying malware show up in various search engines This type of warning story is not new. Creating a fake website that looks identical to the company’s website (AMD in this case) that you are trying to look for is relatively easy to accomplish. The thumbnail for this article, which was exaggerated to prove a point, could even throw someone off who might have vision difficulties, such as dyslexia....

Samsung maintained the same RAM configuration for its Galaxy S23 series as last year’s models, possibly due to increased costs of LPDDR5X RAM After sharing the RAM and storage configurations for each Galaxy S23 model, Ahmed Qwaider now mentions on Twitter that each member of Samsung’s upcoming flagship lineup will feature LPDDR5X memory. For those that do not know the improvements, LPDDR5X RAM can achieve 8.5Gbps of data processing speeds, making the new standard 1....

Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are built on a 4nm process and deliver enhanced CPU and GPU performance Apple’s M1 series of chips were manufactured in TSMC’s 5nm process that delivers enhanced CPU and GPU capabilities. Like last generation’s Apple Silicon, the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are also fabricated in the 5nm process. This will allow the chips to deliver improved computing and graphical performance conjoined with enhanced power efficiency....

Epic Games CEO teases Fortnite’s return to iOS this year amidst an ongoing legal battle with Apple Tim Sweeney shared the news on Twitter to celebrate the new year. He wrote, “Next year on iOS!” followed by a Fortnite character looking at 2023 fireworks. It was previously reported that Apple would soon allow third-party app stores or sideloading of apps on the iPhone with iOS 17 to comply with the new Digital Markets Act or DMA law in Europe....

Compared to the iPhone 14 Plus, the renewed iPhone 13 Pro Max has a better display, and it also supports ProMotion technology, giving users access to a faster refresh rate of up to 120Hz. This 6.7-inch iPhone also delivers a more versatile camera, and both devices feature the A15 Bionic equipped with a 5-core GPU. This model will receive major iOS updates for many years since it launched in 2021, so there is little worry when picking it up....

ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition Graphics Card Is The Chonkiest RTX 40 Series Card With The Aim To Be The Coolest And The Quietest At The Same Time! In the press release that ASUS sent us a few days ago, the company stated that the GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition graphics card aims to be the coolest and quietest design of them all. Official test results show that the card peaks at just 61C while retaining ultra-low noise temperatures and that’s when the card is operating at its maximum TDP of 320W....

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is, of course, going to be the show’s star. It is not so much a Galaxy S phone anymore and more of a Galaxy Note, but still, an excellent device if you are looking for something powerful. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has everything you could want in a smartphone The Galaxy S23 Ultra was leaked by Dohyun Kim, who also shared the infographics of the remaining Galaxy S23 models....

While console players do not have many options to increase the difficulty of the game developed by ILCA, PC players can now make One Piece Odyssey a little more challenging with a new mod by Narkon that is now available for download from Nexus Mods which scales all enemies’ stats and tweaks other mechanics such as Experience reward and more. Hard: Experience Reward: 95% HP: 130% Attack: 170% Defense: 130% Luck: 125% Agility: + 2 Resistance Boosts: + 15% Medium: Experience Reward: 97% HP: 120% Attack: 150% Defense: 125% Luck: 115% Agility: + 1 Resistance Boosts: + 10% All: Area One Exp Reward: 80% Makes Luffy slightly weaker to Slash but slightly stronger against Sleep....

At CES 2023, Acer announced an upcoming software update for the SpatialLabs TrueGame technology. At the end of this month, the so-called 3D Ultra Mode will provide an even better experience to users. With SpatialLabs TrueGame leveraging the information developers include about shaders and 3D geometry in games, the 3D Ultra mode’s addition of a second virtual camera offers a 3D immersion experience unlike any other. Game profiles that support the new TrueGame 3D Ultra mode include the latest AAA titles and a list of popular game titles to be explored....