Get Ready To Pilot Microsoft Flight Simulator In VR If You Own This Type Of Headset

Hot Headlines in Technology for today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Get Ready To Pilot Microsoft Flight Simulator In VR If You Own This Type Of Headset]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 23, 2020 01:23 pm [Get Ready To Pilot Microsoft Flight Simulator In VR If You Own This Type Of Headset]( Microsoft Flight Simulator has been universally lauded for combining gorgeous graphics with realistic flight controls, but one thing missing is a virtual reality mode. Not for long. Microsoft started accepting signups for a closed beta in VR earlier this month, and the company says it is on track to begin testing the mode very soon. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [OnePlus 8T Is Now Shipping Priced At $749, Plus Score A Hot Deal On OnePlus Buds]( By Brandon Hill on Oct 23, 2020 12:55 pm [OnePlus 8T Is Now Shipping Priced At $749, Plus Score A Hot Deal On OnePlus Buds]( We got our hands on the OnePlus 8T for review earlier this month, and put it through the usual benchmark regimen, took photos with its [many] cameras, and pondered about its place on OnePlus' smartphone lineup. Today, however, is the big day when you can actually purchase the device to add to your tech arsenal. There are a number of places [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Alleged Radeon RX 6800 XT 4K Benchmarks Detail An RTX 3080 Beating Except In Ray Tracing]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 23, 2020 11:32 am [Alleged Radeon RX 6800 XT 4K Benchmarks Detail An RTX 3080 Beating Except In Ray Tracing]( NVIDIA already came out and launched its GeForce RTX 30 series, consisting initially of the GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080, and GeForce RTX 3070, two of which we have already ran through the benchmark ringer, with superb performance. The ball is now in AMD's court to respond. That response will come in the form of Big Navi, and some supposedly [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft's Surface Duo Dual-Screen Android Flagship Already Discounted By $200]( By Brandon Hill on Oct 23, 2020 10:58 am [Microsoft's Surface Duo Dual-Screen Android Flagship Already Discounted By $200]( If you've had your eyes on the dual-screen Microsoft Surface Duo, but have been hesitant to fork over $1,399 to get your foot in the door, we've got somewhat good news for you today. Microsoft is currently offering a $200 discount on the Surface Duo, which takes its price down to $1,199. That still doesn't bring the device down to the magic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Now Rumored With GA102 GPU And 7424 CUDA Cores]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 23, 2020 10:40 am [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Now Rumored With GA102 GPU And 7424 CUDA Cores]( Could NVIDIA be cooking up a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card, possibly to disrupt AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6000 series launch? Well sure, it could be, but is such a move actually plausible? The answer to that question is also 'yes', if you are willing to put stock in a rumoring suggesting NVIDIA is readying a new variant of its GA102 GPU. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Delivers Single-Threaded Smackdown Versus Intel's Best]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 23, 2020 10:02 am [AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Delivers Single-Threaded Smackdown Versus Intel's Best]( In absolutely no uncertain terms, AMD claims its Ryzen 5000 desktop processors are the fastest gaming CPUs in the world," a distinction that Intel has held onto for a long time. The company is also claiming a hefty 19 percent IPC (instructions per clock) uplift over its Zen 2 stack. If you are worried it is just a bunch of lip service, you [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Suggests xCloud Game Streaming TV Sticks Are Incoming]( By Brandon Hill on Oct 23, 2020 09:46 am [Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Suggests xCloud Game Streaming TV Sticks Are Incoming]( At this point, Microsoft is looking to deliver the Xbox gaming experiences on as many platforms as possible. In addition to cross-platform games that work across Xbox One and upcoming Xbox Series S/X consoles, you can play many Xbox games on the PC. And with xCloud now becoming part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can even play fully-fledged [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks: NVIDIA Reflex, Intel Iris Xe Max GPU, Throttling iPhones And A Winner!]( By Marco Chiappetta on Oct 22, 2020 03:31 pm [2.5 Geeks: NVIDIA Reflex, Intel Iris Xe Max GPU, Throttling iPhones And A Winner!]( In this episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, we'll be taking a close look at NVIDIA's Reflex technology, the first sighting of Intel Iris Xe Max DISCRETE graphics, and throttling iPhones in UL's latest cross-platform graphics benchmark. We also announce the winner of our killer gaming system giveaway with EK Fluid Gaming! Show [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Surface Pro X 256GB Falls To Bargain $899 With This Hot Deal]( By Brandon Hill on Oct 22, 2020 03:15 pm [Microsoft Surface Pro X 256GB Falls To Bargain $899 With This Hot Deal]( If you've had your eyes on the Microsoft Surface Pro X, but has been holding off for any particular reason, this is your chance to score a pretty hot deal on it. The Surface Pro X with a 256GB SSD is usually priced at $1,299, which is a pretty hefty chunk of change. However, Amazon is currently selling the Arm-powered tablet for $899, which [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Project XCloud For Android Brings Touch Controls To These 10 Xbox Game Pass Titles]( By Nathan Ord on Oct 22, 2020 02:30 pm [Project XCloud For Android Brings Touch Controls To These 10 Xbox Game Pass Titles]( Microsoft's Xbox platform could take the crown of most ways to play games this year. In September, Microsoft updated the Xbox Mobile app for Android to deliver the whole Xbox experience in your hand. Previously, this would have been done with a controller, but Xbox is now including touch controls for a list of games beginning today. Catherine [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Here's Why Softbank's CEO Isn't Fazed By Growing Opposition To NVIDIA Buying Arm]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 22, 2020 02:25 pm [Here's Why Softbank's CEO Isn't Fazed By Growing Opposition To NVIDIA Buying Arm]( It should come as no surprise that the chief executive officer of Softbank is in favor of NVIDIA purchasing Arm—obviously that is the case, since the two companies hammered out a $40 billion acquisition agreement, marking the largest semiconductor deal ever. 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