Meta Quest 2 Update Lets Devs Overclock The GPU For A Free Performance Boost

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Instead, Meta is pushing out an update that allows developers to overclock the VR headset's GPU to make it easier to hit [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AMD Releases GPU Driver Update Solely For Radeon RX 7000 Owners To Fix These Bugs]( By Zak Killian on Dec 22, 2022 02:41 pm [AMD Releases GPU Driver Update Solely For Radeon RX 7000 Owners To Fix These Bugs]( AMD's brand-new Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards are very fast, but just like any new tech, they're not without their problems. AMD says it plans to fix up Navi 31's foibles in the drivers, and the first step toward that path was released today: AMD Adrenalin Software 22.12.2 is exclusively for the Radeon RX 7900 series, and it solves [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Dell XPS 13 9315 Laptop Review: Ultralight Battery Life Champ]( By Ben Funk on Dec 22, 2022 02:02 pm [Dell XPS 13 9315 Laptop Review: Ultralight Battery Life Champ]( Dell XPS 13 9315 - Starting MSRP $899.00 Dell's newest premium ultraportable takes battery life and portability to a new level while also being affordable. As thin and light as any laptop Good performance for power usage Great battery life Beautiful design with great build quality Nice bright display with optional touch... 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Random text string history regurgitation has been causing concern among Corsair K100 users, as they thought it may be evidence of a malfunctioning keylogger working in the background. However, the good news is that the observed randomly entered text is appearing [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Why Astronomers Are Probing The Poor Old Heart Of Our 13 Billion Year Old Milky Way]( By Tim Sweezy on Dec 22, 2022 11:37 am [Why Astronomers Are Probing The Poor Old Heart Of Our 13 Billion Year Old Milky Way]( Scientists have discovered a small number of stars making up an ancient galactic core which they are calling the heart of our galaxy. This cluster of 18,000 stars is believed to be from our galaxy's infancy and is the focus of new research recently published in The Astrophysical Journal. A team of scientists used cutting-edge technology, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks: Radeon RX 7900 Series Vs GeForce RTX 40 Series - FIGHT!]( By Marco Chiappetta on Dec 22, 2022 10:30 am [2.5 Geeks: Radeon RX 7900 Series Vs GeForce RTX 40 Series - FIGHT!]( In this latest episode of our 2.5 Geeks livestream, we discuss some recent tech news and our holiday wish lists, dive deep into the latest GPU releases from AMD and NVIDIA – including the Radeon RX 7900 series and GeForce RTX 4080 – and drop some hints about an upcoming giveaway sponsored by Lenovo. Watch the show below, and if you enjoyed [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Intel Reorgs AXG Graphics Unit, Reassigns Raja Koduri, What Does This Mean For Arc?]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 22, 2022 10:25 am [Intel Reorgs AXG Graphics Unit, Reassigns Raja Koduri, What Does This Mean For Arc?]( Intel is shuffling things up a bit within its graphics division, and is essentially splitting its Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group (AXG) while reassigning Raja Koduri to his previous Intel Chief Architect role. This raises the question of what will become of Intel's Arc graphics roadmap, and in particular what it means for [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Raspberry Robin Malware Caught Employing A Clever Tactic To Dupe Security Researchers]( By Nathan Wasson on Dec 21, 2022 05:06 pm [Raspberry Robin Malware Caught Employing A Clever Tactic To Dupe Security Researchers]( Earlier this year, researchers from the threat intelligence group Red Canary identified an infectious computer worm that was found to have been present in customers’ environments going back to September 2021. According to later analysis by Microsoft, this malware, which researchers named “Raspberry Robin,” may date as far back as 2019 and [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Some Gamers Are Trying To Score A Killshot In Microsoft's $69B Activision Merger]( By Zak Killian on Dec 21, 2022 04:00 pm [Some Gamers Are Trying To Score A Killshot In Microsoft's $69B Activision Merger]( Opinions across both the industry and the fandom are sharply divided on the merits and maladies of Microsoft's attempt to mix in Activision-Blizzard-King. 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