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By Zak Killian on Jan 18, 2024 02:30 pm [Hyperkin Unveils Mega 95 Handheld Sega Genesis With Support For Retro Game Cartridges]( We've reported on handheld gaming systems quite a bit recently thanks to the boom in the market spurred by the success of the Steam Deck. Products from pre-existing vendors like Ayaneo, GPD, and OneNotebook have been battling with newer machines from larger OEMs like Asus, Lenovo, and most recently, MSI. Today's handheld is something a bit
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By Aaron Klotz on Jan 18, 2024 02:26 pm [Microsoft Sets Memory Baseline At 16GB For AI-Enabled PCs, Need More RAM?]( Microsoft has just set new performance targets for PCs to be considered AI-ready. The trillion-dollar software, services and devices company has specified 40 TOPS (Trillions Of Operations Per Second) in AI computational throughput and 16GB of memory at a minimum, for a system to potentially have all AI features unlocked (in Windows 11) in
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By Matthew Connatser on Jan 18, 2024 12:44 pm [Twin Galaxies Reinstates Disgraced Gamer Billy Mitchell's Records With A Key Caveat]( Billy Mitchell's lawsuit against Twin Galaxies for removing his Donkey Kong scores has been settled out of court, and Twin Galaxies has put Mitchell's scores back in the books... sort of. In a statement, Twin Galaxies acknowledged the explanation given by Mitchell's expert witness, Dr. Michael Zyda, and said that it had taken note of it and
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By Aaron Leong on Jan 18, 2024 12:15 pm [Chilly Survey Comparing Failure Rates Of EVs And Gas Cars In Frigid Weather Might Surprise You]( Despite what the press is saying lately about electric cars being inoperable in the extreme cold of winter, dropping like flies left and right, a report by a Norwegian road assistance company says otherwise. This report's real-world numbers suggest that the failure rate of EV versus ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles are pretty much
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By Tim Sweezy on Jan 18, 2024 11:36 am [Samsung Gives A First Look At Its Galaxy Ring Fitness Wearable At Unpacked 2024]( Samsung unveiled its newest lineup of Galaxy smartphones at its Unpacked event this week, and then ended the event with a teaser of its upcoming Galaxy Ring. The tech giant didnât give away too much info about the smart device, but did at least offer a sneak peek at what it will look like. Samsung's Unpacked event was filled with talk about
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By Thiago Trevisan on Jan 18, 2024 11:10 am [Microsoft CEO Dishes On AI, Beating Apple, Xbox And Cross-Platform Gaming]( The delineation between console and PC gaming has slowly been merging over time, with similarities in hardware becoming more apparent. This translates to various titles that would typically be console exclusives becoming universal in their platform choice. Microsoft's CEO Nadella recently spoke to Bloomberg, and reiterated the importance of
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By Alan Velasco on Jan 18, 2024 10:49 am [Rock Band 4 To Get One Final DLC Capping Off An Epic 16-Year Tour]( In news that will bring a smile to anyone still rocking out, Rock Band 4 is getting its final DLC next week on January 25, according to game developer Harmonix. This last batch of songs cap off an over 8-year journey for the development team, which saw it release nearly 3,000 songs as DLC. The final song count available in Rock Band 4 is over
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By Paul Lilly on Jan 18, 2024 10:44 am [Intel Is The Top Chip Company Again But The Semiconductor Market Is In Shambles]( While not exactly a stunning turn of events, Samsung is no longer the word's top semiconductor vendor, as ranked by revenue. That distinction now belongs to Intel, which regained the crown at the end of 2023 after settling for second place for the previous two yearsâIntel raked in $48.7 billion in semiconductor revenue, and it also claimed
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By Tim Sweezy on Jan 18, 2024 10:36 am [Forget What We Know About The Early Universe, Webb Just Made A Stunning Discovery]( NASAâs James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to challenge and confirm what scientists and astronomers thought they knew about the early Universe. By utilizing Webbâs unmatched resolution and sensitivity, researchers have recently been able to seemingly confirm some oddly shaped galaxies in the early Universe, as well as possibly solving
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By Aaron Leong on Jan 18, 2024 10:03 am [Google Gives Android Users A Gesture-Based Superpower With Circle To Search]( Google searches on Android are getting cooler and more versatile with two new Google Search features. One of those is called Circle to Search, which enables users to search for anything without switching apps activated with simple gesture. The other is a Gemini-powered multi-search experience where you just point your camera at something,
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By Alan Velasco on Jan 18, 2024 09:56 am [Samsung Galaxy S24 Owners Call First Dibs On Google Cloud's Gemini Pro AI Tech]( Samsungâs Galaxy S24Â series is getting compelling features thanks to Googleâs Gemini AI, alongside the usual hardware upgrades, that should make them a solid smartphone option. Google says that this partnership means that Galaxy S24 users will be the first to experience quicker access to information with improvements to how search works on
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By Paul Lilly on Jan 18, 2024 09:30 am [GOG Fires Shot At Ubisoft, Tells Players You Should Be Comfortable Owning Your Games]( The site formerly known as Good Old Games and now called GOG.com has taken a humorous potshot at Ubisoft on social media over the topic of owning games. Posted on X (formerly Twitter), the official GOG.com account wrote, "You should feel extremely comfortable with owing your games on GOG (they're DRM-free)," with a smiley face added for good
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