A Bad, Really Bad Graphics Card

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech January 20 Hardware [AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Review: A Bad, Really Bad Graphics Card]( How to start this review... this thing is so bad, it's really spoiled the mood for me. In short, [this is the worst GPU release since I can remember](, and I've been doing this job for over two decades. How to start this review... this thing is so bad, it's really spoiled the mood for me. In short, [this is the worst GPU release since I can remember](, and I've been doing this job for over two decades. Console Wars [Game exclusivity fears following Microsoft/Activision deal wipe $20 billion off Sony's valuation]( Microsoft shocked the industry with what would be the Windows-maker’s largest deal to date, beating the $26.2 billion it paid for LinkedIn in 2016, the $19.7 billion... Microsoft shocked the industry with what would be the Windows-maker’s largest deal to date, beating the $26.2 billion it paid for LinkedIn in 2016, the $19.7 billion... Industry [TSMC price hike expected to impact CPUs and graphics cards]( According to DigiTimes (via Tom’s Hardware), TSMC’s rising foundry costs will have an impact on all processors made using its 7nm and 5nm process nodes. It will... According to DigiTimes (via Tom’s Hardware), TSMC’s rising foundry costs will have an impact on all processors made using its 7nm and 5nm process nodes. It will... Tech Culture [Console scalper says we should think about the young people making a good living from the practice]( Jack Bayliss runs Aftermarket Arbitrage, a subscription service where members pay £30 (~$40) per month to be notified when high-demand items such as the PS5 and XBSX... Jack Bayliss runs Aftermarket Arbitrage, a subscription service where members pay £30 (~$40) per month to be notified when high-demand items such as the PS5 and XBSX... Software [Windows 11 is getting a redesigned Task Manager]( The updated version of Task Manager was discovered in Windows build 22538 that was rolled out yesterday. The latest build doesn’t contain a lot of notable changes,... The updated version of Task Manager was discovered in Windows build 22538 that was rolled out yesterday. The latest build doesn’t contain a lot of notable changes,... The Web [Someone Zoom bombed an Italian senate meeting and streamed Final Fantasy VII porn]( A meeting of experts from various fields to discuss data transparency in political decision making was going well for the first 30 minutes, but that all went... A meeting of experts from various fields to discuss data transparency in political decision making was going well for the first 30 minutes, but that all went... Download of the Week [OBS Studio lets you record, stream, and screencasting for free]( [OBS Studio]( provides real-time capture, encoding, and broadcasting for YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and more. It is free software available for Windows, macOS and Linux. [OBS Studio]( provides real-time capture, encoding, and broadcasting for YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and more. It is free software available for Windows, macOS and Linux. Tech Culture [YouTuber builds Star Trek Tricorder that puts Hollywood props to shame]( The YouTuber chronicled the build of his second-gen Tricorder in a three-part video series. Parts one and two were originally planned to be a single video but... The YouTuber chronicled the build of his second-gen Tricorder in a three-part video series. Parts one and two were originally planned to be a single video but... Car Tech [Elon Musk responds to 'tragic' ad slamming Tesla's Full Self-Driving software]( The advert was taken out by The Dawn Project, an organization calling for software in critical computer-controlled systems to be replaced with unhackable alternatives that never fail.... The advert was taken out by The Dawn Project, an organization calling for software in critical computer-controlled systems to be replaced with unhackable alternatives that never fail.... Gaming [You can now play God of War on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 thanks to modders]( We have known the PC version of God of War required Windows 10 as the bare minimum to run it since the system requirements were published. However,... We have known the PC version of God of War required Windows 10 as the bare minimum to run it since the system requirements were published. However,... [Xbox boss says a PlayStation Game Pass-like service is inevitable]( Last month information leaked that Sony is prepped to consolidate its PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions into a tiered service similar to Xbox Game Pass. Game... [An unpatched Safari bug can leak browsing history and other identifying data]( Security firm FingerprintJS says that the bug is related to the IndexedDB API. In most browsers, a document from one domain's database cannot be accessed by another... [Spotify maintains a comfortable lead in the streaming music subscriber market]( MIDiA in its latest music subscriber market share report said Spotify was the top digital service provider with a market share of 31 percent as of Q2... [Microsoft releases out-of-band update to fix January Patch Tuesday bugs]( Microsoft acknowledged several known issues with the January 11 update for Windows 10 and 11 while issuing the fixes. One flaw caused Windows Servers to reboot unexpectedly.... [Meta patents hint at metaverse advertising that uses eye-tracking tech]( Protocol reports that a series of patents was recently granted to Meta that may give us an idea of how the company could one day monetize the... [Google Play Games arrive on Windows PCs in limited beta]( Google announced last month that it would be bringing Android games to Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs via a Play Games desktop app. It has now... [Bandai Namco announces the first-ever Xbox and PC Taiko no Tatsujin Game, which comes out in a week]( Since the original 2001 arcade release, Bandai Namco’s series of Taiko drum rhythm games have spawned dozens of entries on various PlayStation, Nintendo, and mobile platforms. Although,... [Rainbow Six Extraction first reviews are in: fun but unremarkable]( Extraction is a very good FPS with a wide selection of character abilities, but the lack of a single player campaign and limited content makes it feel more like a Rainbow Six expansion than a full-fledged game at launch. [Apple stops issuing iOS 14 security updates]( The last security update for iOS 14—iOS 14.8.1 (along with iPadOS 14.8.1)—rolled out in October, but this week 9to5Mac reported that iOS 14 users could no longer... [Before becoming Google's mobile OS, Android was developed for what kind of device?]( Was it cameras, in-car entertainment, or for an open source game console? [Arcanium: Rise of Akhan and Krispee Street are the latest games coming to Netflix]( Netflix confirmed its venture into the gaming market in July 2021, followed by a rollout of Netflix Games into Android and iOS devices in November. In the... [SpaceX's Starlink satellites are interfering with ground-based astronomy]( Ground-based observations often involve long exposures to capture light from distant targets. While small, Starlink’s satellites can still reflect enough sunlight to interfere with astronomers’ images, showing... [Microsoft warns of disk-wiping malware targeting Ukraine]( Last week it was reported that Ukraine government servers were hit by a significant cyberattack that took down government websites. Some of the affected systems, including the... [Crypto.com exchange loses $34 million in BTC and ETH to hackers]( Crypto.com has published a full security report on its website detailing exactly how much currency was lost as part of the hack. The company also briefly discussed... 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