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Valve Index sales doubled in anticipation of Half-Life: Alyx

29 January 2020, 15:11

Saw 103,000 sales from Q3 to Q4 2019, bringing total sales to 149,000, according to SuperData.

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Coronavirus impact on PC and tech manufacturing weighed

29 January 2020, 13:11

Foxconn says the outbreak won't affect production but others aren't so sure.

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Apple iPhone sales continue to buoy company

29 January 2020, 12:11

iPad and Mac sales drop but iPhone, services and wearables propel record quarterly revenue.

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NZXT announces Kraken X-3 and Z-3 Series RGB AiO coolers

29 January 2020, 11:11

The new Kraken Z-3 features a customisable 60mm LCD screen on the pump.

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AMD reports record annual revenue of $6.73bn in 2019

29 January 2020, 10:21

However AMD's non-PC business dragged it down, as have softened revenue forecasts.

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EVGA releases its Z10 RGB gaming keyboard

28 January 2020, 14:41

New version of the Z10 includes per-key RGB backlighting, upgraded software.

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Eve Spectrum QHD and UHD gaming monitors revealed

28 January 2020, 12:11

The crowd-sourced trio of 27-inch displays is now available to reserve, priced from €349/$359.

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AMD releases TressFX 4.1 hair/fur rendering and simulation tech

28 January 2020, 11:11

It is now integrated in Unreal Engine 4.22 so we might see more developer uptake.

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CacheOut Intel CPU vulnerability detailed

28 January 2020, 10:11

Another speculative execution attack. Said to be medium severity. Intel patches on the way.

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Microsoft will release a free Windows 7 'black desktop' fix

27 January 2020, 13:31

OS maker previously shared workarounds for the problem. Software update is due in Feb.

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Apple design patent shows sleek curved glass iMac

27 January 2020, 12:11

Curved glass can be angled on a docking wedge, and allows for laptop docking options.

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Doom Eternal won't feature real-time raytracing tech

27 January 2020, 11:10

Developers looked at possibilities a year ago but didn't have time to implement the tech.

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Asus ROG Strix XG17AHPE is a 17-inch portable gaming monitor

27 January 2020, 10:11

IPS display with 3ms GtG response, 240Hz max refresh, ESS DAC, speakers and battery.

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Apple is resisting EU pressure for phone charger standard

24 January 2020, 15:21

i-Devices maker says conformity "stifles innovation," and would "harm (EU) consumers".

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NZXT launches C Series ATX PSUs for gamers

24 January 2020, 14:31

The new C650, C750, and C850 are the latest fruits of the NZXT and Seasonic partnership.

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Not all Radeon RX 5600 XT cards can achieve 14Gbps memory

24 January 2020, 12:11

Asus and MSI have cards where GPU clocks are bumped but memory is kept at 12Gbps.

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Rocket League support for Mac and Linux to be dropped

24 January 2020, 11:11

The last patch for Mac and Linux (SteamOS) versions of the game will be delivered in March.

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Intel reports strong Q4 and full year 2019 earnings

24 January 2020, 10:11

Results were boosted by demand from both PCs and data centre markets.

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Microsoft announces Windows dual-screen preview SDKs

23 January 2020, 13:11

And there is a new PowerToy utility on the way, called PowerLauncher.

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Asus ROG releases its multi-monitor bezel-free kit

23 January 2020, 12:11

Originally shown off at CES 2018, the gap-zapping kit is now available online at $109.

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Matrox partners with Nvidia for video wall applications

23 January 2020, 11:11

Graphics intensive commercial installations will be powered by custom Quadro GPUs.

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AMD quietly enhances the Wraith Prism RGB LED CPU cooler

23 January 2020, 10:11

New six-heatpipe models are fakes, according to AMD.

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MSI launches quartet of Optix MAG272 Series monitors

22 January 2020, 14:41

All of these 27-inchers feature a 1500R VA panel with 1ms response and USB-C.

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Wine 5.0 stable released for all supported platforms

22 January 2020, 13:31

Adds lots of improvements such as support for multiple monitors and Vulkan 1.1.

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Microsoft spotted testing adverts embedded in WordPad

22 January 2020, 12:21

At least six variants of adverts for the Office Web Apps eat into your vertical space.

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Details of all AMD partner RX 5600 XT BIOS updates (with links)

22 January 2020, 11:11

Only one major partner requires a DOS boot utility to apply the update.

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Complete Half-Life Series is free to play until Alyx is released

22 January 2020, 10:11

Steam users can download and play the classic series for free until sometime in March.

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SteelSeries updates its Rival 3 Gaming Mouse

21 January 2020, 15:01

And its new Apex 3 and Apex 5 Gaming Keyboards have been launched today too.

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Disney+ starts streaming in Europe on Tuesday, 24th March

21 January 2020, 12:11

Service begins a week early, will cost £5.99/€6.99 per month, or £59.99/€69.99 pa.

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Dying Light 2 will be significantly delayed

21 January 2020, 11:11

Previously a Spring 2020 release, devs say they will provide a new date in the coming months.

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GeForce MX350 and MX330 stick with Pascal architecture

21 January 2020, 10:11

Nvidia's GeForce MX350 is rumoured be a 14nm GP107 design with 640 CUDA cores.

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Gigabyte works with Incooling for phase change cooled systems

20 January 2020, 13:11

Will be developing the tech for use in data centres first. Tests show up to 20°C improvement.

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UK NHS mental health director wants ban on gaming loot boxes

20 January 2020, 12:11

Says that loot box infested video games are "setting kids up for addiction" to gambling.

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