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Ubisoft Forward: Watch Dogs 2 PC a giveaway during the showcase

7 July 2020, 12:11

Meanwhile 30 minutes of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla gameplay has been leaked.

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Fraunhofer HHI releases state-of-the-art H.266/VVC codec

7 July 2020, 11:11

Improved compression results in same visual quality at half the file size of H.265/HEVC.

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Apple MacOS Arm64 will only support Apple Metal GPUs

7 July 2020, 10:11

So it isn't just a clean break from Intel Apple has planned over the next two years.

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HyperX Alloy Elite 2 mechanical gaming keyboard launched

6 July 2020, 15:11

This new full size steel framed peripheral introduces 'pudding keycaps' to the range.

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Atari VCS orders guaranteed to be fulfilled before Christmas

6 July 2020, 13:11

Pre-order special prices are available until 31st July. Atari VCS all-in bundle costs US$389.

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Samsung: a-BN a very important new 2D insulator material

6 July 2020, 12:11

Expect a 'Paradigm Shift' thanks to the resulting electronic components, says Samsung.

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Horizon Zero Dawn lands on PC on Friday, 7th August

6 July 2020, 11:11

Enhanced version of previous PS4 exclusive will be available via Steam and Epic Games.

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Intel Tiger Lake Core i7-1165G7 laptop benchmarks impress

6 July 2020, 10:11

Geekbench result from new Lenovo laptop evidence of Intel's CPU and GPU progress.

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MediaTek launches Helio G25 & G35 gaming chipsets

3 July 2020, 15:11

With Arm Cortex-A53 CPUs up to 2.3GHz and IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPUs at up to 680MHz.

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Samsung launches ITFIT UV Steriliser with wireless charging

3 July 2020, 13:16

A combo device which can both cleanse and charge your smartphone (Qi standard).

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HyperX teams up with Champion for RGB reflecting clothing

3 July 2020, 12:12

Now your clothes can be in sync with your RGB LED PC gear, claim the eSports partners.

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Ubisoft reveals Hyper Scape, its f2p Battle Royale shooter

3 July 2020, 11:11

Futuristic FPS set in Neo Arcadia in 2054 features up to 100 players. PC tech test now open.

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Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 Ti pictured

3 July 2020, 10:11

Photo is said to come from an Asus meeting where next-gen card designs were examined.

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Windows 10 Start Menu refresh tested in Insider Preview 20161

2 July 2020, 13:31

And Microsoft intros Alt+Tab Edge browser Window task switching option.

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Worms Rumble includes 32-player cross-play Battle Royale mode

2 July 2020, 12:34

In other gaming news; Cyberpunk 2077 on PC will be DX12 only, Crysis Remaster is delayed.

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UK Lords report calls for action on Loot Boxes in games

2 July 2020, 11:22

Loot boxes in games introduce "games of chance" and should be regulated as such.

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Aorus confirms i9-10900K all-core 5.2GHz a cinch for its LCS coolers

2 July 2020, 10:10

To verify cooler performance it ran Prime95 for sustained periods, pulling >320W.

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Microsoft releases urgent updates for Windows 10 codecs

1 July 2020, 12:31

Remote code execution security vulnerabilities exploitable via specially crafted image files.

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Microsoft explains Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling

1 July 2020, 11:11

Feature appeared in Windows 10 May 2020 Update and latest AMD/Nvidia drivers.

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Samsung intros 870 QVO SATA SSDs in capacities up to 8TB

1 July 2020, 10:11

Pricing ranges from $129 for 1TB, up to $899 for the 8TB model.

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Corsair launches the iCUE LT100 Smart Lighting Towers

30 June 2020, 16:40

Starter kit consists of twin 422mm aluminium towers with 46 RGB LEDs each.

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Xbox Series S Lockhart to be revealed this August

30 June 2020, 14:11

AMD APU inside is said to offer the same CPU config/speeds as the X, but a lower tier GPU.

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Apple DTK with A12Z Arm processor Geekbenched

30 June 2020, 13:01

Two year old iPad processor fares well, even though test only uses half its CPU cores.

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Crytek teases the first Crysis Remastered gameplay trailer

30 June 2020, 11:21

Our embedded video will go live on 1st July at 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ultra spotted with cut down TU106 GPU

30 June 2020, 10:21

The TU106-125 has 61 per cent fewer CUDA cores than the GeForce RTX 2070 TU106-400.

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One Netbook OneGx1 is a 7-inch "5G cloud gaming" machine

29 June 2020, 14:11

Looks like a shrunken Alienware Area 51m but is powered by a 7W Intel Core i5-10210Y.

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Apple MacOS 11 Big Sur driver references the AMD Navi 31 GPU

29 June 2020, 12:11

And GPUs like Navi 21, Navi 22, and Navi 23. Plus the Cezanne and Van Gogh APUs.

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Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-S CPUs require LGA 1700 Socket

29 June 2020, 11:11

That's a >40 per cent pin increase for what is rumoured to be the first hybrid desktop design.

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Microsoft heralds "new approach to retail," shutters physical stores

29 June 2020, 10:11

Meanwhile, it has launched the WinFR Windows File Recovery command line tool.

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Samsung Galaxy Book S (Intel Lakefield 5C/5T CPU) tested

26 June 2020, 14:41

Initial results are lack lustre: it is sometimes slower than the Snapdragon 8cx version.

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Philips launches 55-inch 120Hz 4K gaming monitor

26 June 2020, 12:41

The Momentum 558M1R features FreeSync, Ambiglow, and Bowers & Wilkins audio.

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Xbox Series S 'Lockhart' shows up in latest Microsoft dev docs

26 June 2020, 11:11

Lower-end Xbox Series X sibling is expected to be a much cheaper route to next-gen gaming.

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Latest Cyberpunk 2077 trailer showcases raytracing, DLSS 2.0

26 June 2020, 10:11

We also learn about the game's 'Braindance' experience recording / playback mechanics.

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