Month: August 2022

AMD to bring suped-up gaming performance in early 2023 with Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Audio player loading… The first round of AMD’s ‘Zen 4’ Ryzen 7000 CPUs will be arriving very soon, with a September release all but confirmed by Team Red ahead of its livestream event on August 29. But more interestingly for many gamers, YouTuber and leaker Moore’s Law is Dead (opens…

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LG’s latest OLED monitor has a super-quick 240Hz refresh rate

LG has announced a new 45-inch ultrawide OLED gaming monitor with a refresh rate of 240Hz. The company is calling the UltraGear 45GR95QE its “first curved OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate,” which is notable at a time when most OLED displays (including those with flat panels) are still…

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Google’s Pixel foldable may differ from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 in one key way

Audio player loading… It seems we’re one step closer to the rumored Google Pixel Fold, thanks to the discovery of a new patent by 91Mobiles (opens in new tab) which suggests the proposed foldable will differ from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 in one key way. According to diagrams included…

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Valve’s redesigned Steam app needs your help – if you can get the beta

Audio player loading… Valve’s long-forgotten Steam mobile app is getting an overdue redesign seven years after its last major update and now the developer is asking for beta testers. The online gaming platform where people can buy and play video games on their PC originally built the Steam mobile app…

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Duolingo has math now (and it’s kind of hard)

Yes, you read that headline correctly. Duolingo, the language learning app famous for the owl that haunts my dreams every night, now has a companion app to teach you (and children — but mostly you, reader) mathematics. To get the most pressing question out of the way: yes, the owl…

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Xbox won’t follow PlayStation and hike console prices… at least not yet

Audio player loading… In wake of Sony’s announcement of a price increase for the PlayStation 5, Microsoft has declared that the Xbox Series S and Series X will both remain at the current suggested retail price.  PlayStation 5’s price will increase in the UK, Australia and other key territories, however…

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