Month: July 2023
Intel says those rumors of a CPU price hike are false
Rumors have been swirling surrounding a potential price hike to Intel’s CPUs, which the tech company has directly addressed, dismissing the claims. German media outlet PCGamesHardware ran a story that claimed Intel had explicitly told multiple German wholesalers that the company would be raising the pricing of its ‘Core’ processors.…
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Sony’s first PS5 sale brings steep price drops to UK, Germany, India, and beyond
The price drop promotions come just as Sony has announced it has sold 40 million PS5s since the console’s launch in 2020. PS5 shipments have increased this year, after Sony revealed it has tripled the number of consoles it shipped from January to March at 6.3 million units compared to…
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Elon Musk capitulates: Twitter will default to dark mode, but still offer a light option
Update July 28th, 2:51AM ET: After saying that Twitter, which is currently rebranding to X, would “soon only have a ‘dark mode’” because it’s “better in every way,” Musk now says that “A lot of people have asked to keep light mode, so we will, but the default will be dark…
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Nvidia Blackwell: news, rumors, and everything we know
News about Nvidia Blackwell is starting to make its way into the online rumor mills, suggesting that Nvidia’s next-gen successor to Nvidia Lovelace is in the works. With the current generation of graphics cards and workstation GPUs more or less wrapped up for Nvidia, all the talk appears to be…
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AMD’s Ryzen 9 7945HX3D could be its slam-dunk gaming laptop chip
AMD and Asus have announced the ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D, a beefy 17-inch gaming laptop with an RGB lightstrip on the bottom. Which, sure, whatever. The exciting news is what’s inside this device. This Strix is powered by AMD’s 7945HX3D mobile laptop, which could, if the stars align, provide…
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Verizon and AT&T are charging a new fee to customers on older unlimited plans
The carriers are at it again: Verizon and AT&T are both notifying customers on older unlimited plans to expect a new fee on their bill soon. Customers on Verizon’s 5G Start and AT&T’s Unlimited Elite plans are affected, and the fees go into effect in August. It’s a classic move…
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