Month: February 2025
Sony explains massive PSN outage and details compensation – but many PlayStation gamers are still unhappy
PSN has just recovered from a 24-hour outage Sony says the downtime was caused by an “operational issue” with network services Compensation is 5 free days of service for PlayStation Plus members Sony has informed us of the compensation that PlayStation owners – well, PlayStation Plus members – will receive…
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Mysterious die set to feature in AMD’s Instinct MI400, its next blockbuster APU which could power El Capitan’s successor
AMD’s MI400 APU lands in 2026, boosting AI, HPC, and compute efficiency New design features two AIDs with eight XCDs, doubling MI300’s density Multimedia IO Die offloads IO tasks and may integrate Xilinx FPGA tech AMD’s Instinct MI400 APU is set to arrive in 2026 – designed for AI, machine…
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Could this be the world’s smallest ultra short throw projector? Lilliputian Acer projector weighs only 740g and projects 100-inch pictures
Acer PD1520Us offers 30,000 hours of lifespan for business and entertainment needs Supports full HD 1080p resolution and 4K compatibility The LED light source eliminates warm-up times, offering instant on/off functionality Acer has unveiled PD1520Us, a compact ultra-short throw (UST) projector, tipping the scales at just 740 grams, making it…
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Civilization VII is getting a Quest VR port this spring
The Civilization franchise is getting the VR treatment with Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – VR on Meta Quest headsets this spring, 2K and Firaxis Games have announced. The “virtual and mixed reality” game will be available for the Quest 3 and 3S, but no price or specific release date has…
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TikTok now offers its Android app for download outside of Google Play
TikTok is now offering US downloads of the Android version of the app on its own website, the company announced last night. With the change, Android users in the United States now have an easy way to download or update the app for the first time since Google removed it…
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Exponential growth but for how long: DeepSeek’s meteoric rise in AI-land continues unabated, fresh Similarweb data shows
DeepSeek skyrocketed to fame, dethroning ChatGPT, and causing stock jitters It quickly grew from 88,000 to 49M visits, but is slowing now, Similarweb data shows Despite 614% growth, curiosity in DeepSeek is fading and ChatGPT remains king Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek, which was trained for a fraction of the price…
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