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Cyberpunk 2077’s PC Player Base Has Shrunk 79 Percent Since Launch
Cyberpunk 2077’s PC Player Base Has Shrunk 79 Percent Since Launch

CD Projekt Red's latest game has seen a steep player drop off — steeper than usual for a game of this size — but it's probably not a problem for the title long-term.

OpenAI’s ‘DALL-E’ Generates Images From Text Descriptions
OpenAI’s ‘DALL-E’ Generates Images From Text Descriptions

All you need to do is give DALL-E some instructions, and it can draw an image for you. Sometimes the renderings are little better than fingerpainting, but other times they're startlingly accurate portrayals.

Intel Announces End-of-Life for Its 300 Series Chipsets
Intel Announces End-of-Life for Its 300 Series Chipsets

Intel is retiring its 300 series chipsets to make room for its upcoming Rocket Lake. The 300 series powered 8th and 9th Gen CPUs up to the Core i9-9900K.

GPU, Motherboard Prices Will Jump Thanks to US-China Trade War
GPU, Motherboard Prices Will Jump Thanks to US-China Trade War

GPU prices from Asus and other manufacturers are headed upwards, now that tariff exemptions have expired.

One Developer Is Fixing SNES Game Lag After 30 Years
One Developer Is Fixing SNES Game Lag After 30 Years

One dedicated developer is releasing 'FastROM' patches to emulate Nintendo's SA1 chip in games that never had it, eliminating the annoying slowdowns that have plagued gamers for almost 30 years.

There Are Still 100 Million PCs Running Windows 7
There Are Still 100 Million PCs Running Windows 7

Microsoft officially ended update support for Windows 7 last year, but millions of PCs are still running this software of yesteryear. According to long-time Microsoft reporter Ed Bott, that number is probably north of 100 million a year after the end of support.

Linus Tovalds Blames Intel for Killing ECC RAM in Consumer Systems
Linus Tovalds Blames Intel for Killing ECC RAM in Consumer Systems

Intel stripped ECC RAM support off its consumer products over a decade ago, and Linus Torvalds is still unhappy about it.

AMD Files Patent for Its Own GPU Chiplet Implementation
AMD Files Patent for Its Own GPU Chiplet Implementation

AMD has filed a patent on its own method of (maybe) building GPU chiplets and connecting them to a CPU.

Harvard Astronomer Still Believes Interstellar Object Was Alien Technology
Harvard Astronomer Still Believes Interstellar Object Was Alien Technology

Scientists have classified 'Oumuamua variously as an asteroid or a comet, but Avi Loeb, the chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy, believes it was really alien — a piece of alien technology we mistook for a naturally occurring space rock.

Samsung Will Reveal S21 Family at Unpacked on January 14
Samsung Will Reveal S21 Family at Unpacked on January 14

Among the new devices will be the Galaxy S21 Ultra with its new S Pen support, but we don't have to wait to see how that will work. There's a leak that reveals the new S Pen and the clunky cases to go with it.

Microsoft Has Asked AMD to Boost Xbox Series S, Series X Production
Microsoft Has Asked AMD to Boost Xbox Series S, Series X Production

Microsoft's feeling the heat, in terms of console shipments — so much so, it's asked AMD directly for any help it can provide.

Report: Microsoft Plans ‘Sweeping Visual Rejuvenation’ of Windows 10
Report: Microsoft Plans ‘Sweeping Visual Rejuvenation’ of Windows 10

A recent (and now edited) job ad published by Microsoft implies that the company is planning a major UI overhaul this year.