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Gamers buying fewer graphics cards as Nvidia holds roughly 94% share

New Jon Peddie research finds AIB (graphics card add-in board) shipments decreased by 4.4% in the final quarter of 2025. Nvidia’s market share increased by 1.6% to roughly 94%, AMD’s overall AIB market share decreased to about 5%, and Intel’s share was flat. Although shipments

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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (Gen 2) review

The QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (Gen 2), or QC Ultra 2, arrive as a subtle evolution rather than a reinvention. After months of use, the headphones look and feel much like their predecessor, with polished metal yokes and slightly shallower earcups that may affect fit for larger heads and ears. More

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Cloudflare says today’s threat landscape is more varied and chilling than ever

Cloudflare’s yearly threat report opens bluntly: "Today’s threat landscape is more varied and chilling than ever: Sophisticated nation-state actors. Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. Deepfakes and fraudsters interviewing at your company. Even stealth attacks via trusted internal tools like Google Calendar, Dropbox, and GitHub." AI is not the

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Pulsar Playstore in Tokyo is a gaming-mouse wonderland

The writer long fantasised about living near a large mouse and mouse-pad testing facility and, to their delight, discovered one — only to find it is halfway across the world in Tokyo. Called the Pulsar Playstore, the shop stocks numerous mice and pads for testing and even features a mouse wall.

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Corsair Galleon 100 SD tops full-sized keyboards with built-in Stream Deck

The Corsair Galleon 100 SD has made it into my hall of fame, taking the top slot among full-sized gaming keyboards I've tested. I compared it directly with the Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro, my previous go-to, and the Galleon came out on top. At $349.99 it is

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Renpho Eyeris Zen review: Eye massager doubles as a meditation tool

The Renpho Eyeris Zen Eye Massager, priced at $130, is a thinner, quieter update to Renpho’s earlier Eyeris 1 and holds a longer charge. The device delivers pain relief with heat and massage while adding built-in meditation tracks to its feature set. It includes three massage modes (temples only,

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How to Skip Building Times in Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia is out today, and the cozy life sim lets you build houses and other structures as you terraform a desolate wasteland into a livable home for Pokémon. Building a home requires gathering supplies, finding Pokémon who can help, and then waiting an allotted real-world time for your friends

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Coruna iOS exploit kit may stem from US government hacking tools

Google Threat Intelligence Group published a report this week on an exploit kit that targets older Apple iPhones. Called Coruna, the framework can affect devices running iOS 13.0 through 17.2.1 and can quietly harvest sensitive data — including photos and emails — and steal cryptocurrency. GTIG tracked Coruna'

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Neighbors reported internet outage before Nancy Guthrie vanished

Neighbors in Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson community said they experienced an internet outage just before the 84-year-old matriarch disappeared. One neighbor told NewsNation that his Ring camera footage from the night between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 is “not available,” and FBI investigators have questioned residents about an “internet service

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How to increase vault capacity in Marathon

The vault acts as your storage or stash in Marathon. Since the game revolves around looting, you’ll likely want to increase vault capacity to hoard more items, guns, and equipment. Managing your inventory is especially awkward early on, and upgrading your stash space takes time but makes long-term inventory

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Is 8GB of RAM still enough for a Mac in 2026?

Apple’s new entry-level MacBook Neo starts at $599 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, a configuration that may look modest next to many Windows laptops. In everyday use, though, it can be perfectly adequate. I use a 2022 MacBook Air with the M2 chip, 8GB of RAM

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Valve's 2025 Steam Machine faces memory and storage shortages

The new hardware lineup revealed by Valve in 2025—the Steam Controller, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Machine—made a strong first impression. The Steam Machine in particular appeared streamlined, simple, and capable, a notable evolution over Valve's earlier attempts with the potential to bring living-room PC

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Bungie admitted using artist Antireal's work in Marathon

It came to light in 2025 that Bungie had stolen work from artist Antireal and used it in Marathon — and not merely by borrowing ideas, but by copying and pasting. The situation was made doubly awkward because this had happened previously in Bungie's other game Destiny 2 — and

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Crimson Desert’s ‘TikTok Brain’ Fast-Forward Feature Draws Criticism

As spotted by IGN, streamer Jake Lucky posted a clip showing Crimson Desert’s new “fast forward” option, which lets players run cutscenes at triple speed. The clip prompted a mix of amusement and bafflement online, with many users questioning why someone would want to rush through RPG dialogue. Comments

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Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems

Based on over 20,000 reports, Amazon appears to be experiencing an outage. Downdetector shows reports rose starting at 1:41 pm ET, reaching 18,320 by 2:26 pm and peaking at 20,804 at 3:32 pm ET. There were also a smaller number of complaints about Amazon

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Amazon data centers in the Middle East hit by drone strikes

Drones struck three Amazon data centers in the Middle East during the US‑Iran war, damaging two sites in the United Arab Emirates and another near Bahrain. Amazon Web Services evacuated staff and closed access to at least one facility after "structural damage" and flooding, and said the

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How the MacBook Neo compares to Windows and Chromebook rivals

Apple's MacBook Neo lowers the entry price for a new Mac laptop to $599 ($499 with an education discount), making Mac ownership more attainable. It pairs a 13-inch display, the A18 Pro chip, aluminum construction and up to 16 hours of battery life, positioning it against mid-range Windows

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Valve signals further delay for Steam Machine and other hardware

Valve suggested further delays for its Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset and new Steam Controller, saying "We hope to ship in 2026" as part of a lengthy Steam year in review post. The company had originally planned an "early 2026" release when it announced the

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Buy the Google Pixel 10a and get a free $100 Amazon gift card or Pixel Buds 2a

Right now on Amazon, ordering either the 128GB or 256GB Google Pixel 10a lets you choose a free $100 Amazon gift card or a pair of Pixel Buds 2a. The Pixel 10a packs several premium features for an entry-level phone: a battery that delivers over 30 hours of use and,

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Marathon Sells $15 Cosmetic Packs on Day One

PlayStation's new live-service shooter Marathon launched today. Bungie developed the $40 sci‑fi extraction game, and in the author's first hour after servers went live there were no queues or disconnects; the main menu now includes a store. The store lists about a dozen weapon camos,

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Slay the Spire 2 launch briefly crashes Steam storefront

Slay the Spire 2 launched in Early Access on Steam in the early afternoon, and the sudden rush to download briefly stalled the storefront. Players were met with stalled store pages and purchases that got lost in limbo, though the digital chaos lasted only about a half hour or so.

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Berserker mod turns Resident Evil 4 Remake into an all-out shooter

Berserker, a remix mode for the Resident Evil 4 Remake by RabbitTooneedIM, cranks up enemy density, relocates key items, rebalances combat and brings late‑game foes forward. It adds new weapons and turns the game into a full-on shooter where intensity is dialled way up. You need the RE4 Remake

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Slay the Spire 2 early access crashed Steam and set a roguelike record

Slay the Spire 2 launched in early access on Windows PC on Thursday and briefly brought parts of Steam offline. The game’s release ranks among the biggest launches of 2026. Shortly after its March 5 release, the launch caused about half an hour of outages on Steam. SteamDB shows

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Warming won't drastically shorten modern EV battery life

Technological progress appears to outweigh the effects of a warming climate, even under a 4° C scenario. Older batteries, which have a median lifespan of around 15 years today, would drop by about 20 percent to a median of 12 years under 4° of warming. Newer batteries, with a current

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Marathon's vault is too small and cumbersome

Extraction shooters build value by letting players improve their permanent inventory over time, but Marathon suffers from a familiar problem: the vault is far too small. That same complaint has dogged games like Arc Raiders and Escape From Tarkov — your stash simply fills up too quickly. The vault begins with