There’s a single downside in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series: it’s too short. There’re only three main entries so far, and I feel like it’s not enough. Perhaps you saw the trailer for the fourth entry,S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl. It’s coming out in 2022 as an Xbox Series exclusive, and it looks great. Before that, Ukrainian studio GSC Game World showcased video-game mastery. They successfully mixed RPG, action-adventure, survival, and FPS to deliver a story-drivensurvival horror shooter....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict A strong option in the Wi-Fi 7 mesh router market if you don’t need the 6 GHz band. Pros Attractive pricing The Amazon Eero app makes setup and maintaining your network easy Performance is respectable for a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router Cons Limited port availability; only just two 2.5 GbE ports are available Dual-band only, no high-performance 6 GHz band Setup and network configuration solely dependent on the Eero app...

MSI has published new BIOS updates featuring AMD’s AM4 AGESA 1.2.0.Ca firmware update aimed at Zenbleed attacks. The new firmware targets a vulnerability in AMD’sRyzen 4000 seriesZen 2 APUs that “may allow an attacker to potentially access sensitive information.” It appears MSI is rolling out the new BIOS updates as we speak. The new firmware update is available on almost allX570motherboards, but only a few of MSI’s other chipsets and motherboards (including the 400 series) have the new firmware update at the time of writing....

We spoke at length with AMD’s Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager of the Computing and Graphics Business Group, at IFA 2024. Along withdeprioritizing flagship gaming GPUsand announcing the intent to create aunified UDNA GPU architecture to take on Nvidia’s CUDA, the final major topic that he talked about is FSR4, FidelityFX Super Resolution 4.0. What’s particularly interesting is that FSR4 will move to being fully AI-based, and it has already been in development for nearly a year....

Chinese PC maker OneNetbook is teasing a new eGPU on social media, claiming it is “the first portable mobile graphics dock equipped with AMD RX 7800M.” It is the first we have seen, as AMD has not even launched aRadeonRX 7800M GPU for the mobile segment. Interestingly, the newONEX GPU 2"will be released soon," says the device maker, and it is currently undergoing tests. We think the social media mention of the AMD RX 7800M is an overenthusiastic spill by OneNetbook rather than an error, as it highlights the GPU being new and mentions ‘AMD RX 7800M’ in both the text copy and in the promo imagery....

AMD on Wednesday added the sixth processor to its Ryzen AI 300-series lineup. The CPU in question is the quad-core Ryzen AI 5 330 product that will be the entry-level product in the family, thus priced below others and making Ryzen AI more accessible to customers on a budget. While the CPU will come with a reduced number of general-purpose cores, it will still offer a 50 TOPS NPU, thus being fully compliant with the requirements ofMicrosoft’s Copilot+ PCs....

AMD has gained a substantial 5.7 percentage points of share of the desktop x86 CPU market in the third quarter compared to Q2, the largest quarterly share gain since we began tracking the market share reports in 2016. It also represents an incredible ten percentage point improvement over the prior year. AMD also raked in a strong increase in revenue share, jumping 8.5 percentage points over the prior quarter, indicating that it is selling a strong mix of higher-end CPU models....

If you’re in the market for a new computer, and you would like something that doesn’t take up too much space, you may want to consider a mini PC. These are smaller than your average desktop, with an impressively tiny footprint. Today, we’ve got a deal to share on one of the biggest name brands out there. Apple has its own line of mini PCs known as the Mac Mini range....

Asus has added a sleek new model to itsGeForce RTX 3050 6GBgraphics card family. Complementing the previously announced Dual and Dual OC models, the firm has revealed theAsus GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK 6GBreference andOC editiongraphics cards. These designs will appeal to those on the hunt for a relatively modern yet affordable GPU that fits in a low-profile dual-slot space. The system doesn’t require power cabling, and other bonuses the inclusion of aDVI-D portand the use of Asus’s IP5X dust-resistant fans....

Cambridge-based Pragmatic Semiconductor has demonstrated its Flex-RV bendable non-silicon RISC-V processor. On Wednesday, the firmpublished a blog, Nature paper, and video to showcase what it calls “the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor in a flexible technology that is fully functional while flexed.” Pragmatic also boasted that the Flex-RV is machine learning capable and can be produced for less than a dollar. In the video, you may see a Flex-RX processor sample being wrapped around a pencil while executing simple commands....

The GPU market currently sits on the precipice of the next generation GPU launches from all three Vendors. That should make for a lot of deals on thebest graphics cardsto clear out old inventory, but so far it hasn’t really been happening outside of a few scattered options.Intel will be first out of the gate with its Battlemage GPUs — or at least theArc B580, which should arrive by the middle of this month....

Bitcoin has achieved a historic milestone, breaching the $100,000 mark for the first time. This surge comes during Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency, a political development many believe is indirectly tied to the cryptocurrency’s upward trajectory. The Trump administration’s policies, particularly regarding economic reform, crypto regulations, plus wider potential fiscal uncertainties, have driven investors toward decentralized and inflation-resistant assets like Bitcoin. Bitcoin surpassed its previous peak of $73,794 on November 6, the same day Donald Trump secured the presidency....

TSMC is gearing up to hold an opening ceremony for its Fab 21 in Arizona sometime in December 2024, reportsDigiTimes. The ceremony will mark a major milestone in the company’s international expansion and the result of the CHIPS and Science Act implemented by the outgoing Biden administration. It is expected to attract high-ranking attendees and highlight its business and geopolitical significance. This opening ceremony is rumored to be held on December 6, following the recent U....