Gaming companies are leaning in pretty hard when it comes to racing/flight simulator games atCES2024 — we saw several companies with dedicated controllers (wheels, pedals, flight sticks, etc.) and racing/flight sim cockpits for those so dedicated to immersion that they need a full setup. Cooler Mastershowed off its Dyn X cockpit, which features a heavy-duty steel frame and a fiberglass racing seat that can be adjusted to fit 14 different driving positions for different racing styles (including Formula, GT, NASCAR, and Trophy Truck)....

If you’ve ever seen the movieBig, you might have wondered what it’s like to play with one of those cool fortune-telling cabinets like the Zoltar machine we see actor Tom Hanks use. Thanks to robot maker Kevin McAleer, now you can! McAleer is using our favorite SBC, theRaspberry Pi, to power his customfortune-telling machine, Voltara, and has shared tons of cool details in his latest video showing off all the hard work....

Razer has settled the suit filed by theFederal Trade Commission (FTC)(PDF) against it for the “deceptive advertising” of the Razer Zephyr mask the company launched in late 2021. As reported byArs TechnicaRazer has paid a $100,000 fine and turned over $1,071,254.33 now due to consumers, to the agency. TheFTCsays that it will send “checks and PayPal payments to 6,764 consumers who purchased the deceptively marketed products. Recipients will get a full refund....

Razer is honing its gaming laptop lineup with an all-new Blade 16 for 2025. Not only does Razer claim that the next-generation Blade 16 is the thinnest laptop that it’s ever produced, but it also comes packed with potent hardware for gaming enthusiasts. Starting with the design, Razer has crafted a new chassis for the Blade 16, which is just 0.59 inches at its thinnest point. As before, the Blade 16 employs an aluminum unibody to maximize strength, and the vapor chamber cooling system has been updated to improve the performance of the dual cooling fans....

On Monday, a Russian court slappedGooglewith an incredibly hefty fine.RBCreports (Russian language) that the court fined Google “2 undecillion roubles” for blocking access to 17 Russian TV channels. That’s a lot of money, even with the Russian rouble currently dragged into the gutter due to the war of aggression in Ukraine. Moreover, RBC sources indicate that until Google restores access, the penalty will continue to grow. Before delving deeper into the dispute, we feel compelled to look at the astronomical fine that the Russian court has slapped on Google....

Like Bethesda’sOblivion Remastered, it looks like we’re getting another shadow drop this month, this time from AMD. Pre-orders for theRadeonRX 9070 GRE are now live at major e-commerce retailers in China, with deliveries expected to begin on May 8. Adding the ‘officially confirmed’ stamp to this news, theproduct pagefor the RX 9070 GRE has gone live on AMD’s website, detailing all the specifications. The RX 9070 GRE has beengenerating buzzin the news since early April....

Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. 1TB Performance Results Comparison Products The Seagate Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5, or Game Drive for short, would not have had a lot of competition when its controller first came out. Today though, there are a lot of different drives that work great in the PS5....

Memory supplier SK hynix, whichcommands 35% of the DRAM market, plans to invest 103 trillion won, or $74.6 billion over the next three years to further strengthen its grip on the memory business, while focusing more on AI technologies. This investment is on top of the company’s$90 billion ‘mega fab complex’currently under construction in Gyeonggi Province. Aside from this massive amount,Reutersalso reported that SK Group, SK hynix’s parent company, also aims to spend $58 billion on top of its $75 billion budget....

Etched, a startup that builds transformer-focused chips,just announced Sohu, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that claims to beat Nvidia’s H100 in terms of AI LLM inference. A single 8xSohu server is said to equal the performance of 160 H100 GPUs, meaning data processing centers can save both on initial and operational costs if the Sohu meets expectations. According to the company, current AI accelerators, whether CPUs or GPUs, are designed to work with different AI architectures....

When the Radeon software and driver don’t match, you need toinstall the GPU driver that is compatible with your AMD Software. This conflict usually happens when Windows mistakenly installs an older GPU driver.Rolling it backusually fixes the issue. To ensure that Windows update does not auto-download the wrong driver, it’s best that youdisable automatic driver update. you may alsochange the software setting from Registry Editorto allow the app to keep using the current driver version....

Valvehas finally totally dropped Windows 7 and 8 compatibility with its latest Steam client update, meaning the last holdouts using these operating systems will need to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 (or switch to Linux or Mac) to continue gaming. According to theSteam Client Update(h/tPCGamesN), “This version of the Steam client will no longer run on Windows 7 or Windows 8. Users on these OS versions will not automatically update to this new version of the Steam Client....

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from Nvidia, rejecting its request to shut down a class-action lawsuit that began in 2018. The suit, based on cryptocurrency mining, involves accusations that the company misled its shareholders.The Supreme Court first heard arguments from Nvidia’s attorneys in November and issued aone-sentence dismissaltoday, declaring that Nvidia’s request for Supreme Court intervention is “dismissed as improvidently granted.“The suit against Nvidia was brought by Swedish firm E....

IT industry analytics company Canalys has published its latest set ofdata and projections on United States PC shipments, with data showing an expected 5% growth to 69 million units throughout the remainder of 2024, and the expectation of 78 million units, or an 8% improvement, shipped by 2025.From the available metrics and in the eyes of market experts, then, it seems like the US PC market is slated for a steady, healthy recovery over the course of the next year and a half, a move expected to be spurred by newAMDandIntelreleases right around the corner....