From The Verge: After bizarrely teasing a 9000-series X3D announcement last week, AMD is making it official today that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be available on November 7th. Priced at $479, the 9800X3D is a direct successor to the best gaming CPU on the market right now, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. There’s...

From PC Mag: Microsoft's latest earnings call reveals the company is increasingly relying on its Cloud and AI businesses for future gains.

Cloud revenue grew 22% year-over-year, and "Intelligent Cloud" saw a 20% bump as well. Microsoft's Cloud services include a range of cloud-hosted software...

From PC World: Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs they own.

Steam isn’t going to solve this argument, but it might help make the use of...

From CNET: Google hopes the next time you're looking for a new restaurant or something to do, you'll find it with Google Maps. Powered by Gemini, Google's generative AI model, Google Maps is getting a recommendations engine that curates experiences and suggestions based on your searches. It's one of...

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is excited to announce the public release of the Professional Go Portable SSD with Hub following the successful launch on Kickstarter which successfully garnered $1M in user pledges. This super-compact SSD and hub duo provides the ultimate setup, allowing users to...

From Noctua Press Release: Noctua today expanded its award-winning A-series of premium-quality quiet cooling fans with slim 60mm models. Complementing the existing, 25mm thick NF-A6x25, the new, 15mm thick NF-A6x15 is available in 12V and 5V variants, both with 3-pin and PWM 4-pin connectors...

From The Verge: Nothing has announced a new version of its Phone 2A Plus featuring a customized glow-in-the-dark design and packaging created in part by some of the company’s “most talented followers.” The Phone 2A Plus Community Edition is the result of a contest held by the company encouraging its...

From PC Mag: Amazon will shut down Kindle Vella, its platform for episodic stories, in February 2025.

Launched in 2021 on the Kindle app and Amazon website, Kindle Vella allows authors to publish stories one short episode at a time. Readers can unlock the first few episodes for free and then...

From PC World: AMD will launch its next-gen PC GPUs with RDNA 5 technology in early 2025, AMD chief executive Dr. Lisa Su said Tuesday. They will be part of what she called the strongest PC portfolio in the company’s history.

Su delivered the roadmap update during prepared remarks to analysts...

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR) today unveiled another groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind controller, the Turtle Beach® Stealth™ Pivot. This new, premium smart controller works both wirelessly and in wired mode for Windows 10/11 PCs, and is Designed for Xbox...