Tom Warren

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2025-03-28 22:27:00

Microsoft is closing a loophole in the Windows 11 setup process that let you skip signing in with a Microsoft account. The bypassnro command is going away 😬 www.theverge.com/news/638967/...
Windows 11 is closing a loopho...

2025-03-28 21:46:18

Microsoft has started beta testing its new Quick Machine Recovery feature for Windows that restores PCs that can’t boot. The feature is designed to prevent widespread outages like the one caused by a CrowdStrike update www.theverge.com/news/638890/...
Microsoft tests Quick Machine ...

2025-03-27 17:34:55

I love that Nintendo launched its news app today and immediately leaked the new C button on the Switch 2 😅 www.theverge.com/news/637523/...
Nintendo’s news app launches w...

2025-03-27 16:09:48

Microsoft is giving its Office apps a speed boost. Apps like Word will start up faster thanks to a new scheduled task that runs silently when you boot your PC www.theverge.com/news/637469/...
Microsoft is giving its Office...

2025-03-27 15:21:03

Nintendo is introducing a new lending system for digital Switch games. You’ll be able to lend out games to members of your family plan for two weeks www.theverge.com/news/637307/...
Nintendo introduces new lendin...

2025-03-27 11:37:18

these notifications in the new Xbox Game Bar on Windows need some work on the text overlap
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2025-03-27 10:07:31

Microsoft has revamped its Xbox Game Bar for Windows. The Game Bar now has a cleaner UI and Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting the ability to shift between games without having to jump out and return to the Home page www.theverge.com/news/636985/...
Microsoft revamps its Windows ...

2025-03-26 17:21:51

Microsoft’s account sign-in UI gets a new design and dark mode, and it's showing up first for Xbox users. The new authentication experience is part of Microsoft’s Fluent 2 design language push. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/636622/...
Microsoft’s account sign-in UI...

2025-03-26 12:50:52

Dolby Atmos knows no bounds. It's now been added to Porsche's 911, Taycan, Panamera, and Cayenne models. But there's still no next-gen CarPlay www.theverge.com/news/635940/...
Porsche’s next Taycan gets an ...

2025-03-26 12:07:20

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that all non-folding e-bikes will be banned from the majority of London’s public transport network. The ban starts on March 31st, and covers the London Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line, and DLR www.theverge.com/news/636207/...
E-bikes banned on London publi...

2025-03-26 10:37:52

I guess PS5 owners really want to play Xbox games. Indiana Jones and Forza Horizon 5 are dominating the top of Sony's PlayStation Store preorders in multiple regions. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/636178/...
PS5 owners really want to play...

2025-03-25 17:47:03

it looks like Samsung’s 3D Odyssey monitor is an eye watering $2,000. The 27-inch monitor offers a glasses-free 3D gaming experience, but how many games are really going to get optimized for such an expensive display? www.theverge.com/news/635554/...
Samsung’s 3D Odyssey monitor i...

2025-03-25 16:39:15

Discord’s refreshed UI includes a new overlay and full dark mode. The Discord desktop app now closely matches the mobile variants, with refreshed colors and illustrations. Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/635435/...
Discord’s refreshed UI include...

2025-03-25 10:20:14

Microsoft has started testing a new Xbox Game Hubs feature with Xbox Insiders. It means you might have to press the Xbox A button twice to launch games soon. Here's a quick overview of how it works 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Em...
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2025-03-24 16:01:02

Microsoft is announcing 6 new security AI agents to help overwhelmed humans. They can do things like triage and process phishing and data loss alerts, prioritize critical incidents, and monitor for vulnerabilities. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/634598/...
Microsoft announces security A...

2025-03-24 15:03:39

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle arrives on PS5 on April 17th. A premium version will provide 2 days of early access starting April 15th. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/610817/...
Indiana Jones and the Great Ci...

2025-03-21 06:41:52

Heathrow airport is closed all day due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation that powers the airport. At least 1,300 flights could be canceled today, and this is going to cause significant disruption to the many airlines that connect through Heathrow
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2025-03-20 23:05:30

Nvidia has been selling RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 GPUs out of a food truck at GTC this week 🙃 www.theverge.com/news/633623/...
Buying your Nvidia RTX 5080 or...

2025-03-20 20:30:36

Nintendo, Microsoft, and other developers are teaming up to share accessibility labels about their games. The tags will show up on digital storefronts and product pages www.theverge.com/news/633405/...
Nintendo, Microsoft, and other...

2025-03-20 17:00:43

Threads finally lets you set the following feed as default! 🥳 Threads will also now let you limit replies to just followers and add topics to your bio. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/633135/...
Threads finally lets you set t...

2025-03-20 13:07:06

Discord is getting mobile ads. The ads are arriving in June as part of Video Quests - a feature that lets you watch ads in exchange for avatar decorations and in-game items www.theverge.com/news/633166/...
Discord is getting mobile ads

2025-03-20 09:22:51

RIP Eddie Jordan 😔
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2025-03-19 21:26:07

Europe is trying to get non-Apple smartwatches to work better with iPhones. This is a good ruling from the EU as it doesn’t negatively affect Apple customers and helps create competitive alternatives to the Apple Watch www.theverge.com/news/632718/...
Europe is trying to get non-Ap...

2025-03-19 20:17:11

Microsoft has a new strategy chief to navigate its AI era. More on this and the Xbox Copilot in this week's Notepad 📒 issue, live for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
Microsoft has a new strategy c...

2025-03-19 15:14:50

Nvidia cuts RTX 50-series prices across Europe. A stronger Euro has led to better exchange rates against the dollar and cheaper GPU prices in Europe. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/632516/...
Nvidia cuts RTX 50-series pric...

2025-03-19 14:44:15

Day One has launched its digital journaling app on Windows. It’s free to use and sync with other platforms during a "limited launch period" www.theverge.com/news/632396/...
Day One brings its digital jou...

2025-03-19 12:01:03

Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 no longer ships with a charger in some markets. The power supply has been removed to adhere to EU directives, and you'll now have to buy one separately. The packaging has shrunk as a result 👇 www.theverge.com/news/632356/...
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2025-03-19 11:38:35

Windows 11 now lets you easily type with an Xbox controller. The new gamepad keyboard is part of a number of Microsoft efforts to make Windows more handheld-friendly. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/632342/...
Windows 11 now lets you easily...

2025-03-19 10:18:23

Windows 11 will soon let you know why your PC hardware sucks. A new FAQ has appeared in the latest test builds of Windows 11 that can highlight GPU or RAM weaknesses. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/632327/...
Windows 11 will soon let you k...

2025-03-18 19:21:21

Nvidia’s cute “Digits” AI desktop is coming this summer with a new name and a big brother. There’s now a mini PC and a larger desktop one too www.theverge.com/news/631957/...
Nvidia’s cute ‘Digits’ AI desk...

2025-03-18 19:16:10

Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 has 96GB of VRAM and 600W of power. Nvidia’s latest GPUs are aimed at professional workstations, servers, and laptops www.theverge.com/news/631868/...
Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 has 96GB...

2025-03-18 19:15:20

Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available. It’s designed for players with limited mobility, and can now be purchased through Microsoft’s online store www.theverge.com/news/631984/...
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joys...

2025-03-18 16:56:23

Towerborne will be available on Xbox Game Preview and Xbox Game Pass on April 29th. You'll be able to download the preview version of this looter-brawler on both Xbox Series S / X and PC news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
Towerborne Releases onto Xbox ...

2025-03-18 09:52:26

Domino’s Pizza starting early with the April Fool’s Day jokes with its Pothole Pro Max delivery bike 😅 🍕
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2025-03-14 22:44:37

Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch has spoken out about the AI-powered version of Aloy that Sony has developed and we reported about earlier this week. "I feel worried about this art form," says Burch www.theverge.com/news/630176/...
Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn ac...

2025-03-14 09:58:58

Apple will soon support end-to-end (E2E) encrypted RCS messaging with Android users 🙏 www.theverge.com/news/629620/...
Apple will soon support encryp...

2025-03-13 21:58:45

Microsoft is adding AI summaries to Notepad. The Windows Snipping Tool is also getting a handy way to draw straight lines. If you don’t want the Notepad AI features they’re easy to disable. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/629412/...
AI summaries are coming to Not...

2025-03-13 21:12:06

has Windows been flagging your PC monitoring and fan control apps as a threat? It’s all down to WinRing0, and it’s been affecting Razer Synapse, SteelSeries Engine, OpenRGB, MSI Afterburner, and many more www.theverge.com/report/62925...
WinRing0: Why Windows is flagg...

2025-03-13 15:27:31

Nvidia says it has sold more RTX 50-series GPUs than 40-series during the first five weeks of launch www.theverge.com/news/628648/...
Nvidia claims it sold more RTX...

2025-03-13 15:02:20

Microsoft has now reached the milestone of more than 1,000 Xbox Play Anywhere titles. And lots more are coming soon www.theverge.com/news/628725/...
1,000 Xbox Play Anywhere games...

2025-03-12 21:43:13

UK investigation says Apple and Google are “holding back” mobile browsers. I’m glad the CMA has acknowledged that something needs to change to get more innovation in mobile browsers www.theverge.com/news/628472/...
UK investigation says Apple an...

2025-03-12 21:20:30

Intel has a new CEO. Lip-Bu Tan, formerly CEO of a chip design services company, takes over on March 18th www.theverge.com/news/628539/...
Intel has a new CEO

2025-03-12 17:00:41

Microsoft isn’t launching its Xbox handheld this year, but Asus might be. I dig into Project Kennan (not Keenan) and the work Microsoft is doing to combine Xbox and Windows in this week's Notepad 📒 live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
Microsoft isn’t launching its ...

2025-03-11 13:01:45

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review: the best CPU. Intel has fallen behind AMD in gaming, and now the 9950X3D delivers top gaming perf and huge gains in productivity / creator tasks. It's the ultimate blow to Intel’s flagship CPU lineup. Full review below 👇 www.theverge.com/reviews/6268...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review: th...

2025-03-11 10:04:34

Microsoft is replacing its Remote Desktop app with its new Windows app. The Remote Desktop Connection app that’s built into Windows is sticking around, though. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/627483/...
Microsoft is replacing Remote ...

2025-03-10 21:09:23

I've seen the report about Microsoft's Project Keenan, and just to be clear there is no first-party "Xbox handheld" arriving in 2025. Keenan is part of PC gaming handheld work with OEMs, like Microsoft's VP of Next Gen told us at CES www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...
Microsoft is combining ‘the be...

2025-03-10 18:53:12

Microsoft is holding a 50th anniversary and Copilot event in April. The Copilot event is taking place amid rumors of Microsoft developing its own AI models. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/627077/...
Microsoft is holding a 50th an...

2025-03-10 17:15:21

Sony will give the PS5 Pro crisper graphics — by backporting FSR 4. Sony says it’s working on a “reimplementation” of AMD’s FSR 4 upscaler for the PS5 Pro that should arrive in 2026 www.theverge.com/news/626952/...
Sony will give the PS5 Pro cri...

2025-03-09 19:20:39

Forza Horizon 5 will require a Microsoft account on PS5. You’ll be prompted to link your Microsoft account the first time you play, but there’s no cross-platform saves between Xbox and PS5 www.theverge.com/news/626588/...
Forza Horizon 5 will require a...

2025-03-06 20:28:59

AMD says the $549 RX 9070 is real, but doesn’t deny reports of possible bait-and-switch on temporary MSRP pricing. Reports suggest the best-priced models are capped to specific quantities, after which they may be sold at higher than $549 or $599 www.theverge.com/news/625502/...
AMD says the $549 RX 9070 is r...

2025-03-06 17:02:53

What went wrong with Skype? I look back at Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition in my Notepad newsletter 📒 this week, including the time I visited the Skype team just after they joined Microsoft. Live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
What went wrong with Skype?

2025-03-06 01:58:36

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 series launch looks like it’s going to be anything but a paper one. Overclockers UK says it has “several thousand cards in stock spanning across Sapphire, PowerColor and Asrock all of which have 1000+ in stock of each brand” forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/resi...
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2025-03-05 19:49:09

Apple’s new sky blue color option on the M4 MacBook Air looks right up my street. Will also be interesting to see how the M4 performs in the Air chassis, especially compared to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series www.theverge.com/news/620695/...
Apple announces MacBook Air wi...

2025-03-05 19:33:43

Kia’s EV9 will soon be able to power your home. Turning EVs into household generators that you charge up when electricity is cheaper sounds ideal with a combination of solar panels 🙏 www.theverge.com/news/624811/...
Kia’s EV9 will soon be able to...

2025-03-05 01:02:18

Nvidia has delayed the launch of its RTX 5070 Founders Edition card until "later this month." Other RTX 5070 GPUs will launch tomorrow, but the Founders Edition has now been delayed twice www.theverge.com/news/624258/...
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5070 Foun...

2025-03-04 19:37:17

Apple is appealing against the UK’s backdoor encryption order. The company has filed an appeal with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with complaints about the UK intelligence services and authorities www.theverge.com/news/623977/...
Apple reportedly challenges th...

2025-03-04 19:22:31

it was a colossal mistake from Nvidia to make this marketing claim 😬
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2025-03-04 15:40:29

Alienware has just announced a $549 QD-OLED gaming monitor. The 27-inch 1440p 280Hz monitor is part of a new range of Alienware OLED monitors at more affordable price points www.theverge.com/news/623428/...
Alienware has a $549 QD-OLED g...

2025-03-04 14:59:58

I think Steam wants me to install Grand Theft Auto V
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2025-03-04 14:35:58

the RTX 5070 review from @gamersnexus.bsky.social has me in tears 😅 youtu.be/ntSylZ1Bp1Y?...
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2025-03-04 14:02:00

I've been testing Nvidia's $549 RTX 5070 and found it's a great card for 1440p gaming. But an AMD-shaped cloud hangs over it. Full review and benchmarks 👇 www.theverge.com/gpu-reviews/...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review...

2025-03-03 18:25:27

Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare. The system combines voice-dictating and ambient listening tech created by AI voice company Nuance, which Microsoft acquired in 2021 www.theverge.com/news/622528/...
Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot...

2025-03-03 01:57:27

triple monitors for your laptop? Lenovo thinks so www.theverge.com/news/622379/...
Lenovo’s concept laptop add-on...

2025-03-03 01:56:41

Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip puts an extra-tall folding display on a laptop. Lenovo is definitely back in the crazy concept phase and I love it www.theverge.com/news/622380/...
Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip puts a...

2025-03-01 20:40:53

Nvidia has released hotfix driver v572.65 that addresses “PC may boot to a black screen when connected via DisplayPort with certain monitors” nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/...
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2025-02-28 23:09:34

if AMD's $599 RX 9070 XT can deliver $749 RTX 5070 Ti performance then Nvidia's pricing is in trouble. Great to see some strong competition in this key part of the GPU market
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2025-02-28 14:36:49

MSN Messenger crawled so Skype could walk, so Microsoft Teams could run
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2025-02-28 14:00:35

RIP Skype. Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May, and replacing it with Microsoft Teams. I spoke to Microsoft about why it's retiring Skype and how it's phasing out its phone calling features. Full details and interview below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/621353/...
Microsoft is shutting down Sky...

2025-02-28 13:41:13

AMD has teased that its RX 9060 series of GPUs will arrive in Q2 and that it plans to share more about them "later." It looks like AMD is lining up to challenge Nvidia's unannounced RTX 5060 cards, too www.theverge.com/news/621339/...
Official: AMD Radeon RX 9070 a...

2025-02-28 13:16:09

it's official: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 is $549 and the 9070 XT is $599, both ship March 6th. AMD is going head-to-head with Nvidia's RTX 50-series here. Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/621339/...
Official: AMD Radeon RX 9070 a...

2025-02-27 21:29:06

I used to love LG OLED TVs, but they keep updating the software and ruining them. AirPlay has stopped working on my G2 after the recent update, and the app hub just doesn’t even load anymore 🥲
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2025-02-27 20:33:52

Microsoft has released a Copilot app for Mac. The macOS version of Copilot includes dark mode support and a shortcut command to activate the AI assistant. Copilot is also getting improvements on iOS / iPadOS. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/621114/...
Microsoft releases a Copilot a...

2025-02-27 19:42:00

OpenAI has just announced GPT-4.5, but it's warning that it’s not a frontier AI model. It's OpenAI's "largest and most knowledgeable model yet," but "its performance is below that of o1, o3-mini." Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/620021/...
OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warn...

2025-02-27 18:23:20

Forza Horizon 5 arrives on PS5 on April 25th www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWd6...
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2025-02-27 18:09:03

Microsoft is pushing ahead with AI in gaming. After the reveal of Muse last week, Microsoft is looking to share more on AI at GDC next month. My thoughts on Microsoft's other gaming AI experiments are in Notepad 📒 today, live for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
Microsoft pushes ahead with AI...

2025-02-27 13:44:29

Sony drops PlayStation VR2 price to $399. Sony’s VR2 price cut comes nearly a year after a report suggested it was trying to shift unsold inventory of the VR headset www.theverge.com/news/620565/...
Sony drops PlayStation VR 2 pr...

2025-02-26 22:07:51

Microsoft has just launched next-gen Phi AI models. Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini are Microsoft’s latest small language models, both launching on Azure AI Foundry and Hugging Face today www.theverge.com/news/620177/...
Microsoft launches next-gen Ph...

2025-02-26 19:51:43

Microsoft will be at GDC next month, to discuss Xbox Anywhere. “At GDC, we’re inviting game developers to go behind the scenes to better understand the significance and impact of what it means for Xbox to be on every screen” developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/...
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2025-02-25 22:36:05

Xbox Cloud Gaming will now let you invite friends with just a link. It's part of a February update to xCloud that lets you accept an invite on PC or a mobile web browser and jump in right away www.theverge.com/news/619288/...
Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you...

2025-02-25 19:46:29

Framework, the modular computer company, has just announced its first desktop PC. It’s a 4.5-liter AMD Strix Halo computer www.theverge.com/news/618785/...
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2025-02-25 19:40:46

Warner Bros. Games is canceling its Wonder Woman game and shutting down three studios. Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego will all be closing 😔 www.theverge.com/news/619293/...
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2025-02-25 17:05:47

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2025-02-25 16:26:42

Microsoft is delaying Xbox's new Fable game to 2026. Playground Games is getting more time to work on its new Fable game, during a busy year of Xbox game releases. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/619046/...
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2025-02-25 16:00:47

the Steam Deck turns 3 years old today, and it sounds like Valve has probably passed the 4 million sales milestone recently. @seanhollister.bsky.social looks back at how the Steam Deck has come to rule the handheld PC market www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/61...
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2025-02-25 10:00:07

Microsoft is testing free Office for Windows apps with ads. The ads appear on the side of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and are part of "some limited testing", according to Microsoft. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/618278/...
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2025-02-22 04:50:57

Nvidia has identified a “rare” RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue that means some GPUs were missing render units (ROPs), resulting in less performance. Affected cards will need to be replaced www.theverge.com/news/617901/...
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2025-02-22 01:10:56

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2025-02-21 15:55:00

Apple is pulling its iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK after government spying demands. You can no longer enable ADP in the UK, and existing users will have to disable it at some point to keep using their iCloud accounts www.theverge.com/news/617273/...
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2025-02-20 21:39:25

GTA V’s next-gen console upgrades are coming to PC. The free update includes ray-traced global illumination, faster load times on SSDs with DirectStorage, and support for AMD FSR 3 and Nvidia's DLSS 3 www.theverge.com/news/616606/...
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2025-02-20 17:00:49

scoop: Microsoft is getting ready for OpenAI's GPT-5 model, and GPT-4.5 could arrive as soon as next week. All of this and more in this week's 📒 Notepad issue, live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
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2025-02-20 11:46:29

Marvel Rivals now has DLSS 4 support, including DLSS Multi Frame Generation for RTX 50-series GPUs. AMD's Radeon Anti-Lag 2 support has also been added today, alongside fixes for FSR3 Frame Generation frame pacing
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2025-02-19 23:01:32

Nvidia is launching “priority access” to help people buy RTX 5080 and 5090 Founders Edition GPUs. Nvidia fans can sign up for “Verified Priority Access” to buy the top 50-series GPUs, in a method that will hopefully combat scalpers www.theverge.com/news/616138/...
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2025-02-19 20:49:46

Hope you weren’t planning to play PhysX games on Nvidia’s new 50-series GPUs. Nvidia’s new video cards drop support for PhysX games like Borderlands 2 and tax your CPU instead. That means PhysX games run better on 40-series GPUs as a result www.theverge.com/news/615768/...
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2025-02-19 16:04:16

Apple has just unveiled the iPhone 16E. Face ID and a USB-C port are both coming to Apple's cheapest iPhone, alongside an A18 chip and support for Apple Intelligence www.theverge.com/news/609204/...
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2025-02-19 16:01:36

Microsoft is announcing a quantum computing breakthrough today with its new Majorana 1 chip. Microsoft has spent 17 years working on creating a new material and architecture for quantum computing. Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/614205/...
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2025-02-19 16:01:20

Microsoft's Xbox AI era starts today with a model that can generate gameplay. The Muse model was trained on Ninja Theory's Bleeding Edge, and Xbox chief Phil Spencer says it could improve classic games and bring them to modern hardware. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/615048/...
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2025-02-16 03:25:35

Xbox chief Phil Spencer on fears for future of Xbox platform and game libraries. “I think we’ve shown respect for people’s libraries over the generations with back-compat and Play Anywhere, and I want to continue to do that.” More from @xboxera here youtu.be/q20AFtPXKSQ?...
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2025-02-13 23:08:22

today’s PS5 sales numbers reveal that Sony has sold 9.5 million consoles in the latest quarter. That’s around a third of the total Xbox Series S / X sales in just 3 months, according to recent estimates from Take Two

2025-02-13 20:08:48

AMD has set a date for its next-gen RX 9000 series GPU reveal. We should be getting more details on RDNA 4 and hopefully some GPU prices on February 28th at 8AM ET / 5AM PT / 1PM UK
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2025-02-13 17:03:51

The next Xbox is going to be very different, with "unique" and "innovative" hardware. What does that mean though? My thoughts on the next-gen Xbox are in Notepad 📒 today, live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...
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