Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU: more efficient and a little faster
Nvidiaâs 50-series desktop GPUs have been off to a slightly rocky start, with quality control issues, underwhelming performance gains over last generation, and the occasional melting cable. Its new laptop GPUs, led by the flagship RTX 5090, may be on a similarly modest trajectory, but with one added benefit for laptop gamers: efficiency. Iâve been testing the RTX 5090 laptop GPU in Razerâs new Blade 16 laptop, which Nvidia is using as a showcase for its top-tier mobile card. My...
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Microsoft revamps its Windows Game Bar
Things are looking prettier. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is sharing several new Xbox gaming updates for March that include a new look for Game Bar on PC, a new Cloud Gaming feature, and fresh benefits for playing some free-to-play games through Game Pass. Game Bar on PC, which gives you the ability to quickly launch games, control audio mixes, and monitor game performance, now comes with a cleaner UI. The Home Bar and widgets, including Capture, Performance, Resource, and the Widget Store, no...
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PS5 owners really want to play Xbox games, as Microsoft tops Sony’s preorder charts
If you’re looking for some solid evidence that Microsoft’s strategy to bring Xbox games to PS5 is seeing some early success, look no further than Sony’s own PlayStation Store today. The top preordered games in the US PlayStation Store are Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5, with the $99.99 premium versions of both games proving the most popular. Resetera posters have noticed it’s the same story in the Canadian PlayStation Store and across a variety ...
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Samsung’s 3D Odyssey monitor is now available to reserve, and it might cost $2,000
You’ll need an Nvidia graphics card to play games in 3D. | Image: Samsung After Samsung first revealed its glasses-free 3D monitor last year, the company is finally letting customers reserve preorders for the display, with a since-removed Best Buy page showing a price of $1,999.99. The 27-inch Odyssey 3D G90XF comes with a 4K display that uses eye-tracking to “deliver a natural-looking high-definition 3D image.” You’ll need to install Samsung’s Reality Hub app to make gam...
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Discord’s refreshed UI includes a new overlay and full dark mode
Discord is finally updating the themes on its desktop app to include a full dark mode that’s ideal for OLED monitors. The new Onyx dark mode is part of a number of UI updates to the Discord desktop app that make it closely match the mobile version of the app, alongside a much-improved overlay. The Onyx dark mode is also joined by a Dark theme in the Discord desktop app, so there are now four options in total for free users. Discord has made the channel list resizable, improvements to ov...
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Samsung TV owners can finally get better 4K HDR on Netflix
Netflix has added support for HDR10 Plus – a move that will finally allow Samsung TV owners to take better advantage of their device’s ability to stream with better clarity and color. The streaming service now offers HDR10 Plus through its Premium plan, with the format accounting for around 50 percent of “eligible viewing hours.” Samsung TVs notably lack support for Dolby Vision, an HDR format with dynamic metadata that optimizes tone and brightness levels for individual scenes. S...
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Ticketmaster may have violated consumer protection laws
The UK’s Consumer Markets Authority (CMA) has provided an update into its investigation of Ticketmaster after the sale of Oasis reunion tour tickets resulted in grossly inflated ticket prices and numerous consumer complaints. The CMA said that the results of the investigation warranted, “consulting with the ticketing platform on changes to ensure fans receive the right information, at the right time.” Of concern to the CMA was Ticketmaster’s labeling and information practices....
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Photo Mode is my new gaming obsession
Infinity Nikki and Assassinâs Creed Shadows have become my twin obsessions for their meticulously detailed environments, textures, and weather. With open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki, I continue to be agog at how clothing textures are rendered with such detail and fidelity that by mere sight, I know exactly what a piece of fabric will feel like. For Assassinâs Creed Shadows, an action-packed romp through feudal Japan, Iâm constantly in a state of awe at the natural beauty...
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