CPUID has released CPU-Z 3.01, the first version in the CPU-Z 3.x series. The update introduces Validator V3, a redesigned online validation platform that now combines hardware validation with system health checks and diagnostics.
The standard validation process still starts from the familiar Validate button, but it can now analyze the system in less than 10 seconds. CPUID says it checks more than 100 detection
DRM from the 90s: Thirty years ago, id Software tried to take advantage of the massive storage capacity of the CD-ROM format by bundling the studio's previous games with Quake. The system designed to manage this "unlocking" feature failed spectacularly, giving crackers and pirates an easy way to play all the company's games without paying any extra.
Quake recently turned 30 , and id Software
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast , the Sony FX5 is officially delayed, Kodak has been profitable for a year straight, and a former Sony executive shares that back before it took over mirrorless with the E-mount, another company suggested they team up rather than Sony strike out on its own.
Plus, Jordan Drake chats with special guest Becca Farsace and the two decide who “won” this generation of gimbal cameras: the Luna Ultra from Insta360 or the Osmo Pocket 4P from DJI. And
Benjamin and Chance talk about the crazy leak by Apple depicting the new AirPods with cameras in a video demo, the changes in iOS 27 beta 6, their latest experiences with Siri AI, whether iPhone 18 Pro will fit iPhone 17 Pro cases, and perhaps some final resolution in the Apple vs EU App Store commission battle.
And in Happy Hour Plus , Benjamin talks about some of the leaks for the upcoming HomePod with a screen. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join .