NVIDIA Driver for RTX Spark Confirms N1X SKUs with 6,144 and 5,120 CUDA Cores
NVIDIA has released a developer preview of GeForce drivers for its RTX Spark PC platform, confirming the variants of the N1X chip and the SKU separation that will occur. In GeForce driver version 616.00, this marks the company's first driver package compiled for the Windows-on-Arm (WoA) platform. Thanks to Windows Latest, which extracted the installation file and examined the information file, it appears there are two main RTX Spark N1X chip SKUs: one with 6,

RTX Spark Core Counts Leaked by NVIDIA's Own Driver
NVIDIA has released a developer preview of GeForce drivers for its RTX Spark PC platform, confirming the variants of the N1X chip and the SKU separation that will occur. In GeForce driver version 616.00, this marks the company's first driver package compiled for the Windows-on-Arm (WoA) platform. Thanks to Windows Latest, which extracted the installation file and examined the information file, it appears there are two main RTX Spark N1X chip SKUs: one with 6,

Microsoft is Modernizing Decades-Old Properties Window in File Explorer
Microsoft is finally addressing the UI inconsistencies in Windows 11, which currently features a mix of design elements from various Windows eras, starting from Windows 7 to the modern design language. According to the latest preview build of Windows 11, the File Properties window within File Explorer is getting an update with the WinUI 3 framework to better align with the rest of the Windows 11 operating system. This change was first noticed by Phantomofearth on BlueSky, who documented a new framework update in this decades-old Windows component.

Apple to Launch Mac Leasing and Upgrade Program on July 28
Apple is reportedly preparing to launch a new financial structure aimed at boosting sales of Macs, iPhones, and iPads. According to Bloomberg, the company plans to introduce a program called "Apple Upgrade" on July 28. This program is essentially a leasing arrangement that functions like a subscription. Users will have the option to "subscribe" to owning their Mac or iPad for up to 36 months, with the flexibility to pay off the device early, upgrade to a new model early, or simply keep the device

Steam Deck Sales Crash Following May Price Hike
Despite a notable sales blipimmediately following the recent RAMpocalypse-driven price hikes, which saw Steam Deck prices skyrocket by $240-300 overnight, it appears as though sales for the Steam Deck have plummeted since the price increases.
According to a recent report by Boiling Steam, which tracks Steam hardware sales by extrapolating Valve's Top Sellers chart data, there has been a massive decline in Steam Deck sales since the beginning of June. The analysts report that the Steam Deck's slide from fifth
According to a recent report by Boiling Steam, which tracks Steam hardware sales by extrapolating Valve's Top Sellers chart data, there has been a massive decline in Steam Deck sales since the beginning of June. The analysts report that the Steam Deck's slide from fifth

Steam Deck Sales Crash After Price Hike in May
Despite a notable sales blipimmediately following the recent RAMpocalypse-driven price hikes, which saw Steam Deck prices skyrocket by $240-300 overnight, it appears as though sales for the Steam Deck have plummeted since the price increases.
According to a recent report by Boiling Steam, which tracks Steam hardware sales by extrapolating Valve's Top Sellers chart data, there has been a massive decline in Steam Deck sales since the beginning of June. The analysts report that the Steam Deck's slide from fifth
According to a recent report by Boiling Steam, which tracks Steam hardware sales by extrapolating Valve's Top Sellers chart data, there has been a massive decline in Steam Deck sales since the beginning of June. The analysts report that the Steam Deck's slide from fifth

Palworld Hits Nearly 1 Million Concurrent Players 10 Days After 1.0 Launch
Palworld's meteoric trajectoryhas seemingly continued following its smashing 1.0 launch on July 10. Nearly two weeks after launch, on July 19, the game reached 961,867 concurrent players reported by SteamDB, the highest figure since the game's early access launch in 2024, when it clocked just over 2.1 million concurrent players on SteamDB.
Perhaps thanks to the wealth of new content introduced in the 1.0 release, Palworld seems to have high audience
Perhaps thanks to the wealth of new content introduced in the 1.0 release, Palworld seems to have high audience

Ex-Burnout and Need for Speed Talent Starts New Studio To Make Wreckreation 2
When Tides Turn is the name of a new game studio started by Fiona Sperry in order to launch Wreckreation 2, a sequel to the "open-world driving playground" that had more than its fair share of Burnout energy. Wreckreation 2 will be an open-world arcade racing game that hopes to capture that frenetic moment-to-moment energy that Sperry believes are unique to the arcade racing genre. The new studio is taking something of a different approach to game development, with Sperry stating that the studio aims to

SilverStone Quietly Lists CS240 Mini-ITX NAS Case With Four Hot-Swap U.2 Bays
SilverStone has quietly listed the CS240, a Mini-ITX NAS chassis first shown at Computex 2026back in June, built around four hot-swappable 2.5-inch U.2 drives in a compact 21.65-liter footprint. The chassis measures 211 x 285 x 360 mm and is built from aluminium (front door), plastic (front panel) and steel. The four external bays support tri-mode operation, NVMe U

Battlefield 6 Update Causes NVIDIA RTX 50-Series Driver Crashes—Fix Incoming
On July 21, the Battlefield 6 Season 4 update dropped, adding a host of new content to the game, including: a new map, the return of ranked battle royal gameplay in Redsec, new vehicles, the dynamic wave system for oceanic warfare, and three new weapons in Redsec (the EF88 bullpup assault rifle, the BROD 3 carbine, and the VSSM marksman rifle). However, it seems as though PC players are not having a good time with the latest update, with a number of
