Apple’s Current-Generation AirPods Max With A USB-C Charging Port Will Remain A Part Of The Company’s Lineup For The Foreseeable Future, Hinting An No Future Upgrades

The latest AirPods Max offer nothing more than a shift from the Lightning port to a USB-C one while retaining the same internals and flaunting fresh colors at a higher price tag. Given that the company has already launched the AirPods 4 sporting a newer chip, there must have been some speculation over the company introducing some upgrades to its premium wireless headphones. Unfortunately, one report states that Apple has ‘no concrete plans’ to incorporate any meaningful upgrades, suggesting that we should look at the current-generation AirPods Max being

A PlayStation Event Could Be Coming Soon, as Sony Is Preparing a Lot of Content – Rumor

A new PlayStation event like a Showcase or State of Play could be coming soon, judging from what a very reliable leaker revealed today. Speaking on X, billbil-kun, who proved to be extremely reliable in the past, revealed that a lot of PlayStation content is being prepared behind the scenes, and some new announcements are coming, although the insider cannot say if an event is indeed coming. Seeing as there's a lot of content being prepared, it is unlikely it is just for this year's

Microsoft Puts Windows 11 24H2 Update on Hold for Users with Certain Ubisoft Games

Microsoft has had to pause issuing the Windows 11 24H2 update to users who have certain Ubisoft games installed on their PCs as the games become unresponsive. Here's the blurb from the help article: After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games. These games might become unresponsive while starting, loading, or during active gameplay. In some cases, users might receive a black screen. The affected games are: ​Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Intel

Intel To Push Out “Big Changes” To Arrow Lake’s Voltage-Frequency Behavior, Likely In The Next CPU Microcode Update

Intel's Arrow Lake "desktop CPU" lineup is expected to receive a long-awaited microcode update, which is set to optimize the "Voltage-Frequency" (VF) behavior. Intel's Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200S" Series Desktop CPUs Are Set To See A "Decisive" Microcode Update, Optimizing VF Configurations Team Blue's Arrow Lake CPU launch, which was seen as a huge generational uplift, didn't manage to meet expectations, which is why the lineup was said

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 “Blackwell” GPUs Reportedly Utilize Samsung’s GDDR7 Memory Chips

NVIDIA has reportedly selected Samsung's GDDR7 solution as the memory of choice for its upcoming GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming lineup. NVIDIA & Samsung Reportedly All-In For Next-Gen GDDR7 Memory Era, Powering GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs It looks like Samsung as emerged as the winner when it comes to GDDR7 memory adoption as NVIDIA has selected them to power its upcoming GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming lineup. The adoption of Samsung's GDDR7 solutions can

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090D GPU Headed To Chinese Gamers, Box Materials Leak Out

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090D GPU for the Chinese market is seemingly confirmed, as a new leak has disclosed SKU's branding. NVIDIA Has Plans To Extend Its "D-Series" GPUs To The Blackwell Consumer GPU Lineup, Introducing The Flagship Model As The RTX 5090D It looks like Team Green won't be leaving behind enthusiastic GPU options from Chinese gamers despite the still effective export laws, as the firm has plans to release a successor to the GeForce RTX 40

PlayStation 5 Handheld in the Works to Rival Nintendo Switch

Sony is reportedly in the initial stages of developing a new PlayStation 5 handheld console that will compete directly with the Nintendo Switch. The surprising news comes from Bloomberg, which cites anonymous sources and also clarifies that the plans have not been finalized. The console may not even ever make it to the market. This puts it roughly on par with what we know about Microsoft's Xbox handheld. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently confirmed it is being made but also added it is years away. Sony has a long history of

Apple Silicon

M4 Max Struggles To Run STALKER 2 Fluidly; Can Only Manage Between 30-40FPS Average At The 900p Resolution, And That Too With Massively Toned Down Visual Settings

STALKER 2 might have been a successful launch with one million copies already sold, but it is far from delivering a top-end gaming experience, even with the most powerful hardware available. After pushing AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the fastest gaming processor available, to its limits, how well do you think Apple’s latest M4 Max would fare against one of the most demanding Unreal Engine 5 titles around? For a chipset powering a MacBook Pro, the results are decent,

Intel

NVIDIA Is Still Working Upon Securing AI “HBM” Memory Supply From Samsung, Despite Recent Setbacks

Samsung's ambition to secure NVIDIA as an HBM customer is not over yet, as a new report suggests that Team Green is still working on a breakthrough. NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang Says That Team Green Is Working "As Fast As It Can" To Initiate Samsung's HBM Supply For AI Chips For those unaware, well, the Korean giant isn't having a great time regarding its HBM business and adoption of the mainstream AI markets, given that a few weeks ago, we reported on how Samsung

STALKER 2 Team Outlines Next Fixes: Crashes, Bugs, Weapon Price Adjustments and more

Following the good news that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has already surpassed one million units sold (not counting all Game Pass users who are playing the game), the Ukrainian development team has now outlined the main fixes that will be released with the first post-launch update. The game is rather buggy and unbalanced, so, understandably, they will focus on these areas first. Crash Fixes, including: Issues and memory allocation failures, which previously caused the game to exit unexpectedly, particularly around rendering, skeletal meshes