Nintendo Switch 2 Update v22.0.0 Adds ‘Handheld Mode Boost,’ Drastically Improving Graphics for Original Switch Games

"Handheld Mode Boost" is a new Nintendo Switch 2 feature introduced in today's , which brings massive improvements for several original Nintendo Switch games in handheld mode. Games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Bayonetta 3 , Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 now look better than ever on the new system, thanks to the ability of running these games with their docked mode in the Switch 2 handheld mode.

While the new Nintendo Switch 2 system update introduces other changes to the system and


Intel

Intel Launches Core Ultra 200HX Plus Laptop CPUs: Tuned For Higher Performance With Binary Tool Optimizations, 290HX Plus Flagship

Intel has introduced its brand new "Arrow Lake Refresh" CPUs for laptops, offering higher performance & capabilities.

Intel's Core Ultra 200HX Plus family is designed to offer a soft refresh to the Arrow Lake family , enhancing their value proposition with new technologies and more performance. The Plus family brings three big changes: Architecture and process refinements, More performance for an existing platform, and the ultimate expression of a new architectural generation. Intel has already announced its 200K Plus CPUs for desktops,


“If DLSS 5 Was Shown as a Next-Gen Hardware Reveal and not AI, You Guys Would Be Going Nuts” – Game Dev Hits Back at Anti-AI Crowd

Predictably, despite the lavish praise from Digital Foundry experts and NVIDIA 's reassurance that DLSS 5 would be tunable by game developers to respect their artistic intent , the explosive announcement of the new technology during CEO Jensen Huang 's GTC 2026 keynote has already attracted a vocal anti-AI crowd that has since bashed DLSS 5 heavily on social media for being "an AI filter", "slop", and for going against the work of human artists.

However, the tech also has plenty of supporters.


NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition Packs Over 10K Cores & 32 GB GDDR7 Memory In A Single-Slot

NVIDIA has introduced a new server edition GPU in its portfolio, the , with 32 GB of memory.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition is the latest entry in the server graphics card family. The graphics card is based on the same Blackwell core architecture, & is designed to be a super-power-efficient variant for enterprise workloads.

Additional highlights include:

  • SLM AI Inference gets up to a 10x performance boost for the NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 9B model vs. the NVIDIA L

Crimson Desert Base PS5 Footage Finally Debuts, Silencing Launch Fears With Solid Performance

The first footage of Crimson Desert on the base PlayStation 5 was finally shared today - just two days ahead of launch - during 's PLAY!PLAY!PLAY! broadcast. This move has effectively put players' fears to rest: the lack of console footage shared until now was not meant to hide a technical disaster like the one we saw with Cyberpunk 2077 on last-gen hardware back in 2021.

While the broadcast's bitrate is on the lower side, making it difficult to


Apple Silicon

Samsung Unveils HBM4E Memory: Up To 4 TB/s Bandwidth Per Stack, 16 Gbps & 48 GB Capacity

Samsung just its next-gen HBM4E memory along with its PCIe Gen6 SSDs & SOCAMM2 RAM for NVIDIA's current & future AI platforms.

Samsung's HBM4E Memory has been showcased at GTC 2026, offering some really fast speeds such as 16 Gbps for IO, providing up to 4 TB/s bandwidth per stack, and 16-Hi stacks for a per-stack memory density of 48 GB. The next-gen solution is precisely designed for NVIDIA


NVIDIA DGX Station Upgraded With GB300 Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip: 748 GB Memory, 20 PFLOPs AI Compute & AI Ready

NVIDIA has introduced its updated powered by the GB300 Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip .

Last year, NVIDIA introduced its DGX Station powered by the GB200 "Blackwell" Superchip , and also promised that a Blackwell Ultra variant was in the works. Now, at GTC 2026, NVIDIA is finally launching the GB300 "Blackwell Ultra" variant, featuring powerful specifications, and available in various options from its partners.

The NVIDIA DGX Station is essentially an AI workstation that takes the revolutionary


Apple Silicon

Apple’s Smaller M5 Pro MacBook Pro Suffers From Severe Thermal Constraints, With Larger 16-Inch Model Being 30% Faster With Just 3 Extra Cores

A smaller and thinner laptop chassis will always have difficulties controlling the thermals of high-performance chips, so it’s unsurprising to hear that Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro equipped with an M5 Pro , which sports a 15-core CPU and 16-core GPU, would hit the same power limitations.

The problem is that the technology giant hasn’t paid much attention to the cooling design of these portable Macs, equipping the higher-end models with a single heatpipe and two low


Germany Witnesses The First DDR5 Price Drop In Months

Finally, some relief, but will the price continue to decline in the coming months? Let's wait and see.

It has been several months since RAMpocalypse began, though prices had already started rising a few months before the situation worsened. The impact of DRAM shortage can be seen globally, and the current market seems to have stabilized at nearly 4-5x the prices when we consider DDR5 RAM kits. In some regions, the prices can be seen gradually rising, but in some, there appears to


Samsung Is Reportedly Offering Refunds So That Galaxy S26 Ultra Owners Do No Return Their Phones

An enterprising netizen has just discovered a grift for the ages provided that you are the not-so-proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra smartphone. And, to unlock that lucrative windfall, all you have to do is inform Samsung Support of how unhappy you are with your new phone.

Samsung that its newly launched Galaxy S26 series is heading towards a near-certain box office success, so to say, with record pre-sales in various markets. However, then you have Samsung Support