Two RMA’d RAM Sticks Sent, Only One Reached Kingston; Company Reportedly Denies Replacement

A user reports that the company couldn't replace his defective RAM sticks because it found only one stick in the package.

We frequently hear stories of users who get extremely lucky when they unexpectedly receive additional hardware , but there are also numerous reports to the contrary. We have seen how some users have received a box filled with something else instead of the actual hardware bought, and in some cases, the package doesn't even reach the customers, even though the courier company marks the delivery status as "delivered"


LPDDR6 & UFS 5.0 Memory Pairing Is More Expensive Than Each Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Unit; Only Top-End Flagships Are Getting Tested With This Configuration

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will be the company’s premier SoC that will offer support for LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 storage to smartphone makers who require this beastly configuration. The only problem is that these specifications will be reserved for the absolute top-tier flagships, which one tipster claims are undergoing testing. In short, these devices will be limited in the market because pairing LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 storage is rumored to be much more expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Elite


Pokémon Pokopia Review – Creative Concepts, Classic Charm

Pokémon spinoffs have plunged into a lot of different genres and styles of gameplay over the years, but the recently-released Pokémon Pokopia gloms onto several things at once, adding Minecraft , Dragon Quest Builders , and Animal Crossing to the pot along with some new ideas and, of course, plenty of cute critters. It's one of those "Why didn’t they think of this before?" kind of ideas, but just because a game sounds promising on paper doesn't


ASUS Launches Strix OLED XG27AQDMG Gen2, XG27ACDMS, And XG27AQDMES, Featuring Up To 280Hz Refresh Rate

ASUS has expanded its ROG Strix OLED lineup with three new models, offering competitive specs for those who want high visual fidelity.

Hardware and peripheral maker, ASUS, has released three new monitor models in the ROG Strix OLED lineup, expanding the OLED family further. The company has introduced one WOLED and two QD-OLED panel-based gaming monitors, equipped with AI-driven features to boost visual quality. ASUS claims that these monitors offer advanced AI enhancements for better clarity in dark areas and an AI-driven color-


Lisuan Debuts Its New Gaming “Lisuan Extreme” Graphics Card & “LX” PRO/AI Cards In China

LisuanTech, China's premier GPU maker, has announced its new gaming "Lisuan Extreme" & "LX" Pro/AI graphics cards.

LisuanTech has been working on its Lisuan G100 GPU lineup for a while. The company first unveiled these last year in July, and the first samples started shipping by the end of 2025 . Now, the GPU maker is finally announcing the very first products that will feature the consumer-aimed G100 GPU, the 7G10


Microsoft’s “This Is an Xbox” Campaign Might Already Be Over

Just as Microsoft shares the first details on the next Xbox console , codenamed Project Helix , at GDC 2026 , it seems that its much-criticized "This Is an Xbox" marketing campaign is already over. As , nearly all of its mentions on the official Xbox Wire blog have been removed.

Let's rewind to November 2024, when the campaign kicked off, sharing publicly the core message that anything could be an Xbox outside of traditional consoles : a smart TV, a handheld,


The Silent Hill 2 Remake Surpassed 5 Million Players as of January 31, 2026

This morning, Japanese developer and publisher KONAMI that the Silent Hill 2 remake surpassed 5 million players as of January 31, 2026.

As you probably guessed right away, the figure counts not only retail and digital sales but also players who accessed the game through subscription services. The game joined Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription at the Extra tier on October 15, 2025. Two days later, KONAMI communicated that the Silent Hill 2 remake had sold more than 2.5 million units


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AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P100 SoCs Equipped With LPCAMM2 Memory On Solidrun’s Edge AI Modules

Solidrun has introduced its latest Edge AI systems equipped with AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded P100 chips & LPCAMM2 memory.

Press Release: , a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance system-on-module (SOM) solutions, single-board computers (SBC), and network edge solutions, announced its new P100 COM Express Type 6 module family, powered by AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P100 processors. Designed for real-world edge deployments where systems don’t


Microsoft DirectStorage 1.4 Intros Zstandard For Faster Load Times & Asset Streaming In Games

Microsoft has released its public preview of DirectStorage 1.4, which adds Zstandard for faster game load times & Asset Streaming.

Microsoft today released its , which adds a brand new feature called Zstandard or Zstd. This is a new compression algorithm that is used as an option for game assets on the Windows operating system. According to Microsoft, the new feature provides an open standard that helps improve compression ratios, provides faster load times, and also delivers smoother asset streaming in games.

Microsoft is co-engineering the DirectStorage 1


Xbox’s Project Helix, Sony’s PS6, and the PlayStation Handheld Still Targeting a Holiday 2027 Release – Rumour

Today's slew of GDC 2026 presentations included a surprisingly interesting keynote talk from Jason Ronald , vice president at Xbox , providing some insight into the next generation of Xbox hardware with Project Helix . Included in that was the confirmation that the alpha versions of Project Helix's development kits won't be going out to developers until 2027 , which sparked plenty of concern about the final release dates for the next generation of hardware. If game developers won't go hands-on with Project