NVIDIA discounts GeForce NOW annual plans by 35%, confirms Guild Wars 3 for cloud launch

Ultimate annual plan drops to $129.99 during summer sale.

NVIDIA has launched a summer promotion for GeForce NOW memberships. The company is offering 35% off 12-month Performance and Ultimate plans through July 8, 2026.

The official blog lists the discount as $35 off the annual Performance plan and $70 off the annual Ultimate plan. Based on US pricing,

AM5 board with Wi-Fi 6E and two DDR5 slots

GIGABYTE has listed the B840M FORCE WIFI6E, a new Micro ATX motherboard for AMD Socket AM5 processors. The board uses the AMD B840 chipset and supports Ryzen 9000, Ryzen 8000 and Ryzen 7000 series CPUs.

The board follows GIGABYTE’s Force design with a black PCB and orange heatsinks (racing inspired?). It would definitely match the Manli Gallardo

ZOTAC RTX 50 pricing reportedly increases in China

ZOTAC has reportedly implemented a June distributor price adjustment for several GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards in China. The change affects channel pricing rather than official MSRP.

According to ChannelGate, the largest adjustment applies to the GeForce RTX 5090D V2. The China-specific model is reportedly up by 2,000 RMB, which converts to around $295. Smaller increases are listed for other RTX 50 cards.

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Framework Laptop 13 Pro first shipments move from June to late July

Users will have to wait a little longer, but the company exhibits excellent production transparency.

Framework has delayed the first shipments of its Laptop 13 Pro by around one month. The company told customers that the first batch is now expected to ship in late July instead of late June, with some units possibly moving into early August.

The delay is not related to the current DRAM supply situation. Framework says it found two issues before the mass production ramp

Windows 11 June update adds CPU boost for faster Start menu and Search

Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 KB5094126, the June 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. The update brings OS builds 26100.8655 and 26200.8655.

The release moves recent preview changes from KB5089573 into the regular Patch Tuesday

Windows 11 June update adds CPU boost for faster Start menu and Search

Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 KB5094126, the June 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. The update brings OS builds 26100.8655 and 26200.8655.

The release moves recent preview changes from KB5089573 into the regular Patch Tuesday

Lisa Su and AMD executives apparently signed the system

Lisa Su-signed AMD PC from 2014 era found unused.

A Reddit user claims to have found an unused AMD desktop PC apparently made for Rory Read, AMD’s former CEO. The system was reportedly discovered in an unopened AMD-labeled box while the user was working on a boiler installation.

According to the post, the owner of the house previously ran a computer shop that closed around 2016. The owner told the technician he could

PC hardware takes bullet in bedroom wall shooting incident

A Reddit user claims their gaming PC may have prevented a bullet from hitting them while they were asleep.

The post, shared on Reddit by user “angelbabyzz,” says the incident happened in the middle of the night. The user woke up to a loud bang and tempered glass hitting their face after a bullet entered the bedroom and struck the PC. According to the post, police said the computer changed the bullet’s trajectory and may have prevented it from hitting the

ASUS RX 9070 GRE Prime EVO listed with 2.5-slot triple-fan cooler

ASUS lists Radeon RX 9070 GRE Prime EVO, same specs in a smaller cooler.

ASUS has listed a new Prime Radeon RX 9070 GRE EVO graphics card. This is the second Prime model based on AMD’s 12GB GRE SKU, following the PRIME-RX9070GRE-O12G.

The EVO model does not change the core specifications. ASUS