Steam has rolled out a redesigned desktop storefront following an extended beta phase, expanding product pages from 940 to 1,200 pixels in width. The broader layout provides developers with additional room to showcase game trailers, screenshots and promotional artwork while maintaining straightforward navigation between listings, addressing previous concerns about constrained display areas.
The updated design introduces an improved media carousel featuring three distinct viewing modes, including theater overlay and full-screen options that preserve access to navigation elements. Higher-resolution images and videos now appear in their intended aspect ratios thanks to the extra horizontal space. Publishers can leverage new Steamworks...
Technology startup Olares announced on Monday its first hardware product targeting artificial intelligence users seeking local data processing capabilities, backed by 45 million dollars in Series A investment led by SIG. The desktop system combines an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile graphics processor with 24 gigabytes of GDDR7 memory, an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX central processor, and 96 gigabytes of system memory to enable cloud-equivalent AI performance while maintaining user data ownership.
Founder Peng Peng stated the company aims to restore individual control over artificial intelligence through hardware and software, enabling advanced model execution without external servers. The device operates on Olares OS, an open-source...
NVIDIA will proceed with its Blackwell SUPER graphics card refresh despite rumors of cancellation, though add-in card partners have not received final design specifications as of November, according to reports from Hong Kong and Taiwan technology outlets. The delay pushes the anticipated launch from early 2026 to the third quarter, contrary to speculation that memory shortages would eliminate the product line.
Industry sources indicate NVIDIA originally targeted a Consumer Electronics Show 2026 announcement for three models featuring 50 percent memory increases over standard versions: an RTX 5070 SUPER with 18 gigabytes, plus RTX 5070 Ti SUPER and RTX 5080 SUPER variants each carrying 24 gigabytes using higher-density 3-gigabyte GDDR7...
Elgato introduced on Monday the Stream Deck Mini: Discord Edition, a six-key controller offering tactile management of microphones, soundboards, and communication functions within the platform. The Corsair-owned company distributed the device through select retailers, including Best Buy, Curry's, and JB Hi-Fi across more than 25 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, marking its first retail-exclusive product launch.
The controller arrives preloaded with Discord actions and provides one-touch access to muting, camera activation, and voice chat entry while displaying real-time notifications and active speaker indicators. Each unit includes one complimentary month of Nitro subscription for new users or those without service during...
A dispute over the upper 6 GHz spectrum allocation between wireless internet advocates and telecommunications companies has intensified ahead of a European Union Radio Spectrum Policy Group decision scheduled for Tuesday, November 12. The Wi-Fi Alliance and Dynamic Spectrum Alliance submitted an open letter to EU digital ministers after Germany reversed its position to support mobile operators seeking exclusive access to frequencies between 6425 and 7125 megahertz.
Current EU regulations restrict consumer 6 GHz wireless internet equipment to indoor operation using channels from 5945 to 6425 megahertz, providing only three 160-megahertz or two overlapping 320-megahertz channel configurations compared to seven and three non-overlapping...
Republic of Gamers introduced the ROG Pelta White gaming headset on Monday, a 309-gram device featuring oval ear cups with integrated controls and a three-stage adjustable elastic headband designed for extended play sessions. The audio equipment supports three connection methods, including Bluetooth, 2.4 gigahertz radio frequency with ROG SpeedNova wireless technology, and wired USB-C, while maintaining compatibility across personal computers, Mac systems, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles, and mobile platforms.
The headset incorporates 50-millimeter ROG titanium-plated diaphragm drivers delivering audio across a 20-hertz to 20-kilohertz frequency range and includes a detachable 10-millimeter super-wideband boom microphone...
Xencelabs released the Pen Display 16 Lite on Monday, an ultraportable 4K OLED drawing tablet priced at 799 dollars and designed for mobile digital artists. The device emerged from professional feedback requesting studio-quality performance in a compact format, weighing 2.67 pounds and measuring 12 millimeters thin while featuring a 3840 by 2160 resolution screen with a 100,000 to 1 contrast ratio and support for Adobe RGB, P3-D65, sRGB, and Rec 709 color spaces.
The product packaging showcases Ted Paul, a frog character developed through collaboration between fantasy illustrator Jesper Ejsing, Pixar's RenderMan division, and DAMN! Visdev animation studio and Dell workstations. Artists at DAMN! Visdev utilized Xencelabs pen displays...
Montage Technology announced on Monday the release of its DDR5 Clock Driver chip capable of operating at 9200 megatransfers per second, supporting next-generation personal computers, laptops, and workstations with enhanced memory subsystem performance. The component utilizes proprietary low-jitter clock buffer architecture to enable precise clock distribution between host controllers and DRAM devices while improving signal integrity and system stability across mainstream client memory modules, including CUDIMMs, CSODIMMs, and CAMMs.
Company President Stephen Tai characterized the introduction as a significant milestone addressing clock distribution challenges for high-speed DDR5 platforms while establishing foundations for increased...
ASMedia Technology announced on Monday that its ASM2464PDX controller received Intel Thunderbolt 4 certification, completing the company's certified USB4 product lineup for both host and device applications. The chip introduces PCIe Gen 4 x4 downstream port support as a market first, enabling full utilization of Thunderbolt 4's 40 gigabits per second bandwidth capacity when paired with high-performance NVMe solid-state drives.
The controller accommodates up to four PCIe devices through flexible lane configuration, expanding applications beyond single-drive implementations to include external graphics processing units for edge artificial intelligence computing, multi-drive network-attached storage arrays, and high-speed data duplication...
