Computer gamers have spoken loud and clear about graphics cards with limited memory. Sales numbers from a major German electronics store show customers refuse to buy 8GB video cards. The retailer Mindfactory tracks how many units each product sells. Their data reveals a shocking pattern that should worry graphics card makers. People want more memory and will pay extra to avoid weaker models.
NVIDIA learned this lesson the hard way with their RTX 5060 Ti graphics card. The 16GB version crushed the 8GB model with sixteen times more sales. Mindfactory sold around 1700 units of the better card compared to just 110 of the cheaper option. AMD faced the same customer rejection with their RX 9060 XT series. Their 16GB card outsold the 8GB...
Stellar Blade fans received a massive treat today when developers released patch 1.20 for PC players. The update weighs 4.9 gigabytes and packs seven brand new music arrangements that remix existing game tracks. Shift Up created these musical additions as a thank you gift for all the player support. The patch also unlocks Hard Mode difficulty right from the beginning of the game. Regular difficulty proved rather easy for most gamers who wanted more challenge.
Bug fixes flood through this latest update to solve several annoying problems that players faced. One pesky quest called Where is the Fantastic Bait had issues that prevented completion. The NIKKE minigame caused EVE's weapon to vanish during play sessions. Graphics menu...
NVIDIA creates another graphics card version for Chinese gamers who face buying restrictions. The company calls this new model the GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 after previous versions failed to meet changing government rules. Trade wars between America and China make it hard for gamers to buy powerful computer parts. The graphics card maker keeps adjusting their products to follow export laws. Chinese players must wait until August to purchase this latest offering.
The updated card cuts memory from 32 gigabytes down to just 24 gigabytes but keeps the same number of processing cores. NVIDIA uses a different chip design and circuit board layout to meet legal requirements. The company reduces memory bandwidth and changes internal components to...
Computer memory company G.Skill showed off their latest technology at a major tech event. They pushed their new CAMM2 memory sticks to incredible speeds on an ASUS gaming motherboard. The demonstration used an Intel Core Ultra 7 265K processor for the testing setup. Engineers made the memory run at 10,000 MT/s without any special cooling equipment. The 64-gigabyte memory module worked perfectly under just regular air cooling.
ASUS and G.Skill teams worked together to break speed records with this new memory format. Their testing proved the memory could handle extreme performance levels without crashing or failing. The memory passed all stability tests at these super-fast speeds. Computer experts were amazed that the module needed no...
South Korean game studio Nyou revealed exciting details about their upcoming fantasy adventure game Bellatores. Players can sign up for special testing starting July 8 through the Steam gaming platform. The actual test period runs from July 30 through August 3 for five straight days. Gamers will pick between two different royal families during the trial version. The company wants to check if their combat system and character growth features work properly.
The development team made huge changes since they first announced the project. They upgraded from older Unreal Engine 4 technology to the brand new Unreal Engine 5 system. Combat mechanics switched from simple point-and-click battles to fast-paced action fighting. Players must manage...
KRAFTON shook up the video game world with major changes at Unknown Worlds Entertainment. The company kicked out the three original founders who created the popular underwater survival game Subnautica. Charlie Cleveland, Ted Gill, and Max McGuire lost their leadership roles at the studio they built from scratch. KRAFTON bought Unknown Worlds back in October 2021 for a secret amount of money. The takeover seemed friendly at first, but things changed quickly.
Steve Papoutsis stepped into the top job at Unknown Worlds after running another KRAFTON studio. He helped create the scary space game Dead Space during his time at Visceral Games. Papoutsis also ran Striking Distance Studios, which made The Callisto Protocol for KRAFTON. The gaming...
Apple hit major roadblocks with its foldable iPad project. The tech giant decided to pause development after running into serious manufacturing troubles. Engineers struggled with expensive parts and tricky flexible screen technology. The company worries about the visible crease that appears on folding devices. Apple thinks customers might hate seeing that ugly line across their tablet screens.
Money problems also forced Apple to reconsider the foldable iPad plan. Building these devices costs way more than regular tablets because of complex manufacturing steps. The flexible displays need special chemical treatments and thicker glass to reduce creases. These extra production steps would make the final product extremely expensive for...
Intel faces major trouble with its newest chip technology. The computer giant plans to dump its 18A manufacturing process for outside customers. Former boss Patrick Gelsinger had staked the entire company on this technology. He wanted Intel to beat Taiwan rival TSMC in the advanced chip race. The strategy appears to have backfired under new leadership.
Current chief Lip-Bu Tan thinks the 18A process cannot attract enough business clients. Reuters sources claim Intel will abandon external sales of the technology. The company refuses to discuss the reported decision publicly. Scrapping 18A could cost Intel millions of dollars in losses. The move would hurt Intel's chances of competing with TSMC for manufacturing contracts.
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Former Senator Gloria Orwoba slammed Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris over a controversial protest bill. Orwoba used her TikTok platform to blast Passaris for backing legislation that would limit where people can demonstrate. She called the proposed law backward and said it disrespects peaceful protesters. Orwoba argued that troublemakers who hijack protests are the real problem. She wants Passaris to focus on fixing police behavior during demonstrations instead.
Passaris created a bill that forces protesters into special zones around the country. Anyone who breaks these rules faces hefty fines of 100,000 shillings and three months behind bars. The Interior Cabinet Secretary would team up with county leaders to pick these protest...
