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Oblivion Remake Leaks Ahead of Surprise Launch Next Week
Screenshots of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered have appeared online through the Virtuos official website. ResetERA forum users spotted these images that likely come from an upcoming reveal trailer. The screenshots include comparison shots highlighting visual improvements coming in the remake. A trusted insider claims the long-rumored Oblivion remake will arrive without much warning in just a few days. Jeff Grubb shared this information during a recent Giant Bomb program called GameBreaking News. His track record includes correctly predicting many gaming announcements before they became official. Another reliable source, NateTheHate, previously mentioned the game would release around April 21. The remake first came to light...
Last of Us 2 Mod Adds Jaw-Dropping Ray Tracing on PC
A new mod makes The Last of Us Part II look even better on PC. Beyond Dreams shared a YouTube video showing the game running with advanced ray tracing effects. The mod uses the Complete RT shader with a custom Reshade preset that adds improved lighting, ambient occlusion, color enhancements, and dynamic depth of field. These changes create massive visual improvements across most game environments, as demonstrated in the 8K video. The PC version of The Last of Us Part II Remastered launched this month with the same content as the PlayStation 5 version. It also includes new characters and maps for the No Return roguelike mode, which were later added to the PS5 release. The PC edition supports specialized graphics technologies like NVIDIA...
Portable PS6 Slated to Outpace Xbox Series S but Trail PS5
The portable version of the PlayStation 6 will likely pack more power than the Xbox Series S but less punch than the standard PS5. Memory bandwidth limitations mean it cannot run PS5 games as smoothly as the original console. Insider Kepler L2 shared these details on NeoGAF forums after someone asked about the handheld's capabilities. Despite being unable to match current-gen base systems, the portable device will definitely handle PS5 games at lower resolutions and frame rates. The portable PS6 will use a different chip than its home console counterpart. This special processor operates at very low voltages and contains fewer than 36 compute units - less than what powers the base PS5. The portable system-on-chip will be finalized...
Foldable iPhone May Ditch Face ID for Touch ID Instead
Rumors about Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone keep changing. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously suggested the device might use Touch ID instead of Face ID because of design issues. A recent update from tipster Digital Chat Station claims the phone will have an under-screen camera, but Face ID components won't be placed beneath the display. The tipster didn't explain why Apple won't put TrueDepth camera parts under the screen. This could mean Apple might completely skip Face ID for this model. They might offer a punch-hole camera with side-mounted Touch ID similar to iPad Air models or place facial recognition components on top of the panel instead. Apple may need to leave out TrueDepth sensors because fitting everything under the display...
Seby Breaks DDR5 Speed Record With Blazing 12772 MT/s Run
Top overclocker Seby recently broke the world record for DDR5 memory speed, pushing G.Skill Trident Z5 memory to 12772 MT/s. He surpassed the previous record of 12762 MT/s set just two weeks earlier by fellow overclocker Hicookie, who had used XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 memory. Seby used optimal timing settings to achieve the record-breaking speed. G.Skill celebrated this achievement as their Trident Z5 memory reclaimed the top position from V-Color Xfinity Manta RGB memory, which had dominated speed records for some time. Frank Hung, Product Marketing Manager at G.Skill, expressed pride in seeing their Trident Z5 memory set another world record. He described it as proof of their continuous effort to improve memory performance. The company...
Apple AI Learns From Fake Emails While Keeping Yours Safe
Apple plans to train its AI models using synthetic emails despite delaying its Personalized Siri feature until next year. According to Bloomberg, company employees believe the feature might launch earlier than announced. The tech giant detailed its training approach in a Machine Learning Research blog post that explains how synthetic data helps develop Apple Intelligence. Reports indicate Apple trails competitors in AI development because its synthetic data strategy faces limitations. These include difficulty understanding trends for summarization tools that need longer sentences or complete emails. The company addressed this challenge with new technology, comparing synthetic data to samples of recent user emails without compromising...
Apple Dodges $640B Hit as Trump Backs Off Tariffs
Apple recently faced major market problems after Trump announced new tariffs, causing the company to lose about $640 billion in value. The tech giant searched for ways to reduce losses, especially regarding iPhone shipments. President Donald Trump later exempted most Apple products from tariffs that would have added 145 percent in extra charges. During a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, Trump mentioned helping Apple CEO Tim Cook, hinting they had met privately with positive results. Trump told reporters he doesn't "want to hurt anybody" when describing how he assisted Cook. The tariff announcement initially sent Apple into crisis mode as it considered all options to minimize financial damage, including possibly moving...
Colorful Drops Frosty X870 Board With Easy GPU Pullout
Colorful released a new white-themed X870 motherboard for AMD Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 processors. The CVN X870 ARK Frozen V14 is aimed at mid-range users rather than the high-end market segment. It features 14+2+1 power phases with 80A DrMOS components that help with CPU and memory overclocking, alongside decent-sized heatsinks to manage temperatures. The board sports a mostly white design with orange accents and comes with frost cooling armor for better heat control. It includes shields for all M.2 slots and offers modern connectivity like WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Memory support goes up to 8200 MT/s, which works well for AM5 platforms where hitting high speeds can be challenging, especially with multiple RAM modules. Storage...
NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti Hits Tomorrow With Speed to Spare
NVIDIA announced its new GeForce RTX 5060 series graphics cards. The lineup includes the RTX 5060 Ti with 8 GB or 16 GB memory options, which will launch on April 16, followed by the standard RTX 5060 in May. Reviews will appear online the same day as the Ti models' release. The RTX 5060 Ti features the GB206 chip made with 5nm technology. It contains 36 streaming multiprocessors across three graphics processing clusters, offering 4,608 CUDA cores. The card also packs 144 Tensor cores, 36 RT cores, 144 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operations processors. These cards use GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit interface, running at 28 Gbps. This delivers 448 GB/s memory bandwidth, 55% higher than the previous RTX 4060 Ti. NVIDIA designed...
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