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    MTN MoMo Zambia and JUMO roll out mobile overdraft Kwanisa Na MoMo nationwide

    MTN Mobile Money Zambia launched a new overdraft service through collaboration with banking infrastructure company JUMO. The Kwanisa Na MoMo platform delivers instant credit access to mobile wallet users when account balances prove insufficient for transactions. Customers activate the service by...
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    Peach Payments and MoneyBadger bring Bitcoin payments to South African retailers

    Peach Payments formed a strategic alliance with MoneyBadger to allow merchants acceptance of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions. The partnership enables businesses to receive digital asset payments while maintaining traditional rand settlements. South Africa demonstrates exceptional...
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    TNM activates 5G in Lilongwe, promising ultra-fast speeds and wider access

    Telekom Networks Malawi has launched its first 5G network in Lilongwe, making it the country's telecommunications pioneer. The company activated high speed connectivity services across the capital city. This development brings ultra fast internet access to Malawi for the first time. Both...
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    Fifty years after Intel 4004, NVIDIA Blackwell chips mark a new computing era

    Computing technology has advanced dramatically during the past five decades, from primitive processors to sophisticated artificial intelligence chips. Intel released its 4004 microprocessor in 1974 as the foundation of modern computing. The 4004 featured basic specifications, including a 4-bit...
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    Meta may unveil a camera smartwatch with AI features at its September launch event

    Meta revives development of a camera-equipped smartwatch after pausing the project in 2022. Apple previously explored similar technology for its wearable device but abandoned the concept. The social media company plans potential announcement during its Connect conference on September 17-18...
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    AYANEO NEXT 2 to debut with AMD Strix Halo chip and dual-fan cooling in 2024

    AYANEO develops its NEXT 2 gaming handheld using AMD's flagship Strix Halo processor. Company founder Arthur Zhang demonstrated the prototype design during a recent livestream presentation. The device features the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip with 16 Zen 5 cores and RDNA 3.5 Radeon 8060S graphics...
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    TSMC to build advanced chip packaging plant in Arizona, reducing Taiwan's reliance

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will construct an advanced packaging facility in Arizona as part of its American expansion strategy. The company has allocated $100 billion for United States operations that encompass chip production, research centers, and packaging capabilities...
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    Sony sues Tencent over Light of Motiram as Horizon clone allegations escalate

    Sony filed legal action against Tencent for alleged copyright and trademark violations related to Light of Motiram. The gaming giant accused Tencent of creating what Sony termed a slavish clone of its Horizon franchise. Media outlets widely criticized Motiram as a knock-off upon its November...
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    PlayStation names new FlexStrike wireless fight stick with 2026 release planned

    PlayStation revealed the FlexStrike wireless fighting controller during recent gaming presentations. The device connects to PlayStation 5 consoles and personal computers through wired USB-C cables or wireless PlayStation Link technology. Sony equipped the controller with mechanical switch...
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    Witchfire adds Velmorne region and new tutorial in major Webgrave update

    The Astronauts published their Webgrave expansion for first-person fantasy shooter Witchfire during early access development. This major content addition introduces the Velmorne region alongside fresh weapons and equipment for players. The update transforms player progression systems while...
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    NVIDIA tipped to release RTX 50 SUPER GPUs with major VRAM upgrade in Q4 2025

    NVIDIA plans to release its RTX 50 SUPER graphics card series during the fourth quarter of 2025. The company seeks to maximize sales during the holiday shopping period when consumers typically upgrade their systems. Earlier reports suggested these enhanced models would debut at CES 2026 in early...
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    Dead Space creator Glen Schofield signals end to directing games after funding woes

    Glen Schofield created the Dead Space franchise and spent decades developing AAA video games. The horror game veteran worked on Call of Duty titles during the 2010s before returning to his preferred genre with The Callisto Protocol in 2022. Schofield recently shared concerns about his future in...
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    UKIE urges payment giants to trust PEGI as Steam and Itch.io purge adult games

    UKIE responded to recent adult game removals from major gaming platforms Steam and Itch.io. Payment processing companies applied pressure that forced these digital storefronts to eliminate mature content from their catalogs. Itch.io deindexed all adult material last week while Valve removed...
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    NVIDIA RTX 5050 outpaces GTX 1080 Ti in global TrashBench gaming tests

    The entry-level RTX 5050 from NVIDIA's Blackwell series has surpassed the performance of the legendary GTX 1080 Ti in modern gaming benchmarks. TrashBench conducted extensive testing that revealed the newer card outperformed the Pascal flagship across multiple titles at standard operating...
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    Xbox to debut playable Silksong, new ROG handhelds at Gamescom

    Microsoft presents more than twenty games during its Gamescom 2025 exhibition across two broadcast days. The company features hands-on demonstrations of the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds at the event. Team Cherry brings Hollow Knight Silksong to the show floor with a playable...
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    China's H20 GPU demand is double NVIDIA's current inventory

    The United States relaxed export restrictions on NVIDIA's H20 graphics processors designed for Chinese markets. This policy shift forms part of negotiations addressing Chinese limitations on rare earth magnet exports. NVIDIA faced severe inventory writeoffs worth billions after the Trump...
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    Cronos The New Dawn mixes Silent Hill DNA with merging enemies

    Bloober Team has developed Cronos: The New Dawn, a science fiction horror game set in post-World War II Poland. The developers chose Nowa Huta, a real city designed as a Soviet utopian monument centered around steelworks. Players control Travelers who venture through time rifts to extract...
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    GIGABYTE RTX 5090 fed an ASUS BIOS draws a massive 900 watts

    Jayztwocents modified a GIGABYTE RTX 5090 AORUS Master graphics card by installing firmware originally designed for the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090. The custom BIOS raised the power limit from the standard 600 watts to 1000 watts. Technical complications emerged during testing as the modification...
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    Next gen console war heats up as PS6, Xbox APU names leak

    Prominent leakers disclosed the codenames for upcoming gaming console processors from AMD. Orion serves as the designation for the PlayStation 6's main processing unit while Canis identifies the chip powering Sony's portable gaming device. AMD leaker Kepler L2 verified that Canis features a...
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    Ambitious RTX mod brings modern path tracing to classic Morrowind

    Modders released version 0.1 of the Morro RTX modification for The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind through Mod DB. The ambitious project transforms the classic game with path tracing technology and enhanced visual elements. Developers updated lighting systems and applied physically-based rendering...
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