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    Sanderson shops Mistborn to AAA studios, gaming rights freed

    Brandon Sanderson is finally shopping a triple-A Mistborn game to major studios. The fantasy author revealed in his annual update that recent interest from big developers has him actively negotiating, a move possible now that the video game rights have reverted back to him. Those rights were...
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    Need for Speed Unbound races onto PS Plus Essential

    PlayStation is kicking off the year by giving away a two-year-old racing game. A reliable leaker indicates Need for Speed Unbound will headline the January 2026 PS Plus Essential monthly lineup. This marks the second time the title has hit the subscription service, having previously been...
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    9800X3D hits 7335 MHz, LN2 wizard breaks records again

    Some mad lad just pushed a Ryzen chip past seventy-three hundred megahertz for a new world record. The overclocker known as Hero achieved a frequency of 7335.48 MHz on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, snatching the top spot on the HWBot leaderboard. This feat was accomplished using Colorful's...
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    ASUS jacks up prices, blames AI for emptying your wallet

    Get ready for your next ASUS rig to cost more starting next week. The company officially announced price increases for many of its products, blaming the ongoing AI boom for driving up the costs of DRAM and NAND flash memory. In a press release, ASUS cited structural shifts in the global supply...
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    NVIDIA’s H200 frenzy fries supply chain, China wants millions

    NVIDIA's Chinese clients want two million H200 chips, and they only have seven hundred thousand. This massive gap between demand and current inventory, reported by Reuters, is forcing the company and its partner TSMC into desperate supply chain maneuvers. The H200 AI processors, crucial for...
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    Qualcomm splits Snapdragon 8 Gen 6, Pro version costs an arm

    Qualcomm's two-tier chip strategy looks locked in for next year, with a crazy expensive Pro model leading the charge. The San Diego company is reportedly planning Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a higher-tier Pro variant, continuing the split approach they started this cycle. The Pro chip, built on...
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    15 dead, 9800X3Ds haunt cafe, ASUS boards under fire

    That internet cafe is on its way to having a full Ryzen graveyard. A new report details a massive batch failure, with fifteen out of one hundred fifty Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors dying over several months. All the failed units were installed on ASUS B650M-AYW WiFi motherboards, shifting blame...
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    TSMC digs 1.4nm trenches, Apple eyes early dibs

    TSMC just dropped a casual fifty billion to build a 1.4nm megafab. The Taiwanese chip giant is accelerating construction on a new plant in the Central Taiwan Science Park, an enormous investment targeting mass production of its most advanced node by 2028. This aggressive push follows their...
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    2XKO drops full release, League brawlers tag in for free

    Riot's League of Legends fighter finally has a full launch date. The company, via a briefly posted trailer, confirmed its long-in-development project 2XKO is moving from early access to a complete release on PC and consoles. The game is a two-versus-two tag-team brawler pulling its roster from...
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    ASRock floods CES with white GPUs, OLEDs, and six-year AIOs

    ASRock is unloading a ridiculous number of new PC parts at the big show next year. The company's planned showcase includes a full debut of its first-ever AIO liquid coolers across six different product lines, like Taichi and Phantom Gaming, promising quiet operation and a six-year warranty. They...
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    Budget AM5 boards hit $70, US gamers left in the dust

    A Chinese company just dropped a dirt-cheap AM5 motherboard for under seventy bucks. The manufacturer JGINYUE unveiled two new models, the black B850M Aurora-B and the white B650EM Aurora, both priced around seventy dollars in China. These boards support the full range of AMD Ryzen processors on...
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    GPU prices skyrocket, gamers get struck by $5000 lightning

    Brace for GPU sticker shock, with flagships possibly hitting five grand. New reports from industry sources, including Korean outlets, indicate NVIDIA and AMD are planning a series of price increases starting early next year. These hikes will target their current top-tier cards, specifically...
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    RAM famine hits PCs, Apple sidesteps with supply chain swagger

    DRAM shortages are about to kneecap the whole laptop market. That's the word from analysts at TrendForce, who just slashed their 2026 shipment forecast because companies can't get enough memory chips. They now predict a 5.4 percent drop in global notebook shipments, down to about 173 million...
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    Lightning strikes CES again, MSI teases iconic GPU return

    Looks like MSI might be bringing back the Lightning cards. This buzz comes from a teaser image posted on the company's social media, featuring a forecast for lightning right before a major tech event begins. The graphic hints at a return of the high-end Lightning series for the next generation...
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    RX 9070 XT melts power adapter after months of quiet operation

    Another melted power cable, what a surprise. A Reddit user posted about their Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card frying its power connector after almost a year of use, sharing pictures of the burnt 12V-2x6 adapter cable. The system started crashing unexpectedly, leading to an...
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    ASUS revs up DDR4 boards as DDR5 stays pricey and scarce

    A tech giant might double down on old motherboard tech. Rumor suggests ASUS will boost production of DDR4 motherboards early next year, focusing on AMD's AM4 platform like B550 and A520 boards, plus some Intel models such as B760M and H610M-G. This plan, reportedly targeting online sales...
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    Vexon drops Mirra, a reverb that moves like a real recording session

    Another reverb plugin wants to fake a whole recording studio. Vexon Audio released Mirra, a hybrid convolution tool that mixes microphone and room impulse responses to simulate real sessions. It lets users blend mic character with spaces from small rooms to large halls, and even load their own...
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    VSL drops four new brass packs, Wagner tuba steals the show

    A music software company just dropped four new brass instruments. Vienna Symphonic Library added Single Packs for a Wagner Tuba, a Contrabass Trombone, an Euphonium, and a Contrabass Tuba to their Synchron Special Brass series. These virtual instruments, recorded at their large Synchron Stage...
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    Uganda jails rights activist, Museveni tightens election grip

    A major rights activist just got locked up before the vote. Police in Uganda confirmed the detention of Sarah Bireete, a prominent lawyer and head of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, ahead of the general election. Authorities stated she is in custody and will face court without...
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    JFK’s granddaughter dies at 35, climate journalist leaves legacy

    A Kennedy family tragedy strikes again. Tatiana Schlossberg, a climate journalist and granddaughter of former president John F Kennedy, has died at thirty-five after battling an aggressive form of leukemia. Her family announced the death through a foundation social media post. She revealed her...
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