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    DDR4 makes a comeback, Asus revives old boards

    The AI boom is forcing a weird DDR4 comeback for budget gaming builds. ASUS is reportedly ramping up production of older DDR4 motherboards starting early 2026, focusing on AMD’s AM4 platform with chipsets like the B550 and A520, and Intel’s LGA 1700 platform with DDR4 versions of the B760 and...
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    Switch 2 courts, everyone, devkit drama finally cools

    The Switch 2 launch had way more third-party games than the first one. Big titles like Street Fighter 6, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, Hogwarts Legacy, and Fortnite were available right away, a huge contrast to the original Switch's meager three-game lineup in 2017. This strong support...
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    iPhone Fold aims under $2,000, crease drama lingers

    Apple's rumored crease-free iPhone Fold will probably be super hard to find at launch. The device, which might replace Face ID with a side Touch ID sensor for thinness, faces significant manufacturing hurdles that could limit early supply, similar to Samsung's approach with its Galaxy Z TriFold...
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    Midrange GPUs burn too, 16-pin woes hit RX 9070 XT

    That fragile 16-pin connector is still torching mid-range cards now. A Reddit user with the handle divinethreshold reported their Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card started causing system crashes after almost nine months of normal use, tracing the problem to a severely burnt power...
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    Silent Hill eyes yearly scares, Konami chases buzz

    Konami wants a new Silent Hill game every single year. The company's producer, Motoi Okamoto, stated in an interview that following the releases of the Silent Hill 2 remake in 2024 and Silent Hill f in 2025, the goal is to maintain constant hype by dropping roughly one title annually. This plan...
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    CES bets on AI over gamers, GPUs take a breather

    CES is looking rough for gamers this year because of a memory shortage. The big three chip companies, NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD, are all navigating major supply problems with DRAM and GDDR7, which is messing up plans and raising prices. NVIDIA might skip new gaming GPUs like the RTX 50 SUPER series...
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    Steam top sellers lean multiplayer, solo sneaks in

    Steam's 2025 cash crowns are basically all multiplayer brawls. The platform's top twelve sellers for new games this year, listed without a specific order, feature heavy hitters like Battlefield 6, ARC Raiders, Hollow Knight Silksong, and Schedule I. Other major titles in that tier include Elden...
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    Sony’s PS5 Pro gets quieter, cooler, longer-lasting

    Sony stealth dropped a slightly better PlayStation 5 Pro. The new CFI model is more efficient and quieter, but performs exactly the same. It uses a revised processor that cuts power use by around four percent. The internal cooler got tweaked to drop fan noise by about two decibels. The updated...
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    NVIDIA’s Feynman GPU may stack SRAM for AI speed

    Leaked details point to a big shift in how future NVIDIA graphics chips might handle memory. Rumors about the Feynman architecture suggest stacked SRAM blocks for lower latency, specifically to boost AI inference tasks. This follows their investment in Groq and a move toward specialized...
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    ASUS teases new dual-screen and AI-powered notebooks

    ASUS is dropping a bunch of new laptops focused on two screens and AI. Their virtual event on January sixth will show a new Zenbook DUO with a tougher Ceraluminum body, a ProArt model made with GoPro, and several AI PCs. The company is pushing deeper into AI for both regular users and...
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    Tritonet v3 drops, harmony just got hands-on

    A music plugin just made complex harmony way easier to mess with. Tritonet v3 for Ableton Live turns the Circle of Fifths into a hands-on control surface for chords and melodies. It stores harmony as clips you can edit and automate like regular audio. The update adds faster graphics and a...
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    ATC drops new center-channel monitors for pro studios

    ATC dropped two new center channel speakers for high-end surround sound. The SCM105AC Pro and SCM105AiWC Pro are three-way monitors built to match their existing pro line. They use dual nine-inch woofers, a three-inch mid driver, and a one-inch tweeter, all made in-house. Each speaker gets...
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    Diddy eyes suing Netflix over stolen footage for documentary

    Diddy might sue Netflix and 50 Cent over a documentary. Sean Combs is considering legal action against the streamer for the series The Reckoning, claiming it uses stolen footage. His spokesperson confirmed they are still weighing options. Combs is currently serving a thirty-month sentence in a...
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    Man covers shift, stabbed dead on Christmas night

    A guy got stabbed to death at work after covering a holiday shift. Edeedson Cine, 23, was killed behind the counter of a CVS on Long Island. He had gone in on Christmas after helping his family that morning. Police found him with a chest wound around seven in the evening. They arrested John...
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    Trump to get Israel Prize, first non-Israeli honoree

    Israel is giving its top prize to a foreigner for the first time ever. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at Mar-a-Lago that Donald Trump will receive the Israel Prize. Netanyahu said the government broke tradition to honor Trump's contributions to Israel and the Jewish people. The...
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    Cop jailed over meme, sues for free speech rights

    A retired cop got jailed for over a month because of a Facebook meme. Larry Bushart, 61, filed a federal lawsuit against Perry County, Tennessee, its sheriff, and an investigator. They arrested him for sharing a meme about a vigil featuring a quote from Donald Trump. Authorities claimed it...
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    Olandria joins “It Girl” ranks, Bama Barbie slays

    A Love Island USA contestant just made Wikipedia's official It Girl list. Olandria Carthen, known as Bama Barbie from Decatur, Alabama, joined a category with figures like Grace Jones and Ayo Edebiri. The Tuskegee University graduate gained fame during season seven for her style and relationship...
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    Mom lost to cancer after the insurer cut her off

    An insurance company dropped a cancer patient for missing payments, and she died. Torrance Mchie, a 28-year-old mother, passed away after her early-stage treatable cancer became terminal. Reports say her insurer cut her off over five thousand dollar monthly premiums, stopping her chemotherapy...
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    Ye’s bucket list includes pole dancing, soap-making

    Kanye West's bucket list is a bizarre mix of hobbies and real estate. A leaked list shows the artist, living quietly in Tokyo, wants to buy a Jamaica vacation home, learn a language, and make art. It also includes making his own soap, going skydiving, and trying pole dancing. The list emerged...
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    Kodak gifts mom a Haitian eatery, dream served hot

    Kodak Black just gave his mom an entire restaurant for Christmas. The rapper set up a Haitian spot called Z Queen Cuisine for his mother in their hometown of Pompano Beach, Florida. This follows him getting the city's Key earlier this year for charity work, like paying rents and giving away AC...
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