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iPhones And Apple Watches Start Under $90 In Woot's Refurb Sale

Paul Lilly — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:36:00 -0400

When it comes time to upgrade your smartphone or buy a new smartwatch, you don't necessarily have to resign to the fact that you will need to spend big for something worthwhile. Frequent sales help avoid the sting of premium pricing, and if

How To Mod NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Into Unsupported Games For A Huge FPS Lift

Zak Killian — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:45:00 -0400

If you read that headline and you thought "wait, I thought DLSS 5 hurt your FPS", you're right. The idea here is that NBA 2K27 has been updated with the new DLSS 5 Neural Rendering that NVIDIA announced prior to the RTX Spark platform launch,

6 Top NVIDIA RTX Spark Laptops Now On Sale At Best Buy

Paul Lilly — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:20:00 -0400

NVIDIA’s ambitious push to redefine high-end Windows computing with its Arm-based RTX Spark superchip has begun in earnest, having transitioned from a platform preview to actual retail reality. Combining a multi-core NVIDIA Grace CPU, a Blackwell-architecture

LG 42-Inch C6 OLED 4K TV Drops To A Record Low $950 At Best Buy

Paul Lilly — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:24:00 -0400

If you have been holding out for an OLED display that can pull double duty as both a television and a desktop gaming monitor, today's 'deal of the day' at Best Buy is worth a serious look. The retailer has slashed LG's 42-Inch C6 OLED Evo 4K

iPhone Duo Sells Out To 2027, How To Get One Before Christmas

Paul Lilly — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:42:00 -0400

Preorders for Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, opened on Friday, October 16, a week before the handset is slated to hit retail, but the wait for many users will be much longer. Apple's jump into the foldable market triggered a preorder

Steam Tests Native 64-Bit Linux Client To Fix A Decade Of Headaches

Chris Harper — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:03:00 -0400

Not only has Epic released its Linux client, but Valve is also updating Steam For Linux to 64-bit. This is a welcome change for some users, since the initial 32-bit version of Steam For Linux launched over 13 years ago, on Valentine's Day of

MSI Celebrates Modern Warfare 4 With A Limited Edition Yellow RTX 5080

Alan Velasco — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:15:00 -0400

The next installment of Call of Duty is on the horizon and to celebrate this year’s edition, Modern Warfare 4, MSI is collaborating with Activision to create a special, limited edition GPU. It incorporates the game’s colors and aesthetics into

Power To The Players Act Aims To Ban Digital Game Licenses Disguised As Sales

Alan Velasco — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:51:00 -0400

Sony’s decision to no longer support physical game disc releases on its consoles after 2027 has kicked up a hornet’s nest in the gaming community and shined a spotlight to the realities of digital game purchases. It has led to a new bill designed

Burger King Suffers A Whopper Of A Breach Exposing 11M Records

Aaron Leong — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:43:00 -0400

Burger King Japan has confirmed a major data breach exposing over 11 million user records following a hack of the fast food chain's smartphone app. The incident, affecting approximately 11.18 million app member records, occurred when nefarious

Analogue Unveils Upgraded Super Nt And Mega Sg For 16-Bit Retro Gaming Goodness

Ben Funk — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:15:00 -0400

Analogue has been the established front-runner of FPGA-based home consoles that play real game media. Over the last decade, the company has traversed gaming history from 1985 with the Nt Mini to 2002 in the form of the Pocket and 3D, with some

Minisforum Launches A Fanless 40TB All-Flash Local AI NAS At $599

Paul Lilly — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:46:00 -0400

Minisforum is taking direct aim at high-speed home servers and creative workspaces with the launch of the S5, an ultra-compact, fanless all-flash NAS (Network Attached Storage) box. Designed to eliminate mechanical drive chatter and cooling

Tesla's Flying Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters Hits 60 MPH In 0.81 Seconds

Aaron Leong — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:44:00 -0400

Nearly a decade after its initial announcement, Tesla’s long-delayed Roadster 2.0 has finally debuted, showing off sub-1-second acceleration and rockets that allow it to fly. Turns out the future does have flying cars https://t.co/6fexPp6SXI —

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Unlocks 4X Frame Gen With Full DLSS 4.5 Controls

Paul Lilly — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:02:00 -0400

NVIDIA continues to tune its GeForce NOW cloud game streaming service with a steady rollout of upgrades and capabilities, the latest of which sees the service gain DLSS 4.5 knobs and dials for more granular DLSS control, complete with Ray Reconstruction

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 Hits Stores With OLED And TMR Sticks

Paul Lilly — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:24:00 -0400

ASUS and Microsoft have opened retail sales for the ROG Xbox Ally X20 that was announced back in June, with the upgraded handheld now in stock at Best Buy and the ASUS webstore starting at $1,299. Developed in close collaboration with the Xbox

TCL Preps Blistering 700Hz OLED Panels To Shake Up PC Gaming

Chris Harper — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:25:00 -0400

TCL has been a proponent of InkJet-printed (IJP) OLED panel technology for a while now, and a report from market research firm Omdia indicates that the company is preparing 32-inch and 34-inch ultra-high refresh rate IJP OLED monitors as fast

AI Creates Custom Cell Hunters To Destroy Incurable Diseases

Zak Killian — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:30:00 -0400

Researchers have used generative AI to design entirely new protein-cutting enzymes from scratch, overcoming a longstanding challenge in computational biology. The synthetic enzymes, known as proteases, can recognize and cut specific sequences

Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday Squashes 1,413 Bugs As AI Supercharges Security Hardening

Chris Harper — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:04:00 -0400

Even if you weren't already convinced that AI has introduced a new era of computing, you could likely be convinced that AI-powered reverse engineering and cybersecurity will never be the same. And Microsoft can't stop breaking its own Patch

GTA 6 Launch Trailer Reveals Jason's Troubled Army Past And PS5 Visuals

Paul Lilly — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:57:00 -0400

Surprise! Just weeks ahead of the highly-anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, developer Rockstar Games dropped another trailer, and like the ones that came before it, millions of people have viewed it across YouTube and X. The new footage

Anbernic RG DDS Handheld Packs Dual Screens And Snapdragon For $299

Alan Velasco — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:38:00 -0400

Anbernic is hoping to elevate its dual-screen gaming experience to the next level with its newly announced RG DDS (Dream Dual-Screen) gaming handheld. The device is designed to be the best way to experience classic gaming on the go, and to that

Xbox Nano Controller: Features, Pricing, And Best Alternatives

Chris Harper — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:00 -0400

The recent Xbox Elite Series 3 leak wasn't the only Xbox controller rumor to pan out. Microsoft just announced the surprise Xbox Nano as well, confirming a November 4 release date and a $49.99 price tag. That's less than the Xbox Core controller's

NASA's Freeze-Proof Moon Battery Tech Could Revolutionize EVs

Aaron Leong — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:37:00 -0400

NASA is advancing new battery technology that can thrive in the brutal thermal extremes of the lunar surface. As part of the planned manned return to the Moon (under the Artemis program), energy storage systems must endure environments where nighttime temperatures drop to a frigid minus 328° Fahrenheit and daytime heat can exceed 212°F. As

Why US Regulators Might Soon Ban Popular Retro Gaming Handhelds

Aaron Leong — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:54:00 -0400

Popular retro gaming handhelds preloaded with thousands of unlicensed games could soon face federal intervention as major industry groups push for stricter trade penalties. The Entertainment Software Association, representing the likes of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, filed an official comment with the Office of the United States Trade

A Working Apple-1 Signed By Wozniak Shatters Record In $1.15 Million Sale

Paul Lilly — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:50:00 -0400

Computer part prices have skyrocketed as big tech pivots to rapid AI factory buildouts, but even so, we're reasonably confident that you can build a high-end machine for a million bucks. Alternatively, you could take your million and change and score a piece of Apple history, as a buyer just did after winning an auction for a rare and working

TP-Link Plans $1 Billion US Factory To Beat Ban On Wi-Fi 8 Routers

Aaron Leong — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:20:00 -0400

TP-Link is dangling a $1 billion investment in American manufacturing to secure a conditional approval exemption from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the U.S. ban on foreign-made Wi-Fi routers over national security concerns. Indeed, the White House had granted temporary exemptions to several major networking vendors,

GTA 7 Won't Suffer GTA 6's Brutally Long 8-Year Development Gap, Rockstar Vows

Paul Lilly — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Has it really been eight long years since Rockstar Games shipped Red Dead Redemption II, and more than 13 years since Grand Theft Auto V arrived on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3? Why yes, yes it has. A gamer could reasonably wonder if these long wait times are now the norm for Rockstar's popular gaming franchises, but as we collectively look