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Why it matters: Palworld, a new Early Access survival title that let’s players tame and train Pokémon-like creatures, has topped the Steam Top Sellers chart, shifting 3 million copies in its first 40 hours. Time may tell, but currently it seems to be more than just hype, the game has already amassed over 29,000 reviews […]

Rumor mill: If the rumors are true, Samsung is on track to meet its stated goal of beginning mass production of SF3 in the second half of this year. It will use the node to develop new product types and upgrade performance on the Galaxy Watch 7 later this year. Late last year Samsung announced

In context: In recent years, the European Union has enacted a series of legislations to hold Big Tech companies accountable for their business practices and force them to implement more consumer-friendly policies, such as requiring USB-C in iPhones. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one such regulation that aims to ensure fair and open digital

Forward-looking: A recent Instagram post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s plans to invest heavily in Nvidia hardware and other AI initiatives by the end of 2024. Zuckerberg outlined Meta’s intent to intensify efforts for an open-source artificial general intelligence capable of supporting everything from productivity and development to wearable technologies and AI-powered

A hot potato: Steam’s next Early Access hit is an open-world survival crafting game like many others, except it features legally distinct Pokémon wielding machine guns. Initial impressions of Palworld are positive, with some describing it as the fully 3D Pokémon adventure that Nintendo hasn’t yet delivered. Palworld entered Early Access on Friday and immediately

Forward-looking: AMD will keep supporting the platform until the cost of producing older DDR4 memory becomes more expensive than that of DDR5, said Donny Woligroski, AMD’s technical marketing manager. As for migrating to AM5, that’s for people “who want to tee up for the future.” AMD’s AM4 user base can rest easy regarding any doubts

The big picture: It has been nearly 70 years since IBM introduced what many consider to be the world’s first digital hard drive. Since that time, annual revenue generated by traditional HDDs has mostly followed a predictable path albeit with a few deviations. Digital storage analyst Tom Coughlin, along with industry associated Tom Gardner, recently

The bleeding edge: After 10 years of study, researchers say they have finally created the world’s first functional graphene-based semiconductor. It should prove helpful in quantum and traditional computing and will allow Moore’s Law to continue, much to Jensen Huang’s dismay. Earlier this month, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta published a

Check it out: Modern gaming hardware and capture software are often “good enough” to satisfy players’ need to record a gaming session or stream their valiant deeds on Twitch. However, professional streamers could get better results with these dedicated internal PCIe cards. AVerMedia introduced two new PCIe cards for game capture and streaming tasks. The

In brief: The updated store page for the upcoming Apple Vision Pro confirms that wearing one will be like strapping a MacBook Air or iPad Pro to your face. The hardware specs closely align with Apple’s high-end tablets and entry-level notebooks, but its unique features could offer distinct advantages. The Vision Pro is now available