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A team of veteran developers has recompiled Donkey Kong 64 in C, so it runs natively on Windows, Linux, and Mac. The entire project is free, uses no generative AI, but still includes more features than any vibecoded retro revival slop you can find online.
Hardware Unboxed has become the latest hardware channel to watch a 12V-2×6 connector melt on an RTX 5090 test bench. The setup paired an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 with a be quiet!
The Poco F9 series launched this week as did the Galaxy S26 FE. Let’s have a look at the newcomers as well as some alternatives.
At IFA 2026, we visited the AWOL Vision booth to explore what the company had in store. The highlight was the AWOL LuxVision ultra-short-throw (UST) projector, the company's flagship model designed for high-end home entertainment and theater spaces.
Minisforum unveiled the NAS N5 Max-P495 and MS-S1 Max-P945 at IFA 2026. The NAS and mini-PC are powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495, which can be configured with up to 192GB of unified memory and packs a Radeon 8065S integrated GPU.
During its autumn flagship product launch event, Xiaomi introduced the Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max along with the Xiaomi 18 Fold. Display and Design The Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max is built with a unibody metal chassis measuring 5.67mm in thickness and weighing 645 grams.
Pearl Abyss has been on a roll lately, first announcing Crimson Desert: Enhanced Edition at Gamescom 2026 and following up that announcement with a PlayStation State of Play announcement revealing the game's first proper DLC: Charting the Unknown.
Early builds of Valve games from 2003 to 2013 have been found in a 12TB archive pulled from the company's old servers. These pre-release versions act like time capsules, preserving the state of the game from before it underwent massive changes.
POCO has launched the X8 and X8 Power in India, featuring 1.5K AMOLED displays, Snapdragon processors, Silicon-Carbon batteries and fast charging. Both smartphones will go on sale at noon on 11 September.
Several developers, publishers, and studios have had their laptops and handheld consoles stolen at Gamescom 2026. However, the organizers said that it's only responsible for general security, and exhibitors can book individual booth security separately.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE went on sale in multiple markets around the world today – the $700 / £700 / €800 phone has a lot to prove given its price tag. However, Samsung equipped it with a previous-generation 3nm Exynos 2500 chipset and kept the battery capacity at 4,900mAh, the same as last year’s S25 FE.
China's largest DRAM manufacturer, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has sued the Pentagon over its designation as a company linked to the Chinese military. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S.
An AI enthusiast has conducted an experiment where OpenAI's new GPT-6 Astra played through the entirety of Valve's Portal 3D puzzler game on its own.
Germany's Wacker Chemie, which produces polysilicon that goes into chips and solar panels, will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether to close its Charleston, Tennessee, facility, which employs about 600 workers, the sources said.
We are on the ground at IFA 2026 in Berlin, and Lexar used the floor to show off the Muse, a portable SSD the company is calling the world's thinnest. It measures just 3.8mm at its thickest point, tapering to about 1mm at the edges.
With an ever-growing selection of Hall effect gaming keyboards to choose from, it seems as though e-sports brand RAWM has opted for optical switch tech for its next keyboard, the Nyx60, which it has announced will launch on Kickstarter on September 3.
With 32GB DDR4 SO-DIMM memory kits costing roughly half as much as comparable DDR5 kits, MSI’s new Katana 15 HX C14 could help reduce the impact of soaring memory prices.
AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO is set to showcase at IFA ShowStoppers 2026 a broad portfolio that reimagines technology through advanced innovations, distinctive design and more personalized experiences.
Sony has filed its response to a proposed class action lawsuit over how the PlayStation Store discloses its digital licensing terms. The company's stance is that no reasonable buyer expects to actually own a digital game.
Adata's Urban Tapsafe portable SSD sports magnetic face plates, a metal mounting clip, the ability to unlock the drive with your phone, and share selective access with others via an app.
Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders jumped sharply after Rockstar's extended gameplay look aired on Netflix, according to new estimates from Sensor Tower. The analytics firm says pre-orders rose 436% on August 27, the day of the showcase, compared to the day before.
ASRock has silently expanded its Pro-A motherboard lineup with the B550M Pro-A WiFi 6E, a microATX board for the AMD AM4 platform. The new model is essentially the existing B550M Pro-A with the addition of a Wi-Fi 6E module.
A modder has created a ReShade add-on that runs Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering on a second GPU, rendering the game on the first GPU to share the performance load.
There's a big Labor Day sale over at Best Buy right now, securing you huge discounts on tech, including gaming PCs, handhelds, laptops, and monitors.
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As frontier AI developers push for cost savings as much as intelligence enhancements, new models push the boundaries of the pareto frontier, with even small advantages crowning new kings.
The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a rule to close a loophole around remote access to advanced AI compute, and it could be shared with trade groups as early as September.
Another Ryzen 7 7800X3D has reportedly swollen and burned, while also damaging the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard in the process. UNIKO's Hardware flagged the case, citing a video posted to Bilibili as the original source.
A new company in India is building an Android-powered handheld gaming console. Interestingly, the company has taken an open approach to designing the device – dubbed the Arc X1 – and it just announced a partnership with Qualcomm.