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Nvidia finally unveiled the previously unlaunched RTX 4070 Ti. It is easily the most unsurprising announcement of a next-gen GPU in modern memory, simply because Nvidia already did so in September. Now that it’s been rebranded, the GPU will hold down the fort in the upper midrange for Nvidia. It’ll be taking on the slightly more expensive AMD Radeon 7900 series GPUs. It also announced the mobile version of its latest architecture, the RTX 40-series for mobile. In addition, it announced it’s adding the RTX 4080 to its GeForce Now cloud gaming service.

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This year’s high-end GPU launches have been a bit rocky. First, there was cable-gate on the Nvidia side of the fence. That was followed by junction-gate for AMD, where some of its new flagship GPUs were hitting the 110C junction temperature. This resulted in thermal throttling, increased fan speed, and some angry early adopters. Various internet sleuths dug into the issue over the holiday break, but we’ve been waiting for confirmation from AMD on the exact cause. Along with that, we’ve also been curious to hear about a possible remedy. AMD has finally confirmed what we expected: It’s an issue with the vapor chamber.AMD SVP and General Manager of the Radeon group spoke with PCWorld’s Gordon Mah Ung at CES about the ongoing controversy.

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You can allegedly fix Joy-Con drift once and for all, thanks to a redesigned Joy-Con thumbstick from Gulikit.

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5G networks have delivered fast speeds and bandwidth to smartphones for years, but not to wearables. That's expected to change next year as a new Qualcomm modem will make it possible to hook your smartwatch or other wearables up to next-gen 5G mobile networks.
Qualcomm on Wednesday revealed its Snapdragon X35 modem chipset, which will connect handheld devices to 5G networks, replacing older modems that linked gadgets to slower 4G LTE. Devices will have as fast or faster connection speeds while consuming less power, which will help designers connect devices -- from wearables to mixed reality glasses -- to 5G.

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Laptop maker Framework has started stocking the tiny SSD you need to upgrade the Steam Deck. It won't be cheap, though.

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Sony has a very powerful and delightful hardware package on its hands, with not enough first-party games to show it off.

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AMD is reportedly waiting until June to launch its midrange RDNA 3 GPUs, much to the chagrin of cash-strapped gamers everywhere.

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People are really not buying GPUs or CPUs right now.

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Nvidia might not be done with the RTX 3060 family of GPUs just yet.

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Google announced that it will launch new Search alerts for extreme hot weather. The feature will be rolled out during the coming months and will provide information on heat waves and suggestions for keeping safe. Higher temperatures are expected with spring and summer months ahead, and severe heat conditions can contribute to heatstroke, death and wildfires.

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