Samsung announces brighter, more durable, utterly confusing ‘Penta Tandem’ QD-OLED monitor tech, so now I have to explain every OLED panel type to have it all make sense

Apparently jealous of AMD and Intel’s god-awful CPU branding, Samsung has cooked up a doozy for its latest QD-OLED panel tech for PC gaming monitors. We give you Samsung QD-OLED Penta Tandem, a brighter, more durable panel tech with a baffling brand name. Samsung says the new panel is 1.3 times brighter and twice as…

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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite review

How much would you pay for a “luxury” gaming headset, with all the bells and whistles you could think of? Something that sounded great, with excellent battery life, plush earpads, ANC, and maybe even a separate DAC? Whatever the theoretical headset, I’d imagine the figure you just thought of would likely be far above $200,…

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Microsoft lawyers had to consult with representatives of The Fonz to get a Weezer music video on the Windows 95 install CD

Longtime Microsoft insider Raymond Chen has returned with another cracking anecdote from the days of Windows 95. His latest blog post concerns the fun freebies packaged alongside the OS to showcase Windows 95’s multimedia capabilities—turns out, Weezer’s Buddy Holly music video presented a tricky rights situation before it was cleared for inclusion. For those not…

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