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Long before GPUs and multicore processors were a thing, Microsoft decided to enter the lucrative world of business software with its word processing application, Word. If you’re wondering just how long ago that was, well the ubiquitous electronic typewriter celebrates its 40th birthday this week. Word first appeared in 1983, an era when Intel’s most…
As we all know, graphics cards are painfully expensive these days, and I regularly shift through lots of sites trying to find some good deals on GPUs. So imagine my surprise when I saw one for sale on Dell UK with a price tag of £13,866. It wasn’t a mistake, it was a genuine graphics…
Like the industrial revolution itself, Victoria 3 forges ahead with patches and expansions, tearing asunder the idiocy of rural life, melting all that was once solid into the air, and faring relatively poorly in the Steam reviews for its DLC (the Steam reviews for capitalism would have been terrible in 1848, which is probably why…
The former “king of crypto” Sam Bankman-Fried is currently on trial for fraud in the United States, following the 2022 collapse of his crypto firm FTX. The trial has been running since early October and sees Bankman-Fried facing seven charges total including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, all of which he denies. But…
Valve has released SteamVR 2.0 after a month in beta. The virtual reality software is finally heading to headsets with some big changes to the store, keyboard, library, and more. I don’t know if you’ve used SteamVR recently but prior to this release it’s not been a piece of software that inspired feelings of ‘next-gen’…
Even a year-and-a-half after release Elden Ring retains mystique, secrets, areas of the game that even the most dedicated cannot fully unravel. This is of course by design and has been the way ever since Demon’s Souls, with FromSoftware always aiming to leave plenty of room for player interpretation: it’s arguably one of the reasons…
Every gamer needs a screen, and it seems like every component and peripheral manufacturer feels the need to make them. Thermaltake is the latest manufacturer to throw its lot into the crowded monitor market. The company has formally announced two gaming displays and the specs aren’t bad when compared to competing offerings. The TGM-I27FQ is…
There’s a helpful clue for today’s Wordle below—just the thing to turn a tough game around, especially when paired with our usual batch of universal tips and tricks. Failing that, the answer for the October 26 (859) game’s only a quick click away if you need to save an impossible puzzle. Today’s Wordle was almost—but…
Diablo 4’s world bosses are meant to be fought by several players, but a single pair of pants gives Rogues the power to instantly take them down alone. Rogues work differently than other classes in DIablo 4. Classes like Sorcerers spend mana to cast spells, but Rogues use Energy and, optionally, Combo Points—which generate on…
If you’re upgrading to the LGA 1700 platform for the first time, the latest Z790 refresh motherboards are where you should be casting your eye. Though you can install a 14th Gen chip in a Z690 or first generation Z790 board after a BIOS update, Z790 refresh boards are where new buyers should be looking….