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Nvidia goes Super

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OLD MEDIA SUES AI

THE NEW YORK TIMES has become the first

GOOGLE KILLS TRACKERS

ABOUT ONE PER CENT of Chrome users—that’s 30

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MSI CHOOSES INTEL TO RIVAL STEAM DECK

Behold the new Claw

OLED MONITORS GET UPGRADES

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Intel’s process push

INTEL’S CEO, Pat Gelsinger, is an engineer, and

New Windows, same files

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Apple’s VR gamble

Apple has confirmed a launch date of February

Nvidia RTX 40-series Super models take the runway

NVIDIA’S RTX 40-SERIES Ada Lovelace GPUs have had a rocky reception, mostly on account of their significantly higher generational prices, reduced memory interface widths, and reliance on DLSS 3 frame generation to make performance look better.

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INTEL’S 14th GEN, A RECAP

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UPSCALING SHOWDOWN

DLSS, FSR, & XESS

THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO PODMAN

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MIGR ATING FROM DOCKER

If you’ve been happily setting up Docker containers

COMMAND-LINE USAGE

Recreating containers using Podman Desktop is a faff.

TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS

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SET UP A REVERSE PROXY

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RASPBERRY Pi5

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Run Windows on your Apple Silicon Mac for free

Boot Camp may have got the boot, but it’s still possible to run Windows applications on macOS. Darien Graham-Smith finds out how

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MSI MEG Z790 ACE MA X

The budget high-end Z790 option… sort of

Asus ZenScreen Ink MB14AHD

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32GB XPG Lancer Blade RGB DDR5

Does memory speed matter?

Sony H9 Wireless Noise Cancelling Gaming Headset

That’s legitimately its name

WD Black SN770M PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD

Tiny package, big speeds, massive temperatures

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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