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Nvidia's new Game Ready driver boosts Battlefield 6, restores PhysX support

Nvidia's latest GeForce Game Ready driver prepares systems for Battlefield 6's Winter Offensive update, delivering optimizations and DLSS 4 features. Nvidia is also restoring GPU-accelerated PhysX support for several beloved 32-bit classics, including Borderlands 2, Arkham City, Metro 2033, and more.

By Ivan Franco, December 4, 2025, 10:02 AM

Hardware

Dell Pro Precision leak reveals early Panther Lake CPU and Xe3 iGPU performance

Panther Lake laptop iGPU outperforms Radeon 840M

By Daniel Sims, December 4, 2025, 7:48 AM

Gaming Tech Culture

Russia bans Roblox over claims it spreads extremist and LGBTQ "propaganda"

Roblox has been downloaded 70 million times in Russia on mobile alone

By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2025, 7:03 AM 24 comments

Tech Deals Software

Microsoft Office is down to $35 for a lifetime license

TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying any subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $35. All the essential tools you need for work or personal projects at over 80% off the regular price.

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Software Microsoft

Ex-Windows developer, Task Manager creator says Windows 11 needs an XP Service Pack 2 moment

Dave Plummer believes Microsoft should focus on security and performance over AI features

By Daniel Sims, December 4, 2025, 6:15 AM 16 comments

AI Hardware

AI devices are just "solutions looking for a problem," says Logitech CEO

Even AI fans quesiton the point of AI gadgets

By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2025, 5:19 AM 9 comments

The Web Space

Sundar Pichai says Google will deploy solar-powered data centers in space by 2027

Could be cheaper than running power-hungry data centers on Earth

By Kishalaya Kundu, December 3, 2025, 4:54 PM 15 comments

Gaming Software

Valve is developing an Android-Linux bridge for Steam called "Lepton"

Steam Frame is likely the main reason behind Lepton

By Alfonso Maruccia, December 3, 2025, 2:23 PM

Tech Deals Microsoft

For a limited time, grab a Windows 11 Pro license for $10

Unbeatable deal

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Gaming

CD Projekt Red still plans three Witcher games in six years, but the clock hasn't started yet

The absolute earliest we can expect The Witcher 6 is 2033

By Cal Jeffrey, December 3, 2025, 1:41 PM 8 comments

Security Software

SmartTube has been compromised, Android TV users need to switch to the new build now

Popular app was flagged after its developer's computer was hit with malware

By Alfonso Maruccia, December 3, 2025, 12:52 PM 9 comments

Download of the Week Software

Norton releases Neo, another AI browser with built-in safety tools

Norton's Neo is a new browser that adds the usual AI features like page summarization and other quick queries, plus it includes the company's security tools such as tracking protection, phishing defenses, and ad blocking. Neo joins a growing category of AI browsers alongside options like OpenAI Atlas and Perplexity Comet.

By Ivan Franco, December 3, 2025, 12:40 PM

Gaming Electronics

Console modder builds smallest-ever PlayStation motherboard using original hardware

A quarter the size of the motherboard in the already compact PS One

By Shawn Knight, December 3, 2025, 11:46 AM

Google Software

Android 16 QPR2: What's new as Google moves to twice-yearly OS releases

From smarter alerts to expanded dark mode, here's what's changed

By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2025, 11:07 AM

Industry AI

Amazon is building AI "factories" to run Trainium and GPU racks inside customer data centers

AWS wants to help companies train models on their own data

By Bob O'Donnell, December 3, 2025, 10:34 AM

Tech Culture Industry

xAI employee praised by collegues for working 36 hours without sleep

One employee mocked work-life balance

By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2025, 8:47 AM 27 comments

Software Microsoft

Microsoft Teams may soon tell your boss when you enter or leave the office

New location detection feature is sparking worries about employee surveillance

By Daniel Sims, December 3, 2025, 8:08 AM 9 comments

Gaming Software

Helldivers 2 new slim PC version cuts the install size from 154GB to 23GB, what?

Here's how to try it

By Rob Thubron, December 3, 2025, 7:22 AM 12 comments

AI Software

Sam Altman orders "code red" for ChatGPT as rival AI models catch up

Under pressure from Google Gemini and Anthropic's Claude

By Skye Jacobs, December 3, 2025, 6:32 AM

The OLED Burn-In Test: 21-Month Update

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, December 3, 2025, 5:20 AM TechSpot Electronics

We've spent 21 months stress-testing a 4K OLED with nonstop productivity work. Now, after 5,000 hours of static use on our MSI 321URX, it's time to revisit how burn-in is shaping the panel.