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Sony has announced Horizon Zero Dawn is getting a remaster. It will launch on October 31 as a $9.99 upgrade for people who already own the game. Otherwise, it costs $49.499

HP has announced a bunch of new monitors today under the HP Series 5 Pro umbrella. They all have a refresh rate of 100 Hz and come with DP, HDMI, USB-A and USB-B ports.

HP has launched five new USB-C monitors to go with its new laptops. Three come with an integrated webcam/speakers, while compensate for it with better I/O choices.

With a history of over a decade, KaOS is a niche distro that has just received an update. Version 2024.09 was released yesterday, and its highlights include Calligra, which replaces LibreOffice as the default office suite, as well as an updated VirtualBox package.

Announced back in April, Wētā Workshop's Tales of the Shire was supposed to be released by the end of the year. Sadly, a delay to the first months of 2025 was announced earlier this month, without a specific release date. Now, that information is official as well, so the game should launch on March 25th if everything goes smoothly. 

According to a rumor that has just surfaced, Intel has reportedly canceled a desktop CPU architecture that was rumored to launch late next year. Assuming this to be true, Intel Arrow Lake CPUs will now be the only chips from Team Blue against AMD's offerings till 2026.

On the way for the public release of Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole," which is scheduled for October 10th, the Ubuntu team unveiled a new beta for the desktop, server, and cloud products. Ubuntu 24.10 beta allows users to test GNOME 47, including a new version of the Nautilus file manager, and much more.

The Amazon-owned Woot! store has discounted almost its entire range of Keychron mechanical keyboards, with some of the fan-favourite keyboards getting massive discounts upwards of 60%. Most of the keyboards on offer are highly customisable, with hot-swap switches and QMK/VIA support.

The MSI MAG 271QPX QD-OLED is a 27-inch, 1440p, 360 Hz gaming monitor with a QD-OLED panel and AMD FreeSync. It also lays claim to some impressive specs for content creation and consumption, making it a perfect entry into photo or video editing. An Amazon discount has the monitor at a record-low price.

Available for the last time at the wallet-draining list price of $2,999.99 earlier this month, the 55-inch Samsung Odyssey Ark (2nd Gen.) is now back below $1,800. Thanks to a 40% discount, this curved gaming monitor drops to $1,799.99, which is $0.99 higher than the all-time low price recorded by Camelcamelcamel.

The Arrow Lake CPUs could boast a double-digit single-core performance increase over the Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 as well as 14th-gen Intel chips according to a leaked Cinebench R23 Single-Core result. The leaked result is accompanied by Intel's supposed projections for the single-core gain enjoyed by the ARL processors.

Diablo IV will be free to play for four days starting today. You can play it via Battle.net on PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Progress made in the trial period will carry over, should you decide to purchase the game later.

One month before the stable release, Fedora Linux 41 beta arrives with a preview of what's about to come. Some of these changes are Python 2's removal, Valkey replacing Redis, the ability to install the proprietary Nvidia video driver with Secure Boot, DNF5 alongside bootc in Fedora IoT and the Atomic desktop versions, and more.

The A8 is one of the most compact mini PCs powered by AMD's Hawk Point APUs. It packs an impressive port selection including USB4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 2x HDMI 2.0 and a full-size SD card reader. Geekom adds a free wireless keyboard and mouse.

AMD has allegedly fixed the latency issue affecting the dual-CCD Ryzen 9000 CPUs. The fix has come in the form of a new AGESA update that is currently in beta. The fix has reportedly managed to reduce the Zen 5 inter-CCD latency to Zen 4 levels.

The recently launched NEO Z300-0dB mini PC from MINIX is a compact, fanless mini PC boasting a 7-watt Alder Lake-N CPU with eight cores, paired with up to 16 GB of memory. The port selection is decent, and its passively cooled nature allows for silent operation.

The latest maintenance release for the 13.x series brings FreeBSD up to version number 13.4 and, sadly, doesn't include any major changes. However, today's update comes with multiple bug fixes, driver updates, as well as more than a few updated versions of apps maintained by third parties.

Based on Arch Linux but also packing a few proprietary pieces of code, such as the Swirl web browser, SDesk received a new update yesterday. Alongside the new drivers, which focus on supporting touch interfaces, this software refresh comes with a move from the Calamares installer to the GNOME first-run wizard.

The upcoming Mac Mini is expected to boast a major redesign, along with M4 and M4 Pro SoCs. A string of code within Apple's software has seemingly confirmed its existence, falling in line with recent reports indicating an October launch.

Available since late March 2014, Debian-based MX Linux has just reached version 23.4. Based on Debian 12.7, the update packs a generous list of fixes, application updates, tweaks, kernel updates, as well as updated language packs. The Xfce, KDE, and Fluxbox ISOs come with the 6.1.106 kernel, while AHS sports the 6.10.10 kernel.

With a history of over two decades and previously known as OpenBeOS, today's Haiku is pushing forward with the release of the R1 Beta 5 preview version. This community-driven project aims to provide a modern open-source operating system that's also backward-compatible with BeOS.

As the fastest model, the Core Ultra 9 285K will feature 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, followed by the Core Ultra 7 265K with 8 P-core and 12 E-cores, and the Core Ultra 5 245K with 6 P-core and 8 E-cores. There will also be KF variants with no iGPU for the Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 processors. The iGPU side will only feature the Arc Alchemist solutions from Meteor Lake instead of the new Battlemage versions from Lunar Lake.

In the ever-expanding arena of mini PCs, offerings by GEEKOM have always stood out as admirable options. The company's latest GT1 Mega mini PC aims to do the same, packing up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU in a sub-1-liter chassis.

AMD's latest Ryzen 9000 processors have seemingly suffered a terrible launch with low sales. The situation, according to the leaked information, is so bad that AMD distributors are receiving substantial requests for returns from retailers like Best Buy.

Initially supposed to arrive two weeks ago, Ubuntu 22.04.5 was delayed until yesterday. This point-release for the 22.04 LTS branch comes with multiple updates and fixes, as usual. The list of updated components includes Ruby 3.0, PHP 8.1.2, BIND 9.18.1, Apache 2.4.52, PostgreSQL 14.2, MySQL 8.0.28, and more.

LG's 48-inch C4 OLED TV is a humbly sized television that offers an excellent viewing experience, thanks to its commendable color gamut and accuracy along with all the typical benefits of an OLED panel. Thanks to Amazon's recent discount, the LG C4's price has returned to its all-time low on the platform.

Bringing no less than 11 additional tools, Debian-based Kali Linux 2024.3 is an update that also comes with support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC. Additionally, it begins the transition to the Python 3.12 update, which removes some deprecated APIs but also breaks some packages, so it needs more work before being released.

Released yesterday, the latest driver package for Nvidia GPUs comes with zero-day support for Final Fantasy XVI, Frostpunk 2, and God of War Ragnarok. Additionally, it also provides optimizations for EA Sports FC 25 (scheduled to launch on September 27th) and optimal settings presets for Star Wars Outlaws, F1 Manager 2024, and Black Myth: Wukong.

Unleashed yesterday, War Thunder "Dance of Dragons" is labeled 2.39 and arrives as this year's third major update of Gaijin's title. Its highlights include the first domestic Swiss aircraft, the French coastal fleet tree closed testing, new premium packs, squadron vehicles, multiple fixes, and more.

Morefine's M11 is a recently launched mini PC that boasts a 7-inch touchscreen display along with a built-in battery. The system's internals are relatively humble, but its affordable pricing and full-fat desktop OS might allow for compelling usage scenarios.

French peripheral manufacturer Lexip has presented a mouse, a keyboard, a headset and a controller in Assassin's Creed Shadows design. The peripherals can already be pre-ordered and are available in various bundles including the digital version of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Five listings for the yet-unreleased Arrow Lake CPUs have popped up on a Canadian retailer with prices. However, Arrow Lake chips might not release on previously leaked date as Intel seems to have pushed the launch back by a few days.

Born back in 2015, Redox OS is still in a testing stage, but the latest update, labeled 0.9.0, brings it one step closer to the public release. Written in Rust, it now sports COSMIC desktop apps, a custom web server, as well as performance and stability improvements. Redox OS 0.9.0 also comes with a Nano text editor port.

While the unreleased Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF seems to handily outperform its predecessor — the Core i7-14700K — AMD seems to be holding onto its multicore-performance-per-dollar crown for the time being. The Core Ultra 7 265KF seems to fall significantly behind Ryzen CPUs that will likely cost around the same when Intel Arrow Lake actually launches.

While most mini PCs suffer from the absence of discrete GPUs owing to their tight power and thermal envelopes, there are a certain few that are willing to sacrifice compactness for the sake of powerful internals. FEVM's upcoming mini PC is one such example, expected to pack an RTX 4090 Laptop GPU in a 4-liter chassis.

Intel fans who were hoping for Arrow Lake CPUs to end the gaming hegemony of AMD's X3D chips might be in for a disappointment. According to a recent rumor, Intel Core Ultra 200K processors are not expected to considerably or "really at all" outrun the Ryzen 9000X3D in gaming despite a possible double-digit IPC uplift.

The Khadas Mind 2 is the company's latest sleek-looking mini PC, succeeding the original Mind. The Mind 2 sports Meteor Lake CPUs which can be configured with up to 64 GB of memory, and is priced from $799 onwards.

Mechrevo's latest iMini G gaming mini PC is now available for purchase from MiniXPC for $899. Powered by the Intel Core i5-13450HX CPU and an RTX 4060 Laptop discrete GPU, the iMini G should offer decent performance, especially in gaming, all while sitting pretty thanks to its sleek 4.5-liter enclosure.

The MEGAMINI G1 is accounted the smallest PC with liquid cooling in the world by its OEM Tecno. As such, it has gained a Global Product Technology Innovation Award at the ongoing IFA event. Meanwhile, the potentially ground-breaking desktop's crowdfunding campaign has accrued well over $500,000 worth of backing.

The Peladn HO4 mini PC is a strong contendor for a compact computer which packs decent performance along with excellent connectivity and expandability, all while being relatively easy on the wallet.

Cooler Master’s Shark X is a pre-built PC that blends performance with a one-of-a-kind shark-inspired design. Powered by an Intel Core i7 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, it delivers strong performance, but its $6,999.99 price is driven more by aesthetics than specs.

It looks like the upcoming Intel Core Ultra 7 265K desktop CPU will be quite a performer, with a new set of leaked CPU-Z benchmarks revealing that it matches the Intel Core i9-14900KS in single- and multi-core testing. The Core Ultra 7 still falls short of the Ryzen 9 9950X by a small margin in multi-core testing.