While Grand Theft Auto 6 has been postponed until May 26 of 2026, Rockstar Games has gifted patient gamers with more than few screenshots to gloss over in the mean time. Game play is an elemental factor in a title's success, but there is no denying that its graphical prowess is often equally as important. And it's here where GTA 6 apparently

https://hothardware.com/news/gta-6-looks-impressively-polished-in-massive-rockstar-screenshot

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The Spring edition of the long-going Piper Sandler survey of teen spending habits and tech usage/preferences is out. The results show some consistent year-to-year trends, such as Apple's dominance in tugging at teens' heartstrings and their (parents') wallets, and that Netflix and Nike are still their preferred go-to for media consumption

https://hothardware.com/news/teen-survey-reveals-huge-popularity-gap-between-iphone-and-android

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It's been about two and a half months since NVIDIA rolled out its flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card to retail, and nearly as long since it brought back its Verified Priority Access lottery program to help gamers score a Founders Edition model direct from NVIDIA. Some things have changed since then—including the tariffs situation—but

https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-clarifies-status-verified-access-program-rtx-50

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It's been four years and four months since Microsoft released Windows 11 to the wild. In the time since, it hasn't exactly ingratiated itself with a majority of users, especially those who are still clinging to Windows 10, but it has been able to capture more than a third of the overall Windows PC market. It also just got a nice boost in market

https://hothardware.com/news/windows-11-market-share-record-high

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Nearly four years ago, Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel, a company he first began working for at the age of 18, to replace Bob Swan as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). Now he's departing Intel for the last time (presumably), with Intel today announcing that Gelsinger has retired from the Santa Clara chip firm effective immediately,

https://hothardware.com/news/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-retires

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It appears as if the Nintendo Wii U is a hardware failure waiting to happen, which is less than ideal now that Nintendo no longer repairs the console for customers. According to information posted on X by the Retro Blast account, the console is starting to die on owners. To avoid this fate, it’s recommended that owners not let the Wii U sit

https://hothardware.com/news/wii-u-console-bricks-itself

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Samsung is offering Galaxy Z Fold6 buyers a healthy $300 credit toward the purchase of accessories or compantion devices, including the Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Buds3, which are already 25% off.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 brings subtle changes and significant refinements over its predecessor, as you can see in our review

https://hothardware.com/news/samsung-offers-z-fold6-buyers-credit

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At long last, Ayaneo is ready to accept crowdfunded preorders for its upcoming Pocket EVO gaming handheld, which is available to back on Indiegogo with early bird pricing serving up deep discounts over the advertised retail price. According to Ayaneo, the "groundbreaking" Pocket EVO stands as the world's first flagship Android gaming handheld

https://hothardware.com/news/ayaneo-pocket-evo-android-gaming-handheld-snapdragon-oled

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Are you a stinky gamer in need of cooling this summer? Perhaps instead you're a tinkerer or DIYer that simply needs some spare fans around the house. Regardless of the situation, with hot temperatures fast approaching for the northern hemisphere, PC cooling brand Noctua has you covered. In an announcement today, the company is launching its

https://hothardware.com/news/noctua-announces-home-line-of-fan-products

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Corsair announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire sim racing specialist Endor AG, owners of the popular Fanatec brand. Corsair has agreed to fund Endor’s short-term cash needs during negotiations for restructuring the company, which is currently about $75 million in debt.Fanatec is a one-stop shopping store for gamers

https://hothardware.com/news/corsair-sim-racing-fanatec-acquisition

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The official YouTube channel for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled a new phase of testing of its 12-ton autonomous RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) diesel hybrid. The new testing included an autonomous route, which was tested for mobility and demonstration, including sensor point cloud visualizations.The agile

https://hothardware.com/news/darpa-12-ton-electric-robot-tank

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Vermont border authorities are alerting drivers returning from Canada that car thieves might be using Apple AirTags as a way to track vehicles down and steal them. If the police agency is saying that this is occurring often enough, it might be a good idea to start doing quick sweeps around your car if you're planning to cross back into the

https://hothardware.com/news/authorities-say-check-your-car-for-airtags-if-you-just-travelled-to-canada

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OnePlus is possibly ditching MediaTek for Qualcomm with its upcoming Ace 3V mid-range smartphone. The phone is set to launch this month and will initially be available in China only. If the specs are anything to be believed, however, we hope the phone makes it way stateside at the very least to bring some much-needed life and challenge to

https://hothardware.com/news/oneplus-ace-3v-is-the-mid-range-phone-we-need

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An X/Twitter user with nearly 100,000 followers had people researching if Google was planning to shut down its popular Gmail service after posting a supposed screenshot of an email claiming that was the case. The post quickly went viral, amassing over 7.6 million views in less than 24 hours. But is Google really going to pull the plug on Gmail

https://hothardware.com/news/is-gmail-safe-google-responds-shutdown-claim

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Reports of the Xbox console's demise have not only been exaggerated, they're flat out wrong. If there was any doubt that the Microsoft still intends on releasing future generation consoles, it was put to rest in a recent podcast in which Xbox president Sarah Bond put gamers on notice: the next-gen Xbox will deliver "the largest technical leap

https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-hypes-unprecedented-leap-hardware-next-gen-xbox

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