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Sony patent aims to radically reduce game downloads through hybrid streaming model

20 février 2026 à 06:00
The ever-increasing installation sizes of modern games pose challenges for both players and platform operators. Blockbuster titles have long exceeded the 100 gigabyte mark, major updates consume additional storage capacity, and downloads quickly become a test of patience, especially with slower internet connections. A recently published patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment suggests that the company […]

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Global gaming market to continue growing in 2025, but investments slump dramatically

20 février 2026 à 06:00
The global market for video game content reached a new revenue level in 2025. According to current industry data, global content revenues rose to around $195.6 billion, representing growth of just over five percent compared to the previous year. This continues the industry’s long-term upward trend, even though momentum has noticeably normalized compared to the […]

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Critical security vulnerability in Windows Admin Center forces administrators to take action

20 février 2026 à 06:00
Microsoft has disclosed a security vulnerability in Windows Admin Center that could allow attackers to escalate their privileges within affected environments. The vulnerability is listed under the identifier CVE-2026-26119 and affects the authentication mechanisms of the web-based management interface. According to the manufacturer, this is a case of insufficient authentication, which could allow attackers to […]

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NVIDIA sells remaining ARM shares: Strategic retreat or tactical diversification in the age of Agentic AI?

20 février 2026 à 06:00
NVIDIA has sold its remaining ARM shares, worth around $140 million. This formally ends a chapter that began in 2020 with the ambitious, ultimately failed attempt to acquire Arm Holdings. Strategically, however, this move is not a retreat from the CPU world, but rather a signal: NVIDIA wants to remain flexible as the balance of […]

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Industrial application with DISH from Beijing: volumetric 3D printing in 0.6 seconds

20 février 2026 à 06:00
What has been considered a systemic weakness of 3D printing for decades is being tackled head-on here: time. Traditional additive processes build components layer by layer. This is precise, but slow. A research team at Tsinghua University now claims to have eliminated this bottleneck, at least on a millimeter scale. The process is called Digital […]

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ASUS ROG Falchion Ace HFX ZywOo Edition Review: The CS star’s professional keyboard put to the test

20 février 2026 à 05:30
Introduction & Unboxing  With the ROG Falchion Ace HFX Zywoo Edition, ASUS is launching a limited special edition of its compact esports keyboard, which is uncompromisingly designed for speed and precision. The 65 percent layout is specifically aimed at ambitious gamers who expect maximum performance with minimum space requirements. At its heart are analog Hall-Effect […]

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What your smartwatch knows about you and why it’s more than just fitness

19 février 2026 à 06:00
Fitness watches and smartwatches are considered practical everyday aids. They count steps, measure your heart rate, and remind you to move. But behind these seemingly harmless functions lies a highly complex data collection infrastructure that can paint a very detailed picture of a person. The modern smartwatch is no longer just a fitness gadget, but […]

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NVIDIA secures Meta as a strategic AI major customer in a multi-year generational partnership

19 février 2026 à 06:00
NVIDIA continues to expand its position in the global AI infrastructure market and deepens its collaboration with Meta as part of a multi-year, multi-generational partnership. The cooperation includes the comprehensive integration of current and future NVIDIA architectures into Meta’s data center strategy and marks a significant step in the competition for the world’s most powerful […]

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Apple’s AI strategy takes shape, with an AirTag-style counterpart planned to complement the iPhone

19 février 2026 à 06:00
According to recent reports, Apple is working on a new wearable AI device that will be about the size of an AirTag and could be worn as a counterpart. Internally, the project is said to be described as a kind of “eyes and ears” for the iPhone. The concept envisages a permanently active wearable device […]

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Microsoft under pressure: Microsoft Copilot ignores DLP rules and displays confidential content

19 février 2026 à 06:00
When compliance becomes a mere formality, a single programming error is enough to bring even the most sophisticated security architecture crashing down. That is exactly what happened with Microsoft Copilot. A bug in the code allowed the AI assistant to display confidential content from Outlook folders, even though this content was protected by data loss […]

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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 beats Native & AMD FSR in blind test – quality over ideology

19 février 2026 à 06:00
A blind test with over 1,000 participants reveals an uncomfortable truth: upscaling is no longer the compromise that many still sell it as. In a community comparison by ComputerBase, DLSS 4.5 clearly outperformed native resolution with TAA and AMD’s FSR 4. The result is clear and strategically explosive. Test setup: 4K, quality preset, no marketing […]

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Streaming instead of consoles: Nvidia brings GeForce Now to Amazon Fire TV – the living room becomes a thin client zone

19 février 2026 à 06:00
Cloud gaming has long been the industry’s promise to retire the console. Now Nvidia is setting the next strategic marker: GeForce Now is officially launching on select Amazon Fire TV devices for the first time. Specifically, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Stick 4K of certain generations are supported, among others. What […]

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Record in the micrometer range: TU Wien and Cerabyte develop the world’s smallest QR code

18 février 2026 à 06:00
With an area of just 1.98 square micrometers, researchers at the Vienna University of Technology, in collaboration with storage startup Cerabyte, have set a new Guinness World Record. The QR code they developed is smaller than most bacteria, making it a technological milestone in the field of materials and data storage research. Guinness World Records […]

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Nokia enforces sales ban on Acer and Asus in Germany

18 février 2026 à 06:00
A patent dispute over the H.265 video codec has immediate consequences for two major PC manufacturers in Germany. Following a ruling by the Munich I Regional Court, Acer and Asus are no longer allowed to sell certain products directly on the German market for the time being. The background to this is a lawsuit filed […]

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Memory crisis until 2030, Phison CEO warns of “structural break” – consumer segment facing market shakeout

18 février 2026 à 06:00
The warning does not come from an analyst, but from the front line. K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison, speaks openly of a structural shift in the memory market. DRAM and NAND shortages are not cyclical, but systemic. And they could continue until 2030 or even beyond. This is not a short-term dip. It is a […]

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AirPods Pro with a matte finish: User sands down shiny charging case by hand

18 février 2026 à 06:00
The high-gloss finish of the AirPods Pro has been an integral part of Apple’s design language for years. The polished surface looks elegant and minimalist, blending seamlessly with the rest of the company’s product portfolio. At the same time, this very aesthetic has a well-known disadvantage: the white, reflective material attracts fingerprints, dust particles, and […]

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NZXT H2 Flow Mini Tower Review – Small, but more airy than expected!

18 février 2026 à 05:30
With the H2 Flow, NZXT is positioning itself much more aggressively in the high-performance SFF segment for the first time. The Mini-ITX case, which measures just 20.7 liters, is designed to accommodate powerful hardware without forcing the typical compromises of classic small form factor designs. The H2 Flow features a vertical SFF layout with a […]

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Eye for solder eyes, tooth for chattering teeth: What’s really going on with the “solder joint gate” of the MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z?

17 février 2026 à 09:16
As an enthusiast model, the GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z traditionally stands for maximum technical ambition, sophisticated power supply, uncompromising cooling concepts, and a manufacturing quality that is deliberately designed to stand out from the mainstream. It is therefore not surprising that this model in particular is currently attracting increased attention, not because of overclocking […]

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SoftBank opts for AMD Instinct: “Divide and conquer” as a strategic declaration of war in the AI silicon war

17 février 2026 à 06:00
While the AI market has almost reflexively focused on NVIDIA’s Blackwell accelerators, SoftBank is attempting to redefine the playing field with a comparatively modest but strategically astute idea: hardware-level GPU partitioning for AMD’s Instinct accelerators. At the heart of this is close collaboration with AMD and the use of a proprietary orchestrator that divides AMD […]

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MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z: 2500W XOC BIOS leaked – pushing the limits with advance warning

17 février 2026 à 06:00
The next stage in the BIOS arms race has been reached. After 800W and 1000W versions, a 2500W XOC BIOS for the MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z is now circulating. What sounds like overclocking romance is, in practice, a high-risk experiment – especially for cards that were never designed for such power consumption. 600 watts […]

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iOS 27 aims to bring efficiency rather than revolution, with Apple focusing on optimization and longer battery life

17 février 2026 à 06:00
While iOS 26 is remembered as a visually striking update with its comprehensive redesign and the introduction of the so-called Liquid Glass interface, iOS 27 is shaping up to be significantly different. Instead of another radical change in design and operating concept, Apple seems to be focusing on technical consolidation, code optimization, and targeted efficiency […]

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