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.@ASUS has launched its ROG NUC 16 Phantom Blade Zero Edition in China, pairing a compact mini PC with a Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and up to an RTX 5080 Laptop GPU; prices start at 24,499 CNY (about $3,670). 🎮🖥️ tweak.town/TxVpu9B
ASUS launches ROG NUC 16 mini PC in a stunning Phantom Blade Zero Edition

ALT ASUS launches ROG NUC 16 mini PC in a stunning Phantom Blade Zero Edition

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Avi Lewis is calling for federal support to let @BioWare employees buy back the closed studio and run it independently, after EA's shutdown cost 400 jobs. 🎮🇨🇦 tweak.town/JJwczv4
Canadian politician calls for federal funding to help BioWare developers buy back studio after EA closure

ALT Canadian politician calls for federal funding to help BioWare developers buy back studio after EA closure

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Razer's Viper V3 Pro wireless gaming mouse is on sale for $99 at @Amazon, down $60 from its original $159 price, while its 59-gram design keeps it among the lightest wireless esports mice. 🖱️🎮 tweak.town/PPVPCjG
Razer's Viper V3 Pro is one of the lightest wireless esports mice, and it's on sale for $99 at Amazon, a $60 saving

ALT Razer's Viper V3 Pro is one of the lightest wireless esports mice, and it's on sale for $99 at Amazon, a $60 saving

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Blizzard has hinted that player housing may come to World of Warcraft Forever in the future, pointing to homes and manors spotted during the beta as possible groundwork for the feature. 🏠🎮 tweak.town/mpcQ78E
WoW Forever player housing teased by Blizzard, studio discusses 'beer and pretzels' design philosophy

ALT WoW Forever player housing teased by Blizzard, studio discusses 'beer and pretzels' design philosophy

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Half of Cyberpunk 2's quest team are former modders, CD Projekt Red associate game director Pawel Sasko says, including people who worked on mods for The Witcher 2 and 3. 🎮🛠️ tweak.town/bQfLfRS
Cyberpunk 2 lead confirms modders take up half of the quest team

ALT Cyberpunk 2 lead confirms modders take up half of the quest team

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Corsair's Galleon 100 SD, a mechanical keyboard with an integrated @Elgatogaming Stream Deck, has dropped from $349 to $299 at @Amazon, a $50 discount on the Editor's Choice device. ⌨️🎛️ tweak.town/aYog17w
One of our favorite keyboards, the Corsair Galleon 100 SD is $50 off at Amazon

ALT One of our favorite keyboards, the Corsair Galleon 100 SD is $50 off at Amazon

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Windows 11 now lets users move the taskbar to the top or sides, but auto-hide only works at the bottom, limiting the space-saving benefits on laptops. 💻⚙️ tweak.town/94BRXZX
Windows 11 finally lets the taskbar leave the bottom, but these features refuse to follow

ALT Windows 11 finally lets the taskbar leave the bottom, but these features refuse to follow

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A tethered @NintendoAmerica Switch 2 jailbreak has enabled access to system files, prompting modding and reports of game data being dumped, though no full game dump has been verified. 🎮🔐 tweak.town/171Ie1a
Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak leads to ROMs and game files being dumped

ALT Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak leads to ROMs and game files being dumped

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A ReShade mod applies foveated rendering to DLSS 5, lowering detail at screen edges; in The Witcher 3 at 7680 × 2160, it raised performance from 49 to about 80 FPS. 🖥️🎮 tweak.town/Blqz8ft
Modder brings foveated rendering to DLSS 5, delivers massive performance improvements

ALT Modder brings foveated rendering to DLSS 5, delivers massive performance improvements

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.@ASUS urges WiFi 7 router owners to install a firmware update after a security flaw could let an unauthenticated attacker on a nearby network gain administrative access. 🔐📡 tweak.town/qsEMLbG
ASUS issues firmware update for WiFi 7 routers to address vulnerabilities, 'strongly recommends' everyone update

ALT ASUS issues firmware update for WiFi 7 routers to address vulnerabilities, 'strongly recommends' everyone update

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.@NVIDIA's RTX @Path Tracing 1.9.0 delivers up to 20% better performance through optimizations, while adding Windows on Arm support for developers testing real-time path tracing. 🖥️⚙️ tweak.town/ZWJJMEX
NVIDIA updates RTX Path Tracing for developers, up to 20% more performance and Windows on Arm support

ALT NVIDIA updates RTX Path Tracing for developers, up to 20% more performance and Windows on Arm support

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.@TurtleBeach's Stealth Ultra II controller combines a built-in touchscreen for app-free customization with 8,000Hz wired polling, bringing high-speed performance and on-device controls to Xbox and PC gaming. 🎮🖥️ tweak.town/eHcmuri
Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra II is a high-performance controller with 8K polling and a touchscreen

ALT Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra II is a high-performance controller with 8K polling and a touchscreen

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ASRock's 27-inch 1440p IPS gaming monitor is listed at $129 at @NeweggHotDeals, $80 below its marked price; the model offers a 180Hz refresh rate for high-refresh PC gaming. 🖥️🎮 tweak.town/ZEYsp5p
ASRock's Phantom Gaming PG27QFT1B 27-inch 1440p 180Hz IPS monitor drops to $129 at Newegg, saving $80

ALT ASRock's Phantom Gaming PG27QFT1B 27-inch 1440p 180Hz IPS monitor drops to $129 at Newegg, saving $80

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.@Philips has announced the Evnia 36M4C5500P, a 36-inch curved gaming monitor that reaches 260Hz via overclocking, while retaining the 3440 × 1440 resolution common to 34-inch ultrawides. 🎮🖥️ tweak.town/smvzpi3
Philips unveils the world's first 36-inch gaming monitor with a 260Hz refresh rate

ALT Philips unveils the world's first 36-inch gaming monitor with a 260Hz refresh rate

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An experimental launcher lets jailbroken PS5s download and run some Steam PC games locally, without Linux or streaming, though compatibility remains limited and online multiplayer is unsupported. 🎮🛠️ tweak.town/sWqmKOj
Jailbroken PS5s can now download and run Steam PC games locally without Linux or streaming

ALT Jailbroken PS5s can now download and run Steam PC games locally without Linux or streaming

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Community tools now lift @NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20, 30 and 40 series limits on some AI computations, with real-world gains varying by workload and no gaming benefit. 🖥️🤖 tweak.town/xpYII53
Modders unlock NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20, 30 and 40 series compute limits, nearly doubling some Tensor Core throughput

ALT Modders unlock NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20, 30 and 40 series compute limits, nearly doubling some Tensor Core throughput

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Linux utility arc-rebar can enable Resizable BAR for @Intel Arc GPUs on some older motherboards without BIOS changes, though compatibility is limited and gaming gains have not been verified. 🐧🖥️ tweak.town/o6DM8qC
A Linux workaround gives Intel's Arc B580 ReBAR support on older motherboards

ALT A Linux workaround gives Intel's Arc B580 ReBAR support on older motherboards

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Factories in China are stripping RTX 5090s by the hundreds, repurposing their chips and memory for AI servers as demand for Blackwell hardware tightens supply for gamers. 🖥️🤖 tweak.town/5yXCnih
Leaked footage shows Chinese factories stripping hundreds of RTX 5090s for AI use

ALT Leaked footage shows Chinese factories stripping hundreds of RTX 5090s for AI use

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Jensen Huang suggested NVIDIA's AI-agent software could cost about $2,000 per GPU annually, but the figure is below the company's current $4,500 AI Enterprise license and isn't a confirmed price. 🤖💻 tweak.town/h4tDKWr
Jensen Huang puts a $2,000-per-GPU yearly price on NVIDIA's AI Agent software

ALT Jensen Huang puts a $2,000-per-GPU yearly price on NVIDIA's AI Agent software

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Bulk Crap Uninstaller found 259 uninstall entries on a cloned Windows PC, compared with Settings' 160, including unregistered leftovers; its cleanup tools still require careful review. 🖥️🔧 tweak.town/GYQieF3
I ran this open-source uninstaller after the Windows app remover, and it found what Settings missed

ALT I ran this open-source uninstaller after the Windows app remover, and it found what Settings missed

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