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1000 FPS! AMD boasts Ryzen X3D CPUs can hit blistering milestone

September 16, 2025
Having achieved supremacy in most reviews of high-end gaming CPUs, AMD is now flexing a bit. The company recently pointed out that several of its Ryzen X3D CPUs can reach 1,000 fps in esports titles when paired with the right GPU. Unfortunately, that GPU isn’t always made by AMD. Nevertheless, AMD China has published a slide listing six titles in which two of its CPUs — the fantastic Ryzen 7…
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GamingNews

'Secretly Console First' – Ripple Effect Talks Building Battlefield 6 and Lessons Learned from Battlefield 2042

September 15, 2025
Battlefield 6 feels like a make-or-break moment for BF Studios. The four-studio team that makes up the Battlefield-focused group (Ripple Effect, DICE, Criterion Games, and Motive Studio) has spent the duration of the project’s development working to ensure next month’s launch goes off without a hitch. It’s a years-long effort to dodge the notoriously troubled releases the franchise is known…
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NewsSpace

Aurora alert! Butterfly-shaped 'hole' in sun's atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storm Sept. 13-14

September 15, 2025
A colossal butterfly-shaped coronal hole has opened in the sun’s atmosphere and is currently spewing a fast-moving stream of solar wind toward Earth that could trigger a moderate geomagnetic storm and dazzling auroras this weekend. The high-speed solar wind from this striking feature, spanning some 310,000 miles (500,000 kilometers) across, is expected to reach Earth around Sept. 14. Space…
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NewsPhotography

Are AI and photography making me a worse human?

September 15, 2025
As an ugly, geeky kid who boasted sticky-out buck teeth and a full moustache at the ripe old age of seven, I’ve always known that people are worth more than their appearances might suggest. “It’s not what you look like, it’s what you are”, my…
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No tripod? No problem – here's how you capture high-quality handheld images in challenging lighting conditions

September 15, 2025
Many photographers will know the importance of using tripods for capturing sharp images in low-light conditions. But while tripods are a must when shooting long-exposure images outdoors, in places where there are restrictions on their use – in churches, cathedrals and museums or at live performances – this can pose challenges. Even if tripods are allowed, sometimes it isn’t practical to…
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