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Many AMD Ryzen 9800X3D on ASRock have died as they can't boot to Windows or POST

Sayan Sen — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:08:01 +0000

AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs are dying with over 100 reported total cases. ASRock motherbaords might be the issue but others like Asus are also affected to an extent. Read more...

Amazon to shut down its Android Appstore and Coins program

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:30:01 +0000

Seems like Amazon's answer to Google's Play Store didn't fair well for the company, as it is all set to bid adieu soon. Read more...

As Microsoft kills Windows 11 Android apps, Amazon could soon send you this email

Sayan Sen — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:04:02 +0000

Microsoft made a rather unexpected announcement earlier today where it ended Android app support on Windows 11. Following that, Amazon has now started emailing customers and users about its Appstore. Read more...

Online video chatting platform Omegle shuts down after 14 years

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:48:01 +0000

In a long and heartfelt post, Omegle's founder Lief K. Brooks has announced that the live video chatting platform is now shutting down. He shared his sentiments and reasons for the decision. Read more...

Get the Razer BlackWidow V4 mechanical keyboard for its lowest price ever on Amazon

John Callaham — Tue, 09 May 2023 20:12:01 +0000

The Razer BlackWidow V4 wired mechanical keyboard also includes a command dial, eight special keys for gaming macros, and RGB lighting, and it's discounted to its lowest price on Amazon. Read more...

Discuss: Which abandoned video game franchise do you wish would make a comeback?

Usama Jawad — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 09:34:01 +0000

Video game franchises come and go all the time but some stay dear to us even after they are long gone. Is there any seemingly abandoned series that you wish would make a comeback in the future? Read more...

Gameloft becomes the latest developer to abandon Windows phones

Gurkaran Singh — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:50:01 +0000

One of the better-known mobile game developers: Gameloft; has finally folded on Microsoft's more-or-less dead mobile platform. The decision came after Microsoft discontinued W10M's development. Read more...

Version 5 of RHEL, CentOS and Scientific Linux are now dead

Paul Hill — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:24:01 +0000

RHEL 5 and derivatives based on this release reached end-of-life in the last few days. Systems running the operating system must be updated to version 6 or 7 to continue getting updates. Read more...

Facebook bug pronounces thousands of users dead, including Mark Zuckerberg

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:24:01 +0000

A bug that sneaked its way to Facebook yesterday saw thousands of users - including the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg - being erroneously pronounced dead with their profile pages being memorialized. Read more...

Windows 8.0 support ends today; users instructed to upgrade to stay secure

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:12:01 +0000

Those still on Windows 8.0 will need to upgrade to a newer version of Microsoft's OS as of today or else risk using a less secure operating system as its support period comes to a close. Read more...

Time to upgrade: Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 will be dead by tomorrow

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:42:01 +0000

Microsoft is cutting off support for older versions of its Internet Explorer browsers today. The company is prompting users to upgrade to IE 11 or to Windows 10 and use the new Edge browser. Read more...

Microsoft is still committed to supporting Windows RT

Usama Jawad — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 07:54:01 +0000

Even though ARM devices with Windows RT are no longer being built, a Microsoft spokesperson reiterates that the company is still committed to support the OS with updates in the future. Read more...

Microsoft updates Zune.net, removes Zune Player [Update] Zune lives!

Brad Sams — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:37:17 +0000

It looks like Microsoft may be killing off the Zune player. Links on Zune.net have dissappaerd and the Microsoft store currently lists the Zune player as out of stock. Read more...

Sony finally killing off floppy disks

Brandon Boyce — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:04:01 +0000

Sony, according to CNET, has 70% of the 3.5 inch floppy market. They have announced that they are going to end all floppy sales in March of 2011. In 2002 Sony sold 47 million floppy... Read more...

Left 4 Dead demo available with pre-purchase

Sam Alderwick — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:51:45 +0000

Those looking forward to the Left 4 Dead release date will be delighted to hear a demo has been released for both PC and Xbox 360, although pre-purchase is required to play the demo before... Read more...

US Fails to Protect Against the Living Dead & Other Dangers

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:56:59 +0000

The week of August 7th, 2008 the amount of malicious spam a single computer user received finally overtook health and product spam. Meant to exploit holes in your operating system, get credit card information... Read more...

The Open Document Foundation (ODF) is dead

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:50:37 +0000

The OpenDocument Foundation — a group whose name and charter would lead one to believe that it was backing the OpenDocument Format (ODF), but which ended up backing a different document format instead — has... Read more...

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men shipping out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Todd Tanner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:11:32 +0000

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announced "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" has shipped to retail stores nationwide. "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" comes from the award... Read more...

Led Zeppelin promoter wishes eBay would 'drop dead and die'

Steven Parker — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:44:32 +0000

Harvey Goldstein vows to ruin online auctioneers' lives for allowing touting of reunion tickets. And he has little sympathy for genuine fans caught in the crossfire Promoter Harvey Goldsmith has branded eBay the "biggest rip-off... Read more...

Apparently Microsoft Windows XP Is Far From Dead

Steven Parker — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:33:33 +0000

At the latest budget meeting they "fine tuned the Vista/XP mix". This means that they are expecting to make more money off of the ostracized OS than they had first predicted. Initial expectations were of... Read more...

Over 30 dead in Virginia Tech shooting rampage

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:10:55 +0000

A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing a confirmed 31 people in the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history. The gunman also was killed. "Today the university... Read more...

Left 4 Dead interview @ Firingsquad

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:02:45 +0000

Turtle Rock Studios are best known as the team that were in charge of developing a number of Counter-Strike products working with Valve, including Counter-Strike for the Xbox, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source. Now... Read more...

Dead Rising demo hits Xbox Live

Todd Tanner — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:19:04 +0000

I don't have an Xbox, or an Xbox 360 (hint hint) but I do follow some games being developed for said consoles. Thus, I have been following with great anticipation - Dead Rising, the "Dawn... Read more...

Dead or Alive 4 shipping out tomorrow

Todd Tanner — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:38:37 +0000

Tecmo proudly announced today that Dead or Alive 4, the highly anticipated next installment in its hugely popular fighting series, will ship to major retailers nationwide on December 29, 2005. The highly awaited title for... Read more...

PC gaming isn't quite dead yet

Todd Tanner — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:45:23 +0000

Daniel Morris of PC Gamer fame has posted a very good article on the current state of the PC Gaming industry. While most people are putting the final nail in the coffin so to speak,... Read more...

Dead or Alive 4 delayed again?

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 02:26:00 +0000

Dead or Alive 4, Tecmo's anticipated Xbox 360 title, has sadly been delayed again. It was initially suppose to launch and go on sale November 22. This is the 3rd time the game's release has... Read more...

City of the Dead Not Hip

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:16:12 +0000

Kuju Entertainment has announced they are looking to replace bankrupt publisher Hip Interactive as developers of City of the dead. Kuju plans to do this with the help of the receivers, Ernst and Young Solicitors.... Read more...

EA to co-publish Dead to Rights II

Todd Tanner — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:34:16 +0000

Chertsey, UK , March 7th 2005 –Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company today officially announced plans to co-publish Dead to RightsTMII, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2002 award-winning smash-hit... Read more...

Nintendo promises to fix any DS dead pixels

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:11:21 +0000

Sometimes, when you buy an expensive piece of consumer electronics, something happens to take the shine off it. Dead pixels certainly come under that heading. Ostensibly a difficult-to-avoid manufacturing risk specific to LCD screens, dead... Read more...

AOL: Netscape's Not Dead Yet

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:32:04 +0000

Despite media reports and industry pundits over the years relegating Netscape to Internet history books, AOL has restarted the browser's development. The company plans to bring back a refreshed Netscape browser based on the Mozilla... Read more...

Dead or Alive Ultimate Delayed

Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:20:23 +0000

Tecmo has announced that Dead or Alive Ultimate has been delayed by a couple weeks, being pushed back from October 7 to October 28. The company cites the need to check network integrity... Read more...

Japanese date set for Dead or Alive Ultimate

Sat, 24 Jul 2004 21:31:25 +0000

Tecmo will release DOAU in Japan on October 7 and will include three freebies for preorders. Dead or Alive Ultimate's release has been announced by Tecmo. The release date is on October... Read more...

Sun's Linux: Not dead after all

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:03:19 +0000

Although Sun Microsystems Inc. discontinued sales several months ago of its customized Linux distribution, the company hasn't entirely abandoned its do-it-yourself Linux strategy: In its forthcoming bundle of desktop software, code-named Mad Hatter, the included... Read more...

Netscape Founder Says Web Browsing Innovation Dead

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 18:36:42 +0000

Thanks Quick Reply. Marc Andreessen, co-creator of the pioneering Web browser Mosaic, said he laments that innovation has all but ceased on this essential piece of software that makes surfing the Net possible. "There... Read more...

Adam Osborne, Portable Computer Pioneer, Dead at 64

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 05:20:14 +0000

Adam Osborne, whose successes and failures pioneering the first portable computer became one of Silicon Valley's great cautionary tales, is dead at 64 after a long illness. Osborne, a British immigrant and long-time... Read more...

Game addict found dead in front of screen

Marcel Klum — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 07:35:25 +0000

Thanks altezza for posting this on our forum. A Hong Kong computer game enthusiast has been found slumped dead at a terminal in a game centre after playing non-stop for hours, police said... Read more...

AMD claims Intel agrees Megahertz Myth dead

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 01:36:44 +0000

W decided to listen to the AMD Gang of Seven (above) to see if we could separate out the blizzard of reviews of the 2700+ and 2800+ -- future products from the chip firm –... Read more...

VisionTek: 'We aint dead yet HardOCP'

Marcel Klum — Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:11:39 +0000

VisionTek sent nvmax.com the following email regarding [H]ard|OCP's statement that led to untrue rumours all over the net. "An Assignee / Trustee as been appointed, and will attempt to maximize the value of... Read more...

Dead or Alive 4 planned for 2003 release

Marcel Klum — Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:11:34 +0000

Tecmo plans to release the fourth installment in its fighting game series next year. Yesterday, Tecmo president Junji Nakamura confirmed with Bloomberg News that it plans to release Dead or Alive 4... Read more...

Intel, AMD in a dead heat for cheap chips

Thu, 16 May 2002 13:28:51 +0000

Both AMD and Intel proudly claim they can make chips cheaper than the other guy, but after going through the math and examining the two companies' divergent strategies, analysts conclude it's a dead heat. ... Read more...