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Official benchmarks for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9-12900K have been released today by SiSoftware. It has been compared with the last-gen Rocket Lake 11900K and AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X.

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This weekend's PC game deals include a prison break sandbox giveaway from Epic Games Store, a Tropico bundle from Humble, a sole free event for a space sim, plus major sales from Sega and others.

The latest Edge and Chrome Stable Channel builds contain a fix for a critical User-After-Free memory flaw which could allow attackers to execute malicious code upon successful exploitation.

Today, developer Remedy Entertainment released a comparison trailer between Alan Wake Remastered and the original Xbox 360 version of the cult classic action game. Suffice to say, it's very noticable.

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Amazon Prime Video users in the UK can get STARZPLAY for £1.99/month for the first 6 months, after that it will cost £4.99/month. That's £18 saved on something else like a few beverages and kebab!

The People's Bank of China has clarified that trading cryptocurrencies inside the country is illegal. As its argument, the PBOC said cryptos are dangerous because people can lose their assets.

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Today, purported SiSoft Sandra and Cinebench R23 results for Intel's Alder Lake-S Core i9-12900K leaked. While the latter's score is quite impressive, the same cannot be said for Sandra.

A team at the University of California San Diego has made a breakthrough on lithium-ion batteries which boosts the energy density by up to ten times. A start-up will now attempt to commercialise it.

The second Halo Infinite Technical Preview has opened up to Insiders, giving players access to Social Arena playlists at certain times for testing out the multiplayer side of things.

Facebook has provided more information about how it demotes certain content on the News Feed. This includes posts from "broadly untrusted news publishers" and "sensationalist health content".

Today, Microsoft detailed some of the major changes coming to the Xbox experience in September 2021. The focus is on remote play and game discovery this time around. Microsoft Edge is also in there.

Tonight, The Initiative — the team responsible for the Perfect Dark reboot — announced that it was partnering with Crystal Dynamics of Tomb Raider fame, to develop the upcoming game.

The sweeping legislation includes new rights and protections for delivery workers. NYC has become one of the first cities in the U.S. to regulate food delivery apps in such a massive way.

Nintendo is planning to introduce a higher tier of its Nintendo Switch Online service which will bring along a selection of retro games from the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis systems.

The upcoming Steam Deck handheld of Valve won't be leaving behind popular multiplayer games, as Easy Anti-Cheat is now natively supported on Linux, macOS as well as Proton, and Wine.

Clubhouse has officially introduced a new way to invite friends to audio chats. The feature, called Wave, has been enabled for all users. Friends can now be invited by tapping the wave button.

Blizzard has released Diablo II: Resurrected on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The game starts at $39.99 depending on which of the three bundles you buy.

Today, Twitter announced that it is adding new payment methods for its tips feature including cryptocurrencies. The new feature will allow creators to receive tips from Twitter users via Bitcoin.

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Scottish energy provider SSE. They'll attempt to make the energy sector more sustainable through a variety of efforts. Both are COP26 partners too.

The Galaxy Watch4 was announced last month and already you can pick it up with the charging pad at a discount. Both the 40 and 44mm LTE and non-LTE variants can be picked up in various colors.

In our latest Closer Look piece, we discuss the revamped context menus present in Windows 11. Some might not be too happy with a few design changes to the capability in the upcoming OS.

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Google is seeking to settle its digital advertising antitrust investigation, just three months after the European Commission opened the case against it, according to a report from Reuters.

The prison escape sandbox The Escapists is back as a freebie on the Epic Games Store. The title will be free to claim until Thursday, with Europa Universalis IV coming in to replace it next.

The automotive industry could be losing more than $200 billion in revenue this year due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. The figure is much higher than what was earlier predicted.

Pirates in the Sea of Thieves will now be diving deep into the ocean to find hidden dungeons and forts made by an ancient civilization. The Season Four update is now available across PC and Xbox.

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New chipset filings for Intel's upcoming H670, B660, and H610 have been spotted on the EEC's website. Curiously, the entries have been made by Intel itself suggesting these aren't launching very soon.

Advertiser pages are coming soon to Google's ad experience. They will allow consumers to make informed decisions about purchases based on disclosures and ads run by an advertiser in the past 30 days.

Uber has added a search feature to its Uber Eats pick up map to make it easier to find places to order food you feel like eating. The search also supports food emoji such as burgers.

On Thursday, September 23, 2021, Best Buy is hosting an in-store event where you can buy a PS5, PS5: Digital Edition, or an Xbox Series X by going to the store at 7:30 a.m. in the morning.

The fight between Apple and Epic Games took another nasty turn today. Apple has informed Epic games that its popular title, Fortnite has been banned until the appeals are complete.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build to the Dev channel that fixes the misaligned Taskbar icons. Build 22463 also brings a bunch of other bug fixes and a few minor features to the UI.