Cancelled Blu-Ray recorder production leads to flood of orders for Panasonic after rivals exit market — last supplier standing apologizes for delays as firm inundated with orders

Panasonic is struggling to keep up with orders for its flagship Blu-ray recorder system in Japan.

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Rumored RTX 5050 9GB GDDR7 could make hay from recycled RTX 5060 silicon — refreshed entry-level Blackwell card might finally have enough VRAM for DLSS and MFG in demanding games

Trusted hardware leaker kopite7kimi has released fresh rumors regarding Nvidia’s purported GeForce RTX 5050 9GB GDDR7 graphics card.
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Intel shares XeSS 3.0 SDK for game devs with 3x and 4x MFG modes — but it still hasn’t followed through on its open-source promise

XeSS 3.0 has been available inside Intel’s graphics driver suite for some time now, but the chipmaker has finally released the accompanying SDK for game developers, albeit only in closed-source form.
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Intel Nova Lake CPU teaser lists official support for speedy DDR5-8000 RAM — B960 mini-PC’s upgraded power system signals Nova Lake’s higher power demands

ECS showcases revamped Liva P300 mini-PC for Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake processors, revealing some interesting features along the way.
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SK hynix introduces turbocharged LPDDR6, 33% faster and 20% more power efficient than LPDDR5X — 16Gb chips deliver 10.7 Gbps, uses 10nm node

SK Hynix has announced the successful development of its first LPDDR6 memory modules that operate at “over” 10.7Gbps. The new modules take advantage of the manufacturer’s bleeding-edge 10nm-class (1c) process node.
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Dynamic MFG comes to RTX 50-series GPUs to push monitor refresh rates to the max — more flexible mode with 5x and 6x multipliers arrives March 31

Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, announced back at CES, will be arriving March 31, along with extended 5X and 6X modes.
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Get an X870 Motherboard, 32GB of RAM, a 1050W Power supply, and a Montech King 95 Pro case for only $774 — save over $220 on this 4-item combo from Newegg

Snag an MSI X870 Tomahawk Wifi, 32GB of V-Color DDR5-6400 RAM, Montech 1050W ATX3.1/5.1 power supply, and a sweet-looking Montech King 95 chassis for $774 – start your AM5 build off with this comprehensive 4-item combo fro…

Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 for $163 when bundled with AMD’s new 9850X3D and an X870E-E motherboard — save $236 on the heart of your new AM5 PC

This Newegg bundle gets you RAM for just $163 when bundled with a new 9850X3D processor and an Asus ROG Strix X870E-E motherboard.
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Unpowered SSD data retention test shows promising results after six years — results show no data corruption on USB sticks, challenging conventional wisdom

A long-term data retention test on unpowered flash drives shows promising results, with multiple drives of the same make showing no signs of corruption after six years.
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$500,000 gold RTX 5090 is now worth $830,000 thanks to rocketing commodity prices — Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition was actually a savvy investment, worth over 50% more than at inception

Asus’ special one-off ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition has been a great investment, and is currently worth an estimated $830,000 based on its scrap gold value alone.
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