So we've got a bunch of tech news today, but if we run out, try to think of something else we can talk about because I, I hate awkward silences.
And then the editor will leave that in, and so we will...
NVIDIA, releasing an offensively expensive card like the RTX 4090 Ti, again, is probably inevitable.
And if new leaks are anything to go by, when it does arrive, it might be a chunker.
Oh, like deja vu. A recently shared video indicates that the card might have a quad slot design, with four video outputs stacked on top of each other, rather than being laid outside by side.
So, hopefully, you also went for the XL variant of both your case and your bank account.
You just have to sign up for the XL one, and then you have more money.
It's when they fill it up. It looks like NVIDIA is fully enabling the AD102 GPU that's already inside the base RTX 4090, bringing the CUDA Core account to over 18,000 compared to the 10,752 in the RTX 3090 Ti.
Although details are sketchy right now, we might see two new products atop the stack, the aforementioned RTX 4090 Ti, and a higher-end model for professionals with a whopping 48GB of RAM, a VRAM.
So, yeah, we might be getting another Titan to the delight of Greek mythology enthusiasts everywhere, or probably that's also the, that might be the third NVIDIA card to be named, the RTX A6000, because there's two other ones.
Some people understand that reference. Speaking of hot chips, not the band, Apple's new M2 Max and M2 Pro chips are now atop the Passmark laptop CPU rankings in terms of single-threaded performance.
The M2 Max sits in first place with the two Pro models directly behind it, probably feeling jealous, followed by the standard 8-core edition.
They're just, they're just crying. It's an impressive showing for Apple considering how many doubts people originally had about Apple Silicon, but do keep in mind that since this isn't an X8664 platform, it's hard to do an Apple's-to-Apple's comparison.
Two competitors from AMD and Intel. But seeing as MacBooks are nonetheless direct competition, don't be surprised if Intel ups the ante and beats out the M2 lineup when its Raptor Lake laptop processors come out in the near future.
And if you've been having a hard time tracking down a PS5 console, it looks like you'll finally be able to get one without beating your head into the wall.
Well, how would that help anyone get a PS5? That's really keeping PS5.
Sony announced in an official blog post that supply has surged ahead of the release of the PSVR2, and that fans should have a much easier time finding the console itself.
Additionally, if you're in the US, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, or Luxembourg, you can buy directly from Sony.
Okay, what? Canada isn't on there, but Luxembourg is? What do they have? We don't.
Anyway, it's good timing considering that the PSVR2 is due out on the 2nd of February.
And we'll set you back 550 bucks, which is 50 bucks more than the console itself.
And it doesn't even hook into Meta's Metaverse. That's actually a feature. That's actually why it costs more.
Uh, so this weather, hey?
Get to the quick old bitties. Oh, we have quick bits. Oh, thank God.
Intel is prepping a major driver fix for its Arc graphics cards that should significantly boost performance.
There's a bottleneck that Intel has finally identified, which will be reportedly eliminated in an upcoming driver update.
Except they're not in the video. Thank goodness.
We're not sure exactly when this update will drop, but it's certainly great news, not just for folks with an Intel graphics card,
but also in terms of the industry getting more competition.
Still confused about how that bottleneck got in there, though. I mean, somebody was like carrying a big armful of them at the factory, it dropped in.
It choked it a little too hard. Grr, look!
You better be good. If you've got a Ford SUV, you might have a recall to deal with involving your backup camera.
Apparently these cameras are just showing a blue image instead of, you know, what's actually going on behind your vehicle.
Well, at least it's a good thing you got a second camera then. The recall affects nearly a half million SUVs between model years 2020 to 2023, so go get that fixed.
Or, I don't know, maybe just stick your head out of your window and look backwards for the time being like some sort of primitive proto-human.
Or just yolo it, boy! I'm gonna stop you, you're in an SUV!
At faith. Unsurprisingly, Apple doesn't want to be left behind in the foldable device market,
which is why noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that a foldable iPad will launch sometime next year.
And that might not seem very Apple-like, but if they actually launch their mixed reality glasses this summer,
and then a USB-C iPhone, and then they're forced to allow side loading and other app stores on iOS next year,
I mean, by the time the foldable iPad arrives, it might seem positively old-fashioned.
Hmm, how quaint. We're all cyborgs now.
It looks like Corsair has revealed its upcoming PCI Express 5.0 SSD called the MP700.
Given it's a premium product, it looks pretty cool with an included heatsink and fan.
Was that a pun? But it looks like the reveal was accidental as the teaser on YouTube was made private,
so we may not be seeing the MP700 on shelves all that soon.
Corsair is claiming 10 GB per second sequential read speeds whenever we do get our hands on it,
which should help to alleviate some of the embarrassment over this little incident also.
Oh, they're just mortified.
People, whoops! And if you're too lazy to go out and buy your own groceries, we've got some really bad news.
Amazon Fresh is now slapping a delivery fee on any order below $150,
which is way up from the previous threshold of $35.
Amazon released some mealy mouth statement about how the fee helps keep prices low
by making you pay more?
I don't get it, but Daddy Bezos must know what he's talking about.
He's very successful. And finally, oh, and finally I...
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