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  • Acer Anyone who’s looking for a way to improve their 1080p gaming experience without upgrading to a new graphics card should check out this deal at B&H Photo and Video. The retailer is selling a 24.5-inch Acer 240Hz gaming display for $240. That’s $30 off of B&H’s list price and much better than the $280…

  • Samsung, one of the self-styled kings of folding phones, would like to remind you that it could do the same for laptops with the Flex Note. Asus already showed off a 17-inch folding Windows tablet earlier in the week and the Flex Note appears cut from the same cloth. Samsung’s video describes it as an…

  • Intel lntel said Monday that its first Arc GPUs will launch on March 30, introducing a third major player into the PC graphics arena. Intel is expected to announce its first “Alchemist” chip for GPUs on March 30, as part of an 8 AM PT webcast that will formally launch the new chips. Intel has…

  • Microsoft said Monday that it is finally making its DirectStorage API available to game developers, promising to bring one of the best features of the Xbox Series X game console, Quick Resume, to the PC. Microsoft originally announced that DirectStorage would be coming to Windows in 2020. Microsoft issued a DirectStorage preview in July 2021,…

  • Tiny, super-stylish ultraportable laptops lack two things: ports and storage. So a new generation of docks is packing both of them at the same time. Sabrent’s latest Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C dock can handle dual monitors, up to 96 watts of power delivery, full-sized SD cards, and — depending on which version you buy —…

  • In brief: Elgato just released a new foot-operated controller to help better manage streams while your hands are full. Streamers are the primary target audience, but it looks like it could have a lot of other uses. For $90, Elgato’s Stream Deck Pedal is essentially just three extra inputs that users can reach with their…

  • What just happened? Quake II RTX is already a pretty game — at least, compared to the original — but a major new patch is set to boost the visuals even more for users with powerful enough rigs, and high-end enough monitors. With the latest update, Quake II RTX has received official support for HDR…

  • StackCommerce Everyone gets sore muscles from time to time. Wish there was an easy way to get rid of them without having to take any over-the-counter medications? Well, good news, there is. Just get the TaoTronics deep tissue percussion muscle massager, which is being offered this week at 42 percent off the MSRP. This percussion massager is…

  • The Raspberry Pi single-board computer and all its variants have captured the imaginations of DIY enthusiasts and budding hobbyists alike, even though it hasn’t been immune to the chip crunch. And now that an 8GB model with as much RAM as a Mac Mini is here, interest in building with the board is sure to spike. Much…