19+ min ago (257+ words) We've just received our first inkling that Samsung is nearing the official public launch of the now-delayed OneUI 8.5 beta firmware update, replete with 2 potentially major camera-related changes. The first beta build for Samsung's OneUI 8.5 has now been spotted on Samsung's internal test servers. This is an important milestone as the South Korean behemoth typically opens its OneUI beta to the public just a few weeks after the firmware update becomes visible on its test servers. While the public launch of the beta build was previously expected in November, that timeline appears unrealistic now. Instead, Samsung is likely to open the OneUI 8.5 beta to the public in December. Of course, given the test-related nature of the current beta build, it is entirely possible that this elimination is a result of a bug that has yet to be neutralized. Alternatively, Samsung might…...

1+ hour ago (208+ words) Popular overclocker Sergmann beats Saltycroissant in a DDR5 overclocking competition the same day and takes back his crown for achieving the highest speed on his DDR5 memory. New DDR5 Speed World Record Scored by Saltycroissant Beaten by Sergmann The Same Day; Corsair DDR5 Pushed to 13,530 MT/s Last week's CENS record has officially been broken by a prominent overclocker, Saltycroissant, who has been at the top of the leaderboard many times. We thought it would be difficult to break the CENS DDR5 13,322 MT/s world record, but it just took a single week for another overclocker to break it with [] Popular overclocker Sergmann beats Saltycroissant in a DDR5 overclocking competition the same day and takes back his crown for achieving the highest speed on his DDR5 memory. Slowly moving toward 7000, Thx to Corsair (DDR5 Vengeance) /Gigabyte (Z890 Tachyon ICE) / Splave (SplaveOne paste). And special thx to Hicookie, Sofos and…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (216+ words) Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band. [A samurai character kneeling with weapons surrounded by falling leaves, against the backdrop of a mountain, with the text ]The new…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (196+ words) A new Nintendo Switch 2 system update is now live, introducing fixes for a couple of specific issues while improving the system's stability. The 21.0.1 update, which is also live for the original Nintendo Switch, addresses an issue that caused Error Code: 2011-0301 or Error Code: 2168-0002 to occur when attempting a system transfer from a Switch system to a Switch 2 system. The new Nintendo Switch 2 system update also addresses an issue that prevented Bluetooth devices from connecting to the console after waking up the system from Sleep Mode or turning off Airplane Mode. This was a particularly annoying issue that forced the user to reboot the system, so this fix is particularly welcome. Being a minor update, these seem to be the only changes introduced by the 21.0.1 update. You can find the official update notes below. Although the new Nintendo Switch 2 update is…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago (223+ words) The Kirin 9030 is expected to be found in Huawei's latest Mate 80 series, and it was only a matter of time before the chipset found its way on Geekbench 6's single-core and multi-core database. Despite the company now switching to a 9-core CPU cluster instead of an 8-core cluster present in the Kirin 9020, the latest silicon is unbelievably slow in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, with top-end silicon like the A19 Pro, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5,and Dimensity 9500up to a whopping 346 percent faster when we start comparing the numbers. Older-generation lithography is preventing the Kirin 9030 [] [Kirin 9030 single-core and multi-core score leak]The Kirin 9030 is expected to be found in Huawei's latest Mate 80 series, and it was only a matter of time before the chipset found its way on Geekbench 6's single-core and multi-core database Despite the company now switching to a 9-core CPU…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago (242+ words) Earlier this year, Bethesda Game Studios briefly captured the interest of many gamers with the mystery surrounding the remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Rumors had swirled for months about it, but they did not confirm anything until the announcement and immediate release of Oblivion Remastered on April 22, 2025. We had a real successful shadowdrop with Hi-Fi Rush through Xbox and through Bethesda. Todd Howard, the boss man, he's wanted to shadowdrop things for a long time because it's so great to be able to say, 'Here's the thing, get it today.' It's very valuable. Indeed, the penchant of Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard for shadowdrops is well known. Just recently, he commented that he'd love for the studio's next highly anticipated game, The Elder Scrolls VI, to 'just appear' eventually once it is ready to ship to fans. It…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago (429+ words) Three and a half months ago, Ubisoft briefly posted the announcement of a Far Cry TV series adaptation on its official website before quickly removing it. Usually, this kind of mistake happens a few hours before the news is supposed to go live, but everything went silent afterward, prompting fans to wonder whether this project was still going forward. That seems to be the case now. The blog post is once again live and has stayed that way for a few hours. The details are largely the same: FX has placed an order for the series, which will follow an anthology format, where each season will feature a different setting and cast of characters. This is, after all, the same formula that has always been used in the Far Cry games, so it appears fitting. It's also one that Noah…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (168+ words) Apple is in the middle of bringing OLED technology to its less expensive range of products, starting with the iPad mini 8. The compact slate will offer a major display upgrade over its direct predecessor, the iPad mini 7, while maintaining the same footprint. According to the latest report, Apple is estimated to launch the new tablet in the third or fourth quarter of 2026, but this prediction is based on Samsung's OLED production schedule. Samsung is reportedly tasked with fulfilling iPad mini 8's OLED supply, with the manufacturer providing an annual 3 million panels - iPad Air to feature [] Based on Samsung's aforementioned mass production schedule, the iPad mini 8 launch is expected to transpire during the third or fourth quarter of 2026, with the Korean giant estimated to supply Apple with 3 million units annually. The Cupertino firm also has plans to bring the same technology…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago (199+ words) British actor Charlie Cox was among those who received a nomination for their work on the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards. At a recent panel hosted during the Mexican convention LaConve 64 in Monterrey, as recorded by Posta Entretenimiento, Charlie Cox said: This isn't the first time the actor has shrugged off the accolades that came his way for the role of Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Charlie Cox previously admitted that he's not a gamer, did not play the game, and only spent about four hours in the studio doing the voiceover after his agent signed him up for it, which now made him feel like a 'total fraud' when people praised him. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already won seven prizes at the Golden Joystick Awards, including two for the performers (Jennifer English for Maelle…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (157+ words) The Chief Executive of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer has admitted that TSMC's current production capacity is insufficient to meet global demand. To counter this significant disparity, a new report states that the manufacturer is building three additional plants focused on 2nm wafer production, with the initial investment said to be a roaring $28.6 billion. Earlier, two of TSMC's 2nm local plants were said to have reached their maximum production threshold, without monthly wafer output estimated to target 100,000 units by the end of next year. Alongside expanding 2nm production, TSMC is also building its A14 facility in Taiwan, as [] The report doesn't specify the number of monthly wafers that will be increased when all 2nm manufacturing plants become fully operational, so that is a figure we will have to wait for until next year, so let us keep our fingers crossed for future updates. News Source:…...