Why a Neo Geo port of Doom is functionally impossible
…So when we hear that a piece of game-playing hardware from the ’90s (or later) can’t run Doom , our ears perk up. That hardware is the Neo Geo, an early…
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It’s not surprising that older Nintendo hardware tends to quickly fade away once a replacement is on the market. Ars’ analysis finds that Nintendo consoles usually stay on the market for just one to four more fiscal years after their successors are sharing retail shelf space. Where the Switch’s future in the market will fall within this historic range is a bit hard to project. On the one hand, the Switch 2 sold nearly 20 million units in its first (partial) fiscal year, heavily outpacing the nearly 4 million full-year sales for the Switch in the 2026 fiscal year. This suggests a lot of pent-up
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Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
…The companies have also worked together to develop the software and protocols needed to perform error correction on Atom’s hardware. That’s not “hardware” in the typical computing sense. Most of…
Microsoft will lean on your CPU to speed up Windows 11's apps and animations
…As Windows 10’s free year of extended security updates draws to a close, users will need to either upgrade their PCs or buy new hardware that meets Windows 11’s system…
Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising
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NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon
…Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, another NASA official spearheading the Moon base initiative, were clearly fired up about the possibility of using existing hardware to bring new capabilities to the lunar program…
Windows Update is getting better at saving your PC from buggy drivers
Hardware driver updates can be a blessing and a curse. When they’re good, they can fix bugs, improve performance, and add new capabilities, giving your PC a minor upgrade without requiring…
Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry
…constraints of DRAM [are] affecting customers’ ability to obtain new hardware to migrate onto.” Colpitts pointed to a lack of available hardware for permanent migrations and “to temporarily facilitate a brownfield reimage…
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
If you’re using older iPhone or iPad hardware and you’re hoping to keep running Apple’s latest operating systems, this year’s releases bring mostly good news. The iOS 27…
After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
…Claiming that restrictions are needed for national security reasons, the FCC imposed a ban on new hardware and related limits on software updates for routers that were authorized for sale before the…
The Nintendo Switch 2 is getting more expensive later this year
…Outside of the US, Nintendo announced the following new hardware prices for other markets: Canada: $679.99 (from $629.99) Europe: €499.99 (from €469.99) Japan: ¥59,980 (from ¥49,980…