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Пишу об играх и игровом «железе» с 2018 года, в VGTimes работаю с 2024 года. Специализируюсь на графических процессорах, PC-компонентах, игровых технологиях и новостях индустрии, а также разбираю игровые системы и крупные релизы. Когда я не пишу о «железе», то, скорее всего, я исследую постапокалиптические пустоши в Fallout или Kenshi, управляю колонией в RimWorld или командую армиями в Hearts of Iron IV.
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Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated launches as an uncensored AI model for free
The Hugging Face model card describes Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated as a crude proof-of-concept for removing refusals from an LLM. In practice, that means the release is meant to demonstrate the method rather than serve as a polished overhaul. Huihui-ai released Huihui-Qwen3.8-27B-abliterated on August 18, 2026. The model is based on Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B, but this version is explicitly presented as an uncensored release.
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August 18, 2026
Xbox 360 emulation hits Android — some games are already running surprisingly well
Android is steadily turning into a full-fledged platform for emulating past-gen consoles. The new XenDroid project is already trying to run Xbox 360 games on phones and handhelds, and some titles are hitting perfectly acceptable frame rates — though we're still far from a proper console replacement.
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August 18, 2026
Acer Unveils a Laptop That Outspecs the MacBook Neo — But There’s a Catch
Acer has taken the wraps off the Go Air, a sleek new laptop that looks poised to take on the MacBook Neo in the budget-friendly arena. The newcomer boasts a 120Hz display, 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports — though its price tag currently sits above Apple’s baseline model.
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August 18, 2026
Microsoft outage takes down GitHub, Copilot, and Teams worldwide
Users around the world lost access to Microsoft-linked tools as GitHub first flagged a widespread service disruption affecting Copilot, Teams, and other products. The issue was not limited to one region, with reports coming in from multiple countries.
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August 17, 2026
Unitree's Superman robot claims record-breaking jump and sprint speeds
Unitree Robotics said Superman has been in development for a little over three months, and the company is framing the humanoid as an experimental showcase for highly dynamic movement rather than a finished product. Unitree also says the prototype is not a commercial product yet.
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August 17, 2026
AIDA64 Extreme beta adds preliminary AMD Zen 7 support
AIDA64 Extreme beta 8.35.8405 now lists AMD's upcoming Zen 7 server chips in its database, even though the processors are still far from release. The beta arrived on August 16, 2026, and its release notes suggest hardware support is arriving well ahead of launch.
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August 17, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S26 explodes in owner's pocket in India
In India, a Samsung Galaxy S26 overheated and exploded while in its owner's trousers pocket. The victim, named Majid, was taken to the hospital following the incident, sustaining burns to both his hands and his lower body.
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August 17, 2026
Sony Still Hasn't Set a PlayStation 6 Release Date, Says Hiroki Totoki
Sony is still weighing PlayStation 6's timing, pricing, and business model, with high memory costs a key reason for the delay, CEO Hiroki Totoki said in a Wall Street Journal interview. Sony said memory prices are expected to remain very high in FY 2027 because supply will still be short.
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August 17, 2026
Intel says Nova Lake will debut on desktops before the data center
Intel said that Nova Lake will reach desktop platforms before it arrives in the data center. The message came from Robert Hallock, Intel vice president and general manager of the enthusiast channel business, who said the company is taking its roadmap very seriously.
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August 17, 2026
OpenAI disbands unit tasked with finding AI’s most dangerous threats
OpenAI has disbanded the unit responsible for identifying the most dangerous AI use cases. The company calls it a streamlining move, but the decision raises questions given the departure of safety-focused staff and recent reports of cyberattacks involving experimental models.
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August 17, 2026
Which CPU and GPU to Choose in 2026: The Best Combos Named
ScatterVolt has broken down the current CPU‑GPU pairings and put together recommendations for different use cases — from budget gaming PCs to powerful rigs for 4K, editing, and local AI inference. In some cases, the blogger advises against spending extra on pricier components, since their performance would simply be overkill for the average user.
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August 17, 2026
Intel May Be Prepping a Budget Handheld Chip — Less Performance, Lower Price
Intel looks to be cooking up a more affordable processor for gaming handhelds based on the Panther Lake architecture. The new chip will pack noticeably fewer cores than the company's flagship solutions, but in return, it could make Intel-powered consoles cheaper.
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August 17, 2026
Android 17 is finally getting more user-friendly: Google now lets you customize even the Quick Settings panel
Google is doubling down on making Android 17 a more flexible OS: the latest beta finally gives users more control over the interface look and feel, while also beefing up defenses against call-forwarding scams. The catch? All these changes are still tester-only for now.
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August 17, 2026
DeepSeek Launches Harness, an Open Source AI Agent Environment
DeepSeek AI has put Harness into developer preview, warning that compatibility-breaking changes are coming as the open-source agent environment continues to gain traction on GitHub.
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August 17, 2026
Windows 11 to Bring Back a Proper Context Menu with One Major Change
Microsoft is cooking up a major revamp for the Windows 11 context menu—you know, the one that pops up when you right-click. At long last, users might get the ability to pick and choose which commands appear in the main menu and bring back familiar functions from Windows 10.
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August 17, 2026
Amazon's $550 Gaming PC Deal Ended With a Broken Delivery
One buyer ended up with a gaming PC that Amazon had accidentally listed for about $550 instead of about $2,100, but the promised bargain fell apart before the machine could even be used. According to the account, a courier threw the box over the gate near the buyer's home, and the system unit arrived broken at the doorstep.
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August 17, 2026
PS4 Exclusive The Order: 1886 Running on PC via shadPS4 — Over 200 FPS
The Order: 1886, a PS4 exclusive from Sony Computer Entertainment, has been booted up on PC via the shadPS4 emulator: in a fresh test, this 2015 title is pushing past 200 FPS in certain scenes. This isn’t a native port, but an emulated run — and that’s exactly why the results are so impressive for a game that’s been tethered to the PS4 for years.
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August 14, 2026
Gigabyte's AORUS RTX 5090 INFINITY hits Europe at €6,194.84
Gigabyte has listed the AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 INFINITY 32G in its European store, with the German price set at €6,194.84 including VAT. The figure puts the flagship card 166% above NVIDIA's listed MSRP for the GeForce RTX 5090, which stands at €2,329.
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August 14, 2026
New Snapdragon Could Be the Most Powerful Android Chip Yet
A purported benchmark result for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro has surfaced online, and it could push Qualcomm's new chip to the top of AnTuTu. An unknown smartphone scored nearly 4.84 million points, but the service itself hasn't confirmed the result yet, so the number should only be taken as a preliminary reference.
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August 14, 2026
Micron's ordinary DRAM is more profitable than HBM, analysts say
Micron's standard DRAM is now the company's most profitable memory product, UBS says, with the advantage tied to how much easier it is to manufacture than HBM. On August 13, 2026, CTEE reported that general-purpose DRAM has become the biggest beneficiary of the current memory cycle.
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August 14, 2026
Any PC enthusiast’s dream: ordered a cooler, got a Ryzen for $349
A customer ordered a $26 cooler, but instead received a sealed Ryzen 7 5800X3D worth around $349. Too bad the unexpectedly pricey package didn’t exactly make his day: without that cooler, the CPU was pretty much useless to him.
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August 14, 2026
Apple proposes 5% to 15% off-App Store fees, drawing Epic Games' ire
Apple filed a court proposal in the United States on Thursday, August 13, and Epic Games immediately objected to the plan, which would let Apple charge fees on purchases made outside its App Store payment system. The filing sets different rates for different kinds of apps and services.
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August 14, 2026
Apple Marks iPhone X as Obsolete and Ends Official Hardware Support
The iPhone X has reached the end of Apple's repair pipeline: Apple's support page now lists the 2017 handset as obsolete, so Apple Store locations and authorized service providers can no longer service it. Apple officially moved the iPhone X into its obsolete products category, which means the model has lost official hardware support.
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August 14, 2026
SEGA, Atlus and NIS America reveal PAX West 2026 plans and panel lineup
At PAX West 2026, Atlus will let attendees try Persona 4 Revival and STRANGER THAN HEAVEN for the first time at a public North American event, with both demos available at SEGA booth 609 in the Arch Building on Level 4. SEGA and Atlus announced the lineup on August 14.
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August 14, 2026
Google Launches Free AI for App Building Course on Coursera
Google expanded its Coursera offerings with AI for App Building, course that focuses on building apps with AI tools and requires no prior experience. Coursera says the class takes about two hours to complete.
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August 14, 2026
Marvel's Wolverine will run at 60 FPS with ray tracing on base PS5
Insomniac Games says Marvel's Wolverine was built to hit 60 frames per second with ray tracing on the base PS5, and the studio says it has already reached that target ahead of the game's September 15, 2026 launch on PlayStation 5.
Jess Reiner-Rid said the team had been aiming for stable 60 FPS on the base console from the very beginning of development. According to her, that goal was achieved, and the game "feels very smooth."
Jess Reiner-Rid said the team had been aiming for stable 60 FPS on the base console from the very beginning of development. According to her, that goal was achieved, and the game "feels very smooth."
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August 14, 2026
Neo Berlin 2087 set for 2028, gets new release trailer
ByteRockers' Games and Elysium Game Studio have announced that Neo Berlin 2087 will launch in 2028 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Steam. The cyberpunk action RPG also got a new trailer ahead of Gamescom 2026, and the footage puts the game's release window front and center.
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August 14, 2026
Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with lower prices and stronger coding performance
Just three weeks after Gemini 3.6 Flash, Google has followed up with Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version it describes as its most capable workhorse yet for coding and agents, while also lowering the starting price.
The introductory rate is $0.75 per 1 million input tokens and $3.75 per 1 million output tokens. Google says that is half the original Gemini 3.6 Flash cost per million tokens, so the update is not only faster on paper but also cheaper to run.
The introductory rate is $0.75 per 1 million input tokens and $3.75 per 1 million output tokens. Google says that is half the original Gemini 3.6 Flash cost per million tokens, so the update is not only faster on paper but also cheaper to run.
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August 14, 2026
Intel rethinks memory with vertical DRAM above the processor
Intel is pairing a new memory strategy with future processor design, and Lip-Bu Tan says the company is looking at a setup that places DRAM vertically above the processor while skipping the intermediate layer. Tan also said memory is becoming a key factor in future chips rather than an external add-on, especially for AI workloads.
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August 14, 2026
Lenovo Just Launched a Laptop for Around $550 That Looks Way Too Good for Its Price
Lenovo has unveiled the Lecoo 14 Core Edition, an affordable notebook powered by an Intel Core i5-13420H, 16GB of RAM, and a 14-inch IPS display. Priced at roughly $550, the spec sheet makes it a compelling option for productivity work without shelling out extra for gaming muscle.
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August 13, 2026
Ryzen 7 7800X3D Keeps Burning and Swelling on Updated AM5 BIOS
A Reddit user says a Ryzen 7 7800X3D failed after about three months of use, leaving the chip visibly burned and swollen even on an AM5 system running the latest available BIOS. The machine reportedly shut down while gaming, then fell into a boot loop, and the owner was told to send the CPU through RMA.
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August 13, 2026
ZOTAC unveils titanium GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core OC 20th Anniversary Edition
ZOTAC has added the GeForce RTX 5080 Solid Core OC 20th Anniversary Edition to its official graphics card lineup, unveiling a special model dedicated to the company's anniversary. The anniversary card comes in a titanium color scheme with special styling, but ZOTAC has not yet said when it will go on sale or how much it will cost.
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August 13, 2026
Keychron Unveils a Macro Pad That Looks Like a Full-Fledged Keyboard
Keychron has introduced an unconventional macro pad called the C100 8K, featuring a hundred mechanical keys. The device is aimed at users who find standard keyboard shortcuts limiting—macros can be assigned for gaming, video editing, programming, 3D modeling, and other tasks.
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August 13, 2026
CoreWeave Will Rent NVIDIA A100 GPUs Through 2029
CoreWeave's continued use of NVIDIA A100 GPUs underscores how much life remains in the company's older AI infrastructure. The accelerators are part of NVIDIA's Ampere generation, which launched in 2020, and the arrangement shows that legacy hardware can still support long-term workloads.
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August 13, 2026
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon C: Budget Laptops Get a Serious Alternative to Intel
Qualcomm has detailed its new Snapdragon C — an ARM platform aimed at budget laptops priced around $300. The company is promising a solid performance boost and better battery life compared to Intel's N250, though these are based on its own internal testing for now, and the actual retail pricing of these devices remains up in the air.
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August 13, 2026
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