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The first unofficial Geekbench 6 results for the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max are in, and Apple isn’t just winning the benchmark race. It’s obliterating the competition. The M5 Max’s 18-core CPU scored 29,233 in multi-core performance, beating the Mac Studio’s M3 Ultra chip with a 32-core CPU and an average score of 27,726. Yes, you read that right. A chip with 18 cores just outperformed one with 32. That’s a roughly 5% lead over the M3 Ultra and up to 15% faster than last year’s M4 Max. It doesn’t stop there. In single-core performance, the M5 Max scored…
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, announced to be Project Helix, could come with a much higher price tag than previous consoles. According to new claims from well-known hardware YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead, the upcoming system may cost anywhere between $999 and $1,200, depending on configuration. If accurate, that would place the next Xbox in a completely different territory compared to traditional consoles. Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name for our next generation console.Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox…
This week on The Game Informer Show, Alex, Brian, and Kyle sit down to discuss the latest crossover in the Poké-verse, Pokémon Pokopia. Before that, though, the trio takes a little bit of time to discuss the recent Nintendo Indie World showcase, and some of the exciting announcements there.After the break, Kyle takes the mic to declare his feelings on Scott Pilgrim EX. Does the beat ’em up hold up enough for an encore? It’s a short but sweet episode, so grab a cold drink and enjoy!Watch the video version: Follow our hosts:Jump to a specific segment:00:00 – Intro03:02 – Nintendo…
Valve is warning that its upcoming Steam Machine hardware may not arrive as soon as originally expected. In a recent update shared with the community, the company said global shortages of memory and storage components have forced it to revisit both the launch timing and pricing of its new hardware lineup. The announcement covers Valve’s entire upcoming hardware family: the Steam Machine, the Steam Frame VR headset, and a new Steam Controller. When the company first revealed these products in late 2025, the plan was to provide concrete release dates and pricing details by now. Instead, Valve says the rapidly…
If you’ve spent any time following gaming news in early 2026, you might think the end of Xbox is right around the corner. Between reports of a 32% year-over-year drop in hardware revenue, the sudden departure of longtime Xbox boss Phil Spencer, and wild speculation that Microsoft might pivot the entire gaming division toward AI, the internet has been flooded with dramatic takes about the “death of Xbox.” But the eulogies are premature. Despite the noise, Xbox still sits on one of the most powerful portfolios in gaming, including Halo, Forza, Gears of War, Call of Duty, Minecraft, and more.…
Apple’s new MacBook Neo was designed as an entry-level Mac, but early benchmark results suggest that it might be more capable than many expected. The Apple A18 Pro chip-powered laptop has surprisingly managed to beat older-gen MacBook Air and even match certain models in synthetic performance. MacBook Neo surprises in first benchmarks The first Geekbench results for the MacBook Neo have appeared online, giving us an early look at how Apple’s new budget-friendly Mac performs. According to the benchmark listing, the laptop scored 3,461 points in single-core and 8,668 points in multi-core tests. It also got a Metal score of…
I’m what you would call a lapsed Pokémon fan. I was 10 when Pokémon Red and Blue first hit the U.S., and I was absolutely obsessed with the franchise during that magical first generation as a kid who also wanted to be the very best. However, I fell off the franchise hard during Gen 2 (partially because my GBA with my in-progress copy of Gold was stolen) and never fully got back into it, save for sporadic check-ins like the 2016 Pokémon Go craze. Still, I’ve retained a soft spot for the franchise despite watching it grow from afar and…
Microsoft has quietly killed off Copilot’s Real Talk mode, roughly four months after its initial US launch and just weeks after rolling it out globally (via Windows Latest). All existing conversations have been archived, new sessions are no longer possible, and Microsoft is framing the whole thing as a learning exercise. The official statement describes Real Talk as “always an experiment,” with plans to absorb whatever worked into the main Copilot product. Reading between the lines: it was interesting enough to mine for data, not interesting enough to stick around. An experiment that didn’t last And there was genuinely something…
Processors today pack billions of transistors onto a single chip, and while that enables incredible performance, it also creates one persistent problem, which is heat. Rising temperatures can slow down a processor or force performance throttling. Now, researchers may have found a solution with something incredibly tiny, a new microscopic temperature sensor that’s nearly impossible to see with the naked eye. A thermometer smaller than a human hair Researchers at Penn State have developed an ultra-miniature thermometer that can be built directly onto computer chips. The sensor is super small, measuring just one square micrometer, which is several thousand times…
Invincible has a long history in comics, as do its co-creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. We talked with the makers of Invincible Vs. about how the series finally got its own fighting game as part of our cover story on Quarter Up’s new tag fighter.