(PR) GAMEMAX Introduces Leader 2 Gaming Chassis with Lion-Inspired Design

GAMEMAX, an emerging brand of PC gaming components including gaming cases and power supply units, introduces the Leader 2 gaming PC cases - the designed based on the brand's new mid-tower PC chassis featuring a bold lion-themed design featuring claw mark details on the mesh and other parts, delivering both superior airflow and striking aesthetics.

Designed for high-end gaming and workstation PC configurations, the GAMEMAX Leader 2 offers extensive hardware support accommodating E-ATX motherboards including back-connector motherboards like the ASUS BTF, GIGABYTE STEALTH, and MSI PROJECT ZERO. The chassis supports up to 425 mm-long GPUs (RTX 50 Series ready), up to 245 mm-long ATX PSUs, up to 185 mm-tall air coolers, and up to 420 mm radiators for unmatched versatility. The Leader 2 supports up to 9x 120 mm or 8x 140 mm fans, including four pre-installed 140 mm ARGB/PWM fans and an ARGB/PWM controller for enhanced airflow and vibrant lighting effects. Read full story


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Windows Notepad Gets Microsoft Copilot Integration

Everybody's favorite plaintext editor, Notepad, has been gathering features in the last couple of years. For over three decades, the Windows accessory could do little more than just input and save plaintext files, but Microsoft has been adding features to it. It began with the 2022 addition of tabs—the ability to have multiple text files open as tabs. This was roughly when Microsoft changed Notepad from a Win32 application to a UWP app. Then in 2024, as part of a larger care package to all Windows accessories, Microsoft added spelling and grammar checks; and now the company brought Copilot integration directly into Notepad. A dedicated Copilot button in the Notepad toolbar now shows up. It spawns a menu that lets you use Copilot to proof the text, such as rewriting it, making it longer/shorter, changing the tone of the text, or even formatting it.


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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme Motherboard Pictured

Here are some of the first pictures of the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme, the company's new flagship Socket AM5 motherboard. Until now, the company's AMD 800-series chipset motherboard lineup topped off with the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero for connectivity and the ROG Crosshair X870E Apex for overclocking chops, and the company is looking to push things up a notch, especially given that AMD's Ryzen 9000X3D series is established as the fastest processor series for gaming PC builds. This board is designed to compete with the likes of the MSI MEG X870E Godlike and the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS Xtreme. It is firmly into the E-ATX territory in terms of dimensions. The board draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX, two 8-pin EPS, and an 8-pin PCIe power. It uses the company's most powerful CPU VRM solution for the AMD platform, above even the 22-phase solution of the Hero.

The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme comes with a large number of 4-pin PWM fan and water pump headers. Storage connectivity includes one M.2-22110 Gen 5 on the board with a chunky heat pipe-based cooler; a second Gen 5 and two Gen 4 slots on the board, and a DIMM.2 module that provides additional slots. The expansion slots provided are a PCI-Express 5.0 x16 and a second PCI-Express 4.0 x4 (physical x16). There are a boat-load of USB ports, including a couple of 40 Gbps USB4, 20 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, and several 10 Gbps and 5 Gbps USB 3.2 ports. Networking interfaces include Wi-Fi 7, a 10 GbE, and a 5 GbE. The board features the company's most premium onboard audio solution that probably combines a Realtek ALC4082 with an ESS ES9219 DAC for the front channels, an audiophile-grade OPAMP, and premium capacitors. The board offers many of the exclusive overclocker-friendly features found in the company's ROG Maximus Extreme motherboards. A star-attraction is its 4-inch true-color display over the VRM heatsinks, which can be programmed to show anything. There is no word on availability or pricing.


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Ubisoft Creates New Subsidiary With Tencent for Top 3 AAA Game Franchises

After many rumors and supposed leaks claimed that Tencent was preparing a buyout of Ubisoft, it seems as though an alternative solution was reached, with Ubisoft today announcing that it has created a new subsidiary to house some of its biggest gaming franchises. According to the announcement, the new business entity is "based on its Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six brands," and it received initial funding from Tencent, which owns a 25% stake in the new business. Tencent's investment in the new subsidiary is to the tune of €1.16 billion.

The announcement also gives us an indication of what to expect from these game franchises going forward. For starters, Ubisoft mentions that the new subsidiary—and likely the capital injection from the Tencent investment—is part of a new business model that would allow it to invest more in increasing the quality of its creative outputs. Supposedly, it will focus on quality story-driven solo games and growing its multiplayer offerings with more frequent content updates, more social features, and introducing "free-to-play touchpoints." The acquisition comes after a series of delays marred the lead-up to the launch of the latest Assassin's Creed Shadows, which ultimately seems to have been a commercial success. In keeping with other trends, Ubisoft mentions in the press release that the move to split off these gaming IPs will also help accelerate its recent moves to make these gaming franchises multi-platform. Recently, Ubisoft has repeatedly stated that its strategy moving forward would include more multi-platform day-one launches, as opposed to console exclusives and timed exclusives. Read full story


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Office Scanner? Toss It. This App Handles Everything

Fussing with a traditional scanner in 2025 is like still using a flip phone—it gets the job done, but there's a much smarter way to handle things. The iScanner is a professional-grade scanning app that turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-fledged document scanner, editor, and organizer.

Whether you're working remotely, running a business, or just need to digitize receipts and notes on the go, iScanner lets you scan, edit, and manage files anywhere—no bulky equipment required. For a limited time, you can grab a lifetime subscription to iScanner for just $24.99 (reg. $199.99) with code SCAN. That's a one-time payment for unlimited access.

iScanner can turn paper into searchable PDFs, extract text using AI-powered OCR, and even help you solve math problems by scanning equations. You can edit documents, add e-signatures, mark up text, and merge multiple files without ever touching a desktop computer. Get lifetime access to the iScanner app for just $24.99 (reg. $199.99) with code SCAN through March 30 only.Read full story


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(PR) GEEKOM IT13 2025 Edition Mini PC Unveiled

GEEKOM has introduced the latest addition to its versatile mini PC lineup—the IT13 2025 Edition. As an upgrade over the fan-favorite GEEKOM IT13, which was released in 2023, the IT13 2025 Edition is engineered to deliver even more outstanding computing capabilities across multiple domains than its predecessor.

The IT13 2025 Edition shares the widely adored design of the IT13, featuring a premium matte blue aluminium chassis which ensures both durability and aesthetic appeal. Despite its compact size, the mini PC is packed with ports, offering four USB-A, two USB4, two HDMI, an SD card reader, a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, and a headphone jack. At the heart of the IT13 2025 Edition is the Intel Core i9-13900HK, a processor that features 10 CPU cores, 16 threads, and 24 MB Intel smart cache. This chip provides a 5% performance boost over the IT13's Core i9-13900H, delivering faster processing speeds and improved efficiency for demanding tasks. Read full story


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(PR) KLEVV Expands DDR5 Memory Lineup with New Colors, Lower Latency, and AMD Optimi

KLEVV, the leading consumer memory and storage brand introduced by Essencore, today announces exciting updates to its DDR5 Gaming/OC memory lineup. The new releases include stylish color options for the FIT V and BOLT V series, enhanced performance with lower latency SKUs, and "Optimized for AMD" variants across its DDR5 OC models. This update boosts overall system efficiency and expands platform compatibility, offering gamers, creators, and professionals even more choices to elevate their systems.

KLEVV introduces two fresh color variations to its FIT V and BOLT V memory series, complementing a broader range of system designs. The FIT V series now features an elegant Jet Black edition, delivering a minimalist and understated aesthetic tailored for creators and professionals. Meanwhile, the BOLT V series now features an all new pure White edition, combining a bold, modern aesthetic alongside high-speed performance tailored for gamers. Read full story


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Qualcomm Snapdragon X-Powered Laptops Flagged with "Frequently Returned Item" Tag

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X platform is hitting more road obstacles as the platform matures. First, it was low sales in the third quarter of 2024, and now it is the latest flag from the world's largest online retailer—Amazon. According to Windows Central, Amazon has flagged Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 AI PC with the "Frequently Returned Item" flag. Being pretty much self-explanatory, the flag marks items "with the highest return rates for their product category." Presumably, Amazon's algorithm has weighted out return rates of AI PCs, and it turns out that Qualcomm Snapdragon X-powered Surface Laptop 7 has not stuck with consumers for long. Amazon's return policy allows product returns 30 days after receiving an item, and it seems like customers aren't pleased with it.

However, the laptop currently maintains a 4.2/5-star rating based on 360 ratings. 12% of these are one-star and 71% are five-star ratings. A sudden spike in returns may be boosted by Microsoft updating the Surface Laptop 7 with an Intel Core Ultra series of processors, so customers are returning their Arm-based laptops for x86 variants. We need more data to make further conclusions. As a reminder, despite sequential growth of 180% in Q3 2024, Snapdragon X-powered devices represent less than 1.5% of the Windows market, according to research from Canalys. Qualcomm sold around 720,000 Snapdragon X devices, accounting for only 0.8% of all PCs sold in Q3 2024. We are waiting for new data to compare to the rest of the ecosystem.


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This Week in Gaming (Week 13)

Welcome to the last full week of March and it's jam-packed with new releases, with this week's major release coming out of South Korea and it should appeal to all the single player RPG fans out there. The week continues with driving really really far away, a modern take on an early arcade game, some more RPG action, although this time based on a popular TV show, which is followed up by an open world post-apocalyptic first person shooter that takes place in the UK and the week finally ends with a life sim that is not from EA. There's also a bunch of other games launching this week.

The First Berserker: Khazan / This week's major release / Thursday 27 March
Experience the brutal action of The First Berserker: Khazan, a hardcore Action RPG adventure set 800 years before the events of the Dungeon Fighter Online (DNF) Universe. You will experience the vast universe and journey to the continent of Arad and discover the untold story of General Khazan. Master deep and immersive combat mechanics while you engage in strategic battles against a diverse array of foes and bosses. Will you embrace the path of the First Berserker and embark on Khazan's path of revenge? Steam link Read full story


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