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On December 13, the Arc B580 was introduced at a price of $249. In a GPU market primarily controlled by NVIDIA and its expensive cards, Intel’s Battlemage model quickly sold out nearly everywhere. This product garnered acclaim from numerous tech experts, with most initial reviews being highly favorable. Tom’s Hardware awarded it a perfect 5 stars, labeling it “An outstanding achievement for Intel and an affordable entry point into 1440p gaming for budget-conscious gamers.

You can enjoy playing Tetris directly from this file by opening it with a compatible web browser. It’s worth noting that Firefox and all Chromium browsers are suitable, but I found the gameplay smoother on Chrome compared to Edge. This difference might be because Edge employs Adobe Reader, which Rinsma mentions is “not fully compliant” in various aspects.

This year, I decided I wouldn’t do any work during the holiday season, but I ended up being quite busy despite my initial plans. Holidays can sometimes be more hectic than work due to family visits, children dropping by, and visits to in-laws and extended family. Lately, for me, it’s not just about playing games, but also the mode of play that matters, and Xbox excels in this area.

An entry on the Microsoft 365 roadmap summarizes the feature:

After getting back home and recharging, I felt compelled to shine a light on the most outstanding technologies I encountered. It’s important to clarify that there won’t be any AI jargon, impractical prototypes, or overly complex tech gadgets in this list. Instead, you will find seven tech products that have genuinely impressed me; what sets them apart is their availability this year.

Various concepts about naming structures and designs were surfacing, and several speculations eventually turned out to be truths upon receiving AMD’s CES press kit regarding their upcoming Radeon GPUs in 2025. Major media outlets received the same Radeon details before AMD’s presentation, leaving us puzzled when there was no reference to RDNA 4 on stage.