Keep the NVIDIA and Microsoft party going this GFN Thursday with Grounded, Deathloop and Pentiment now available to stream for GeForce NOW members this week. These three Xbox Game Studio titles are part of the dozen additions to the GeForce NOW library.

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NVIDIA and Microsoft's partnership continues to flourish with this week's game additions.
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(PR) MONTECH Unveiling Innovation at Computex 2023
MONTECH - a PC gaming-focused brand established by Telon Co., Ltd. with more than 30 years of history in the PC industry, announces its upcoming products at Computex 2023 that includes PC cases, power supply, cooling fans, mechanical keyboards, and mouse. MONTECH will also be featuring Computex event mod cases with 6 different build designs.

We are excited to invite you to our booth at Computex this year, located on the first floor of Nangang Exhibition Hall 1 Booth No. J1009a in Taipei, Taiwan. From May 30 - June 2nd, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 6PM.
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(PR) HYTE Releases Y40 Case and CNVS Snow White Mousepad
HYTE, the PC components, peripherals, and lifestyle brand of iBUYPOWER, today, released Y40 Snow White and CNVS Snow White. After overwhelming consumer demand, HYTE released all white versions of its popular Y40 case and CNVS Intense Play Mat. The Y40 Snow White will feature both a white interior and exterior as opposed to the previously released white and black version of the case. Additionally, Y40 Snow White will come with two new all white FE12 fans pre-installed and the front and side panels will be clear tempered glass instead of tinted.

CNVS Snow White will feature an all-white top surface for those who prefer a light aesthetic. Users can experience the custom qRGB lighting of CNVS via HYTE's Nexus software. Through Nexus, CNVS' continuous qRGB lighting can be synced to screen mirror, emulate rhythmic beats, sync to a system and more. Both CNVS and Y40 Snow White will be on display in the HYTE/iBUYPOWER suite during Computex 2023.
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Windows 11 Quietly Updated with Support for RAR Archive File Format
Microsoft has been hyping up a new implementation of AI assistance into its flagship operating system - Windows 11 - this week, but a keen-eyed journalist has noticed an interesting tidbit placed in plain sight amongst all of the artificial intelligence bluster. Those who have legitimately purchased the WinRAR archiver extractor tool within the past few days should look away now. Within the announcement of a Windows 11 Co-Pilot, under the section named "Reducing toil and unlocking the fun and joy of development on Windows with new features and improvements," Panos Panay (the chief product officer) mentions an unexpected addition: "We have added native support for additional archive formats, including tar, 7-zip, rar, gz and many others using the libarchive open-source project. You now can get improved performance of archive functionality during compression on Windows."

It is slightly amusing that it has taken Microsoft's engineers almost three decades to add native support for RAR files in their OS product environment - it should be noted that Windows 10 is not getting this exclusive treatment, after all the company's product managers are encouraging folks to get onto 11 to enjoy all of the latest fun features. It is perhaps not great news for the developer of this archive file format - RARLAB proclaims on their site: "With over 500 million users worldwide, WinRAR is the world's most popular compression tool! There is no better way to compress files for efficient and secure file transfer. Providing fast email transmission and well-organized data storage options, WinRAR also offers solutions for users working in all industries and sectors." Windows users have often joked about getting the most out of time-limited shareware versions of the WinRAR suite, but not many have actually purchased it - will the small update to Windows 11 impact RARLAB's sales figures in the immediate future?

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