Thursday, 15 April 2021

Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten, Best Phones 2021, GM Super Cruise Test Drive

Gaming Culture

Intellivision: Gone But Not Forgotten

Mattel developed a gaming system called Intellivision in the late 1970s, around the same time that the Atari 2600 launched. However, it made such an impression that the iconic console was never forgotten and is, in fact, making a comeback.

Mobile

The Best Phones 2021: Value, Budget and Best of the Best

There are many factors to consider when buying a new phone, but for most people the crucial element is price. Are you willing to shell out almost a grand on the latest and greatest phone or will a $300 mid-range champion suffice?

Car Tech

Going "Hands Free" with GM's Super Cruise

Going "hands-free" in a car used to relate to talking on your phone, but the phrase is taking on a whole new meaning thanks to hands-free driving technology like GM's Super Cruise which we had a chance to test out.

Metahuman

Epic Games' photorealistic character creator released in early access

Back in February, Epic Games unveiled a cloud-based Unreal Engine tool called "Metahuman Creator" that allows graphic designers to quickly create CG 3D human models for use...

Hacking

This is how the FBI cracked the San Bernardino iPhone, with some help

To recap, the iPhone 5c in question belonged to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the two shooters from an attack at the Inland Regional Center in San...

Called Out

Steam user gets refund for "amazing" game because it's short, rebuys it after dev highlights practice

As reported by PC Gamer, Before Your Eyes is a unique game in which players control the narrative using blinks picked up by a webcam. It has...

Mobile

Sony Xperia 1 III is the world's first phone with a 4K 120Hz OLED display

The new Xperia phones might be difficult to tell apart from their predecessors since they carry the same tall and narrow form factor with an almost identical...

APU

Got GPU? Ryzen 5000G Zen 3 APUs with Radeon graphics are now official

Codenamed "Cezanne," the Ryzen 5000G series is divided into 65W and 35W (GE) variants. The Ryzen 5000G series comprises the 4C/8T 5300G/GE, the 6C/12T 5600G/GE, and the...

Shortage

TSMC: component shortages could continue through 2022

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) doesn't see an end to the ongoing global chip shortage anytime soon.

Hardware

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 arrives with more Ryzen CPU options, starting at $999

Microsoft today announced the Surface Laptop 4, continuing the tradition of incremental improvements in what is the company's basic Windows laptop with a touchscreen. Design-wise, there are...

CD Projekt Red says it won't give up on Cyberpunk 2077

Speaking to Reuters, KiciƄski said, "I don't see an option to shelve Cyberpunk 2077. We are convinced that we can bring the game to such a state...

Half-Life: Alyx's 'No VR' mod gets an impressive new progress update

In case you aren't in the loop, Half-Life: Alyx modders have been looking for ways to remove or reduce the game's VR dependencies since its March 23...

Canadian politician accidentally appears naked on Parliamentary Zoom call

William Amos, who represents the Quebec district of Pontiac for Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberal Party, was caught walking around in his birthday suit during the session. Like...

Nvidia is reportedly releasing a new RTX 3060 with improved anti-mining abilities

With cryptocurrency prices continuing to rise, demand from miners is one of the reasons graphics cards are so expensive and difficult to find right now. By implementing...

Chrome 90 is here with HTTPS as the new default protocol, better video calls

Google has been pushing to move the entire web to HTTPS for years by, among other things, labeling all HTTP sites as "Not Secure" and only allowing...

2022 iPhones said to include 48-megapixel camera, 8K video capture, and no "mini" model

A new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicates that Apple may drop the 5.4-inch iPhone from its 2022 lineup, and instead will only offer two mainstream and...

The FCC wants you to download its Speed Test app to measure nationwide internet coverage

That could change in the future, though. Instead of relying on slanted and at times inaccurate internet coverage maps from ISPs, Biden's FCC wants to recruit you...

Ludwig Ahgren's non-stop 31-day livestream breaks Twitch subscription record

Ahgren's subathon had a simple premise: every time his channel received a new sub, 10 seconds would be added to the length of his livestream. He had...

Jeff Bezos publishes final annual letter to shareholders

Bezos said Amazon now has more than 200 million Prime members worldwide. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that Amazon now directly employs 1.3 million people around...

Fan-made Sonic game for PS5 was created inside another game

What makes this iteration of Sonic Adventure so special is the fact it was created inside another game. That's right, YouTube user OpyGam3r built everything seen here...

Source Engine bug could allow hacker to take over a PC with CS:GO Steam invite

According to a Motherboard report, the bug is found in Valve's Source Engine used by CS:GO, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, and others. A security researcher who...

F9 is the next Fast & Furious movie, and it features a brand new villain

There's a new entry in the Fast & Furious saga due out in June and Universal Pictures has just released the second official trailer for the film....

Unity will gain native Nvidia DLSS support by the end of 2021

Since Unity is one of the most popular game engines in the world (especially among indie developers), this will be a major win for everyone: Nvidia, developers,...

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