There are certain sounds that just feel good to the over 30 set. There’s the sound of dial-up internet or the new message jingle on AIM or MSN Messenger. Most of these nostalgic noises have been replaced with new ones or lost to time, but PlayStation has revived one in celebration of its 30th anniversary. […]
Under financial pressures, Intel’s desktop gaming graphics business may be on the chopping block — but it seems that a pair of Battlemages will escape unscathed. Videocardz has leaked that Intel will announce the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards tomorrow, December 3rd, and launch them on December 12th alongside media reviews. But as The Verge reports, you shouldn’t expect […]
End-of-year bargains will abound after Thanksgiving making it the perfect time to tackle your holiday shopping. But do you need to pounce on Black Friday, or can you wait until Cyber Monday to get the lowest prices? As PCMag reports, the biggest shopping weekend of the year is finally here, and smart bargain hunters have […]
Sony is currently making a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. According to Bloomberg, the console is being developed to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is likely “years away from launch” — if Sony decides to release it at all. As The Verge reports, […]
Steam is building support for season passes into its platform and setting up rules to help protect buyers from buying ones with unclear promises. As The Verge reports, Steam has just published new guidelines urging developers to “think about whether there’s a customer benefit” for purchasing season passes, as reported by SteamDB creator Pavel Djundik on BlueSky. […]
The tech world is paying close attention to what happens to Google after a judge ruled in August that it illegally monopolized online searches. As BBC News reports, it’s a potentially seismic ruling for the industry and landscape of web search, and it could have similarly seismic consequences for Google. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) […]
Repair company iFixit has introduced its own take on the idea of truly “fixing it,” i.e. your USB-C, yourself. It claims the iFixit FixHub Smart Soldering Iron is powerful enough for pros and easier for beginners than any others that have come before it. As The Verge reports, for starters, the $80 iron comes with a […]
After an open beta that rolled out last month, Arc Search is now available to all Android users. The Browser Company’s search engine — which describes itself as “the fastest way to search” — has been positioning itself as a better alternative to Chrome. As The Verge reports, Arc Search not only blocks ads but also has […]
Microsoft has been trying to expand Xbox to multiple devices for more than five years now, and now it’s launching a marketing campaign to make it very clear that it thinks every screen is an Xbox now. As The Verge reports, a new “This is an Xbox” campaign has just launched to position the Xbox brand as a […]
Thinking about dropping X? A change implemented last week may help push you toward the exit. The company updated its terms of service on November 15 to officially say it uses public tweets to train its AI. As PCMag reports, the new doc reads: “By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant […]