Halls of Torment is Diablo cranked up to 50,000 kills/hour
Sometimes, you just want to kill a whole lot of skeletons as fast as possible. The old-school Diablo games endure for a lot of reasons. Some players like the deep lore and world-.....»»
After a decade of stops and starts, Apple kills its electric car project
Report claims Apple leadership worried profit margins simply wouldn't be there. Enlarge / Apple's global headquarters in Cupertino, California. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) After 10 years of development,.....»»
Apple under fire for disabling iPhone web apps—EU asks developers to weigh in
EU sent queries to Apple and app developers as Apple kills home screen web apps. Enlarge / An Apple Store in Hangzhou, China on February 20, 2024. European Commission officials are probing Apple's decision to remove hom.....»»
Vision Pro rental by the hour or day, ahead of launch in China
Some enterprising types are offering Vision Pro rental in China to satisfy demand to try the product, which is currently only available for purchase in the US. Just one of these rental outlets says that it has had more than 10,000 customers since.....»»
Wear OS “Hybrid” design has two OSes, two CPUs, “100 hour” battery life
Wear OS + Snapdragon uses too much power, so what if we just turned it off? The OnePlus Watch 2. [credit: OnePlus.....»»
Scientists improve timing of fog warnings by detecting changes in atmospheric electric field
A foggy day in London town just got even more predictable. Scientists have discovered how to increase early warnings for fog, from around half an hour to up to two hours before it happens, by detecting changes in the atmospheric electric field......»»
Big Tech is extremely unimpressed by Apple’s EU App Store changes
"It took about an hour for app developers to realize they had been screwed." (credit: Apple) Apple is coming under fire from rivals Meta and Microsoft who say its plans to open up its mobile software to comply with a lan.....»»
Princess Peach: Showtime! gives an icon the spotlight she deserves
We've played an hour of Princess Peach: Showtime! and have a much better sense of how the leading lady's unique solo adventure works......»»
Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software
Software's free version was a good fit for tinkerers and hobbyists. Enlarge (credit: VMware) Since Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour: The one-week hands on review of Apple Vision Pro
Chance has had his Apple Vision Pro for about one week, and we all have a lot of thoughts about Apple’s brand new platform. A truly new Apple product doesn’t come along very often, and this is a particularly special one. We go deep on the Vision.....»»
One last orbit: how and why NASA kills its own spacecraft
Every mission has an ending, and when NASA spacecraft meet theirs, many will go out in a carefully choreographed blaze of glory......»»
Diablo II streamer finds 1-in-3-million item drop, instantly sells it for laughs
Many players have never even seen a Zod rune drop over decades of play. Enlarge / Mere seconds before an epic livestreamed troll moment. (credit: Kano / YouTube) The Zod rune has a mythical place in Diablo II lore. The i.....»»
New insights into how epilancin 15X kills bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat that requires urgent attention. In a new study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, researchers have investigated how the antibiotic epilancin 15X kills bacteria......»»
An astronaut controls a robotic dog from orbit
Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt took control of a series of robots in Germany while on board the International Space Station, zipping around the Earth at 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 mph.) Researchers want to understand how time delays can affec.....»»
Washington state drinking water, hydropower at risk as Pacific Northwest snowpack shrinks
At Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park the clouds lift by noon and wind screams down the mountainsides. Temperatures sunk to zero as Jon Riedel, a retired geologist with the National Park Service, stood on a ridge above the blue-green reservoir.....»»
I tried Apple Vision Pro, without my vision though, and it still just rocks
My pal Jacob and I trekked over to the Apple Store in New Orleans this morning to be customers #1 and #2 on Apple Vision Pro launch day. We both went for the half hour Vision Pro demo sessions that stores are now offering. The verdict? If you’re at.....»»
Hulu, Disney+ password crackdown kills account sharing on March 14
New subscribers are already banned from sharing logins outside their household. Enlarge / Selena Gomez and Martin Short on the set of Only Murders in the Building on February 14, 2022, in New York City. Hulu and Disne.....»»
Did an AI write that hour-long “George Carlin” special? I’m not convinced.
"Everyone is ready to believe that AI can do things, even if it can't." Enlarge / "Well, we all have a face/That we hide away forever" (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you've paid any attention to the intersecti.....»»
GM delays shift at pickup plant for Detroit Lions game
Flint Assembly, the only GM plant in Michigan scheduled to be open during Sunday's NFC Championship game, will start its third shift an hour later than planned......»»
Reduced hours to stay at some car dealerships, owners say
Dealership owners say clipping just an hour or so a day — which many did during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since continued — has aided employee turnover and morale......»»
Rock and roll till dawn with Sony’s 25-hour SRS-XV500 party speaker
Sony's newest party speaker, the SRS-XV500, add to the brand's formidable lineup of powerful and fun portable Bluetooth speakers and boasts a 25-hour battery......»»