Half-Life 2 VR mod to enter public beta next month after five years in development
This week, a team of modders announced they're releasing a VR mod for Half-Life 2 into public beta in September. The primary aspects of the mod seem to be complete but the team still wants to improve it......»»
Xiaomi"s latest foldable is just 5.4mm thick in tablet mode
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 utilizes the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform alongside 12GB of LPDDR5 (6,400Mbps) RAM and your choice of 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of UFS 3.1 local storage. The outer display measures 6.56 inches diagonally with a.....»»
Motorola finally unveils refreshed Razr clamshell, but getting one could be a challenge
Let's go ahead and get the bad news out of the way up front. Motorola is only launching the Razr 2022 in China, at least for now. With any luck, they'll reconsider and bring it to more markets but we'll have to wait and see how that plays out......»»
Spotify dips its toes into concert tickets with new Live Events section
The website is similar to the Spotify app's recently introduced Live Events Feed, which also allows users to buy seats for concerts through Ticketmaster, AXS, DICE, Eventbrite, See Tickets, and other resellers. However, it appears that the new websit.....»»
Comcast was too expensive and AT&T was too slow, so this man built his own ISP
Mauch moved into his home in Scio Township in 2002 and was able to get a T1 line, a speedy connection at the time. As broadband technology matured, his once mighty 1.5Mbps connection fell behind the competition. Surely an ISP would come along and wir.....»»
Intel releases game benchmarks showing its Arc A750 taking on the RTX 3060
Intel revealed the Arc A750 benchmarks for 48 games in a new video on its YouTube channel. Forty-two of these are DirectX 12 titles that include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla, while six are Vulkan games such as Doom Eternal and.....»»
Porsche Taycan Turbo S leapfrogs Tesla Model S Plaid to become fastest production EV at the Nürburgring
The Nürburgring racetrack has been home to decades of vehicle testing and benchmarking, and a place where automakers continue to push the limits of ICE and EV models for bragging rights. The latest feat has been accomplished by Porsche, whose Taycan.....»»
Number of teens using Facebook crashes as YouTube becomes platform of choice
The bad news for Facebook came from a survey by Pew Research Center. It questioned 1,316 U.S. teens between the ages of 13 and 17 about their online habits and found that just 32% of them use the Facebook app......»»
SSDs might cause double the CO2 emissions of HDDs
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of British Columbia recently published a study alleging that solid state drives can lead to double the carbon emissions of hard disk drives (HDDs). The study analyzes the carbon.....»»
Disney now has more subscribers than Netflix, reveals price hikes & $7.99 ad-supported tier
Back in March, Disney+ announced it would be offering a cheaper, ad-supported plan later this year. One could argue that it's just introducing ads to the current $7.99 tier on December 8, the same date it launches the ad-free Disney+ Premium option t.....»»
IBM Research tech makes edge AI applications scalable
Trying to distribute computing tasks across multiple locations and then coordinate those various efforts into a cohesive, meaningful whole is a lot harder than it first appears. This is particularly true when attempting to scale small proof-of-concep.....»»
The internet reacts to cringeworthy Forspoken trailer with parodies and anger
The 32-second trailer posted on the official Forspoken Twitter account shows plenty of impressive gameplay. The internet has been going wild over it, but not for the game itself; it's the dialogue spoken by protagonist Frey Holland that has people ru.....»»
A Fair Warning: Avoid most so-called HDR monitors
This column was taken from our recent Best HDR Gaming Monitors - Mid 2022 buying guide......»»
You can mod the Google Pixel 6a and bump the refresh rate up to 90Hz
It all started when some curious developers noticed that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a share an integral piece of display hardware: something that their software recognizes as the s6e3fc3, which the developers thought was the panel or its controller. In t.....»»
Apple and Meta once discussed "revenue sharing" methods, report claims
The Wall Street Journal reports that during the years before Apple's tracking restrictions hurt Meta's business, the companies floated ideas for Meta – then called Facebook – to share some of its revenue with Apple. Apple's App Store would have b.....»»
Intel Arc 3 A380 vs. AMD Radeon RX 6400: 51 Game Benchmark
Here's another look at the Intel Arc 3 A380 GPU, but this time on a 51 game benchmark against AMD's $150 Radeon RX 6400. This will show us how the Arc A380 performs across a wide range of titles......»»
Desktop CPU sales see biggest decline in 30 years as AMD gains market share
Mercury Research reports (via Tom's Hardware) that last quarter's desktop CPU shipments saw their biggest year-on-year decline since the group started keeping records in 1994. One researcher suspects this is the largest decline since 1984. The report.....»»
Resident Evil Humble Bundle includes 10 games for $30
It doesn't end there, however, as buyers also get the Resident Evil 0 prequel and the episodic Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition. Humble is also throwing in a 50 percent off coupon for Resident Evil Village......»»
At least one analyst believes Intel should shut down or sell off its GPU division
Jon Peddie of Jon Peddie Research laid out the scenario in a recent editorial highlighting Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's willingness to jettison projects that aren't working out. The chipmaker announced plans to sell its NAND business to SK Hynix in late.....»»
Microsoft defends Activision Blizzard deal after Sony expresses fears over Call of Duty
This week, Microsoft sent a lengthy defense of its Activision Blizzard acquisition to Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). It mainly says that Sony's fears of anticompetitive exclusivity practices are unfounded......»»