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Tech NewsGadgetsGameStop Decided Now Is a Good Time to Start Selling Graphics Cards
Given the state of the current GPU market and, well, the PC hardware market as a whole, it would be an interesting business decision for any company to start selling components. But this is 2021, and all logic be damned; GameStop is going to start selling graphic cards. According to PCMag, GameStop CEO George Sherman … Continued
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io9GamesSteam Will Let You Stream Games in 8K, but Most Graphics Cards Can’t Even Do 4K
Steam released its latest client update yesterday, which mostly included minor bug fixes and and a few new features, but one addition to Steam’s Remote Play is a bit curious. Spotted by PCWorld, Remote Play will now support up to 8K streaming—odd considering just two modern graphics cards actually have the specs to handle such … Continued
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Tech NewsApple Plans to Map Game Controller Buttons to Your Mac Keyboard
As part of its ongoing mission to improve how iPad and iPhone apps run on M1 Macs, Apple has added game controller emulation to macOS Big Sur’s current 11.3 beta. Basically, Apple’s trying to make its M1 Macs more like gaming PCs. According to MacRumors, running an iPad or iPhone app on an M1 Mac … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetThe FCC Wants to Hear How Bad Your Internet Sucks
The FCC announced today that it’s started soliciting first-hand accounts from people who are forced to rely on crappy internet. This new initiative is part of the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection program, and the agency hopes that by collecting information directly from consumers, it will be better equipped to “enhance the accuracy of its existing … Continued
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io9GamesSony Allegedly Closing PS3, PSP, and Vita Stores Permanently This Summer
Sony is allegedly closing its PS3, PlayStation Portable, and PS Vita stores permanently this summer. Speaking to The Gamer, an anonymous source told the publication the PS3 and PSP stores will cease operations on July 2, while the Vita store will close on August 27. No one will be able to purchase games and DLCs … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsThere’s a Hidden Code in Intel’s New Graphics Card Teaser
Intel posted a cryptic teaser on Twitter this morning that seems to suggest the chipmaker is getting ready to release more details about its long-awaited gaming graphics card, the Xe HPG. What that information is no one knows, but Intel has been dropping tiny crumbs about the Xe HPG for several months. Last August, Intel … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetWhistleblower Alleges AT&T Overcharged Underfunded Schools for Phone and Internet Service
A former in-house lawyer for AT&T alleges the company systemically charged the nation’s most underfunded schools a higher rate for phone and internet service. In an interview with The Washington Post, Theodore Marcus said the telecom ignored federal E-Rate program rules, which offers schools and libraries in need of discounts on various telecommunications services anywhere … Continued
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io9GamesNvidia Hikes the Price of GeForce Now for New Premium Subscribers
Nvidia is making some changes to its cloud gaming service GeForce Now. The company announced today that it’s raising the price of its premium subscription tier for new members, but that higher cost also brings more streaming optimizations. To start, Nvidia is replacing its $5 a month GeForce Now Founders subscription with a $10 per month Priority … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetAT&T Is Not Happy About California’s Net Neutrality Law
AT&T just lambasted California’s recently enacted net neutrality laws, blaming the state as the reason why it can no longer offer certain data features to consumers free of charge. “We regret the inconvenience to customers caused by California’s new ‘net neutrality’ law,” AT&T said in a Wednesday blog post. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge … Continued
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Tech NewsThe ‘I’m a Mac’ Guy Is Now Mocking Macs for Intel
Intel has doubled down on its marketing blitz to persuade buyers that PCs are better than Macs, but this time there’s a twist. As MacRumors spotted, the chipmaker has recruited Justin Long, the cool “I’m a Mac” guy from Apple’s Mac vs. PC commercials, in a series of new ads it released today called “Justin … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsI Miss My First PC
Most of my early childhood memories are filled with vivid flashes of new and unusual experiences, like the time I climbed out of my crib and landed flat on my ass. Just a few years later, I remember using my first Windows PC that solidified the trajectory of the rest of my life. It was … Continued
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ReviewsGamingAMD’s Radeon RX 6700 XT Is So Good That I’m Praying There’s Enough Stock
We were pretty excited about AMD’s RX 6800 XT and RX 6800. Not only did AMD finally add ray tracing to its latest generation of graphics cards, but it made them a bit speedier compared to Nvidia’s latest generation of GPUs. While AMD didn’t win all the time, and the GPUs definitely lagged behind in … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsIntel Officially Announces Its 11th-Gen CPUs, Giving Us Reasons to Actually Be Excited
Today, Intel finally took the wraps off all the details about its upcoming 11th-gen Rocket Lake processors. While the announcement wasn’t a surprise—so much information is out there in the wild already, and some consumers and reviewers have even gotten their hands on a chip or two well before the official launch date—there’s still some … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetThe World Wide Web is 32 Today and Billions of People Still Don’t Have Access to It
Today is the World Wide Web’s 32nd birthday. It can’t be overstated how much the world has come to rely on it since inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea while working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in 1989—particularly in the last year. The web has completely changed the face … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetT-Mobile Just Made Some Big 5G Promises
T-Mobile laid out some bold plans regarding the expansion of its 5G network during a virtual event with analysts today. According to The Verge, those plans include covering 90% of Americans (roughly 300 million people) with faster mid-band and mmWave service by the end of 2023, and 97% with slower low-band 5G by the end of … Continued
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Tech NewsLatest Windows 10 Update Is Causing Some Printers to Crash PCs
The latest Windows 10 update isn’t playing nice with some printers. According to Windows Latest, the issue is affecting printers from Kyocera, Ricoh, and Zebra. When a user sends a file to print, instead of actually printing, the entire PC will crash, showing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death along with the error code “APC_INDEX_MISMATCH … Continued
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Tech NewsCassette Tape Inventor Lou Ottens Has Passed Away
The inventor of the cassette tape, Lou Ottens, has passed away, according to De Telegraaf. He was 94 years old. Ottens started working at Philips in 1952, where he eventually came up with the idea of the cassette tape after becoming head of the company’s new product development department in 1960. Fed up with the … Continued
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ReviewsThis Is the SSD I’d Put in My Next PC
A PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD is the newer and faster sibling to the gum stick-sized SSD you probably have in your computer right now, and with new options from AMD, Intel, and Sony, we now have more reasons to upgrade. PCIe 4.0 is roughly twice as fast as PCI 3.0. Many PCIe 3.0 SSDs top … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetCloud Gaming Platform Shadow Has Filed for Bankruptcy, a ‘Victim of Its Success’
The company behind the cloud gaming platform Shadow has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. and receivership in France, according to 9to5Google. Shadow recently posted an update to its blog confirming that it was undergoing a “reorganization” to get rid of the debt it had amassed building its cloud gaming platform in several countries. Shadow, … Continued
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