Category: Hardware
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Let’s be honest–whether you’re grinding through schoolwork, getting lost in your favorite games, or just streaming random stuff late into the night, you need a laptop that can keep up. And yeah, picking the right one? It’s really confusing. Do you spring for a bigger screen? Is a dedicated graphics card actually worth it? That’s…
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EA is organizing another free open beta for Battlefield 6 this weekend — Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 — with a new “Empire State” map that promises even more close-quarters combat. You’ll also be able to play the new Rush and Squad deathmatch modes, and, of course, pick up some free rewards. That all sounds…
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Sony just announced some new additions to the PS Plus Game Catalog for August and it’s a pretty beefy lineup. All of these titles will be ready to play on August 19. There’s something here for just about everyone, so let’s get started. Perhaps the biggest game of the bunch is Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. This…
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What’s the difference between a gaming laptop and a handheld gaming PC? Aside from the keyboard on the former, the most immediately recognizable thing is probably the size, with screens typically seven to eight inches. One modder wasn’t satisfied with that, or with relatively low-power parts, and built a massive handheld powered by an RTX…
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A new company is launching today that claims to have developed “the first volume-produced, consumer-ready autonomous vehicle — designed from the ground up for private ownership at scale.” The company is called Tensor, and it describes itself as a “leading AI agentic company” that’s based in San Jose, California — but little information exists online…
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AT&T has been involved in two of the biggest data breaches in recent history, and it’s almost time for its customers to get some compensation. On June 20, US District Judge Ada E. Brown preliminarily approved a $177 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against AT&T. The suit arose from two massive data breaches…
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It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms too often create filter bubbles or echo chambers. A small number of high-profile users garner the lion’s share of attention and influence, and the…
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Since the original Tamagotchi landed on store shelves 28 years ago, not much has changed in the world of virtual pets. The basic gameplay remains, with players being asked to feed, groom and play with small digital creatures inside a handheld device. But new features have also been added, like Bluetooth connectivity and downloadable content…
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PC enthusiast channel Level1Techs has shown off a new AMD Threadripper Pro system running 400 copies of Doom simultaneously. The feat involved four virtual machines, each running 100 copies of Doom. Despite this seemingly hefty classic gaming workload, Level1Techs’ affable host, Wendell, accidentally left 100 copies of Doom running, and only noticed when a Cinebench…
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I’m a longtime lover of pen and paper, so E Ink tablets have been intriguing to me ever since they started becoming more widely available. After having hundreds of half-filled notebooks over the years, I, at some point, turned to digital tools instead because it was just easier to store everything on my phone or…