Arif Bacchus / Digital Trends Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update will include many new features, including a controversial new app. But PCWorld reports that the following major Windows 11 24H2 updates will also remove three iconic apps you may currently use: WordPad, Cortana, and Tips. Although each of these are being discontinued, there are […]
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Low-Cost Internet
1. You may qualify for low-cost internet. Morsa Images via Getty Images If you receive government assistance, chances are you qualify to receive $ 30 off your internet bill through Cox’s Affordability Program. Check out Cox’s low-cost options to see if you qualify. 2. You can get download speeds up to 100mbps. 10’000 Hours via […]
ReSpec: A column about the complex, glorious tech behind PC gaming
If you’ve ever built your own gaming PC, you know that tinkering with the hardware is half the fun. But increasingly, much of the battle for performance and high frame rates has been happening on the software side of things. DLSS, RT, FSR, and dozens of other acronyms all await you behind your game’s innocent […]
Why some investors are excited about Ryan Cohen as GameStop’s next chairman
Enlarge / Ryan Cohen in 2019, probably contemplating ways to turn around struggling brick-and-mortar retailers… Struggling video game retailer GameStop announced Thursday that it intends to name Chewy.com co-founder Ryan Cohen as chairman of its board of directors following its next stockholder meeting on June 9. The move seems likely to further encourage some investors who […]
Apple mixed-reality headset: Everything we know about Apple’s VR headset
In recent months, rumors about Apple working on a top-secret headset project have reached a fever pitch. But at the same time, the chatter has become increasingly convoluted — Apple is reportedly planning to use mixed reality (MR) rather than solely augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR), but how exactly will that work? What […]
Riot website confirms details about its League of Legends MMO
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Riot Games is making a League of Legends MMORPG. We know that because one of its developers said so on […]
Maquette review — A haunting puzzle game about love and loss
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Something was amiss in Maquette’s idyllic landscape. The leaves traded their pastel reds and purples for more muted tones. The […]
Activision Blizzard lays off about 50 in its esports division
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Activision Blizzard has let go of about 50 employees in its esports division, as the Sports Business Journal first reported. […]
The DeanBeat: Roblox public offering is a vote about the metaverse
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox, the platform for user-generated games, will go public through a direct listing of its shares on […]
Diablo 4: Everything we know about the next Diablo game
After upsetting fans at BlizzCon 2018 with the announcement of Diablo Immortal, Blizzard came to BlizzCon 2019 prepared to show off Diablo 4. Since then, we’ve seen a few trailers, some concept art, and a couple of lengthy gameplay demos. BlizzCon 2021 offered some more info, including a look at a new class, but we’re […]
Overwatch 2: Everything we know about the release date, new heroes, and more
Overwatch 2‘s rumored 2020 release date has come and gone, and players still don’t have the sequel in their hands. Announced at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard has slowly released details about Overwatch 2, including showing off concept art for new maps and letting streamers sit down to play the game. Although we still don’t have a release […]
Scientists said claims about China creating the coronavirus were misleading. They went viral anyway.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins, Columbia and other leading American universities moved with rare speed when a Chinese virologist, Li-Meng Yan, published an explosive paper in September claiming that China had created the deadly coronavirus in a research lab. The paper, the American scientists concluded, was deeply flawed. And a new online journal from MIT Press […]
Nvidia wants to buy CPU designer Arm—Qualcomm is not happy about it
Enlarge / Some current Arm licensees view the proposed acquisition as highly toxic. Aurich Lawson / Nvidia In September 2020, Nvidia announced its intention to buy Arm, the license holder for the CPU technology that powers the vast majority of mobile and high-powered embedded systems around the world. Nvidia’s proposed deal would acquire Arm from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for […]
Apple TV+ acquires a “sci-fi courtroom drama” about a murderous robot doll
Enlarge / A shot from For All Mankind‘s second season. Apple+ More science fiction is headed to Apple TV+, according to a new video and report. Apple has published a “first look featurette” video and related augmented reality app for its alternate-history space-program drama For All Mankind‘s second season, and the report claims that a drama about […]