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Level up — Everyone seems to be having a blast in Joe Carnahan’s over-the-top sci-fi thriller. Jennifer Ouellette – Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm UTC Frank Grillo is stuck in a time loop in which he is being hunted by dozens of assassins in Boss Level.A man is stuck in a time loop and doomed to…

Missed opportunity: Mr. saturn font titlecards — Kickstarted movies can go down pretty narrow rabbit holes, but this is some real hyperfocus. Nathan Mattise – Mar 14, 2021 1:00 pm UTC The trailer for Mother to EarthAt this point, a dozen years into the platform’s existence, Kickstarter documentaries are by no means a new thing.…

At least it’s not bitcoin miners — Qualcomm faces pandemic shortages, Huawei’s sanctions, and Texas power problems. Ron Amadeo – Mar 12, 2021 10:10 pm UTC Enlarge / A Qualcomm sign.QualcommWe’ve already seen the global chip shortage hit cars, computers, and consoles. Up next, Qualcomm? A new report from Reuters gathers lots of quotes from the mobile…

opening negotiations — Both Democrats and Republicans want to do something. Maybe not the same something. Kate Cox – Mar 12, 2021 9:45 pm UTC Enlarge / Rep. Ken Buck (R-Co.) and Microsoft president Brad Smith at a House hearing on regulation and competition in the news media industry on March 12, 2021. A group…

Something to look forward to: The Intel Xe graphics project builds on top of over a decade of experience making integrated GPUs and its associated software stack. With the company getting closer to creating a full-fledged gaming GPU, expectation is high in that they could actually compete with AMD’s Big Navi and Nvidia Ampere (RTX…

In context: PDAs like those from Handspring were the precursors to modern smartphones. This particular variant appears to be the Deluxe model which featured a 3.0-inch, four-bit grayscale display, a 20MHz Motorola processor and 8MB of RAM. Ahh, much simpler times. There’s something oddly endearing about running modern apps on legacy hardware, and that’s again…

Editor’s take: This year Google will be conducting a deep dive into its ongoing efforts to enhance the performance of Chrome and it starts now with the release of Chrome 89. Given Chrome’s substantial desktop browser market share, it’s encouraging to see Google continue to pump resources into Chrome rather than sit on the lead…

In this week’s packed episode of Console Crew, Lucy, Tam, and Jordan discuss PSVR2, as well as react to the PlayStation State of Play and the new content coming to Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5. They talk about Xbox’s plans for the Cloud and the upcoming Smash Direct.By Tamoor Hussain , Lucy James ,…

The Workbench in Valheim is more like your crafting workhorse. It’s the first crafting table you’ll build when you start to establish your viking base, and it remains essential all the way through the game, allowing you to craft key items like arrows and to construct buildings even after you’ve moved on to higher-level materials.…

Did you know Netflix’s Bridgerton is a popular show? If not, you may have been living on another planet for the last few months. Nielsen released its latest streaming ratings this week, for the week of January 25 to January 31, and guess who’s on top?Indeed, Bridgerton is once again the single most popular streaming…