Mark Hachman / IDG Laptops with USB-C ports are now almost ubiquitous, as the world moves away from slower USB-A ports to this faster, more versatile connection standard. Some laptops only have USB-C connections—which means a USB-C hub is essential if you want to connect a wired USB-A mouse or keyboard, or an older wired…
Pew pew pew — Space Pirate Trainer’s free Sept. update adds mode for 2 players, 100 square meters. Sam Machkovech – Aug 25, 2021 5:15 pm UTC Enlarge / Coming September 9. We’ve only played a few minutes of this, but rest assured, Ars Technica will absolutely have a review of this real-world VR laser…
TV Tech — The Handmaid’s Tale and other Hulu Originals lead the charge. Samuel Axon – Aug 24, 2021 8:41 pm UTC Enlarge / Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, now available in HDR on some devices. HDR has been a standard feature of new TVs for years now, and you’d be hard-pressed to find many 4K…
The big picture: Worldwide PC shipments are expected to grow 14.2 percent to reach an estimated 347 million units in 2021 according to International Data Corporation. While that might sound impressive at first, the figure is actually down from the research firm’s May forecast of 18 percent growth for the full year due to sustained…
TL;DR: When buying a new GPU, something many enthusiasts enjoy doing right after installing the graphics card, is playing with its clock, memory, and power settings to see how far they can push it. In most cases, a third-party application is necessary to overclock, however Intel plans to follow AMD’s footsteps and implement overclocking tools…
What just happened? Western Digital quietly changed the NAND flash in one of its budget SSDs with a lower-grade version that only performs as well as that of its cheaper brother. While this isn’t going to be a deal-breaker for everyone, the company hasn’t told reviewers and consumers about it — a behavior that’s slowly…
don’t be a steve — The attacker seems to have relied on social engineering to hoodwink his victims. Jim Salter – Aug 25, 2021 6:39 pm UTC Enlarge / The Internet is unfortunately packed full of criminals seeking to steal sexual (or sexualizable) images from privately held cloud backup accounts. The LA Times reported this…
release-tacular — As we recently learned, this won’t be the entire game at first—and half is free-to-play. Sam Machkovech – Aug 25, 2021 6:07 pm UTC Release date confirmed. Chief returns in Halo Infinite on Wednesday, December 8. If you don’t already have a Series X console, Microsoft is happy to sell you one covered…
oh well, whatever — Spencer Elden is seeking upwards of $150,000 in damages for the album cover. Andrew Cunningham – Aug 25, 2021 5:36 pm UTC Enlarge / Nirvana’s Nevermind album cover.DGC Records Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind is widely credited with bringing alternative and grunge rock into the mainstream, but now it’s in the news for another…
What to expect: Netflix will host its first ever global fan event on September 25. Dubbed “Tudum” after the company’s iconic opening jingle, the three-hour event will spotlight more than 70 films and series including hits like Stranger Things, The Witcher and Cobra Kai, just to name a few. It doesn’t appear as though Netflix…
