The big picture: Nvidia argues that its GeForce products are made for gamers. With cryptocurrency mining on the rise, the ongoing chip shortage and scalpers buying up inventory and reselling it for a premium, gamers have struggled to get their hands on new RTX 30 Series cards. Nvidia believes that by making its cards less…
Reviewers Liked Striking redesign Powerful Apple M1 processor Color-matched accessories Stunning 24-inch Retina display Fairly priced Lightweight and portable Great 1080p webcam Speakers deliver rich, vibrant audio Reviewers Didn’t Like Non-adjustable stand No discrete graphics option Only USB-C ports now Lacks a SD card reader Lame port selection Entry-level model lacks features Can’t upgrade anything…
Why it matters: With the deal, AT&T is essentially unwinding its mega merger with Time Warner, conceding that it wasn’t able to go blow for blow with titans like Netflix and Disney in the streaming video wars. Earlier this year, Verizon did the same by selling off AOL and Yahoo for a fraction of what…
Manufacturer: CyberpowerUK price (as reviewed): £4,899 (inc. VAT)US price (as reviewed): N/AOngoing stock shortages. Got to love them, not. One way around sourcing individual components, which can be depressing and time consuming in equal measure, is to buy a complete PC from a system integrator. They do the hard work so you don’t have to,…
EA live-streamed its EA Play Live event yesterday evening with a raft of interesting trailers, reveals, gameplay footage, and other news. You can catch up on the full live stream embedded below, and later in the article I will give you times to skip to, to see the part of the show about a particular…
MSI has launched a new mid-tower PC case aimed at those who prefer quiet performance. The new MSI MPG Quietude 100S supports up to E-ATX motherboards and the overall style is described by MSI to be “reserved yet playful”. This is actually the first MSI made case to focus on silent performance, says the popular…
Users of a Chinese social media have been sharing images and benchmarks of an unreleased AMD graphics card. The GPU under the Baidu forum spotlight was a purported AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT manufactured by PC Partner (remember them?). Unfortunately, at the time of writing the info, images, and charts have been removed – but…
Pay up to go up — Other Switch games also hide some key gameplay features behind figurines. Kyle Orland – May 19, 2021 4:02 pm UTC Your gateway to the skies. In the original release of Skyward Sword, this was the only way to travel to the sky. In the upcoming HD remake, you can…
Suborbital spaceflight cachet — The bidding will culminate in a live auction on June 12. Eric Berger – May 19, 2021 3:44 pm UTC Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch system takes flight.Blue Origin On Wednesday morning, Blue Origin unsealed the high bid for its auction of a spaceflight seat. The bid of $1.4 million soon rose…
Pop — After stunning run-up over the past year, cryptocurrencies are tanking. Tim De Chant – May 19, 2021 3:24 pm UTC Aurich Lawson | Getty ImagesOvernight, a broad selloff of prominent cryptocurrencies has vaporized billions of dollars in value. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency affected, is off more than 18 percent in the last 24…
