The Apple car might not be fully self-driving, now set to launch in 2026 for around $100,000
Reports say the EV will have a steering wheel, pedals, and regular seats
Cryptominers unable to repay millions in loans are handing over their mining rigs instead
Rigs that have lost 85% of their value since last November
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 CPU and GPU Benchmark
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is a new free-to-play battle royale game and today we're taking a look at CPU and GPU performance with a small variety of PC hardware getting benchmarked.
Colorful RTX 4070 Ti listing confirms card is a rebranded RTX 4080 12GB
The same specs, but still no price
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor might launch on March 15, system requirements leaked
The game will require a GTX 1070 and 130GB of storage
Download Opera GX: The browser for gamers
Opera GX includes unique features like CPU, RAM and network limiters to help you get the most out of both gaming and browsing.
Epic Games adds Unreal Engine 5.1 graphical fidelity to Fortnite
Developers included support for Lumen, Nanite, Virtual Shadow Maps, and Temporal Super Resolution
PlayStation 4 emulator can now run dozens of games
A PS4 emulator boots its first 3D game
Huge Skyrim mod inspired by BioWare classics adds over 9,000 lines of dialogue
Skyrim, the gift that keeps on giving
Microsoft Office deal is down to $29 for a lifetime license
Over 90% off the regular price for Office, available for Windows and Mac
TSA is ready for nationwide deployment of its facial recognition system
A hot potato: What started as a limited pilot project to test facial recognition technology could soon become the norm for screening and ID routines in all US airports. At least, that's what the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning for next year.
Apple expands self-repair program to eight more countries
DIYers in the UK and parts of Europe can make a mess of their broken iPhones and Macs
Elden Ring's free Colosseum PVP update arrives on December 7
New content is coming to Elden Ring
Cooler Master's Orb X gaming pod prepares for touchdown, again
Zone out with Cooler Master's gaming pod
Microsoft compares Sony to Blockbuster, confirms 10-year CoD-PlayStation offer
"It's as excited about this deal as Blockbuster was about the rise of Netflix"
A hot potato: Microsoft's president and vice-chair Brad Smith says that the FTC suing the company to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard would hurt competition, consumers, and thousands of game developers. He also compared Sony's objections to the deal to Blockbuster complaining about the rise of Netflix.
Lattice Semiconductor expands to mid-range FPGAs, goes after Intel's Arria and AMD's Xilinx offerings
Avant-E 500 tops at 5 tera operations per second
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Meta is bringing face-scanning age identification tech to Facebook Dating
Moving beyond Instagram
The EU Chips Act: €43 billion to build a new European chipmaking industry
In context: The tech industry is still suffering from a microchip shortage, and Europe is getting ready to invest a lot of billions to free itself from external dependencies. The EU Council will now need to negotiate with the European Parliament to decide its final proposal.
Study suggests risky and criminal online behavior among teens has become almost normalized
Many admitted to piracy, trolling, and inciting violence
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Alienware teases the return of its 18-inch gaming laptop
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NextGen TV is the future of
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The Callisto Protocol gets Steam bombed over poor performance
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Woman tries to enter China with over 200 Intel CPUs hidden inside fake pregnant belly
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Moore's Law isn't dead according to AMD, but it has changed
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Quantum entanglement will make quantum internet "unhackable" thanks to quantum steering
The Best PC Monitors: Choices for Content Creators, Gamers, Office Productivity, and Enthusiasts
Whether you're after a high refresh rate display, a glorious big panel for content creation, or something wallet-friendly, our updated PC monitor guide will help you on your way.
Alienware teases the return of its 18-inch gaming laptop
The monstrous Alienware 18 is being revived
Microsoft's in-house Xbox Series X|S games will cost $70 starting next year
Games have been this expensive before
Lenovo's Legion 5 sporting an RTX 3060 is $899 today
Usually over $1100, the RTX 3060-powered Legion 5 is at an all-time low of $899 on Amazon right now. Other specs include a Ryzen 5 5600H and a 15.6" FHD 120Hz display. If you need more serious power or options to check out, see our Best Gaming Laptops of 2022 feature.
FTC vote ended split on suing Microsoft over Activision acquisition
A split decision means the FTC might approve the deal
Rogue One writers canned a potential sequel that explored the "dark side" of the Rebel Alliance
"A Mossad-style Rebel team hunting down Imperial war criminals"
In context: For many, myself included, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the best canonical SW movie since the original trilogy. It was so well received that the writers had framed out a sequel, but it never went into production. It was probably for the best, though.
NextGen TV (aka ATSC 3.0) is the future of broadcasting, and you might already have access to it
Free over-the-air TV is still a thing
Editor's take: I've long been a proponent of cutting the cord – that is, ditching cable or satellite television service in favor of alternatives like over-the-top solutions and streaming services delivered over the Internet. The dream of true a la carte programming never materialized, but it is still possible to save money compared to traditional providers and free over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts continue to very much be a part of that formula. With the proliferation of streaming services, you may be surprised to learn that OTA technology has continued to evolve.
Intel to launch several new CPUs at CES next month, workstation and data center lineups later
Team Blue will be very busy in Q1 2023
TechSpot Video Great Games to Play on Laptops and Low-end PCs
We often talk about the latest and greatest graphics cards and playing games at the highest settings, but there are times when that's not an option. In times like these, it's nice to have a library of fun games that won't melt our processors. Here's our list of great (but less demanding) games we can wholeheartedly recommend.
FBI director: TikTok could be China's best espionage tool
Why it matters: Chris Wray has once again shared Washington's concerns over TikTok, an incredibly popular video app that could pose an unprecedented threat to US security. The issue is in the algorithm, and its permeability to the Communist Party's dystopian techno-control apparatus.
Nothing is talking with carriers to bring its smartphones to the US
Nothing wants to enter the US smartphone market
The crypto winter gets colder: more job losses, warnings of Bitcoin falling to $5,000 next year
Could BTC fall to its early 2020 price?
Android security defeated with stolen Platform certificates
Facepalm: Like any other modern operating system, Android's design employs a "privilege" based model. Such model is enforced by digital certificates, and it can become quite troublesome when the certificates are compromised somehow.
GPU Architecture Deep Dive: AMD RDNA 3, Intel Arc Alchemist and Nvidia Ada Lovelace
Three vendors. Three new architectures. Three approaches to GPU design. Join us as we dive right into their semiconductor hearts and see how Ada Lovelace, Alchemist, and RDNA 3 contrast and compare.
The Callisto Protocol gets Steam bombed over its poor PC performance
The developers have released a patch
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