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Steam's Game Festival returns with hundreds of playable demos for upcoming titles
Businesses are finally opening up following the destructive outbreak of Covid-19, but for gamers, the damage has already been done. Highly-anticipated...
CD Projekt Red is giving away The Witcher 3 on GOG
Editor's take: Good Old Games, known these days as GOG, sure does give away a lot of games. Over the last two years, I have collected 55 titles and di...
The FDA has approved a video game to treat children with ADHD
What just happened? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week permitted marketing of the first video game to treat children with attention d...
The App Store was responsible for half a trillion dollars in sales last year
It’s no secret that the App Store ecosystem generates a lot of money, buy the exact figure is pretty jaw-dropping. Last year alone, Apple’s market...
AMD announces Ryzen 3000XT desktop processors, launching next month starting at $249
What just happened? AMD on Tuesday welcomed three new members to its third-generation Ryzen desktop processor family across mainstream, performance an...
Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs not arriving until 2021, claims report
Rumor mill: Are we going to see the Zen 3-based Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs this year? AMD says we will, but a new report claims the chips won’t arrive ...
Cameo now lets you book a Zoom call with a celebrity
The big picture: Cameo, the service that allows celebrities to monetize themselves by recording personalized videos for paying fans, has taken the nex...
HTC announces its first 5G phone, the mid-range U20 5G
Following the Vive XR Suite announcement, HTC revealed its first 5G phone at an event in Taipei, Taiwan. The U20 5G is the successor to last year's U1...
Microsoft to shift Windows Insider builds from rings to release channels
Microsoft's upcoming Windows Insider builds will now be distributed via three channels: Dev, Beta, and Release Preview. These channels are replacing t...
Here are some of the biggest issues caused by the Windows 10 May 2020 update
Facepalm: It wouldn’t be a Windows 10 update if it didn’t cause a slew of issues, and the May 2020 upgrade has brought plenty. Here are some of th...
ReShade 4.6.1 adds features, fixes AMD bug
As featured in: Nvidia Freestyle vs. Radeon Image Sharpening vs. Reshade ...
What Ever Happened to Winamp?
Recently I had a friend over to whom I offered to audition my DIY PC speaker system. The first thing out of his mouth wasn’t praise for my audio equ...
Nintendo is giving away Jump Rope Challenge, a workout game for the Switch
Are you a Nintendo Switch owner who still can’t find a copy of Ring Fit Adventure? You’re not alone. The pandemic has seen the game become incredi...
Google experiments with URL-hiding function for Chrome
Google is always making tweaks to its Chrome browser to test new features, improve security, or hinder annoying ads. However, some of Google's experim...
Pilot iconic starfighters in VR with EA's Star Wars: Squadrons
Something to look forward to: Last Friday, the Xbox website inadvertently posted the product page for EA's next Star Wars game before it was officiall...
Apple launches interest-free installment plans for iPhone, iPad and Mac for Apple Card owners
If the Apple Cards wasn't appealing enough for you, the Cupertino tech giant wants to make it a convenient platform for purchasing pretty much any dev...
Sony UX design head says PS5's UI is a '100 percent overhaul' of the current interface
We finally got a look at Sony's all-new design for the PlayStation 5 last week, which is quite different from past iterations. Its sleek futuristic lo...
Shopify joins forces with Walmart to capitalize on surge in online shopping
Why it matters: Walmart on Monday said it is opening up its online marketplace to Shopify, an all-in-one e-commerce platform that services more than o...
Apple quietly adds new MacBook Pro GPU option, SSD kit for Mac Pro
The big picture: Apple has quietly unveiled two new upgrades for its pro-level hardware product lines. Both specifically target pro users and in the g...
Github says it will replace the terms whitelist, blacklist, and master/slave for being racially insensitive
A hot potato: Days after it was reported that more tech companies and insiders were calling for racially insensitive terms such as whitelist, blacklis...
Quibi is missing the mark so far, forecasts 30% of paying subscriber goal in its first year
Launching during the pandemic was always going to be a tough ask of Quibi. The mobile-first streaming platform was designed for those in motion, not m...
Xiaomi announces a massive 30,000mAh power bank for less than $25
Although most of its consumer electronics are limited to the Chinese market, Xiaomi is globally known for its high quality, highly affordable products...
PlayStation 5 will "emphasize value over price," says Sony
Why it matters: We now know what the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 look like. We also know most of their hardware specs and have seen some games. Bu...
Counter-Strike 1.6 can now be played in your web browser
Why it matters: Counter-Strike was originally released for Windows PCs in 2000. It is often referred to as Counter-Strike 1.6 to differentiate it from...
AMD B550 boards are available to pre-order starting at $115
AMD B550 motherboards are supposed to be a more budget-friendly option for gamers looking to get more value for their money, but it turns out they'll ...
PNY crams 512GB into the micro-sized Elite-X Fit flash drive
PNY has doubled the storage in its latest model of the Elite-X Fit series. The 512GB variant still keeps the nano receiver-like minuscule dimensions a...