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iFixit drilled a key ring hole into one of Apple’s AirTags in its latest teardown

The team over at iFixit has done its teardown thing again, this time examining Apple’s AirTag trackers. Part one of its two-part review digs into the guts of the little trackers, and for those lamenting the lack of a key ring loop on the AirTag, iFixit (carefully) drilled a hole into one without damaging any… Read more

Facebook and Instagram notices in iOS apps tell users tracking helps keep them ‘free of charge’

Facebook is continuing its campaign against Apple’s iOS 14 privacy updates, adding a notice within its iOS app telling users the information it collects from other apps and websites can “help keep Facebook free of charge.” A similar message was seen on Instagram’s iOS app (Facebook is Instagram’s parent company). Technology researcher Ashkan Soltani first… Read more

SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience safely returns four astronauts to Earth

Four astronauts returned from the International Space Station early Sunday morning aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico nearly six months after arriving at the orbital laboratory in November last year as the first operational, long-duration crew under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon… Read more

As Epic v. Apple approaches the courtroom, Valve is getting sued over Steam too

Just two days before Apple gets dragged into a California court to justify its 30 percent App Store fee — and two days after Microsoft axed its 30 percent cut on PC — we’re learning that gaming giant Valve is now facing down lawsuits against its own 30 percent cut and alleged anticompetitive practices with… Read more

First Benchmark Result of Intel’s Core i9-11950H ‘Tiger Lake-H’ Emerge

Home News (Image credit: Intel) The first benchmark results of Intel’s yet-to-be-announced eight-core Core i9-11950 ‘Tiger Lake-H’ processor for gaming notebooks have been published in Primate Labs’ Geekbench 5 database. The new unit expectedly beats Intel’s own quad-core Core i7-1185G7 CPU both in single and multi-thread workloads, but when it comes to comparison with other… Read more

ASRock Z590 PG Velocita Review: Network Speed, Ample USB

Our Verdict ASRock’s Z590 PG Velocita is a full-featured Z590 motherboard that includes three M.2 sockets, Killer based networking (including Wi-Fi 6E), capable power delivery, premium audio, and more. It’s a well-rounded mid-ranger for Intel’s Z590 platform. For Killer based 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E Networking 10 USB ports on rearIO Capable power delivery Against… Read more

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is like an epic yet enigmatic novel

At some point during my time with Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, after I read yet another minutes-long dialogue sequence to try and learn more information about the game’s murder mystery, I realized I felt like I was slowly working my way through a long novel — one that went just a little bit over… Read more

This world-ending asteroid is the perfect vehicle for Pink Floyd

Goodbye, life. If you’d like a visual of one way that doom could overtake Earth almost immediately, then YouTube user Anselo La Manna has just the video for you: a large asteroid impact simulation scored to nothing other than Pink Floyd. Specifically, that’s “Great Gig in the Sky,” off what might be the band’s most… Read more

Facebook acquires the developers of VR military simulator Onward

Facebook’s Oculus division has snatched up yet another popular virtual reality game developer. On Friday, the company announced it has acquired Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the hit multiplayer military simulator Onward. “We’ve seen great success with Onward on the Oculus platform for several years — first on Rift and more recently on Quest,” Mike… Read more

NASA suspends SpaceX’s $2.9 billion moon lander contract after rivals protest

NASA has suspended work on SpaceX’s new $2.9 billion lunar lander contract while a federal watchdog agency adjudicates two protests over the award, the agency said Friday. Putting the Human Landing System (or HLS) work on hold until the GAO makes a decision on the two protests means SpaceX won’t immediately receive its first chunk… Read more

Acing its fourth flight on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity will advance to a new testing round

After acing a set of historic test flights on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter will embark on a new, more advanced test mission, engineers said today. Having proved itself capable of flying higher and farther with its fourth flight on Friday, the mini helicopter will get ready to demonstrate how it could help Mars rovers, like… Read more

Hulu’s live TV service is finally getting Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, and other ViacomCBS channels today

Hulu’s live TV service is finally getting nine new ViacomCBS channels — Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., VH1, CMT, MTV, TV Land, and Paramount Network — as part of its regular $64.99 per month cost. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Hulu first announced that these channels would be coming to its service on… Read more

Netflix

Our Verdict It’s nigh-on impossible to find meaningful fault with Netflix For Excellent video quality Big, easy-to-navigate catalogue High quality Originals Against Rarely first for big film releases Netflix just keeps on getting better, making a more compelling case for your money at every turn. It’s everything you want from a video streaming service: simple… Read more

BBC iPlayer

Our Verdict With quality programmes, vast platform support and a great interface, iPlayer is the best video-on-demand catch-up TV service out there For Superb content Intuitive and slick interface Extensive platform support Against Still no permanent 4K offering It’s free (although you need a TV licence). It’s the home of superb TV shows. There are… Read more

Watch the tall vampire lady gulp down a bucket of blood in this Resident Evil Village puppet show

We’re just a week out from the release of Resident Evil Village, and as part of the game’s promotional campaign, Capcom has uploaded an absolute treat to the YouTube channel for Biohazard (which is the name of the Resident Evil series in Japan): an official puppet show starring characters from the game. Yes, everyone’s favorite… Read more