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10 percent of you will be Goblinized today

I woke up feeling a little strange this morning, but I didn’t think much of it. It’s just another day living in the pandemic. But after I got some strange looks at the cafe, I started to get a little worried. On my way home, I took a sip of my coffee and somehow pierced… Read more

Telecom groups sue New York over low-income broadband law

Trade groups representing some of the largest telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon, are suing New York over a new state law forcing them to provide cheaper broadband plans for low-income families in the state, as first reported by Axios. Earlier this month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that would require internet… Read more

How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel

The University of Minnesota’s path to banishment was long, turbulent, and full of emotion On the evening of April 6th, a student emailed a patch to a list of developers. Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I suggest you find a different community to do experiments… Read more

You can save up to $147 on a preorder for the latest M1 iPad Pro or iMac

Following the official reveal last week of the new model refreshes for the iMac and iPad Pros, all of which are powered by Apple’s own silicon — the M1 chip — preorders began for all three products today. As spotted first by 9to5Toys, Expercom is offering an incentive if you pre-purchase any of the three… Read more

The colorful M1 iMac, Mini LED iPad Pro, and refreshed Apple TV 4K are available to preorder now

Apple’s colorful new M1-powered iMacs, refreshed iPad Pros, and updated Apple TV 4K (with a not-terrible-looking remote) are now all available to preorder today from Apple’s website. The company says that the new products will be delivered starting on May 21st —at least for the first wave of orders, although that timing will certainly slip… Read more

Thermaltake The Tower 100 Review: Affordable ITX Weirdness

Our Verdict Although Thermaltake’s The Tower 100 isn’t the most practical case, it’s joyfully weird and doesn’t cost much. For + Unique new case design + Showpiece from all angles + Easily accessible top IO + Reasonable thermal performance + Affordable Against – Cheap build quality – Lacking cable management – Impractical build process –… Read more

Intel’s Sapphire Rapids Could Have 72-80 Cores, According to New Die Shots

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Newly published images may reveal that Intel’s forthcoming Sapphire Rapids CPU might feature roughly 72-80 cores, considerably more cores than initially thought. Hardware blogger YuuKi_AnS, known for various leaks, has published pictures of what is claimed to be Intel’s Sapphire Rapid chiplets. This time around he removed the dies from the substrate… Read more

Vmware Puts the Windows-on-M1 Ball in Microsoft’s Court With Progress Update

Home News (Image credit: VMware) VMware updated us on its progress on making Fusion compatible with Apple’s M1 chip this week. The company said it’s committed to “delivering a Tech Preview of VMware Fusion for macOS on Apple silicon this year,” but it’s not clear if that version of the tool will support Windows 10… Read more

How To Make A Magic 8-Ball With Raspberry Pi and Sense HAT

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Foundation released its Sense HAT add on back in 2015 and yet this board remains one of the best Raspberry Pi HATs, because it still packs a full scientific platform and an 8×8 RGB LED matrix for a little fun in your Raspberry Pi projects. The… Read more

CES will return to Las Vegas for live in-person event in 2022, CTA confirms

Home News (Image credit: Consumer Trade Association) How to fill the shiny new product void left by another cancelled High End Munich? North America’s largest tech trade alliance, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has the answer. Following a successful (though all-digital and socially distanced) CES 2021, the CTA has announced that its huge consumer electronics show will head back… Read more

Klipsch The Fives

Our Verdict The Fives offer sonic performance to match their lengthy feature list, if not exactly their ambitious moniker For Punchy presentation Good features set Versatile nature Against Uneven tonality Not the most organised presentation It’s not often we are presented with a product such as the Klipsch The Fives. They’re clearly a pair of… Read more

Google’s answer to the problems of open plan offices? Inflatable walls

Google is redesigning its offices for the post-pandemic world, and The New York Times has a big report full of pictures and videos outlining the company’s plans. But if I had to sum up the tech giant’s approach in two words I would choose “over” and “engineered.” Google has ambitious plans to shake up its… Read more

Predator: Hunting Grounds launches on Steam with crossplay

Home / Software & Gaming / Predator: Hunting Grounds launches on Steam with crossplay Matthew Wilson 13 hours ago Software & Gaming It has been a full year since Predator: Hunting Grounds first released on PS4 and PC. The Sony-published title has been exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC since launch, but that… Read more

The Nioh series has surpassed 5 million copies sold

Mustafa Mahmoud 14 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming When the soulsborne genre was first introduced in 2009 with Demon’s Souls, it was nothing more than a niche interpretation of the action-RPG genre. Since then, not only has the gameplay stylings expanded outwards into its own genre, but souls-like games are competing on… Read more

Battlefield V is free on PlayStation Plus in May

Mustafa Mahmoud 15 hours ago Console, Featured Tech News, Online, Software & Gaming Each month, Sony offers a number of titles for free to all of those who are subscribed to its PlayStation Plus service. For the Month of May, subscribers can get their hands on Battlefield V, the next-gen version of Wreckfest and more…. Read more