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HTC Vive Pro vs HTC Vive Pro Eye vs HTC Vive Pro 2

(Pocket-lint) – The HTC Vive Pro was revealed as the successor to the HTC Vive, back at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Since then the company has launched the HTC Vive Pro Eye and HTC Vive Cosmos. In 2021, at Vivecon, the company the revealed the HTC Vive Pro 2. While Oculus is focussing on making… Read more

Microsoft tries to evade scalpers by offering Xbox Series X and S to Xbox Insider members

Microsoft is introducing a new “Console Purchase Pilot” program that will give selected Xbox Insider members the chance to register to reserve an Xbox Series X or Series S console directly from the company through their existing Xbox One consoles. The new program is only rolling out in the US for now, and even if… Read more

Xbox’s Quick Resume feature gets new group option in May update

The Xbox Series X / S’s handy Quick Resume feature, which suspends supported games so that they boot up more quickly when you come back to them later, is getting some nice improvements in the May Xbox update. Once the update is installed on your console, you’ll be able to see which games are kept… Read more

Nearly Every Big Tech Company Joined the New Semiconductors in America Coalition

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Apple, Microsoft, and many other big tech companies today announced the formation of the Semiconductors in America Coalition (SIAC) lobbying group, whose first order of business was lending its support to the CHIPS for America Act. The companies said in a press release that SIAC’s “mission is to advance federal… Read more

Phison Says SSD Hikes Coming Due to Chia, Supply Issues

Home News (Image credit: Phison) Phison expects SSD pricing to increase by at least 10% in the coming months due to rising demand driven by Chia cryptocurrency mining coupled with supply constraints. Furthermore, the company expects a currently short supply of SSD controllers to persist through 2022 and 2023. Phison sells SSDs and other NAND… Read more

Real-life Mario Kart looks amazing from the perspective of a self-flying Skydio drone

Mario Kart in real life is a commonly shared dream, one that doesn’t typically live up to your imagination — but we’re definitely not giving up. Recently, Nintendo launched an official $100 R/C car with mixed-reality tracks and and a full-on AR ride at Japan’s Super Nintendo World. Now, independent filmmaker Ian Padgham has come… Read more

PlayStation 5 consoles will be hard to find in stores even in 2022, Sony warns

Sony has already sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles and aims to sell a further 14.8 million over the next 12 months. However, Bloomberg reports that the tech giant has warned analysts that the console will remain in short supply through 2022. There is strong demand for the PS5, however the global semiconductor shortage has… Read more

Apple wants Xbox testimony pulled from Epic Games trial

Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Apple, Console, Featured Tech News Last week, the Epic Games v Apple trial officially kicked off, with days worth of testimonials. Microsoft’s VP for gaming, media and entertainment, Lori Wright, was called up to the stand during the trial, but Apple is now questioning the credibility of the testimony and… Read more

This is a map of America’s broadband problem

A county-by-county look at the broadband gap If broadband access was a problem before 2020, the pandemic turned it into a crisis. As everyday businesses moved online, city council meetings or court proceedings became near-inaccessible to anyone whose connection couldn’t support a Zoom call. Some school districts started providing Wi-Fi hotspots to students without a… Read more

Microsoft has reportedly shelved Windows 10X

Matthew Wilson 3 days ago Featured Tech News, General Tech, Operating Systems We’ve been hearing about Windows 10X for a few years now. The lighter version of Windows was supposed to be Microsoft’s answer to ChromeOS and boost sales of entry-level and student laptops. Unfortunately, development has reportedly been shelved. According to a report from… Read more

Remnant: From the Ashes to get free next-gen patch

Mustafa Mahmoud 3 days ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Unlike the start of the previous generation, where game publishers were trigger happy when it came to reselling older titles at a higher resolution or framerate, this generation has seen a shift toward free next-gen upgrades (with some exceptions). The latest game to… Read more

2021’s video game hall of fame inductees announced

Mustafa Mahmoud 3 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming As the video game industry matures, it is only fair that a record of some of history’s most important titles is kept for the sake of posterity. As can be observed in other media industries, the world video game hall of fame inductees for… Read more

Big HDDs Set New Sales Record: 288 Exabytes in Q1

Home News (Image credit: Toshiba) Unit shipments of hard drives in the first quarter of 2021 were down both sequentially and year-over-year as consumer devices continued their migration to SSDs. Still, HDD capacity sold during the quarter set a new record of 288 exabytes as hyperscalers and enterprises upgraded their storage capabilities. Seagate remained the… Read more

Windows 10X Mothballed With Focus on Windows 10 for Desktop, Reports Say

Home News (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has indefinitely delayed Windows 10X, its lightweight operating system for low-spec systems and foldables, according to reports from Windows Central and Petri. Instead, the company will turn its focus to the existing desktop experience. A Microsoft spokesperson told Tom’s Hardware that “Microsoft has nothing to share at this time.”… Read more

Windows 10 Update Fail: New AMD Driver Reportedly Causes Boot Issues

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) An issue with the AMD SCSIAdapter driver appears to be causing Windows 10 boot issues on certain hardware configurations, ComputerBase reports. The problem apparently being most commonly encountered on Gigabyte motherboards. People have complained of these problems on the ComputerBase forums, Microsoft Answers, and the /r/AMD subreddit. The issues seemed… Read more