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The next step for wearables could be illness ‘warning lights’

Harpreet Rai, the CEO of smart ring company Oura, often tells a story about a March 2020 Facebook post. An Oura ring user posted that the device said that his overall health score had dropped below his normal level, which prompted him to get tested for COVID-19 — and the test ended up being positive…. Read more

The Switch is getting new Mario Party and WarioWare games

During its E3 Direct, Nintendo announced new entries in the Mario Party and WarioWare series, both coming to the Switch. Mario Party Superstars will be a collection of classic Mario Party boards from the Nintendo 64, featuring (hopefully only the most infuriating) mini-games from both the N64 and GameCube eras. According to Nintendo, the mini-games… Read more

CD Projekt says Cyberpunk 2077 will return to Sony’s PlayStation Store on June 21st

CD Projekt says Cyberpunk 2077 will return to Sony’s PlayStation Store on June 21st, slightly more than six months after being removed. As Polygon notes, the news came in a regulatory disclosure by Cyberpunk 2077’s developer, CD Projekt Red’s parent company, saying Sony had agreed to reinstate the game. A CD Projekt Red spokesperson declined… Read more

Nintendo is remastering the first two Advance Wars games for the Switch

Nintendo announced that it’s remastering the first two games in the Advance Wars series for Nintendo Switch in one package under the banner Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. The game is scheduled to launch on December 3rd, and you can preorder it beginning Tuesday. The games are “fully rebuilt from the ground up,” and in… Read more

700,000 GPUs Shipped to Miners in the First Quarter of 2021

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) In a new report, Jon Peddie Research sheds some insight on the impact that cryptocurrency mining has had on AIB (add-in board) sales for the start of this year. Needless to say, AMD, Nvidia and their AIB partners have profited hugely from the high demand on the best graphics cards…. Read more

G.Skill Teases New Dual Chamber Tempered Glass ITX Chassis

Home News (Image credit: G.Skill) Popular memory maker G.Skill just announced its first PC case ever, the Z5i, a mini-ITX enclosure that features dual tempered glass side panels and a vertical form factor, with enough room to fit a triple slot RTX 3090. So, not-so-mini-ITX I guess. G.Skill’s first go at building an ITX chassis… Read more

Windows 11 Screenshots Leak, Show 10X-Like Changes

Home News (Image credit: sdra_owen on Baidu) Two screenshots from Windows 11 appear to have leaked on Baidu, a Chinese forum. The two screenshots show off a new, refreshed Start menu as well as the settings screen, which shows the name Windows 11 Pro. The image of the Start menu is the big reveal. It… Read more

PowerColor Lists Reference RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled Card

Home News (Image credit: Kabum) It appears that PowerColor has joined Sapphire in ‘leaking’ the unannounced RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled reference card. As tweeted by @momomo_us, PowerColor has officially listed a new reference RX 6900 XT LC card on its site, but with no pictures at this time. (Note: The picture above is the… Read more

Pine64 Release Quartz64, Announces SOQuartz Module

Home News (Image credit: Pine64) Pine64 today announced that its Quartz64 single-board computer is now available and revealed a system-on-module (SoM) based on that design called the SOQuartz. The company said in February that the Quartz64 model-A would feature a Rockchip RK3566 SoC, a veritable smorgasbord of ports, and between 2GB and 8GB of LPDDR4… Read more

Luxman launches limited edition L-595A SE integrated amplifier

Home News (Image credit: Luxman) 95 years is a long time in the hi-fi industry, but that’s the milestone Luxman has reached in 2021. To celebrate, the company has gone back in time for inspiration for a brand new special edition integrated amplifier. From the outside, the L-595A SE looks similar to the L-570E Class… Read more

Breath of the Wild 2 heads to the skies in stunning E3 trailer

After years of anticipation, Nintendo has revealed a new trailer for the still-untitled upcoming sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at E3 2021, along with a 2022 release date. Breath of the Wild was a launch title for the Switch, and it reinvented the now-35-year-old franchise with an open-world model that… Read more

Tech antitrust pioneer Lina Khan confirmed as FTC commissioner

The Senate confirmed Lina Khan as commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday, by a vote of 69-28. First nominated in March, Khan will give Democrats a majority on the commission, filling a vacancy left by Republican appointee Joseph Simons who resigned in January. Khan’s appointment signals an increased focus on antitrust regulation against major… Read more

Metroid Dread is real, and it’s coming to the Switch

At its E3 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed a new entry in the Metroid series: Metroid Dread. It’s set to release on October 8th of this year. In a short but action-packed trailer, protagonist Samus Aran faced off against a giant and terrifying white robot that chased her throughout the level. The game looked… Read more

Windows 11 screenshots leak, show new Start menu and more

Screenshots of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 operating system have appeared online today. Originally published at Chinese site Baidu, the screenshots show off the new Windows 11 user interface and Start menu. The UI changes look very similar to what was originally found in Windows 10X before Microsoft canceled that project in favor of Windows 11…. Read more

Google announces starred messages, emoji mashup suggestions, and more for Android

Google has announced six new features for Android that it says will help improve accessibility and make Assistant Shortcuts more useful, among other things. The new features announced today are: Google says its phone-based earthquake detection and alert system will be coming to Turkey, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The… Read more