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Netflix reportedly looking to further push into video games industry

Netflix has experimented in the video game space over the years, through a combination of small titles based on popular shows like Stranger Things as well as choose your own adventure style interactive shows like Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. New reports this week indicate that the streaming giant is looking to get a bit more serious… Read more

Nvidia might announce the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti at Computex

Yesterday, Nvidia confirmed that it would be holding its own keynote at Computex 2021, which will cover everything “from gaming to the enterprise data centre”. Interestingly, this keynote is happening on the 31st of May – the same date that recent leaks have pointed to for the RTX 3080 Ti reveal. As previously reported, the… Read more

Starfield is coming ‘way later’ than anticipated

There has been a lot of rumour and leak chatter around Bethesda’s upcoming game ‘Starfield’ recently, leading to a general sentiment that the game is almost done and could release in 2021. Now, sources familiar with the matter are looking to reign in those expectations. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has been speaking with “several people familiar… Read more

GeIL confirms DDR5 memory coming this year, promises speeds up to 7.2GHz

We’ve been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory in recent weeks, with several companies giving sneak peeks at what’s to come. GeIL may have the fastest DDR5 memory out of the gate, as the company has already planned 7200MHz kits. GeIL announced its next-generation DDR5 memory this week. Polaris RGB Gaming Memory will be shipping… Read more

How to create an Instagram carousel

Whenever we use an app continuously, any change to the UI of that app can cause stress — and during these stressful times, who needs more? For example, in a recent update, Instagram tweaked the way it asks its users to create carousels (groups of up to 10 photos or videos that rotate through a… Read more

HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay turns the stuffy late-night talk show into a party

There’s a quality that some long-running chat podcasts have that can feel like a brick wall for new listeners. Existing relationships, in-jokes, and context that friends and co-hosts have are additional barriers to feeling like you’re a part of the conversation. The casual hangout and chat format is tantalizing for its naturalism, but it also… Read more

SSDs Outsell HDDs in Unit Sales 3:2: 99 Million Vs. 64 Million in Q1

Home News (Image credit: Micron) Solid-state drives have a number of advantages when compared to hard drives, which include performance, dimensions, and reliability. Yet, for quite a while, HDDs offered a better balance between capacity, performance, and cost, which is why they outsold SSDs in terms of unit sales. Things have certainly changed for client… Read more

YouTube pulled its community captions feature, so now more creators are making their own

Jack Edwards doesn’t want to be praised for doing what he considers the bare minimum: making his videos accessible to his deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Edwards began making book and lifestyle videos on YouTube five years ago, but he only started captioning all of his videos in January. “It was one of my… Read more

ASUS ROG Claymore II Review – Three Keyboards in One!

Introduction Would you believe that this is only the second ASUS keyboard review on TechPowerUp? It was over two years ago that we saw the ROG Strix Flare in all its detailed glory, and the company has since brought out a lot of peripherals, including some very interesting keyboards and new switches. The Strix Flare… Read more

This is Microsoft’s vision for the future of meetings

Microsoft is outlining its vision for the future of meetings today. After a year that’s seen more people dialing into the office remotely, the company is once again banging the drum for hybrid work: a model that combines remote access with in-person work. While the company has been teasing new concepts for Microsoft Teams in… Read more

Spotify and YouTube Music offline listening coming to Google Wear watches

Talk of a possible Spotify HiFi launch hit the headlines this week, but it seems the music streaming giant wants to focus on a new feature for Google Wear devices: offline listening. In a keynote speech at the recent Google I/O developer conference, Spotify’s product lead for cars and wearables revealed plans to allow the… Read more

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart’s accessibility features try to make a hectic game easier to play

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart brings alternate realities to the beloved PlayStation franchise on June 11th, and along with leveraging the PlayStation 5’s SSD, Insomniac Games announced new accessibility features on Thursday that build on the studio’s recent work and address the limited options presented in the earlier PS4 Ratchet & Clank. As an action… Read more

People are bidding millions for the first ride on Blue Origin’s suborbital crew capsule

Rich people are jockeying for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed New Shepard mission, bidding as high as $2.8 million for a ten-minute experience at the edge of space. A single seat aboard the New Shepard crew capsule, dubbed the RSS First Step Crew Capsule, went up for auction earlier this month, starting with… Read more

Get ready for a busy Atlantic hurricane season

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be busier than average. There’s a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season this year. Up to 20 named storms and as many as 10 hurricanes are expected, according to a forecast published today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They also forecast up… Read more

Apple TV 4K (2021) review: The future of streaming or just more of the same?

(Pocket-lint) – The last Apple TV 4K launched in 2017. At the time it coincided with the start of the movement to embrace the growing trend of 4K content from the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime. In 2021 watching TV hasn’t changed that much, but we are doing a lot more of it. Subscription… Read more