Sony is revealing its new VR controllers for the PS5 today. The orb-shaped controllers look more like typical VR controllers, and they also include the same adaptive trigger technology found on the DualSense PS5 controller. Each controller has tensions in the triggers, and Sony is aiming to use this tech in future VR games. The… Read more
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Nvidia CMP 30HX Mining GPU Hits The Market For $723
Home News Palit Nvidia GeForce CMP 30HX (Image credit: Microless) One of the first Nvidia CMP 30HX models (via momomo_us) has emerged at Microless, a retailer in Dubai, for $723.84. The graphics card is part of Nvidia’s latest Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP) lineup that’s suppose to convince cryptocurrency miners to lay off GeForce gaming graphics… Read more
read more...A fan-made fix for GTA Online’s slow load times is actually being added to the game
A Grand Theft Auto Online fan that goes by the moniker t0st posted an investigation into the game’s infamously slow load times on PC, with a solution that improved things by up to 70 percent. And it seems that Rockstar was playing attention: the company has confirmed to PC Gamer that t0st’s fix is legitimate,… Read more
read more...Intel’s Raja Koduri Teases Xe HPG GPU Development Board
Home News (Image credit: Raja Koduri/Twitter) A star engineer, Raja Koduri is one of the Intel executives who tends to reveal development progress of upcoming products via social media. A couple of months ago, he announced that the first GPU based on Intel’s Intel’s Xe HPG architecture had powered on, and this week, he seemingly… Read more
read more...Intel’s Core i7-11700K ‘Rocket Lake’ Delidded: A Big Die, Revealed
Home News (Image credit: Intel) Although Intel has not yet officially launched its 11th-Gen Core processors for desktops codenamed Rocket Lake, these CPUs were available from a single retailer for a brief period of time, so enthusiasts have already begun experimenting. Recently, one experimenter decided to remove the Core i7-10700K’s lid (delid) to reveal the… Read more
read more...Razer Tomahawk ITX Review: Small Form Over Function
Our Verdict Razer’s Tomahawk ITX values form over function. And although it looks great for a Mini-ITX chassis, it has design flaws that keep it from being worth its steep price. For + Easy to work in + Thermally capable + Minimalistic looks + Built like a (small) tank Against – Very expensive – Doesn’t… Read more
read more...Grassroots online efforts are forming a new queer network of care
Almost exactly one year ago, Theo Hendrie thought he might have to drop out of school. His partner had lost his job, and they were struggling to pay bills and make ends meet. He worried that X Marks The Spot, his newly released anthology, might be the only creative project that he’d ever be able… Read more
read more...Kia releases teaser images of its next electric car, the EV6
Kia has given its next electric vehicle a name and is getting ready to pull the cover off the new car sometime within the next few weeks. Dubbed “EV6,” it’ll be the first electric vehicle that Kia is building on the new platform it’s sharing with parent company Hyundai — the same platform that Apple… Read more
read more...Toyota teases an electric car reveal on March 17th
Toyota announced earlier this year that it’s gearing up for the release of its first mass-market EVs for the US, but now it also appears ready to show off one for Europe as soon as next week, according to a new microsite launched Wednesday. Called “X Prologue,” apparently, Toyota is merely showing a single headlight… Read more
read more...Asus ROG Phone 5 vs ROG Phone 3: What’s changed?
(Pocket-lint) – The ROG Phone 3 was revealed in July 2020 and it was October 2020 before that device spread its wings across the globe and landed in the US. It never reached some regions like the UK. The ROG Phone 5 arrives pretty soon after, promising more versions, wider availability and a whole host… Read more
read more...Apple reportedly overestimated iPhone 12 mini demand, by a lot
Apple is cutting production of the iPhone 12 mini in the first half of this year, Nikkei Asia reports. Planned production of the smallest iPhone 12 model has reportedly been reduced by 70 percent or more in the first half of this year, making up the majority of a 20 percent cut in total iPhone… Read more
read more...Nikon announces Z9 flagship mirrorless camera in development
Nikon has announced development of the Z9, its highest-end mirrorless camera to date and the first in the Z-mount line that the company describes as a flagship. Actual details are thin, but Nikon promises that it will deliver “the best still and video performance in Nikon history” upon release. From the single image released, the… Read more
read more...PSA: T-Mobile will start sharing customer info with advertisers unless you opt out
T-Mobile will soon put a new privacy policy into effect that will allow it to share certain kinds of customer information with third-party advertisers. Starting on April 26th, 2021, all customers will be automatically opted in to the new program, as spotted by The Wall Street Journal. Customers who don’t want to participate will need… Read more
read more...Yakuza’s lead writer on how Like a Dragon reinvents the series
A long, spoiler-filled chat Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a bold shift for Sega’s long-running series, doing away with beloved protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and shifting to turn-based RPG-style combat. In Kiryu’s place is the wild-haired Ichiban Kasuga, who finds himself homeless in Yokohama after doing 18 years’ hard time for a murder he didn’t commit…. Read more
read more...RHA TrueControl ANC
Our Verdict RHA’s latest premium true wireless buds are well-built and comfortable but ultimately play it too safe sonically For Pleasantly full-bodied Well-built, comfortable design Decent noise-cancelling Against Lacks punch and rhythmic talent Treble not refined Charging case is fiddly RHA is one of many headphone manufacturers offering a focused true wireless earbuds proposition that… Read more
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