Oct 28, 2020
News
CD Projekt Red today announced
it's much-ballyhooed,
highly anticipated
RPG, Cyberpunk 2077, is
being delayed for the -- what,
third or fourth time?
I've lost track at this
point. ...
Oct 28, 2020
News
Apple took an unpopular
decision this year by removing
the wall charging brick from
the iPhone 12 and new Apple
Watches citing environmental
reasons. Now Samsung,
after mocking its rival, is
set to follow the same course.
Citing a report from the
Korean site ChosunBiz,
Sammobile said that Samsung is
considering removing both the
wall charger […]
Oct 28, 2020
News
OnePlus this week announced
the Nord N10 and N100 —
its most affordable phones
since the ill-fated OnePlus X.
Oct 28, 2020
News
Halloween is fast approaching,
but you’ll probably have
to postpone the parties this
year and instead spend a
lonesome evening at home with
a bottle of scotch. Well,
that’s my plan anyway.
Still, the social restrictions
don’t mean you
can’t experiment
with devilish new looks
from the comfort of your home.
Thanks to the magic of
[…]
Oct 28, 2020
News
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
has officially acquired San
Jose chipmaker Xilinx for a
moustache-twirling $35
billion. The deal is this
year’s second largest
tech disclosed acquisition,
behind NVIDIA’s $40
billion buyout of mobile phone
chipmaker Arm in September. As
a result, Xilinx (XLNX)
shareholders will get 1.7234
AMD shares for each XLNX share
held at […]
Oct 28, 2020
News
Last month, Google released
the results of the most recent
pay-for-play Android auction.
This farcical system is a way
for alternative search engines
to bid to be one of three
search engines — in
addition to the always present
Google — that Android
users can choose from, as they
set up a new device.
Despite […]
Oct 28, 2020
News
The thing about writing is
that it’s hard. And the
thing about writers is that
they’re always searching
for something to make it
easier. And that’s where
Astrohaus’ Freewrite
Traveler comes in. Lots of
words I don’t recognize
there.
Astrohaus? Freewrite
Traveler? Well, aren’t
you demanding? But I’ll
tell you. Astrohaus is an
American company that makes
[…]
Oct 28, 2020
News
Facebook India’s
controversial policy director,
Ankhi Das, has left the
company in order to pursue a
career in public service. Das
was famously alleged to play a
crucial role in stopping
moderators from removing posts
from India’s ruling
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
that incited communal
violence. In August, the Wall
Street Journal reported that
the …
Oct 28, 2020
News
The time has finally come:
we’re able to do our
first hands-on inspection of
the PlayStation 5, and to see
what it looks like in the
wild. And as a staunch
defender of this
console’s form factor
pre-release, I have to say
that seeing it in my
home… has made me
change my mind. I’m
[…]
