If you’re looking to waltz into an Apple retail store and walk out with one of the new bright-hued iMacs, you may be in for some disappointment. Even though Apple announced that the entirely redesigned iMac all-in-one desktop is launching in seven colors, with pre-orders starting today, only some colors will be available at the…
4A Games has issued a statement: “4A Games has not evaluated the AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution feature for Metro Exodus at this time. In our FAQ, we were referring to the AMD FidelityFX open source image quality toolkit which targets traditional rendering techniques that our new RT only render does not use, and noting that…
There’s no shortage of laptop deals online, but if you want to buy a machine that will impress you, you should stick to the most trusted brands in the industry. Microsoft is one of these reliable names, and its Surface lineup, which started with Windows-powered tablets, has since added 2-in-1 devices and laptops. Our roundup…
In Jurassic Park, cloning a Tyrannosaurus rex involved the discovery of dinosaur blood fossilized in amber, a whole lot of genetic engineering, and a willful disregard for the health and wellbeing of Jeff Goldblum. For a team of researchers at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, copying a T. rex took some state-of-the-art laser…
I have been complaining about the size of laptop bezels for years. Ever since Dell kicked off the trend in 2015 with the redesigned XPS 13, I’ve been pushing for smaller and smaller bezels in laptops to match what phone manufacturers have accomplished. Contents Design compromises Laptop webcams suck In that period of time, the…
Everybody wants a venture. Gareth Wild’s concerned a quest to park his Skoda Octavia in each single house at his native grocery store. And 6 years after beginning out, he’s lastly completed. The 39-year-old Brit set himself the offbeat problem in a bid to make his weekly grocery store visits much less mundane. And he…
Microsoft announced today that it’s cutting its revenue share for games on the Windows Store from the industry-standard 30% to only 12% starting August 1. The announcement is a clear shot at Steam, which has long dominated the PC gaming space and still demands 30% from game publishers. Microsoft joins Epic Games at the 12%…
When on the hunt for a new PC or external hard drive, you’ll likely see two different storage options: Traditional hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD). Deciding on the best one for your needs can be a massive obstacle if you don’t know the difference. Should you go with the old-school HDD or…
The Lenin Museum. Credit: Yuri Litvinenko/Creative Commons Apple computers can be found all over the world, and plenty wind up in unusual places. But perhaps the one in the strangest place of all is the Apple II that powers the keystone exhibit in Russia’s Lenin Museum, 20 miles south of Moscow. The museum, still open…
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) ports aren’t nearly as common as they once were, but they can still be found on older displays, GPUs, and A/V equipment. If you have an older device that does have a DVI port, though, they’re still perfectly usable, as long as you have the necessary cables. If you’re working with…