Mercedes-Benz, Apple Team Up for In-Car Spatial Audio

From PC Mag: Mercedes-Benz is incorporating Apple's spatial audio technology in select model vehicles.

Available natively for the first time in a car, spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos promises a "seamless, immersive in-car audio experience," Mercedes-Benz says.

Apple Music subscribers...

Meta's 'Horizon Worlds' Virtual Land Isn't Grabbing Users, Report Says

From CNET: "An empty world is a sad world." That's reportedly one of the concerns expressed in an internal Meta document related to Horizon Worlds, Meta's virtual land that's also the company's key metaverse offering for consumers.

Internal documents including memos from employees show that Horizon...

ASUS ROG Strix B660-I Gaming WiFi Review (Page 1 of 12)

Do you ever feel the joy of getting into things at the opportune time? That was the case for me this year with a few different examples. The first was watching Breaking Bad, which is a show most people know by now. I decided to finally see if it was worth the hype, which I ultimately found it was. It was also the right time to invest in that universe as Better Call Saul, its prequel and sequel, was airing its final season this past August. Thus...

Lexar Professional NM800 PRO 2TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

In September of this year, I had the enjoyment of attending Edmonton Expo with my girlfriend and her family as she set up shop in the Artist Alley once again. While it was fun to attend and sell things, a lot of work went in on her behalf to get up to that point. Leading up to the weekend, we spent the entire week before printing out signs and merchandise, purchasing supplies for the displays, and packing everything up for the trip. She was also...

Thermaltake Launched the TOUGHFAN 12/ 14 RGB High Static Pressure Fan

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake announces their high-end high static pressure radiator fan, the TOUGHFAN 12/ 14 RGB. Thermaltake's TOUGHFAN lineup has long been exceptional in terms of cooling capability, and their newest TOUGHFAN 12/ 14 RGB takes things even further with its unique...

Nvidia turns off its anti-crypto mining feature

From PC World: If you tried to find a new graphics card any time in 2020 or 2021, you probably had a really rough (and expensive) experience. A boom in cryptocurrency and the mining thereof made already-low stock nearly nonexistent, and scalpers only exacerbated the problem. Nvidia’s solution was to...

Netflix to Launch Ads on a Cheaper Plan Starting Next Month

From CNET: Netflix ads are coming next month, in a progressive rollout of a new ad-supported membership tier called Basic with Ads in the US and 11 other countries, Netflix said Thursday. In the US, the new tier will launch Nov. 3 and will be $7 a month, $3 less than the cheapest ad-free Netflix...

GeForce Now can now stream games at 1600p in Chrome browsers

From The Verge: While Stadia fans mourn the loss of Google’s own cloud streaming platform, Nvidia has introduced some new features to GeForce Now for Chrome users to help ease the pain. Starting today, anyone subscribed to the RTX 3080 tier of GeForce Now will be able to stream their favorite PC...

FCC Expected to Ban Sales of New Huawei, ZTE Equipment in US

From PC Mag: Following President Biden signing the “Secure Equipment Act of 2021” last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now expected to ban sales of new equipment in the US from Huawei and ZTE due to national security concerns.

As Axios reports, a draft order was circulated by...

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