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XPG Atom 30 250GB/1TB Kit Review (Page 1 of 10)

One of the first things I did when I started working was obtain a Costco membership. I know it is a bit silly, but to me, it was a rite of passage of growing up and spending money on things that I do not normally need. Now before I offend anyone, I will say that having a Costco membership is definitely a splurge for myself because I grew up in a household that could never consume a Costco quantity of items, whether food or products. Now that I am...

Patriot P400 1TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

When I learned how to ski growing up, I learned like many people to ski with a set of poles. However, recent discussions with friends I have been skiing with reminded me of a friend who learned the slopes without any ski poles. Having tried skiing without poles myself, I can say it has its advantages but also disadvantages. On one hand, skiing without poles forces you to balance yourself better as you no longer have a stick you can use to push...

E3 2022 Has Been Canceled

From CNET: The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, won't take place this June, the show's organizer confirmed Thursday. This year's event was to be digital-only again, like the previous two years, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement, the Entertainment Software...

Google Workspace rolls out updates to Meet, Chat and Voice

From ComputerWorld: Google Workspace has announced a range of updates to its Meet, Chat, and Voice applications, aimed at improving communication and collaboration for hybrid teams.

The bulk of the updates relate to Google’s videoconferencing platform Google Meet. As offices reopen and some workers...

The Human Genome Has Finally Been Fully Sequenced

From CNET: When the Human Genome Project was declared completed in 2003, it had mapped 92% of genes, with the rest remaining a mystery for nearly two decades due to technological limitations. Now scientists have finished sequencing the other 8%, and the human genome has finally been fully sequenced...

UPS Tests eQuad Electric Bikes for Deliveries in Dense Urban Areas

From PC Mag: hipping company UPS is already planning for an electric future in the air, but now attention is turning to the ground and an experiment using tiny, electric delivery quad bikes.

As Reuters reports, UPS has partnered with British engineering and design company Fernhay to trial the...

ROCCAT Expands Its Lightweight Symmetrical Mouse Series With the New Burst Pro Air

From ROCCAT Press Release: ROCCAT today revealed the new Burst Pro Air as the premium wireless addition to its Burst family of lightweight PC gaming mice. Like its wired Burst Pro counterpart, the Burst Pro Air is designed for PC gamers that prefer the comfort and feel of an ergonomic symmetrical...

Google is using AI to better detect searches from people in crisis

From The Verge: In a personal crisis, many people turn to an impersonal source of support: Google. Every day, the company fields searches on topics like suicide, sexual assault, and domestic abuse. But Google wants to do more to direct people to the information they need, and says new AI techniques...

Third-Party Merchants Jack Up Pricing for Nvidia's RTX 3090 Ti to $3,000+

From PC Mag: That didn’t take long. Nvidia’s latest GPU, the RTX 3090 Ti, launched on Tuesday, and already third-party merchants are demanding interested buyers pay an extra $1,000 or more to own the card.

The RTX 3090 Ti is supposed to start at $1,999. But on Newegg, you can find some third-party...

FTC Sues Intuit Over Claim That TurboTax is Free

From ExtremeTech: Ah, tax season: an approximately three-month chunk of the year in which we all bite our nails in front of an accountant or our computer, awaiting our financial fate. For those of us who go the DIY route, software like Intuit’s TurboTax claim to make our lives a little easier—but...