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Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 MAX Review (Page 1 of 4)

Lately, I have been reminiscing a lot and thinking about how life has been thus far. That got me thinking about the importance of memories. As memories play a vital role in social, emotional, and cognitive functioning, it ultimately affects how we think of ourselves, what choices we make, and how we feel. Memories are what allow us to learn and grow. Our memories of failure or loss allow us to change to accommodate for our mistakes. With what was...

Antec DF800 FLUX Review (Page 1 of 4)

A few months ago, in the introduction of the XPG Atom 50 1TB review, my colleague Jonathan Kwan talked about what was unnecessary. But what makes something necessary? When it comes to movies, you could say that there are many sequels out there that are unnecessary and only serve to be cash grabs due to their predecessor's success. I have talked about movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day in the Corsair 5000D review and why it was a great sequel...

Microsoft rolls back blocking Office VBA macros by default

From The Verge: Microsoft is rolling back a planned change to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in a variety of Office apps. Announced earlier this year, Microsoft had been planning to prevent Office users from easily enabling certain content in files downloaded from the...

Netflix Turns on Spatial Audio for Select TV Shows, Movies

From PC Mag: Netflix this week began rolling out spatial audio across its catalog of streamed shows—giving everyone the perfect excuse to watch Stranger Things 4 again.

The technology, dubbed AMBEO 2-Channel Spatial Audio, was developed in partnership with audio specialist Sennheiser and provides a...

Another Pokemon N64 Game Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Next Week

From CNET: Nintendo is bringing another classic Nintendo 64 game to the Switch, the company announced Thursday. Pokemon Puzzle League will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack service on July 15.

Originally released in 2000, Pokemon Puzzle League is a Pokemon-themed spin on...

Galaxy Watch 5 leak gives best look yet at Samsung’s upcoming smartwatches

From The Verge: 3D renders of Samsung’s upcoming smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, have appeared online thanks to leaker Evan Blass and 91Mobiles, a month ahead of their expected launch in August. The renders show the two watches from every angle, and line up with other leaked...

Limited-Edition Splatoon 3-Themed OLED Switch Available Aug. 26

From PC Mag: Ahead of the launch of Splatoon 3 on Sept. 9, Nintendo is set to offer a limited edition version of the OLED Switch console as well as a matching Pro Controller.

The Splatoon 3-themed Switch will be sold separately from the game and a couple of weeks earlier on Aug. 26. It comes...

Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode for iPhone to Fight Hacking

From CNET: Apple for years has marketed its iPhones, iPads and Macs as the most secure and privacy-focused devices on the market. On Wednesday, it bolstered that effort with a new feature coming this fall called Lockdown Mode, designed to fight targeted hacking attempts like the Pegasus malware...

Micron Announces DDR5 Server DRAM Availability

From Micron Press Release: Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced commercial and industrial channel partner availability of Micron DDR5 server DRAM in support of industry qualification of next-generation Intel and AMD DDR5 server and workstation platforms. The move to DDR5 memory...

Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool that works across 200 languages

From The Verge: Social media conglomerate Meta has created a single AI model capable of translating across 200 different languages, including many not supported by current commercial tools. The company is open-sourcing the project in the hopes that others will build on its work.

The AI model is...