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SilverStone Decathlon DA850 Gold 850W Report (Page 1 of 4)

Something I find companies have been doing more recently is remastering old and beloved games. While this is not a new practice by any means, I like to ask myself, "What is the point of simply remaking a game when you can just play the original?" To answer my own question, it is quite simple: Aside from newer graphics, a remastered game can bring new elements to the original to enhance the experience. The remastered Resident Evil brings a more...

ROCCAT Magma Review (Page 1 of 3)

With the lockdown starting to come to an end here in Alberta, I would like to thank the source that kept me going through online classes and prevented me from ever getting too bored from just sitting at my desk -- RGB LED lighting. In contrast with my discussion from the XPG Spectrix D50 DDR4-3600 2x8GB review introduction, I am actually being serious with today's comment. Having a rig with lots of beautiful colors gave me something to look at...

ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II A-/RGB Series Expands with 360 Variations

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC recently added lighting options to its popular water cooling series with the Liquid Freezer II 240 RGB & A-RGB. Now, the A-/RGB portfolio continues to grow with the Liquid Freezer II 360 also becoming available in two LED variants.

Formidable power plus a wealth...

FCC listing suggests Google’s midrange Pixel 5A 5G could arrive soon

From The Verge: The Pixel 5A 5G, Google’s midrange counterpart to last year’s Pixel 5, has been spotted in the FCC’s database, suggesting a release might not be far away. Android Police, which first saw the two listings, reports that none specifically mention the name “Pixel 5A” but that at least...

Halo Brings Driverless Car Rental to Las Vegas

From PC Mag: All-electric rental car startup Halo this week announced plans for an autonomous vehicle service in Las Vegas, powered by T-Mobile 5G.

Halo, which has been test driving on Las Vegas public streets for months, hopes its on-demand electric vehicles will help address traffic congestion...

Microsoft plans to give $1,500 pandemic bonus to employees worldwide

From CNET: Microsoft is giving employees a $1,500 pandemic bonus this year for the "unique and challenging fiscal year that Microsoft just completed," according to a report published Friday by the Verge.

The report, which cites an internal memo, says the bonuses will be disbursed to all employees...

Google Meet adds Duo-style filters, AR masks, and effects

From The Verge: Google Meet is getting new video filters, effects, and augmented reality masks for personal calls on iOS and Android, the search giant has announced. They’re available via the sparkle icon at the bottom right of your video feed during a call, which brings up a carousel of different...

Yandex Robots to Make Grubhub Deliveries on College Campuses

From PC Mag: Step away from the ramen: Yandex and Grubhub are teaming up to bring robot food delivery to US college campuses. Dozens of autonomous rovers will perform last-mile drop-offs to select universities this fall, navigating sidewalks, pedestrian areas, and crosswalks in areas not easily...

Google sued by 36 states, DC for alleged antitrust violations in app store

From CNET: A group of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, alleging the company's Play store for Android apps violates antitrust laws.

The suit focuses on the 30% fee Google charges developers for selling digital goods and services via the Play store. As of July 1...

Microsoft’s new Office UI now available for testers

From The Verge: Microsoft has started testing its new Office design today. The software maker originally teased its design changes to Office last year before revealing last month that Office’s new UI is designed to match the redesigned Windows 11 operating system. Office Insiders can now access the...