From Tom's Hardware: MSI has introduced its Modern MD342CQP series 21:9 ultrawide 1500R VA panel monitors in a choice of black or white livery. These devices support 3,400 x 1,440 pixels, refreshing at up to 120 Hz, across their 34-inch diagonals. Early listings indicate a price level of around $350...
From The Verge: Meta has finally pulled the curtain back on what its plans for third-party chats in WhatsApp and Messenger will look like. The change, which is coming for users in the European Union, introduces new options to put Messenger and WhatsApp messages in the same inbox as third-party chats...
From PC World: For months, internet rumor mills have claimed that AMD’s next-generation Radeon RX 8000 graphics cards would cede the high-end market to Nvidia’s GeForce lineup, after the GeForce RTX 4090 stomped all over the competition this time around.
Now, AMD’s senior VP and general manager of...
One of my favorite restaurants here in Calgary is a place called Hayden Block. Since most readers on this website is not from Canada, never mind Calgary, let me give you a little bit of context. Hayden Block is a Texas-style barbecue restaurant that serves meat at half price after 10pm. Now, I go to Texas enough to know nobody actually eats at barbecue restaurants after 10pm -- in fact, they usually close at 9pm -- but strange timing aside, I...
Nostalgia is quite the intriguing drug. It is not a physical drug of course, but it creates the illusion of the past being better than what it may have been in reality. The “good ol' times”, as they were, have an imaginary aura of pleasing warmth. It is alluring and draws us to reminisce about the past. Sometimes it prompts us to purchase items to remind us of those pleasant memories, or perhaps a newer product that hearkens back to the previous...
From PC Mag: Apple has sent invitations for a "special event" that is likely to include the launch of its next-gen iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. It's scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino; things kick off at 10 a.m. PT.
That's a day...
From PC World: At IFA in Berlin, Acer announced what could be the world’s first consumer monitor with a full 600Hz refresh rate. The Nitro XV240 F6 is slated to release early next year, and with it you’ll be able to play video games at up to 600 FPS without losing a single frame.
TFT Central...
From CNET: Consumers lost $114 million to scams involving Bitcoin ATMs last year, amounting to a tenfold increase from just three years ago, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission.
This year's losses are on track to be even higher, with an estimated $65 million reported for the...
From PC Mag: Verizon is buying fiber-optic internet and communications provider Frontier for $20 billion, the US telecoms giant announced Thursday. The acquisition will mean that Verizon customers will get access to Frontier's fiber network, including those with Verizon's Fios offering. It also...
From PC World: Intel previously said that the upcoming Core Ultra chip, Lunar Lake, won’t be manufactured internally. The company is now saying the same for its next-gen desktop chip, Arrow Lake, as well.
Will the decision affect Intel’s ability to release the chip on time, its features, or its...
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