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Cooler Master X Silent Edge Platinum 850W Report (Page 1 of 4)

A few years ago, I was at a weekend church camp with almost two hundred attendees. I was assigned to one of the large communal halls designated for resting, where about twenty or thirty of us brought our own sleeping bags and found our own space on the floor. During free time on Saturday afternoon, many people who stayed in the communal hall decided to take a nap, as anyone who has been to church camp knows one thing: You do not get a lot of...

Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Review (Page 1 of 4)

If you know me, you may know I used to play quite a bit of League of Legends. Over time, my enjoyment of the game has both grown and fallen. As of right now, you could call me the typical ARAM player. Something I have found quite interesting is that despite not having much of an interest in the game anymore, I have found myself enjoying pro play a lot more. I am not sure what it is, but I have personally found myself being quite invested in the...

Amazon to invest another $4 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic

From The Verge: Amazon announced today that it’s pumping another $4 billion into Claude AI maker Anthropic, bringing its total funding amount to $8 billion. This latest round follows $1.25 billion last September and another $2.75 billion in March.

Along with the money, Amazon wrote in its blog post...

WhatsApp Is Finally Adding Voice Message Transcripts

From PC Mag: WhatsApp is rolling out voice message transcripts to all users in the coming weeks, the company announced Thursday.

The feature—which others like Apple's Messages and Phone apps already offer—is useful when you receive a voice message but can't play it because you're on the move, in a...

Windows 10 apps can be updated and uninstalled once again

From PC World: Microsoft has withdrawn the WinAppSDK 1.6.2 update, the root cause of Windows 10 users being unable to update or uninstall many apps. BleepingComputer reports that a newer 1.6.3 update that fixes the problem for affected users will be sent out shortly. More information can be found on...

Thermaltake Launches The Tower 250 Mini Tower Chassis

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake launches The Tower 250 Mini Tower Chassis, the latest mini-ITX case in The Tower Series, featuring incredible hardware compatibility, an iconic vertical body design with an octagonal prism shape, and LCD customization. Available in Black, Snow, Matcha...

Apple Pay, Cash App, and other digital wallets will be regulated more like banks now

From The Verge: Major digital payment providers will soon be subject to bank-like supervision from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Thursday, the CFPB issued a final rule that will regulate digital payment apps that process over 50 million transactions each year, covering...

Threads Takes a Page From Bluesky, Rolls Out Topic-Based Custom Feeds

From PC Mag: Bored of the "For you" and "Following" tabs on Threads? Mix things up by creating feeds based on topics of your choice.

As TechCrunch reports, Threads is rolling out custom feeds to users worldwide after teasing it last week. The feature is already available on Bluesky, where it's easy...

Windows 11 gets new ‘Companions’ feature in taskbar and Start menu

From PC World: At Ignite 2024, Microsoft unveiled a new feature for the Windows 11 taskbar. It’s called Microsoft 365 Companions and it’ll give users quick access to important data, reports The Verge.

These so-called “companions” are additional bits of information that are integrated into the...

Turtle Beach Reveals Victrix Pro KO Leverless Fight Stick

From Turtle Beach Press Release: Turtle Beach Corporation (Nasdaq: HEAR), today introduced the ultimate weapon for competitive gamers, the all-new Victrix Pro KO Leverless Fight Stick. Turtle Beach’s fully customizable Victrix™ Pro KO™ Leverless Fight Stick is officially licensed by Sony Interactive...