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Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6200 2x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

I was chatting with some of my coworkers in a group call when I decided to say something controversial. "Top load washers are better than front load washers," I said. Three of the four people in there agreed, but before long, this argument started spilling over to bigger contexts in the office. In our team meeting the following week, someone brought it up, which made it turn out to be a full-on debate. Eventually, one of the VPs who do not...

Noctua NH-D12L Review (Page 1 of 4)

My girlfriend and I were recently at a Canadian Tire to kill some time. While there, we were taken aback by how poorly organized the store was. First of all, in the middle of the store, they put all the sale items together with no rhyme or reason to what they were placed beside. Personally, I excused this since I just thought this was like a clearance area. Next, we walked up and down the aisles. Even within the same aisle, they put all sorts of...

Latest Steam Deck Update Aims to Solve the Noisy Fan Problem

From :PC Mag Valve just released SteamOS 3.2 for the Steam Deck, and with it potentially solved one of the biggest complaints about the handheld: fan noise.

The internal fan used to keep the Steam Deck components cool is rather distracting due to the loud and high-pitched sound it generates. This...

Valve responds to TF2 bot issue, says it’s ‘working to improve things’

From The Verge: Valve has responded to a campaign from Team Fortress 2 players who want it to fix the game’s bot infestation that has made it almost unplayable in recent years. “TF2 community, we hear you!” the company tweeted from the official Team Fortress 2 Twitter account. “We love this game and...

Twitter to Pay $150 Million Fine Over Using Phone Numbers for Targeted Ads

From CNET: Twitter is paying a $150 million penalty as part of a settlement over the US Federal Trade Commission's allegations that it used account security data like phone numbers and email addresses to target advertising at users.

The company had told users their phone numbers and emails would...

Curved GM Series Quantum Dot Monitors from Cooler Master

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master launches the availability of the all-new GM Series Curved Monitor lineup for work and play. The ultra-fast GM27-CFX with a 240Hz refresh rate is available starting today May 26 2022 while the ultra-wide GM34-CWQ ARGB hits shelves on May 30 2022.

GM27...

PlayStation VR2 set to launch with over 20 ‘major’ games

From The Verge: Sony expects to have over 20 “major” titles available for its PlayStation VR2 headset at launch, according to a company investor presentation. While it didn’t confirm the names or developers of all the games, a slide confirmed that the list will be made up of a combination of first-...

Twitter to Pay $150M Settlement in Privacy Violation Case

From PC Mag: Twitter agreed to pay $150 million and implement new compliance measures following allegations that the social network misrepresented how it used the private contact information of its users.

According to a complaint(Opens in a new window) by the Department of Justice, between May 2013...

Broadcom to Acquire VMware for $61 Billion

From CNET: Semiconductor company Broadcom is purchasing enterprise software company VMware for $61 billion dollars, the company said in a press release on Thursday. The deal would be one of the largest in tech history.

The deal has been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies but...

Lexar Adds a Blazing-Fast Portable Drive to Its Product Portfolio

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is proud to announce the new Lexar SL660 BLAZE Gaming Portable SSD. The new drive offers gamers and creatives the latest USB 3.2 Gen2x2 technology and blazing-fast NVMe performance with speeds up to 2000MB/s read and 1900MB/s write1. It is perfect for boosting the...