Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition blocked by UK regulators

From The Verge: Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). After months of analyzing 3 million Microsoft and Activision documents and more than 2,100 emails from the public, the CMA has concluded that the deal...

Opera shows off AI, tab grouping in its Opera One browser update

From PC World: Opera, which has established itself as a boutique browser vendor, has announced Opera One, a complete redesign and eventual replacement of its existing browser. Opera One features optimizations for modular elements and new AI-powered tab grouping features, called “Tab Islands.”

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Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

I think it is funny the number of practices you adopt from your parents that seems normal until you compare with others. For example, in my parents’ place, all of our mugs and cups are located in one cupboard. When I used to live at my parents, we designated certain cups to each member of the family. We would put all our personal cups in one level, while all the guest cups would go on the level above. This way, everyone in the house knew and did...

CORSAIR Launches MP600 MINI and MP600 CORE XT M.2 NVMe SSDs

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the launch of two new PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drives—the MP600 MINI and the MP600 CORE XT. These drives extend the CORSAIR SSD range to an ultra-compact M.2 2230 form factor, and a new highly competitive combination of price and performance...

AMD announces Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme chips for handheld gaming PCs

From The Verge: On Friday, we told you how AMD is quietly arming a whole new wave of Steam Deck competitors. But the company’s now saying the quiet part out loud: today, it’s officially announcing the AMD Ryzen Z1 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, a pair of 4nm processors specifically aimed at handheld gaming...

Apple's 'Resounding Victory' Cedes Small Win for Third-Party Payments

From CNET: In a major blow to Fortnite maker Epic Games, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a previous district court ruling stating that Apple didn't violate antitrust laws by forcing app developers to use the App Store's in-app payment system. The decision on Monday, however, did eke...

Radeon RX 7600 Rumored to Be AMD’s Next Desktop GPU Release

From Tom's Hardware: AMD’s exclusive board partners are readying their Radeon RX 7600 designs for Computex, according to Igor’s Lab. That means AIBs like ASRock, PowerColor, Sapphire, and XFX should be expected to show their RX 7600 designs at the world’s biggest PC tech show, which kicks off at the...

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