Nvidia turns off its anti-crypto mining feature

From PC World: If you tried to find a new graphics card any time in 2020 or 2021, you probably had a really rough (and expensive) experience. A boom in cryptocurrency and the mining thereof made already-low stock nearly nonexistent, and scalpers only exacerbated the problem. Nvidia’s solution was to...

Netflix to Launch Ads on a Cheaper Plan Starting Next Month

From CNET: Netflix ads are coming next month, in a progressive rollout of a new ad-supported membership tier called Basic with Ads in the US and 11 other countries, Netflix said Thursday. In the US, the new tier will launch Nov. 3 and will be $7 a month, $3 less than the cheapest ad-free Netflix...

GeForce Now can now stream games at 1600p in Chrome browsers

From The Verge: While Stadia fans mourn the loss of Google’s own cloud streaming platform, Nvidia has introduced some new features to GeForce Now for Chrome users to help ease the pain. Starting today, anyone subscribed to the RTX 3080 tier of GeForce Now will be able to stream their favorite PC...

FCC Expected to Ban Sales of New Huawei, ZTE Equipment in US

From PC Mag: Following President Biden signing the “Secure Equipment Act of 2021” last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is now expected to ban sales of new equipment in the US from Huawei and ZTE due to national security concerns.

As Axios reports, a draft order was circulated by...

Facebook doesn’t know what to do with the new $1,500 Meta Quest Pro

From PC World: Meta’s new Meta Quest Pro is a $1,500 attempt to figure out what experiences people want in virtual reality.

Just a few months after Meta (Facebook’s new business name) actually raised the price of its standalone Meta Quest 2 consumer headset, the company has released a more powerful...

Intel Reportedly Plans to Cut Thousands of Jobs Amid PC Sales Drop

From CNET: Intel is planning a major workforce reduction, with job cuts likely numbering in the thousands, in the face of a downturn in the PC market, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The layoffs will be announced as early as this month, coinciding with Intel's third-quarter earnings report on Oct. 27...

CORSAIR Launches EX100U Portable USB Type-C SSD

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced its new ultra-slim external storage drive, the CORSAIR EX100U. Available in capacities from 500GB to a massive 4TB, the EX100U stores an incredible amount of data in a pocket-sized form-factor that can go anywhere.

The EX100U utilizes a USB Type-C...

Max Out Your PC Gaming Audio With ROCCAT’s Syn Max Air

From ROCCAT Press Release: ROCCAT announces its new premium wireless Syn Max Air headset is available now at participating retailers. ROCCAT’s Syn Max Air sits atop the brand’s headset line as its new premium wireless offering, and leverages decades of award-winning audio engineering experience from...

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