Sony Is Introducing 'Ready for PlayStation 5' Bravia TVs

From PC Mag: To take full-advantage of the features offered by the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, there's a good chance you need a new TV. Sony knows this, and so the company is launching new Bravia models that are clearly marked as "Ready for PlayStation 5."

As Gamespot reports, so far two new...

Twitter says massive hack was result of spear phishing attack

From CNET: A massive Twitter hack earlier this month that hijacked the accounts of dozens of high-profile politicians, celebrities and businesses to peddle a cryptocurrency scam was the result of a spear phishing attack, Twitter said late Thursday.

To succeed, attackers in the July 15 hack needed...

Google One will backup iOS or Android devices for free

From The Verge: Google One, the cloud storage service that Google launched back in 2018, will now backup your iOS or Android phone for free with your Google account. The iOS app will be able to backup your photos, videos, contacts and calendar events, consolidating what’s offered by different...

Microsoft Flight Simulator Is Adding VR Support This Year

From PC Mag: The highly-anticipated new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator launches on Aug. 18, and now there's some more good news for those of you who own a virtual reality headset: support is coming.

As Eurogamer reports, virtual reality won't be in place at launch, but support is planned for...

Konami Launches a Line of Gaming Desktop PCs

From PC Mag: Konami is a name usually associated with video and arcade games, and gave us such classics as Castelvania, Gradius, Metal Gear Solid, and Silent Hill. However, the Japanese company has decided to turn its attention to hardware and is set to offer a new line of gaming-focused desktop PCs...

Spotify hits 138 million subscribers, as total listeners near milestone

From CNET: Spotify's paying subscribers climbed 27% to hit 138 million at the end of June, the music streaming service said Wednesday in its second-quarter earnings report, as the number of people listening to the service overall -- including those who listen free with advertising -- closed in on a...

ASUS Announces RT-AX86U and RT-AX82U Gaming Routers

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today announced RT-AX86U and RT-AX82U, two high-performance dual-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) gaming routers. The new models give gamers — especially mobile gamers — even more choice for creating an ultrafast and stable gaming network.

RT-AX86U is an upgraded version of the...

Intel Launches a Slightly Cheaper, Slightly Slower Comet Lake Core i9

From PC Mag: After delaying its 7nm processors until 2022 and subsequently shaking up its chip team, Intel has decided to release a new 10th-generation Core i9 Comet Lake desktop processor.

As Anandtech reports, the Core i9-10850K is a rather unusual processor for Intel to launch because it's only...

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