For the Scot in everyone — Holy Panda switches, tall, scooped keycaps result in custom look without the DIY work. Scharon Harding – Oct 20, 2021 7:03 pm UTC Scharon Harding Custom-made mechanical keyboards are distinctive. The keycaps are often a selection of different colors, shapes, and heights. The owner swears the mechanical switches are…
Legal eagles — Game maker says it “could raise serious questions about… underlying investigation.” Kyle Orland – Oct 20, 2021 6:50 pm UTC Enlarge / Activision’s Los Angeles offices.Getty Images Update, October 21: In a response filed with the court Wednesday, the California DFEH calls Activision Blizzard’s request for a stay an “improper procedural vehicle…
OFT-2022 — NASA negotiating with SpaceX for additional crew missions to space station. Eric Berger – Oct 19, 2021 10:11 pm UTC Enlarge / The Boeing Starliner spacecraft to be flown on Orbital Flight Test-2 is seen at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 2, 2021.NASA NASA and Boeing officials said Tuesday that…
Why do you need end-to-end encrypted messaging? Even with nothing to hide, protecting yourself from the unadulterated collection and use of the data that you constantly create is probably a good idea. Before consumers understood that their data is a commodity, the precedent was established that they give up their rights to that data when…
In brief: Squid Game has set the internet on fire. With Netflix’s hit on everyone’s lips, people are rushing to download everything and anything related to the Korean show, including a wallpaper app from the Play Store that was packed with malware. There is no official Squid Games app—not counting Netflix, of course—yet ESET’s Android…
Qualcomm Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile processor for smartphones at the Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii late on Tuesday, adding substantially more performance and AI-powered features to 2022 smartphones. However, one of those may be controversial. While you may be used to your phone always listening for commands, are you ready for…
Microsoft The ability to stream Xbox games to your phone or computer, regardless of whether or not you own a Microsoft console, is undoubtedly one of the coolest parts of Xbox Game Pass. Today the company is improving that streaming experience on PCs… at least, if you’re okay using the official Microsoft browser. The new…
Brad Chacos/IDG Anyone who’s tried to buy a graphics card in the last year has felt the pinch of the chip shortage in a very specific way, enhanced by extra factors like cryptocurrency miners gobbling up limited stock. A group of US Senators are taking aim at another frustrating part of the equation: scalpers who…
Whether you’re buying a new laptop for school or trying to find a high-end gaming laptop, it’s possible to find good laptop deals no matter the season. We’re scouring the web daily to find the laptop deals you don’t want to miss. Mind you, not all advertised laptop deals are actually deals, so we’ve only…
PC brands love to tout expensive, high-end laptops, but history has shown most people buy a budget laptop. And why not? A $500 laptop can be a capable machine that will serve you well for years. There’s just one problem: the brands are on to you. They’ve flooded the market with hundreds of slightly tweaked…