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'Final Fantasy VIII' Remastered is coming out on September 3rd
Engadget - 20 Aug 2019 07:27
Were you disappointed to hear that Square Enix merely remastered Final Fantasy VIII instead of remaking it like it did its predecessor? We hope you can take solace in the fact that you don't have to wait years for its re...
Huawei Kirin 990 to catch up with rivals on its own
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2019 05:34
One of Huawei’s biggest challenges in light of the US blacklisting is its ability to stand on its own, even without US technologies. One of the key pieces is the silicon that drives its smartphones in the form of HiSil...
Refreshed Nintendo Switch Teardown Shows What You Need to Know Before You Upgrade
Gizmodo - 20 Aug 2019 19:15
About a month ago, Nintendo announced a hardware revision for the Switch featuring significantly longer battery life. Now, those refreshed Switch consoles are hitting stores, so naturally, the enterprising folks at iFixi...
NVIDIA's latest GPU drivers pack a speed boost for 'Apex Legends'
Engadget - 20 Aug 2019 19:07
It's common for graphics card drivers to provide optimizations for games, but the improvements aren't often this conspicuous. NVIDIA has released a Gamescom Game Ready Driver that offers significant speedups for multiple...
NASA confirms Europa Clipper mission's next phase
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2019 18:31
NASA has announced that it has confirmed the next phase of the Europa Clipper mission is going to happen. The decision allows the mission to progress to completion of a final design. After the final design is completed, ...
TikTok offers in-app purchasing of sponsored products
Engadget - 20 Aug 2019 06:57
TikTok, the short-form video platform dominated by teens, is now moving steadily into sponsored content. TechCrunch reported today that the app will now let viewers buy products associated with sponsored hashtags without...
Razer Phone Android 9 update rolled out and paused over Game Booster bug
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2019 06:06
Razer has recently taken some flack over its half-hearted commitment to supporting its existing Android phones, especially its first Android phone. The company has seemingly finally heard those cries and has started roll...
Bloomberg: Apple plans to launch TV+ in November for $10 a month
Engadget - 20 Aug 2019 05:51
Apple has been on a content-buying spree over the past year or so, because it's apparently almost ready to launch its Netflix competitor. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant is planning to roll out its TV+ subscriptio...
Russian Man Who Tried to Burn Down Offices of Internet Regulator Reportedly Gets Probation
Gizmodo - 20 Aug 2019 05:45
Earlier this month, a court in Russia's Ulyanovsk Region sentenced a man to one and a half years' probation after he reportedly tried not one, not two, but three times to burn down the regional offices of national intern...
Apple TV+ will launch in November for $9.99, facing off against Disney+ at $6.99
Ars Technica - 21 Aug 2019 01:52
Report claims Apple will launch with a small slate of shows and a free trial.
Tidal shares songs as Stories in Facebook and Instagram
Engadget - 21 Aug 2019 01:44
iHeartRadio isn't the only streaming music service helping you share music as Stories in recent days. Tidal has introduced an option to share tunes directly as Stories in Facebook and Instagram, helping you convey your m...
SunBriteTV Veranda 55-inch Outdoor TV (2019) Review
Slash Gear - 21 Aug 2019 01:41
SunBriteTV makes televisions that are meant to be used outdoors. Not out in the jungle or on a camping trip, but in environments where a person might want to see a TV screen while eating a meal or having a party – plac...
Typing on the iPhone Sounds Amazing With the Original Mac Keyboard Attached
Gizmodo - 21 Aug 2019 01:40
One of the new features that will arrive with iOS 13 next month is support for a mouse. It should help push the iPad closer to being a true laptop replacement for many users, but YouTuber Napabar found an even better use...
Nicotine-free vapes linked to serious blood vessel health risk
Slash Gear - 21 Aug 2019 01:29
Electronic cigarettes have been linked to a number of potential health issues, the most concerning being dozens of cases of a serious lung condition in young adults and teenagers who reported vape use. There’s a belief...
A New Experiment Narrows Potential Properties of Dark Energy Particle
Gizmodo - 21 Aug 2019 01:25
An experiment in the United Kingdom has failed to find evidence of a particle meant to explain most of the universe's mass. But the search isn't over.
Smoke Has Blotted Out the Sun in São Paulo as the Amazon Burns
Gizmodo - 21 Aug 2019 01:19
What began as a "day of fire" a week and a half ago has now turned daytime skies in São Paulo an inky black. The Amazon has been in deep, deep trouble ever since far-right president Jair Bolsnaro took over running Brazi...
YouTube sues user who extorted others through fake takedown requests
Engadget - 21 Aug 2019 01:15
A lawsuit filed by YouTube yesterday claims that a user abused its copyright infringement reporting system to extort fellow YouTubers and carry out a swatting attack. YouTube alleges that Christopher Brady, of Omaha, Neb...
GameStop Lays Off Over 100 People, Including Nearly Half Of Game Informer's Staff
Gizmodo - 21 Aug 2019 01:00
The struggling retail chain GameStop laid off over a hundred employees today, both at its corporate headquarters in Grapevine, Texas and at other offices including its subsidiary Game Informer magazine in Minnesota, wher...
Shit Show at the Fuck Factory
Gizmodo - 21 Aug 2019 01:00
Security breaches on widely used anonymous communities online threaten to out some of our most personal past-times, especially when those data leaks occur on platforms dedicated to user-created porn.
Sony tips PlayStation games expanding beyond console
Slash Gear - 21 Aug 2019 00:56
There’s no question that Sony has been on point with its lineup of exclusive games this generation. From Spider-Man and Uncharted 4 to God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn, the PlayStation 4 is home to some excellent games...
A fourth 'Matrix' movie is happening
Engadget - 21 Aug 2019 00:52
Yes, you read that correctly. About 16 years after the last movie in the series, Warner Bros. has confirmed work on a fourth movie in The Matrix universe. And it doesn't appear to be a spinoff -- Keanu Reeves and Carrie-...
Spotify is getting its own TV mini-series
Engadget - 21 Aug 2019 00:50
The music business has been through a turbulent decade, with dwindling sales, record labels pushing "360 deals" on artists and concert venues beginning to take cuts of merchandise sales. The debates around the ethics of ...