With the global economy in a bit of a shaky state as countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s probably no surprise that Gartner is predicting a significant drop in PC, tablet, and mobile phone shipments for 2020. What is a little surprise is that the dip is only expected to be 13.6 […]
NVIDIA’s GeForce Now game streaming service is now opt-in for developers (so fewer games should disappear unexpectedly)
NVIDIA’s GeForce Now game streaming platform operates under a rather simple premise — play the games you already own on any supported device by streaming it from a remote server. That means you can play PC games on an Android Phone, NVIDIA Shield TV, or entry-level computer without the need to invest in expensive gaming […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 May 2020 Update
The latest major update to Windows 10 is rolling out starting today and should be available to most users through Windows Update within the next few weeks. Among other things, this Windows 10 May 2020 Update brings improvements for gaming, Bluetooth, Cortana, and accessibly. And like most new builds of Windows 10, it’ll be officially […]
Daily Deals (5-27-2020)
GOG is running a Summer Sale on PC games, with prices up to 95-percent off select tiles plus a bunch of free game demos. All told, there are more than 3,000 games on sale. Meanwhile, Ubisoft is running its own sale on 126 games, with up to 75-percent off select titles. Right now you can […]
Skullcandy’s new true wireless earbuds have Tile tracking built-in
It’s easy enough to misplace a set of wired or wireless earbuds… but these days it’s twice as easy thanks to the rise of true wireless earbuds. So it makes sense for companies to build location-tracking technology into their earbuds. And that’s what Skullcandy did for its latest products. The company has announced four new set […]
PocketBook eReaders now available in the US from Newegg
Switzerland-based PocketBook has been making eBook readers since 2007, but it’s been tough to find the company’s products in the United States for the last few years. Now Newegg is selling a few models with prices ranging from $159 to $449. There’s no word on whether that means PocketBook’s upcoming eReader with a E Ink […]
Xiaomi confirms a Mi TV Stick is on the way
Xiaomi has been making smart TVs and media streamers for years… but up until a few years ago they were primarily sold in the company’s home country of China. A few years ago the company launched a $60 Android TV box called the Mi Box S that is available in the United States and other regions […]
Samsung’s Exynos 880 chip is designed for mid-range 5G smartphones
Qualcomm has its Snapdragon 765 processor. MediaTek has the Dimensity 820 5G. And now Samsung is the latest company to introduce a mid-range smartphone processor with 5G support baked in. The new Samsung Exynos 880 processor is an 8nm octa-core chip with support for 5G data speeds of up to 2.55 Gbps for downloads or […]
Daily Deals (5-26-2020)
Every month Twitch offers a set of free games to anyone in the Twitch Prime program (which is a free perk for Amazon Prime subscribers). Usually that means you can get four or five free games — but right now you can snag 16 games, including titles from Daedalic, Wired Productions, and Plug in Digital. […]
Realme X3 SuperZoom smartphone packs a 120 Hz display and 5x optical zoom (60x hybrid zoom)
Chinese smartphone maker Realme’s newest smartphone gets its name from its camera, which the company says supports up to 60x hybrid zoom (or 5x zoom when using optical zoom only). In fact, the 64MP telephoto camera on the Realme X3 SuperZoom is the phone’s primary camera, although there are also 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro […]
