Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Intel's Core Ultra 200S 65W "F" and 35W "T" CPUs, which come in seven variants, have been revealed along with their specs. Intel Core Ultra 200S "T" & "F" CPUs revealed: featuring two Core Ultra 5, three Core Ultra 7, & two Core Ultra 9 SKUs in 35W & 65W TDP flavors Last month, Intel launched its first batch of Intel Arrow Lake, aka Core Ultra 200S CPUs. The initial batch included only 5 SKUs, but it was expected that Intel would come up with more SKUs down the line. We previously reported the preliminary specs of these SKUs, but […]
Sony’s Horizon franchise has always felt like it had the potential to tap into a younger demographic, what with its plucky youthful protagonist, largely bloodless robot dino combat, and environmental messaging, but Sony never really pitched the games that hard toward kids – until now. This week sees the release of Lego Horizon Adventures, which reassembles 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn into a plastic-y kid-friendly form. Will Lego Horizon Adventures attract a whole new audience to Aloy’s exploits? Or does Sony’s arrow fall short of the intended target? Time to break this blocky adventure down. Lego Horizon Adventures sticks to the […]
Resident Evil 9 is going to feature two unkillable stalker enemies and a Resident Evil 4-inspired atmosphere, according to rumors circulating online. As revealed by Biohazard Declassified and reported by Residence of Evil, the new entry in the series, which has yet to be fully revealed, will feature two series mainstays as playable characters—Jill Valentine and Leon Kenney—who were the main focus of two playtests held in April and September. The Resident Evil 9 April 2024 playtest was focused on Jill Valentine and was set in an abandoned hospital on an island. The main objective was navigating this hospital, which […]
Adam Williams, former lead writer of Star Wars Eclipse at Quantic Dream, has announced a new game development studio called Republic Games. To kickstart the enterprise, he received funding from KRAFTON, maker of PUBG and The Callisto Protocol. Their first game will be a dark and mature fantasy roleplaying game set in a world that somehow blends Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Orwell's 1984. In a statement, Williams said: A tyrannical regime is brutally enforcing its ideology and crushing all dissent. But a faction of rebels seeks to overturn the tyrants and expose the lies at the heart […]
We already knew that a PC version of Stellar Blade was on the way, but now Korean developer Shift Up has confirmed that we can expect it to arrive at some point in 2025. The news comes from the latest investor report, in which the studio also revealed that its sales estimate for the PC version is higher than the PS5's, considering Steam's large user base and the recent explosive success of a similar action game, Black Myth: Wukong. Shift Up is also planning to expand overseas with a new office to be established in Los Angeles. The company certainly […]
It is astonishing how Apple employed a truckload of techniques to reduce the footprint of its redesigned Mac mini, and the company never bothered to talk in-depth on how it achieved this feat. Then again, the Cupertino giant did not need to, not when curious YouTubers got a hand on these units and performed the disassembly. One of them noticed that the power supply unit’s PCB has separate cutouts so that the components can pass through those openings instead of being soldered on the top, which helps save space, but it is also an expensive process. The exact figure not […]
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has officially replaced the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as the fastest gaming CPU on the planet, and for $479, it offers incredible value for the level of performance you get out of it. Unfortunately, the sheer demand for the processor meant that it soon went out of stock across major retailers, both offline and online, including Amazon, which means that the only way to get a unit is to pay an inflated price, which, right now, is $699.99. While forking over a premium is never justified, it is just the world we live in. Thankfully, we also […]
Tencent's TiMi Studio has finally pulled the veil from Monster Hunter Outlanders, the mobile game based on CAPCOM's franchise that was first announced two years ago. Interestingly, the press release describes the game as an open world survival title. Players will explore and survive throughout unique regions of an open world map featuring natural environments, ecosystems and monsters. They'll get to craft and build custom equipment and tools and participate in the traditional hunting experience, where they can play solo or join a hunting party of up to four people. TiMi Studio Group Producer Dong Huang said in a statement: […]
According to a spokesperson, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., is laying off a portion of its global workforce. AMD confirmed the development after several anonymous posts on online message boards. AMD, which is currently aggressively targeting the artificial intelligence industry through multiple acquisitions as well as exiting accelerator products, plans to finance its acquisitions through a mix of debt and cash. As per the details shared online and later confirmed by the firm, the layoffs amount to roughly 4% of AMD's workforce. They surprised several posters on the chat boards, with others confirming that they had heard similar news. AMD's […]
iOS 18.2 will be a major update, bringing long-rumored features to the iPhone, including ChatGPT integration with Siri. While the exact release date of the update was unknown up to this point, it is now discovered that it could arrive on December 9 for all compatible iPhone models. iOS 18.2 update will ChatGPT integration and more features will release on December 9, according to British carrier According to the recent notice shared to its customers by the British carrier EE, "Wi-Fi calling on other supported iCloud-connected devices" will be discontinued on the iPhone on December 9 (via MacRumors). If you […]
Intel's Core Ultra 200S 65W "F" and 35W "T" CPUs, which come in seven variants, have been revealed along with their specs. Intel Core Ultra 200S "T" & "F" CPUs revealed: featuring two Core Ultra 5, three Core Ultra 7, & two Core Ultra 9 SKUs in 35W & 65W TDP flavors Last month, Intel launched its first batch of Intel Arrow Lake, aka Core Ultra 200S CPUs. The initial batch included only 5 SKUs, but it was expected that Intel would come up with more SKUs down the line. We previously reported the preliminary specs of these SKUs, but […]
Sony’s Horizon franchise has always felt like it had the potential to tap into a younger demographic, what with its plucky youthful protagonist, largely bloodless robot dino combat, and environmental messaging, but Sony never really pitched the games that hard toward kids – until now. This week sees the release of Lego Horizon Adventures, which reassembles 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn into a plastic-y kid-friendly form. Will Lego Horizon Adventures attract a whole new audience to Aloy’s exploits? Or does Sony’s arrow fall short of the intended target? Time to break this blocky adventure down. Lego Horizon Adventures sticks to the […]
Resident Evil 9 is going to feature two unkillable stalker enemies and a Resident Evil 4-inspired atmosphere, according to rumors circulating online. As revealed by Biohazard Declassified and reported by Residence of Evil, the new entry in the series, which has yet to be fully revealed, will feature two series mainstays as playable characters—Jill Valentine and Leon Kenney—who were the main focus of two playtests held in April and September. The Resident Evil 9 April 2024 playtest was focused on Jill Valentine and was set in an abandoned hospital on an island. The main objective was navigating this hospital, which […]
Adam Williams, former lead writer of Star Wars Eclipse at Quantic Dream, has announced a new game development studio called Republic Games. To kickstart the enterprise, he received funding from KRAFTON, maker of PUBG and The Callisto Protocol. Their first game will be a dark and mature fantasy roleplaying game set in a world that somehow blends Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Orwell's 1984. In a statement, Williams said: A tyrannical regime is brutally enforcing its ideology and crushing all dissent. But a faction of rebels seeks to overturn the tyrants and expose the lies at the heart […]
We already knew that a PC version of Stellar Blade was on the way, but now Korean developer Shift Up has confirmed that we can expect it to arrive at some point in 2025. The news comes from the latest investor report, in which the studio also revealed that its sales estimate for the PC version is higher than the PS5's, considering Steam's large user base and the recent explosive success of a similar action game, Black Myth: Wukong. Shift Up is also planning to expand overseas with a new office to be established in Los Angeles. The company certainly […]
It is astonishing how Apple employed a truckload of techniques to reduce the footprint of its redesigned Mac mini, and the company never bothered to talk in-depth on how it achieved this feat. Then again, the Cupertino giant did not need to, not when curious YouTubers got a hand on these units and performed the disassembly. One of them noticed that the power supply unit’s PCB has separate cutouts so that the components can pass through those openings instead of being soldered on the top, which helps save space, but it is also an expensive process. The exact figure not […]
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has officially replaced the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as the fastest gaming CPU on the planet, and for $479, it offers incredible value for the level of performance you get out of it. Unfortunately, the sheer demand for the processor meant that it soon went out of stock across major retailers, both offline and online, including Amazon, which means that the only way to get a unit is to pay an inflated price, which, right now, is $699.99. While forking over a premium is never justified, it is just the world we live in. Thankfully, we also […]
Tencent's TiMi Studio has finally pulled the veil from Monster Hunter Outlanders, the mobile game based on CAPCOM's franchise that was first announced two years ago. Interestingly, the press release describes the game as an open world survival title. Players will explore and survive throughout unique regions of an open world map featuring natural environments, ecosystems and monsters. They'll get to craft and build custom equipment and tools and participate in the traditional hunting experience, where they can play solo or join a hunting party of up to four people. TiMi Studio Group Producer Dong Huang said in a statement: […]
According to a spokesperson, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., is laying off a portion of its global workforce. AMD confirmed the development after several anonymous posts on online message boards. AMD, which is currently aggressively targeting the artificial intelligence industry through multiple acquisitions as well as exiting accelerator products, plans to finance its acquisitions through a mix of debt and cash. As per the details shared online and later confirmed by the firm, the layoffs amount to roughly 4% of AMD's workforce. They surprised several posters on the chat boards, with others confirming that they had heard similar news. AMD's […]
iOS 18.2 will be a major update, bringing long-rumored features to the iPhone, including ChatGPT integration with Siri. While the exact release date of the update was unknown up to this point, it is now discovered that it could arrive on December 9 for all compatible iPhone models. iOS 18.2 update will ChatGPT integration and more features will release on December 9, according to British carrier According to the recent notice shared to its customers by the British carrier EE, "Wi-Fi calling on other supported iCloud-connected devices" will be discontinued on the iPhone on December 9 (via MacRumors). If you […]