If you’re wondering whether your PC is powerful enough to take part in the Delta Force: Hawk Ops alpha test, we’ve listed its minimum and recommended system requirements for you. Delta Force: Hawk Ops is the latest free-to-play game in the franchise that’s having an Alpha test right now that started on August 6, 2024….
Enlarge / This is one method of burning a disc. (credit: 1001slide / Getty Images) We noted earlier this week that time seems to have run out for Apple’s venerable SuperDrive, which was the last (OEM) option available for folks who still needed to read or create optical media on modern Macs. Andrew’s write-up got…
AnitaB.org has announced new measures it’s taking to avoid a repeat of the debacle at last year’s Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). The nonprofit organization’s annual event to support the advancement of women and nonbinary technologists, was named for computing pioneer Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. It combines conference sessions with an expo and job fair. At…
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions won’t just take us to Hogwarts, it will also let us play Quidditch in the other Triwizard schools Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Coinciding with their locales, the fantastical sport will also have two stadiums based on the magical regions. The PlayStation Blog revealed the inclusion of the schools in Quidditch Champions, and…
Enlarge When Ryan Castellucci recently acquired solar panels and a battery storage system for their home just outside of London, they were drawn to the ability to use an open source dashboard to monitor and control the flow of electricity being generated. Instead, they gained much, much more—some 200 megawatts of programmable capacity to charge…
Security company Oligo is warning that hackers can bypass firewalls and gain full access to local networks with the help of a bug found in most browsers for macOS and Linux. According to Oligo, the bug has been around for 18 years and all the hackers have to do is use the 0.0.0.0 address instead of 127.0.0.1….
META founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said that hundreds of millions of people might wear AR glasses. (He was speaking with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at this year’s SIGGRAPH conference.) I have to say, I agree; I’ve made similar predictions in this space during the past couple of years. I think AR glasses —first without,…
Quick: What’s the most exciting app on your Android phone right now? Just a hunch here, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Google Contacts probably wasn’t your answer. And why would it be? Your phone’s virtual Rolodex is about as exhilarating as a trip to the endodontist. Plus, our mobile devices…
Sonos Addressing blowback from Sonos’ wildly unpopular app redesign will cost the company $20 to $30 million “in the short term,” according to CEO Patrick Spence. In May, Sonos launched an updated app that aggravated many users due to its removal of common functions, like accessibility features and the ability to edit playlists and song…
Wii Sports Resort has reportedly sold just over 33 million copies since its initial launch as what I would say is the most enjoyable multiplayer sports game on the Nintendo Wii. Every activity takes place on Wuhu Island, a fabulous sports retreat location that was a joy to explore in the background of every sport….