Throughout the years, particularly in 2023 and 2024, we’ve experienced some of the best (and worst) gaming has to offer, from role-playing games that set the standard for years to come to small indie titles that lay comfortably in our hearts and tug at the heartstrings. We’re also continuing to see the rise of expansions…
Google has released a new batch of security fixes that close 46 vulnerabilities in Android; the most serious flaw is found in the kernel and has the designation CVE-2024-36971, according to Bleeping Computer. The vulnerability has reportedly been actively exploited by hackers for some time, which makes it especially important to install the security fixes as…
Apple is on the cusp of becoming the world’s leading ecosystem for personal productivity AI, with the software features introduced at WWDC soon to be accompanied by the world’s most computationally powerful (yet efficient) Macs, iPads, and iPhones. This fully integrated, platform-wide approach spanning mobile, PC, and even cloud is not currently matched by anyone…
Enlarge / With or without the “AI,” AMD’s new laptop processors are pretty good. Andrew Cunningham For all the noise about neural processing units (NPUs) and the generative AI capabilities of new and upcoming chips, NPUs don’t yet do all that much in terms of day-to-day, bread-and-butter computing. So when I’m evaluating new processors that…
Considered to be the greatest Fallout game ever made, Fallout: New Vegas is simply screaming out for a follow-up from Obsidian Entertainment. Sadly, nearly 14 years later and we still haven’t had a new Fallout from the Avowed studio. Oh well, at least we still have plenty of mods to keep us amused. And amused…
sandergroffen/Getty Images Back in the 1950s, when color TV was invented, everything was simple. TVs were either color or black-and-white, and you could tell at a glance which was which. Today, you can find TVs and monitors that somehow promise more colors, but what does that mean? And why do manufacturers use confusing jargon like…
Dear Villagers and Studio Plane Toast are closer to nailing down a release date for their post-apocalyptic adventure, Caravan SandWitch. It will be out in September for PC, PS5, and Switch. The exact day hasn’t been announced. Based on the name, if you asked me what Caravan SandWitch was, I would have guessed that it…
Zoom has added a document creation tool that uses generative AI (genAI) to help create and manage information related to meetings. First announced last year, Zoom Docs is now generally available within Workplace, Zoom’s an all-in-one collaboration app, the company said in a blog post Monday. Docs is pitched as a word processor that can be used…
To celebrate the release of Helldivers 2‘s first major update, Escalation of Freedom, developer Arrowhead Game Studios is giving away a new free armor set. Some players can get this armor early, though others will need to wait for it to arrive a few days after the early access giveaway. The TR-40 Golden Eagle armor…
In a major setback for Google, a US District Court has declared the search engine giant a monopoly, asserting it used its dominance in the online search market to stifle competition. This ruling is likely to increase regulatory scrutiny and changes in Google’s business practices, potentially allowing more room for competitors to gain market share….