Alan Velasco
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In news that will bring a smile to anyone still rocking out, Rock Band 4 is getting its final DLC next week on January 25, according to game developer Harmonix. This last batch of songs cap off an over 8-year journey for the development team, which saw it release nearly 3,000 songs as DLC. The final song count...
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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series is getting compelling features thanks to Google’s Gemini AI, alongside the usual hardware upgrades, that should make them a solid smartphone option. Google says that this partnership means that Galaxy S24 users will be the first to experience quicker access to information with improvements...
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Matthew Gallant, director of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, responded to backlash from some gamers regarding the title’s release. During an interview with Video Games Chronicle Gallant defends the remaster, saying that “it’s the best way to play The Last of Us Part 2, if you’re a new PlayStation owner and new to...
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Seagate is announcing the launch of its Mozaic 3+ hard drive platform, allowing it to offer customers hard drives with a staggering 30TB+ of capacity. These new hard drives use the company’s Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology, and can reach densities of 3TB per platter. However, Seagate claims that...
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Microsoft is announcing Copilot Pro, its new subscription tier for Microsoft 365 users, which will cost $20 a month per user. This new subscription option will be available to both individuals and businesses looking to get more done with AI. According to the company, Copilot Pro “delivers the most advanced features...
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the latest entry into the storied franchise, now has a demo for players to check out before its official release on January 18. The game has been getting favorable reviews from publications that got access to the game earlier this month, with some even going so far as to tag it a...
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Artifact, the AI powered news app, is shutting down. Instagram’s former founders made the app in an effort to deliver news to users based on recommendations made by the app. In a statement posted to Medium, the company says “We have built something that a core group of users love, but we have concluded that the market...
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ASUS is unveiling the RT-AX57 Go, a portable tri-mode router that delivers some serious features despite its small size. Because it’s meant to be taken on the road it has the ability to connect to 4G and 5G mobile networks alongside WISPs (Public WiFi mode), making it a viable option for frequent travelers. It has...
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Ayaneo will be the first company to use SteamOS in its gaming handhelds with the release of the Ayaneo Next Lite. Ayaneo has been in the handheld gaming space for a few years, though all previous devices from the company used Windows as their operating system.
The company is positioning the Next Lite as a value...
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The job losses continue to mount in the tech sector, with Nico Grant at The New York Times reporting that Google is letting go of hundreds of employees from across several divisions. The Silicon Valley giant will be downsizing the groups that work on the Pixel phones, Nest smart thermostats, Fitbit watches, and Google...
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Samsung is continuing to revamp its memory offerings in a response to the shift to AI workloads, introducing products such as HBM3E Shinebolt, LPDDR5X DRAM, and LPDDR5X CAMM2. According to the company these memory solutions will look to meet the needs of customers who are looking to get the most out of AI in the cloud...
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Twitch will be reducing its workforce by a staggering 35%, or 500 employees, according to Bloomberg’s Cecilia D'Anastasio. This is another large round of cuts that continues the brutal trend of reducing headcount in the tech sector that was prevalent throughout 2023.
The move is seen as an attempt to make Twitch...
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VESA, the Video Electronics Standards Association, is announcing an update coming to DisplayPort. This will bring it to version 2.1a, and will replace the DP40 ultra-high-bit-rate (UHBR) cable specification with the DP54 UHBR cable specification. According to VESA this update will allow up to four-lane UHBR13.5 link...
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ASUS will continue to keep the high performance NUC line going with the release of the ROG NUC, which should bring a smile to fans of the form factor. Codenamed Scorpion Canyon, it’s a compact PC that still manages to pack in very high-performance parts from Intel and NVIDIA. ASUS says that “the ROG NUC exemplifies...
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The Wi-Fi Alliance is announcing the rollout of Wi-Fi Certified 7, which will be an important logo going forward for anyone in the market for new Wi-Fi devices. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, “Wi-Fi Certified 7 enable innovations that rely on high throughput, deterministic latency, and greater reliability for...
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Qualcomm is updating its chip lineup with the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 in order to compete with Apple in the spatial computing space. This is an upgrade to the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 with several performance improvements, with the aim of bringing a smooth experience that hits a target of 90 frames per second. Samsung and...
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Twitch is making more changes to its community guidelines regarding clothing after streamers found creative ways to skirt the rules. However, this caused an uproar among users who weren’t happy when this type of content became more readily available throughout Twitch. It was especially contentious because it showed up with thumbnail previews.
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Apple’s Vision Pro headset hasn’t even rolled out to customers, but that isn’t stopping the rumor mill from releasing details about the possible upgrades for the second version of the device. The information comes from market research firm Oddia, which is predicting that Apple will opt to use RGB OLEDoS displays in...
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Square Enix President Takashi Kiryu released a New Year’s letter emphasizing the company’s plans to make AI a core part of the business, saying that “we intend to be aggressive in applying AI and other cutting-edge technologies to both our content development and our publishing functions.”
Kiryu points to the rapid...
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It looks like 2024 is going to be a big year for iOS users, with Apple planning several upgrades that are supposed to hit throughout the year. Some of the more notable additions will be Stolen Device Protection, app sideloading for users based in the European Union, support for RCS, and improvements to...
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Popular messaging app Telegram is starting 2024 off with an update that has a slew of new features that users will be able to enjoy. According to the Telegram team, users can expect to see “improved calls with a colorful new design that use less of your phone's battery, a new vaporize effect when you delete messages...
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Downfall, a standalone steam mod for the popular Slay the Spire game, got hit with a security breach on Christmas day. An attacker replaced the legitimate game download with a malicious one, which was available to users on Steam’s library for roughly an hour. However, the mod’s developer is now back in control and the...
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