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Big Navi Radeon 6000 Branding Unearthed In AMD Custom Fortnite Map And How To Find It
Only a few days ago, AMD worked with Fortnite Creative Island modder MAKAMAKES to create the custom AMD Battle Arena in Fortnite creative. Players have the option of playing three different game modes, and among the maps, there apparently was a baked-in Easter egg referencing Big Navi model numbering, or at least so it seems. Just this evening, a personality who appears to be an AMD-sponsored Fac ... Read more
2020-09-04 03:03:41
Apple Seeds Fourth Public Beta of watchOS 7 to Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the fourth public beta of an upcoming watchOS 7 update to public beta testers, one week after seeding the third public beta and just a few days after seeding a new beta to developers. The watchOS 7 update can be downloaded after installing the proper profile from Apple's Public Beta website. watchOS 7 should not be installed on a primary device as it is still an early beta ... Read more
2020-09-04 03:00:32
The Aorus 15P is a light gaming laptop designed for esports pros
Gigabyte has announced the Aorus 15P, a portable laptop tailored to professional gaming. It’s available now on Gigabyte’s online store, starting at $1,599.99. The company says it worked with esports teams, including G2 Esports, to design the new laptop. It weighs 4.4 pounds (2kg) — which is portable so far as gaming laptops go — and it’s 0.9 inches thick. Gigabyte says the chassis passed “a serie ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:59:04
You Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg
The news cycle is bleak. Easter eggs are fun. And maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking (and the recent anniversary), but Windows 95 still reigns supreme in my memory as the best operating system of all time. It’s for these three very scientific reasons that the reveal of a long-hidden Windows 95 easter egg temporarily cured my 2020-induced depression. The Easter Egg was revealed on Living Computers: ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:57:40
TCL Says Its New E Ink Colour Display Can Handle Video
Known for its tablets, TVs, and phones, TCL has this week announced a new technology, NXTPAPER, that could totally change how you think about e ink. E ink displays are known for being great to stare at for hours and perfect for reading books (and sometimes even comics), but the latest colour displays from E Ink have low resolution and slow refresh rates, making them unusable for video. TCL claims ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:56:25
iPad Air 4: New renders show an updated tablet with a Touch ID-enabled power button
The iPad Air (2019) has an arguably old-fashioned look, being lumbered with a large chin and forehead so as to accommodate a classic Apple home button. However, this feature does confer the advantage of supporting the OEM's form of fingerprint authentication, Touch ID, whereas the more expensive Pro variants have sacrified it in the name of thin bezels. Recent leaks have suggested that its succes ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:54:05
Why your next Tiger Lake laptop likely won't perform as well as all those Intel slides claim
Intel dropped a whole bunch of details on their 11th gen Tiger Lake series this week complete with detailed press releases, interviews, and performance slides. According to their own benchmark results for the Core i7-1165G7, raw multi-thread performance should rival the Ryzen 7 4700U while the integrated Xe GPU should be on par with the discrete GeForce MX350. The problem with manufacturer-provid ... Read more
2020-09-04 02:48:54
Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election
Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election on 3 November. However, the firm will still allow existing ads to continue to be promoted and targeted at different users. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed the measure in a Facebook post. He said that he was "worried" about divisions in the country potentially ... Read more
2020-09-03 20:16:23
Chrome OS 86 bringing tab search to Chromebooks and it’s awesome
Earlier this week the Stable Channel of Chrome OS 85 was released to Chromebooks. Hot on the heels of that, the Chrome OS 86 Dev Channel was updated and I’ve been using it on my daily driver. If you’re the kind of Chromebook user I am and have one or two dozen tabs open at any given time, you’re likely going to love the new tab search feature. Here’s a screenshot of it in action: Above you can s ... Read more
2020-09-03 01:54:30
Apple more valuable than the entire FTSE 100
The valuation of US tech giant Apple has continued to surge, surpassing the entire value of all the members of the UK's top share index. Apple's shares rose 4% on Tuesday, valuing it at $2.3 trillion (£1.7tn), compared to the £1.5tn value of all the companies in the FTSE 100. Apple shares fell back on Wednesday, but remained ahead of the London index at the close of trading on Wednesday. It is ... Read more
2020-09-02 20:16:41