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"FallGuysFollowers" is one of the latest mods in the continually growing list of "improvements" to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It is also arguably the funniest as well. If you are tired of the realm's bleak seriousness, this mod will lighten the mood and add a bit of color to... https://www.techspot.com/news/86570-you-can-now-recruit-fall-guys-elder-scrolls.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

CxCheats website offers cheats for several high-profile titles, including Apex Legends and PUBG. There were also Warzone and Modern Warfare cheats that included aimbots and increasing the radar size in the UI. As noted by Eurogamer, it even sold a Modern Warfare lobby tool, though Activision removed a YouTube video... https://www.techspot.com/news/86569-cheat-maker-sorry-cod-players-pain-after-activision.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In Sony's 2020 corporate report published over the weekend, it reveals that the company intends to continue its strategy of releasing games on the PC. "We will explore expanding our first-party titles to the PC platform, in order to promote further growth in our profitability," reads the report. https://www.techspot.com/news/86566-sony-more-games-coming-pc.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In the current age of remote working, more people are relying on team collaboration tools and Slack is one of the top services in the category. A security vulnerability in the service's desktop app, which is now fixed, could have caused major problems. In the wrong hands, the exploit would... https://www.techspot.com/news/86564-slack-has-fixed-major-vulnerability-desktop-app.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The most recent leak is brought to us courtesy of Zotac, who appears to have briefly listed several of its GeForce graphics cards based on Ampere. The leak, along with some renders, were spotted by a pair of Twitter users. https://www.techspot.com/news/86563-zotac-rtx-3000-lineup-looks-have-leaked.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

TSMC recently held its annual Technology Symposium where it divulged a slew of information about the company, especially as it pertains to the future of its chip manufacturing business. Such information included new details on TSMC's advanced process nodes -- like N5, N4, N3, and N12e -- that will be... https://www.techspot.com/news/86562-tsmc-accounts-half-industry-euv-equipment-installation-base.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Maker GingerOfMods has completed work on a brand new creation, a portable Nintendo Wii built into what is essentially the chassis of a Game Boy Color. https://www.techspot.com/news/86561-modder-crams-nintendo-wii-handheld-game-boy-color.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Only days after the Apple/Epic war began, Cupertino promised to revoke its rival's developer accounts unless Epic "cured its breaches," referring to Epic's briefly live alternative payment system in Fortnite. The tech titan gave Epic until today, August 28, to step in line, or Unreal Engine developers were finished in... https://www.techspot.com/news/86556-restrained-developer-ban-apple-takes-dig-epic-making.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

CNBC was first to report on the partnership, which the publication said was confirmed by a Walmart spokesperson. https://www.techspot.com/news/86553-microsoft-working-walmart-acquire-tiktok.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Reuters reports that Facebook’s new feature is a way for online influencers and other businesses to host paid online events, helping them make up some of the money lost during the pandemic. As the tool is for good causes, the company asked Apple to waive the 30% fee it charges... https://www.techspot.com/news/86549-apple-stops-facebook-informing-users-30-app-store.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The first piece of DLC for L4D2 arrived in April 2010 and was followed by a prequel, titled The Sacrifice, later that year. A community-create content pack called Cold Stream came in mid-2012 but since then, the trail has been cold… until now. https://www.techspot.com/news/86540-valve-drops-trailer-community-created-left-4-dead.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

One of the standout features of Microsoft Flight Simulator is the ability to experience weather patterns as they are happening in the real world. It just so happens that Hurricane Laura, the biggest weather event to take place since the game’s August 18 launch, is currently advancing inland and players... https://www.techspot.com/news/86535-microsoft-flight-simulator-players-exploring-hurricane-laura-real.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenSignal's report is based on user results from its speed-test apps taken between May 16 and August 14. It also examined 4G data, and while the average 5G speed in the US is 1.8 times higher than the average 4G download (28.9Mbps), other countries enjoy much faster next-gen network speeds. https://www.techspot.com/news/86529-us-lags-behind-other-countries-when-comes-average.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Sony in the patent application notes that when logging into your account away from home (say, on a friend’s console), your password could become compromised by prying eyes in the room. What’s more, if you forget to log out of your account when you leave, others could potentially gain access... https://www.techspot.com/news/86521-playstation-patent-could-sony-build-user-profiles-based.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has confirmed plans to share more information regarding his neurotechnology company Neuralink Corporation on Friday. https://www.techspot.com/news/86516-elon-musk-demonstrate-working-neuralink-device-during-live.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If your job requires extensive work with documents or routinely organizing meeting notes, transcribing can be an invaluable tool to save time or catch that important detail that inadvertently got overlooked the first time. https://www.techspot.com/news/86514-microsoft-word-web-now-office-365-users-record.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It's a little later than expected, but starting today, Xbox Insiders are getting their first hands-on look at Microsoft's new user interface (UI) that will roll out globally later this year. The beta creates a more unified look across Xbox One, PC, and the Xbox Series X, once it launches. https://www.techspot.com/news/86506-redesigned-xbox-user-interface-hits-insiders-consoles-today.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Following an update that introduced an alternative payment method to Fortnite's iOS and Android versions, one that paid Epic Games directly and circumvented Apple and Google's 30 percent cut, the Battle Royale title was booted from the companies' respective stores. https://www.techspot.com/news/86499-judge-stops-apple-threat-unreal-engine-but-fortnite.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Yuri "1usmus" Bubliy is known for creating the DRAM calculator for Ryzen program (download here), a free tool that makes overclocking the memory on Ryzen-based systems easier and safer. As reported by Guru3D, their next project will likely be just as welcome by AMD fans. https://www.techspot.com/news/86498-upcoming-free-software-brings-more-performance-lower-power.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A quick perusal of Amazon's flight stick offerings reveals that some of the best and most affordable hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controllers, such as the Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, are sold out. Amazon lists them as "In Stock," but this is through second-hand vendors who are selling them for outrageously over-inflated prices. https://www.techspot.com/news/86489-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-triggered-flight-stick-glut.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The findings come from researchers at the Department of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore. They demonstrate how the attack works by recording the sound of a key being inserted into a lock. The audio is then checked for the time difference between clicks, which is used to... https://www.techspot.com/news/86486-criminals-could-duplicate-door-key-using-smartphone-audio.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Since admitting that foreign powers used the platform to influence the 2016 election through misinformation campaigns, Facebook has implemented a number of solutions to try and address similar problems occurring again: War rooms, postcards, new policies, collaboration with intelligence agencies, and more. https://www.techspot.com/news/86481-facebook-prepares-trump-dispute-election-results-readies-political.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If it's been a while since you've bought portable flash memory, you might be surprised by the broad availability and affordability of high-speed, high-capacity microSD and SD cards. With this guide, we'll break down what all the different codes and ratings mean, and offer the best choices for a range... https://www.techspot.com/guides/1591-microsd-buying-guide/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Let’s start with the big films. https://www.techspot.com/news/86478-dc-shows-off-trailers-batman-wonder-woman-snyder.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In a statement provided on its website, The University of Utah disclosed that it paid $457,059.24 in order to mitigate the ransomware attack. The university said that it "decided to work with its cyber insurance provider to pay a fee to the ransomware attacker" in an attempt to prevent sensitive... https://www.techspot.com/news/86472-university-utah-footed-457000-ransomware-bill.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The photos in question come courtesy of Twitter user @GarnetSunset. In the first, we see the purported 3090 beside an RTX 2080, which it absolutely dwarfs in terms of sheer size. The triple-slot card features a single cooling fan on the front that’s mounted to an impressive looking heatsink with... https://www.techspot.com/news/86476-leaked-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-images-reveal-massive.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

As a culmination to our testing of Ryzen Mobile 4000 H processors and the various laptops they are found in, today we're discussing the best AMD gaming laptops on the market so far. It's clear that mobile Ryzen is not as widely available as we wished, but various new models... https://www.techspot.com/article/2082-best-amd-ryzen-laptops/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Today we're benchmarking a cargo plane load of graphics cards in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Visually the game is breathtaking and we'd say that we're looking at truly next generation stuff here. We've tested 28 graphics cards at 1080p, 1440p and 4K resolutions using the Ultra and Medium quality presets. https://www.techspot.com/article/2085-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a recent research note said Apple will utilize a smaller and simpler battery board in the iPhone 12 that could reduce the cost of the component by 40-50 percent compared to what was used in the iPhone 11. https://www.techspot.com/news/86462-apple-may-use-less-expensive-components-iphone-12.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In some very early pre-alpha footage, the thirteen-minute trailer shows off what looks like a Dark Souls/Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice/Bloodborne-esque game for the PS5 and XSX (and Ampere/Big Navi) generation. https://www.techspot.com/news/86457-dark-soulssekiro-style-game-shows-power-next-gen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Western Digital on Thursday introduced a new generation of its My Passport portable solid state drive that is faster than ever. https://www.techspot.com/news/86448-western-digital-new-portable-ssds-focus-speed.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Speaking on a conference call after Nvidia posted its quarterly financial results (via VentureBeat), Huang highlighted how the pandemic has seen the number of people playing games, and the hours spent on them, skyrocket. Spending on titles also reached a record high earlier this year. He added that the industry... https://www.techspot.com/news/86446-jensen-huang-going-amazing-season-gaming-nvidia-revenue.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple software engineer David Shayer recounts the tale in Apple newsletter Tidbits. He writes that fifteen years ago, the director of iPod software informed him that two engineers from the Department of Energy wanted a special iPod built. It turned out that the pair—Paul and Matthew—actually worked for Bechtel, a... https://www.techspot.com/news/86445-apple-made-top-secret-ipod-us-government-fifteen.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Panasonic on Wednesday confirmed that the upcoming Lumix S5 will be the newest camera to join its popular S-series line. https://www.techspot.com/news/86433-panasonic-confirms-full-frame-s5-camera-reveal-scheduled.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The iconic BlackBerry brand is getting yet another lease on life. OnwardMobility, a startup created to deliver comprehensive, secure mobile device solutions to government, enterprise and business clients has licensed the rights to develop, engineer and bring a new BlackBerry mobile device to market next year. https://www.techspot.com/news/86431-android-powered-5g-blackberry-phone-physical-keyboard-coming.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

At Hot Chips 2019, Cerebras showed off the Wafer Scale Engine (WSE)—the world's largest chip. At 8 inches by 9 inches, it’s bigger than a standard iPad. Built on the 16nmFF process, WSE boasts 1.2 trillion transistors, 400,000 cores, 18GB of on-chip memory, 9 PB/s total memory bandwidth, and 100Pb/s... https://www.techspot.com/news/86427-cerebras-reveals-details-world-largest-chip-26-trillion.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple on Tuesday announced a rebranding of its flagship music radio station and added two additional stations to its repertoire. https://www.techspot.com/news/86417-apple-rebrands-beats-1-adds-two-additional-stations.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google decides whether a site gets the label based on metrics from Core Web Vitals, an initiative it launched earlier this year that helps site owners measure factors such as loading times, responsiveness, and the stability of content as it loads, allowing them to make improvements where needed. https://www.techspot.com/news/86416-chrome-android-label-sites-load-quickly.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

"Despite the traditional peak season for electronics sales and the release of Apple's new iPhones in 3Q20, the quarterly decline in NAND flash ASP will likely reach 10 percent, due to the client end's excess inventory under the impact of the pandemic," writes DRAMeXchange. https://www.techspot.com/news/86413-ram-ssd-prices-soon-plummet-due-oversupply-weak.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

IBM during the Hot Chips 2020 conference on Monday announced the next generation of its IBM Power central processing unit family. https://www.techspot.com/news/86398-ibm-announces-next-generation-ibm-power10-cpu-family.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Speaking on an episode of Gary Whitta’s Animal Talking podcast, Spencer said, “If was our approach, we wouldn’t put our games on PC. We wouldn’t put our games on Xbox One; we wouldn’t do xCloud and allow people to play games on their phones.” https://www.techspot.com/news/86397-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-selling-more-consoles-isnt.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Quake Arcade ran on a custom computer known as the Quantum3D Quicksilver Arcade PC, according to this blog. That impressive-sounding machine was actually a 266 MHz Pentium II running Windows 95 and a custom graphics card setup. The cabinet featured a 27-inch 640 x 480 VGA display, a trackball for... https://www.techspot.com/news/86394-you-can-now-play-quake-arcade-game-pc.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Quanxin Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (QXIC) was founded in 2019, while Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (HSMC) was founded in 2017. Neither are producing competitive products yet, but both have received several billion dollars from the state to accelerate their development. They’re also both led by former TSMC executives. https://www.techspot.com/news/86392-over-hundred-tsmc-engineers-have-poached-chinese-chip.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Russell Kirsch was born in 1929, and after graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, moved onto Harvard and MIT to further his education. Kirsch would then embark on a career as a computer scientist during the 1950s at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, back then known... https://www.techspot.com/news/86391-russell-kirsch-computer-scientist-who-invented-pixel-has.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Micron in the briefing listed the RTX 3090 in a chart as having 12 GDDR6X modules, 19-21 Gb/s/pin, 76-84 GB/s/placement, 912-1008 GB/s/system and a total frame buffer of 12 GB. https://www.techspot.com/news/86385-micron-slips-up-reveals-details-nvidia-upcoming-rtx.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Hours after Mozilla Corporation announced plans to lay off roughly 250 employees earlier this week, a source told The Register that the browser maker had signed a three-year deal with the Mountain View-based company. A spokesperson for Mozilla confirmed to the publication that it had recently extended the partnership but... https://www.techspot.com/news/86383-mozilla-extends-partnership-keep-google-default-search-provider.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A good entry-level PC that won't break the bank, this HP 15.6-inch laptop is powered by Intel's Core i5, 12GB of RAM and a fast 256GB SSD. If you prefer a desktop to work from home, check out the Ryzen equipped Pavilion All-in-One 24 that starts for just $599. https://bit.ly/30ZBWnF?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

System issues and errors have become par for the course with Windows 10 updates, and the Windows 10 KB4565351 and KB4566782—for machines running the November 2019 Update (1909) and May 2020 Update (version 2004)—are no exception. https://bit.ly/31PeCrW

Unfortunately for Apple, Epic has no interest in taking the tech giant's decision lying down. As we noted in a prior article, Epic has decided to file a lawsuit against Apple for what it believes to be anti-competitive business practices. https://bit.ly/30Yr7SZ

Microsoft's direct MacBook Air competitor stands out for its excellent build quality, work-friendly 3:2 screen and fast storage. Both Core i5 and the Core i7 versions are discounted up to $300 off on Amazon (also at B&H). https://bit.ly/2PNyypH