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Microsoft Edge has become a capable browser since becoming Chromium-based in 2019. It even recently overtook Safari as the second most popular desktop browser, albeit Microsoft's decision to make it a headache to switch to an alternative in Windows 11 might have played a part in that. https://www.techspot.com/news/94411-microsoft-edge-getting-free-built-vpn.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

During a quarterly earnings call this week, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the development of its upcoming Arm-based notebook CPU, which Nuvia is designing, is on track. However, he also said Qualcomm expects it to arrive in late 2023, over a year after its previously disclosed release window. https://www.techspot.com/news/94412-qualcomm-nuvia-m1-competitor-laptop-chips-track-late.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, Epic Games and its recent acquisition Bandcamp have come out against Google's upcoming policy changes, which will force the music app to process digital payments exclusively through Google's payment system. Bandcamp co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond said this is incompatible with the original purpose of the music service.... https://www.techspot.com/news/94410-epic-games-trying-stop-google-taking-bandcamp-off.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

If you are sitting there agitated that your PlayStation 4 or 5 is not taking that one-year extension, you just bought, chill for a minute. Sony has put pre-purchasing subscriptions on hold for the time being. It instituted the temporary shutdown because people have been using a loophole to gain... https://www.techspot.com/news/94409-sony-temporarily-shuts-down-subscription-extensions-plug-monetary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, researchers at the Delft University of Technology published a paper on how they achieved one-directional superconductivity. This could let computers replace semiconductors with superconductors, which can carry a current indefinitely with no energy loss, potentially increasing computer speeds by orders of magnitude. https://www.techspot.com/news/94398-physicists-discover-impossible-one-way-superconductor-could-lead.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Israeli start-up Wi-Charge has been raising funds for its IR-based wireless charging system since unveiling it at CES 2020. The company claims it has made a more efficient, greener, and safer method of charging various small devices without cables. https://www.techspot.com/news/94384-belkin-inks-deal-start-up-enable-true-wireless.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Amazon had temporarily lifted the ban on cell phones in its warehouses during the pandemic so workers could keep in touch with their families, but it had intended to bring back the restriction in January 2022. https://www.techspot.com/news/94387-amazon-permanently-allow-phones-warehouses-following-tornado-petition.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, GRAID announced the SupremeRAID SR-1010 RAID data center storage card, upgrading to PCIe 4.0 mere months after its PCIe 3.0 predecessor. Like the SR-1000 which launched last October, the new model has a blistering max sequential read speed of 110GB/s, but has doubled its max write speed from... https://www.techspot.com/news/94383-graid-announces-latest-110gbps-pcie-40-ssd.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

There are more 4K high refresh rate monitors on the market now than ever before and we've reviewed quite a few of them, so here's an update on our top picks and which are worth buying right now. https://www.techspot.com/bestof/4k-gaming-monitors-2022/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It was a mixed bag of first-quarter earnings results for Meta. Facebook DAUs, which had fallen from 1.93 billion to 1.92 billion in Q4 2021, were up to 1.96 billion in Q1 2022, beating Wall Street estimates of 1.95 billion. But the company's total quarterly revenue of $27.91 billion missed... https://www.techspot.com/news/94386-facebook-user-numbers-bounced-back-last-quarter-but.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Last fall, Arm debuted its Total Solutions for IoT, an effort to make the process of creating IoT devices easier. Part of the announcement that got somewhat lost in the noise was Arm Virtual Hardware. The basic idea behind it is to emulate the operation of a given chip in... https://www.techspot.com/news/94376-arm-looks-modernize-iot-development-virtual-hardware.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

This week, Nvidia released its latest GeForce Game Ready driver with support for ray tracing in Chernobylite, certifications for new G-Sync monitors from Asus and Samsung, as well as performance optimizations for Dune: Spice Wars and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt, which are available in early access. https://www.techspot.com/news/94369-nvidia-game-ready-drivers-program-turns-seven-company.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

DigiTimes Asia (via NotebookCheck) writes that the Covid-19 lockdowns in China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have led to increased manufacturing costs, supply chain issues, and logistical problems for laptop makers. As such, they are "mulling raising their prices to reflect rising logistics and other costs in the second half... https://www.techspot.com/news/94371-laptop-industry-warns-possible-price-increases-later-year.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google announced the start of the beta on Tuesday for developers to test their apps on Android 13 and for users who want to get an early look at the upcoming OS. The only devices Google confirmed are compatible are its latest Pixel phones -- the Pixel 4 and above.... https://www.techspot.com/news/94367-android-13-enters-first-beta-improved-media-controls.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

We're big fans of Samsung's T7 brand, having awarded the T7 Touch the Top Portable Storage award in our Best of Storage feature. The T7 Shield might not offer a fingerprint sensor like that model, but it's a lot more rugged. https://www.techspot.com/news/94370-samsung-t7-shield-portable-ssd-can-survive-fall.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Since Intel's initial announcement of the Arc series last August, its earliest products were expected to arrive in the first quarter of this year. Last month the company confirmed the laptop GPUs were coming on March 30 – technically the very end of Q1. However, stores like Amazon and Newegg... https://www.techspot.com/news/94118-intel-arc-laptop-gpus-currently-only-available-south.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Was it a Compaq Portable, or an Epson? https://www.techspot.com/trivia/142-what-first-computer-marketed-laptop/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Cyan Inc. is partnering with Austin-based studio Mighty Coconut to create a 36-hole Myst-themed course for VR standout Walkabout Mini Golf. https://www.techspot.com/news/94113-return-myst-island-vr-mini-golf-add.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

In the best scenario for AMD, the Radeon 6700 XT and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti occupy the same price point. That being the case, it'll be interesting to see how they stack up across a massive range of games. https://www.techspot.com/review/2447-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-vs-radeon-6700-xt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Those protests have already ended, but they may have had a positive impact on Activision Blizzard's hiring and employee compensation policies. Activision Blizzard has just converted a whopping 1,100 of its part-time employees to full-time workers, which was one of the major protest demands. This change will give impacted workers... https://www.techspot.com/news/94105-activision-blizzard-converts-1100-qa-positions-full-time.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Antiwordle is the exact opposite of Wordle. Instead of having six tries to guess the word, Antiwordle gives you unlimited attempts to not guess the word. It's more difficult than it sounds. https://www.techspot.com/news/94101-hit-puzzle-game-wordle-has-new-copycat-comes.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Today's game deal brings the cost of Cyberpunk 2077 down to just $4.99. It's available on Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 and at this price, you really can't go wrong. https://www.techspot.com/news/94098-cyberpunk-2077-drops-499-one-day-only.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Motherboard recently requested incident reports from multiple police departments that specifically mentioned Apple AirTags. It received 150 documents involving the device spanning the last eight months. One-third were stalking-related. Most were from women, with only one man reporting his ex had used an AirTag to stalk him. The device was... https://www.techspot.com/news/94086-survey-police-records-show-one-third-airtag-incidents.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Zotac's new RTX 3090 Ti PGF OC is the chunkiest RTX 3090 Ti model on the market right now, employing a 3.6-slot cooler to keep Nvidia's latest and greatest GPU under control. https://www.techspot.com/news/94085-zotac-announces-thickest-rtx-3090-ti-graphics-card.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

On Wednesday, Remedy Entertainment revealed the "Max Payne 1&2 Project." The studio plans to remake the first two Max Payne games for PC and current-generation consoles. The project is undergoing concept development and currently has no release date. However, Remedy has shared a few details. https://www.techspot.com/news/94089-remedy-remaking-max-payne-1-2.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Diego Duarte Moreira, director of products and partnerships at Meta, said the company is taking a brief break to gear up on new initiatives tailored for the next chapter of the Internet: the metaverse. https://www.techspot.com/news/94087-meta-skipping-f8-developer-conference-focus-building-metaverse.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

When Konami rebranded PES as eFootball, some fans saw it as an opportunity to elevate the franchise to new heights. However, others were not so happy with the change, criticizing the move to mobile platforms and implementing a free-to-play model with micro-transactions. https://www.techspot.com/news/94078-konami-hopes-right-wrongs-efootball-2022-update-100.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It was back in February when Intel suspended shipments of industrial processors to Russia and its ally Belarus in compliance with international sanctions introduced following the invasion of Ukraine. Now the company has gone a step further and suspended all operations in Russia. https://www.techspot.com/news/94077-intel-suspends-business-russia-appeals-return-peace.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Today we've got a simple but effective monitor buying guide: we'll be going through prices point from $100 to $1000 in hundred dollar increments, recommending what we'd purchase at that price. https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gaming-monitors-in-100/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

VR dev Kenji Iguchi (via Kotaku) highlighted Razer's new Southeast Asia headquarters in a tweet. Opened in October last year, the building is located in One-north, Singapore's technology and business hub. https://www.techspot.com/news/94072-peripheral-style-razer-hq-boasts-store-robotic-barista.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

YouTuber Lance McDonald first noticed the deleted tweets last week, sparking speculation that the game was canceled. In response, Blue Box posted a tweet saying that the cancelation rumors are false. The developer is currently working on a reveal that will come via its "Realtime Experience" app. It is also... https://www.techspot.com/news/94067-blue-box-assures-fans-ps5-horrorshooter-abandoned-not.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The duo will also work toward standardizing processes and equipment to boost output and lower costs. https://www.techspot.com/news/94064-gm-honda-co-develop-millions-affordable-evs-starting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Not wanting to give up the performance crown after finally winning it back, Intel has been saving the very best 12900K silicon they could produce, binning it for a KS model that clocks higher. https://www.techspot.com/review/2443-intel-core-i9-12900ks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A reader recently informed Igor Wallossek of Igor's Lab that the Ryzen Master CPU configuration module in AMD's Adrenalin GPU driver version 22.3.1 had altered their CPU's settings without informing them. Wallossek's own investigation successfully reproduced the issue. https://www.techspot.com/news/94051-amd-adrenalin-can-reportedly-change-cpu-settings-without.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According The Intercept, the planned employee messaging app has a filter that flagged words many have come to associate with Amazon's working conditions through years of negative reports on the company. https://www.techspot.com/news/94053-amazon-reportedly-planned-internal-chat-app-banned-words.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A car owner recently posted a video showing that this philosophy could be bleeding over into the automotive industry. On the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, the user posted a video showing how at least one button on the dash of his Audi Q4 E-Tron does not work because he had not paid... https://www.techspot.com/news/94045-audi-infotainment-system-informs-owners-unpaid-options.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Three weeks ago, Activision Blizzard announced what was coming to the Warcraft franchise this year. With three expansions coming to Hearthstone and the debut of the series on mobile platforms, there's a lot to expect from Warcraft. Moreover, WoW is also receiving a new expansion, and like previous ones, fans... https://www.techspot.com/news/94042-world-warcraft-upcoming-expansion-may-called-dragonflight.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Rogozin, who heads Russia's Roscosmos space agency, said that the goal of the sanctions was to "kill Russian economy and plunge our people into despair and hunger, to get our country on its knees." He added that they "won't succeed in it, but the intentions are clear." https://www.techspot.com/news/94038-russia-quit-iss-but-nasa-wants-cooperation-continue.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Enough_Dance_956's 'Razed saved my life…..' post includes several images of what appears to be a bullet hole in his window and a damaged Razer headset. According to the 18-year-old, who lives in Torrance, California, a stray bullet came through the glass last Wednesday and ricocheted off the headset they were... https://www.techspot.com/news/94034-razer-kraken-headphones-allegedly-save-life-deflecting-bullet.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Intel has run this program as part of the Intel Inside scheme for a long time, but it's now come to the forefront of the Intel fandom after a Redditor sought to test it. His processor didn't come with a sticker because it was second-hand, but fortunately, Intel was happy... https://www.techspot.com/news/94032-lost-intel-inside-sticker-get-new-one-free.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Wireshark is a free utility to analyze network traffic at the microscopic level. This makes it easier to identify and solve networking traffic or latency related issues. https://www.techspot.com/downloads/3093-wireshark.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to anonymous sources, the US Department of Justice Department is investigating Google to determine if its Maps app breaks any antitrust laws. Insiders familiar with the situation told Reuters that the DoJ looked at two potential issues. https://www.techspot.com/news/94022-us-justice-department-reportedly-investigating-two-antitrust-issues.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus is one of our favorite SSDs and starting this week there's a bigger and badder 8TB version for those in need of ample and fast storage (for a whooping $1,500!). https://www.techspot.com/bestof/storage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#228446

The comparison slide was posted by the official AMD Radeon RX Twitter account. It highlights how both the Radeon RX 6500M and Arc A370M are built on TSMC's N6 node, though Intel leads the transistor count with 7.2 billion while AMD's offering has 5.4 billion. The ACM-G11 GPU features eight... https://www.techspot.com/news/94018-amd-benchmarks-show-radeon-rx-6500m-outperforming-intel.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Twitch's channel-boosting feature has been around since December 2020. It initially worked using free channel points that were pooled by viewers during Community Challenges. The boost reward promoted streams to highly visible parts of Twitch, allowing more people to discover streamers, their content, and their community. https://www.techspot.com/news/94016-twitch-stops-paid-promotion-feature-after-porn-appears.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger