Tecno X Geekom MegaMini G1 — «the world’s smallest» liquid-cooled gaming PC with original design
The manufacturer calls the Tecno X Geekom MegaMini G1 the smallest liquid-cooled gaming PC. It looks a bit like a compact tube sound amplifier, but instead of tubes, it has transparent tubes.
The world’s first triple smartphone Huawei Mate XT — official image and video, release on Tuesday
On September 10, Huawei will unveil the world’s first triple-folding smartphone, the Mate XT. Now the first official image of Huawei Mate XT has appeared. The only illustration in the company’s Chinese store shows all three doors of the smartphone with two hinges, but does not show any screen.
Tesla is preparing a wireless home charging station for its cars — patent applications filed
Several new patents have revealed Tesla’s wireless home charging station for electric vehicles. The applications cover current leakage reduction, sensors, circuit topology, and parameter estimation.
Musicians of Heaven 17 refused a track for GTA 6 because of the meager fee offered by Rockstar
Rockstar offered to include the Temptation song by Heaven 17 in the GTA 6 soundtrack. The musicians were happy, but «sent» the company when they saw the amount.
«TikTok’s life hack about free money from ATMs has been tried by thousands of Americans — they face fraud charges
Last week, a video on how to get free money from Chase ATMs in the United States went viral on TikTok. Now those who want easy money are facing charges.
Ukraine has created its own planning bomb — Ukrainian Air Force shows video of tests
The crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces released a video of a Ukrainian bomb being planned. It was tested by a Su-27 fighter jet.
AMD confirms Ryzen Z2 Strix Point processor for portable consoles — coming in early 2025
AMD has confirmed the release of the Z2 Extreme processor for portable consoles in early 2025. Digital Trends journalists learned about this during a Q&A session with AMD and Microsoft employees.
«Not what you expect from me»: Stephen King comments on the movie «Life of Chuck»
Stephen King noted that «Life of Chuck» — is not quite the expected movie based on his work. But he doesn’t criticize the movie and calls it one of the good ones.
As in «Star Wars»: YouTuber runs Doom on a three-dimensional display
Enthusiasts are constantly proving that Doom can work on the most unexpected devices and even without them at all. However, most modifications of the game simply transfer its gameplay and graphics almost unchanged. This port shows Doom in a way that has never been seen before.
Elon Musk disseminated information to a media company funded from Moscow — US Department of Justice uncovers Russian propaganda network
Elon Musk has repeatedly promoted posts on his X Twitter account from a right-wing media outlet that allegedly published Russian propaganda for money.
«This is Ancient Rome, bro»: another rapper was involved in the promo of «Gladiator II» after the scandal with Jay-Z
At this time trailer «Gladiator 2» with Jay-Z music has collected almost 300 thousand dislikes. Despite this, the film’s advertising also involved rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
In the ««The Lord of the Rings» series, details have been found that expose the Stranger — he is not who he seems
In the fourth episode of the second season series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» attentive viewers have spotted a clue to the identity of the Stranger. The mysterious Istari may not be who everyone thinks he is.
Qualcomm will release Snapdragon processors for desktops — they will be announced this fall
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has confirmed Snapdragon processors for desktops. They will be presented at the company’s next conference.
Acer unveils Nitro 600Hz 0.1ms monitors, Predator with G-SYNC Pulsar and smart displays with WebOS
Acer has announced Nitro gaming monitors that feature an extraordinary refresh rate of up to 600 Hz and a fast response time of up to 0.1 ms.
Acer Predator Orion 7000 — first PC with unannounced Intel Core Ultra 200K processor
Acer Predator Orion 7000 gaming PC has been announced. It became the first desktop computer to receive the Intel Core Ultra 200K (Arrow Lake-S) processor.
Asus unveils Vivobook S 15, ProArt and ExpertBook laptops powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V and Snapdragon X Plus
Asus has announced several new laptops for work and content creation based on new Intel and Qualcomm processors. Most of them are Copilot+ PCs.
The battery life is 29 hours: Acer unveils Swift AI laptops, lightweight TravelMate P6 and gaming Nitro V with new Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors
Acer has announced six laptop models: the ultra-lightweight TravelMate P6 14 AI, the standalone Swift 16 AI, and the gaming Nitro V. They feature the latest Intel Core Ultra 200V, AMD Ryzen AI 300, and Snapdragon X Plus processors.
Acer shows Project DualPlay — a gaming laptop concept with a detachable controller
Acer has presented the concept of a gaming laptop with a built-in Project DualPlay controller. The device is designed to combine computer and mobile games.
In the trailer of the comedy horror Nightbitch, a disturbed single mother turns into a dog — or so she thinks
The trailer for Marielle Geller’s new psychological horror comedy Nightbitch has been released. Amy Adams plays a single mom with a hard life who thinks she’s turning into a dog.
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 laptop: Intel Core Ultra 200, touchscreen and 25 hours of operation
Samsung unveils Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 laptop with Copilot+ certified processors Intel Core Ultra 200.
A YouTuber who had one faulty Cybertruck replaced with another received a shadow ban on X Twitter
A desperate Tesla Lamar MK fan, whose bad experience with Cybertruck we’ve already written about, began to realize that something had gone wrong when he received a shadow ban on Twitter.
MSI unveils seven laptops with Intel Core Ultra 200 and AMD Ryzen AI 300 and new Venture series
MSI has unveiled its next-generation laptops powered by the new Intel Core Ultra 200 and AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors. In addition to improved computing and video performance, the chips work better with AI.
A new teaser for Joker: Folie à Deux showed Harvey Dent
Warner Bros. has released a half-minute teaser for Joker: Folie à Deux, which showcases the famous character for the first time…
Intel introduces Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake processors — energy efficient, with LPDDR5X-8533 and 16% faster in games than AMD HX 370
Intel has officially launched Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake laptop processors. The company promises energy efficiency, a 30% performance advantage over competitors, and AI.
The former Twitter is coming to TVs — X TV beta app available in Google, Amazon and LG stores
In March, Elon Musk confirmed that X Twitter is working on the X TV app to watch videos from the platform on a TV. The beta version of X TV is now available in the app stores.
«Don’t bark at me!»: Chinese robot dog sets a YouTuber on fire because of his behavior
American video blogger IShowSpeed decided to show a Chinese robot dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog poured fire on him.
Flying flamethrower: Ukrainian drone on video burns Russian occupiers as it lands
In Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian occupiers literally burned to death. In the video of the RUBPAK 108th separate TRO brigade, a drone with a thermite charge effectively burns them down along with the landing. The only thing missing is «Flight of the Valkyries».
In 2024, China invested $25 billion in semiconductors — more than the United States, Taiwan, and South Korea combined
China has become the largest buyer of chip manufacturing equipment. In the first half of 2024, Chinese companies invested $25 billion in semiconductor production.
Google Pixel 9 no longer charges gadgets when they replenish the battery themselves — it worked for five years
Battery Share — is a wireless charging feature for Google Pixel devices. It doesn’t seem to work when charging the Pixel 9 itself, as it could on previous generations.
An eerie scene from behind the scenes «Alien: Romulus» that’s hard to see through
A short video from the set of «Alien: Romulus» shows off one of the movie’s monstrous creatures in a relaxed working atmosphere. Director Fede Alvarez wants to keep you awake, or make you laugh, depending on your attitude.
The beta test of the National Cashback in the «Diia» application has started
The Ministry of Digital Transformation will test the National Cashback in the «Diia» app for a month. Citizens will be able to return 10% of the cost of Ukrainian goods (up to UAH 3000 per month).
NASA has discovered the third global energy field of the Earth — in addition to gravitational and electromagnetic
NASA scientists have discovered a third global energy field around the Earth. Ambipolar electric field drives charged particles into space above the poles
Steam in August: Windows 11 surpasses 50% for the first time, mobile RTX 4060 in second place, players move to 16 GB
Windows 11 completely dominates Steam. This operating system was chosen by 50.81% of users with a whopping +3.36% increase over the month.
Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D from OLX — how it differs from the real one
YouTuber der8auer bought «second-hand» an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chip, which turned out to be a non-working, but very similar imitation. «The processor was purchased on OLX in Romania.
«The feeling that this is a real place»: Dune Awakening game director talks about spices, worms, factions, and more
At Gamescom 2024, Joel Bailos spoke a lot about the plot and gameplay of Dune: Awakening.
Failure of the Year: Sony’s shooter Concord peaks at 697 simultaneous players, gets devastating reviews and low sales
Concord, the latest shooter from Sony and the debut project of Firewalk Studios, became a massive failure just a week after its release. The number of players and buyers is extremely low.
First photo of Samsung Galaxy S24 FE — smartphone certified in the USA
The expected new Samsung Fan Edition smartphone has been certified by the FCC in the United States. Thanks to this, you can take a first look at Samsung Galsxy S24 FE.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will be released without hardware tracing, official mod support and multiplayer — will be added later
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will finally be released on November 20, but it will not have all the technical and gaming features that will appear later.
«The world’s first GPU»: nVIDIA GeForce 256 is 25 years old
August 31, 1999 nVIDIA (as the name was then spelled) announced the GeForce 256 graphics card, which was released on October 11 of that year. Advertised as the «world’s first GPU», the video card completely changed the market. The term GPU (short for Graphics Processing Unit) was also coined by NVIDIA.
Brazil bans X / Twitter and will be fined $8900 per day for access via VPN — Apple and Google are obliged to remove the app
The Brazilian Supreme Court banned the social network X/Twitter due to its moderation policy. The largest country in South America is home to 227 million people.
Tesla Cybertrack is resting: a father has created the most technologically advanced children’s car for his daughter
Perhaps Tesla should take a closer look at this man. With the help of a Raspberry Pi, John Scagmo has turned a back-and-forth children’s electric car into the most technologically advanced car in its class.
«AnandTech’s Last Day»: Famous PC component review site closes after 27 years of operation
AnandTech, the website that has been familiar to anyone interested in desktop processors and components for the past 27 years, is shutting down. «Today is the last day of AnandTech’s publication», — writes editor-in-chief Ryan Smith.
Telegram employs mostly Ukrainian programmers — they won a professional competition
Referring to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the Financial Times writes that the platform is used mostly by Ukrainian coders.
Pixel 9 Pro Fold does not support «native» Google wireless charger — only in the line
It turns out that the Pixel 9 Pro Fold cannot be charged from the Pixel Stand 2, officially. Such is the tightly integrated ecosystem of Google gadgets.
The color of surprise: new video of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Titanium Desert
According to leaks, Apple is planning to release the iPhone 16 Pro in a new Desert Titanium color. There was speculation that it was gold, but in this video, it is brown.
Digitalization: $400 million healthcare system illegally deprived thousands of people of benefits instead of simplifying registration
Digitalization in Tennessee, USA, seems to have gone wrong: many people have been illegally denied Medicaid and other benefits due to errors in the automatic system.
Horror prequel trailer «Rosemary’s Baby» — movie «Apartment 7A» with Julia Garner
Paramount+ has shown a trailer for the prequel to the classic 1968 film «Rosemary’s Baby» directed by Roman Polanski. In the movie «Apartment 7A», Julia Garner embodied one of the characters from the original.
Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet crashes under fire on August 26, — WSJ
An F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed on Monday. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal with reference to an unnamed US official.
The first video of the Moon and Earth flyby made by JUICE on the way to Jupiter
The Jupiter-bound JUICE probe «has shared footage of its flyby of the Moon and Earth with scientists European Space Agency (ESA) I made a minute and a half video out of them.
The ban on Chinese drones from September 1 will cause a shortage in the Armed Forces, — Magyar
Starting September 1, 2024, China will impose restrictions on the export of drones and their components. Robert «Magyar» Brovdi, commander of the 414th Separate Regiment of Strike Unmanned Aircraft Systems (OPUBAS), sounds the alarm.
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