Windows 11 beta brings back tiles in the Start menu, which will sort programs
Users of the Windows 11 beta have the opportunity to see the new category mode in the «Start» menu. It is very similar to the live tiles in Windows 8.
NVIDIA RTX 4090D video cards with 48 GB of internal memory are now available
NVIDIA’s China-focused RTX 4090D graphics card based on the AD102 processor, designed to circumvent US export restrictions, is now available with double the memory capacity of 48 GB.
«The world exists because of Solas»: Dragon Age The Veilguard closes the finale of Inquisition
Dragon Age: The Veilguard completes the story that began in the finale of Dragon Age: Inquisition, when players learned who Solas was. The developers say that this was always in the plans.
You're mooring it wrong: Steve Jobs' yacht rammed into a Mexican billionaire's boat
In perhaps the slowest boat collision in history, Steve Jobs’ yacht Venus rammed into the Mexican billionaire’s vessel. Fortunately, no one was injured.
The fourth season of «The Witcher» from Netflix — new details about «Rats» and Nilfgaard affairs
The filming of the third and fourth episodes of the fourth season of the Netflix series «The Witcher» is complete. There are not many new details due to the filming in the studio, but they are available.
Steam OS will be released for other consoles — Asus ROG Ally is mentioned in OS patches
The patch list for the Steam OS 3.6.9 beta hints at its expansion beyond Steam Deck. It mentions the Asus ROG Ally console.
First look at the movie «The Mandalorian and Grogu» — Dean Jarin returns in 2026
At D23, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni presented the first look at the upcoming feature film in the «Star Wars» «Mandalorian and Grogu» franchise with Pedro Pascal and «Baby Yoda» Grogu.
Disney's animated hit «Inside Out» will become a TV series — first footage from Dream Productions at D23
Disney and Pixar have previewed the first footage of an animated series set in the «Inside Out» universe called «Dream Production» at D23.
«Tron: Ares» — first footage and plot details from Disney D23
Disney has released the first footage of «Tron: Ares», the third film in the fantasy franchise about the world of virtual reality inside a computer mainframe.
The third «Avatar» has received an official name and logo, James Cameron showed concept art
At D23, director James Cameron and actors Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington revealed the title of the third «Avatar» movie: «Avatar: Fire and Ash».
Gal Gadot makes her debut as the evil queen in the trailer for «Snow White»
Disney has presented a trailer for the new adaptation of the fairy tale «Snow White». Rachel Zegler will play the girl who lived with seven dwarves, and Gal Gadot will play the main villain.
In the new trailer for «Moana 2», the sailor girl fights coconut monsters and an unknown enemy
The second trailer of the animated film «Moana 2» tells the story of Moana’s maritime explorations and how he and Maui came to battle with the enemies.
New trailer «Mufasa The Lion King» — the movie will be released on Christmas holidays
Disney has presented a trailer for «Mufasa: The Lion King» —, a prequel to the original story. The video shows the young King Mufasa and his brother Scar at a time when they turned from brothers to enemies.
Kioxia announces light-speed SSD data transfer — optical connection allows SSDs to be placed far from servers
Kioxia, one of the world’s leading SSD manufacturers, has announced new optical interface SSDs for next-generation green data centers.
Fallout Vault 13 mod recreates the first game in the series in the fourth — demo already available
Work on the Fallout Vault 13 project has been underway since February 2021. It will eventually include five open-world zones, including familiar locations such as Shady Sands, Khan’s Base, and Vault 13 itself.
A third of tattoo ink is infected with bacteria — they live even in sealed packaging
The study found bacterial contamination in about 35% of commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks in the United States.
Streamer goes through GTA 4 with super fast cars — funny auto apocalypse in Liberty City
Australian comedian and streamer Tom Walker showed GTA 4 gameplay with the Warp Eleven mod, which fantastically accelerates all cars in the game (except Roman’s). This car apocalypse is one of the funniest gaming videos ever.
Almost heavy metal: «The Lord of the Rings» series gets a soundtrack by Bear McCreery and Meshuggah vocalist
The famous composer Bear McCreery presented a composition from the soundtrack of the second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings», which is on the verge of heavy metal.
Boeing delays the moon landing: «unskilled workers and low quality»
According to a new report by the space agency’s inspector general, NASA’s program to develop a new upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket is seven years behind schedule and significantly over budget. In addition to the main conclusion, the report contains interesting information about the project’s main contractor, Boeing,…
The first two Doom games received an extended re-release with a bunch of new content
Bethesda and id Software have announced the re-release of Doom and Doom 2 with all the existing content and new additions.
Dragon Age Veilguard will not allow controlling companions in battle — BioWare does not want to overload the player
The player of Dragon Age: Veilguard players will not be able to fully control their companions. BioWare says that it does not want to overload users with a lot of work during the game.
Underwear as an exoskeleton: scientists have created muscles from fabric
Muscles made of the fabric will allow creating an exoskeleton. In the long term, such a fabric can be embedded in clothing for additional reinforcement when lifting heavy objects, etc.
«The Lord of the Rings»: The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria will be released on Steam and Xbox with a discount and update
The crafting and survival game The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria / «The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria» will be available on Steam and Xbox Series X/S on August 27 at a reduced price for a limited time.
An unfit and booked employee was mobilized — the court says everything is legal
Employer’s reservation of an employee is not a guarantee against mobilization — under certain conditions. This was the decision of the Transcarpathian Regional Administrative Court during the case.
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings» will show Gollum's ancestors — the ancestors of the river people lived in the desert
In the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» there are still no hobbits. As the events unfold in the Second Age of Middle-earth, the inhabitants of the Shire from J.R.R. Tolkien’s original works have not yet fully emerged. But their ancestors will be even more represented in the second season.
Apple loses $20 billion a year due to Google's recognition as a monopolist
Google pays Apple about $20 billion a year to remain the main search engine on the platform. According to the latest court decisionthe transaction may be declared invalid.
The director of «Deadpool and Wolverine» talks about his upcoming movie «Star Wars»
Shawn Levy, who recently directed «Deadpool and» Wolverine, commented on the film with franchises «Star Wars»that he will be filming. There are few details — just a general initial idea.
Microsoft is preparing a portable console to replace Xbox S and the next Series X, — industry insider
Xbox consoles are not showing much success, game sales are falling, so now Microsoft is relying more on Game Pass. According to rumors, the company is planning a separate portable device and a main console of the next generation.
First viewers about the movie Borderlands / «Borderlands»: «unfunny», «disastrous», «uninspiring»
The first reviews of Borderlands / «Borderlands» appeared on the Internet. The criticism hasn’t diminished since the film’s screening on August 6 in Los Angeles.
Microsoft was developing an alternative to Windows — Midori OS presentation leaked online
Ten years ago, Microsoft intended to release a special operating system called Midori. The new OS could run Windows applications without relying on the old code — it could have become a reliable alternative to Windows.
New AMD Ryzen 9000 processors are $20-$50 cheaper than their predecessors, — officially
More than two months after the announcement of AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) processors, the company has revealed their price. The new chips will cost from $279 to $649.
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings» will reveal the secrets of the dwarven seals and the Desert of Rune hidden by Tolkien
The second season of the series «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will tell the story of the seven rings of the dwarves and the Desert of Rhun, which John R.R. Tolkien paid little attention to. There are also new posters and footage from the series.
Google Pixel 9 — first look at the new weather app
Google is creating a new, standalone weather app for the upcoming Pixel 9 smartphones. It features an even more minimalist look and feel to the latest Android OS.
Chrome ad blockers will not work — uBlock users have already received a warning
Some users of uBlock Origin, one of the most popular Chrome extensions for blocking ads, have been told that it should be removed or replaced. Google is moving to a new MV3 platform, so only the «stripped-down» version will work.
Home gaming «laptop»: Minisforum AtomMan G7 Ti does not have a display and keyboard
Those who travel infrequently and play mostly at home don’t always need a screen and keyboard — there are separate devices that are much better. The manufacturer Minisforum, known primarily for its own mini-PCs, seems to have created just the right thing — a powerful gaming «laptop» without «unnecessary» details.
Valve is working on Half-Life 3 — code analysis and data from the actress's resume show this
Valve research expert Tyler McVicker has confirmed rumors about Half-Life 3 development. The files he found indicate that it seems to be true. The game, codenamed HLX, seems to McVicker to be a full-fledged Half-Life game that is not VR.
«Let's give people superpowers»: Elon Musk talks about super-fast cyborgs with Neuralink chips in 10-15 years
Elon Musk, the owner of Neuralink, spoke about his hopes for the technology in the coming years. He says that people with chips will be able to do more than ordinary people: win games, store and load memory, etc.
An unofficial Ukrainianization of Fallout New Vegas has been released — not only text, but also graphics and video
Ukrainian text localization of Fallout: New Vegas. The translation from English is 80% complete.
The hottest USB gadget: a miniature solder melting furnace heats up to 350°C
An unusual miniature solder melting station was presented in Japan. Despite heating up to 350°C, the gadget is powered by USB with Power Delivery.
Lenovo prepares new Legion Go console — more compact, with HDMI and better cooling
New data on Lenovo’s website hints at the release of a new, more compact Legion Go console. The portable gaming PC may also get better cooling.
Forcing an update: NVIDIA drivers cause «death screen» with Windows 10 and older processors
In February of this year turned out to bethat some older computers cannot run the latest versions of Windows 11 due to the lack of the POPCNT instruction set. Now it’s been reported that Windows 10 users are also experiencing the POPCNT issue, and the cause is NVIDIA graphics drivers.
EcoFlow has released a hat with solar panels — will charge a smartphone in 3-4 hours
The Power Hat by EcoFlow is not the most attractive headwear, but it can charge a smartphone in 3-4 hours.
Anomalous «rain» antimatter detected on ISS — scientists suggest dark matter activity beyond the limits of modern physics
Reports of 10 antihelium nuclei colliding with the ISS have inspired theoretical physicists to speculate beyond the limits of existing scientific models.
The first live photo of Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and the leak of the official promo video
As is often the case with Google Pixel smartphones, almost everything about them is known on the eve of the presentation. Now we have the first real-life photo of Pixel 9 Pro Fold and its promo.
The aggressor state has forged the application «Reserve+», — Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Kateryna Chernogorenko, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said that Russians are distributing counterfeit «Reserve+».
NVIDIA is phasing out RTX 3060 graphics cards — customers are asked to hurry
According to Board Channels reports with information from manufacturers, NVIDIA has announced the last opportunity to place orders for the RTX 3060 series.
AMD processors fail twice as often as Intel 13th and 14th generations, — computer manufacturer
Puget Systems, a high-end computer manufacturer, has released statistics according to which failures of 13th and 14th generation Intel processors is just over 2%, while AMD Ryzen 5000 and 7000 systems have more than 4% failure rate.
The series «The Lord of the Rings» will show a female ëëta — they were considered lost in the Third Age
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will feature many of the creatures from J.R.R. Tolkien’s world, and will likely reveal the secrets of some of them, — in particular, the female Entwives, who were lost during the events of «The Lord of the Rings».
Larian partially created Baldur's Gate 4 — some elements were playable
Larian Studios refused to create Baldur’s Gate 4 due to a dispute with the owners of D&D. But even before that, the studio created a working prototype of the game.
THQ Nordic shows gameplay trailer for Gothic 1 Remake — battles, characters, story about the game world
At THQ Nordic Showcase 2024, the studio showed a new four-minute trailer for Gothic 1 Remake. The video demonstrates the game’s graphics on Unreal Engine 5 and gameplay elements, including combat.
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