Epic Games has switched up its weekly game giveaway. While it has been allowing account holders to pick up Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker, it has now moved onto F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch and expensive in-games for Olympic Go! Paris 2024.

NTDev, the developer behind Tiny11, has managed to get Windows 11 running on an iPhone 15 Pro. The dev showed the operating system adapting well to the phone's smaller screen, but NTDev notes that it took around 20 minutes for the OS to boot, and it runs slow.

The funky 8BitDo Ultimate C Bluetooth game controller is discounted to under $25 on Amazon, offering a shockingly complete feature set for a very affordable price, thanks to a coupon. The affordable controller offers 6-axis motion control and claims up to 16 hours of playtime on one charge.

JSAUX has announced a Lite version of its innovative, foldable portable monitor. It is now the most affordable variant of its line-up, and is also the first version of the FlipGo in which its dual screens are 15.6 inches in diagonal length. Then again, there are some compromises relative to its higher-end Pro siblings.

Bungie's habit of doing episodic content releases persists and as a result, fans of the game have just been given access to a new story and additional activities to explore.

Digital Extremes revealed a content roadmap for Warframe, a free-to-play action RPG. A new story quest, "The Lotus Eaters," arrives in August, setting the stage for the "Warframe: 1999" time travel expansion this winter. Before then, a fall update will bring general upgrades, including a new arsenal management system and robotic companions. Players can expect new enemies, weapons, and lore in the 1999 expansion.

Magazine CrowdStrike’s recent failure has been reported as the “Largest IT outage in history,” which leaves many to wonder why so many critical points of the global infrastructure rely on their platform. CrowdStrike’s cyber security services are responsible for 298 of the Fortune 500 companies, 538 of the Fortune 1000 companies, and 8 out of 10 of the top financial firms. 

Epic Games has now confirmed which game in its vast library is next in line for its free game giveaway treatment. Incidentally, a reliable leaker beat to the storefront to revealing which Metroidvania-inspired game will be discounted to $0.00 from its $29.99 retail price.

Epic Games' latest game giveaway is now live. While recent giveaways have focused on providing one free game, this week's giveaway extends to two titles with a $44.98 face value.

A major tech outage is causing havoc globally as of July 19th. Airlines have grounded flights due to communication problems, while hospitals, banks, and media outlets are also experiencing disruptions. Early reports suggested a potential link to a software issue with CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor, a cybersecurity program that is causing Windows systems to display the "blue screen of death". The company CEO has since posted a tweet about identifying, isolating and working on the issue as they urge organizations to communicate with CrowdStrike via official channels.

CheckMag While buying the latest tech is tempting, older desktop and laptop computers are often more than enough to meet the demands of modern computing work. An older machine may require some time and tinkering to get up to par, but the payoff can definitely be worth the work and the results can be rather surprising.

Unleashed earlier today, Nvidia's video driver package with version number 560.70 comes with day-one optimizations for the following DLSS 3 games: Stormgate, Dungeonborne, and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This new piece of code also includes support for no less than 14 G-Sync Compatible displays.

Microsoft is ending support for the old Mail and Calendar apps in favor of the new Outlook app before 2024 comes to a close. The updated version of the new Outlook app notifies users that the toggle to shift to old version of the app will be much harder to find as the toggle is moving away from the homepage to inside Settings.

The Steam Fighting Games Fest has officially started, offering as much as 90% off stalwarts like Soul Calibur VI, Mortal Kombat 1, Injustice 2, and Guilty Gear Strive, along with excellent discounts on a few underrated indie fighting games.

You can now play one of 2024's most hated games without having to pay for it — all thanks to Amazon Prime Gaming's free game giveaway. Rise of the Tomb Raider and Chivalry 2 are also free for Prime Video subscribers. The games will only be available for 48 hours on Prime Day.

Epic Games has updated its free game of the week giveaway with Floppy Knights. Available to download for free until next Thursday, the game should be playable on pretty much any Mac or Windows machine released in the last decade.

Acer’s portable Swift Go 14 with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor has now recorded a considerable price reduction on eBay and the laptop can now be had at a discount of $454. The discounted price is for a certified-refurbished model that Acer offers with two years of Allstate warranty.

Canva CEO, Melanie Perkins, recently reaffirmed in an interview that AI is key to Canva's mission of providing affordable, easy-to-use design software that rivals Adobe's creative software empire. Canva's recent acquisition of Affinity means this AI-happy ethos is likely to permeate into the Adobe rival, too.

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge with the latest Snapdragon X Elite SoC has recorded a massive price cut and the laptop can now be had for a sizeable 26% discount. The discounted price makes the Galaxy Book4 Edge quite a compelling option as the laptop brings a high-resolution AMOLED screen.

Blackview recently launched the AceBook 8 which is a budget 15.6-inch laptop with a few standout features. The AceBook's RRP is $319.99; perhaps rather unsurprisingly, several corners had to be cut to achieve that price point.

Honor's next product releases are almost here, including Magic Vs3 and Magic V3 foldables. Additionally, the company has the MagicPad 2 and MagicBook Art 14 in the starting blocks, which it is comparing against other popular devices like the Apple MacBook Pro 14.

A very popular system tweaker back in the Windows XP days, XP-AntiSpy was around for a decade and can still be used on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. While its last beta release surfaced in 2015 and can be considered a dead project, this piece of code is now back for Windows 11 users as XD-AntiSpy.

OLED, WWAN, a user-replaceable keyboard: All these features are not present for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel - the older ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 Intel still offers them.

GOG is giving away another game this week. Available to download until July 6, The First Templar - Special Edition is an action-adventure title that blends 'RPG-inspired' character development with unique abilities and skill trees.

Opera GX has received solid improvements to its AI capabilities. The features that are now much better than before involve image generation, voice output, and image recognition. In addition to these, Aria now also provides links to its sources of information when carrying out a conversation.

Although Windows is a commercial product, paying for it doesn't keep ads away. After removing these annoyances from the Weather app last year, Microsoft has just revived ads in all areas of this piece of code. To make matters even worse, these ads are pinned, so scrolling down won't make them go away.

While Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 in late 2025, 0patch comes with the promise of supporting Windows 10 v22H2 with critical security patches until 2030 and even further if there is enough demand. Fortunately, the $25-per-year or $35-per-year Pro and Enterprise subscriptions are also accompanied by a free plan.

The 2024 Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, and the Deep Discounts category is where you'll find the best deals on games that can be best described as old but gold. Enjoy one of the best strategy city builder games in recent years, indulge in all-out insanity with Borderlands 2, or play as Gotham's most famous hero in Batman: Arkham Knight — all for under $6.

While bringing one-click optimal settings for an additional four titles, the GeForce Game Ready Driver 556.12 also provides DLSS 3.5 optimizations for The First Descendant, as well as DLSS 3 and Reflex to Payday 3, a title that previously received DLSS 2 and DLAA support. The update targets both desktop and mobile GPUs, as usual.

CheckMag While Windows 11 is considered a solid operating system, it has failed to generate much excitement, leading many people to question the necessity of switching from Windows 10. Below are three of the most annoying things about Windows 11 that have sparked significant criticism and dissatisfaction among users.

The latest Windows 11 preview builds now include Game Pass ads in the Settings app, affecting everyone signed into their Microsoft account. This move is another indication of Microsoft's firm intentions to integrate more ads into Windows 11, sparking controversy and concerns about future intrusive advertising. Since this is a trial run, it is not known for certain if this new feature will ever be rolled out to regular users.

The Steam Summer Sale will start this Thursday, June 27. While Valve has yet to reveal the full roster of games that will be discounted, the trailer has confirmed that strategy favourite, Stellaris, and smash hits Palworld and Content Warning will both be discounted in the Steam Summer Sale. It also teased a new category called Deep Discounts, which appears to slash prices by up to 95%.

The Ultimate 2C is 8BitDo's latest attempt at releasing a budget wireless controller. Available in multiple colours for a mere $29.99, the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C has hall effect joysticks and triggers, extra bumper buttons and custom button mapping functionality, among other features.