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In addition to the Gothic remake, the Embracer Group, which includes more than 130 development teams, is planning over 70 game releases - including titles such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Titan Quest 2 and Killing Floor 3 (Source: GOG)

A release window for the Gothic remake has finally been announced

The latest annual report from the Embracer Group, which also includes the developers behind the Gothic remake, reveals a release window for the much sought-after remake.

Marius Müller, 27 May 2024 16:04

Google labeled "an illegal monopolist" by US federal judge

After Epic Games' unexpected win, veteran antitrust US federal judge James Donato is now taking the story one step further by asking Google to calculate the costs incurred by allowing the Epic Games Store inside the Google Play St...

Codrut Nistor, 25 May 2024 12:34

Asus recently found itself in hot water over an incident involving an RMA of an ROG Ally gaming handheld. (Image source: Notebookcheck)

Asus responds yet again, retools warranty process to address major concerns raised by GamersNexus ROG Ally repair debacle

After missing the mark in its initial response to the damning Gamers Nexus report highlighting major shortcomings in Asus's warranty process for the YouTube outfit's ROG Ally, Asus has responded with more sweeping changes to its R...

Julian van der Merwe, 25 May 2024 09:16

Lenovo has cut the price of the AMD-equipped ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 by a significant margin (Image: Benjamin Herzig)

Deal | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 Pro and 32GB RAM discounted by 71%

The well-equipped AMD model of the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 has received its steppest discount to date as Lenovo has marked the 14-inch workstation laptop down by a considerable $1,970 relative to the original list price.

Enrico Frahn, 23 May 2024 20:21

Total War: Warhammer III is a popular game in a seemingly declining genre. (Image source: Steam)

Strategy games a dying breed study claims — interest wanes in tactical gameplay mechanics despite steady player counts

A recent survey of 1.7 million gamers found that games that involve “strategic thinking and planning” are becoming less popular amongst gamers. Out of twelve different motivations, strategic thinking in games has seen the biggest ...

Julian van der Merwe, 23 May 2024 18:35

Low-maintenance, durable and enough power for thousands of households: a Megapack. (Image: Tesla)

Tesla Megafactory for Megapack is finally being built

Construction of a factory for energy storage systems for power grids is starting in Shanghai. Production, which will amount to 40 gigawatt hours per year, is due to start in less than a year.

Mario Petzold, 23 May 2024 15:50

Snapchat AR lenses are now available with the new Chrome extension (Image Source: Chrome Web Store)

Snapchat brings AR lenses to desktop with a Chrome Extension

Snapchat aims to bring back the AR lenses to desktop with a Chrome extension, which is now available for a public preview. This extension allows people to use fun AR lenses in video calls, virtual conferences, and more.

Nitisha Upadhye, 23 May 2024 06:56

Starlink becomes available in Indonesia as Elon Musk talks to Ranil Wickremesinghe about establishing presence in Sri Lanka

Now that Starlink is officially operational in Indonesia, many remote islands will finally get a reliable way to connect with the world. In the meantime, at least one other Asian nation is eyeing an official agreement with SpaceX.

Sergey Tarasov, 23 May 2024 01:11

The NIIRA Smart Glasses. (Source: Sensotec)

NIIRA: New smart glasses touted to boost orientation and navigation for the visually impaired

Eyesynth and Sensotec have partnered to present a new smart wearable uniquely designed and equipped for wearers with visual impairments. The new kind of spectacles are touted to guide and inform the user as they move around with A...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 May 2024 17:36

Despite its promises, Humane's AI Pin has left the company desperately seeking a buyer. (Image via Humane and stock photo, w/ edits)

Humane up for sale after failure of AI Pin

AI startup Humane Inc. is looking for someone to buy its business roughly a month after its first device, the AI Pin, was roundly panned by reviewers and early adopters. Humane values its company somewhere between $750 million and...

Sam Medley, 22 May 2024 16:58

Gordon Bell dies at 89

Computing pioneer Gordon Bell, a name associated with the development of the PDP and VAX computer systems at Digital Equipment Corporation in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at 89. In the 1990s, he advised Microsoft and then join...

Codrut Nistor, 22 May 2024 14:15

HP's commercial re-branding is more open-ended than its consumer equivalent. (Image source: HP)

HP announces commercial portfolio re-brand with baffling 18 product segments

HP has announced a restructuring of its commercial portfolio offering. Starting with the EliteBook Ultra G1q, all HP commercial releases will launch with 'Elite' or 'Pro' prefixes. While HP hopes that the move will create simplici...

Alex Alderson, 21 May 2024 16:08

Nabu is planning to sue over the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory, and is backed by climate activists and local residents (image: Tesla)

Tesla Gigafactory faces lawsuit from nature conservation organisation despite local approval

The dispute over the expansion of the controversial Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is coming to a head. After an attempt by around 800 climate activists to storm the building, nature conservation organisation Nabu is now taking legal ac...

Nicole Dominikowski, 21 May 2024 15:37

Fans will soon be able to see Scarlett Johansson on the big screen again. Her new drama-comedy "Fly Me to the Moon" opens in US-american cinemas on July 12. (Source: OpenAi)

Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI: ChatGPT's AI assistant "Sky" is supposed to use Johansson's voice without her consent

Although the actress refused to lend her voice to OpenAI's AI assistant, it sounds suspiciously like Scarlett Johansson. Johansson has now taken legal action.

Marius Müller, 21 May 2024 15:36

Google Cloud fails UniSuper for two weeks after deleting $135 billion fund's data and accounts in error. (Source: NBC)

Google Cloud deletes $135,000,000,000 account for Australian UniSuper retirement fund, then takes two weeks to restore

Google Cloud has deleted in error the $135 billion account and data for UniSuper, a retirement fund company holding the pension savings for over 647,000 members who work at 37 Australian universities. The funds were unavailable fo...

David Chien, 19 May 2024 02:52

US-based cryptocurrency miners reportedly took ~143,000 BTC home in 2023

The US is second to none with ~143,000 BTC mined in 2023 according to a report by BitRiver, the leading Russian cryptocurrency mining farm operator. This corresponds to $9.6 billion at May 18, 2024 value. Russia is a distant secon...

Sergey Tarasov, 18 May 2024 15:45

Starlink roaming kit installation (image: SpaceX)

Starlink satellite Internet roaming price goes up by $200 days after the residential plan increases

SpaceX has started sending emails to Starlink satellite Internet subscribers that their roaming plan price will double. For new subscribers, the Starlink price increase is immediate.

Daniel Zlatev, 18 May 2024 14:12

Tesla may soon use Chinese driver data as a seed to grow self-driving software used around the world. (Image via Wikimedia Commons w/ edits)

Musk eyes China to house data center powering global development of Tesla self-driving tech

Tesla may soon use a data center located in China to process the data needed for the company's self-driving software. While Tesla currently assesses data for EVs it sells in China, this move could allow the company to transfer dri...

Sam Medley, 17 May 2024 16:41

GTA VI reportedly has multiple protagonists like GTA V. (Source: Rockstar)

GTA VI release timing officially confirmed by Take-Two financial report

Rockstar Games is planning to release GTA VI before 2025 comes to a close according to the latest earnings report from Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of Rockstar. This negates a past rumor which alleged that the...

Fawad Murtaza, 17 May 2024 12:28

Palworld ranking by current players (Source: Steam Charts)

Palworld's freefall continues

Although it went all the way above 2,100,000 simultaneous players, Palworld is now struggling in the second half of the top 100 most played Steam games. While Counter-Strike 2 easily peaks above the 1,000,000 threshold on a daily ...

Codrut Nistor, 17 May 2024 01:10

NFL games coming to Netflix (Source: Netflix Tudum)

Netflix inks three-year contract with the NFL

Thanks to the industry-first deal that brings together Netflix and NFL, the Christmas Day games of the professional sports league with the highest per-game attendance in the world will be aired by the subscription video on-demand ...

Codrut Nistor, 16 May 2024 23:13

Gameloft studio in Cluj (Source: Gameloft)

Gameloft to cut over 100 jobs in Cluj, Romania

With less than 150 employees left, the Gameloft studio in Cluj is far from the days when it accommodated around 500 people. Earlier today, the company confirmed the rumors about the closure of the Cluj studio, mentioning that all ...

Codrut Nistor, 15 May 2024 18:45

President Biden raises tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, lithium batteries, solar cells, medical PPE and syringes, and more. (Source: Whitehouse on YouTube)

President Biden raises US import tariffs on Chinese EVs, batteries, solar cells, medical supplies, semiconductors, port cranes, minerals, and metals while ignoring patients and medical providers

President Biden has raised US import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries, solar cells, medical supplies, semiconductors, port cranes, minerals, steel, and aluminum. The tariffs are in response to unfair Chinese trade p...

David Chien, 15 May 2024 03:16

HMD debuts rugged 64MP camera Android smartphone with suspiciously familiar specs (and name)

HMD - which now releases smartphones independent of its usual Nokia brand-name - has announced its first-ever rugged smartphone. It pairs a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus-covered 120Hz display with an "AI" main camera and an estimat...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 14 May 2024 19:01

The C10 is already familiar in one form or another from other brands. (Image: Leapmotor)

EV for just over €20,000: Stellantis and Leapmotor launch sales in Europe

The world's fourth-largest car manufacturer announces the sale of two Chinese e-car models. These include nine countries in Europe and one model in particular is likely to be of interest.

Mario Petzold, 14 May 2024 15:19

SMIC has reportedly developed its 5 nm node without EUV

Multiple reports state SMIC has finally developed an in-house 5 nm node using only DUV. It will supposedly debut alongside new Kirin chips later this year.

Anil Ganti, 14 May 2024 11:44

Tesla's Supercharger network is vital to much of the EV market since many car brands switched to the NACS connector least year. (Image source: Kia)

Tesla needs its Supercharger team after all - employees re-hired to former posts mere weeks after axing

Elon Musk's recent cost-cutting move to fire almost all of Tesla's Supercharger team was met with confusion and more than a little panic. Now, he seems to have started rehiring the same team, although just how many have returned i...

Julian van der Merwe, 13 May 2024 23:56

Motorola Edge 50 Pro now banned in Germany (Source: Motorola)

Multiple Motorola and Lenovo devices banned in Germany

In the aftermath of a patent dispute, Motorola and Lenovo are no longer allowed to sell smartphones and laptops with WWAN modules. Although some targeted Lenovo laptops can still be acquired as long as existing stocks last, the br...

Codrut Nistor, 13 May 2024 16:55

First gird-level sodium battery storage (image: CSG)

First sodium-ion battery storage station at grid level opens with cells that can be charged in 12 minutes

Clean electricity generation paired with the first grid-level sodium battery energy storage system can bring costs down to just $0.028 per kWh. The 10 MWh storage capacity is executed with sodium-ion cells that can be charged in j...

Daniel Zlatev, 13 May 2024 13:03

Ford's Mustang Mach-e famously has faced massive demand issues over the last few years. (Image source: Ford)

Ford cancels EV battery orders as losses widen to $130,000 per vehicle sold

Ford's Model e division is now losing over $100,000 per EV sold. As a result, the carmaker is looking to scale back EV production, according to industry insiders who claim Ford has cut back on battery orders significantly.

Julian van der Merwe, 13 May 2024 08:27

Peak solar flare period threatens GPS, satellites, flights, electrical grids, and electronic devices worldwide. (Source: NASA/SDO)

Huge solar flares from peak year of Solar Cycle 25 disrupt GPS while threatening Starlink satellites, flights, and power grids

Huge solar flares from the peak year of Solar Cycle 25 have disrupted GPS services while threatening Starlink satellites, flights, power grids, and more. Solar flares are enormous bursts of energy from the sun crash into the magne...

David Chien, 12 May 2024 08:00

Whether and in what form EA will integrate advertising into video games is still unclear. (Source: Electronic Arts)

EA considers the use of advertising in games

Although Electronic Arts had stated in 2021 that it did not want to integrate advertising into games, the transcript of a conference call recently emerged in which the use of dynamic ad insertion was discussed.

Marius Müller, 11 May 2024 18:17

The 2024 iPad Pro 13 is the thinnest Apple product to date. (Source: Apple)

New iPad Pro 11 and 13-inch sales reported to face headwinds due to expensive price tag and larger iPad Air 13

The latest Apple iPad Pro 11 and 13 with their cutting-edge Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED panels and 9/10-core Apple M4 SoC pack substantial upgrades over their predecessors that had mini-LED panels and the Apple M2 SoC. However, a...

Fawad Murtaza, 11 May 2024 14:11

Climate activists storm Tesla Gigafactory Berlin site (image: Instagram @teslastoppen)

Elon Musk stops production: Tesla Gigafactory stormed by hundreds of climate activists

Climate activists stormed the site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin yesterday morning, forcing a halt to production. Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the protest on X, calling for tougher police action against the demonstrators.

Nicole Dominikowski, 11 May 2024 13:22

A new Tesla Model Y financing deal puts the compact electric SUV at a lower price than its Model 3 stablemate until May 31. (Image source: Tesla - edited)

Tesla Model Y financing deal puts price below Model 3 thanks to 0.99% APR

Tesla has announced that US customers can now buy a Model Y on a 0.99% annual percentage rate loan directly from Tesla, resulting in a lower monthly repayment than the compared to the cheaper Model 3, which does not qualify for th...

Julian van der Merwe, 11 May 2024 09:04

Apple's recent Crush ad for the new iPad Pro has been heavily criticised, leading the company to issue an apology and pull the ad from TV spots. (Image source: Apple / Perfect Union on Instagram - edited)

Apple apologises after anti-AI backlash over iPad crush video ahead of WWDC 2024 generative AI launch

Apple has received substantial backlash from artists over its latest iPad promotional video showing the destruction of traditional art supplies and instruments, with some calling the ad “tone-deaf,” especially in light of the curr...

Julian van der Merwe, 10 May 2024 20:54

The Ford Mustang Mach-E previously famously sold at a tremendous loss for Ford — a practice the carmaker wants to avoid going forward. (Image source: Ford)

Ford quietly abandons 2030 all-electric plans, commits to profitability over compliance

Ford is reconsidering its commitment to an all-EV line-up in Europe by 2030, seemingly due to cooling EV demand, likely pushing back electrification to the European Union's 2035 cut-off instead. A company executive also said that ...

Julian van der Merwe, 10 May 2024 15:18

Samsung Galaxy S24 series starts at $799.99. (Source: Dhruv Vishwakarma on Unsplash)

Galaxy S24 helps Samsung snatch US market share in Q1'24 as Apple remains stale in slowing smartphone market

Thanks to the Galaxy S24 smartphones, Samsung has reportedly enjoyed a strong Q1 2024 in the US with the company gaining market share. On the other hand, Apple, which had the most smartphone market share stateside in Q1 2024, fail...

Fawad Murtaza, 10 May 2024 14:40

Gaming monitors collection (Source: DALL·E 3-generated image)

Samsung continues to dominate the global gaming monitor market

With no less than five years in the top spot of the global gaming monitor market, of which it currently holds almost 21 percent, Samsung has also managed to get in control of nearly 35 percent of the global OLED monitor market (ba...

Codrut Nistor, 10 May 2024 02:06

Huawei is now banned from accessing chips from Intel and Qualcomm (Image source: Notebookcheck)

US restricts Intel and Qualcomm from selling chips to Huawei

After around five years from the initial ban, the US has now revoked licenses that allowed Qualcomm and Intel to sell chips to Huawei. This could possibly mean that the 2024 MateBook X Pro is the last high-end Intel laptop from th...

Abid Ahsan Shanto, 08 May 2024 19:43

An LPDDR5X CAMM2 module. (Source: iFixit via YouTube)

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7: LPCAMM2-powered reparability of new Lenovo laptop praised in new teardown

Lenovo's ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is now officially the first laptop to have been torn down by iFixit in search of its LPCAMM2 module. The emerging RAM type is hailed as a more powerful, efficient and sustainable form of memory thanks to...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 08 May 2024 15:44

TikTok files federal appeal to fight TikTok ban despite Chinese access of American user data

TikTok and ByteDance have filed a federal appeal to fight the recently passed TikTok ban. The companies counter that the ban in unconstitutional and unfairly targets TikTok despite prior reports of Chinese employee and government ...

David Chien, 08 May 2024 08:26

Apple x Rivian: Electronics behemoth tipped to partner with EV OEM in bid to salvage R&D from failed project

Apple's uncharacteristic failure to follow through on plans for a first-gen Car is what it is; however, the company might not have given up on the electric vehicle (EV) space after all. The Cupertino giant is now reportedly mullin...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 May 2024 17:32

The current MacBook form-factor. (Source: Apple)

Foldable MacBook tipped to become reality sooner than expected

Forget the OLED MacBook, its foldable counterpart is poised to overtake it as Apple's next big thing in super-expensive PCs. At least, that is what is intimated in a new leak from an increasingly well-known industry analyst. The C...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 May 2024 16:27

Nio's Onvo L60 fastback Model Y challenger gets official May 2024 launch window with second sub-$30,000 EV coming in 2025

A Nio executive recently revealed that the L60, a mass-market EV from sub-brand Onvo, is scheduled to launch in May, but the EV has already been pictured at a Nio battery swap station in China. A second new EV and Nio sub-brand, c...

Julian van der Merwe, 07 May 2024 06:53

CEO of Pro Network Entities sentenced for importing counterfeit Cisco equipment sold to military bases, schools, and more. (source: AI generated image Dall-E 3)

CEO trafficking counterfeit Cisco networking equipment into US military bases, government sites, hospitals, and schools sentenced to merely 78 months in prison

The CEO of Pro Network Entities trafficking counterfeit Cisco networking equipment into America has been sentenced to merely 78 months in prison. Despite supplying hundreds of millions of dollars of fake, potentially compromised C...

David Chien, 05 May 2024 06:02

YouTuber converts Apple AirPods Max to USB-C with custom kit

Apple now makes AirPods that do not need a Lightning port to charge; however, the company seems in no hurry to do the same with its (even more expensive) flagship wireless headphones. However, as a popular device repair YouTuber h...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 May 2024 17:26

Bajaj's CNG motorcycle is expected to reduce fuel costs by 50-65%, according to the company's managing director (image: Bajaj Auto)

World's first affordable CNG motorcycle to slash running costs by 50-65%

Powered by CNG (compressed natural gas), Bajaj Auto's new motorcycle is designed to offer a more affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to petrol and diesel motorcycles, countering the rising price of fuel.

Nicole Dominikowski, 04 May 2024 10:52

It looks like Rivian is throwing its weight behind the production of its next EV launch. (Image source: Rivian)

Rivian R2 gets $827 million boost as Tesla slips into cost-cutting with internship, Supercharger team cuts

Rivian is set to receive $827 million in state funding from Illinois, set to be used to prepare the company, its staff, and facilities for the production of its upcoming R2 electric SUV. Meanwhile, Tesla's continued shrink has see...

Julian van der Merwe, 03 May 2024 04:17