PC Gamer US Edition
DESPICABLE GLEE
EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION simulates both the devious delights and fiendish frustrations of being a frothing megalomaniac.
7 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
RINGER
Charming micro RPG LOOP HERO is one of this year’s first true gems.
3 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
KHAN'T COMPETE
Can STRONGHOLD: WARLORDS rebuild the foundations of the series?
3 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
OOBLETS
Updates introduce two new areas into the world of Oob.
3 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CURSE CORRECTION
CURSE OF THE DEAD GODS is a sharp and atmospheric roguelike dungeon crawler.
4 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
CONSOLE WARS
NARITA BOY is a vibrant retro-futuristic adventure about cyber heroes and digital legends.
3 min |
June 2021
PC Gamer US Edition
A Match Made In Skyrim
Bethesda officially joins Microsoft
2 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest US
Your Brilliant Smartphone
Unlock your device's most helpful tricks and secrets with these 25 tips
10+ min |
June 2021
Stereophile
Fun with Moose and Squirrel
’Cause, it’s hard to say what’s real / When you know the way you feel —Flaming Lips, “One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21,” from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
4 min |
June 2021
Stereophile
Marten Parker Trio Diamond
LOUDSPEAKER
10+ min |
June 2021
Stereophile
GRAMOPHONE DREAMS
The bijou sub We have inherited an infinitely vast library of recorded musical art, the majority of which is well-recorded but has yet to be fully and completely reproduced.
10+ min |
June 2021
Stereophile
Clearaudio Concept Active Wood
TURNTABLE
10+ min |
June 2021
Stereophile
Focal Aria K2 936
LOUDSPEAKER
10+ min |
June 2021
Stereophile
DCS BARTOK DAC/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
THIS ISSUE: Herb Reichert on the dCS Bartók; Ken Micallef reprises his Schiit Sol review, trying it out with some better ancillaries.
10+ min |
June 2021
Techlife News
PENTAGON RECONSIDERING HUGE JEDI CLOUD COMPUTING CONTRACT
The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to Microsoft Corp. but is mired in legal challenges.
2 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
GERMAN WATCHDOG BANS FACEBOOK FROM PROCESSING WHATSAPP DATA
A German privacy watchdog banned Facebook on Tuesday from gathering data on users of its WhatsApp chat app, citing an update to its privacy policy that it said breaches stringent European data protection rules.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
TESLA TO STOP ACCEPTING BITCOIN FOR CAR PAYMENTS
Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
CHINA SAYS XIAOMI REMOVAL FROM U.S. BLACKLIST “BENEFICIAL”
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker that was imposed under former President Donald Trump.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
KENTUCKY PLANT BENEFITING FROM LATEST APPLE INVESTMENT
Apple deepened its ties to a Kentucky plant on Monday by awarding another $45 million to support Corning Inc.’s work to supply glass for the tech giant’s iPhones and other devices.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
FACEBOOKBACKED DIGITAL CURRENCY PROJECT DIEM SHIFTS TO US
A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project — formerly known as Libra, now called Diem — is shifting operations from Switzerland to the U.S. and said it plans to launch a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar later this year.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
JAPANESE TYCOON PLANNING SPACE STATION VISIT, THEN MOON TRIP
The Japanese fashion tycoon who’s booked a SpaceX ride to the moon is going to try out the International Space Station first.
2 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
AMAZON WINS EU COURT FIGHT OVER $300 MILLION TAX RULING
In the latest setback to European Union efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a court on Wednesday annulled a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg’s government amounted to illegal state support.
2 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
BIDEN SIGNS ORDER TO BEEF UP FEDERAL CYBER DEFENSES
President Joe Biden signed an executive order meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of headline-grabbing hacking incidents that highlight how vulnerable the country’s public and private sectors are to high-tech spies and criminals operating from half a world away.
2 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
ALIBABA RECORDS FIRST QUARTERLY OPERATING LOSS SINCE IPO
Alibaba had its first quarterly operating loss since it went public in 2014 after Beijing slapped a record $2.8 billion fine on the nation’s largest e-commerce company for abusing its market position.
1 min |
Techlife News #498
Techlife News
WALMART INVESTS IN GM'S CRUISE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SUBSIDIARY
Walmart and some institutional investors have joined the latest investment in Cruise, bumping the capital influx into the General Motors autonomous vehicle subsidiary from over $2 billion to $2.75 billion.
1 min |
Techlife News #494
AppleMagazine
PANDEMIC GIVES BOOST AS MORE STATES MOVE TO DIGITAL IDS
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #498
AppleMagazine
THE NEW APPLE TV 4K: CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE WITH A12 BIONIC CHIP & NEW SIRI REMOTE
Whilst it was the overhauls to the iMac and iPad that got people talking at this year’s Spring Loaded event held in Cupertino, California, Apple also used the virtual keynote to announce a refresh to its popular Apple TV set-top box. The latest iteration drives huge leaps forward in graphics performance, introduces the A12 Bionic chip to Apple TV, as well as an all-new Siri Remote, designed to take Apple’s cinema-athome experience to even greater heights.
7 min |
AppleMagazine #498
AppleMagazine
RANSOMWARE GANGS GET MORE AGGRESSIVE AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #498
AppleMagazine
MLB TELLS ATHLETICS TO EXPLORE RELOCATION IF NO NEW BALLPARK
Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new waterfront ballpark it hopes will keep the club in Oakland long-term.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #498
AppleMagazine
NEBRASKA COULD LET STATE BANKS OFFER CRYPTOCURRENCY SERVICES
Nebraska banks that want to cash in on the cryptocurrency tech craze could start offering services to customers who own Bitcoin and other digital assets under a bill backed by Monday state lawmakers.
2 min |