Month: February 2021
Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s xCloud for the web
Microsoft has started testing its xCloud game streaming through a web browser. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox plans tell The Verge that employees are now testing a web version of xCloud ahead of a public preview. The service allows Xbox players to access their games through a browser, and opens…
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Mixing console pioneer Rupert Neve dies aged 94
Pioneering audio equipment inventor Rupert Neve has died aged 94 of non-Covid pneumonia and heart failure, according to his official website. The entrepreneur, whose custom Neve 8028 mixing console was integral to the classic rock sound of the 1970s,… Source
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Intel to attack AMD with a trio of 8-core Tiger Lake laptop CPUs, leak suggests null
Intel is apparently set to go big with 8-core processors with its next introductions for Tiger Lake mobile chips, with a rumor suggesting that there will be three 8-core CPUs delivered, and one fresh 6-core effort. The list of upcoming CPUs shared on Twitter by prolific hardware leaker @momomo_us shows…
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Nvidia RTX 3060 prices are spiralling upwards – and the GPU isn’t even out yet Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU
Nvidia’s incoming RTX 3060 graphics card, which goes on sale later in February, is seeing its prices hiked even while the GPU is waiting in the wings, still in the pre-order phase. This is happening in Europe according to a report by VideoCardz, despite Nvidia’s insistence to retailers that the…
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Samsung’s Galaxy F62 is coming to India with huge 7,000mAh battery
Samsung’s Galaxy F62 is a new affordable handset that’s releasing in India on February 22nd. It features a massive 7,000mAh battery and the same Exynos 9825 processor that powered the Galaxy Note 10 back in 2019. It’s available in two variants: one with 6GB of RAM that costs ₹23,999 (around…
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Apple reportedly also spoke to Nissan about building a self-driving EV
After talks broke off between Hyundai and Apple about a partnership on a rumored self-driving EV, Hyundai said it believed that "Apple is in discussion with a variety of global automakers, including Hyundai Motors." One of those other autom… Source
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