Month: December 2021
Sony’s latest smartphone camera sensor gathers twice as much light
Sony has unveiled a new type of stacked CMOS sensor that uses "two-layer transistor pixels" to double the light gathering capability. Typical image sensors have the light-sensitive photodiodes and pixel transistors that control and amplify the signal on the same layer. However, the new design puts the photodiodes on top…
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Halo Infinite Winter Contingency event: how to unlock the festive cosmetics
Audio player loading… The next Halo Infinite multiplayer event is happening soon, and it’s an appropriately festive one as we approach Christmas and New Year. Titled Winter Contingency (named after the iconic campaign level from Halo Reach), the multiplayer event will reward Spartans with unique, “holiday-themed” cosmetic rewards for playing…
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Peloton scrubs viral ads starring Chris Noth after the Mr. Big actor is accused of sexual assault
Peloton has removed a viral ad starring Chris Noth, the actor who plays Mr. Big in HBO Max’s Sex and the City and its sequel series And Just Like That, after Noth was accused of sexual assault. Peloton says it’s stopped promoting the videos until it “learns more” about the…
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Microsoft is pushing the Control Panel aside in its latest Windows 11 updates
Microsoft is finally signaling the end of the legacy Control Panel in Windows 11. The software giant introduced a number of changes in its Settings section of Windows 11 earlier this year, and this month the company has started testing even more ways to replace Control Panel functionality. In new…
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Nvidia RTX 3050 GPU could cater for more gamers with two different versions
Audio player loading… Nvidia is expected to unleash the RTX 3050 budget GPU next month – the desktop version that is, as opposed to the laptop GPU which is already out – and it could come in two variants sporting 4GB and 8GB of VRAM. This is the latest from…
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Nintendo Switch Online finally adds new Sega Genesis games, and it’s a good bunch
Audio player loading… It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription service thus far, but the higher tier service has finally received a handful of new Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games. It’s a decent selection, too, featuring a mixture of Sega…
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