Month: April 2022
Google Maps is getting toll pricing and other route details
With road trip season about to commence, Google Maps is getting an update that should help make vacation planning a bit easier thanks to enhanced details and a new feature that will calculate estimated toll prices. Previously, while Google Maps could tell you which routes had tolls or not, you…
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Windows 11 is getting new Focus tools to boost productivity
Audio player loading… Focus Assist has been a tentpole feature in Windows 11, and thanks to a new update, they’re improving it further from today (April 5), after Microsoft announcing it at its event, thanks to the introduction of an integrated focus timer. First introduced in Windows 10, Microsoft’s Focus…
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Google’s $5bn Mandiant acquisition hits an unexpected roadblock
Audio player loading… Google’s multi-billion-dollar takeover of cybersecurity firm Mandiant has hit a roadblock after a shareholder filed a lawsuit to block the deal. According to a report from The Register, shareholder Shiva Stein filed a lawsuit in a New York federal district court, claiming Mandiant made “materially incomplete and…
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Breath of the Wild multiplayer mod gets a release window – and it’s soon
Audio player loading… An upcoming multiplayer mod for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that will let you play the open-world adventure with your buddies is due to release in only a few months’ time. The as-yet-unnamed Breath of the Wild mod was teased last year by speedrunner…
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Windows 11 is getting a redesigned File Explorer with tabs
Microsoft just unveiled a set of news around Windows 11 and its capabilities for hybrid work, bringing things like system-wide improvements to video-calling tools on PCs. It also announced some changes coming to the beloved File Explorer, with the biggest being a redesign and a highly anticipated tabs feature. According…
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Unreal Engine 5 is finally ready to power a new generation of games
Unreal Engine 5 is finally here after nearly a year of early access. Epic Games has officially released UE5 to developers, promising both more photorealistic visuals and easier-to-use creator tools. The new Unreal Engine's most obvious upgrades affect the basics of 3D rendering. The Nanite geometry system lets producers use…
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