Month: May 2022
How Gen Z is pushing NES Tetris to its limits
In the fall of 2018, tucked away in a side hall at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, seven-time Classic Tetris World Champion (CTWC), Jonas Neubauer, found himself against the ropes. 37-year-old Neubauer, the Tony Hawk of Tetris, was two games down to teenage rookie Joseph Saelee. To stage a comeback,…
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Apple’s iPad mini is $100 off, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
As the first week of May comes to a close, a number of our favorite gadgets remain on sale, with some at record-low prices. Apple's latest iPad mini is the cheapest we've seen it at $400, while most AirPods have been discounted. Also, a bunch of Kindles are on sale…
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Microsoft has rolled back this controversial Windows 11 update
Audio player loading… Microsoft has decided not to go ahead with a planned Windows 11 update that would have sacrificed some existing taskbar functionality in favor of a cleaner look for those using tablet devices. As reported by Windows Latest, an Insider preview build released back in April 2022 included…
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New Windows 11 controller shortcut is a simpler way to launch recent games
Microsoft is testing a new feature for Windows 11 that lets you use a controller to launch recently-played games, avoiding the need to use a mouse and keyboard. The feature is called the “controller bar,” and is accessible by pressing the central Xbox button on a controller when you’re not…
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Dell has given its storage offerings a major speed boost
Audio player loading… Dell has announced it plans to raise the speed of its storage portfolio with a new set of software-driven updates. At its Dell Technologies World event, the company revealed the move will include over 500 software updates across products such as its PowerStore, PowerMax, and PowerFlex platforms. The hardware giant claims…
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The Morning After: ‘Fortnite’ is back on iOS, kind of
Microsoft has partnered with Epic Games to make Fortnite playable, for free, on Xbox Cloud Gaming. No subscription required. So long as you have a Microsoft account in one of 26 streaming-enabled countries, you can play the battle royale title through the web browser on an iPhone, iPad, Android device…
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