Month: March 2023
Going to the movies is becoming a test of what you can afford
Back in the Great Depression of the 1930s, people found escape from the bad news of the day by going to the movies. In fact, I can’t count how many movies — Sullivan’s Travels, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Matinee, Cinema Paradiso, just to name a few — are about…
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Xbox is skipping the E3 2023 show floor
Xbox is the latest big gaming brand to officially say that it won’t be on the E3 show floor, confirming the decision to IGN on Friday. Just this week, Microsoft announced the June 11th date for its annual Xbox showcase and a dedicated Starfield show, but we still didn’t know…
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AMD motherboards are about to get a massive memory upgrade
Audio player loading… AMD motherboards are about to get a major BIOS update that will introduce 24GB and 48GB DDR5 RAM module support, upended decades of memory capacity allocation, and break the brains of math nerds everywhere. Traditional RAM modules have long followed the power of 2s capacity scheme, so…
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Peach is a solid addition to Lego’s Super Mario lineup
After three years, Lego’s Super Mario lineup is still going strong, finally adding Princess Peach to its roster of starter sets last summer and continuing to release new expansions ever since. The Fliprus Snow Adventure Expansion Set, available now, is a blast from the more-recent past, showcasing an enemy from…
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Rivian says ‘thousands’ of R1T reservation holders will get their trucks within months
For some Rivian R1T reservation holders, the wait is almost over. “Thousands of R1T reservation holders can expect an invitation from us in the coming days,” says Andy Bowman, director of communications at Rivian. “Once their order is confirmed, they can expect to take delivery in the next 1-4 months.”…
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Acronis admits to mega data leak – but it might not be as bad as it seems
Audio player loading… Acronis has been hit by a significant data breach, however the company has played down its seriousness by saying only some customer credentials were affected, and that its systems hopefully remained unaffected. Earlier this week, a threat actor going by the name “kernelware” posted a thread on…
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