Month: July 2023
Barnes & Noble is reinventing itself, but not its e-readers
My first e-reader wasn’t a Kindle, it was a Nook. It had a 6-inch 167 ppi E-Ink display and a tiny, terrible, but exciting LED display underneath. There was a headphone jack, wi-fi, and a music player built right in. Coming out a year before the iPad, it felt electric.…
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This classic RTS has been brought back to life “to apply and operate a blockchain node”
Classic Korean real-time strategy game, Kingdom Under Fire, has allegedly been “hijacked by a crypto-scam company”. As spotted by Twitterer Tegiminis, Steam player Arsene Lupin – who’s on a crusader to “write a review for every game in [their] Steam library” – posted a review on the game’s Steam page,…
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Call of Duty players taken out by dangerous self-spreading malware
Hackers have reportedly infected one of the most popular Call of Duty online games with potentially dangerous self-replicating malware. A report by TechCrunch found Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had been targeted by a worm that was able to spread automatically in online lobbies. The game, which was released…
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Intel Arrow Lake CPUs are on track – and that’s crucial due to AMD’s big Ryzen 8000 threat
Intel’s upcoming processor ranges are all on track for launch – or even ahead of their planned schedule – the chip giant has assured us. That’s according to what we were told in Intel’s earnings call for its Q2 2023 results, as Wccftech spotted. Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger let us…
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The 12 Best Games on Xbox Game Pass (August 2023)
Microsoft’s subscription service includes a bounty of fun games for console and PC, from Exoprimal to The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales. Source
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Etsy sellers say a fraud protection program is destabilizing their businesses
D., a carpenter and Etsy seller of several years, recently sold a piece of custom, made-to-order furniture for around $150. The sale itself was business as usual for their shop — but it came with a sense of exasperation. Their earnings would be tied up for weeks while bills, rent,…
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