Month: July 2023
After 16 long years, Team Fortress 2 has beaten its own record for most players
The 16-year-old multiplayer FPS title Team Fortress 2 has beaten its own record for concurrent users after over a decade. Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is widely considered one of the best FPS games available. After 16 years, this sentiment has been proven right, as its concurrent users have just reached…
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Samsung prices its 27-inch 5K monitor at $1,599 — just like Apple’s Studio Display
The ViewFinity S9 uses the Smart Calibration feature controlled with smartphones, which is the first in the industry. Users can conveniently customize the screen for precise settings without expensive, complex calibration equipment whenever they want. Using the SmartThings app, users can choose to calibrate in Basic mode for a quick…
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Apple fans missing the 5K iMac will love Samsung’s new pro monitor
Today Samsung announced its refresh of 2022’s UHD ViewFinity S8, the 27-inch UHD Samsung ViewFinity S9 monitor. This model features an upgrade to a 5K (5,120 x 2,880) resolution which, according to Samsung, offers 50% more workspace than even the best 4K monitors and allows professionals to zoom in on…
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My Mac Studio is a blank canvas for self-expression
Not to be all Marie Kondo about it, but my Mac Studio sparks joy in me every day, and it’s not because it’s the fastest computer I’ve ever owned. It’s also not strictly about the front-facing ports Apple gave it, nor is it the village of ports that live in…
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Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley
Around the time J. Robert Oppenheimer learned that Hiroshima had been struck (alongside everyone else in the world) he began to have profound regrets about his role in the creation of that bomb. At one point when meeting President Truman Oppenheimer wept and expressed that regret. Truman called him a…
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Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation consoles thanks to this new “binding agreement” between Sony and Microsoft
Sony has secured a “binding agreement” with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles. Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed the news on Twitter earlier today (July 16), although whilst he did confirm that both parties had “signed a binding agreement”, the terms of that contract – and…
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