Month: August 2024
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says “The end result has to be better games that more people can play” following Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s PS5 announcement
Perhaps the biggest announcement of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has officially been confirmed for PlayStation 5 after previously being set to launch as an Xbox and PC exclusive title. Now, CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer has explained the surprise release, calling it a…
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Navigating the ‘Wild West’ of EV Charging
This week, we talk about the slow rollout of public electric vehicle chargers in the United States, and the wildly disparate prices drivers are paying to top up. Source
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Pixel 9 Pro and XL
Google is selling its ultra-premium Pixel 9 Pro in two sizes, but it’s not the size that counts here. Instead, it’s the suite of AI features Google hopes will revolutionize how you use your phone. The Morning After’s Mat Smith has spent plenty of time with both handsets to work…
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Russia blames mass tech outages on DDoS attack
The Russian government has blamed the widespread outage of several popular mobile applications on a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The outage affected a number of messaging apps and online services, including Telegram, WhatsApp, Skype, Wikipedia, Steam, Discord, Twitch, and VKontakte – a Russian social network. However, people in…
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How Much Will It Cost to Charge Your Electric Car? It’s Complicated
EV drivers in the US need to get out of that gas station car mindset. Source
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AMD says Microsoft’s next big Windows 11 update will improve Zen 5 CPU performance
AMD says Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 update will improve performance for its new Zen 5 CPUs. The Ryzen 9000 series launched earlier this month, and failed to live up to AMD’s performance promises in most reviews. After rumors of a Windows bug, AMD has revealed that AMD-specific brand…
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