Author: Zach_Wilson

Dell XPS 13 crashes to record-low price: save $300 on one of the best laptops of 2024

The Dell XPS 13 is down to just $799 at the official Dell site today with a whopping $300 discount on the mid-range Core i7 model. While you can also pick up the entry-level Core i5 model for just $599 right now, we’d single out the Core i7 configuration in…

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Warhaven’s online services are being shut down in April, less than 7 months after its early-access launch

Nexon is ending online services for its free-to-play fantasy PvP game Warhaven, just months after its early-access launch on Steam. Warhaven entered early access in late September 2023, allowing players to team up and step into the shoes of a variety of unique soldiers, taking on foes in fast-paced combat…

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The Pixel 8 Pro is one goofy way to take your temperature

Earlier this week, Google updated the Pixel 8 Pro to let its strange new temperature sensor finally take readings of human bodies. I regret to inform you that, having used it, it doesn’t make this feature any less baffling. To measure body temperature, you have to sweep the phone’s infrared…

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US NSA confirms it buys personal online data without a warrant

US National Security Agency (NSA) director Paul Nakasone has confirmed that the agency purchases personal data from web brokers without a warrant. In a letter to Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, the agency’s director stated that the data collected by the NSA, “may include information associated with electronic devices being used…

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Google Bard AI’s addition to Messages could change the way we text forever

Google’s experimental AI chatbot Bard may be coming to the Google Messages app in the near future – and it promises to bring some major upgrades to your phone-based chats.  Tipster Assembler Debug uncovered the feature in the beta code of the Google Messages app. The AI-enhanced features are not…

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AWS is spending $10bn on two new US data centers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to invest $10 billion in Mississippi, building two new data centers, marking the company’s continued investment in the states. Previously, Amazon has spent $2.3 billion in the state building five fulfillment and sortation centers, four delivery stations, five solar farms, a wind farm,…

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