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There’s no PS5 edition of Minecraft because Sony wouldn’t send Mojang a dev kit
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the reason Minecraft has yet to release a native PS5 edition is because Sony was “reluctant” to send the team a PS5 dev kit. Without a dev kit – that is, the specialist equipment given to developers to test their pre-release builds before they’re released…
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Tesla’s NACS plug will be required at EV charging stations in Washington and Texas
Tesla has had a very good month, at least when it comes to its EV charging standard. Washington state wants to require electric car charging companies to use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in order to be part of the state’s program to support electric vehicles, according to Reuters.…
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Intel’s most powerful supercomputer is ready to be switched on
Argonne National Laboratory’s most powerful supercomputer is now complete, and together with its creators, Intel, HPE, and the Department of Energy, it hopes to have it online by the end of this year. According to the Lab, “Aurora will be theoretically capable of delivering more than two exaflops of computing…
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Has Xbox really lost the console wars?
The second day of the FTC v. Microsoft hearing was really all about one man: Phil Spencer. The Xbox chief took the stand to discuss Microsoft losing the console wars, Sony’s aggressive and hostile competition, and to paint Xbox in a distant third place where it’s struggling to compete. Spencer also revealed…
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This weekend is your last chance to save on a bunch of fantastic Switch games
Happy Saturday, y’all. The weekend is here, bringing with it deals, discounts, and savings on everything from e-bikes and smart plugs to portable speakers that are designed to soundtrack your next shindig. First up, however, is something a little more time-sensitive. As part of its ongoing Hyper Max Sale, Nintendo…
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How to tell everyone on Gmail if you’re in — or not
Recently, a friend who has been on Gmail for a long time suddenly noticed the chat availability settings in the upper right of the web app. This notice was actually added to the Gmail page about two years ago when Google Chat was integrated into Gmail. It notifies anyone whom…
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