Candy Crush Saga among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame
Candy Crush Saga and Words with Friends, video games that helped make gamers out of anyone with a smartphone, are up for inclusion in the World Video Game Hall of Fame, hall officials said Thursday as they announced a total of 12 finalists. ROCHESTER,…
A mixed bag with a very un-Razer name
Razer Audio Mixer (Photo: Yahoo Gaming SEA) The Razer Audio Mixer is one of Razer’s newest launches in their product stack that specifically targets streamers and live broadcasters. Shockingly not given a Razer-like name, the Audio Mixer is simply…
Confirmed: The revolutionary Ryzen 7 5800X3D can’t be overclocked
The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an enthusiast CPU through and through. So if you tell a bunch of PC gamers that they can’t overclock their $450, octo-core, 4.5Ghz, polygon-pushing machine, they’re going to be upset. But that’s just what AMD has done. The…
The Times finally admits Hunter Biden’s laptop is real
Forgive the profanity, but you have got to be s–tting us. First, the New York Times decides more than a year later that Hunter Biden’s business woes are worthy of a story. Then, deep in the piece, in passing, it notes that Hunter’s laptop is legitimate.…
10 Things in Tech: Netflix password crackdown
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Netflix is testing a crackdown on password-sharing, and we broke down how much Facebook is paying hundreds of its employees. Let’s get to the good stuff. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download…
This GeForce RTX 3060-powered gaming PC is just $1,000, today only
It’s a good day to game for less. Newegg is selling an ABS Master Gaming PC with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 for $1000. That’s $500 off the MSRP. It’s a pretty good deal considering an RTX 3060 alone is going to set you back $500 to $600 on eBay–and…
New York Times Suddenly Discovers Hunter Biden’s Laptop & Corruption Allegations
Hunter Biden celebrates onstage at an election rally after the media projected his father as the winner in Wilmington, Del., November 7, 2020. (Jim Bourg/Reuters) If you are really industrious, you can dig 20 pages into the A section of today’s New York…
China’s Shenzhen to reopen, still trying to contain virus
BEIJING (AP) — Companies in Shenzhen, a major Chinese business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks progress, the government said Thursday, following a citywide shutdown that rattled financial markets. Testing…
Shortage Abating? GPU Supplies Have Gotten Better, But Pricing Can Still Stink
If you gave up on buying a PC graphics card because of bots and the chip shortage, there’s some good news: In recent weeks, the supplies for both Nvidia and AMD GPUs have gotten substantially better, making them easier to buy in the US. No, you probably…
I’m able-bodied until I’m (unexpectedly) not
A few weeks ago, I woke up to find that my left arm, hand, and leg were not working as they normally do. It hasn’t let up. The left side of my body has a feeling that I would describe as static, a fuzzy noise even. It’s not just a strange feeling…