How to deal with anxiety, stress when the world feels overwhelming
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Anxieties are heightened around the world as Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine. Those who continuously monitor the European situation, as well as the ongoing political strife in the U.S. and the global pandemic, can feel…
World of Warcraft on Console Feels Closer Than Ever Before
I watched Duke Nukem Forever emerge from its tomb, dripping with amniotic fluid, after an unprecedented 15- year development cycle. I can go play the long-gestating S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and its many spinoffs and expansions, right now on my Steam account.…
Final Fantasy 7 Feels Like a Whole New Game In 60fps
A PC mod has been released for the original Final Fantasy 7 that cranks that framerate up to 60fps, and the resulting game is… almost disturbingly smooth. Mum: “Don’t worry dear. Smooth 60fps battles FF7 doesn’t exist and…
The Morning After: A smartphone that feels like paper?
Realme, the sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus, has revealed its new flagship GT 2 Pro, and the most notable feature may not be a tech spec, but literally how it feels. The body of the phone uses an eco-friendly bio-polymer material on its back cover. It’s…
How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic
If RSA’s attendees were even able to score an Airbnb, it was second to the tech companies who’d, for years, packed employees into expensive rentals that once were on the normal-person market. Companies whose fat salaries also pushed rents out of reach…
ASUS ROG Phone 3 preview: An upgraded gaming phone that feels familiar
Keeping the same design also means the newest phone inherits pretty much all the physical specs from before, but with some notable improvements. The 6.59-inch 2,340 x 1,080 AMOLED panel now comes with a faster 144Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling…