Is Tensor to blame for the Pixel 6’s software issues and delayed updates?
Google’s Pixel 6 is a triumph, delivering the company’s first in-house chipset. But it’s also falling behind, with multiple updates skipped or delayed, one pulled, and betas for Android 12L missing entirely. It’s not just a matter of bugs — though we’ve…
Google’s working on a fix for the Pixel 6’s external DAC issues, but don’t expect it anytime soon
You better hope 2022 flies by The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are two of the best Android phones you can buy today, but we’d be lying if we said they were flawless. Google launched its latest devices with some underbaked software, leading to bugs, glitches,…
Gettr Has Privacy and Security Issues, New Investigation Finds
An investigation into Gettr by the lead researcher at the Privacy Lab at Yale Law School casts serious doubt about privacy and security claims from Jason Miller’s social media platform. Miller was an adviser to former President Donald Trump. Last summer,…
All games impacted by the Alder Lake/DRM issues have now been fixed
In brief: If you’re put off from upgrading to Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake series by the prospect of not being able to play some of your favorite games, here’s some good news: the Digital Rights Management (DRM) issues that caused certain titles to not…
15 Conservation Issues to Watch in 2022
From Ensia (find the original story here); reprinted with permission. November 29, 2021—It’s no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast. In 2020 alone, scientists declared more than 100 species to be extinct. And that’s bad news…
Almost all the games with Alder Lake DRM issues have now been patched
Why it matters: If you’re thinking about or have already made the upgrade to one of Intel’s latest Alder Lake CPUs, here’s some excellent news: the number of games that don’t run on the processors without using a workaround is now down to just a couple.…
Supply chain issues: 12 things you may (or may not) have trouble finding during the 2021 holiday season
Supply chain issues or no, it’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday shopping season in places like New York City. U.S. retail sales surged in October. Noam Galai/Getty Images Finally, some good news about the supply chain: Concerns that our…
Fallout 3 Fixed On Steam After Roughly A Decade Of Game-Breaking Issues
Almost a decade after its release, Bethesda has fixed the PC version of Fallout 3 on Steam by releasing a new patch that removes Windows Live. After more than a decade, Bethesda has officially released a patch removing Games For Windows Live from the PC…
Halo Infinite’s PC Issues Have Already Been Solved
While Halo Infinite‘s last multiplayer test let players have fun with the game’s new weapons and grappling hooks, PC players got a crash course in how many performance problems the game actually has. Thankfully, those issues won’t be around for long…
U.S. Safety Official Calls on Tesla To Fix ‘Basic Safety Issues’ Before Expanding its Full Self Driving Mode
A top U.S. safety official is urging Tesla to address its “basic safety issues” before it expands its plans to introduce the much-discussed Full-Self Driving mode. CEO Elon Musk has been promising to release Full Self-Driving software upgrades for…