Author: Randall

EA Access game subscription service finally comes to PS4

[ad_1] PS4 owners who decide to subscribe to EA Access will get 10 hours of unfettered gameplay for upcoming titles from the prominent developer and publisher before the public release date. Subscribers also get to play any of the titles tossed in the company’s vault, which includes various entries from franchises like Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, […]

HBO edited that coffee cup out of ‘Game of Thrones’

[ad_1] It’s a relatively easy edit, but it’s surprising that the production team didn’t catch the gaffe before the episode aired for a gigantic audience. That’s especially true when this isn’t the first time HBO has needed to do this. The company erased two members of the film crew from a Westworld scene in 2018 […]

Ubisoft could announce a new ‘Ghost Recon’ game later this week

[ad_1] Something is about to kick off in the world of Ghost Recon, although exactly what remains unclear. The official Twitter account tweeted Monday that fans can expect a Ghost Recon “world premiere event” on May 9, scheduled to start at 11.30am PT / 2.30pm ET. Ubisoft has given absolutely zero indication of what this […]

AMD and Cray are building the ‘world’s most powerful supercomputer’

[ad_1] “Frontier’s record-breaking performance will ensure our country’s ability to lead the world in science that improves the lives and economic prosperity of all Americans and the entire world,” Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said in a statement. “Frontier will accelerate innovation in AI by giving American researchers world-class data and computing resources to ensure […]

Chinese spies may have fed stolen NSA tools to Wannacry creators

[ad_1] Symantec has found that the Buckeye group — its codename for a Guangzhou-based contractor for the Chinese Ministry of State Security — has been using the stolen NSA tools at least a year before the Shadow Brokers leak. The software security firm believes that Buckeye captured the tools during an NSA attack and then […]

Rental company Enterprise tests subscription service for $1,499 a month

[ad_1] Aside from vehicle selection, Subscribe by Enterprise includes physical damage and liability insurance, vehicle maintenance, and roadside assistance all within the monthly fee. Subscribers are responsible for the first $1,000 of any damage the vehicle sustains. The liability protection includes, “$100,000 liability coverage per accident for bodily injury to or death of one individual, […]

Windows 10 will get a built-in Linux kernel this summer

[ad_1] The suddenly-cozy relationship between Linux and Windows is taking another step forward, as Microsoft announced in a blog post that it’s going to ship a full Linux kernel in Windows 10. It will arrive first with Insider preview builds by the end of Jun, underpinning the new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. The first […]

Master & Dynamic’s MW65 are its first noise-cancelling headphones

[ad_1] The MW65 carries much of the same design and style from its predecessor, the MW60. There’s still a leather-wrapped headband, lambskin earpads and metal construction that give many of M&D’s headphones their premium look. Like many of the company’s other models, the MW65 will come in brown leather with silver metal and black leather […]

These ‘cathartic’ stress robots can take a beating

[ad_1] Luria and his team created four cathartic objects that were designed to handle a wide range of emotions and behaviors. “Object 1” looks like an everyday black sofa pillow, but it’s designed to be stabbed with sharp objects. After it gets stabbed, it begins to shake, and keeps shaking until the user removes all […]

Neil Young book chronicles fight to improve digital music

[ad_1] High-res, or “better than CD” quality hasn’t really caught on with mainstream consumers, most likely due to the premium upcharge and limited offerings. It’s unlikely anyone other than the most devoted audiophiles are willing to fork over the extra cash for master-quality audio. Young in an interview for the Los Angeles Times acknowledged as […]