Category: personal computing

If you bought Flywheel’s home bike, you can trade it in for a free Peloton

[ad_1] This comes just two weeks after Flywheel Sports settled a patent infringement dispute with Peloton. Flywheel admitted that it copied Peloton’s technology, such as the leaderboard display where you could compare your stats to other riders during the class. In the settlement, Flywheel Sports had agreed to stop using the leaderboard system for 60 […]

‘No Man’s Sky’ update adds living ships to its universe

[ad_1] You can also expect new deep space encounters, new lifeforms and “mysterious objects.” There will be some appreciable variety even if you don’t care for the update’s main hook, then. The Living Ship update reflects a recent change in strategy for NMS that has seen Hello focus more on smaller but more frequent updates […]

Intel outlines chip that will make quantum computers smaller and faster

[ad_1] The system-on-chip is based on Intel’s 22-nanometer FinFET Low Power process and includes four radio frequency channels that can control a total of 128 qubits. That may not sound like a lot, but it’s more than double the 49 qubits Intel was boasting for its Tangle Lake test chip back in early 2018. It […]

CCP cancels one ‘Eve Online’ shooter, announces another

[ad_1] But he then goes on to say that there’s another EVE shooter in the works, this time developed in London instead of Iceland, where Project Nova was born. To say details of the replacement game are vague is something of an understatement. Speaking of game — which purposefully does not yet have a title […]

Match.com’s Date Check-In sends an SOS to friends in case of creeps

[ad_1] Match.com stresses that you should call 911 if you feel unsafe, but Date Check-In could be a good option for when a date acts creepy or strange, but not outright dangerous. Match Group — Match.com’s owner — also owns dating sites OkCupid, Tinder, Hinge, eHarmony and Plenty of Fish. However, Date Check-In is exclusive […]

EA’s game servers went down this morning (updated)

[ad_1] If you’ve been unable to play Star Wars Battlefront II or log into your Origin account, you’re not alone. EA’s servers are down, impacting thousands of users. EA and DICE community leader, Ben Wilke, confirmed the issue on Twitter, saying that teams are working on rectifying the problem. EA’s help services are slammed due […]

Dell’s top-of-the-line XPS 13 from 2019 is $400 off at Amazon

[ad_1] We’ve been fans of the XPS 13 since 2015. Last year, however, we called it the perfect ultraportable, awarding it a 93. In particular, we liked the computer’s updated design, especially the fact Dell moved the webcam to sit above the screen. The Dolby Vision display, which its excellent black levels, was another highlight […]

Nintendo unveils a coral-colored Switch Lite

[ad_1] Nintendo has unveiled a new color for the Switch Lite, and it’s just fine. You’d be mistaken for calling it pink, but it’s actually considered coral — “Living Coral” was Pantone’s color of 2019, so that may well be the inspiration behind it. Like the rose gold craze a while back, this hue is […]

‘Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’ will be free on Epic’s game store this week

[ad_1] The Epic Games Store’s freebies can be hit or miss, but this is one you might want to consider if you’re a stealth action fan. Epic is making Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate available for free between February 20th and February 27th. It’s a 2015-era game (the last before Ubisoft’s ‘reinvented’ Origins), but you’re still […]

‘State of Decay 2’ is getting a major free update

[ad_1] The tutorial has been expanded, the pacing of legacy runs has been improved, there’s a new weapon class, a new map and new weather effects. Dodge and stealth have been split into separate commands in a bid to improve the game’s control scheme, and dozens of mission and gameplay bugs have been fixed. The […]