[ad_1] “We recently implemented the 36 hour waiting period for all user reviews in our games section to ensure our gamers have time to play these games before writing their reviews. This new waiting period for user reviews has been rolled out across Metacritic’s Games section and was based on data-driven research and with the […]
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What Intel’s Thunderbolt 4 means for your next PC
[ad_1] Storage speeds will also jump from 16 Gb/s to 32, making Thunderbolt 4 a godsend for video editors or anyone else moving gigantic files around. Intel is also bumping up security by requiring its VT-d virtualization technology that protects against Direct Memory Access, or DMA, attacks. That includes the recent Thunderspy vulnerability, a complex […]
Watch Geoff Keighley go hands-on with the PS5 controller at 12PM ET
[ad_1] We know a fair bit about the PlayStation 5 controller. For starters, it has a two-tone aesthetic that looks dramatically different from the DualShock 4 and every PlayStation pad that came before it. (I still think it looks like a tiny robot from Detroit: Become Human.) We know that it features adaptive triggers which […]
Engadget Podcast: Understanding Windows on ARM and Apple Silicon
[ad_1] After Cherlynn’s review of the Snapdragon-powered Lenovo Flex 5G laptop was published this week, our hosts decided to take a deeper look at Windows on ARM. Between buggy performance and confusion over app compatibility, there’s a lot to unpack. Then, Devindra and Cherlynn look at Apple Silicon and the challenges that might be in […]
Lenovo’s next gaming phone could have a pop-out side camera
[ad_1] Apart from the selfie camera gimmick, the Legion phone has an impressive spec sheet. It packs a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor with 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and 90 watt fast charging. You’d also get a 64-megapixel main and […]
NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch until October 2021
[ad_1] The telescope is being built to replace the Hubble, which has long outlived its lifespan. It has longer wavelength coverage than the Hubble and has greatly improved sensitivity, giving it the power to detect light from the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang. The telescope can also be used to observe the […]
Engadget The Morning After | Engadget
[ad_1] Wednesday’s weird Twitter attack is still quite a mystery, but we can catch you up on some new details quickly: Twitter believes the attackers targeted about 130 accounts but hasn’t confirmed if they accessed ‘non-public’ data, like DMs. The FBI is investigating. Whoever was behind it may have trouble hiding what they do with […]
Intel’s Mobileye will test self-driving cars at up to 80 MPH in Germany
[ad_1] Intel recently purchased mobility startup Moovit for $900 million and intends to create an app-based ride-hailing service using Moovit and Mobileye technology. The company is already doing autonomous vehicle testing in Jerusalem, and plans to deploy self-driving fleets in Tel Aviv, Daegu City, South Korea and Paris by 2022. Mobileye is working on two […]
Twitch will stream video from Radio.com broadcasts
[ad_1] Twitch and Entercom, the talk radio specialist behind Radio.com, are partnering to get the latter’s big-name stations onto the former’s streaming platform. Live video feeds from a number of sports stations will get their own branded channel, showing the whole week’s worth of content. That includes WFAN in New York, WEEI in Boston and […]
Netflix’s ‘Old Guard’ video game contest promises an 83-year subscription
[ad_1] Netflix is holding a gaming tournament for The Old Guard fans, and the winner won’t have to pay for a subscription for the rest of their life. To celebrate the launch and to promote the Charlize Theron flick, the streaming giant is hosting a gaming competition featuring an original The Old Guard video game […]