[ad_1] This back-and-forth has been going on for days. At one point, a county spokesperson said Tesla was an essential business, and therefore exempt from the shelter in place order. This morning, the sheriff’s office changed its tune and said Tesla was non-essential, but that it could maintain minimum basic operations, like providing security and […]
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The PlayStation 5 vs. the Xbox Series X: Which is more powerful?
[ad_1] The next generation of consoles is coming, with plenty of emphasis on how much power these things have — the better to render modern graphics. Last week we got a look at what’s inside Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, and today we’re finally seeing what’s under the hood with the PlayStation 5. As usual, we’ve […]
Steam Game Festival lets you play indies that would’ve been at GDC
[ad_1] You’ll be able to check out demos of the games. We don’t know all the studios taking part just yet, but we’ll update this article with some of the featured games when the event starts later today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. That said, we do know the event will run until March […]
Watch Sony’s PlayStation 5 ‘deep dive’ right here at 12PM ET
[ad_1] At last, Sony is ready to divulge some more PlayStation 5 details. The company has been rather hush-hush since lead architect Mark Cerny revealed some basic specs and system features in a Wired interview last year. Sony has divulged the console’s name, release window and logo, sure, but there’s still so much that we […]
Can you really get work done on a tiny laptop?
[ad_1] You can see the problem I have created for myself; I’m asking for something with a keyboard big enough for fluid typing and the processing grunt to handle images and audio (and associated plugins). Basically, a regular, decent-spec laptop. But there are multiple options in the small laptop space, so it can’t be totally […]
Apple is adding trackpad support to older iPad models
[ad_1] Apple says it didn’t just replicate the cursor and mouse experience that you get on a Mac. Instead, the cursor is similar to the circular one that has worked as an accessibility feature since iPad OS was released last fall. It sounds like the circle will morph and change shape to highlight different user […]
Pixar animation pioneers win computing’s most prestigious award
[ad_1] Catmull, a computer scientist and former president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, and Hanrahan, a founding employee at Pixar, have both been recognized for fundamentally influencing the field of computer graphics. Thanks to them, what were once blocky shapes made from polygons have been transformed into curved surfaces displaying mind-blowing detail. Pixar’s Toy […]
Every HTC Vive Cosmos Elite will come with a copy of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
[ad_1] The game is generally free for Valve Index headset owners, although that device is basically out of stock everywhere — you’ll be waiting a while for it if you put an order in now. Of course, $899 for the Cosmos Elite is a hefty sum to part with for the sake of a free […]
Hello Games’ The Last Campfire arrives this summer
[ad_1] Hello Games describes it as “a brand new adventure … The Last Campfire is the story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.” In the trailer, the pillow-shaped protagonist, Ember, has to light a campfire and brave an intriguing land that presents puzzles, peril and […]
‘Overwatch’ will finally address some old problems with Quick Play
[ad_1] It’s always been a frustrating problem with Overwatch that has been somewhat overlooked as many tweaks focus on the more intensely debated areas of the game. Ever since Blizzard added role queues that can keep players waiting for upwards of 20 minutes at times, it’s even worse. According to Kaplan, backfill isn’t going away […]