PC gamers have the benefit of the mouse and keyboard, which are highly flexible when it comes to input devices for gaming. What’s more, the freedom of the platform means that it’s easy to whip up whatever mad controller you can dream of to best suit the games you’re playing. Enter [Tom Tilley] with the
Read MoreThis holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. Want yesterday’s advent deals? You can find that post here. So, here we go! On the fourth day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team
Read MoreBeing a top athlete in this modern age is a full-time job. No longer do athletes simply practice at their nominated sport of choice. They undergo strength training, full nutritional programs, cardio, and even reflex training. Reflex training involves a series of nodes that an athlete must identify when lit up, and touch them to
Read MoreIt’s embarrassing, but astrophysicists are the first to admit it. Our best theoretical model can only explain 5 percent of the universe. The remaining 95 percent is famously made up almost entirely of invisible, unknown material dubbed dark energy, and dark matter. So even though there are a billion trillion stars in the observable universe,
Read MoreFor professional-level sound recording, you’ll need professional-level equipment. Microphones and mixing gear are the obvious necessities, as well as a good computer with the right software on it. But once you have those things covered, you’ll also need a place to record. Without a good acoustic space, you’ll have all kinds of reflections and artefacts
Read MoreWe take a look back at 2018’s most exciting tech stories from Apple’s biggest launches to Zuckerberg’s troubles with Parliament. CNET UK Podcast 549: The 2018 year in tech, movies and Taylor Swift – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBruce Brown / Digital Trends: Amazon’s Echo Wall Clock, which connects to nearby Echo devices over Bluetooth to track and display timers via LEDs around its rim, is now available for $29.99 — After you’ve set an Alexa timer do you ask, “Alexa, how much time is left on the timer?” several times while it’s
Read MorePeter Cao / 9to5Mac: The Cydia Store, an app store for jailbroken iOS devices, is shutting down; its creator says it was losing money and he doesn’t want to maintain it — After many years of being available to users as a way to fully customize the operating system, the Cydia Store (which was only
Read MoreGamers and writers are alike in one important respect: they’re both extremely discerning about the keyboards they use. As someone who sits in the middle of that particular venn diagram, I was thrilled when Fnatic offered me the chance to review their miniSTREAK compact gaming keyboard. The Fnatic miniSTREAK is ideal for gamers who want
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Propel raises $12.8M Series A from a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Omidyar, others for its Fresh EBT app to check food stamp/SNAP balances and find stores to use them — Propel, maker of the Fresh EBT app for managing food stamps and other benefits, announced today that it has raised $12.8 million in
Read MoreCommentary: The film is based on its creator’s story, but parts of his childhood reflect my own upbringing in Mexico City experiencing the privileges and contradictions of the middle class. Beautiful Alfonso Cuarón movie Roma sparked my own childhood memories – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMany people hear “fungus” and think of mushrooms. This is akin to hearing “trees” and thinking of apples. Fungus makes up 2% of earth’s total biomass or 10% of the non-plant biomass, and ranges from the deadly to the delicious. This lecture by [Justin Atkin] of [The Thought Emporium] is slightly shorter than a college
Read MoreRhett Jones / Gizmodo: Report: Cloudflare has foreign terrorist organizations as customers, possibly violating US laws; Cloudflare says it works with US to meet legal obligations — At a moment when free speech online and moderation policies are more controversial than ever, Cloudflare is facing accusations … Report: Cloudflare has foreign terrorist organizations as customers,
Read MoreThe social media giant’s problems just keep growing. Facebook's scandals and screwups: What you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLaugh it up, Master Luke. Mark Hamill just tweeted the best Star Wars Episode IX trailer tease – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: LA-based Brud, which sources say raised $6M+, aims to turn CGI-based characters into social media celebrities, like Miquela, who has 1.5M Instagram followers — ‘Lil Miquela’ tests power of fabricated social-media celebrity, and investor interest in fake characters LA-based Brud, which sources say raised M+, aims to turn CGI-based characters into social
Read MoreThe green fireball couldn’t escape the long lens of the law. Glorious Geminid meteor shower fireball caught on cop's dashcam – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt should surprise no one that where we gets our news plays a significant part in determining what we believe to be true. But lying isn’t partisan. Democrat or Conservative, both parties lie with astonishing frequency. According to a recent Washington Post poll, a startling number of citizens still recognize facts solely along party lines,
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Report: Facebook renamed Building 8, its hardware skunkworks lab, to Portal after the device launched, moved more experimental projects to Facebook Reality Labs — The hardware group is now focused on Portal and other projects, while far-off ideas are part of Reality Labs Report: Facebook renamed Building 8, its hardware
Read More[ByTechLab] needed an enclosure for his R820T2 based RTL-SDR, which sports an SMA connector. Resolving to design and 3D print one in less than a day, he learned a few things about practical design for 3D printing and shared them online along with his CAD files. The RTL-SDR is a family of economical software defined radio receivers,
Read MoreOn Monday, Huawei’s mobile sub-brand Honor announced the upcoming View20 smartphone at a packed-out event in the middle of Hong Kong. This device is exciting for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it comes with a 48MP rear camera, which, according to the company, takes shots that can rival the quality you’d get from a DSLR
Read MoreIf you want an e-reader, you should probably buy the new Kindle Paperwhite. I can pretty much end this review here. For better or worse, Amazon is the best source for ebooks, and the Kindle Paperwhite is its best ereader for most people. If you have the money, and don’t mind the larger size, splurge for
Read MoreCommentary: Reps. Pelosi, Pallone and Doyle say the FCC must investigate ISPs and punish unfair practices. A year after net neutrality's repeal, the fight continues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe glorious green fireball couldn’t escape the long lens of the law. Geminid meteor shower fireball caught on cop's dashcam – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe latest DLC addition to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, a Zombies mode called “Dead of the Night,” is a campy, extraordinary map filled with undead mayhem — notable as well for starring four very well-known actors. I got the chance to speak to one of them: Charles Dance, who our readers will probably recognize
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