The Steam Deck’s manual FSR mode gives it upscaling superpowers
AMD’s FixelityFX Super Resolution 2 is getting a lot of headlines these days. But the previous version of the tech is still pretty good, and it’s also integrated into AMD GPUs on a hardware level. That includes RDNA 2 APU systems, like the one crammed…
Steve Jobs to Be Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is to be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House today announced. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor, presented to individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity,…
GitHub in hot water over new AI coding assistant
The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), a non-profit that provides numerous services for open source software projects, has announced it will abandon GitHub and has invited others to follow in its footsteps. At the heart of the problem is GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant tool…
Google to pay developers millions to settle legal battle
Google has agreed to pay a $90 million settlement following a legal dispute with a group of US app developers. The San Francisco-based lawsuit, as originally reported by Reuters, concerns allegations that the tech giant used its agreements with smartphone makers as well as “technical…
4th of July Apple Deals: Save on MacBook Pro, Apple Watch, Accessories, and More
Monday is Independence Day in the U.S., and stores and online retailers nationwide are celebrating with deals on a wide variety of products. Of particular note for Apple fans, Amazon has several good deals on Apple products, while third-party accessories are also on sale at…
Prime Day SSD & storage deals 2022: What to expect and early deals
Amazon’s summer version of Black Friday is just around the corner, and when Prime Day sales begin on July 12, they should bring juicy price drops on PC hardware. Prime Day SSD and storage deals in particular were a highlight in previous years—and you can…
Elon Musk takes campaign against working from home to another extreme
Following the rollout of a company-wide ban on remote working at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk is taking further steps against workers who are failing to show up. Office-based Tesla employees must swipe into their workplaces, which registers their attendance. It has now emerged that an…
Google slams the door on dozens of hack-for-hire groups
Google has added dozens of new domains to its blacklist, effectively shutting the door on many hack-for-hire groups across the world. In a new blog post published on the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) page, the department’s director, Shane Huntley, said it’s been keeping tabs…
Apple Increases Prices in Japan by Up To 25%
Apple today increased the price of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models in Japan by up to 25 percent. The price hikes, first reported by Nikkei Asia, have been triggered by a fall in the value of the yen and a widening interest rate gap…
Android users at risk of new wallet-draining attacks
Owners of Android smartphones are at risk of a new type of billing fraud designed to trick them into paying for premium subscription packages, Microsoft has warned. In an extensive blog post, detailing how the entire scheme operates, Microsoft explained that toll fraud malware is…
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