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Image: monticello/Shutterstock.com About a month ago, Microsoft tweaked the interface of Windows 10’s taskbar calendar and removed the clock display from the flyout menu, annoying long-time users who depended on it. One reason given for the change was to eliminate the seconds display, which supposedly required extra processing resources and burdened the graphical user interface, …

Microsoft is bringing back Windows 10’s second hand display after backlash Read More »

Forget the joystick and forgo the D-pad. 8BitDo introduced an all-button arcade controller with an ultra-slim profile that’s built for competitive fighting games. The company is known for its wide range of affordable handheld controllers, but it’s been venturing more into fight pads following its Arcade Stick release. The latest Arcade Controller comes in two …

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Microsoft has introduced the successor to PowerToys Run, its quick launcher for power users, called the Command Palette. As The Verge notes, it now functions pretty much like Mac’s Spotlight and will now let you search for apps, whole folders and single files, let you perform calculations just by typing on the search bar and …

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Epic has filed a “second motion to enforce injunction,” asking the US District Court for the Northern District of California to force Apple to do a timely review of its Fortnite app and to approve its submission if it’s compliant. The company recently accused Apple of blocking Fortnite’s return to the App Store in both …

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Two of the largest cable companies in the US are intent on merging. Charter Communications’ proposed acquisition of Cox Communications — the largest division of Cox Enterprises — will value the former at over $34 billion inclusive of debt. In Cox Communications, the Cox family, which acquired its first cable business in 1962, already operates …

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Indie games! They’re rad, aren’t they? We’re keeping closer tabs on what’s going on in that scene with our new weekly roundup. We’ve got a jam-packed edition for you this time with a little something for everyone, from lo-fi horror and Eldritch terror to cosy train dioramas and a vaporwave driving game. Before we get …

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Max is changing its name back to HBO Max, and much like The Joker in one of Warner’s DC Universe films, I can’t stop laughing. Three years have passed since the mega-merger that birthed Warner Bros. Discovery and led to a new name for its flagship streaming service. The Max brand was supposed to emphasize …

Do HBO’s owners have any actual idea what they’re doing with Max? Read More »

Image: Arm As the CPU designer who stands behind customers like Qualcomm, Arm has never really needed a charismatic brand. But the company has decided upon a new naming scheme that’s easier to remember. Over the last year or so, Arm has chosen the dreadful “CSS for Client” to refer to the processors it licenses …

Arm’s ubiquitous CPU cores get new, less confusing names Read More »

Third-party support was a big theme of the Switch 2 reveal earlier this year, with many publishers seemingly keen to capitalize on both the popularity of the outgoing Switch and the significantly increased horsepower of its imminent successor. And if you’re looking to get third-party games on your new system, they don’t come much much …

Red Dead Redemption 2 could be coming to Switch 2 this year Read More »

You can pick up a pair of for just $38. This is a discount of 46 percent, as the typical price is $70. The discount is available for both the black and white models. This deal is part of an . The Blink Mini 2 made our list of the , and we gave it …

Two Blink Mini 2 security cameras are on sale for $38 Read More »