Hardly a day goes by without the promise of some new, world-changing, product in the alternative reality space (currently a mash-up of VR, AR, MR, and now sometimes called XR). It can be hard to keep the technologies straight, so we’ve put together a short guide to the major …

  One of the bits of information we’ve learned at Computex this year clears up the question of which CPUs and platforms will support which Ryzen products. Earlier this spring, we reported on a rumor that the A320 platform would not support third-generation Ryzen CPUs. This has now been confirmed …

Testing is essential for anybody running a paid search account, and there are many guides for how to go about executing one. However, the majority of them cover how to test in high volume accounts, accounts where it is arguably much easier to accrue the data necessary. In low volume …

Google algorithm update – not confirmed. We are seeing early signals of a possible Google algorithm update. This is not yet confirmed by Google. We will keep an eye on it. Google developer docs updated. Google is continuously updating its developer docs. In fact, many docs related to search, including structured …

Naomi Osaka is not most players, so after sword-fighting her way out of a self-made first-round ambush at the French Open on Tuesday, she looked straight at a questioner and explained why shed been swamped by anxiety. I mean, I can give you logical reasons, but Im not really a …

According to a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association, drinking 32 ounces (about 950 ml) of an energy drink in a short timespan may raise blood pressure and increase the risk of heart function abnormalities. Energy drinks prolong the QT interval and raise blood pressure. Image …

An international team of scientists has described a cryptic new species of rat snake in the genus Elaphe. The Urartian rat snake (Elaphe urartica) in Armenia. Image credit: Boris Tuniyev. Elaphe is a snake genus with distribution in temperate, subtropical, and tropical zones of both eastern and western hemisphere. The …

  A new startup aims to help you get your student loans under control. Today, an app called Pillar, backed by $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins, is launching a simpler way for consumers to better understand their student loan debt — and even pay it off …

  If you’re in the market for DDR4, it’s an excellent time to buy — and it’s probably going to stay that way for a few months. We’ve been charting the slide of RAM prices, and they’re only headed one direction: Down. In fact, this might be the best time …

  The PCI-SIG has announced the completion of the PCIe 5.0 specification. In the history of PCI development, this may be the first time a new standard has been finished before the previous iteration had even launched in the consumer market. “New data-intensive applications are driving demand for unprecedented levels …