New research led by the University of Cambridge and the Marine Biological Laboratory demonstrates that common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) can tolerate delays to obtain food of higher quality. The common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Image credit: Roger Hanlon. The common cuttlefish is a cephalopod native to the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, …
Read More »Intel’s Iris Xe Max
The first thing I want to say here is that the Intel Iris Xe Max is not marketed as a gaming GPU, even though it’s a discrete solution. It is, however, identical to the well-received 11th Gen integrated GPU, and should therefore have at least some basic gaming capabilities. …
Read More »Apple TikTok Generation
Apple is today rolling out an update to its video creation app, Clips, which brings much-needed support for vertical videos, allowing for sharing to TikTok and the “Stories” feature in other social apps. The addition is one of several arriving with the release of Clips 3.0, which also introduces support …
Read More »New version of Google Earth goes live with guided tours and 3D maps
Google Earth has been on autopilot for the last few years as Google busied itself with other things. Now, the product is getting its first major update since 2012 with staggeringly cool 3D maps, guided tours, and a whole lot more. You don’t even need to download anything special to …
Read More »Google quietly launches Meet, an enterprise-friendly version of Hangouts
Google has quietly launched a new video conferencing application called Meet by Google Hangouts, which is designed for HD video meetings. The web and mobile application appears to be the latest addition to Google’s lineup of business products known as G Suite, though the product page on the G Suite website listed …
Read More »Report: Microsoft prepping a locked-down version of Windows, with RT-like restrictions
Microsoft’s brief foray into ARM-based tablets running their own version of Windows debuted with the Surface RT and, after one attempt to refresh the product (Surface 2), faded from view thereafter. Microsoft’s mobile phones still run on ARM hardware, but the company dropped its attempts to build a crossover device …
Read More »Microsoft announces Windows version of Alcatel Idol 4S Android phone
Microsoft has had terrible luck with Windows on smartphones. Earlier this year it announced its intention to scale back its efforts in mobile, but it’s not completely out of the game. To prove it, Microsoft has gotten a mid-tier Android phone maker to create a Windows 10 version of its …
Read More »No Man’s Sky PC Version Gets New Patch That Improves Space Battles
After a long period of silence, I think that Hello Games are now dedicated to trying to fix No Man’s Sky, and bring it up to speed with their original vision, the vision that they sold everyone on when they were marketing the game. We have already received the Foundation Update …
Read More »Anima: Gate of Memories PS4 limited edition physical version launches early 2017 in North America
NIS America has announced a new partnership with Spanish publisher BadLand Games to distribute a limited edition physical version of Anima: Gate of Memories for PlayStation 4 in North America in early 2017. Pre-orders for the “Beyond Fantasy” edition are now available on the NIS America Online Store for $49.99. …
Read More »Stardew Valley for PS4 and Xbox One launches December 13, Wii U version cancelled for Switch
Stardew Valley will launch for PlayStation 4 on December 13 in North America, and for PlayStation 4 in Europe and Xbox One worldwide on December 14, developer ConcernedApe announced. Pre-orders for the Xbox One version and the European PlayStation 4 version will begin on November 30. The previously announced Wii …
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