There’s a word in The Lord of the Rings, introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring, that never got the credit and real-world wear and tear it deserves: mathom. Described by J. R. R. Tolkien as “anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were …
Described as a cross between a puzzle platformer, an arcade shooter and a ‘bullet hell’ game, Rise & Shine is now available on Steam and Xbox One for $14.99. Some of the game’s major interest points include ( via Steam ): “ Shoot Fast, Think Faster …
It’s great to finally have toddlers in The Sims 4, but they are far from the easiest Sims to please. They may be cute and miniature, however, they’re very needy and require a ton of attention to develop skills. That’s where toddler cheats come in. Especially …
The Nintendo Switch, revealed Thursday, will help parents who want to limit the time their kids spend on video games with a new parental control app. The highly-anticipated gaming console, priced at $299.99, will come with the free app: Nintendo Switch Parental Controls. The app, available …
Next iPhone Said to Have Even Better IP68-Rated Water Resistance Apple’s next-generation iPhone will feature IP68-rated water resistance, which would be an improvement over the IP67-certified iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, according to The Korea Herald. Samsung’s Galaxy S7 is IP68 certified, and the Galaxy …
Apple Shares New ‘Pairing,’ ‘Siri’ and ‘Notes’ AirPods Ads Apple today shared three ads highlighting the newly-released AirPods on its YouTube channel. Two of the ads are focused on AirPod features, like Siri and instant pairing, and star dancer Lil Buck while the third ad is …
What is the future of the x86 processor? As discussed recently, we’ve reached a crossroads in CPU technology. The Core i7 7700K is a magnificent piece of technology, but improvements over its predecessor are minimal and it’s safe to say that the real-life application of its …
Opera Software has released a new concept browser that it says provides “a glimpse into the future of desktop browsers”. The project started a year ago with the aim of imagining what browsers will look like in the future, as the popular browser programs used by …
As a part of its cost-cutting efforts, Seagate has decided to shut down its HDD manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China. The factory is one of the company’s largest production assets and its closure will significantly reduce the company’s HDD output. Seagate intends to lay off ~2200 …
Data Scientists at Microsoft had announced an early public preview of Team Data Science Process (TDSP) in order to support secure collaboration within enterprise data science organization. With this, the TDSP would eventually help users structure their data and science projects by facilitating the set …
Brief: openSUSE joins Ubuntu to provide Bash shell on Windows 10. In short, Bash on Windows is now available via openSUSE. openSUSE recently revealed that it is now possible to run openSUSE within Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). This Windows Subsystem for Linux is also known …
