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Buy These Adapters Instead of Apple’s $59 USB-C Dual Charger
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Cyberpunk 2077 QA Team CEO Responds To Claims They Misled CDPR
Get off, you damn bug!screenshot: CD ProjectCyberpunk 2077 will always be a cautionary tale of how not to make and release a game. It was notoriously marred by technical bugs and developmental woes … [Read more...] about Cyberpunk 2077 QA Team CEO Responds To Claims They Misled CDPR
Neon White Wouldn’t Be ‘Freaky’ Without Machine Girl’s Music
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NanoAvionics Small Satellite Uses GoPro for Selfie in Space
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Neon White Wouldn’t Be ‘Freaky’ Without Machine Girl’s Music
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The Pixel 6a’s Fingerprint Sensors Seem Fast
Give it up to Android for keeping the fingerprint scanner alive. According to Malaysian YouTuberFazli Halim (who has already leaked details of the Pixel 6a that Google is launching on July 28), the … [Read more...] about The Pixel 6a’s Fingerprint Sensors Seem Fast
Atari turns 50, and the godfather of video games talks about how to change the world
“'Schopenhauer always talked about creative destruction. New innovations often destroy old dominance. And that's what you kind of want to do, because you're not going to beat Microsoft at their … [Read more...] about Atari turns 50, and the godfather of video games talks about how to change the world
Mars Spacecraft Finally Upgrading From Windows 98 Era Software
An illustration of the Mars Express spacecraft which launched in 2003.Drawing: ESAThe days of dial-up internet, AOL Instant Messenger, and Myspace may be over on Earth, but on Mars, the early years of … [Read more...] about Mars Spacecraft Finally Upgrading From Windows 98 Era Software