Crypto is currently taking the world by storm, and that’s an understatement. Values for various types of cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, with old reliable bitcoin still leading the race. Its closest competitors, however, still can’t be counted out. (Photo : Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)GERMANY, BONN – APRIL 06: This illustration photo shows various dollar banknotes and physical Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin and Ethereum coins, on April 06, 2021 in Bonn, Germany. For instance, the value of Ethereum (considered to be Bitcoin’s primary rival) just skyrocketed to over $2,000 after Elon Musk said he invested in it, writes The Independent. This is still…
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Remodeled PS5 Digital Edition is rumored to be arriving in Japan first. Speculations also claimed that this new version of PlayStation 5 would be lighter than the current model. (Photo : Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)Sony’s Playstation 5 logo is seen at an electronics store in Tokyo on November 10, 2020, ahead of the gaming console’s release scheduled for November 12. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) As of the moment, Sony is believed to be taking pre-orders of the new PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, which weighs 300-gram less compared to the original version. Specifically, this version is…
Amazon’s newest MMO game titled “New World” is making headlines, but not in the most positive way. (Photo : Amazon ) According to Kotaku, the game has been weirdly killing off some high-end graphics cards as soon as it entered its public beta. Apparently, the victims of choice are NVIDIA’s RTX 3090s, specifically those from the brand EVGA. Considering that these cards currently cost upwards of $1,900, this is a very serious issue. Various reports of NVIDIA RTX 3090s going dead are all over sites like Reddit, Steam, and the EVGA forums. One user on the “New World” forum, who goes…
Olympic athletes in Tokyo continue to test positive for COVID-19 by the dozens, the United States gymnastics team left the Olympic Village for a hotel in an attempt to avoid the virus, and the chief of the games’ organizing committee said there could still be a last-minute cancellation. Still, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could “inspire” and “bring the world together.” “It is my sincere hope the Tokyo Games succeed,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday. He said it was impossible to expect zero cases of COVID-19, and that the…
(Photo : Unsplash/ Oskar Yildiz) Windows OS malware Xloader malware, a newly modified malware that steals information from the Windows system, is now targeting macOS systems. Xloader Malware Affecting macOS Xloader malware can recover deleted passwords from numerous web browsers and emails, and it is available on an underground forum as a botnet loader service. The web browsers that the Xloader can hack are Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Outlook, IE, Foxmail, and Thunderbird. Xloader was derived from Formbook, an information stealer for Windows. It was first detected in 2020 and has since grown in popularity. It was labeled as a…
Valve has announced that it will be replacing Steam’s Big Picture Mode with the UI for the Steam Deck, and it looks like fans are liking the idea. (Photo : Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)UKRAINE – 2021/07/16: In this photo illustration, Valve Corporation (also known as Valve Software) logo of a US video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company is seen on a smartphone screen. The information comes from the Steam Big Picture community forum, where an anonymous employee going by the handle @_autinp_valve apparently “confirmed” the news, writes GameRant. It was a response to a user asking whether…
(Photo : Unsplash/ Paul Hanaoka) Lyft self-driving cars Self-driving Ford vehicles will soon be hitting the streets of Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas through the ride-hailing platform Lyft. The self-driving rides with safety drivers will be launched in Miami before the year ends, while Ford and Lyft plan to expand the service to Austin, Texas, either late 2021 or early 2022. Both companies announced that they would roll out 1,000 self-driving vehicles in numerous markets until 2025. Self-Driving Ford Cars to Launch in Miami Lyft customers in Miami will be able to hail a self-driving Ford cars through Argo AI, an AV…
AMD could be delaying the launch of their next mid-range graphics card in the RDNA2 family, according to reports. TechRadar says that the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (non-XT), which is supposed to release this August, might be delayed until further notice. Various rumors indicate that the card won’t be launching until September at the soonest and October at the latest. The information comes from a Twitter page called CoreTeks: Quick FIY➡️ 6600 Non-XT September/October➡️ Navi24 end of this year— coreteks (@coreteks) July 20, 2021 It’s worth noting that CoreTeks is also among the first to say that the new mid-range…
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, met an untimely comeback on Wednesday, July 21 following its surge at $31,600. However, this temporary rise does not mean that it would reach its escalating trend for a long time, since many plunges are expected to happen soon, according to the experts. Why Experts Fear Bitcoin’s ‘Short Bounce’ (Photo : Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 23: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 23, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital currencies across the board…
Alec G., Tech Times 21 July 2021, 09:07 am (Photo : Unsplash) Intel Alder Lake 12th gen has gotten another leak, and it seems to be performing way better than expected. It is potentially rivaling AMD Ryzen 5950X in terms of performance on both single and multi-core performance. Cinebench scores have come out, which tested the performance of both Intel and AMD processors head-to-head. Twitter Leak The leak came from none other than Raichu with the tag @OneRaichu, who claimed to have the results for an early qualification sample of the 12900K (pre-release model). The 12th gen processor was water-cooled and tested with…