Valorant players demand devs stop removing maps from “stale” game Valorant players are demanding for the Riot devs to stop removing maps from the “stale” game. There’s now a total of 10 maps in Riot’s first-person shooterValorant, significantly more than when the game first launched in 2020. However, since Episode 5, the devs haveimplemented a map pool, limiting the amount of maps in rotation to just seven at any given time....
The social question-and-answer website, Quora, has a new AI tool that will help answer questions, write code for you, or just hang out and chat. It’s called Poe, but it has a few different personalities you can select from, includingChatGPT, and Quora’s own general knowledge bot, called Sage. That’s not all, though, and each of them has different expertise, having trained on different data. Here are the ins and outs of Quora’s Sage and other bots, and how you can make the most of them....
Why was Thor crying in Deadpool & Wolverine? Why was Thor crying over Deadpool’s body during Deadpool & Wolverine? Here are some of the leading theories. Deadpool & Wolverineis quickly shaping up to be one of thebiggest movies of 2024. The new MCU film has already shattered records for the highest-grossing weekend for an R-rated film of all time. As the onlyMarvel film to release in 2024, much has been made of thecameosandEaster eggsthroughout the new flick....
ZTE has launched the Axon 30 Ultra 5G smartphone, which it indicates removes any indecision out of which camera to use when taking a photo, as it has a “take photos first and zoom later” feature. The company says the phone will take full-focus long, medium, and close-up photos with one tap of the shutter button, unlike most other smartphone cameras which require you to take each photo separately. The advantage, presumably, is in editing....
Is there a better time to watch a rom-com than February? Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. While going on a romantic date or traveling for a weekend getaway are great options, firing up a delightful rom-com onNetflixmight be the way to go. Netflix has a dedicated section for romantic movies, from raunchy comedies and LGBTQ+ dramas to rom-com favorites and hidden gems. We picked three of thebest romantic comedies on Netflixto watch in February....
In his 1926 novelThe Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway offers a succinct, highly quoted answer to the question of how a person goes bankrupt. “Two ways,” he writes. “Gradually, then suddenly.” “Gradually, then suddenly” may also describe howMortal Kombat, a game with precisely nothing to do with Hemingway (althoughMotaro, the Centaurian sub-boss of the third game in the series, looks a little bit like a bull), came to exist. And shook up both the fighting game genre and the stuffy establishment in the process....
Adin Ross confirms return stream for “chat” with Kick CEO as he plans Twitch comeback Adin Ross is making his long-awaited return to streaming for a “chat” with Kick’s CEO, Eddie Craven, after revealing his plans to leave the platform in favor of Twitch. Adin Rosshas been absent from the streaming world forover 30 days, during which time he’s made vaguehints about the uncertain futureof his Kick channel. In November, he openlyconfronted the platform’s CEO, threatening to “tell and show the world the real you” as speculation mounted that he would stop streaming there....
The upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D was just spotted in an early benchmark and compared to the Ryzen 7 5800X. The CPU managed to beat its predecessor by 9%, which is impressive, but not quite what AMD promised just yet. AMD’sinitial estimatesmentioned performance gains of about 15% in a gaming environment. The upcoming CPU was benchmarked using Geekbench and the scores were first spotted byBenchLeaks. The platform also had an ASRock X570 Taichi motherboard and 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory....
Apple’siPhone 16 Pro Maxboasts a massive 6.9-inch display and a new A18 Pro chip designed to power its advanced AI capabilities. While this year’s upgrades might seem subtle at first glance, Apple is banking on refined features like the innovative Camera Control button and a sleek new Desert Titanium color to entice users. But is it enough to warrant an upgrade from theiPhone 15 Pro Max, a phone that dominated sales charts just a few months ago?...
Rumors have long suggested that Apple was planning on launching anaugmented reality headset in 2020, but according to a new report, that date may be a little optimistic. According to areport from The Information, Apple held a meeting in October in which the road map for the device was discussed — and it now looks like it may not arrive until 2022. The report notes that Apple’s current plan is to launch an Oculus Quest-type headset in 2022, followed by a sleeker glasses-type headset in 2023....
Apple’sM2 chipfound in the13-inch MacBook Promight struggle under pressure, found Vadim Yuryev of Max Tech onYouTube. The YouTuber tested the new MacBook Pro to see how it deals with extremely resource-heavy tasks. This resulted in severe throttling upon hitting high temperatures, highlighting that Apple’s design choices for the laptop might not be ideal in terms of cooling. But is this really a big deal for the intended userbase of the new MacBook Pro?...
Not to be outdone by wearables from the likes of Asus, Motorola, and even Pebble, Apple has a brand-new smartwatch to beat back the encroaching competition: the Apple Watch Series 2. It may not look all that different from last year’s Apple Watch, but the biggest changes are under the hood. Nike+ model There’s a new variant of Apple Watch geared specifically toward runners: theApple Watch Nike+. President of Nike Brand Trevor Edwards introduced the new model at Apple’s event in September, and it will finally arrive on October 28....
If you’re a fan of the kind of pristine audio quality that only the best loudspeakers can provide, get ready to liquidate some savings.Bowers & Wilkins(B&W) has just released its first update to its flagship800 Series Diamond speakers since 2015. Along with a new internal design, new materials, and an intriguing new driver suspension invention comes a much loftier set of prices. The range-topping 801 D4 commands $35,000 per pair, a $5,000 (or about 17%) increase over the British audio company’s current top model, the 800 D3....
