When I was in South Korea, one thing that was neat to me were themed gaming cafes. In Korea, they refer to them as PC bangs, but they are large rooms filled with computer stations for people to play computer games. Users would rent out a station for a time, and you could also purchase food and drinks during your stay. I first visited the T1 PC bang, which is themed around the famed esports team T1. There were many cutouts and pictures of their...
From PC Mag: Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.25 million fine to settle charges brought by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after its Ionic smartwatches caused second- and third-degree burns.
After launching the Ionic smartwatch in 2017, Fitbit received numerous reports of it...
From The Verge: Microsoft says it’s shutting down its UK “experience center” in London next month, nearly six years after it first opened as a 21,000-square-foot Microsoft store. “To better align with its focus on digital growth, Microsoft has decided to exit the lease at the Microsoft Experience...
From PC World: Microsoft has just made Windows 10 users an offer they (almost) can’t refuse: a free update to Windows 11 version 24H2. Details can be found on this support page, where Microsoft writes:
“Windows 11, version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update, is now broadly available...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR® (Nasdaq: CRSR) announces the immediate availability of the EX400U USB4 External SSD, delivering outstanding data transfer speeds and exceptional portability, setting a new standard in external storage devices. Leveraging the high bandwidth of USB4, this external...
From PC Mag: Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly selling Watch bands containing excessive levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals."
PFAS chemicals—good at resisting water, sweat, and oil—are found in many consumer products...
From PC World: On January 21, a photo of an Nvidia GPU with code name GB202-200-A1 (see header image above) surfaced on the infamous Chip Hell forum. The user who posted it claims that it’s a prototype of the most powerful GPU in the upcoming RTX 50 series.
The fully configured GPU allegedly...
From CNET: If you want to be impressed by the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus, you've got to take the phrase "It's what's on the inside that counts" to heart.
That's not to say Samsung's new Galaxy phones don't leave an impression -- I immediately fell in love with the range of color options and...
From PC Mag: President Trump has announced the launch of Stargate, a joint venture that plans to invest $500 billion over the next four years to develop AI data centers and generate electricity for AI across the US.
“Immediately, Stargate will be building the physical and virtual infrastructure to...
From PC World: If you own a Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon Copilot+ PC and are willing to run one of Microsoft’s test builds, a new feature is available: smarter semantic search, where you can describe what you’re looking for on your PC without the need for specific keywords.
Semantic search was first...
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